AIR said to me

[Poster]

Intro riff - of the two phrases, the second one is repeated throughout the rest of the song. Let these chords ring out, especially the D.




E---------------------------------------------------------------|
G------2-2------2-2------3--3-3----------2-2-----2-2-----3--3-3-|
B------2-2------2-2-----2---2-2----------2-2-----2-2----2---2-2-| etc.
D------2-2------2-2---/5----4-0----------2-2-----2-2--/5----4-0-|
A-4-h5-----4-h5------------------0-h4-h5-----4-h5---------------|
E---------------------------------------------------------------|


In the verse, play this a couple of times when you resolve to the A.

E------------|
G---------2--|
B---------2--|
D---------2--|
A-0-h4-h5----|
E------------|

  VERSE 1

A              G            D              A
Currents on an endless sea, what I want to carry me

A             G             D                    A
Up above this silent scene, what's unseen I will rise and see

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  C-/D              w/ palm muting
E-----------------------------------|
G-----------------------------------|
B-5-/7--5-/7--5-/7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
D-5-/7--5-/7--5-/7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
A-3-/5--3-/5--3-/5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E-----------------------------------|

 C-/D-/E
  Third time like this (no muting)
E-----------------------------------|
G-----------------------------------|
B-5-/7--5-/7--7-/9--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
D-5-/7--5-/7--7-/9--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
A-3-/5--3-/5--5-/7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
E-----------------------------------|

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PRE-CHORUS

C-/D              C-/D                            
Severed and free, believe what you want to believe,      

C-/D-/E
step into the

CHORUS

E-0-|
G-0-|
B-1-|
D-2-|
A-2-|
E-0-|

E         D
Air . . . said to me
 
A                         E
Turn out to be what you'd never be  

   \"E Lick\"
E-0-------------|
G-0-------------|
B-1-1-h2-2p-1---|
D-2-----------2-|
A-2-------------|
E-0-------------|

E         D           A
Air . . . said to me, turn out to be what you'd

C
never be

  \"C Lick\"
E------------|
G----1-------|
B----0-------|
D--2---------|
A-3-----2----|
E-x--------3-|

VERSE 2

A                 G            D              A  
Lights out on the final scene, turning in the summer breeze

A                     G              
While crooked fingers point at me,

   D                      A
In lifts and dives I will rise and see

C-/D              C-/D                              
Severed and free, leave what you want to leave,

C-/D-/E
Escape into the

E         D           A                         E  (E lick)
Air . . . said to me, turn out to be what you'd never be

E         D           A                         C  (C lick)
Air . . . said to me, turn out to be what you'd never be

E         D           A                         E  (E lick)
Air . . . said to me, turn out to be what you'd never be

E         D           A                         C  (C lick)
Air . . . said to me, turn out to be what you'd never be


Bridge
 C-G D-A [C lick 2 frets higher], F-C [3 more frets higher]

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2nd guitar part during this bridge

 \"3-5-8 lick\" - index finger climbs from frets 3-5-8

Ex. the one on 3
E-3----3-------|
G-3-h5--5p-3---|
B------------4-|
D--------------|
A--------------|
E--------------|
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  INTERLUDE

  G  C#dim
E-------------|
G-------------|
B-12-12-12-12-|
D-12-11-12-11-|
A-10-10-10-10-|
E-------------|

Sweet sparks, open and surrounding
Blue waves, open and surrounding
 

  D  A
E-------------|
G-------------|
B-14-14-14-14-|
D-12-11-12-11-|
A-12-12-12-12-|
E-------------|

Blue waves, open and surrounding
Sweet sparks, open and surrounding
Blue waves

Then to lead back into the chorus, do the 3-5-8 lick, but 5-8-11, so
the chords are D-A, F-C, Ab-Eb, E

Then back the CHORUS

Turn and taste the air . . . said to me (etc.)