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Song title:      Something So Strong
Original Album:  Crowded House

Words and by Neil Finn. Music by Neil Finn and Mitchell Froom
Copyright © 1986 Roundhead Music
Published by EMI Music Publishing Limited

Transcribed by Gavin Chart (contactus@gartfrets.net)
Guitar SOLO transcribed by Marck Bailey.

NOTES:
Timing is 4/4.


INTRO:

[play: Guitar Figure 1]  [x2]


Guitar Figure 1

  D
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-3-------3-----------3-------3--|-----3--------------------------|
|-2-------2-----------2-------2--|-----2--------------------------|
|-0-------0-----------0-------0--|-----0-------------------0------|
|--------------------------------|-------------0---0---2-------2--|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -|



VERSE1:
Chords:
D    xx0232    Bm  xx4432
Em7  020000    G   3x0033

D                       Em7                            D
Love can make you weep,     can make you run for cover

                     Bm   G                             D
Roots that spread so deep   bring life to frozen ground


CHORUS:
Notes:
Fill1 is a way of going to the G on the next line. 

Fill1
  Bm              A
|-2-h-3-p-2----------------------|
|-----------------5-h-7-p-5------|
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -|

Chords:
G  3x0033    Bm  xx4432
D  xx0232    A   x02220

G              D            G        [Fill1]
  Something so strong could carry us away

G              D            G          A
  Something so strong could carry us today


VERSE2:
Chords:
D    xx0232    Bm  xx4432
Em7  020000    G   3x0033

D                    Em7                         D
Turning in my sleep,     love can leave you cold

               Bm  G                         D
Taste of jealousy    is like a lust for gold


[repeat CHORUS]


BRIDGE:
Notes:
D3i is my abbreviation for D 3rd Interval.
A3i is my abbreviation for A 3rd Interval.

Chords:
G5   x 10 12 xxx    A3i  xx 11 14 xx
D3i  x 9 12 xxxx    A5   57xxxx
D5   xx 12 14 xx


G5   D3i  D5              A3i
I've been feeling so much older
G5    D3i    A5
Frame me and hang me on the wall

G5   D3i      D5            A3i
I've seen you fall into the same trap
G5   D3i      A5
This thing is happening to us all.


Guitar SOLO:

|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------3-----------|
|---------------------2-------4---|---------------------------------|
|-4-------------------------------|-----4---------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------0---h
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |


|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-----------------0---------------|-----3-------------------3-------|
|---------------------0-----------|-2-------------------2-------0---|
|-----4---0-----------------------|---------------------------------|
h-2-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |


|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-----------------3---2-----------|-----------------3---2-----------|
|---------4---------------4-------|---------4---------------4-------|
|-4---------------------------4---|-4---------------------------4---|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |



|---------------------------------|-----6-------9-9-9-8-----7---7---|
|-8---8---8---7---8---7---8---7---/-8-----------7-7-7-7-----8---8---|
|-9---9---9---7---9---7---9---7---/-9-------6-----------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |



[repeat CHORUS]


OUTRO:
G              D
  Something so strong
G                         D
  Something, something so strong


[repeat until you've had enough]

[end on D]