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e: Thu, 28 May 1998 10:46:56 -0400

From: Henry Leyh
Subject: d/deep_purple/fireball.tab
Another Purple gem, being not exactly a ballade.
------------------------------------------DEEP PURPLE "Fireball" (Fireball -- 1971)
------------------------------------------written by Blackmore/Gillan/Glover/Lord/Paice
transcribed by Henry Leyh -- leyh@inp-greifswald.de
verse 1:
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------B|-----------------------------------------------------------------G|-----------------------------------------------------------------D|-----------------------------------------------------------------A|-----------------------------5--------------------------5--------E|--(5h)7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---7-5---(5h)7--7-7-7-7-7-7---7-5--7xv v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v
v v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v v
The golden light about you -The magic in your eye bewitches -You stand up on your hill and -They wonder where you're from oh --

show me where you're from

all you gaze upon
behop all around you
they wonder where I found you

chorus 1:
e|--------------------------------------7----------------------2---B|-----------------------9------------7-7----------------------2---G|-----------------------9------------8-8----------------------3---D|-----------------------9------------9-9----------------------4---A|-------------4-5-7-----------------------------------------------E|--5----------------0------------7---------7-7\-----------3-------Oh my love it's a -- long way Where you're from it's a long way
verse 2:
I tried to understand you, -I tried to love you right
The way you smile and touch me always sets my heart alight
Your lips are like a fire -burning through my soul
And people ask me where you're from
They really wanna know
chorus 2:
e|----------------------------------------------------------2------B|----------------------------------------------------------2-------

G|----------------------------------------------------------3------D|--------------------------------9-------------------------4------A|-------------4-5-6-(7)----------9-------------------------4------E|--5-----------------0-----------7--------------------------------Oh my soul it's a long way --

Where you're from it's a long way

interlude 1:
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------B|-----------------------------------------------------------------G|-----------------------------------------------------------------D|-----------------------------------------------------------------A|--7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----E|-----------------------------------------------------------------v v ^ ...
Magic woman --

wreckin' up my soul

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------B|-----------------------------------------------------------------G|-----------------------------------------------------------------D|-----------------------------------------------------------------A|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---------2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-4-4-4-4E|----------------------------------3-3-3-3------------------------Things you tell me have --

never been told

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------B|-----------------------------------------------------------------G|-----------------------------------------------------------------D|-----------------------------------------------------------------A|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-------------------------3h4p3h4E|----------------------------------5-----5\2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--------trill
Magic woman -I don't know
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------B|-----------------------------------------------------------------G|-----------------------------------------------------------------D|-----------------------------------------------------------------A|------------------3h4p3h4---------3h4p3h4---some weird scratchingE|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---------2-2-2-2--------------------------------(...4 times...)
Electric before me I love you so I love you so
verse 3:
You're racing like a fireball -You're gemini and I don't know which
My head is getting broken and my -But now I'm coming with you down the
chorus 3:
Oh my love it's a long way

dancing like a ghost

one I like the most
mind is getting bust
road of golden dust

Where you're from it's a long way

interlude 2 (after Roger's solo):

e|------------------------------------------------------------------

B|--7x---7-7x---7x-------------------------------------------------G|--8x---8-8x---8x---3-4-------------------------------------------D|--9x---9-9x---9x-----------3-4-----------------------------------A|--9x---9-9x---9x-------1-2---------------------------------------E|-------------------------------0-1-2-3-4-5-5h7--7-7-7-7-7...
verse riff over Jon's solo
verse riff again
chorus 4:
e|------5-----------7---11-----------------------------------------B|------5---9-9---7-7---11-----------------------------------------G|------6---9-9---8-8---11-----------------------------------------D|------7---9-9---9-9---11-----------------------------------------A|------7---7-7---9-----9------------------------------------------E|--5--------------------------------------------------------------verse again until fade...
Hope you enjoy.
Comments, suggestions and general admiration to
leyh@inp-greifswald.de
-Gru,
Henry
"So ein paar grundgelehrte Zitate sind eine Zier fr den Menschen."
-- Heinrich Heine