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I Believe

Joe Satriani
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Song

`I Believe` by Joe Satriani from `Flying In a Blue Dream`

Em C Dadd4

        P.M.  P.M.--------------|        P.M.-----------------|        P.M.----

H sl sl sl

E||--------------------------------------------|-------------------------------
B||--------------------------------------------|-------------------------------
G||--------0--------------------0--------------|-----------0--------------0----
D||-----------5--------5--7--7-----7--9-----9--|--------2-----2--------4-------
A||-----7--------7--7--------------------7-----|--7--3-----------3--5----------
E||--0-----------------------------------------|-------------------------------

C Dadd4

 --------------|     P.M.--------------------------------------------|     P.M.-

sl sl

E-----------------|-----------------------------------------|------------------
B-----------------|-----------------------------------------|------------------
G-----------0--0--|-----------0-----------0-----------0-----|-----------0------
D--4-----4--------|--------2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2--|--------4-----4---
A-----5-----------|--5--3-----------3-----------3-----------|--3--5------------
E-----------------|-----------------------------------------|------------------

Em

 --------------------|     P.M.-|            P.M.-----------|           P.M.--

sl H sl

E--------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
G-----------------------0--------|--------0--------------------0--------------|
D--------5--5--5--5--5-----------|-----------5--------5--7--7-----7--9-----9--|
A--5--7--------------------7--5--|-----7--------7--7--------------------7-----|
E--------------------------------|--0-----------------------------------------|

C Dadd4 C

  --------------------------|                       P.M.--|     P.M.-|

sl sl H sl

E|-----------------------------------------------|----------------------
B|-----------------------------------------------|----------------------
G|-----------0-----------------0-----------0-----|-----------0----------
D|--------2-----2--2--------4-----4--4--5-----4--|--------2-----2-------
A|--7--3--------------3--5-----------------------|--5--3-----------3----
E|-----------------------------------------------|----------------------

Dadd4 Em

P.M.-| P.M.

sl sl H

E-----------------------|-----------------------------------------|
B-----------------------|-----------------------------------------|
G-----0-----------0-----|-----------0-----------------------------|
D--2-----2-----2-----2--|--------4-----4--4--------5-----5--7-----|
A-----------3-----------|--3--5--------------5--7-----7--------7--|
E-----------------------|-----------------------------------------|

I`ve been out walking for hours. I`ve got something on my mind.

How did we get here? Where are we going?

And why is life so hard?

Em C Dadd4 C

P.M.-----| P.M.--|

~~~ ~~ ~~ H P sl

E|--------------------|--------------------------|-------------------|
B|--------------7-----|-----7--8--7--------------|-------------------|
G|--X--X--9--X-----X--|--9-----------9--5--7--5--|--4--5-------------|
D|--------------------|--------------------------|-------------2--4--|
A|--------------------|--------------------------|----------5--------|
E|--------------------|--------------------------|-------------------|

P.M.--|

H P P sl

E|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|
G|-----------------------|
D|--4--5--4--2-----------|
A|--------------5--5--7--|
E|-----------------------|

Part of bars 2 and 3 od the intro are repeated here, you can hear it clearly :)

Em Dadd4 C

I read the stories, see the photographs.

Dadd4 Em

World`s in a crazy space.

Em C Dadd4 C Dadd4

I`ve got to hold on to my dreams.

C Dadd4

There`s just no other place.

C Dadd4

There`s just no other place.

G D Dsus4 D Dsus4 Cadd9 G

I believe we can change anything.

Em7 Csus2 D Dsus4 Cadd9 G

I believe we can rise above it.

G D Dsus4 D Dsus4 Cadd9 G

I believe there`s a reason for everything.

Em7 Csus2 D Dsus4 Cadd9 G

I believe in my dream.

I`ve tried to match the words to the place where the chords are played to give

a rough idea of where Joe plays them. But you can get it best if you play it!

fade volume in---| P

E|------------------------------|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|--------------------------7---------|
D|------------------------------|------7--9--10--7--9--10-----10--9--|
A|--7-----------------(7)t<2.5--|--10--------------------------------|
E|------------------------------|------------------------------------|

P.M.---|

~~~ H P P

E|------------------------------------------------------|-----------------
B|------------------------------------------------------|-----------------
G|------------------------------------------------------|------------7----
D|--7--9--7---------------------------------------------|------7--9-------
A|-----------10--9--10--X--9--7------7--9--10--9--7--9--|--10-------------
E|-------------------------------10---------------------|-----------------

Em

~~~ P.M.~~~ sh sh sh sh ah

E-----------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
G-----------------------------|--X--9--9--X--11--11--X--12--12--X--11--11--|
D--10--9--7--9--10--7---9--X--|--------------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------|--------------------------------------------|

C Dadd4 C

P.M. P.M. sh sh sh

sh sh~~~~ sh--| sl sl sl sl

E|--------------------------------------------|---------------------------|
B|-------------------12--------10-------------|---------------------------|
G|--X--9--9----------------------------11--9--|--7--9----9--7-------------|
D|-------------9---------9--------------------|------------------7--9--7--|
A|--------------------------------------------|---------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|---------------------------|

Dadd4 Em play fill 1

sl sl sl sl sl

E|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|---------------------------|
A|--7--9--7------------5--7--|
E|-----------7--10--7--------|

Fill 1

harm-----------|

E|--7-----------|--------|
B|-----7--------|--------|
G|--------7-----|--------|
D|-----------7--|--------|
A|--------------|--7-----|
E|--------------|--------|

Other choruses

3.

I`ve seen the shadows of the living.

I`ve seen them turn and walk away.

And I keep searching for the right words.

To send these thoughts away.

4.

There`s a picture I like to look at.

A picture of a beautiful face.

And I see something in her eyes.

Sends me to a better place.

Send sme to a better place.

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