Tabulature for "Paragons of Innocence"
Off the album "The Wake of Magellan"
Written by Savatage
Transcribed by Asil Mumcu mumcu@rocketmail.com
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Bass intro(x4)
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|
E|--0--0--3--0--5--5--0----5-3-0-3--|
Riff 1- x3 -End Riff 1
e|---------------------------------------||-------------------|
B|---------------------------------------||-------------------|
G|-o-----------------------------------o-||-------------------|
D|-o-----------------------------------o-||--5-----5-----5----|
A|---------5-----7--7--------------------||--3--5--3--5--3-5--|
E|---0--0--3--0--5--5--0----5-3-0-3------||-----3-----3----3--|
PM-----| PM PM------------|
w/Riff1 (x2) (The C & G chords are played with keyboard)
(C)DAY
(G)INTO NIGHT
(C)INTO DAY
INTO I DON'T KNOW YOU ANYMORE
.. BUT I STAND
WHERE YOU SAY
THINKING ALL THE TIME YOU PLANNED IT
Riff 2- (x2) |-1---------| |-2-------- -End
Riff 2
e|----------------------------------------------------------|---------------
B|----------------------------------------------------------|---------------
G|-o-------------------------------5---5---5-----5---5----o-|---------------
D|-o--7---7---7-----7---7----------5-5-------5-----5------o-|-5-5------5-5--
A|----7-7-------7-----7------------3-----------3------------|-3-3------3-3--
E|----5-----------5-----------------------------------------|---------------
YOU'VE BEEN GONE AWAY TOO LONG LEAVING US TO CARRY ON
THOUGH IN TRUTH YOU NEVER TRIED JUST STEPPED BACK AND WATCHED THE
SLIDE
Chorus x3
e|----------------------||-----------------------------
B|----------------------||-----------------------------
G|----------------------||-----------------------------
D|-5--6-5-6-5-----------||----2-----------------2-2-2--
A|-3----------6--3------||----0-----------------0-0-0--
E|----------------------||-----------------------------
PARAGONS OF INNOCENCE FROM THE OTHER SIDE
QUESTIONING OF YOUR INTENT
NEVER QUITE SURE WHAT YOU MEANT
x3
e|----------------------||---------------------------
B|----------------------||---------------------------
G|----------------------||---------------------------
D|-5--6-5-6-5-----------||----2----------------------
A|-3----------6--3------||----0----------------------
E|----------------------||---------------------------
MOMENTS ON THE CAROUSEL ALL THROUGHOUT THE RIDE
MUST ADMIT WE RIDE IT WELL
AND THE HORSES NEVER TELL
End of Chorus
e|-------------------------------------------------------
B|-------------------------------------------------------
G|-------------------------------------------------------
D|-2------------------2--------------2-------------------
A|-0------------------0--------------0-------------------
E|-------------------------------------------------------
THAT NO ONE LEAVES NO ONE LEAVES NO ONE LEAVES...
Interlude:
w/Riff 1 (x1) (Gtr 1)
Gtr 2:
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|----------------14---13~~----14-13-------------|
D|-10~--12-13------------------------14-13-------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
ALIVE
w/Riff 1 (x2)
TIME
ON MY HANDS
SLIPS AWAY
TILL I JUST DON'T FEEL IT ANYMORE
THINKING BACK
WHEN I CAN
TO THE TIME WHEN IT BEGAN WITH
w/Riff 2
BITS OF DREAMS ALL IN A LINE AND SOMEHOW WE MISSED THE SIGNS
THAT IT ALL WAS NEVER REAL AND IN TRUTH A FATAL DEAL
w/Chorus (PARAGONS OF INNOCENCE QUESTIONING OF YOUR INTENT...)
Riff 3- -End Riff 3
x4
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|-o------------------------o-|
D|-o--3-------3-------3-----o-|
A|----1-------1-------1-------|
E|-------0-0-----0-0----0-----|
PM--| PM--| PM
ALIVE
w/Riff 3 (x3)
THERE ALWAYS COMES A TIME
WHEN YOU DO WHAT YOU WANT TO DO
YOU KNOW YOU SHOULDN'T DO IT
BUT YOU DO IT ANYWAY
AND WHEN HE HAD THAT TIME
WHEN HE KNEW WHAT HE WANTED TO
HE QUICKLY PLACED HIS ORDER
THOUGH HE NEVER THOUGHT HE'D PAY
BUT THE LINES TURNED TO LIES
AND THE LIES TURNED TO TANGLES
AND YOU'RE PALE AS A CADAVER
THOUGH YOU THINK IT DOESN'T SHOW
SO YOU LIVE WITH THE LIES
AND THE FRIENDS THAT IT GATHERS
BUT SOMEWHERE IN YOUR HEART YOU KNOW YOU
GOT TO LET IT
GOT TO LET IT
w/Riff 2
GOT TO LET IT (7x2=14 times)
YOU GOT TO LET IT
w/Chorus (PARAGONS OF INNOCENCE QUESTIONING OF YOUR INTENT...)
Riff 4- -End Riff 4
e|-------------------|
B|-------------------|
G|-o---------------o-|
D|-o---------------o-|
A|----5-----3--------|
E|-------3-5---------| (x16)
Riff 5- x9 -End Riff 5
e|-------------------|------------------------
B|-------------------|------------------------
G|-o---------------o-|------------------------
D|-o------5--7-----o-|------5--4-------2------
A|----5-7-3--5-------|--5-7-3--2-------0------
E|----3-5------------|--3-5-------------------
Interlude:
w/Riff 1(The first bar)(16x) (Gtr 1) ----------------> *(The last
bar:C/G/C/G/C/G)(x2)
Gtr 2:(x4) |-1,2,3------------------------------|
*|-4-------
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------
G|-o----------------14---13~~----14b(15)13----14-13-------14-13---------o-|--14-13--------
D|-o-10~--12-13-------------------------------------14-13-------14-13---o-|--------14-13--
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------
End:
e|-------------
B|-------------
G|-------------
D|--2---------
A|--2----------
E|--0----------fade out
Keyboard outro...fade out...
Well that's all.If I had any mistakes please e-mail me.
I would like to chat with real Savatage fans. :))
Corrections are welcome!
Asil Mumcu mumcu@rocketmail.com
June 98 ANKARA/TURKEY
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