Down The Dolce Vita

{tuning: Standard (EADGBE)}
{section: Intro}
{Sound effect, then enters the orchestra}

 [Ab]  [Fm]    [Ebm]  [C#]  [Cm]    [Bbm]  [Fm]  [F#]

|[F#]  [Ab]  [C#]   [Bbm] |[Ebm]     |[Ab]  [C#]  [F#]  [Fm] |3/4 [F#]  [Ab]  ||4/4

{Enters the band} (0:34-)
|4/4 [Bbm]  |      |      ||

{section: Verse 1}
(0:39-)

 [Bbm]   "Hey Mac, [Ab]see you down the [F#]Dolce Vita!
 [Bbm]   "Get back,[Ab]    we  [F#]don't have time
Cos I h[Bbm]ear we're s[Ab]ending off the h[F#]eroes

[Fm]When the yera goes, [F#]out[C#] of the bay,
Trying to [Ab]fin[Eb]d a way, to make it a-[Bbm]live"

{section: Verse 2}
(1:02-)

 "So long," said four men to their families
 "Be strong till we get back home
 And if not, take care of all the children

 Until then just hope and pray
 We're gonna find a way, to make it alive"

{section: Chorus 1}
{Enters the orchestra} (1:25-)

| [Fm]                   |5/4 [Ebm]  [C#]  [Cm]   [Bbm]  [Fm] |4/4
    "You guys are crazy!"

|4/4 [F#]     |       |[F#]  [Ab]  [C#]  [Bbm] |
|[Ebm]    |[Ab]  [C#]  [F#]  [Fm] |2/4 [F#]  [Ab]  ||4/4

|4/4 [Bbm]  |      |      ||

{section: Verse 3}
(1:47-)

 They shout and then we leave the harbour.
 In doubt, they're acting weird
 And the sea is whipping up a welcome

 If hell come we're all easy prey,
 Trying to find a way, to make it alive"

{section: Chorus 2}
(2:09-)

| [Fm]                   |5/4 [Ebm]  [C#]  [Cm]   [Bbm]  [Fm] |4/4
    "You guys are crazy!"

|4/4 [F#]   |       |[F#]  [Ab]  [C#]  [Bbm] |
 [Ebm]     [Ab]  [C#]  [F#]  [Fm]  [F#]  [Ab]

{section: Bridge}
(2:26-)

 [Ebm]    The captain's hand shook for
the [Fm]guys to get in place
|2/4 [Ebm]               |[Fm]         |     [Dm]    ||3/4
        He said, "Let's look behind your face".

{Instrumental} (2:33-)
|3/4 [Gm]     |       [Eb]  |[F]    [Dm] ||4/4
|4/4 [Eb]    ||[Gm]   [F]  [Dm] |[Eb]      ||

{Enters drums}(2:43-)
 [C#]  With each corner covered, [Eb]  they were all around
 [D] Waiting for the midnight bell to sound...

{Enters percussions}(3:05-)
|6/8 [N.C.]/Ab | (x 12 bars)

{Enters lead guitar}(3:23-)
|3/4 [Bbm]  |      |[Ab]     |       |4/4 [F#]         |3/4
|3/4 Bbm  |      |2/4 Ab |3/4 Gb |5/4            |3/4
|3/4 [Bbm]  |      |2/4 [Ab] |3/4 [F#] |5/4    [Fm]  [Ebm]||4/4

{[A] tempo}
|4/4 [F#]   |[Ab]    ||[Bbm]   |      |      ||

{section: Verse 4}
(3:57-)

 "Out of sight," cried Aeron through his glasses
 "Don't fight" said Gorham's smile
 All the while, his hand was on my shoulder

 I was [Fm]scared of being an [F#]eas[C#]y prey,
          |[Ab]/[Eb]                   |3/4 [Bbm]
 Trying to find a way, to make it a  -  live"

{section: Coda}
(4:14-)

          |4/4  Gb/Db
I won't be      easy prey
trying to [Ab]fin[Eb]d a way to make it a-

 [Bbm]live____