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Artist - Mike Oldfield
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Song - Castaway
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Album - Man On The Rocks
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Tabbed By - Ayreon77
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INTRO - Organ
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C
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VERSE 1
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C
Midnight
Gm
All alone in the room
C
Streetlights
Gm
Shadows dance in the gloom
C
Cold as ice
Gm
In the dark at the moon
C A
Soft cries from the silent cocoon
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CHORUS
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Bb
Castaway
F
Castaway
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VERSE 2
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C Gm
Dark sounds from the room next door
C
Heavy fall
Gm
I can hear through the wall
C
Stark light
Gm
No answer my call
C
This fight
A
There's no victor at all
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CHORUS
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Bb
Castaway
F
Castaway
C
Castaway
Gm
Castaway X2
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BRIDGE
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Bb F
One dream
C Gm
Could be true
Gm C
One hope
Gm
To see this through
Bb F
One heart
C Gm
Caught on the ropes
Gm C
One love
A
Gone up in smoke
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CHORUS
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Play this below to the chorus, Whats wrote down is just example
listen to the song to get the right amount
GUITAR 1
Bb F C Gm
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------|
A|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|-----------------|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
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|GUITAR 2
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|
B|--6-6-6-6---6----|--6-6-6-6---6----|--8-8-8-8---8----|--8-8-8-8---8---|
G|----------3---3--|----------3---3--|----------5---5--|----------5---5-|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|
02:52
Bb
e|----------------------|----------------------|
B|-11-11-11-11----11----|-11-11-11-11----11----|
G|-------------10----10-|-------------10----10-|
D|----------------------|----------------------|
A|----------------------|----------------------|
E|----------------------|----------------------|
VERSE 3 - Continue with guitar notes above to corrisponding chords
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C
So now
Gm
I just stand at the cross
C
which path
Gm
Should I take it be lost
C
Oh Lord
Gm
Can't you give me a sign
C A
So peace of the heart could be mine
A
e|---------------------|--------------------s---|
B|-10-10-10-10----10---|-10-10-10-10---10-10\11-|
G|--------------7----7-|-------------7----------|
D|---------------------|------------------------|
A|---------------------|------------------------|
E|---------------------|------------------------|
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CHORUS
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Bb
Castaway
F
Castaway
C
Castaway
Gm
Castaway
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/m/mike_oldfield/castaway_tab.html ]
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SOLO
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03:42
e|---------|-----------|-----------------------|-------------------|--------|
B|---------|-----------|-b----h-p--------------|-----------b-------|-b---br-|
G|---------|-----------|-5-5-3-5-3---3---3-5-5-|--h--5---3-2--p----|-5---5--|
D|---------|--s--3-3-5-|-----------5---5-------|-3-5---5-----5-3-5-|---5----|
A|----s--3-|-3\5-------|-----------------------|-------------------|--------|
E|-1-3\5---|-----------|-----------------------|-------------------|--------|
B B B p H p
e|---------3--------------------------------|---------8-8-8-8-6---6-8-6-|
B|-------b---6-b-rp------h-p-p------5-5-3-5-|--s--6-8-----------8-------|
G|--h--3-5-----5---3---3--5-3-0-3-5-5-5-3-5-|-5\7-----------------------|
D|-3-5---------------5----------------------|---------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------|---------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|---------------------------|
s s b
e|---6-8-8-8-6-8-\-|--------------------------s--5-5\10-8-6-5-6-8-8-|
B|-8-----8-8-6-8-\-|---------------------3-5-5\7--------------------|
G|-----------------|-------------------2----------------------------|
D|-----------------|---------0-0-2-3-4------------------------------|
A|-----------------|-3-3-1-3----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------|------------------------------------------------|
B B B B
e|------10-10-10-10-8-6-|-6--6-b|-5-5-3---3--p----b-|-----------b-13--b-----|
B|--s---10-10-10-10-8---|------6|-------6---6-3-6-6-|----11-13-13----13-13~~|
G|-8\10-----------------|-------|-------------------|-10--------------------|
D|----------------------|-------|-------------------|-----------------------|
A|----------------------|-------|-------------------|-----------------------|
E|----------------------|-------|-------------------|-----------------------|
04:39
e|-------------br-|--s-------------------b-----|--b---------h-p-------p----|
B|--s----6-6-8-8--|-1\13-13-13-13-11-10-10~~~~-|-10-10-8-6-6-8-6-----7p7-5-|
G|-3\5-5----------|----------------------------|-----------------7-5-7-7-5-|
D|----------------|----------------------------|---------------------------|
A|----------------|----------------------------|---------------------------|
E|----------------|----------------------------|---------------------------|
brp p p p
e|--s--6-8--6-8-|---s---13--13-15-13-15--13-|-20-15----20-----20----|
B|-4\6----------|-10\13---------------------|-------20-----20----20-|
G|--------------|---------------------------|-----------------------|
D|--------------|---------------------------|-----------------------|
A|--------------|---------------------------|-----------------------|
E|--------------|---------------------------|-----------------------|
e|-18-17-15----15---|-----b-13--rb--------|--b--b-20-18-17----------------|
B|----------18------|-11-13----13--13~~~~-|-18-20----------20-18-20-------|
G|------------------|------------------10-|-------------------------17-17-|
D|------------------|---------------------|-------------------------------|
A|------------------|---------------------|-------------------------------|
E|------------------|---------------------|-------------------------------|
Hold
B B B rb H
e|20~20-20-20-20-19-20-19--------19----19------19----19----19----19----19---|
B|------------------------18--19----19-----19-----19----19----19----19----19|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-21----21-21----21-21--21-19-18-------|--b-20--b---|----20-20-20-20--b--b-|
B|----19-------19-----------------21-19-|-18----18~~-|-18-20-20-20-20-18-18-|
G|--------------------------------------|------------|----------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|------------|----------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|------------|----------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|------------|----------------------|
B p
e|--rb---------------|------------------|-------21-21-19-20-18-20-|
B|-18-15----15-------|--------------b---|-------------------------|
G|-------17----15----|-15----15-17-17~~-|-15----------------------|
D|----------------17-|----17------------|----17-------------------|
A|-------------------|------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------|------------------|-------------------------|
e|-20-18-17--------b----|--b-10-----------------------|
B|----------20-18-18~~~-|-13----11-10-11-10-----------|
G|----------------------|-------------------12-10-8-7-|
D|----------------------|-----------------------------|
A|----------------------|-----------------------------|
E|----------------------|-----------------------------|
05:58
e|----s----|-b-r------------------|
B|---6\8-8-|-6----3---------------|
G|-5-------|--------5-3---2-0-----|
D|---------|------------------3---|
A|---------|--------------------1-|
E|---------|----------------------|
Your A Castaway
Castaway
Fade out with drums....
A great Solo To Play along too.
ENJOY.......