Reflections

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Date: Thu, 14 Nov 1996 14:50:40 -0500
From: Andrew Rogers

decades later as the theme from the American TV series 'China Beach'.

Vol. III_; on a good system you can hear those weird beeps bouncing all
around your room.  (You can also hear a couple of extremely crude splices
before each repeat of the chorus at the end.)

This is in Bb, but I think the 45 was sped up to B.  Anyone have an original
pressing to compare?


Intro:

        (oscillators panned across soundstage)

Verse 1 (first four bars instrumental):

        electric piano arr. for guitar:

        [Bb]
         v   v   v   v     v   v   v   v
        -----------------|-----------------| 
        -----------------|-----------------| 
        -----------------|-----------------| 
        ---3---6---------|---6---8---8-----| 
        ---5---5---------|---6---6---8-----| 
        -6---------------|-6---------------| 


         v   v   v   v     v   v   v   v
        -----------------|-----------------| 
        -----------------|-----------------| 
        -----------------|-----------------| 
        ---3---6---------|---6---8---10----| 
        ---5---5---------|---6---6---6-----| 
        -6---------------|-6---------------| 

        Bb
        Through the mirror of my mind
        Fm
        Time after time
        Gb                   Db
        I see reflections of you and me

Chorus 1:

           Gb       Db
                      Gb     Db
        The way life used to be
           Gb       Db
                      Gb       Db
        The love you took from me

Post-chorus 1:

        Gbmaj7            Ebm/Bb              Fm
        I'm all alone now,       no love to shield me
        Bbm Ab
            Trapped in a world that's
                      Gb
        A distorted reality

Verse 2:

        Bb [as per verse 1]
        Happiness you took from me
        And left me alone with only memories

        Through the mirror of my mind
        Through these tears that I'm cryin'
        Reflects the hurt I can't control

Chorus 2:

        'Cause although you're gone
        I keep holding on
        To the happy time, ooh
        When you were mine

        As I peer through the window of lost time
        Lookin' over my yesterday
        And all the love I gave all to you

Bridge:

        Bb   Eb  Dm   Gm
        / / (All the love) All the love that I've wasted
         Eb  Dm   Gm
        (All the tears) All the tears that I've tasted
         Eb Dm Gm     Gb   Ebm6/Gb  F     Bb
          /  /  /  /   /  /  /  /   /  /  /  /
                Ooh, yeah

Verse 3:

        Through the hollow of my tears I see a dream that's lost
        From the hurt that you have caused

        Everywhere I turn
        Seems like everything I see
        Reflects the love that used to be

Chorus 3:

        In you I put
        All my faith and trust
        Right before my eyes
        My world has turned to dust

Post-chorus 3:

        After all the nights I sat alone and wept
        Just a handful of promises
        Are all that's left of loving you

[repeat chorus 1]

[repeat chorus 3; fade]

-- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers