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Yngwie Malmsteen "Dragonfly"
from Fire and Ice
letostak@netcom.com
Judy Letostak
all bends in opening riff are 1/4 unless otherwise notated
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I'd rather live than just imagine Don't thing there is
I guess I always will be searching I live and learn
Verse
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away around and if I fail I'll still be standin'
from my mistakes and all the love that I'm expecting
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Pre-chorus
with my feet firmly on the ground Through my window
is equal to the love I make Little dreamer when
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|--0--------2----|---0----0------------|-4p2-4~-------2-4---4-2-4~-----2---|
|------3~---0----|---------------------|--------0-2/4----------------------|
from the sky (flows a lullaby)
evening falls (shadows fall)
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|-4p2-4~-------2-4---4-2-------|-4p2-4~-------2-4---4-2-4~----2|
|--------0-2/4-----------3\2-0-|--------0-2/4------------------|
Someone's waiting in my dreams,
Bring some honey for my soul
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Takin me to places I've never been
Take me to the places that I've never been
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|-4p2-4~-------2-4---4-2-4~----2|-4p2-4~-------2-4---4-2-------|------------|
|--------0-2/4------------------|--------0-2/4-----------3\2-0-|------------|
If I had some wings then I could
Chorus
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fly
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In my dreams I am the dragonfly
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ending 1 1/2
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ending 2
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|--------5--------------------------|
|-----------7~--\2-1-0--------------|
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Guitar solo
|-12h14~-------------4h5h7|p5p4---------------------------------------------|
|----------------x--------|-----7p5p3p2h3h5p3p2p0---------------------------|
|-------------------------|-----------------------1h2h4p2p1-----------------|
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1 1/2
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1 1/2 1/2
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w/delay single repeats
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1 1/2 delay off
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1 1/2 1/2
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|--6-7-9-10------------10-9p7\6---------------------|-----------------------|
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--4h6---4-6h8-6-----|--6-7-9------6---------9---9/11---------16\-----------|
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|---------------------------------------------------7-6-9p7p6h7-|-----------|
|---------------6p4---6h7h9-------6h7h9p7p6---6h7h9-------------|-----------|
|-------4h5-5h7-----7-------6h7-9-----------9-------------------|-----------|
|-4-5-7---------------------------------------------------------|-----------|
-9h10p9p7----9p7------7-----------------------9-14p9--------------9h10h12p10|
----------10-----10p9---10-9p7---9p7-------10--------10-7-9h10-12-----------|
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|-------12--------12p10---12p10p9h12p10p9----10bf-|-rb10-------------------|
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|-11b--9----7bf--rb7--|-------7p6----6-7-9-|-----------9-7p6---6h7-9--------|
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----------7-9-10--------7-9-10/12-|---------9-10-12/14p12h14-10h14-9h14-----|
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