The Chameleons
Second Skin
This Never Ending Now
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Tabbed by Klaus Hurskainen
klaus.hurskainen@elisanet.fi
Tuning: Standard
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INTRO
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GUITAR I
|--------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|--------------|-----------------|-------------8-8-|
|----------7-7-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-9-9-7-7-9-9-----|
|--7-7-9-9-----|-----------------|-----------------|
|--------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|--------------|-----------------|-----------------|
(only first time)
-----------------|--------------------|-----------------|
-----------------|--------------------|-----------------|
-----------------|--------------------|-------0-------0-| X2
-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-|--------------------|---9-------9-----|
-----------------|10-10-10-10-9-9-9-9-|-7---7-------7---|
-----------------|--------------------|-----------------|
GUITAR II (strums each chord once)
Em, Am, Dsus4, D, Em X2
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VERSE 1
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GUITAR I
Em
One cold damp evening
C
The world stood still
Am D
I watched as I held my breath
Em C
A silhouette I thought I knew
Am
Came through
D
And someone spoke to me
Em C
Whispered in my ear
Am
This fantasy's for you
D Em
Fantasies are "in" this year
GUITAR II (strums each chord once)
Em, C, Am, D, Dsus4 X3
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RIFF
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GUITAR I
|--------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|--------------|-----------------|-------------8-8-|
|----------7-7-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-9-9-7-7-9-9-----|
|--7-7-9-9-----|-----------------|-----------------|
|--------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|--------------|-----------------|-----------------|
(only first time)
-----------------|--------------------|-----------------|
-----------------|--------------------|-----------------|
-----------------|--------------------|-------0-------0-| X2
-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-|--------------------|---9-------9-----|
-----------------|10-10-10-10-9-9-9-9-|-7---7-------7---|
-----------------|--------------------|-----------------|
GUITAR II
C, Am, Dsus4, D, Em X2
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VERSE 2
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GUITAR I
Em C
My whole life flashed before my eyes
Am
I thought
D
What they say is true
Em C
I shed my skin and my disguise
Am D
And cold, numb and naked
Em
I emerged from my cocoon
C Am
While a half remembered tune
D Em
Played softly in my head
He said
GUITAR II (strums each chord once)
Em, C, Am, D, Dsus4 X3
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RIFF
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GUITAR I
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/t/the_chameleons/second_skin_acoustic_tab.html ]
|--------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|--------------|-----------------|-------------8-8-|
|----------7-7-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-9-9-7-7-9-9-----|
|--7-7-9-9-----|-----------------|-----------------|
|--------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|--------------|-----------------|-----------------|
(only first time)
-----------------|--------------------|-----------------|
-----------------|--------------------|-----------------|
-----------------|--------------------|-------0-------0-| X2
-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-|--------------------|---9-------9-----|
-----------------|10-10-10-10-9-9-9-9-|-7---7-------7---|
-----------------|--------------------|-----------------|
GUITAR II
C, Am, Dsus4, D, Em X2
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BREAK
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GUITAR I+II
Then he turned smiling
E, Em
And said
E, Em
E
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SECOND PART OF SONG
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GUITAR I (palm muted)
e|-------------------|
B|-------------------|
G|-2//-0-4//--2////--|
D|-4//-0-2//--0////--|
A|-------------------|
E|-------------------|
I realise a miracle is due
I dedicate this melody to you
I realise a miracle is due
I dedicate this melody to you
But is this the stuff dreams are made of
If this is the stuff dreams are made of
No wonder I feel like I'm floating on air
No wonder I feel like I'm floating on air
GUITAR I
e|-------0---------0-------------0---------0------|
B|---------3---------3-------------3---------3----|
G|---2---------4-------4-----2---------2-------2--|
D|-4---2-----2---2---------0---2-----0---0--------|
A|------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|
GUITAR II
F#m, E, D
I realise a miracle is due
I dedicate this melody to you
But is this the stuff dreams are made of
If this is the stuff dreams are made of
No wonder I feel like I'm floating on air
No wonder I feel like I'm floating on air
No wonder I feel like I'm floating on
Floating on air
GUITAR I
e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------0------------0----------------0----------0---------|
G|----2------2-----4------4---4-----2------2---2------2----2-|
D|-4----4------4-2---2------2----0----0------0---0------0----|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
GUITAR II (palm muted)
F#m, E, D
Now it feels like I'm everywhere
Now it feels like I'm everywhere
GUITAR I+II
e|-------------------|
B|-------------------|
G|-2//-0-4//--2////--|
D|-4//-0-2//--0////--|
A|-------------------|
E|-------------------|
It's like you fail to make the connection
You know how vital it is
Or when something slips through your fingers
You know how precious it is
Well you reach the point where you know it's
only your second skin
It's only your second skin
GUITAR I (varies between palm muting and playing the arpeggio)
e|-------------------------------------|
B|--------0------------0---------------|
G|----2------2-----4------4---4--2////-|
D|-4----4------4-2---2------2----0////-|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
GUITAR II (palm muted)
F#m, E, D
I heard someone banging on my door
I heard someone banging on my door
Let 'em in...
Come in here
GUITAR I
e|-------0---------0-------------0---------0------|
B|---------3---------3-------------3---------3----|
G|---2---------4-------4-----2---------2-------2--|
D|-4---2-----2---2---------0---2-----0---0--------|
A|------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|
GUITAR II
F#m, E, D
Last night I said these words to my girl
Last night I said these words to my girl
GUITAR I
e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------0------------0----------------0----------0---------|
G|----2------2-----4------4---4-----2------2---2------2----2-|
D|-4----4------4-2---2------2----0----0------0---0------0----|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
GUITAR II
F#m, E, D-Dsus4-D
C'mon, C'mon
C'mon, C'mon
C'mon, C'mon
F#m
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