Here is my last version of this song, much more complete and with some
minor corrections :
TUNNEL OF LOVE (Dire Straits)
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[Dm] [C] [Dm] [Bb] [Dm] [C] [Dm] [Bb]
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-----------------13-10-----------------------10-------------
-----------------------12-10---10-9-10-12-10----------------
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Getting crazy on the [Dm]waltzers, [F]but it's the life that I [C]choose
[G]Sing about the sixblade sing about the switchback and a [Dm]torture tatoo
And I've been [Dm]riding on a ghost train [F]
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where the cars they [C]scream and slam
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[G]And I don't know where I'll be tonight but I'd [Dm]always tell you where I am
In a [Dm]screaming ring of faces [F]
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I see her standing in the [C]light
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---------------------------------9(10)-9-7----7-------------
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[G]She had a ticket for the races just like me she was a [Dm]victim of the night
I put my [Dm]hand upon the lever [F]
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-------------------------------6----------------------------
-------------------------------6----------------------------
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said let it rock and let it [C]roll
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----------------------------------10/8--10/8--10------------
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[G]I had the one arm bandit fever was an arrow through my [Dm]heart and my soul
And the big wheels keep on [Bb]turning[C]
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-------------------------------------5-7---7----------------
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neon [F]burning , up [Bb]above
And I am [F]high on the world
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-----------------------------------------------12-10--------
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come on [C]take a [Dm]low ride with me [Bb]girl.
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-------------------------------------------10---------------
----------------------------------------12----12-10-12------
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On the tunnel of lo[Dm]ve.[C][Dm][Bb]
It's just the [Dm]danger [F]when you're riding at your own [C]risk
[G]She said you are the perfect stranger she said baby [Dm]let's keep it like this
It's just a [Dm]cakewalk [F]
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----------------------5-----5-------------------------------
----------------------6^5---5-------------------------------
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twisting baby step right up and [C]say
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------------------------------------10(12)-10-9-10-9-10(12)-
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[G]Hey mister give me two give me two because any [Dm]two can play
And the big wheels keep on [Bb]turning[C]
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neon [F]burning , up [Bb]above
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----------------------------------13-11---------------------
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And I am [F]high on the world
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come on [C]take a [Dm]low ride with me [Bb]girl.
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----------------------------------------12----12-10-12------
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On the tunnel of lo[Dm]ve.[C][Dm][Bb]
Well it's been [Gm]money for muscle another [Bb]whirligig
[Gm]Money for muscle another [Bb]girl I dig
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-------------------8-10-8-----------------------------------
----------------10------------------------------------------
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[Gm]Another hustle just to make [Bb]it big
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-------------------8-10-8-----------------------------------
----------------10------------------------------------------
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and [C]rock away [C]rock away
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--------------10-9-----------10-9---------------------------
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And [F]girl, it looks so pretty to me [C], [Dm]just like it always did
[Bb] [C]Like the Spanish city to me[F], [Bb]when we were kids.[C]
SOLO : ( F C Dm Bb C F Bb C ) (2x) Dm C Dm Bb
[----]
She took off a [Dm]silver locket [F]she said remenber me by [C]this
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[G]She put her hand in my pocket
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-------------------------------3---3-3-5-5-3----------------
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I got a keepsake and a [Dm]kiss
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-----------------------------------6------------------------
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-----------------------------7-5---7------------------------
---------------------------------8--------------------------
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And in the roar of [Dm]dust and diesel[F]
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------------------------------------5^6---6-8-8-6-----------
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I stood and watched her [C]walk away
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----------------------------------6-5-----------------------
--------------------------------------5---------------------
----------------------------------------8-7-5-8-7-5-------5-
----------------------------------------------------8-7-8---
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[G]I could have caught up with her easy enough but something must have [Dm]made me stay
And the big wheels keep on [Bb]turning [C], neon [F]burning , up [Bb]above
And I am [F]high on the world
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----------------------------11(13)-11-10--------------------
-----------------------------------------12-10--------------
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come on [C]take a [Dm]low ride with me [Bb]girl.
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-------------------------------------------10---------------
----------------------------------------12----12-10-12------
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On the tunnel of lo[Dm]ve.[C][Dm][Bb]
On the tunnel of lo[Dm]ve.[C][Dm][Bb]
And now I'm [Gm]searching through these carousels and the [Bb]carnival arcades
[Gm]Searching everywhere from [Bb]steeplechase and palisades
In any [Gm]shooting gallery where [Bb]promises are made
To [C]rock away rock away from cullercoats and whitley bay out to [C]rockaway
(Bridge : arpeggiated chords)
[F]And girl it looks so pretty to me [C] ,[Dm] like it always did[Bb][C]
Like the Spanish city to me [F] ,[Bb] when we were kids.[C][F]
And girl it looks so pretty to me [C] ,[Dm] like it always did[Bb][C]
Like the Spanish city to me [F] ,[Bb] when we were kids.[C]
FINAL SOLO :
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Second guitar : plays chords from the bridge,
and then repeat ( F C Dm C Bb ) till the end.
Lead guitar :
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-10^11^10----------10-11-10--------------10-13-10-11--------------10-
------------12--------------12-10-12------------------------10-12----
------------14---------------------------------------12--------------
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-10^11^10---10(11)10---10-11-10---------------------10-11-10---------
----------------------------------10-12---10-12--------------12-10-12
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-10-13-10-11-----------10----------10--------------------13(15)13----
-------------10-10--------12-10-12------12^10---12^10----------------
----------------12---------------------------------------------------
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------------------------10-------------------------------------------
-10-11---------------------13---------------------------12--------12-
-------10-12-12^10^12-------------------------10-12(14)----12(14)----
------------------------------10-10-12-12----------------------------
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-13----10-13----10-13-10--------------12---------------------
----12-------12----------12-10-12(14)------------------------
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----9-10-12-10^12^10-9-9^10^9----10----10--------------------
-12---------------------------12----12----12-10--------------
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--------------------------------------------10-10---10-------
--------------------------------------11-13------------13-13-
----------------9-10-9-10------------------------------------
-12-10-12-10-12-----------10-10-10-12------------------------
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---------------------------------------10-13-12-10----10----10----------
-11-10---10-10----------(15)13(15)-----------------13----13----13-------
---------------12-10-10-------------------------------------------12-12-
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------------------10-13----10-13----10-13-10-------10-------10-----------
---------------13-------13-------13----------13-10----10-13--------10^13-
-(14)12-10---------------------------------------------------------------
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----10-------10--------13-12-10-----------17----------------------
-10----10-13--------10----------10-----------20-20----------------
---------------------------------------------------17^19^17----17-
---------------------------------------19-------------------19----
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--------------------13-13-13----10--------------------------------
----10------10-13------------11-------13--------------------------
-10--------------------------------10-----------------------------
-------10---------------------------------------------------------
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-------------17-18-17-----------------------------------------------
----18----18----------20-18^20^18-17-----------------18----18-20-20-
-17----17----------------------------19-----------19----19----------
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minor corrections :
TUNNEL OF LOVE (Dire Straits)
-----------------------------
[Dm] [C] [Dm] [Bb] [Dm] [C] [Dm] [Bb]
--------10----10--------------------------------------------
-----------------13-10-----------------------10-------------
-----------------------12-10---10-9-10-12-10----------------
------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------
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Getting crazy on the [Dm]waltzers, [F]but it's the life that I [C]choose
[G]Sing about the sixblade sing about the switchback and a [Dm]torture tatoo
And I've been [Dm]riding on a ghost train [F]
------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------3/5-5----------------
---------------------------------------2/5-5^6--------------
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------------------------------------------------------------
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where the cars they [C]scream and slam
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--------------------------------------5-5---5---------------
--------------------------------------5-5---5^6-------------
------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------
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[G]And I don't know where I'll be tonight but I'd [Dm]always tell you where I am
In a [Dm]screaming ring of faces [F]
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------------------------------3/5-5-------------------------
------------------------------2/5-5^6-----------------------
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I see her standing in the [C]light
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---------------------------------9(10)-9-7----7-------------
-------------------------------------------10---------------
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------------------------------------------------------------
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[G]She had a ticket for the races just like me she was a [Dm]victim of the night
I put my [Dm]hand upon the lever [F]
------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------5-7-5-7-5--------------------
-------------------------------6----------------------------
-------------------------------6----------------------------
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said let it rock and let it [C]roll
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-----------------------------------9/7---9/7---9------------
----------------------------------10/8--10/8--10------------
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[G]I had the one arm bandit fever was an arrow through my [Dm]heart and my soul
And the big wheels keep on [Bb]turning[C]
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-----------------------------------------6---6---6^8-8------
-------------------------------------5-7---7----------------
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neon [F]burning , up [Bb]above
And I am [F]high on the world
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----------------------------11(13)-11-10-11-10--------------
-----------------------------------------------12-10--------
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come on [C]take a [Dm]low ride with me [Bb]girl.
------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------10---------------
----------------------------------------12----12-10-12------
------------------------------------------------------------
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On the tunnel of lo[Dm]ve.[C][Dm][Bb]
It's just the [Dm]danger [F]when you're riding at your own [C]risk
[G]She said you are the perfect stranger she said baby [Dm]let's keep it like this
It's just a [Dm]cakewalk [F]
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----------------------5-----5-------------------------------
----------------------6^5---5-------------------------------
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twisting baby step right up and [C]say
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------------------------------------10(12)-10-9-10-9-10(12)-
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[G]Hey mister give me two give me two because any [Dm]two can play
And the big wheels keep on [Bb]turning[C]
---------------------------6--------------------------------
---------------------------6--------------------------------
---------------------------7--------------------------------
---------------------------8--------------------------------
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neon [F]burning , up [Bb]above
-------------------------10-11-10---------------------------
----------------------------------13-11---------------------
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And I am [F]high on the world
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----------------------------13-11-10-11-10------------------
--------------------------------------------12-10-----------
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come on [C]take a [Dm]low ride with me [Bb]girl.
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-------------------------------------------10---------------
----------------------------------------12----12-10-12------
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On the tunnel of lo[Dm]ve.[C][Dm][Bb]
Well it's been [Gm]money for muscle another [Bb]whirligig
[Gm]Money for muscle another [Bb]girl I dig
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-------------------8-10-8-----------------------------------
----------------10------------------------------------------
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[Gm]Another hustle just to make [Bb]it big
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------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------8-10-8-----------------------------------
----------------10------------------------------------------
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and [C]rock away [C]rock away
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--------------10-9-----------10-9---------------------------
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And [F]girl, it looks so pretty to me [C], [Dm]just like it always did
[Bb] [C]Like the Spanish city to me[F], [Bb]when we were kids.[C]
SOLO : ( F C Dm Bb C F Bb C ) (2x) Dm C Dm Bb
[----]
She took off a [Dm]silver locket [F]she said remenber me by [C]this
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----------------------------------------------------------9^7^9--
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[G]She put her hand in my pocket
-------------------------------3----------------------------
-------------------------------3---3-3-5-5-3----------------
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I got a keepsake and a [Dm]kiss
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-----------------------------------6------------------------
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-----------------------------7-5---7------------------------
---------------------------------8--------------------------
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And in the roar of [Dm]dust and diesel[F]
------------------------------------------------5-----------
------------------------------------5^6---6-8-8-6-----------
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I stood and watched her [C]walk away
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----------------------------------6-5-----------------------
--------------------------------------5---------------------
----------------------------------------8-7-5-8-7-5-------5-
----------------------------------------------------8-7-8---
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[G]I could have caught up with her easy enough but something must have [Dm]made me stay
And the big wheels keep on [Bb]turning [C], neon [F]burning , up [Bb]above
And I am [F]high on the world
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----------------------------11(13)-11-10--------------------
-----------------------------------------12-10--------------
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come on [C]take a [Dm]low ride with me [Bb]girl.
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-------------------------------------------10---------------
----------------------------------------12----12-10-12------
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On the tunnel of lo[Dm]ve.[C][Dm][Bb]
On the tunnel of lo[Dm]ve.[C][Dm][Bb]
And now I'm [Gm]searching through these carousels and the [Bb]carnival arcades
[Gm]Searching everywhere from [Bb]steeplechase and palisades
In any [Gm]shooting gallery where [Bb]promises are made
To [C]rock away rock away from cullercoats and whitley bay out to [C]rockaway
(Bridge : arpeggiated chords)
[F]And girl it looks so pretty to me [C] ,[Dm] like it always did[Bb][C]
Like the Spanish city to me [F] ,[Bb] when we were kids.[C][F]
And girl it looks so pretty to me [C] ,[Dm] like it always did[Bb][C]
Like the Spanish city to me [F] ,[Bb] when we were kids.[C]
FINAL SOLO :
----------
Second guitar : plays chords from the bridge,
and then repeat ( F C Dm C Bb ) till the end.
Lead guitar :
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-10^11^10----------10-11-10--------------10-13-10-11--------------10-
------------12--------------12-10-12------------------------10-12----
------------14---------------------------------------12--------------
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-10^11^10---10(11)10---10-11-10---------------------10-11-10---------
----------------------------------10-12---10-12--------------12-10-12
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-10-13-10-11-----------10----------10--------------------13(15)13----
-------------10-10--------12-10-12------12^10---12^10----------------
----------------12---------------------------------------------------
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------------------------10-------------------------------------------
-10-11---------------------13---------------------------12--------12-
-------10-12-12^10^12-------------------------10-12(14)----12(14)----
------------------------------10-10-12-12----------------------------
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-13----10-13----10-13-10--------------12---------------------
----12-------12----------12-10-12(14)------------------------
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----9-10-12-10^12^10-9-9^10^9----10----10--------------------
-12---------------------------12----12----12-10--------------
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--------------------------------------------10-10---10-------
--------------------------------------11-13------------13-13-
----------------9-10-9-10------------------------------------
-12-10-12-10-12-----------10-10-10-12------------------------
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---------------------------------------10-13-12-10----10----10----------
-11-10---10-10----------(15)13(15)-----------------13----13----13-------
---------------12-10-10-------------------------------------------12-12-
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------------------10-13----10-13----10-13-10-------10-------10-----------
---------------13-------13-------13----------13-10----10-13--------10^13-
-(14)12-10---------------------------------------------------------------
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-10----10-13--------10----------10-----------20-20----------------
---------------------------------------------------17^19^17----17-
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----10------10-13------------11-------13--------------------------
-10--------------------------------10-----------------------------
-------10---------------------------------------------------------
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----18----18----------20-18^20^18-17-----------------18----18-20-20-
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