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Rush - Cinderella Man

From the CD 'A Farewell To Kings'
Written by Lee/Lifeson/Peart
Mercury/Polygram Records 822546-2

This song is in D.

Jimmy Pena - jimmy@walrus.com

| = not a standard bar line; just used to separate music
~ = vibrato or held note
x = percussive note with no pitch; muted note
h = hammer on
p = pull off
s = slide
b = bend string up to indicated pitch/fret
r = release bend to indicated string/fret
/ = slide up from infinity
\ = slide down into infinity
o \_
o / repeat sign (always look for these!)
[x35553] = fret box; this is a C chord - this is the same as standard
tablature, only turned on its side. Tilt your head clockwise to read.


Chords used:

G/D : [xx0787]
D : [xx0232]
G : [320033]
C/G : [3x2010]
C/D : [xx0010]
CaddD : [x32030]


[Riff 1] *this part only played first time*
(is this alternate picking or a delay?)
e:---------------------|---------------------------------------------|
B:---------------------|---------------------------------------------|
G:---------------------|---------------------------------------------|
D:-----------5--4------|-----------------5-5--4-4--------------------|
A:--2--4--5--------5---|--2-2--4-4--5-5------------5-5---------------|
E:---------------------|---------------------------------------------|

[Riff 2]
A D/A Dsus4/A
e:-------------2~-------2~-------3~----------------------------------|
B:----2~-------3~-------3~-------3~----------------------------------|
G:----2~-------2~-------2~-------2~----------------------------------|
D:----2~-------0~-------0~-------0~----------------------------------|
A:----0~-------0~-------0~-------0~----------------------------------|
E:-------------------------------------------------------------------|

[Riff 3]
A D G
e:----------2~------------------3-3-----------------3-3--------------|
B:---2~-----3~------------------3-3-----------------3-3--------------|
G:---2~-----2~------------------0-0-----------------0-0--------------|
D:---2~-----0~------------------0-0-----------------0-0--------------|
A:---0~-----------4-5-4---------2-2---4-5-4---------2-2--------------|
E:----------------------5-3~----3-3---------5-3~----3-3--------------|

[Riff 4] - on acoustic guitar
____________________________________________________
A |1. G6 D/F# |2. G6 D/F#
e:--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|----0--0-0-----------------|---0-0-0-----0-0-0----|
B:--2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|----3--3-3---3--3-3-3-3-3--|---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3|
G:o-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|----0--0-0---2--2-2-2-2-2-o|---0-0-0-2-2-0-0-0-2-2|
D:o-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|----0--0-0---0--0-0-0-0-0-o|---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0|
A:--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|----x--x-x---x--x-x-x-x-x--|---x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x|
E:-------------------|----3--3-3---2--2-2-2-2-2--|---3-3-3-2-2-3-3-3-2-2|

[Riff 5] - Freely
D A Bm E
e:--2---2-2-2-2----0------0----------2----------0--------------------|
B:--3--------------2--2-3------------3----3--3----3-2----0~----------|
G:--2--------------2-----------------4----------------4--1~----------|
D:--0--------------2-----------------4-------------------2~---2~-----|
A:-----------------0-----------------2-------------------2~---2~-----|
E:-------------------------------------------------------0~---0~-----|
Am G
e:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B:--1--1---1---3--1---0--------3--0--0-------------------------------|
G:--2-------------------2--0~----------------------------------------|
D:--2----------------------------------------------------------------|
A:--0----------------------------------------------------------------|
E:-------------------------------------------------------------------|

[Riff 6]
A G D/F#
e:----------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3----------------------------------------|
B:-----2----3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--3-------------------------------------|
G:-----2----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--2-------------------------------------|
D:-----2----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-------------------------------------|
A:-----0----2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--x-------------------------------------|
E:----------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--2-------------------------------------|

[Riff 7] - Freely (that means I'm not sure exactly how it goes)
A D E G
e:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B:-----2---2--2h3---3-3--2--------7---7--7h8--8-8--7-----------------|
G:------------2-----2-2--2---------------7----7-7--7-----------------|
D:-------2----2h4---4-4--2------0---7----7h9--9-9--7-----------------|
A:---0---------------------------------------------------------------|
E:-------------------------------------------------------------------|

Progression:

[Riff 1] x1
[Riff 2] x3
[Riff 3] x1

[Riff 4] x2 /w lyrics:

A modest man from Mandrake travelled rich to the city.
He had a need to discover a use for his newly found wealth.

G/D D D C/G C/G C/G G G
Because he was human, because he had goodness,
G/D D D C/G C/G C/G G/D
Because he was moral they called him insane.
G/D D D C/G C/G G G
Delusions of grandeur, visions of splendor,
G/D D C/G C/G G/D
A manic depressive, he walks in the rain.

G/D D C/D D G/D D D C/D D CaddD
Eyes wide open, heart undefended... innocence untarnished.

[Riff 5] x1 /w lyrics:
D A Bm E
Cinderella man doing what you can.
Am G
They can't understand what it means. [Riff 1] x1

[Riff 6] x1

[Riff 5] x1 /w lyrics:
D A Bm
Cinderella man hang on to your plans.
Am G
Try as they might they cannot steal your dreams. [Riff 1] x1

[Riff 2] x3
[Riff 3] x1

[Riff 4] x2 /w lyrics:

In the betrayal of his love he awakened, to face a world of cold reality.
And a look in the eyes of the hungry, awakened his to what he could do.

G/D D D C/G C/G C/G G G
He held up his riches to challenge the hungry.
G/D D D C/G C/G G/D
Purposeful motion for one so insane.
G/D D D C/G C/G G
They tried to fight him, just couldn't beat him.
G/D D C/G C/G G/D
This manic depressive who walks in the rain.

[Riff 7] x1

[Guitar Solo] over [Riff 7] - another solo bites the dust


[Riff 5] x1 /w lyrics:
D A Bm E
Cinderella man doing what you can.
Am G
They can't understand what it means. [Riff 1] x1

[Riff 6] x1

[Riff 5] x1 /w lyrics:
D A Bm
Cinderella man hang on to your plans.
Am G
Try as they might they cannot steal your dreams. [Riff 1] x1

[Outro]:

A G A
e:------------------------3-3------------------|---------------------|
B:--2--2--2---------------3-3------------------|-2--2--2-------------|
G:o-2--2--2---------------0-0-----------------o|-2--2--2-------------|
D:o-2--2--2---------------0-0--------5-4------o|-2--2--2-------------|
A:--0--0--0-4-4-5-4-------2-2--2-4-5-----5-----|-0--0--0--4-4-5-4----|
E:------------------5-3~--3-3------------------|------------------5--|
sus2
G G/D D C/D D G/D D C/D Dsus4/A D
e:------3-3----------------3-3--|---7--2--0--2--7--2-2--0---|--3---2~--|
B:------3-3----------------3-3--|---8--3--1--3--8--3-3--1---|--3---3~--|
G:------0-0----------------0-0--|o--7--2--0--2--7--2-2--0--o|--2---2~--|
D:------0-0----------------0-0--|o--0--0--0--0--0--0-0--0--o|--2---0~--|
A:------2-2--4-4-5-4-------2-2--|---------------------------|--0-------|
E:--3~--3-3----------5-3~--3-3--|---------------------------|----------|

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