83(Tabs)

	        
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Tuning: E-A-D-G-B-E 
Playing style: Hand/Pick 
Comments: The tricks in this song are getting the taps and the 
          rhythm. Just give it a few tries, then you'll be good 
          to go. John uses handpicking at first, then later uses 
          a pick on the strumming part. 
 
 
 
Intro & Verse (repeat as necessary) 
 
'I've these dreams I'm walking...' 
'Thinking about my brother Ben...' 
e----4----4---0---0---0--------------------0------0---- 
B----2----2---5---5---5---3---3---2---0----0-0----0---- 
G----4----4---4---4---4---0---0---0---0------0------2-- 
D-------------------------4---4---4---4------4------2-- 
A--0---0------0-------0-------------------------------- 
E-------------------------0-------0---0--0---0--0------ 
 
 
Pre Chorus (repeat x4) 
 
'And these days, I wish I was six again...' 
e------------4------4-------4----- 
B----5--5----2--4---2---2---2--2-- 
G----6--6----4--2---4---4---4--4-- x4 
D----4---------------------------- 
A--5-------0------0-------0------- 
E--------------------------------- 
 
 
Chorus 
The chorus lyrics start in the pre chorus 
tab and goes into this. Listen to it a few 
times and you'll see what I'm talking about. 
 
'...my life was more like 1983...' 
e-----0----0-----5---3---3-- 
B-----0----0-----0---0---0-- 
G-----5----5-----5---5---5-- 
D-----5----5-----4---0------ 
A-----x-------/5------------ 
E--/5-5--5------------------ 
 
 
Bridge (repeat x2) 
 
'And most my memories have escaped me...' 
e--4---7---4-------4-------4------ 
B--5---5---5---2---2---2---2---2-- 
G--4---4---4---3---4---3---4---3-- x2 
D--6---6---6---2---2---2---2---2-- 
A--4---4---4---------------------- 
E--------------2---2---2---2---2-- 
 
'If heaven's all we want...' 
e--7----7---0---0--- 
B--7---10---2---0--- 
G--8----8---1---1--- 
D--9----7---0---0--- 
A--9----9---2---2--- 
E--7----7---0---0--- 
 
e----------4---5---7--9--12-- 
B--3---5---2---2------------- 
G--4---6---4---4---7--9--12-- 
D--2---4---2---2------------- 
A--3---5---0---0------------- 
E---------------------------- 
 
 
Solo 
Now the keyboard plays lead solo here while the 
guitar plays this to the end of the song. I hear 
this riff differently than I see it live. So if 
anyone has a correct version, let me know. Here 
are 3 different versions of this riff. You decide. 
 
On the Any Given Thursday concert,  
John appears to be playing 
 
e---------- 
B--12--12-- 
G--12--11-- repeat as necessary 
D--10--10-- 
A--12---x-- 
E------10-- 
 
While Michael (2nd guitar)  
appears to be playing this 
 
e--5(h7)----- 
B--5------5-- 
G--5------5-- repeat as necessary 
D--5------4-- 
A---------5-- 
E------------ 
The (7) is a hammer-on on but 
alternates between 5 and 7 
 
 
And this is what I hear on 
the Room For Squares album 
 
e---6/7--7-7---4/5--5-5-- 
B---7/8--8-8---4/5--5-7-- 
G---8/9--9-9---6/7--7-7-- repeat as necessary 
D------------------------ 
A------------------------ 
E------------------------