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Song title:       Missing Person
Original Album:	  True Colours

Words and Music by Neil Finn
Copyright © 1980 Mushroom Records Pty Limited
Published by Mushroom Music Publishing Pty Limited

Transcribed by Gavin Chart (www.gartfrets.net)


NOTES:


Key to tab
----------
/  - slide up
_  - tied note




INTRO:
                      A
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------2____________
|---------------------2____________
|---------------------2____________
|-1---1---3-/-5-------0____________
|---------------------------------|

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



VERSE1:
Chords:
A   x02220 and x7765x
D   x5777x or  xx0232
A7  x02020


  A                                                                   D                                 A7
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
___-------------------------------|---------5---7---------------5---|-7-----------7---------------5---|-------------2-------------------|
___-------------------------------|-----6---------------6-----------|-7-------------------7-----------|---------0-----------0-------0---|
___-------------------------------|-7-------------------------------|-7-------7-----------------------|-----2-------------------2-------|
___-------------------------------|---------------------------------|-5-------------------------------|-0-------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |
  A                                                                   D                                 A7
  Home to         sweet   home,______                                         it  just        oc    -   curred  to  me



  A                                                                   D                                 A7
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-2________-----------------------|---------5---7---------------5---|-7-----------7---------------5---|-------------2-------------------|
|-2________-----------------------|-----6---------------6-----------|-7-------------------7-----------|---------0-----------0-------0---|
|-2________-----------------------|-7-------------------------------|-7-------7-----------------------|-----2-------------------2-------|
|-0________-----------------------|---------------------------------|-5-------------------------------|-0-------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |
  A                                                                   D                                 A7
          To  be  on  my            own                                       in search   of            bit-ter     treats

  A                                                                   D                                 A7
          I   get so  re      -     moved                                     but you never             notice      it

  A                                                                   D                                 A7
          Step in     my            shoes,                                    you'll see  that          I   don't   fit




CHORUS1: 
Chords:
D   x5777x or xx0232
Gm  355333


| D            | Gm              | D            | Gm
    I walk home     the wrong way,   hoping I'll     go astray

| D            | Gm            | A
    I'd like to     be a missing person




VERSE2:
Notes:
Play as for VERSE1.

Chords:
A   x02220 and x7765x
D   x5777x or  xx0232
A7  x02020


| A               | D         | A7
    Eyes open wide    but all I see is black

| A                            | D              | A7
    You thought I was all right,   just wait 'til you get back

| A                        | D                | A7
    There'll be no one home,   and they'll stay up all night

| A                | D           | A7
    Everyone I know,   I'm wishing you 'Good Night'



[repeat CHORUS1]



CHORUS2:
Chords:
D   x5777x or xx0232
Gm  355333


| D         | Gm             | D          | Gm
    I wander     the highways,   asleep in     your doorways

| D           | Gm                 | A
    I'm wanted     but I'm a missing person



[play:]  [x2]

  A                                 Asus4
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-------------2-------------------|-------------3-------------------|
|---------2-----------2-----------|---------2-----------2-----------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-0-------------------------------|-0-------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |
  A                                 Asus4
                                                    Missing



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

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

  person



[INSTRUMENTAL (over CHORUS chords):]


[play: 4/4| D | Gm | D | Gm | D | Gm | A |]  [x2]



VERSE3:

N.C.
And I fly by night, fighting to get away

On the neon lights, I slip down alley-ways

Only safe and sound when silence brings a chill

Now my back is turned, I know I can't stand still



[repeat CHORUS1]


[repeat CHORUS2]


[fade out on instrumental]