The Aviator Chords & Tabs
The Aviator
Deep Purple
From "Purpendicular", 1996
intro
chords
e|----3--3---3-3-3--3--2----------------------------0---------------|
B|----3--3---3-3-3--3--3--------0--3---0----------3-0---------------|
G|----0--0---0-0-0--0--2--------0--0---0--0---0-0-0-0---------------|
D|----0--0---2-2-2--0--0--------2--0---2--0---2-0-2-2---------------|
A|----2--0---3-3-3--2------0h2--2--0---3--2---3-5---0---------------|
E|----3--2----------3-----------0--2------3-------------------------|
0:12'
First guitar G D
e|--------3--------3--------3-------3--0--------2---------|
B|--------3-h3-3---3---3-3--3--h3-3-3--5-3-1---3----------|
G|-------0---0-0---0--h2p0--0---0-0-0--0-0-0--2-----------|
D|-----0-----0-0-0-----0-0--0-----0-0------0-0------------|
A|----2---------------------2-----------------------------|
E|---3----------------------3-----------------------------|
G C
e|----------3------------3---------------------------|I
B|---------3--3-3--3--3--3s5-5s3-6-6-6-6s5-3-1-------|I
G|--------0---0--0-0--0--0---0-0-5--5-5--0-0-0-------|I
D|-------0----0--0----0------0-0-------------2-------|I
A|------2------------------------------------3-------|I
E|----h3---------------------------------------------|I
0:38'
G C Cx G C Cx
Riding on the moonpath in the silver of the night
G C Cx G C Cx
The fragrance on the air was of another time
D G Gx D G Gx
I cried in all my innocence you were dressed in white
D G Gx D C Cx
and even if I'd had the strength I couldn't move to save my life
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I'm tired of the bombs I'm tired of the bullets
e|--------3--------3--------3-------3--0--------2---------|
B|--------3-h3-3---3---3-3--3--h3-3-3--5-3-1---3----------|
G|-------0---0-0---0--h2p0--0---0-0-0--0-0-0--2-----------|
D|-----0-----0-0-0-----0-0--0-----0-0------0-0------------|
A|----2---------------------2-----------------------------|
E|---3----------------------3-----------------------------|
I'm the aviator a dream's a dream whatever it seems
e|----------3------------3---------------------------|I
B|---------3--3-3--3--3--3s5-5s3-6-6-6-6s5-3-1-------|I
G|--------0---0--0-0--0--0---0-0-5--5-5--0-0-0-------|I
D|-------0----0--0----0------0-0-------------2-------|I
A|------2------------------------------------3-------|I
E|----h3---------------------------------------------|I
repeat once more
then verse with chords
intro 2x 2:40-3:04
G G D
I'm tired of the bombs I'm tired of the bullets
G G D
I'm tired of the crazies on TV I'm the aviator
F C
A dream's a dream whatever it seems
G G D
I'm tired of the news I'm tired of the weather
G G D
I'm tired of the same thing every day
F C
I'm the aviator A dream's a dream whatever they say
4:00-4:11 hammond solo
4:21
e|----------------------------10h12p10----10-12-15~-15-13-10-----12b14rb12~~--|
B|------------------------------------13~~------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------14~--------------------------------12~---------------|
D|-----12b14rb12----12-14-----------------------------------------------------|
A|-10~------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
4:45
e|--10-12s15---15s12-8~------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
Robert Solcansky