Gone

     Music by U2 
     Lyrics by Bono and The Edge 
     Transcribed by Brandon Leniart 



     This song is tuned 1/2 step down and also changes keys a few times. Another one of
     my personal theories is that Bono is singing this song to himself, and he's trying to deal
     with his success. Just a thought.

      

     This is actually what the riff sounds like:

     E

     1----------------------<5>-- 
     2---<5>--------------------- 
     3-------------<3>----------- 
     4--------------------------- 
     5--------------------------- 
     6--------------------------- 

      

     But since I know that riff is really tough to pull off, I've arranged an easier version to
     play (which is probably what Edge uses with an octaver and/or an effect that
     automatically produces harmonics):

     E

     1----------10-----12-- 
     2---12---------------- 
     3--------------------- 
     4--------------------- 
     5--------------------- 
     6--------------------- 

      

     use these these in between lyrics in the verses:

     1---x-x-x-x-x-x- 
     2---x-x-x-x-x-x- 
     3---x-x-x-x-x-x- 
     4---x-x-x-x-x-x- 
     5---x-x-x-x-x-x- 
     6---x-x-x-x-x-x- 

      

     1---<12>-<12>-<12>-<12>-<12>-<12>- 
     2---<12>-<12>-<12>-<12>-<12>-<12>- 
     3---<12>-<12>-<12>-<12>-<12>-<12>- 
     4---<12>-<12>-<12>-<12>-<12>-<12>- 
     5---<12>-<12>-<12>-<12>-<12>-<12>- 
     6---<12>-<12>-<12>-<12>-<12>-<12>- 

      

     You get to feel so guilty, got so much for so little 
     Then you find that feeling just won't go away 
     You're holding on to every little thing so tightly 
     Till there's nothing left for you anyway 

      

     piano riff:

     G

     1---12---10----------------- 
     2-------------12---10------- 
     3------------------------12- 
     4--------------------------- 
     5--------------------------- 
     6--------------------------- 

      

     Goodbye

      

     Em

     1---12---10--------------------- 
     2-------------12---10----------- 
     3------------------------12---9- 
     4------------------------------- 
     5------------------------------- 
     6------------------------------- 

      

     You can keep this suit of lights

      

     1---0/12- 
     2-------- 
     3-------- 
     4-------- 
     5-------- 
     6-------- 

      

     1---10--10/12- 
     2------------- 
     3------------- 
     4------------- 
     5------------- 
     6------------- 

      

     Em 
     I'll be up with the sun 

      

     D Em 
     And not coming down 

      

     D Em 
     I'm not coming down 

      

     D E 
     I'm not coming down 

      

     Em 
     You wanted to get somewhere so badly 
     You had to lose yourself along the way 
     You change a name, but that's OK, it's necessary 
     And what you leave behind you don't miss anyway 

     G Em 
     Goodbye, you can keep this suit of lights 
       
     Em D Em 
     I'll be up with the sun--I'm not coming down 

      

     D Em D E 
     I'm not coming down, I'm not coming down 

      

     Bridge (use these chords):

     Bm

     1---7-- 
     2---7-- 
     3---7-- 
     4---9-- 
     5---9-- 
     6---7-- 

      

     Em

     1---0 
     2---0 
     3---0 
     4---2 
     5---2 
     6---0 

      

     Am

     1---5- 
     2---5- 
     3---5- 
     4---7- 
     5---7- 
     6---5- 

      

     Bm Em 
     And I'm already gone 

     Bm Am 
     Felt that way all along 

      

     D G D G 
     Closer to you everyday, didn't want it that much anyway 

      

     Em 
     You're taking steps that make you feel dizzy 
     Then you get to like the way it feels 
     You hurt yourself, you hurt your lover 
     Then you discover what you thought was freedom was just greed 

      

     G Em 
     Goodbye, no emotional goodnight 

      

     Em 
     We'll be up with the sun 

      

     D Em 
     Are you still holding on? 

      

     D Em 
     I'm not coming down 

      

     D Em 
     I'm not coming down 

      

     D E 
     I'm not coming down

      

     Outro:

     1---0/12---10---0/12- 
     2-------------------- 
     3-------------------- 
     4-------------------- 
     5-------------------- 
     6-------------------- 

      

     1---14--14--12--15--15--14--12- 
     2------------------------------ 
     3------------------------------ 
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     5------------------------------ 
     6------------------------------