CARNAL QUESTION ( G. Vannelli )
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small case letters above chord symbols
indicate individual notes:
c4: middle C, and notes above in that octave...
c5: C above middle C
c3: C below middle C  etc.
numbers behind notes will only be indicated
when notes enter another octave or begin a new line





                  a3   a g     a   a g     b   b  a     c4
rh                e3   e d     e   e d     f#  f# e     g
......................................................................
lh  b1 d2  eb   e            e             f#        b


                  a3   a g     a   a g       b   b a      c4
                  e3   e d     e   e d       f#  f# e     g
......................................................................
                e            e           f#             b



                  a3   a g     a   a g          b   b  a      c4
                  e3   e d     e   e d          f#  f# e      g
..........................................................................
                e            e                f#           b
              If I     came back    just a cripple from the war


                  a3   a  g     a   a  g     b   b   a      c4
                  e3   e  d     e   e  d     f#  f#  e      g
............................................................................
                e            e             f#            b
      would you hold me close     just    like you did before



            e4  e d            e  e  d     b3  b  a     b c4  b  a
            a3  a..            ab ab..     e3  e....    e
...............................................................................
         d2                db           c             c
    but what      in the  world would I do?



            e4  e d        e  e  d     b3  b  a       b c4  b  a
            a3  a..        ab ab..     e3  e....      e
...............................................................................
         d2            db            c             c
    If  I     could not make love to you


    Ebmaj9      Fm7      Gm7        Emaj9/Ab
The question is not what freedom we got

   Gm7       Gb9            Fm7    Bb7-9+5
Is worth the consequence of war

    Ebmaj7      Fm7        Gm7         Emaj9/Ab
The question is just can I hold you at dusk

   Gm7      Gb9           Fm7    Bb7-9+5
without you asking me for more   yeah yeah yeah




     a3  a  g      a  bb a g
     d3  d...      d
..............................
 d2             eb


                  a3   a  g     a   a  g       b   b   a     c4
                  e3   e  d     e   e  d       f#  f#  e     g
......................................................................
                e            e             f#            b



                  a3   a  g     a   a  g          b   b   a      c4
                  e3   e  d     e   e  d          f#  f#  e      g
..........................................................................
                e            e                f#              b
           a post     war    eunuch      a lover that  is   lame





                    a3   a  g     a   a  g       b   b   a       c4
                    e3   e  d     e   e  d       f#  f#  e       g
......................................................................
                e              e             f#                b
     some famous hero                    and no one shares his name




            e4  e d            e  e  d     b3  b  a     b c4  b  a
            a3  a..            ab ab..     e3  e....    e
...............................................................................
         d2                db           c             c
   and where     in the world  would I go                       you're



            e4  e d        e  e  d         b3  b  a       b c4  b  a
            a3  a..        ab ab..         e3  e....      e
...............................................................................
         d2            db                c             c
        all    that i love   and all i know


    Ebmaj9      Fm7      Gm7        Emaj9/Ab
    ooh ooh oh oh oh oh ohh   oh oh oh


   Gm7       Gb9            Fm7    Bb7-9+5
  oh oh   oh oh oh          oh oh  ohhh


    Ebmaj7      Fm7            Gm7        Emaj9/Ab
The question is plain will our love still remain

   Gm7       Gb9         Fm7     Bb7-9+5
without  its carnal ecstacy      yeah yeah yeah


     a3  a  g      a  bb a g
     d3  d...      d
..............................
 d2             eb

guitar solo
                  a3   a  g     a   a  g       b   b   a     c4
                  e3   e  d     e   e  d       f#  f#  e     g
......................................................................
               e2            e             f#            b



                  a3   a  g     a   a  g          b   b   a      c4
                  e3   e  d     e   e  d          f#  f#  e      g
..........................................................................
               e2            e             f#                 b



            e4  e d            e  e  d     b3  b  a     b c4  b  a
            a3  a..            ab ab..     e3  e....    e
...............................................................................
         d2                db           c             c
 whooooooo        in the world would I be

            e4  e d        e  e  d         b3  b  a       b c4  b  a
            a3  a..        ab ab..         e3  e....      e
...............................................................................
         d2            db                c             c
      If i lose all of you and half   of me

    Ebmaj9      Fm7       Gm7        Emaj9/Ab.................................
    whoa oh oh  oh  oh oh oh oh oh  oh...........whoa whoa oh..................

segue into 'After The Last Battle'


transcribed by Peter Kruger casparus50@yahoo.ca