Caught In The Balance    (as played by Toto on the album "Mindfields")


Intro:
   p.m.-------|     p.m.-|
e|--------------------------------------|----|
B|--------------------------------------|----|
G|--------------------------------------|-9\-|
D|-5-5-5-5-5-5--7\----------------------|-7\-|
A|------------------5--5--5-3-5/7-5\3---|----|
E|------------------------------------5-|----|

   p.m.--|   p.m.--|       \/   \/  \/  \/  p
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------7---5--------------|
G|----------------------------------5----------|
D|-5-5-5--5--5-5-5--5--7-4--------------7--(5)-|
A|---------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|

   h.------|  \/             w/ fingers
e|-------------12-----12--||----------------------||
B|----7-----------10-(10)-||--10-10-10-8--8-8-8-7-||
G|--5---7-----------------||---9--9--9-9--7-7-7-7-||
D|--------7---------------||----------------------||
A|------------------------||----------------------||
E|------------------------||----------------------||


Riff A:
   w/ fingers
e|----------------------------|
B|-8-7---7-5---5--3-----------|
G|-7-7---5-5---3--3---7-5-----|
D|--------------------7-5-7-5-|
A|------------------------7-5-|
E|----------------------------|


Verse:
   Am              F                 G
   w/ fingers                        1.
e|----------------------------------|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|----------------------------|
G|---9-9-x-9-9---9\5--9-9---9-9-7-9-|-7-x-7--5--7-7-7-5--7--5----|
D|---7-7-x-7-7---7\3--7-7---7-7-7-7-|-7-x-7--5--7-7-7-5--7--5--7-|
A|-0-----------0----------0---------|--------------------------7-|
E|----------------------------------|----------------------------|

   G
   2.
e|----------------------|
B|-------------5-3--5-3-|
G|-7-x-7--5-7--5-3--5-3-|
D|-7-x-7--5-7-----------|
A|----------------------|
E|----------------------|

What happened to me it seems so long ago
The cuts run deep and the scars still show
I live in the shadows where it's been so hard to grow
I'm still a servant in a nobleman's robes


Pre-Chorus:
  F                     G                      Eb
e|---------------------|---------------------|-----------------|-------------|
B|---------------------|---------------------|-----------------|-------------|
G|-10-10--12-12--10-10-|-12-12--14-14--12-12-|-8-8--10-10--8-8-|-8--8-7------|
D|-10-10--10-10--10-10-|-12-12--12-12--12-12-|-8-8---8--8--8-8-|-8--8-8-10-8-|
A|---------------------|---------------------|-----------------|--------10-8-|
E|---------------------|---------------------|-----------------|-------------|

  F                     G                      Eb
e|---------------------|---------------------|-----------------|
B|---------------------|---------------------|-----------------|
G|-10-10--12-12--10-10-|-12-12--14-14--12-12-|-8-8--10-10--8-8-|
D|-10-10--10-10--10-10-|-12-12--12-12--12-12-|-8-8---8--8--8-8-|
A|---------------------|---------------------|-----------------|
E|---------------------|---------------------|-----------------|

            Eb F  Bb C
e|---------------------|
B|---------------------|
G|-x-x-x-x-------------|
D|-x-x-x-x--8-10\--3-5-|
A|-x-x-x-x--6--8\--1-3-|
E|---------------------|

You know my weakness girl you know my kind
You helped me see when I was blind


D      Bb       C                    Bb
It's a crime to live my life without you
D     Bb              C          C Bb C Bb
Serve out my years in darkness
D Bb                 C           Bb
Inside these walls I die without you

    And when I close my eyes... I'm caught in the balance
  F                         G                     Am
e|-------------------------|---------------------|---|
B|-------------------------|---------------------|---|
G|-10-10--12-12--10-10-----|-12-12--14-14--12-12-|-9-|
D|-10-10--10-10--10-10-----|-12-12--12-12--12-12-|-7-|
A|-------------------------|---------------------|-0-|
E|-------------------------|---------------------|---|

 - Riff A -

Afraid of the hurricane I hide in my domain
I need release from all this pain
Please don't forsake me in these ruins of your home
I can't wait forever don't leave me alone

I have a secret if you want to learn
I will surrender in return

Chorus

Guitar solo:

      w/bar                    w/bar
       \/                      \/ p               pre-b
e|-15-(12)-(15)-12----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------15--13-15-(13)-15----13-15-15-(17)-15-(17)-15-(17)-|
G|-----------------------------------14-------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|

     b          b          b
e|--------------------12---------12---------12-15---------12-15-14----|
B|---------12-15-(17)----15-(17)----15-(17)-------15-(17)-------------|
G|-14-(16)------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|


e|-15-14-12-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------15-13-12--------------------------------------------7-----|
G|-------------------14-12-11-----------------------5-----7-(9)---7---|
D|----------------------------14-12-10----------5-7---7---------------|
A|-------------------------------------12-----7-----------------------|
E|----------------------------------------12--------------------------|

     b              b                        b             h  p
e|-----------------------------------17----20-(22)-(20)--17-20-17-----|
B|---------13-------------17-----/17----17----------------------------|
G|-12-(14)----12--17-(19)----17---------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|

     b                    b       p  p     p  p     p  p     p  p
e|-20-(24)-20-17-20-17----------20-19-17------------------------------|
B|----------------------20-(22)----------20-19-17-20-19-17------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------19-17-16---|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|

     p  p     p  p     p  p                     b
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------5-x-5-x-5-x-5-7-(9)-(7)-5-7----------|
G|-------------------------------5-x-5-x-5-x-5-7-(9)-(7)-5-7----------|
D|-19-17-16----------------------5-x-5-x-5-x-5-----------------7---11-|
A|----------19-17-15----------12-----------------------------8---8----|
E|-------------------19-17-15-----------------------------------------|

                     b
e|--------------15-18-(20)-17-----------------------------------------|
B|--------15-18-------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----15-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-/15----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|

Pre-Chorus

Chorus