Starseed Lyrics

Date: Fri, 15 Mar 96 23:50:30 EST
From: Bob Morgano
Our Lady Peace
"Starseed"
>From the album: "Naveed" (Sony Music Entertainment)
(Music by Michael Turner, Raine Maida, Chris Eacrett and Arnold Lanni)
(Words by Raine Maida)
(c 1994 Sony Tunes/Under Zenith Publishing/Seacret Publishing/Catchit
Songs/Lanni Tunes)
Original transcription by: Kerry O'Brien
Updated, Simplified and Corrected by: Bob Morgano (morgano@ici.net)
Tuning Used: 6-Db 5-Ab 4-Db 3-Gb 2-Bb 1-Db
Opening Riff (Acoustic Guitar)/Riff #1:
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end of Riff #1
Riff: 2
___ _ (fades out) (w/bassline)
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Riff: 3
___________ ___ ______ _____________ ___
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--17--- --- --14_(14)-14--14--16-16--- --16--16/b\(16)-14_(14)-- --14----
___________ ___ ______ _____________ ___
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--17--- --- --14_(14)-14--14--16-16--- --16--16/b\(16)-14_(14)-- --------
___________ ___ ______ _____________ ___
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___________ ___ ______ ___________ ___
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--14--17--- --14_(14)-14--14--16-16--- --16--16--16--16/b\(16)-14--14\sl--
Riff: 4
________ ________ ________ ________
Riff: 5
_____ _____ ________ _____ _____ _ _____ _____
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- -5- -2_(2) -2- - -4-4/b\(4)2_(2) -2- - -5-5/p\2/p\0-2_(2) -2- - -4-4-4-4-
4/b\4-2-0- -2\sl
Riff: 6
________ ________ ________ ________
Riff: 7
_____ _____ ________ _ _______ _____ _____ _____
________
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- -5- -2_(2) -2- - -4-4/b\(4)2_(2)4-4/p\2/p\0- -5- - -2_(2) -2- - -4-4-4-4-
Riff: 8 (3 Bars!!!)
________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________
--5--5--5--5__(5)-5--5-- -- --3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3-- --3--3--3--3--3--3--
--5--5--5--5__(5)-5--5-- -- --3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3-- --3--3--3--3--3--3--
--5--5--5--5__(5)-5--5--0-- --3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3-- --3--3--3--3--3--3--
Riff: 9A (Chorus Riff) Riff: 9B (Chorus Riff)
________ __ ________ ___
Riff: 10
Riff: 11A
________ ________ ________ __
--12-12-12-11--9--9-11--9--- --12-12-12-11--9--9-17\sl--
Riff: 11B
________ ________ ________ __ _______
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--12-12-12-11-11--9--9--7--- ---9--7--5--4_(4)-5--5/p\4/p\0---
Riff: 11C
________ ________
--12-12-12-11-11--9--9-11--- --11-12----14_(14)-16----17---
________ _________ ________ ___
--19-19-19-17~v_(17)-16-17-16--- --19-19-19-17~v_(17)-16-14\sl-
Riff: 12 Riff: 13
________ ________ ________ ________
Arrangement:
Intro Riff/Riff 1 Riff 2
Riff 3
Riff 4
Verse 1:
Riff 5 Riff 5 Riff 5 Riff 5
Well, I let go of a world that was holding
A passenger that could not fly
In search of souls, in search of something
Let it go and let it slide
Pre Chorus:
Riff 3
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Riff 7
Riff 8
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah,
Chorus:
Riff 9 Riff 9 Riff 9 Riff 9
When I find out what went wrong
I'll bring it back but it won't be easy
They won't believe how a man, he could drown in a STARSEED, STARSEED.
Riff 4
Oh, oh,
Riff 5
Verse 2:
Riff 6 Riff 6 Riff 6 Riff 6
I hoped to find why the world wasn't glowing
It's darker as we end this ride
I've fallen back under the equator
I'm back inside, we're back inside
Pre Chorus:
Riff 3
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Riff 7
Riff 8
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Chorus:
Riff 9 Riff 9 Riff 9 Riff 9
When I find out what went wrong
I'll bring it back but it won't be easy
They won't believe how a man, he could drown in a STARSEED, STARSEED.
Pre Solo:
Riff 10
Solo:
Riff 11A Riff 11B Riff 11A Riff 11C
Outro/Chorus:
Riff 9A&B Riff 9A&B Riff 12
Riff 9A&B Riff 9A&B Riff 9A&B Riff 9A Riff 12
Riff 9A&B Riff 9A&B Riff 9A&B Riff 9A Riff 12
Riff 9A&B Riff 9A&B Riff 9A&B Riff 9A Riff 13
bob
morgano@ici.net