AHA - "Hunting High And Low Album" Tablature

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e: Wed, 11 Mar 1998 18:10:15 +0100
From: Matteo Rocco <xs@xnet.it>
Subject: CRD: Hunting_h&l-Album.crd by a-ha


ALBUM NAME: Hunting high and low
GROUP: a-ha
WORDS AND MUSIC:
Take on me - words by Morten Harket,Mags,Pal Waaktaar | music by Pal
Waaktaar
Train of Thought - words and music by Pal Waaktaar
Hunting high and low - words and music by Pal Waaktaar
The blue Sky - words and music by Pal Waaktaar
Living a boy's adventure tale - words by Pal Waaktaar,Morten Harket |
music by Pal Waaktaar
The sun always shines on TV - words and music by Pal Waaktaar
And you tell me - words and music by Pal Waaktaar
Love is reason - words by Pal Waaktaar,Mags | music by Mags
Dream myself alive - words by Pal Waaktaar | music by Mags
Here I stand and face the rain - words and music by Pal Waaktaar

MY NAME: Matteo Rocco
MY E-MAIL: xs@xnet.it


*** USE NOT-PROPORTIONAL (monospaced)
FONTS TO APPRECIATE MY EFFORTS AND
PLAY IN TIME !!! ***

There may be some hints like these:

Rhthym | |. |:lenght=1 |~=0.5 |~~=0.25 |.=1.5 d=2 d=2 d.=3 o=4
Chords C A-/B | D harmony/bass melody | here means end of measure
Lyrics yooohoo!!
Choir (yeah!!)
Notes c a single notes of the lead singer
Choir g e second voice





TAKE ON ME
----------

N.C | N.C. | N.C. | N.C. |

B-9 | B-9 | B-9 | B-9 |

B- | B- | B-9 | B-9 |

B- | E | A | D C | B- | E | A | D C | B- | E | B- | E
Pa ppa paa pa

B- E A D C B- E A
Talking away I don't know what I'm to say I'll say it anyway today

D C B- E F D
isn't my day to find you shying away I'll be coming for your love OK

A C/G# F D A C/G# F D
Take on me.... Take me on......
(take on me) (take on me)

A C/G# F D A C/G# D E
I'll be gone in a day or two...

B- E A D C B- E A
So needless to say at odds and ends but I'm me stumbling away slowly

D C B- E F D
learning that life is OK say after me it's no better to be safe than

A C/G# F D A C/G# F D
sorry Take on me.... Take me on......
(take on me) (take on me)

A C/G# F D A C/G# D E
I'll be gone in a day or two...

C | C | G | G | C | C | G | G | B- | B- | E | E |

N.C. | N.C. | N.C. | N.C.

B- | E | A | D C |

B- | E | A | D C |

B- | E | B- | E B- E A D
Oh the things that you say yeh is it life or

C B- E A
just to play my worries away you're all the things

D C B- E F D
I've got to remember you shying away I'll be coming for you anyway

A C/G# F D A C/G# F D
Take on me... Take me on......
(take on me) (take on me)

A C/G# F D A C/G# F D A C/G# F D
I'll be gone in a.. day......
(take on me...) (take me on...)
((Take on me)) ((Take

A C/G# F D A C/G# F D
I'll be gone... in a.. day...
... on me..) (take me on..)
on me)) ((take on me) ((take on me))

A C/G# F D A C/G# F D A C/G#
(take on me....) (take me on.....) (take on
((take on me)) ((take on me))


F D
me....)

((take on me)) ...



TRAIN OF THOUGHT
----------------

N.C./E | N.C./E | N.C./E | N.C./E

N.C./E | N.C./E | N.C./E | N.C./E

B-/E | C/E | D/E | C/E

B-/E | C/E | D/E | C/E

N.C./E D A D/E | D/E
He likes to have the morning paper's crossword solved hey

N.C./E D A D/E | D/E
Words go up words come down forwards backwards twisted 'round hey

N.C./E D A
He grabs a pile of letters From a small suitcase

d
E- D C | C
Disappears into an office It's another working day

D B-7 C7 D E
and his thou.....ghts are full of strangers

B-7 C7 D E
corridors of naked lights And his

B-7 C7 D E
mind once full of reason Now there's

d. |
B-7 C7 D | D D9/E F D A
mo...re than meets the eye Now a stranger's face he carries with him

| A (E-) D A D/E | D/E
He likes a bit of reading On the subway home ooh oooh ooh

(E-) D A D/E | D/E
A distant radio's whistling tunes That nobody knows hm

(E-) D A
At home a house awaits him he unlocks the door

d
E- D C | C
Thinking once there was a sea here but there never was a door

D B-7 C7 D E
And his thou....ghts are full of strangers

B-7 C7 D E
And his eyes too numb to see

B-7 C7 D E
And nothing that he knows of

d. |
B-7 C7 D | D D9/E | F D A | A
And no........where where he's been wa..s ever quite like this

E- | (E-) | E- | (E-) | E- | (E-) | E- | (E-) |
yeah!

B-/E | C/E | D/E | C/E | B-/E | C/E | G | G A
he! oh oh oh oh and his

B-7 C7 D E
thou.....ghts are full of strangers

B-7 C7 D E
corridors of naked lights And his

B-7 C7 D E
mind once full of reason Now there's

d. |
B-7 C7 D | D D9/E F D A
mo...re than meets the eye Now a stranger's face he carries with

| A | B-/E | C/E | D/E | C/E |
him


B-/E | C/E | D/E | C/E
and at

B-/E C/E D/E C/E
hea.....rt he's full of strangers dodging

B-/E C/E D/E C/E
on his train of thought train of

B-/E | C/E | D/E | C/E | B-/E | C/E | D/E | C/E |
thought

B-/E | C/E | D/E | C/E |

B-/E | C/E | D/E | C/E | ...


HUNTING HIGH AND LOW
--------------------

d.. |~-d-|~
A- A-9 A- F
Here I am and within the reach of

d.. |~ d.. |~-d-|~
F- G A- A-9 A- F
my hand she's sound asleep and she's sweeter now

Db C- Ab G
than the wildest dream could have seen her and I watch her slipping away

d d o d d o o
F G A-4 A- G F7+ D-
But I know I'll be hunting high and low hi...gh

A-7 D- E-
There's no end to the lengths I'll go to

A-4 A- G F7+ D-
hunting high and low hi....gh

o o
C E-7 D- /G
there's no end to the lenghts I'll go to

o---------d d
A- /G F F-
find her again upon this my dreams are depending

A- /B F Dd C-
through the dark I sense the pounding of her heart next

/Bb Ab G
to mine she's the sweetest love I could find

F G A-4 A- G6/9 F7+ D-
so I guess I'll be hunting high and low hi...gh

A-7 D- E-
There's no end to the lengths I'll go to

A-4 A- G6/9 F7+ D-
high and low hi....gh

o o o d d d d o
C E-7 D- /G A- | A- A-/G | F F/E | D-7
do you know what it means to love you

C | C/B | A- | E- | E- | F |

o--------d d
G _| A- G F7+ F
I'm hunting high and low and now she's telling me

o----d d
A- G/B F | D- | C- | Bb | Ab | G |
she's got to go away

F(9) G A-4 A- G6/9 F7+ D-
I'll always be hunting high and low only for you
(and now she's telling

|. d d d-|~ d d d | |
A-7 /B /C A7/C# D- C7/E E- F G
watch me tea.....ring myself to piec........es hunting
me)

A-4 A- G6/9 F7+ D- C E-7
high and low uoh hi....gh there's no end to the lenghts

o-----o o o----
D-7 E-7 F G A-
I'll go to... oohohohoo for you I'll be hunting high

-----d d d d d _|
G F C/E | D- A
and low


BLUE SKY
--------

N.C. | N.C. | N.C. | N.C.

|~ d |.
F A-5+ A- A-4
blue sky blue sky

|~ d |. |~ d |.
F A-5+ A- A-4 F A-5+ A- A-4
blue sky blue sky blue sky

F A-
Oh I find it hard to breathe as life just eats away

F A- C
at the faces that surround me they look tired today

D- Bb A- D
the lady at my table doesn't want me here I just want to talk to her

F7+ F/G E-
but would she laugh at my accent and make fun of me

F7+ F/G E- | F | E- | F |
oh it doesn't seem like this blue sky's here for me

A-
There are no girls in here as far as I can see

F A- C
only pinup posters looking down at me

D- Bb
watching paper cups of coffee growing cold before my eyes

A- D F7+
all the things I see that make me realize I'm in this big world

F/G E- F7+
without you nothing to my name oh I never knew that

F/G F A-5+ A- A-4
blue sky meant such pain
(blue sky blue sky)

F A-5+ A- A-4
blue sky blue sky


F A-5+ A- A-4 F | A-5+ A- A-4 | B- | B- |
blue sky blue sky blue sky

d | |
F A- A-9 A-
I'm dying to be different in the coffee shop

| |
F A-7 C13 C9
I've lived on borrowed strengh now my supplies are cut though

d. |
D- Bb Bb4+
I'm older than my looks and older than my years

d. |
A- A-4 D9
I'm too young to take on my deepest fears

F7+ F/G E-
oh I used to be confused but now I just don't know since you

| d. | |
F7+ F(9)/G F/G /F A- G6
left I've been watching blue skies come and go oh
(blue sky...)

F7+ F/G F C_|
since you left I've been watching blue skies come and go
(blue sky..)



LIVING A BOY'S ADVENTURE TALE
-----------------------------


Aaaahaahaaahahaaaa


D7+ E | F | B- C | D E | D7+ E | F | B- C | D E |
Aaaahaahaaahahaa

D7+ E | F | B- C | D E | D7+ E | F | B- C | D E |

A /E /A F
I've fixed my dwelling for the night lights in pairs come passing by

D7+ | D7+ | D7+ |
where I hide

A /E /A F D7+
I need some time now on my own leave my loneliness alone to lick my wounds

D7+ | D7+ | A7+ |

C/G# /E C#/F D D-
night has found me just in time to help me close my eyes one more time

d d o d d d d
D7+ E F B- C D E
living a boy's adventure tale in so many ways

D7+ E F B- C D E
living a boy's adventure tale for so many days I'm

D7+ E F B- C D E
living a boy's adventure tale can't escape if I wanted to

D7+ E F B- C D E
living a boy's adventure tale I may be dreaming but I feel awake

A /E /A F (D7+) |
I've been lost in so many places seeking love in so many faces

(D7+) | (D7+) |

A /E F
a change of weather the rain pours down my head in hands pressed to

d. |
D7+ | D7+ | N.C. A
the ground

C/G# C#/F D D-
and where am I supposed to go now

D7+ E F B- C D E
living a boy's adventure tale in so many ways

D7+ E F B- C D E
living a boy's adventure tale haaa haaaa haaha

D7+ E F B- C D E
living a boy's adventure tale a voice I hear

D7+ E F B- C D E
living a boy's adventure tale singing a lullaby for me

o d o d o d o d o d o d o d
A/D /C# /B A /D /C# /B /C# A /E A /E A /E

A A7+/G# | D7+/F# E |

D7+ E F B- C D E
living a boy's adventure tale because of you

D7+ E F B- C D_| E_|
living a boy's adventure tale oh you know it's true I'm
f#

D7+ E F B- C D E
living a boy's adventure tale in so many ways
c#c# c# c# c# g# g# g#

D7+ E F B- C D E D E F
aaaah ahhaaaaaa for so many da.....ys Ilove you I

| B- C | D E D E | F | B- C | D E |
love you so many wa.....ys

D E F | B- C | D E |
aaaaaaahaaahaaa

D E F | B- C | D E |
aaaaaaahaaahaaa

D E F | B- C | D E |
aaaaaaahaaahaaa ....



THE SUN ALWAYS SHINES ON T.V.
-----------------------------

d d
E- | A- F | C | G |

E- | A- F | C | G |

d d
E- A- F C G
Touch me.. how can it be...
g c

E- A- F C G
believe me..... the sun always shines on t.v.
g g c a

E- A- F C G
hold me.. close to your hea..rt

d. d d d
E-(5+) A- F A- G4 F G | E- A | Fo | Fo |
touch me.. and give all your love to me to me..............

Fo | Fo | Fo | Fo | Fo |
..

|. d |~--|. d-|~ |. d |~--|. d-|~ |. d-|~--|. d-|~ |. d |~--|. d-|~
A- | A- D | A- | A- D | A- | A- D | A- | A- D |

o----d d o----d d
A- | A- /C | D- | D- | A- | A- /C | D- | F |

|. d |~--|. d-|~ |. d |~--|. d-|~
A- | A- D | A- | A- D
uh!

A- /C D- G4 G
I reached inside myself and found nothing there to ease the

C/E A- G F D F
pressure of my ever worrying mind ohooohoh oh

A- /C D- G4 G
all my powers waste away I fear the crazed and lonely

C/E A- G F D F
looks the mirror's sending me these days ohoo oh

E- A- F C G
touch me.. how can it be...

---3---
d | | |
E- A- F C G /G /B /D
believe me.. the sun always shines on t.v.

E- A- F C G
hold me.. close to your hea..rt

d d
E- A- F A- G F G |
touch me.. and give all your love to me

|. d |~--|. d-|~ d-|~ |.
A- | A- D | D- | F /G |

A- /C D- G4 G C/E
Please don't ask me to defend the shameful lowlands of the way I'm

A- G F D F
drifting gloomily through time oohooo

A- D- G4 G
I reached inside myself today thinking there's got to be
(touch me) (keep on your love)

d d d d
C/E A- G F A-/E | D-_|
some way to keep my troubles distant

E- A- F C G
Touch me.. how can it be

---3---
d | | |
E- A- F C G /G /B /D
believe me.. the sun always shines on t.v.

E- A- F C G
hold me.. close to your hea..rt

d d
E- A- F A- G F G | A-9 | A-9 | A-9 | A-9 |
touch me.. and give all your love to me

A-6/9 | A-6/9 | A-6/9 | N.C.

E- | A- F | C | G | E- | A- F | C | G /G /B /D


E- A- F C G
hold me.. close to your hea..rt

d d
E- A- F A- G F G | E- | D
touch me.. and give all your love to me hey


| |~ |. |~ |~---| |~ |~-|. | |~ |. |~ |~---| |~ |~- |. |
A- A-9 A- A-9 A- | A-9 D | A- A-9 A- A-9 A- | A-9 D |1
|
|. d |~---|. d----|~ |. d |~---|. d----|~ |
A- | A- D | A- | A- D |2
to me.......


| |~ |. |~ |~---| |~ |~-|. | 1 = keyboards
A- A-9 A- A-9 A- | A-9 D | A-_| |1 2 = electric guitar
|
|. d |~---|. d~----|~ |
A- | A- D | A-_| |2





AND YOU TELL ME
---------------
2/4

A | D |

A E/G# D E F C B-7 D-6
Please don't hurt me I have told you all my love is all I've got

A E/G# D E F C B-7 D-6
and tomorrow is the day when I for your sake I'm coming back

| |
F B-7 Fo F | F | F | F E/G#
and you tell me that I don't love you

A E/G# D E F C B-7 D-6
I'm trying hard to make you jealous trying harder to make you stay

|. |~
A E/G# D E F C C9 B-7 D-6
days are long and nights are crazy it's so strange when you're away

| |
F B-7 Fo F | E6 | D | B-7 | Fo E7 | A | A | A |
and you tell me that I don't love you

| A | A E/G# D E F C B-7 D-6
because I love I will show you all the faces my love can have

A | E/A | D/A | E/A D E/A D B-7
so plea..............se let me come to you and stay this time

F B-7 Fo F | E6 D B-7
and you tell me that I don't love you oh you know that it's

| | | |
Fo E7 A | E/A | D/A | B-/A | A | Ao | C#5+ C# | F_|
just not true



LOVE IS REASON
--------------

d d
E- | F G | E- | F G | E- | F G | C | F7+ | D-7 | D-7/G
hm!

(A-) (F) (G) (A-) (C) (F) G
my breath was coming fast and as I make a start you turned to go oh oh

d. |
A-9 C C6 F7+ /E D-
I'll do what you want me to I'll cry at the thought of the loss of a

d d
G E- F9 G E- F9 G E- F9 G C F7+
heart love is reason love is reason love is reason lo..ve is..

o |. | |. d
D-7 /G A- A-4 A- F G
reason enough my morals are changing fast I told you it wouldn't last

| |
G4 G A- C F G
you turn and go oh oh

d. |
A-9 C7 C6 F7+ /E (D-)
I'll be what you want me to be I'd die at the thought of the loss of

G E- F9 G E- F9 G E- F9 G C F7+
your heart love is reason love is reason love is reason lo..ve is

d d |~ |~ |~ |~
D-7 /G A- | A- /G | F | N.C./F N.C./F N.C./F N.C./F G G_|
reason enough hm!

E- | F9 G | E- | F9 G | E- | F9 G | C F7+ D-7 /G | C | C
ooh! oh lo..ve is.. reason enough

F7+ /E D- G
I'd dye at the thought of the loss of your heart

E- F9 G E- F9 G E- F9 G C F9 G
love is reason love is reason love is reason love love is reason

A- F9 G C F9 G A- F9 G C F9 G
enough is reason love is reason enough love is reason love is rea....son

A- F9 G | C | F9 G | A- | F9 G | C | F9 G | A- | F9 G | C
enough ah ooh ooh ooh! ah ...



DREAM MYSELF ALIVE
------------------

B- | B- |

o d d d d
B- | G A | B- | G A | B- | G A | B- | G /A |

d d d d o d d
B- A/C# E-7 A B- E-7 A
dream my...self a...live
g e d c# d
b c# g g f#
b a b a b

d d d d o d d
B- A/C# E-7 A B- E-7 A
I dream my...self a...live

B- F G(7+) C
but you can't deny there's something dark 'gainst the light

B- F G(7+) C B- | G A | B- | G A
all I can say it doesn't have to be this way we'll be

B- F G(7+) C
chasing our tails madly see days pass like wild fire

B- F G(7+) C
right from the start I knew this world would break my heart I

d d d d o d d
B- A/C# E-7 A B- E-7 A
dream my...self a...live

d d d d o d d
B- A/C# E-7 A B- E-7 A
I dream my...self a...live

d d d d o d d
B- A/C# E-7 A B- E-7 A
I dream my...self a...live break my heart and

d d d d
B- A/C# E-7 A B- F G(7+) C
what can it mean I'm drawing pictures of the sea
(dream my...self a...live)

B- F G(7+) C B- | F(4+/9-)
right from the start I knew this girl would break my heart
(voices)

G(7+) | C(7) | B- | F(4+) | G(7+/9-) | C

d d d d o d d
B- A/C# E-7 A B- E-7 A
dream my...self a...live

d d d d o d d
B- A/C# E-7 A B- E-7 A
dream my...self a...live

d d d d o d d
B- A/C# E-7 A B- E-7 A
I dream my...self a...live

d d d d o d d
B- A/C# E-7 A B- E-7 A
dream my...self a...live
(a-ha a-ha)

d d d d o d d
B- A/C# E-7 A B- E-7 A
dream my...self a...live

d d d d o d d
B- A/C# E-7 A B- E-7 A
I dream my...self a...live

d d d d o d d
B- A/C# E-7 A B- E-7 A
dream my...self a...live

d d d d o d d
B- A/C# E-7 A B- E-7 A
dream my...self a...live ...



HERE I STAND AND FACE THE RAIN
------------------------------

| |~ | | |~--|~ |. | |~ |~----|~ | | |.
F9 F D4+ D E | E E4 F9 F D4+ | D4+ D E E4

| |~ | | |~--|~ |. | |~ |~----|~ | | |.
F9 F D4+ D E | E E4 F9 F D4+ | D4+ D E E4

|. d |~---d |. |~---|. d-|~ |. d |~---d |. |~---|. d-|~
F D E | E F D | D E | F D E | E F D | D E |

|. d |~---d |. |~---|. d-|~ |. d |~---d |. |~---|. d-|~
B- G A | A B- G | G A | B- G A | A B- G | G A |

|. d |~---d |. |~---|. d-|~ |. d |~---d |. |~---|. d-|~
E- C D | D E- C | C D | E- C D | D E- C | C B |

F# | A- | E- |

o o d d
B- C D E B- C D E
Help me I need your love don't walk away the dark scares me so we're

B- C D E B- C D E
nothing apart let's stay friend forever forever

|. d |~-d |. |~-|. d-|~ |. |. |~-d
F D E F D E B- G A
here I stand and face the rain I know that nothing's gonna be the same

|. |~-|. d-|~ o o o o d d
B- G F C#7 E- B- | C | D E |
again I fear for what to..mo..rrow brings

B- C D E B- C D E B-
trust me for whom I am place all your faith into these hands I got nothing

C D E B- C D E
to say but let's stay friends forever forever

F D E F D E B- G A
here I stand and face the rain I know that nothing's gonna be the same

B- G F C#7 E-
again I fear for what tomo..rrow

F D E F D E B- G A B-
here I stand and face the pain of knowing nothing's gonna be the same again

G F C#7 E- B- | E-9 | B- | E-9 | B-9
I fear for what tomo..rrow brings

F D E F | D E | F D
here I stand and face the rain knowing nothing's
(here I stand and face the rain

|. d |~---d |. |~---|. d-|~ |. d |~---d |.
E F D E F D E | E F D | D E | B- G A | A B-
gonna be the same again

|~---|. d-|~ |. d |~---d |. |~---|. d-|~ |. d |~---d |. |~---|.
G | G A | F D E | E F D | D E | B- G A | A B- G | G

d-|~ |. d |~---d |. |~---|. d-|~ |. d |~---d
A | F D E | E F D | D E | B- G A | A
aaah ah ahahah ahahaaah.......... aaah ah ahahah
(aah ah ahahah ahahaaah..........)


|. |~---|. d-|~ |
B- G | G A |
ahahaaah |
(aah ah ahahah) |


|. d |~---d |. |~---|. d-|~ |. d |~---d
F D E | E F D | D E | B- G A | A
aaah ah ahahah ahahaaah.......... aaah ah ahahah
ahahaah.........) (aah ah ahahah ahahaaah..........)


|. |~---|. d-|~ |
B- G | G A |
ahahaaah |
ah ahahah) |



|. d |~---d |. |~---|. d-|~ |. d |~---d
F D E | E F D | D E | B- G A | A
here I stand and face the rain
(aaah ah ahahah ahahaaah..........) (aaah ah ahahah
ahahaah............) (aah ah ahahah ahahaaah..........)


|. |~---|. d-|~ |
B- G | G A |
ahahaaah |
ah ahahah) |


|. d |~---d |. |~---|. d-|~ |. d |~--
F D E | E F D | D E | B- G A |
knowing nothing's gonna be the same a.. gain
(aaah ah ahahah ahahaaah.............) (aaah ah ahahah
ahahaah............) (aah ah ahahah ahahaaah..........)


--d |. |~---|. d-|~ |
A B- G | G A |
ahahaaah) |
ah ahahah) |


|. d |~---d |. |~---|. d-|~ |. d |~---d |.
F D E | E F D | D E | B- G A | A B-
aaah ah ahahah ahahaaah.......... aaah ah ahahah ahahaaah
(aah ah ahahah ahahaaah..........) (aah


|~---|. d-|~ |
G | G A |
|
ah ahahah) |


|. d |~---d |. |~---|. d-|~ |. d |~---d |. |~---|. d-|~
F D E | E F D | D E | B- G A | A B- G | G A

|. d |~---d |. |~---|. d-|~ |. d |~---d |. |~---|. d-|~
F D E | E F D | D E | B- G A | A B- G | G A ...

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