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Beginning of The End
Status Quo
Search of The Fourth Chord 2007


This song reminds me of 'Little Dreamer'.
I've worked all the lyrics out
so I've posted 'em all over the net for you.
I didn't bother to count the G bends in the intro

Q=136 (approx.)


 The Intro and Chorus has this riff played under it:
E|-----------------|
B|-----------------|
G|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
A|-5-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
E|-----------------|and so on with variations in pattern
                    the chord is D, D/A

E|-----------------|
B|-----------------|
G|-----------------|
D|----2-2----2-2-2-|
A|----0-0----0-0-0-|
E|-3b-----3b-------|etc
    ^      ^  
   1/4    1/4

   Rossi
E|---------------------------------------|
B|-7b-7b-7b-7b-7b-7b-7b-7b-rb-5-7b-5-----|
G|-----------------------------------5---|
D|-------------------------------------7-|
A|---------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|

E|-------------------------------------|
B|-7b-7b-7b-7b-7b-7b-7b-7b-rb-5-7b-----|
G|---------------------------------5---|
D|-----------------------------------7-|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|


A               G         D5
Happy days are here again
                   A5
Its official, from number ten

E|-----------|
B|-----------|
G|---------6-|
D|---------7-|
A|---------7-|
E|-3-2-3-4-5-|

A                      G         D
We're movin' in, we're movin out
                  C5         B5 Bb5 A
All change on the roundabout



Bridge
E                 A
From beginning to end
E                  A
I just don't understand


Solo (Light Strings Help here!)

E|-----------------------19b-19-18-17-------------------|
B|-------8b-8b-rb---------------------20-20b-rb-b-rb-b~-|
G|-7b-7b------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------19--------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|

E|------------------------------------------------------|
B|-20b-20-19-17\15-------15----13---15b-17-17-17-17-----|
G|-----------------17p14----14----------------------19b-|
D|------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|

E|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-17-17-17-17-17-17-----17-20b-rb-20b-rb-b~rb~--|
G|-------------------19b-------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|

E|--------------------------------------------|
B|-20-20-20-19-17-----------------------------|
G|----------------19-17h18------17----17~-17~-|
D|-------------------------lt19----19---------|
A|--------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|
                           (lt=left hand tap)

E|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|-19p17------19-17-------------------|
A|-------lt19-------19-17-15----15-17-|
E|---------------------------17-------|