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Ode to the Lonely Hearted

Sugar Ray
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Song

Ode To The Lonely Hearted by Sugar Ray

>From the album 14:59

Transcribed by Joseba (jbarriol@mail.caracas.c-com.net)

arregements by soel

Tune guitar 1/2 step down (Eb,Ab,Db,Gb,Bb,Eb)

Intro

(piano arranged for guitar)

Eb-----------------------------|
Bb---2--2-3--3-2--2-3----------|
Gb---2--2-2--2-2--2-2----------|
Db---2--2-0--0-2--2-0----------|
Ab---0--0------0--0------------|
Eb-----------------------------|
Eb------------2-2-2--0------------2-2-2--0------------2-2-2--0------------2-2-2--0----|
Bb--2-2-2--0--3-3-3--0--2-2-2--0--3-3-3--0--2-2-2--0--3-3-3--0--2-2-2--0--3-3-3--0----|
Gb--2-2-2--0--2-2-2--0--2-2-2--0--2-2-2--0--2-2-2--0--2-2-2--0--2-2-2--0--2-2-2--0----|
Db--2-2-2--0--0-0-0-----2-2-2--0--0-0-0-----2-2-2--0--0-0-0-----2-2-2--0--0-0-0-------|
Ab--0-0-0---------------0-0-0---------------0-0-0---------------0-0-0-----------------|
Eb------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Fill 1 (second guitar)

Eb-----------------------------------------12-----------------------------------------|
Bb--------------------------------------------14--------------------------------------|
Gb-----------------------------------------------14---9/11----------------------------|
Db------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Verse

Please stay awake....

Eb--------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb-------2------3---------5------------------------------------9------|
Gb-----2------2---2-----6---------11---------7------7--------9---9----| (play it twice)
Db---2------0---------6--------11----11----7---7------7----9----------|
Ab-0----------------4--------9-----------5--------5------7------------|
Eb--------------------------------------------------------------------|

(second guitar)

Please stay awake....

Eb---------2-2-2------------------------------------------------------|
Bb--2-2-2--3-3-3------------------------------------------------------|
Gb--2-2-2--2-2-2--6-6-6//11-11-11--7-7-7-7-7-7//9-9-9-9-9-9-----------| (play it twice)
Db--2-2-2--0-0-0--6-6-6//11-11-11--7-7-7-7-7-7//9-9-9-9-9-9-----------|
Ab--0-0-0---------4-4-4//-9--9--9--5-5-5-5-5-5//7-7-7-7-7-7-----------|
Eb--------------------------------------------------------------------|

Though I?ve seen all....

Eb--5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---7---5------|
Bb----7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---6---6------------|
Gb---------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db---------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab---------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb---------------------------------------------------------------------|

Chorus

Go take your soul....

Eb--------------------------------------------2-2-2--0------------2-2-2--0---------|
Bb----------------------------------2-2-2--0--3-3-3--0--2-2-2--0--3-3-3--0---------|
Gb---6-6-6/11-11-11--7-7-7--9-9-9---2-2-2--0--2-2-2--0--2-2-2--0--2-2-2--0---------|
Db---6-6-6/11-11-11--7-7-7--9-9-9---2-2-2--0--0-0-0-----2-2-2--0--0-0-0------------|
Ab---4-4-4/-9--9--9--5-5-5--7-7-7---0-0-0---------------0-0-0----------------------|
Eb---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Fill 1 (second guitar)

Eb----------------------------------12---------------------------------------------|
Bb-------------------------------------14------------------------------------------|
Gb----------------------------------------14---9/11--------------------------------|
Db---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Verse

This broken dreams....

Eb--------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb-------2------3---------5------------------------------------9------|
Gb-----2------2---2-----6---------11---------7------7--------9---9----| (play it twice)
Db---2------0---------6--------11----11----7---7------7----9----------|
Ab-0----------------4--------9-----------5--------5------7------------|
Eb--------------------------------------------------------------------|

(second guitar)

This broken dreams....

Eb---------2-2-2------------------------------------------------------|
Bb--2-2-2--3-3-3------------------------------------------------------|
Gb--2-2-2--2-2-2--6-6-6//11-11-11--7-7-7-7-7-7//9-9-9-9-9-9-----------| (play it twice)
Db--2-2-2--0-0-0--6-6-6//11-11-11--7-7-7-7-7-7//9-9-9-9-9-9-----------|
Ab--0-0-0---------4-4-4//-9--9--9--5-5-5-5-5-5//7-7-7-7-7-7-----------|
Eb--------------------------------------------------------------------|

All the words....

Eb--5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---7---5------|
Bb----7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---6---6------------|
Gb---------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db---------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab---------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb---------------------------------------------------------------------|

Chorus

Go take your soul....

Eb--------------------------------------------2-2-2--0------------2-2-2--0--|
Bb----------------------------------2-2-2--0--3-3-3--0--2-2-2--0--3-3-3--0--|
Gb---6-6-6/11-11-11--7-7-7--9-9-9---2-2-2--0--2-2-2--0--2-2-2--0--2-2-2--0--| (play it twice)
Db---6-6-6/11-11-11--7-7-7--9-9-9---2-2-2--0--0-0-0-----2-2-2--0--0-0-0-----|
Ab---4-4-4/-9--9--9--5-5-5--7-7-7---0-0-0---------------0-0-0---------------|
Eb--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Bridge

I know it?s a real life story, but there?s so little time

Eb---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb-------------------6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-------------------6-6-6-6-6----4--------|
Db--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6-6----4--------|
Ab--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--4-4-4-4-4----2--------|
Eb--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-------------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4------------------------|

I know it?s a real nice story, but it?s easy to find

Eb---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb--2-2-2-2-2-2--------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb--2-2-2-2-2-2--4-4-4-4-4-4--7-7-7-7-7-7--9---------------------------------|
Db--2-2-2-2-2-2--4-4-4-4-4-4--7-7-7-7-7-7--9---------------------------------|
Ab--0-0-0-0-0-0--2-2-2-2-2-2--5-5-5-5-5-5--7---------------------------------|
Eb---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Verse

This cigarrettes....

Eb--------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb-------2------3---------5------------------------------------9------|
Gb-----2------2---2-----6---------11---------7------7--------9---9----| (play it twice)
Db---2------0---------6--------11----11----7---7------7----9----------|
Ab-0----------------4--------9-----------5--------5------7------------|
Eb--------------------------------------------------------------------|

(second guitar)

This cigarrettes....

Eb---------2-2-2------------------------------------------------------|
Bb--2-2-2--3-3-3------------------------------------------------------|
Gb--2-2-2--2-2-2--6-6-6//11-11-11--7-7-7-7-7-7//9-9-9-9-9-9-----------| (play it twice)
Db--2-2-2--0-0-0--6-6-6//11-11-11--7-7-7-7-7-7//9-9-9-9-9-9-----------|
Ab--0-0-0---------4-4-4//-9--9--9--5-5-5-5-5-5//7-7-7-7-7-7-----------|
Eb--------------------------------------------------------------------|

Of the 31 dreams we had....

Eb--5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---7---5------|
Bb----7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---6---6------------|
Gb---------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db---------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab---------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb---------------------------------------------------------------------|

Chorus

Go take your soul...

Eb--------------------------------------------2-2-2--0------------2-2-2--0-|
Bb----------------------------------2-2-2--0--3-3-3--0--2-2-2--0--3-3-3--0-|
Gb---6-6-6/11-11-11--7-7-7--9-9-9---2-2-2--0--2-2-2--0--2-2-2--0--2-2-2--0-| (play it three times)
Db---6-6-6/11-11-11--7-7-7--9-9-9---2-2-2--0--0-0-0-----2-2-2--0--0-0-0----|
Ab---4-4-4/-9--9--9--5-5-5--7-7-7---0-0-0---------------0-0-0--------------|
Eb-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb----------------2-2-2--0------------------|
Bb------2-2-2--0--3-3-3--0--2---------------|
Gb------2-2-2--0--2-2-2--0--2---------------|
Db------2-2-2--0--0-0-0-----2---------------|
Ab------0-0-0---------------0---------------|
Eb------------------------------------------|

Fill 1 (second guitar)

Eb-----12-----------------------------------|
Bb--------14--------------------------------|
Gb------------14---9/11---------------------|
Db------------------------------------------|
Ab------------------------------------------|
Eb------------------------------------------|

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