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Song

The Caesars

Only You

Cherry Kicks/39 Minutes of Bliss (In An Otherwise Meaningless World)

Tuning: Standard

Guitar 1 - Joakim Åhlund

Guitar 2 - César Vidal

All transcribed by ear from the studio version. I've seen them play this

live, and some of this might be on the keyboard or synth, but this is the

best I could do from the studio version.

\ = slide down

(the o's in the bars are repeat signs)

Intro - Guitar 1

e|------------------------------------------------------------|------------|
B|----------2--------------------------2-------------2--------|------------|
G|-o------2---4---4-2-4---2-4-4------2---4---4-2-4----------o-|------------|
D|----2-4------------------------2-4-------------------4-4----|--4---4-4\--|
A|-o--------------------------------------------------------o-|------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|------------|

Intro - Guitar 2

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-o------------------------6--6--6-6-6-6-6-------------4--4--4-4-4-4-4--o-|
D|--------------4--4--4-4-4-6--6--6-6-6-6-6-2--2--2-2-2-4--4--4-4-4-4-4----|
A|-o------------4--4--4-4-4-4--4--4-4-4-4-4-2--2--2-2-2-2--2--2-2-2-2-2--o-|
E|--------------2--2--2-2-2-----------------0--0--0-0-0--------------------|

Verse 1 - Guitar 1

F#m C#m A B

e|--2--2----4-4----5-5----7-7--|
B|--2--2----5-5----5-5----7-7--|
G|--2--2----6-6----6-6----8-8--| x3
D|--4--4----6-6----7-7----9-9--|
A|--4--4----4-4----7-7----9-9--|
E|--2--2-----------5-5----7-7--|

continued

e|--2--2----4-4----5-5-----------------|
B|--2--2----5-5----5-5-----------------|
G|--2--2----6-6----6-6-----------------|
D|--4--4----6-6----7-7----9-9-9-9-7-2--|
A|--4--4----4-4----7-7----9-9-9-9-7-2--|
E|--2--2-----------5-5----7-7-7-7-5-0--|

No Guitar 2 during the first verse.

Chorus 1 - part 1 - Guitar 1 (with some delay I believe)

e|------2-------2---|
B|-----3-------2----|
G|-o--4-------2---o-|
D|---4-------4------|
A|-o--------------o-|
E|------------------|

Chorus 1 - part 1 - Guitar 2

e|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-------------------------------|
D|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-9--7--|
A|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-9--7--|
E|------------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-7--5--|
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----------------6-6-6-4-4-4-4-4--|
D|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-6-6-6-4-4-4-4-4--|
A|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-2--|
E|------------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2------------------|

Chorus 1 - part 2 - Guitar 1

e|------------------------------------------------------------|-------------|
B|----------2--------------------------2-------------2--------|--------2----|
G|-o------2---4---4-2-4---2-4-4------2---4---4-2-4----------o-|------2---4--|
D|----2-4------------------------2-4-------------------4-4----|--2-4--------|
A|-o--------------------------------------------------------o-|-------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|-------------|

Chorus 1 - part 2 - Guitar 2

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----|
G|-o------------------------6--6--6-6-6-6-6-------------4--4--4-4-4-4-4--o-|-----|
D|--------------4--4--4-4-4-6--6--6-6-6-6-6-2--2--2-2-2-4--4--4-4-4-4-4----|--4--|
A|-o------------4--4--4-4-4-4--4--4-4-4-4-4-2--2--2-2-2-2--2--2-2-2-2-2--o-|--4--|
E|--------------2--2--2-2-2-----------------0--0--0-0-0--------------------|--2--|

After the chorus and before the second verse, Guitar 1 does this

e|------|
B|------|
G|------|
D|------|
A|--9\--|
E|------|

Verse 2 - Guitar 1

F#m C#m A B

e|--2--2----4-4----5-5----7-7--|
B|--2--2----5-5----5-5----7-7--|
G|--2--2----6-6----6-6----8-8--| x3
D|--4--4----6-6----7-7----9-9--|
A|--4--4----4-4----7-7----9-9--|
E|--2--2-----------5-5----7-7--|

continued

e|--2--2----4-4----5-5-----------------|
B|--2--2----5-5----5-5-----------------|
G|--2--2----6-6----6-6-----------------|
D|--4--4----6-6----7-7----9-9-9-9-7-2--|
A|--4--4----4-4----7-7----9-9-9-9-7-2--|
E|--2--2-----------5-5----7-7-7-7-5-0--|

No Guitar 2 during the second verse.

Chorus 2 - part 1 - Guitar 1 (with some delay I believe)

e|------2-------2---|
B|-----3-------2----|
G|-o--4-------2---o-|
D|---4-------4------|
A|-o--------------o-|
E|------------------|

Chorus 2 - part 1 - Guitar 2

e|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-------------------------------|
D|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-9--7--|
A|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-9--7--|
E|------------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-7--5--|
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----------------6-6-6-4-4-4-4-4--|
D|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-6-6-6-4-4-4-4-4--|
A|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-2--|
E|------------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2------------------|

Chorus 2 - part 2 (outro) - Guitar 1 (fade out until the end)

e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------2--------------------------2-------------2------|
G|------2---4---4-2-4---2-4-4------2---4---4-2-4----------| x8
D|--2-4------------------------2-4-------------------4-4--|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|

Chorus 2 - part 2 (outro) - Guitar 2 (fade out until the end)

e|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------6--6--6-6-6-6-6-------------4--4--4-4-4-4-4--| x8
D|-------------4--4--4-4-4-6--6--6-6-6-6-6-2--2--2-2-2-4--4--4-4-4-4-4--|
A|-------------4--4--4-4-4-4--4--4-4-4-4-4-2--2--2-2-2-2--2--2-2-2-2-2--|
E|-------------2--2--2-2-2-----------------0--0--0-0-0------------------|

And you're done. Questions, comments, corrections? If so, message me.

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