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Toys in the Attic

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TOYS IN THE ATTIC (Aerosmith)

From: Charles Zucker (charles.zucker@support.com)

A A E D D A G D A B

Light voices scream nothing seems real's a dream

E A E

Leaving the things that you learned behind

E A E

Leaving the things that you love behind

E A E

All of the things that you learned were real

E A

Nothing except for the years

A E D D A G D A B

Voices scream, nothing seems real's a dream

E E E D A

Toys toys toys in the attic

A A E D D A G D A B

Light voices scream nothing seems real's a dream

E A E

Leaving the things that you love behind

E A E

Leaving the things that you learned behind

E A E

All of the things that you learned were real

E A

Nothing except for the years

A E D D A G D A B

Voices scream, nothing seems real's a dream

E E E D A

Toys toys toys in the attic

[Aerosmith version]:

From: coolez@aol.com (COOLEZ)

Intro : (Rhy. Fig. 1)

E5 D5 A 3X

|-----------------------------|------|
|-----------------------------|-3--2-|
|-----------------------------|-2--2-|
|-----2h0-----0---------------|-0--2-|
|-2----------2-----2----------|----0-|
|-0-------------------3p0--0--|------|

Bridge :

A5 E5 D5 A5 G5

|----------------------------------------3----|
|----------------------------------------3----|
|----------------------7-------7-\-2-----0----|
|---7-------7-\-2------7-------7-\-2-----0----|
|---7-------7-\-2------5-------5-\-0-----0----|
|---5-------5-\-0------------------------3----|

Lights. Voices scream. Nothing seen.

D5 A5 (N.C.) B5 A5 B5 A5 (N.C.)

|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---7-\-2----------------------4-2---4---4---4--2---------------|
|---7-\-2----------------------4-2---4---4---4--2---------------|
|---5-\-0----------2--2--4 \ 6--------------------2-2--4 \ 6----|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|

Reals the dream.

Verse : (Rhy. Fig. 2)

E5

|---------------------------------|---------------------|
|-10--9--9b10r9------7------------|---------------------|
|--------9b10r9------7--------6---|---------------------|
|-------------------------9---7---|---------------------|
|---------------------------------|-7---0------------2--|
|---------------------------------|-------------0----0--|

Leaving the things that are real behind.

Repeat Rhy. Fig.2 with the rest of the verse :

Leaving the things that you love from mind.

All of the things that you learned from fears.

Nothing is left but the years.

Bridge : (Repeat Bridge)

Chorus : (Rhy. Fig.1) 4X

Toys, toys, toys in the attic

Bridge : (Repeat Bridge)

Solo :

C5

|----6----6----6----6-----8-----------------------------|
|-4----4----4----4----------8---------------------------|
|-6b---6b---6b---6b---7b------7b-5-7b-5---7---5-7b-5-6--|
|---------------------------------------7---5-----------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-----8-8--------------8-------8-----8-8-8--------------|
|-----8-8-10b-8-10b-8----10-10---11b-------11-8-10-11---|
|-7\9-----10b-8-10b-8-----------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------10\8-------|
|--------------------------------------------10\8-------|
|-8-8----8-8----8-8----8-8----8-8-7-------10------------|
|-8-8----8-8----8-8----8-8----8-8-7----10-10------------|
|-----10-----10-----10-----10-------10------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-----8-------8---------8-------8-----------------------|
|-11b-8-------8-11b-----8-------------------------------|
|-------8-10b-------10b---8-10b---11\8-10-10-10b--------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------|-------|
|-----8-----9-----10----|--12b\-|
|-10b---11b---12b----13-|--14b\-|
|-----------------------|-------|
|-----------------------|-------|
|-----------------------|-------|

Repeat chorus untill end (Rhy. Fig.1)

Double stops are very important during the verses and the

solo. Use double stops during the solo. It makes

the song sound more complete.

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