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N'ROSES
As heard on USE YOUR ILLUSION I (GEFFE N)
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Wordsand Music by W. Ax l Ro se Transcribed by Andy Aledort
All gtrs. are tuned down one half step (low to h igh: Eb Ab DbGb Bb Eb).
Bass tuning (low to hi gh): Eb Ab Db Gb.
All pitches sound in the key of B, one half step lower than written.
F Am/E Om c Csus2 c Fmaj7 C Om G
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Intro (0:00)
Slowly
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"NOVEMBER RAIN"
(m i st Verse (1:13)
WhenI lookinto your eyes I canseea loverestrained
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"NOVEMBER RAIN"
[QI2nd Ve rse (2:03)
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"NOVEMBER RAIN"
Butii youcouldheala brokenheart wouldn'ttime be outto charmyou whoa
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"NOVEMBER RAIN "
I!!]in ter lude (6:49)
(C5) (ADmaj7) (8D6) C5 (ADmaj7) (BP6)
Gtr. l (piano arr. for gtr.) Gtr. I plays Riff A three times (see bar lJ 5)
115 Riff A - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - • • - • , Gtr. 4
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You're not the only one You're not the only one
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Don'tyathinkthatyou
needsomebody Don't ya thinkthatyouneedsomeone Everybody needs somebody
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Gtr. 5 112 full
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You're not the only one You're not the only one
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Don't ya think that you needsomebody Don't yathink that youneed someone Everybody needssomebody
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Everybody needs somebody
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