In Thee

Blue Öyster Cult

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                           IN THEE - Blue Öyster Cult
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Written by: A. Lanier
CD: "Mirrors"   (1979, Columbia Records)
Guitarists: L-Donald Roeser, R-Allen Lanier, Eric Bloom

Tabbed by: Anne Drury
Date: September 13, 2005

*(See Notes at the bottom of the tab)

Chords: These are the Chords that Buck Dharma uses.  It makes a difference.

   A   E   D
E -0-|-0-|-0-|
B -5-|-5-|-3-|
G -6-|-4-|-2-|
D -7-|-6-|-4-|
A -0-|-0-|-0-|
E -5-|-4-|-2-|


INTRO:  

   A          A   E | D          E
                    |
   d  u d d   d   d | d  u d d   d u d d


     A        A    E       D     E
              +    +
E|---------------------|
B|---------------------|
G|----------------2----|
D|-----------2---------|
A|--0------------------|
E|---------------------|


1ST VERSE:

 A          A        E    D          E       A      A  E  D     E
Maybe I'll see you again, baby, and maybe I won't
 A            A      E   D             E         A      A  E  D     E
Maybe you've bought your ticket, gone back to Detroit
 A               D       C#7   F#m
Airplanes make strangers of us all
        Bsus4  B
Give us distance
 E       A   D     
Much too easily


                            E
E|----------------------|------------------------|------|
B|----------------------|------------------------|------|
G|-----------9----------|------------------------|------|
D|----(9)/11---(11)\9---|---------9--------------|------|
A|----------------------|--(9)/11---11\9--7---7\-|--0---|
E|----------------------|------------------------|------|
                                                   (Jim says...)


2ND VERSE:   (played the same as 1st Verse)
                                                  +    +
G|----------------2----|
D|-----------2---------|
A|---------------------|
Jim says some destinies should not be delivered
                                     
But you and I seen now, baby, that still they are 
Winning it makes losers of us all
'Cause the dice roll
So indifferently


CHORUS:

E|-----------------|
B|-----------------|
G|-----------------|
D|---------2-------|
A|-----0-2-----0-2-|
E|---4-------4-----|
          Well, I'll


   D               E      Esus4  E   D                 E    Esus4  E
E|---------------|----------------|-----------------|---------------|
B|---------------|----------------|-----------------|---------------|
G|---------------|----------------|-----------------|---------------|
D|---------------|----------------|-----------------|---------------|
A|-5~------------|-7~-------------|-5~--------------|-7~------------|
E|---------------|----------------|-----------------|---------------|
   wrap myself in cities I travel,I'll wrap myself in dreams,    I'll


    D               E    Esus4  E    D      E          Dm
E|---------------|----------------|-----------------|---------------|
B|---------------|----------------|-----------------|----6/10-------|
G|---------------|----------------|-----------------|---------------|
D|---------------|----------------|-----------------|---------------|
A|-5~------------|-7~-------------|-5------7--------|-8-------------|
E|---------------|----------------|-----------------|---------------|
   wrap myself in  solitude,  But I wish I could wrap myself,      In


    A
E|---------------|-------------------|
B|---------------|-------------------|
G|--------2------|-------------------|
D|---------------|---2h4-2-----------|
A|-0-------------|----------4p2p0-0--|
E|---------------|-------------------|
   thee


3RD VERSE:   (played the same as 1st Verse)
                                                       +    +
G|----------------2-----|
D|-----------2----------|
A|----------------------|
Tonight it's hot, without you tomorrow'll be cold

B|--------------|----------------|
G|-----------2--|-----4^wr--2-2--|
D|---2--2h4-----|----------------|
Winter will come along, driven by snow 

Love it makes strangers of us all
When we part
Oh, so thoughtlessly


E|----------------------|
B|----------------------|
G|---------------3^w-3--|
D|-------0-4-2p0--------|
A|---0-2----------------|
E|----------------------|


Play CHORUS


GUITAR G  O:


E|-----|
B|-----|
G|-7---|
D|---9-|
A|-----|
E|-----|


  D                 G    A        D                  G            A  

E|-----------------|-------------|-------------12-10=| =--7h10p7--------10-|
B|-------------7---|-----10^wr-8-|-7h8h10-------x----|----------10--------|
G|-7-7----7~-----7=| =------------|--------7~----x----|-------------7~-----|
D|------9----------|-------------|-------------------|--------------------|
A|-----------------|-------------|-------------------|--------------------|
E|-----------------|-------------|-------------------|--------------------|
                                             [rake]

  D                                     A               Bb

E|-7-----------------------------------|-----------------12^w-12^wr-10-12-|
B|---10-7------------------------------|----------------------------------|
G|--------9^(11)r9p7-9p7---7-7---7--9p7|----7-7-7h9p7-7-------------------|
D|-----------------------9-----9-------|-9--------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|----------------------------------|


 Bm                                              E

E|---12h14p12--12--12^wr--10-12--10h12p10----10-|-------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------12----|-12^(14)r12~-------------|
G|----------------------------------------------|-------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------|-------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------|-------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|-------------------------|


3RD VERSE:

Once we breathed the breath of sweet surrender

B|------------------|---------------|
G|-------4^wr-2-----|---------------|
D|--------------4p2-|---------------|
A|------------------|-0-------------|
Pure, pure Arab air filled our atmosphere

But pride it makes stars of us all
Until we fall
For everyone to see


E|-------------------|
B|-----------3-------|
G|-------------------|
D|-0--4p2p0----0--4--|
A|-------------------|
E|-------------------|


Play CHORUS


(Last line of Chorus):

E|--------------|---------------------0h2p0---|--------------|
B|--------------|---------------------------3-|--------------|
G|--------------|---2-x-2------2--------------|-2~-----------|
D|--------------|----------4p2---4p2----------|--------------|
A|--------------|-----------------------------|--------------|
E|--------------|-----------------------------|--------------|
(...in thee)


Repeat CHORUS


A     A  E  D     Dm     A


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