Steppin In A Slide Zone

The Moody Blues

tono:
E|---------------            ----------------|
B|-2-------------            ----------------|
G|------2-4------  4x        -6-----4--------|   4x
D|---4-----------            ---4-7----------|
A|---------------            ----------------|
E|---------------            ----------------|

(keyboard plays behind guitar on this part, mostly repeating 1st four notes above)
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-2-4>(6)====(6)>4-2-4-2------------------2-4vvvv-2-4-2-4-2-4-2-2----------|
D|------------------------4-2-4vvvvvvv-------------------------------4vvvvv-|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|-2-4>(6)====(6)>4-2-4-2-------------------|
D|------------------------4-2-4vvvvvvv------|
A|------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|

                                                       F#m
E|----------------------------------------5---5-7-5-7-9-----------|
B|---------------------------5----5-7-5-7---7---------------------|
G|---------------4---4-6-4-6---6----------------------------------|
D|-4-----4-7-4-7---7----------------------------------------------|
A|----7-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|

F#m
I took a ride in a limosine, I took a road I've never been.
I met a stranger along the way, his coat was torn but his eyes were clear.
F#m           Bm    Bm7   Bm   Bm7       Bm    F#m
Standing in a slide zone, step-pin' in a slide zone.
F#m
He told me where a river flows, he showed me how the apple grows.
He told me of a magic street, his face was worn but his eyes were clear.
F#m           Bm    Bm7              Bm   Bm7            Bm    F#m
Standing in a slide zone, I could be step-pin' in   a    slide zone.
Standing in a slide zone, I could be step-pin' through a time zone.
F#m
He went to find a shooting star, around the bend that's where they are.
I went along just for the ride, suddenly I began to smile.
F#m           Bm    Bm7              Bm   Bm7            Bm   F#m
Standing in a slide zone, I could be step-pin' through a time zone.
F#m
The air raced by,there was no sound, we're drifting high above the ground.
And then he said "you will know this place",and then a smile lit up his face.
F#m           Bm    Bm7              Bm   Bm7       Bm    F#m
Standing in a slide zone, I could be step-pin' in a slide zone.
F#m           Bm    Bm7              Bm   Bm7            F#sus4
Standing in a slide zone, I could be step-pin' through a time zo-o-o-one.

(background fill at &)
E|---5----------5-|
B|-----5h7-7-7----|

Lead solo
    F#m    (&)           Bm          F#m  (&)          Bm
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-10-12>(14)===(14)>12-10-12-10--------------10-12vvvv-10-12-10-12-10-12-|
G|-------------------------------11-9-11----------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|

    Bm7    F#m                           Bm                F#m
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-10-10--------------10-12>(14)===(14)>12-10-12-10----------------------|
G|---------11vvvv------------------------------------11-9-11-------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|

    F#m  \\      \\
E|----------5------|
B|-7-7--5h7----5-7-|   3x

(after 2nd time play this on guitar while keyboard plays 3rd time above)

  F#m                                         Fm  /  F#m
                                              "Slide zone"
E|-5----------------------------------5---5-7-5-7-9---------|
B|---7-6-5---5-7---5-7----5---5-7-5-7---7-------------------|
G|---------6-----6----------6-------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|

F#m
I turned my head and I looked below, and there was something that I know.
Suddenly I began to fall, I looked around and I tried to call.

( F#m           Bm    Bm7 )

        Bm  Bm7       Bm   Bm7          Bm   F#m
Standing in a slide zone, he had me step-pin   in  a  time zone.
Standing in a slide zone,           walking through a time zone.
F#m
Help me please I thought I said, did something happen in my head?
The music came from all around, and I knew what I had found.
F#m           Bm    Bm7          Bm   Bm7           Bm   F#m
Standing in a slide zone,        walk-ing through a time zone.
F#m           Bm    Bm7             Bm  Bm7           F#sus4
Step-pin'in a slide zone, he had me walk-ing through a time zo-o-o-one.

Background fill again at (&)
E|---5----------5-|
B|-----5h7-7-7----|

End solo

    F#m    (&)           Bm            F#m (&)
E|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-10-12>(14)===(14)>12-10-12-10-----------------|
G|-------------------------------11-9-11---------|    2x
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|

    F#m  ("Slide zone")
E|-5-7>(9)===(9)>7-5-7-5--------------[5---------5-]-|
B|-----------------------7-5-7--------[--5h7-7-7---]-|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|

    F#m  ("Slide zone")
E|-5-7>(9)----------------------------|
B|--------5-----5-5-7--7--5-----5-5-7-|
G|----------4h6-------------4h6-------|
D|------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|

    F#m  ("Slide zone")                F#m / / /
A|--5---------5-------------------------|
B|-7---5h7-7-7--------7vvv-7vvv-7vvv----|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|

    F#m  ("Slide zone")
E|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-2-4>(6)===(6)>4-2-4-2----------[2-----------2]--|
D|-----------------------4-2-4----[----2h4-4-4---]-|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|

    F#m
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|-2-4>(6)>4>(6)===(6)>4-4-2-4-2----------[2-----------2-]-|
D|-------------------------------4-2-4----[---2h4-4-4----]-|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|

    F#m
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-2-4->(6)>4>(6)>4>(6)===(6)>4-4-2-4-2----------[2-----------2-]-|
D|--------------------------------------4-2-4----[----2h4-4-4---]-| Fade out.
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|