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Unchained Melody
Gareth Gates
By Gary Pocock
Tune the Guitar down a semitone
Eb Ab Db Gb Bb eb
String 6 5 4 3 2 1
Section 1
(Eb)lonely river (F)flows,
To the (Eb)sea, to the (Db)sea,
(Eb)To the, open (F)arms, of the (Bb)sea,
(Eb)Lonely river (F)sighs,
wait for (Eb)me, wait for (Db)me,
(Eb)I'll be coming (F)home, wait for (Bb)me,
Section 2
(Bb)Oh, my (Gm)love, my (Eb)darling,
I (F)hunger for your (Bb)touch,
A (Gm)long lonely (F)time, and
(Bb)time goes (Gm)by, so (Eb)slowly,
And (F)time can do so (Bb)much,
Are (Gm)you still (F)mine,
I (Bb)need your (F)love, I (Gm)need your (Dm)love,
God (Eb)speed your (F)love, to (Bb)me, (Bb7)
Section 3
(Eb)lonely river (F)flows,
To the (Eb)sea, to the (Db)sea,
(Eb)To the, open (F)arms, of the (Bb)sea,
(Eb)Lonely river (F)sighs,
wait for (Eb)me, wait for (Db)me,
(Eb)I'll be coming (F)home, wait for (Bb)me,
Section 4
(Bb)Oh, my (Gm)love, my (Eb)darling,
I (F)hunger for your (Bb)touch,
A (Gm)long lonely (F)time, and
(Bb)time goes (Gm)by, so (Eb)slowly,
And (F)time can do so (Bb)much,
Are (Gm)you still (F)mine,
I (Bb)need your (F)love, I (Gm)need your (Dm)love,
God (Eb)speed your (F)love, to (Bb)me,
- - - Gm - - - Eb (rit.)F - - - Bb (strum)fade
Tune the Guitar down a semitone to Eb Ab Db Gb Bb eb
Bring in this riff after the 1st section
Section 2
(Bb)Oh, my (Gm)love, my (Eb)darling,
I (F)hunger for your (Bb)touch,
A (Gm)long lonely (F)time, and
(Bb)time goes (Gm)by, so (Eb)slowly,
And (F)time can do so (Bb)much,
Are (Gm)you still (F)mine,
I (Bb)need your (F)love, I (Gm)need your (Dm)love,
God (Eb)speed your (F)love, to (Bb)me, (Bb7)
eb|------------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------------------|
Gb|---4-----4-----1-----1--------------------------|
Db|-14-41-14-41--1-1---1-1----2-----2-----4-----4--|
Ab|2-----2------2---2-2---2--2-2---2-2--14-41-14-41|
Eb|------------4-----4-----04---404---42-----2-----|
eb|------------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------------------|
Gb|---4-----4-----1-----1--------------------------|
Db|-14-41-14-41--1-1---1-1----4-----4-----4-----4--|
Ab|2-----2------2---2-2---2-14-41-14-41-14-41-14-41|
Eb|------------4-----4-----2-----2-----2-----2-----|
eb|------------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------------------|
Gb|---4-----4-----1-----1--------------------------|
Db|-14-41-14-41--1-1---1-1----2-----2-----4-----4--|
Ab|2-----2------2---2-2---2--2-2---2-2--14-41-14-41|
Eb|------------4-----4-----04---404---42-----2-----|
eb|------------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------------------|
Gb|---4-----4-----1-----1--------------------------|
Db|-14-41-14-41--1-1---1-1----4-----4-----4-----4--|
Ab|2-----2------2---2-2---2-14-41-14-41-14-41-14-41|
Eb|------------4-----4-----2-----2-----2-----2-----|
eb|---------------2-----2-----4-----4--------------|
Bb|--------------2-2---2-2--04-40-04-40---4-----4--|
Gb|---4-----4---3---3-3---31-----1-------3-3---3-3-|
Db|-14-41-14-414-----4-----------------14---414---4|
Ab|2-----2-----------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------------------|
eb|---0-----0-----2-----2--------------------------|
Bb|--0-0---0-0---2-2---2-2-------------------------|
Gb|-1---1-1---1-3---3-3---3---4-----4-----2-----2--|
Db|2-----2-----4-----4------14-41-14-41-14-41-14-41|
Ab|------------------------2-----2-----2-----2-----|
Eb|------------------------------------------------|
Section 3
(Eb)lonely river (F)flows,
To the (Eb)sea, to the (Db)sea,
(Eb)To the, open (F)arms, of the (Bb)sea,
(Eb)Lonely river (F)sighs,
wait for (Eb)me, wait for (Db)me,
(Eb)I'll be coming (F)home, wait for (Bb)me,
eb|---------1-----------------------1-----7-----7--|
Bb|---4----1-1----4-----3-----4----1-1--47-74-47-74|
Gb|-14-41-3---3-14-41--2-2--14-41-3---34-----4-----|
Db|2-----4-----2-----04---42-----4-----------------|
Ab|------------------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------------------|
eb|---------1-----------------------1-----7-----7--|
Bb|---4----1-1----4-----3-----4----1-1--47-74-47-74|
Gb|-14-41-3---3-14-41--2-2--14-41-3---34-----4-----|
Db|2-----4-----2-----04---42-----4-----------------|
Ab|------------------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------------------|
Section 4
(Bb)Oh, my (Gm)love, my (Eb)darling,
I (F)hunger for your (Bb)touch,
A (Gm)long lonely (F)time, and
(Bb)time goes (Gm)by, so (Eb)slowly,
And (F)time can do so (Bb)much,
Are (Gm)you still (F)mine,
I (Bb)need your (F)love, I (Gm)need your (Dm)love,
God (Eb)speed your (F)love, to (Bb)me,
- - - Gm - - - Eb (rit.)F - - - Bb (strum)fade
eb|------------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------------------|
Gb|---4-----4-----1-----1--------------------------|
Db|-14-41-14-41--1-1---1-1----2-----2-----4-----4--|
Ab|2-----2------2---2-2---2--2-2---2-2--14-41-14-41|
Eb|------------4-----4-----04---404---42-----2-----|
eb|------------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------------------|
Gb|---4-----4-----1-----1--------------------------|
Db|-14-41-14-41--1-1---1-1----4-----4-----4-----4--|
Ab|2-----2------2---2-2---2-14-41-14-41-14-41-14-41|
Eb|------------4-----4-----2-----2-----2-----2-----|
eb|------------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------------------|
Gb|---4-----4-----1-----1--------------------------|
Db|-14-41-14-41--1-1---1-1----2-----2-----4-----4--|
Ab|2-----2------2---2-2---2--2-2---2-2--14-41-14-41|
Eb|------------4-----4-----04---404---42-----2-----|
eb|------------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------------------|
Gb|---4-----4-----1-----1--------------------------|
Db|-14-41-14-41--1-1---1-1----4-----4-----4-----4--|
Ab|2-----2------2---2-2---2-14-41-14-41-14-41-14-41|
Eb|------------4-----4-----2-----2-----2-----2-----|
eb|---------------2-----2-----4-----4--------------|
Bb|--------------2-2---2-2--04-40-04-40---4-----4--|
Gb|---4-----4---3---3-3---31-----1-------3-3---3-3-|
Db|-14-41-14-414-----4-----------------14---414---4|
Ab|2-----2-----------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------------------|
eb|---0-----0-----2-----2--------------------------|
Bb|--0-0---0-0---2-2---2-2-------------------------|
Gb|-1---1-1---1-3---3-3---3---4-----4-----1-----1--|
Db|2-----2-----4-----4------14-41-14-41--1-1---1-1-|
Ab|------------------------2-----2------2---2-2---2|
Eb|------------------------------------4-----4-----|
rit.
eb|------------------2222222-----------------------|
Bb|------------------2222224-----------------------|
Gb|------------------3333334-----------------------|
Db|---2-----4-----4--4444444-----------------------|
Ab|--2-2--14-41-14-414444442-----------------------|
Eb|04---42-----2-----222222x-----------------------|
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