The Phrase That Pays chords

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  			Intro: guitar 1 only 

“my eyes can’t believe what they have seen” 
Gtr 1: 
e|----------------------------------------------| 
B|----------------------------------------------| 
G|----------------------------------------------| 
D|--------------55-77---------------55-77-------| 
A|-777777777777-33-55--777777777777-33-55-------| 
E|-555555555555--------555555555555-------------|4x 
   ************ ** **  ************ ** ** 

Intro part 2:  
“Is it serious? I’m afraid It is.” 
Gtrs 1 and 2: 
e|-----------------------------------------------| 
B|-----------------------------------------------| 
G|-----------------------------------------------| 
D|------9999-5555-7777-------9999-5555-7777------| 
A|-7777-7777-3333-5555--7777-7777-3333-5555------| 
E|-5555-----------------5555---------------------|4x 
   **** **** **** ****  **** **** **** **** 
(pick slide after 4th time)	 
Pre-Chorus: 
“Some things I may have taken for granted, again and again…” 
Gtrs 1 and 2 
e|------------------------| 
B|------------------------| 
G|------------------------| 
D|-55555555---------------| 
A|-55555555---------------| 
E|-33333333---------------|4x 

Chorus: 
“hold your head high heavy heart” 
Gtrs 1 and 2: 
e|------------| 
B|------------| 
G|-6~~-5~~----| 
D|-7~~-5~~----| 
A|-7~~-3~~----| 
E|-5~~--------| 




e|---------------------xxx--| 
B|---------------------xxx--| 
G|---------------------xxx--| 
D|-33-x-333-x-333-x-33-xxx--| 
A|-33-x-333-x-333-x-33-xxx--| 
E|-11-x-111-x-111-x-11-xxx--| 

“so take a chance and make it big, ‘cause it’s the last you’ll ever get…” 
Gtrs 1 and 2: 
e|-----------------------------------------------------| 
B|-----------------------------------------------------| 
G|-------------------------55---555---555---555-x-55---| 
D|-55-x-555-x-577-x-777-x-755-x-555-x-555-x-555-x-55---| 
A|-55-x-555-x-577-x-777-x-733-x-333-x-333-x-333-x-33---| 
E|-33-x-333-x-355-x-555-x-5---x-----x-----x-----x------|2x 

Pre verse: 
Gtrs 1 and 2: 
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------- 
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------- 
G|-555555555555--9-----------9-------------------------------------- 
D|-555555555555--x--77-x-777-x-------------------------------------- 
A|-000000000000--7--77-x-777-7-------------------------------------- 
E|-------------------55-x-555----------------------------------------- 
   ************ 
Verse 2: 
“I never to tried to make the best of my time…” 
e|----------------------------------------------| 
B|----------------------------------------------| 
G|----------------------------------------------| 
D|--------------55-77---------------55-77-------| 
A|-777777777777-33-55--777777777777-33-55-------| 
E|-555555555555--------555555555555-------------|2x 
   ************ ** **  ************ ** ** 

“Is it serious? I don’t know what to think.” 
Gtrs 1 and 2: 
e|-----------------------------------------------| 
B|-----------------------------------------------| 
G|-----------------------------------------------| 
D|------9999-5555-7777-------9999-5555-7777------| 
A|-7777-7777-3333-5555--7777-7777-3333-5555------| 
E|-5555-----------------5555---------------------|4x 
   **** **** **** ****  **** **** **** **** 

“now my life is one big make it or break it…” 
Gtrs 1 and 2: 
e|------------------------| 
B|------------------------| 
G|------------------------| 
D|-55555555---------------| 
A|-55555555---------------| 
E|-33333333---------------|4x 



Chorus: 
“hold your head high heavy heart” 
Gtrs 1 and 2: 
e|------------| 
B|------------| 
G|-6~~-5~~----| 
D|-7~~-5~~----| 
A|-7~~-3~~----| 
E|-5~~--------| 


e|---------------------xxx--| 
B|---------------------xxx--| 
G|---------------------xxx--| 
D|-33-x-333-x-333-x-33-xxx--| 
A|-33-x-333-x-333-x-33-xxx--| 
E|-11-x-111-x-111-x-11-xxx--| 

“so take a chance and make it big, ‘cause it’s the last you’ll ever get…” 
Gtrs 1 and 2: 
e|-----------------------------------------------------| 
B|-----------------------------------------------------| 
G|-------------------------55---555---555---555-x-55---| 
D|-55-x-555-x-577-x-777-x-755-x-555-x-555-x-555-x-55---| 
A|-55-x-555-x-577-x-777-x-733-x-333-x-333-x-333-x-33---| 
E|-33-x-333-x-355-x-555-x-5---x-----x-----x-----x------|4x 

Bridge: 
gtrs 1 and 2 
e|-----------------------------------------------------| 
B|-----------------------------------------------------| 
G|-5-xx-5-xx-5-x-5555-7-9---5-xx-5-xx-5-x-5555-7-9---| 
D|-x-xx-x-xx-x-x-xxxx-x-x---x-xx-x-xx-x-x-xxxx-x-x---| 
A|-3-xx-3-xx-3-x-3333-5-7---3-xx-3-xx-3-x-3333-5-7---| 
E|-----------------------------------------------------| 

e|----------------------------------------------------------| 
B|----------------------------------------------------------| 
G|-5-xx-5-xx-5-x-5555-7-9--5-xx-5-xx-5-x-------------------| 
D|-x-xx-x-xx-x-x-xxxx-x-x--x-xx-x-xx-x-x-5555555555555555--| 
A|-3-xx-3-xx-3-x-3333-5-7--5-xx-5-xx-3-x-3333333333333333--| 
E|----------------------------------------------------------| 

Chorus: 
“hold your head high heavy heart” 
Gtrs 1 and 2: 
e|------------| 
B|------------| 
G|-6~~-5~~----| 
D|-7~~-5~~----| 
A|-7~~-3~~----| 
E|-5~~--------| 





e|---------------------xxx--| 
B|---------------------xxx--| 
G|---------------------xxx--| 
D|-33-x-333-x-333-x-33-xxx--| 
A|-33-x-333-x-333-x-33-xxx--| 
E|-11-x-111-x-111-x-11-xxx--| 

“so take a chance and make it big, ‘cause it’s the last you’ll ever get…” 
Gtrs 1 and 2: 
e|-----------------------------------------------------| 
B|-----------------------------------------------------| 
G|-------------------------55---555---555---555-x-55---| 
D|-55-x-555-x-577-x-777-x-755-x-555-x-555-x-555-x-55---| 
A|-55-x-555-x-577-x-777-x-733-x-333-x-333-x-333-x-33---| 
E|-33-x-333-x-355-x-555-x-5---x-----x-----x-----x------|4x 

Outro: 
e|------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|-5-xx-5-xx-5-x-5555-7-9--5-xx-5-xx-5-x------------------5--| 
D|-x-xx-x-xx-x-x-xxxx-x-x--x-xx-x-xx-x-x-5555555555555555-x--| 
A|-3-xx-3-xx-3-x-3333-5-7--5-xx-5-xx-3-x-3333333333333333-3--| 
E|------------------------------------------------------------| 


| *  Palm mute 
| /  slide up 
|   slide down 
| h  hammer-on 
| p  pull-off 
| ~  vibrato 
| +  harmonic 
| x  Mute note