AVALANCHE

from Tales from the Bad Years

Lyrics by KAIT KERRIGAN

Music by BRIAN LOWDERMILK
Restrained q.= 56

12
&b 8

Dm

C (add4)

gg
12 g
& b 8 g . .

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8
3

Dm

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& b .
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5

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Oh

C (add4)

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& b .
Dm

Take in the view from a - bove.

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2009 by Kait Kerrigan and Brian Lowdermilk. All rights reserved.

www.kerrigan-lowdermilk.com
Purchased by Rosemarie Buono

Re -

Oh

C (add4)

mem - ber this set - ting.

& b ...
p
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&b

Moun - tain - ous,

in

Dm

Avalanche 2

fi - nite,

mile

af

- ter mile

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b
9

12
& b 8 .
Dm

6
8 ..
.

of

&b

B bsus2

6
8 .

the

dan - ger

you

love.

6 ..
8

delicate

It's cold - er than win - ter.

12
8
12
8

12
8

The ver - ti - go's start - ing to lift.

& b 12
8

? b 12
8
11

B bsus2

&b

Don't

try

to

& b ..

touch.

Don't

F sus2/A

warm

me too

much.

& b 12
8 .

F sus4

You're

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8 ..
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8

Be - cause

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68
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12
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caus - ing

a tec

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w.

I'm

fall - ing.

l.h.

&

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ton - ic

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12
8

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p

J

12
8

D m9

68

68 .

shift.

B b/C

G m11

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13

I'm

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fall - ing.

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B bsus2(#11)

Avalanche 3

&b

r . .

...
b
.
&

...
.

I'm out

of

con - trol

& b .
17

B bsus2(#11)

& b . .

& b ..
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P
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...
.

a - head

says

C sus4

& b .

C sus4

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ww ..

ww ..
w.

fall - ing

F
> >

no - where.

The

Here comes

an av - a - lanche,

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>

F5

>

>

gain - ing speed

and

ice

> >
> .
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21

...
.

..
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like

F5

be - ware.

G m11

&b

feels

sign

19

and it

.
.

Dm

&b
G m11

I don't know

snow.

Be - ware

B b/C

how

to let

Dm

go.

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the av - a - lanche.

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and

B bsus2

68

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l.v.
68 gg ...
g

68 .

I don't

> >
>

know

how

12
8

to

let

12
8
&

12
8

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12
& b 8 .

D m9

Avalanche 4

C (add4)

Don't
> >

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12
&b 8
J J
p no pedal
?
& b 12
8 J .
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go.

25

&b
D5

>
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>

>

>

rhythmic, driving, pedal freely

>

act like it's sim - ple.

27

> >

D5

&b

>
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>

Bal - an-cing,

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29

12
& b 8 .
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8
F
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b 8

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>

tee

D5

C5

- ter - ing,

>

>
.

>

pitched to

>

til

>

C5

>

at all.

> >

> > .

the brink

>

> >

Just skim - ming the sur - face.

> > >

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>

Don't say it's noth - ing

> >

C5

B bsus2

68
.

you

start

68
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P
68 - ..

&

to

12
8

snow - ball.

12
8
12
8

r . . .

>

>

Well, I

>
> >

>

dig

>

a lit - tle

> >

> >

too

deep.

&

> > >

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B bsus2

& b .
I see the cracks.

&b
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33

subito

I'm fall - ing.

.
&b

. . .
b
&
f

ing

no

? b .
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F5

& b .

Here comes

to pull

of

con - trol

r . .
The

the av - a - lanche.

Run

sign

a - head

...
.

.
.

out

but

it's

.
.

B bsus2(#11)

J ..
.

I'm out

..

where.

my - self

says

G m11

steep and I'm

and it

feels

&

.
like

B bsus2/C

be

ware.

... ...
. .

C sus4

for cov - er and

&b
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f
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b



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try

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C/B b

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fall ggg wwww ...

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& b g .

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j

-

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&b
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fall - ing.

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j

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D m9

&b

G m11

I weigh all the facts.

j
b
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B b/C

Avalanche 5
F sus2/A

hide

or you'll nev - er

sur - vive

> > > > > >

>

>
> >
>

>

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me.

B b/C

Avalanche 6

& b .
F5

am

an av - a - lanche.

G m11

You'll nev - er get

&b

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F
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b
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> >
>
> >
>
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B bsus2

6
& b 8
68 g .
ggg ..
ggg
ggg P
? b 68 ggg ...
gg

I don't

know

how

you'll

&b

43

B b9

& b 98

'Cause I'm

the

out a - live.

6
8

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..

6
8

m
J

12
8 ....
F
12
8

> >

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vive.

j
b

des - troy

12 .
8

D m11

sur

Dm

9
8

> >

> >
j
b

er.

am

the hunt

ress.

98

12
8

12

b b
& b 98 b

8
b

45

f
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thick, undulating

& b 12
8 .
D sus4

& b 12
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n.
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I'm the lone - ly one, the on - ly one.

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8

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I am the

heart

bro

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ken.

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I

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& 8
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& 8
subito p
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the un - spok - en.

suddenly still

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Be - cause

& b ww ..
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still again
?b
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On - ly

in

love.

In

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F/E b

44 w
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p
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4

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av - a - lanche,

just

have

C5

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B bM9

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www ...

I'm in

love

an

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44

love.

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Colla voce ( q = c 78 )

to give.

Dm

this

.
www ..
w ..

I'm

you.

..

. J

& b .

& b ww ..

left

...
-

molto espr.

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..

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.

in - side

..
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pesante

F sus4/B b

&b

C5

noth - ing

C sus4

I have

love.

54

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...

Dm

av - a - lanche.

51

D m9

am

B bM9

Avalanche 7

and

&

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with

Dm

Love.

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.

gently - don't push

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&b

C sus4

Love.

& b ....

F
?
b
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Love.

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&b

>

F5

4
&b 4

>

j
.

Here comes

r
b

&
C sus4

and

& b ...
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snow.

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& b 44 . ..
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broad folk groove, feel the 16ths!

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j

Love.

42

gain - ing speed

j
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An

and

av

44

ice

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..

j
j

a - lanche.

4
4
44

F sus2

42

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>

2
4

G m11

the av - a - lanche,

accel. e. cresc

B b/C

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63

Strong 4 q = c 92

>
&b

61

B bsus2(#11)

Avalanche 8

Avalanche 9
65

&b

G m11

Teach

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me,

want

to

go.

#G sus2
& .

A m11

go.

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>

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j
j

&

D sus4

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&
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A m11

so

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Catch

>

G5

me.

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all

j

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>

We're

in

av - a - lanche.

>
j
j

>
j

D sus4

let - ting

>

j > .

an

I'm

snow.

j
.

j j

>
>
fl

let it

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.

Oh,

&

69

let

B b/C

n
j

an

av - a - lanche.

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j
..

..

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We

are

an

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av

&

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G/B

fall

ing.

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j

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# D sus4

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& 4
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4

C sus2

Fall

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out

A m11

fall

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be - low!

ing.

ing,

fall

42

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ing.

44
44

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j .

j .

44

opt.

D sus4

j
j

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A m11

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We're

42

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j

-

simple, building

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Watch

and we're

# j
&
>
f
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79

a - lanche

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77

Avalanche 10

G5

G sus2