Total Eclipse Of The Heart Chords

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Difficulty:	intermediate
Tuning:	E A D G B E
Key:	G#m
Capo:	1st fret

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C/E

D/F#

G/B

D/A

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[Intro]
 
(Piano)
 
e|-------8---7---5-------------8---7---5---------------------|        Cover high E and B strings
B|-----5---5---5---5---------5---5---5---5-------------------|        at 5th fret with your pointer
G|-----------------------------------------------------------|        finger.  Pick bass note with
D|-----------------------------------------------------------|        your thumb, and you only have
A|-0---------------------0-----------------------------------|        with your pinky etc.
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
 
Am
 
 
[Verse 1]
 
Am                                     G
TURN AROUND Every now and then I get a little bit lonely
 
and you're never coming round.
Am                                     G
TURN AROUND Every now and then I get a little bit tired
 
of list'ning to the sound of my tears
C                                      Bb
TURN AROUND Every now and then I get a little bit nervous
 
that the best of all the years have gone by
C                                      Bb
TURN AROUND Every now and then I get a little bit terrified
 
and then I see the look in your
 
Eb           Ab
TURN AROUND, BRIGHT EYES, every now and then I fall apart.
eyes
 
Eb           Ab                                     G
TURN AROUND, BRIGHT EYES, every now and the I fall apart
 
 
[Pre-Chorus]
 
      Em              C           D                  G
And I need you now to night and I need you more than ever
           Em           C              D             G
and if you only hold me tight we'll be holding on forever.
          Em                C                  D
And we'll only be making it right 'cause we'll never be wrong.
  C/E                          D/F#
Together we can take it to the end of the line.
     Em                          A
Your love is like a shadow on me all of the time. (all of the time)
  G                             D/F#
I don't know what to do and I'm always in the dark.
      Em                         A
We're living in a powder keg and giving off sparks.
                  G/B         D/A          G/B      C
I really need you tonight, forever's gonna start to night,
   D
forever's gonna start tonight.
 
 
[Chorus]
 
G                      Em                  B7                     C
Once upon a time I was falling in love but now I'm only falling apart.
        Am                  D7                  |G      |Em     |C     |D      |
There's nothing I can do, a total eclipse of the heart.
G                          Em                   B7                           C
Once upon a time there was light in my life but now there's only love in the dark.
Am                   D7
Nothing I can say, a total eclipse of the
|G      |Em     |C     |D      |G     |G    |
heart.
 
 
[Solo]
 
|Am       |Am      |G       |G       |
 
|Am       |Am      |G       |G       |
 
|C        |C       |Bb      |Bb      |
 
|C        |C       |Bb      |Bb      |
 
 
Eb           Ab
TURN AROUND, BRIGHT EYES, every now and then I fall apa-a-a-a-rt
Eb           Ab                                      G
TURN AROUND, BRIGHT EYES, every now and then I fall apart
 
 
[Pre-Chorus]
      Em               C         D                  G
And I need you now tonight and I need you more than ever
           Em           C              D             G
and if you only hold me tight we'll be holding on forever.
          Em                C                  D
And we'll only be making it right 'cause we'll never be wrong.
  C/E                          D/F#
Together we can take it to the end of the line.
     Em                          A
Your love is like a shadow on me all of the time.
  G                             D/F#
I don't know what to do and I'm always in the dark.
      Em                         A
We're living in a powder keg and giving off sparks.
                  G/B         D/A          G/B      C
I really need you tonight, forever's gonna start to night,
   D
forever's gonna start tonight.
 
 
[Chorus]
G                      Em                  B7                    C
Once upon a time I was falling in love but now I'm only falling apart.
        Am                  D7                  |G      |Em     |C
There's nothing I can do, a total eclipse of the heart.
  D7                   G     Em    C
A total eclipse of the heart
  D7                   G     Em    C   D7
A total eclipse of the heart
 
            G           Em    C   D7
Turn around bright eyes
            G           Em    C   D7
Turn around bright eyes
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Total Eclipse Of The Heart – Bonnie Tyler

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Total Eclipse of the Heart ? Bonnie Tyler (capo 1) Am G TURN AROUND Every now and then I get a little bit lonely and you're never coming round. Am G TURN AROUND Every now and then I get a little bit tired of list'ning to the sound of my tears. C Bb TURN AROUND Every now and then I get a little bit nervous that the best of all the years have gone by. C Bb TURN AROUND Every now and then I get a little bit terrified and then I see the look in your eyes. Eb Ab TURN AROUND, BRIGHT EYES Every now and then I fall apart. Eb Ab TURN AROUND, BRIGHT EYES Every now and then I fall apart. Am G TURN AROUND Every now and then I get a little bit restless and I dream of something wild. Am G TURN AROUND Every now and then I get a little bit helpless and I'm lying like a child in your arms. C Bb TURN AROUND Every now and then I get a little bit angry and I know I've got to get out and cry. C Bb TURN AROUND Every now and then I get a little bit terrified but then I see the look in your eyes. Eb Ab TURN AROUND, BRIGHT EYES Every now and then I fall apart. Eb Ab G TURN AROUND, BRIGHT EYES Every now and then I fall apart. Em C D G And I need you now tonight and I need you more than ever Em C D G and if you only hold me tight we'll be holding on forever. Em C D And we'll only be making it right 'cause we'll never be wrong. C D Together we can take it to the end of the line. Em A Your love is like a shadow on me all of the time. G D/F# I don't know what to do and I'm always in the dark. Em A We're living in a powder keg and giving off sparks. G B C I really need you tonight, forever's gonna start tonight, D forever's gonna start (tonight) G Em B C (G/B) Once upon a time I was falling in love but now I'm only falling apart. Am D G Em C D There's nothing I can do, a total eclipse of the heart. G Em B C (G/B) Once upon a time there was light in my life but now there's only love in the dark Am D G Nothing I can say, a total eclipse of the heart. 1). Em C D G Musical break of second verse, vocals come in on bright eyes lines 2). Em C D G Total Eclipse of the Heart G Em C D Turn around, bright eyes X2 Turn around... ooo... G

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