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Intro:

        Rhythm guitar, bass, and drums [2X]:

        A                 C
        / / / /  / / / /  / / / /  / / / /

        Lead guitar enters, playing variations on A and C barre chords
        at 5th and 8th frets [2X]

        Solo:

         A
         v     v     v     v       v     v     v     v

E|-------------------------|--------------------------| 
B|-8b9---------------------|-------------------10-8---| 
G|-------------------------|----------------9---------| 
D|-------------------------|--------------------------| 
A|-------------------------|--------------------------| 
E|-------------------------|--------------------------| 

         (slow bend)

         C
         v     v     v     v       v     v     v     v

E|-------------------------|--------------------------| 
B|-------------------------|-------------------8b10---| 
G|-------------------------|--------------------------| 
D|-------------------------|--------------------------| 
A|-------------------------|--------------------------| 
E|-------------------------|--------------------------| 

                                                   (slow bend)
         A
         v     v     v     v       v     v     v     v

E|-------------------------|--------------------------| 
B|-------------5-----5--7--|-b9-r7-------------8--10--| 
G|----------------6--------|-------6--------9---------| 
D|-------------------------|--------------------------| 
A|-------------------------|--------------------------| 
E|-------------------------|--------------------------| 

         C
         v     v      v     v         v     v       v     v

E|--------------------10b12---|-r10-8----------------------| 

        b12b12-10-8h10p8------------|------10b12r10-8-----10-----|
E|----------------------------|----------------------------| 
B|----------------------------|----------------------------| 
G|----------------------------|----------------------------| 
D|----------------------------|----------------------------| 

         A
         v     v     v     v       v     v     v     v

E|-------------------------|--------------------------| 

        8b9---7p5----5--7--5-----|----5--------------8------|
        ----------6-----------6--|-------6--4--2s9------9---| 
E|-------------------------|--------------------------|       
E|-------------------------|--------------------------|       
E|-------------------------|--------------------------|       

         C
         v     v     v     v       v     v     v     v

        ----------8--------------|--------------------------| 
        -8--10-8-----8-----------|-------------------10b12--| 
        -------------------------|----------------9---------| 
E|-------------------------|--------------------------|       
E|-------------------------|--------------------------|       
E|-------------------------|--------------------------|       

         A                         E
         v     v     v     v       v     v     v     v

E|-------------------------|--------------------------|       
        -10----10------b12r10-8--|--------------------------| 
        -------------------------|-9-----9------------------| 
E|-------------------------|--------------------------|       
E|-------------------------|--------------------------|       
E|-------------------------|--------------------------|       

Verse 1:

         E  [piano in left channel plays E6]
        Leave your cares behind
        Come with us and find
             D                             E
        The pleasures of a journey to the center of the mind

Chorus:

         A                 C    C C B Bb A
        Come along if you care
        (A)                C    C C B Bb A
        Come along if you dare
        (A)                 C    C C         B   Bb   B
        Take a ride to the land inside [1,2: of your mind]

                                       [3:   and you'll see]

Verse 2:

        Beyond the seas of thought
        Beyone the realm of what
        Across the streams of hopes and dreams where things are really 
not

[repeat chorus]

Bridge:

         E
        But please realise
    You'll probably be surprised   [fill:  ----------15b17-b17--|

E|-12-15-12------------| 
B|---------------------| 
G|---------------------| 
D|---------------------| 
A|---------------------| 

            C#m               A
        For it's the land unknown to man

               F#         E
        Where fantasy is fact
           C#m                 A
        So if you can, please understand
        F#                  B          [N.C.]
    You might not come back        [fill:  --------------------------|

E|---9---| (w/heavy vibrato--| 
B|--------------------------|  
G|--------------------------|  
D|--------------------------|  
A|--------------------------|  

[guitar solo - slight variation on solo from intro]

Break:

        (distorted power chords panned between channels - aaaaahh, 
1968!)

        A5         D5 D#5  E5        B5 Bb5
         v   v   v   v     v   v   v   v

E|-----------------|------------------|      
B|-----------------|------------------|      
G|-----------------|------------------| [3X] 
D|-7---7---7-12--13| 14--14--14-9---8--|     
A|-7---7---7-12--13| 14--14--14-9---8--|     
E|-5---5---5-10--11| 12--12--12-7---6--|     

        A5         D5 D#5  E5
         v   v   v   v     v   v   v   v

E|-----------------|------------------|  
B|-----------------|------------------|  
G|-----------------|------------------|  
D|-7---7---7-12--13| 14-----------14\--| 
A|-7---7---7-12--13| 14-----------14\--| 
E|-5---5---5-10--11| 12-----------12\--| 

[repeat chorus]

Verse 3 [note extra line]:

        How happy life could be
        If all of mankind
        Would take the time to journey to the center of the mind
               D                               E
        Would take the time to journey to the center of the mind
        Center of the mind [echo: the mind, the mind...]

[guitar solo - another variation on intro solo for 10 bars]

Coda:

        (A)      B [fade]
         v       v     v     v     v

E|-------|-------------------------| 
B|----8--|-7-----------------------| 

        s9-----|-------------------------|
E|-------|-------------------------| 
B|-------|-------------------------| 
G|-------|-------------------------| 

• A
• A5
• B
• B5
• Bb
• Bb5
• C
• C#m

  4
• D
• D#5

  6
• D5

  5
• E
• E5
• F#