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AI reference · supporting evidence Fingerpicked · 4/4 · about 76 BPM

Compact solo-guitar arrangement of the complete song using the intro figure as the primary accompaniment, with four lyric verses and the instrumental solo retained.

Timing check: Assumes approximately 76 BPM in 4/4, about 3.16 seconds per bar; 70 bars of lyric sections plus intro, solo, and outro material produce a duration close to the verified 221.12 seconds. Adjacent full-bar chord events were paired because the literal interpretation exceeded the verified recording duration.

Expected about 70 bars; arranged 76.0 bars (about 240 seconds, recording 221 seconds).
Intro: strings 6-4-3-2-1-3-4-3-2-1 Verse: strings 6-4-3-2-1-3-4-3-2-1 Solo: strings 6-4-3-2-1-3-4-3-2-1
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E
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76 BPM

Built from 1 playable source, using ultimate-guitar as the structural base.

· | 1+2+3+4+5+6 | · | · | 1+2+3+4+5+6 | 1+2+3+4+5+6 | 2+3+4 | · | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 · full bar · Applies to: Intro, Verse 1, Verse 2, Verse 3, Verse 4 · | 1+2+3+4+5+6 | · | · | 1+2+3+4+5+6 | · | 1+2+3+4+5+6 | 2+3+4 · full bar · Applies to: Solo

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[Intro]|   |   ||   |   |[Verse 1]|   |   |It's not time to make a change, just relax and take it easy|  |  |  |   |You're still young, that's your fault, there's so much you have to know|   |   |Find a girl, settle down, if you want to, you can marry|  |  |  |    |Look at me, I am old, but I'm happy|   |   |I was once like you are now, and I know that it's not easy|  |  |  |    |To be calm when you've found something going on|   |   |But take your time, think a lot, why, think of everything you've got|   |   |For you will still be here tomorrow, but your dreams may not[Intro]|   |   |[Verse 2]|   |   |How can I try to explain? 'cause when I do he turns away again|   |   |It's always been the same, same old story|   |   |From the moment I could talk I was ordered to listen|   |   |Now there's a way, and I know that I have to go away|   |   |I know I have to go[Solo]|   |   ||   |   ||   |   ||   |   ||   |   ||   |   |[Verse 3]|   |   |It's not time to make a change, just sit down and take it slowly|   |   |You're still young, that's your fault, there's so much you have to go through|   |   |Find a girl, settle down, if you want, you can marry|  |  |  |    |Look at me, I am old, but I'm happy[Verse 4]|   |   |All the times that I've cried, keeping all the things I knew inside|  |  |  |    |It's hard, but it's harder to ignore it|   |   |If they were right, I'd agree, but it's them they know, not me|  |  |  |   |Now there's a way, and I know that I have to go away|   |   |I know I have to go[Outro]|   |   |
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