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Fragile

by Sting · tab for chromatic harmonica

No bends91 notesHoles 2–5Chromatic

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Intro
Melody
Per-haps this fi-nal act was meant
To clinch a life-time's ar-gu-ment
-3 -4 -4 -4 -4 noth-ing ev-er could
For all those born be-neath an an-gry star
Lest we for-get how fra-gile we are
On and on the rain will say
On and on the rain will say
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Intro
+2 -4 -3 -4
+2 -4 -3 -4 -4 -3 -4 -4 -3
+2 -4 -3 -4
+2 -4 -3 -4 -4 -3 -3 -4

Melody
-4 -3 +3 +3
-4 -4
+3 <-2 +2 +2 +3 +3 +3 <-2 +2 +2 <-1 <-1 <-2 +2 +3 -4 -3 +3 +3  -4 -4 +3 <-2 +2 +2 +3 +3 +3 <-2 +2 +2 <-1 <-1 <-2 +3 +2 +2  -4    -3   -4   +2    -4  +5   -3   +3  -3 If blood will flow when flesh and steel are one -3   -3 -3  -3 -3  -3  -3 +3  -3   -4  -4
Dry-ing in the col-our of the eve-ning sun +2 -4   -4    -4  -4   -4   -4   -4   -4 +3
To-mor-row's rain will wash the stains a-way +2   -3    -3  -3  -3  -4    -3  -3  +3   +3
But some-thing in our minds will al-ways stay +2  -4    -4  -4 -3  -4  -3   -4
Per-haps this fi-nal act was meant
+2   -4  +5  -4   -3    -3 +3  -3
To clinch a life-time's ar-gu-ment
+2   -3   -3  -3    +3  -3 +3  -3   +3
That noth-ing comes from vi--o-lence and
-3  -4  -4 -4  -4 noth-ing ev-er could
+2 -4   -4    -4  -4  -4   -4 -4 -4  +3
For all those born be-neath an an-gry star
-3  -3 -3  -3  -3   -3  <-2 +2 +2
Lest we for-get how fra-gile we are

-3  +3 -3 +3   +3  <-2   +3
On and on the rain will fall
<-2  +3    <-2 <-2  +2   <-2  +3   <-2 <-2  +2 Like tears from   a star like tears from  a star
-3  +3 -3  +3  +3  <-2  +3
On and on the rain will say
<-2 +3  <-2  <-2 +2  <-2 +3  <-2 <-2  +2
How fra-gile  we are how fra-gile we are