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Eyes of Innocence

Holy Soldier
Tab
4.7(3)

This is tablature — fret positions rather than chord names. Wide lines scroll sideways on their own, so the page never does.

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<199403101444.JAA07257@ws196.uncc.edu>

To: jamesb@nevada.edu

Subject: EyesOfInnocence.tab by Holy.Soldier

"EYES OF INNOCENCE"

by Holy Soldier

from the self-titled CD

transcribed by Mike Pilato

using the standard tuning

and typical compu-tabbing

conventions: /,\ = slides

# = harmonic

^ = bend

p = pulloff

h = hammer on

****VERSE 1****

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

Re - member how we used to laugh and

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

play.... all the things we used to say.....

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

How come hearts can grow so cold just because

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

we grow old....

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

Things were simple then. Why does it have to end?

|------------------|------------------|---------7--------|---------7--------|
|---------5--------|---------5--------|-----8-----8---8--|-----8-----8---0--|
|-----5-----5---5--|-----7-----7------|-------9-----9----|-------9-----9----|
|---5---5-----5----|---7---7-----7----|---9--------------|---9--------------|
|-3----------------|-5-------------5--|-7----------------|-7----------------|
|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|

Can we be little children a - gain?

****CHORUS****

C5 D5 E5' E5'

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

Through the eyes of innocence,

C5 B5 E5 E5

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

it can be as it was then.

C5 D5 G5 D/F# E5 D5

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

Childlike love is Heaven - sent

C5 D5 E5

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

Through the eyes of innocence.

****VERSE 2****

C5 B5 E5 D5

|------------------|------------------|---------0--------|---------0--------|
|------------------|------------------|-----------3------|-----------3------|
|------------------|------------------|-------0-----0----|-------0-----0----|
|------------------|------------------|-----4---------4--|-----4---------4--|
|------------------|------------------|---2--------------|---2--------------|
|------------------|------------------|-0----------------|-0----------------|

To - day is just to - morrow's memo -

F5 G5 A5 A5

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

ry, broken pictures, faded dreams.

C5 D5 B5 C5

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

Embracing thoughts that bring us pain, desperate eyes

C5 D5 E5'

|------------------|------------------|---------7--------|---------7--------|
|---------5--------|---------5--------|-----8-----8---8--|-----8-----8---0--|
|-----5-----5---5--|-----7-----7------|-------9-----9----|-------9-----9----|
|---5---5-----5----|---7---7-----7----|---9--------------|---9--------------|
|-3----------------|-5-------------5--|-7----------------|-7----------------|
|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|

Seek in vain.

****CHORUS****

C5 D5 E5' E5'

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

Through the eyes of innocence,

C5 B5 E5 E5

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

it can be as it was then.

C5 D5 G5 D/F# E5 D5

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

Childlike love is Heaven - sent

C5 D5 #####INSERT SOLO HERE######

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

Through the eyes of innocence.

^

|

_____________________________________|

|

|

****SOLO****

F5 F5 F5 F5 1/2 1/2

|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
|-------------10---|------------------|------------12^12^|-------------12-10|
|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|

F#5 D5 E5 F#5

|------------------|------------------|-12--9------------|------------------|
|-------------9/10-|-10------9^9------|-------10---------|------------------|
|-11---------------|------------------|-----------9-7/9--|------------------|
|------------------|------------------|------------------|-11---------------|
|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|

F#5 D5 E5 F#5

|------------------|------------------|-12--9----9-12/17-|-15---------------|
|-------------9/10-|-10------9^9------|-------10---------|------------------|
|-11---------------|------------------|------------------|-----------/ 18---|
|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|

D5 E5

|-------------16-17-19-17-16----------|-------------16-17-19-17-19-21-------|
|-------17-19----------------19-17----|-------17-19-------------------------|
|-18-19----------------------------19-|-18-19-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|

A5 E/G# F#5 E5

|-21---------------21-----------------|-21-19-17\16-------------19p17p16-19-|
|-------------------------------------|----------------17-------------------|
|-------------------------------------|-------------------18----------------|
|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|

D5 1/2 1/2 E5 1/2

|-17-16-14---------------14-----------|-------------------------------------|
|----------17-15-14-------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------16-------16^--16^-|-16^-p14--16--16---------------------|
|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|

F#5

|----------17 \/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/|\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\---|

|--/ 19 \/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/|\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\---|

|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|

****CHORUS****

D5 E5 F#5 F#5

Through the eyes of innocence

D5 C#5 F#5 F#5

See the smile of youth again

D5 E5 A5 E/G# F#5 E5

Childlike love is Hea - ven - sent

D5 E5 F#5 (x 16)

Through the eyes of innocence....

D5 E5 A5 E/G# F#5...

Childlike love is Hea - ven - sent ....

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

Through the eyes of innocence.

CHRD 123456

==== ======

C5 x355xx

C#5 x466xx

D5 x577xx

D/F# 25xxxx

E5 022xxx

E5' x799xx

E/G# 47xxxx

F5 133xxx

F#5 244xxx

G5 355xxx

A5 577xxx

B5 x244xx

NOTE: I don't know if these are the actual chords being played by he who

plays yon electric guitar, but they're close enough, so GET OVER IT!!

ALSO NOTE: I've never actually played the solo at the correct tempo. In

fact, I don't even own an electric guitar, but this 'should' work.

########## cmpilato@mosaic.uncc.edu -- the ideal guitarist wanna-be #########

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---------0-------|----------0-------|------------------|-----------.--..
-----------3-----|------------3-----|----------0-------|----------0.--..
-------0-----0---|--------0-----0---|--------0---0---0-|--------0--.--..
-----4---------4-|------4---------4-|------2-------4---|------4----.--..
---2-------------|----2-------------|----3----------------------------..  cmpilato@mosaic.uncc.edu
-0---------------|--0---------------|--1------------------------------..  C. MICHAEL PILATO

Rememeber how we used to laugh and play?

[from Holy Soldier's "Eyes of Innocence," transcribed by, well, me]

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