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Yo La Tengo - Avalon or Someone Very Similar

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lyrics were the toughest bit
intro: C#
gtr 1
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--2----4----2-----4--------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

gtr 2
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|------2---2-----2-----2----------------------------------------------------| G|----1---1--1--1-----1------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

verse gtr
e|-1------------4-----2-----2----2----2------1---1-----4---4----2---2---2----| B|---2------2h4---------2-----2----2----2------2---2/4---4--------2---2---2--| G|-----1---------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

C#
Avalon, how did these things happen?
Avalon, tell me all you know
G# C#
The perfect crime, we laughed about it,
G#
laughed the whole night through
C# G#
When we were caught, it was because of you
C#
Talkin bout all that we once knew
e|--6\4--4\2--2\1--1-----------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------|

C#
Avalon, the clock is falling back now
Avalon, we'd be if we could
G# C# G#
You used to say "the water's fine, nevermind the view"
C# G#
I didn't mind as long as I have you
C#
Talkin bout all that we've been through
F# G# F# G# F D# C#
Somedays, somedays we might be tired of being tired
F# G# F# G# F D# C#
We claim, we claim to be one of one of one
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--11-11--11--11-11-11-11\8--8-8-8-6h8p6-6-6h8------etc---------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

G# C#
We didn't know the things we said
G#
Would turn out untrue
C# G# C#
The day would come when I'd be somewhere new and what about you
F D# C#
Times have changed for me and times have changed for you, for you
C#7
Talkin bout all that we once knew
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
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