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Behind the Sun

Eric Clapton
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Song

BEHIND THE SUN

Eric Clapton

from the album "Behind the Sun" (1985)

Cadd9/G AmGadd11

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|-------3---3-----|-------3---3-----|-------3---3-----|-------3---3-----|
|-----5-------5---|-----5-------5---|-----5-------5---|-----5-------5---|
|---5-----------5-|---5-----------5-|---4-----------4-|---4-----------4-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-0---------------|-0---------------|
|-3---------------|-3---------------|-----------------|-----------------|

Cadd9/G AmGadd11

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|-----5-------5---|-----5-------5---|-----5-------5---|-----5-------5---|
|---5-----------5-|---5-----------5-|---4-----------4-|---4-----------4-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-0---------------|-0---------------|
|-3---------------|-3---------------|-----------------|-----------------|

Cadd9/G AmGadd11

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|-------3---3-----|-------3---3-----|-------3---3-----|-------3---3-----|
|-----5-------5---|-----5-------5---|-----5-------5---|-----5-------5---|
|---5-----------5-|---5-----------5-|---4-----------4-|---4-----------4-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-0---------------|-0---------------|
|-3---------------|-3---------------|-----------------|-----------------|

My love has gone behind the sun Since she left the darkness has begun

Fmaj7addG/C G/B

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|-------3---3-----|-------3---3-----|-------3---3-----|-------3---3-----|
|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|-----0-------0---|-----0-------0---|
|---3-----------3-|---3-----------3-|---0-----------0-|---0-----------0-|
|-3---------------|-3---------------|-2---------------|-2---------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

The smile that used to shine on me Is nothing more than a memory

Cadd9/G AmGadd11

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|-------3---3-----|-------3---3-----|-------3---3-----|-------3---3-----|
|-----5-------5---|-----5-------5---|-----5-------5---|-----5-------5---|
|---5-----------5-|---5-----------5-|---4-----------4-|---4-----------4-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-0---------------|-0---------------|
|-3---------------|-3---------------|-----------------|-----------------|

I see her face I hear her voice She made her move I had no choice

Fmaj7addG/C G/B

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|-------3---3-----|-------3---3-----|-------3---3-----|-------3---------|
|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|-----0-------0---|-----0-----------|
|---3-----------3-|---3-----------3-|---0-----------0-|---0-------------|
|-3---------------|-3---------------|-2---------------|-2---------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

I walk & cry wipe tears with my hand the one that carries her wedding band

Em7 Am7 Dm G/C G/B

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|---------0-------|-------1---1-----|-------3-----3---|-----------------|
|-------0---0-----|-----0-------0---|---2-----------0-|-----0-----------|
|-----0-------0---|---2-----------2-|-0---------0-----|---0-------------|
|---2-----------2-|-0---------------|---------3-------|-2---------------|
|-0---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

And the clouds hang low and the flowers that used to grow in my

F C/E D/F# F G

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|---------1-------|-----------1-----|-------3---3-----|-----------------|
|-------2---2-----|-------0-----0---|-----2-------2---|-------2-------4-|
|-----3-------3---|-----2---------2-|---0-----------0-|-----3-------5---|
|---3-----------3-|---3-------------|-----------------|---3-------5-----|
|-1---------------|-0---------------|-2---------------|-1-------3-------|

heart are dying now dying now

Cadd9/G AmGadd11

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|-----5-------5---|-----5-------5---|-----5-------5---|-----5-------5---|
|---5-----------5-|---5-----------5-|---4-----------4-|---4-----------4-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-0---------------|-0---------------|
|-3---------------|-3---------------|-----------------|-----------------|

dying now

Cadd9/G AmGadd11

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|-----5-------5---|-----5-------5---|-----5-------5---|-----5-------5---|
|---5-----------5-|---5-----------5-|---4-----------4-|---4-----------4-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-0---------------|-0---------------|
|-3---------------|-3---------------|-----------------|-----------------|

dying now

Cadd9/G AmGadd11

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|-------3---3-----|-------3---3-----|-------3---3-----|-------3---3-----|
|-----5-------5---|-----5-------5---|-----5-------5---|-----5-------5---|
|---5-----------5-|---5-----------5-|---4-----------4-|---4-----------4-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-0---------------|-0---------------|
|-3---------------|-3---------------|-----------------|-----------------|

Cadd9/G

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|-------3---3-----|-------3---3-----|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----5-------5---|-----5-------5---|-----------------|-----------------|
|---5-----------5-|---5-----------5-|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-3---------------|-3---------------|-----------------|-----------------|

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