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READ ABOUT LOVE - Richard Thompson
(From the Album "Rumor and Sigh")
Okay people, I guess you could call this an easy chords version of a classic song.
Listen to the album to work out the exact rhythm.
Otherwise play to your heart's content.
PLAYING NOTES: The Song has two fills which are played in the
verse
FILL 1: FILL 2:
E -------------------------- E ------------------
B -------------------------- B -1p0--------------
G -------------------------- G -----2p0---2------
D 5-5-5-5-5-4-2-0-2-0-0-0-0- D ---------4---0----
A -------------------------- A ------------------
E -------------------------- E ------------------
Notes on Chord Voicings:
G This can be played with an F shape at the 3rd fret to
allow easy access to FILL 1.
G/? I have not come up with any good chord voicings for this
run down. Any help will be gratefully received. I tend to
just play the root notes.
THE SONG IN FULL:
G
Asked my Daddy when I was thirteen
(FILL 1----------------------) D
"Daddy can you tell me what a lover really means?"
G
His eyes went glassy, not a word was said
(FILL 1----------------------) D (FILL 2-)
He poured another beer and his face turned red
G C
Asked my mother, she acted the same
G D
She never looked up, she seemed so ashamed
G C
Asked my teacher, he reached for the cane
G D
He said "don't mention that subject again"
CHORUS:
Em C
So I read about love, I read it in a magazine
Em C
Read about love, cosmo and seventeen
Em C
Read about love, in the back of a hustler, hustler, hustler
G G/F G/E G/Eb G G/F G/E G/Eb
So I know what makes girls sigh
G G/F G/E G/Eb G G/F G/E G/Eb
And I know why girls cry
G Em C D
So don't tell me I don't understand
G Em C D
What makes a woman and what makes a man
G Em C D Fm
I've never been to heaven but at least I've read about love
SECOND VERSE: (See first verse for chords and fills)
My big brother told me when I was fourteen
"It's time I showed you what love really means
Girls like kissing and romance too
But a boy's got to know what a man's got to do"
He gave me a book, the cover was plain
Written by a doctor with a German name
It had glossy pictures, serious stuff
I read it seven time then I knew it well enough
SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT CHORUS:
Read about love, now I've got you
Read about love, where I want you
Read about love, I got you on the test-bed, test-bed, test-bed
So why, don't you moan and sigh?
And why do you sit there and cry?
I do everything I'm supposed to do
If something's wrong than it must be you
I know the ways of a woman I've read about love
Well well well, when I touch you there it's supposed to feel nice
That's what it said in reader's advice
I've never been to heaven but at least I've read about love
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THE POOR BOY IS TAKEN AWAY - Richard Thompson
C
Gold-haired poor boy, you took him for fun
F G C
He dressed for the tinkering trade
F G C
He dressed for the tinkering trade
F C/E Dm C
Now the poor boy is taken a-way
No use waiting like a ghost in a dream
The world has no comfort to bring
The world has no comfort to bring
He left you to get everything
No use standing, waving adieu
The penny won't drop in your mind
The penny won't drop in your mind
The old flame's left you behind
No use crying in a room full of memories
You never will find yesterday
You never will find yesterday
And the poor boy is taken away
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HELPLESS - Neil Young
(Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young)
Déjà Vu
1970
INTRO:
D A G G
D A G G
D A G
There is a town in North Ontario
D A G
With dream comfort memory to spare
D A G
And in my mind I still need a place to go
D A G
All my changes were there
(Same chords through rest of song)
Blue blue windows behind the stars
Yellow moon on the rise
Big birds flying across the sky
Throwing shadows on our eyes
CHORUS
Leave us helpless helpless helpless
Baby can you hear me now
The chains are locked and tied across the door
Babe sing with me somehow
D A G G
D A G G
Blue blue windows behind the stars
Yellow moon on the rise
Big birds flying across the sky
Throwing shadows on our eyes
CHORUS
Leave us helpless helpless helpless
Helpless helpless helpless
Helpless helpless helpless
Helpless helpless helpless
Helpless
fade out
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HE WAS A FRIEND OF MINE - The Byrds
(from Turn! Turn! Turn!, 1966.)
A E D A Asus4 A Asus4 A
He was a friend of mine
A E D A Asus4 A Asus4 A
He was a friend of mine
A F#m D E
His killing has no purpose, no reason or rhyme
A E D A Asus 4 A Asus4 A
He was a friend of mine
He was in Dallas town
He was in Dallas town
From a sixth floor window a gunner shot him down
He died in Dallas town
He never knew my name
He never knew my name
Though I never met him, I knew him just the same
Oh he was a friend of mine
A F#m D E
The leader of a nation for such a precious time
A E D A
Oh he was a friend of mine
Asus4: x 0 2 2 3 0
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END OF A HOLIDAY - Fairport Convention
Title: End of a Holiday
Artist: Fairport Convention
Writer: Simon Nicol
Here's an excellent acoustic tune from the late sixties.
Even if you've never heard it before it's easy to play and sounds
great...
It has a moderate tempo. Excuse the Emin9 Emaj9 nonsense,
I couldn't remember which chord it was meant to be...
Emin9
e|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|-3-----------3-------5---3-------|
G|----------------------------0---|---------0-----------------------|
D|------------------------4-------|-----4-----------4-----------0---|
A|--------------------------------|-2-----------2-----------2-------|
E|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
C Emin9
e|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|-3----------1-------0---1-------|-3-----------3-------5---3-------|
G|-----0--------------------------|---------0-----------------------|
D|--------2-------2-----------0---|-----4-----------4-----------0---|
A|-3----------3-----------3-------|-2-----------2-----------2-------|
E|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
C Am G
e|-------------0------------------|---------------------------------|
B|-1---------------1-------1------|-----1-------------------0-------|
G|-----0--------------------------|-2-------2---0-------2-----------|
D|---------2-----------2----------|---------2-------0-----------0---|
A|-3--------------------------2---|-0-------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|-------------3-----------3-------|
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
Em D C Emin9
e|-3-----------2-------3---2------|-0-------------------------------|
B|---------5----------------------|---------1---3-------------------|
G|-----4-----------2----------2---|-----0---------------4---5-------|
D|-------------0-----------0------|-----------------4-----------4---|
A|--------------------------------|-3-----------2-------------------|
E|-0------------------------------|---------------------------------|
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
D Emin9
e|-------------2-----------2------|---------------------------------|
B|-3-------3-----------3----------|-3-----------3-------5---3-------|
G|-----2-----------2--------------|---------0-----------------------|
D|-0-----------0-----------0--0---|-----4-----------4-----------0---|
A|--------------------------------|-2-----------2-----------2-------|
E|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
C Emin9
e|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|-3----------1-------0---1-------|-3-h-5---3---------------3-------|
G|-----0--------------------------|-------------4-------5-----------|
D|--------2-------2-----------0---|-----------------4-----------0---|
A|-3----------3-----------3-------|-2-------2-----------------------|
E|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
C Am G
e|-------------3-p-0--------------|---------------------------------|
B|-1-----------1-----------1------|-----1-------------------0-------|
G|-----0--------------------------|-2-------2---0-------2-----------|
D|---------2-----------2----------|---------2-------0-----------0---|
A|-3--------------------------2---|-0-------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|-------------3-----------3-------|
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
Em D C Emin9
e|-3-----------2-------3---2------|-0-------------------------------|
B|---------5----------------------|---------1---3-------------------|
G|-----4-----------2----------2---|-----0---------------4---5-------|
D|-------------0-----------0------|-----------------4-----------4---|
A|--------------------------------|-3-----------2-------------------|
E|-0------------------------------|---------------------------------|
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
D
e|-------------2--------------0---|-2-----------2-------3---2-------|
B|-3-------3-----------3---3------|---------3-----------------------|
G|-----2-----------2--------------|-----2-----------2-----------0---|
D|-0-----------0-----------0--0---|-0-----------0-----------0-------|
A|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
C Emaj9
e|-2-----------0-----------0------|---------------------------------|
B|-----1---------------3----------|-3-----------3-------5---3-------|
G|---------0-------0--------------|---------0-----------------------|
D|-----------------------------0--|-----4-----------4-----------0---|
A|-------------3-----------3------|-2-----------2-----------2-------|
E|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
C Em D
e|-------------3-p-0--------------|-3---------------2---------------|
B|-1-----------------------1------|---------5---------------3-------|
G|-----0--------------------------|-----4-------4-------2-------2---|
D|---------2-----------2-------0--|-----------------0---------------|
A|-3------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|-0-------------------------------|
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
C Emaj9 Am
e|-0------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------1---3------------------|-3-p-1---------------------------|
G|-----0---------------4---5------|---------2-----------0---2-------|
D|-----------------4-----------0--|-------------2---s4----------0---|
A|-3-----------2------------------|-0-------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
Gadd9
e|-----------------3--------------||
B|-------------0------------------||
G|---------2----------------------||
D|-----0--------------------------||
A|--------------------------------||
E|-3------------------------------||
^ ^ ^ ^
CHORD USED
Emaj9
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| 1 | | | |
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| | | 2 |
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DON'T RENEGE ON OUR LOVE
(written by Richard Thompson & Lucy Kaplansky.)
Chords/Lyrics
A G D A
Remember when we were hand in hand
A G D A
Remember, we sealed it with a golden band
A G D
Now your eyes don't meet mine
A G D
You've got a pulse like fever
A G D
Do I take you for a lover
A
Or just a deceiver
E D A
Simple is simple, Plain is plain
E D A
If you leave me now, You won't come back again
D E
Don't give up
A G D
Don't renege on our love
A G D
Don't renege on our love
A G D A
Give me just an ounce of sympathy
A G D A
Give me my chains of liberty
A G D
There's a rope that binds us
A G D
And I don't want to break it
A G D
If love is a healing
A
Why should we forsake it
E D A
Hunger is hunger, Need is need
E D A
Am I just another mouth to feed
D E
When the game is up
E A G D
Don't renege on our love
A G D
Don't renege on our love
SOLO
A G D A
Remember when we were hand in hand
A G D A
Remember, we sealed it with a golden band
A G D
Now your eyes don't meet mine
A G D
You've got a pulse like fever
A G D
Do I take you for a lover
A
Or just a deceiver
E
When my heart breaks
D A
It breaks like the weather
E
If you leave me now
D A
It'll thunder forever
D E
Oh don't give it up
A G D
Don't renege on our love.
A G D
Don't renege on our love.
A G D A
Don't renege on our love.
From Lucy Kaplansky "Flesh And Bone" CD
Red House Records 1996
Island Music Ltd 1982 BMI
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This song is from the 1968 "Fairport Convention" album, by Fairport Convention.
DECAMERON - P, Ghosh, A. Horvitch, R. Thompson
Intro:(A A2 A4 A Bm B2 B4 Bm)
A A2 A4 A Bm B2 B4 Bm
She doesn't see the day-to-day
A A2 A4 A Bm B2 B4 Bm
No colours where the children play
E A
She doesn't see the things she saw
Bm D A A4 A A4 A D F#m C
White crosses painted on the door
G* A* D* E* G* A* D* E*
See me fly, see me cry, see me walk away
G* A* D* E* G* A* E
Every time the sun shines, to me it's a rainy day
He didn't see the summer go
Though, he knew what the shadows know
He didn't see his arms closed
He didn't feel his blood run cold
See me fly, see me cry, see me walk away
Every time the sun shines, to me it's a rainy day
They listened to his voice grow pale
No stamps were on the morning mail
They all listened to the white truck ring
Words just didn't mean a thing
See me fly, see me cry, see me walk away
Every time the sun shines, to me it's a rainy day
G* A* D* E*
e ---7--- ---5--- ---5--- ---7---
B ---8--- ---5--- ---7--- ---9---
G ---7--- ---4--- ---7--- ---9---
D ------- ------- ------- -------
A ------- ------- ------- -------
E ------- ------- ------- -------
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CROSSROADS BLUES - Robert Johnson
(as played by Sam Mitchell on the album 'Art of Bottleneck/Slide Guitar')
Playing Notes
/ - slide up
\ - slide down
s - slide between notes
h - hammer on
p - pull of
~ - vibrato
* - notes played without slide
Played in Open G (D G D G B D from low to high)
D-|---/12-12-12-12-12-12-12-----/12------------------/5~--0-3-3-3-2p0---------|
B-|---/12-12-12-12-12-12-12-/12--------/12----------------0-3-3-3-2p0---------|
G-|-0-------------------------------0------/12\-/3-0----0-0-0-0-0-0---0-/3-/3-|
D-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|-0-------------------------------0-------------------0-------------0-/3-/3-|
D-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
(* *) (*
|------------------------------/5~------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-0-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----0-3-3-3-2-0-----0-------0----------------3---3---2---2---3---3---2---2-|
|-0--0-3-3-3-2-0-/3-----0-/3------0--0--3--3--0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
I went down to the crossroad and I
*)
|---------------------------/12-12-12------------------------/5--3p0--------|
|---------------------------/12-12-12-/12-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------12\--0-0-0-------0----------/3----|
|-3--3--2--2--3--3--2--2--0--------------------0-0-0---/3-------------/3----|
|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--------------------0-0-0-------0----------------|
|------------------------------------------------------/3-------------------|
and try to hitch a ride
(*
|--------------/5-------------8-----7-----5-----8-----7----5----------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-0-0-0-----0--------------------------------------------------5-5-5--------|
|-0-0-0-/3--------0---3---5------------------------------------5-5-5--5--7--|
|-0-0-0-----0-----0---3---5---5-----5-----5-----5-----5----5---5-5-5--5--5--|
|-------/3------------------------------------------------------------------|
I went down to the crossroad and I hmmmm
|--------------------0-3-3-3--2--2--3---------0--3--3--2--3---------0--3--3-|
|--------------------0-3-3-3--2--2--3---------0--3--3--2--3---------0--3--3-|
|--------------------0-0-0-0--0--0--0--0-0-0--0--0--0--0--0--0-0-0--0--0--0-|
|--5--5--5--7--5--0--0-0-0-0--0--0--0--0-0-0--0--0--0--0--0--0-0-0--0--0--0-|
|--5--5--5--5--5--0--------------------0-0-0-----------------0-0-0----------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
try to hitch a ride
*) (*
|------------------------------------0---------------------0-3-3-3--2--2--3-|
|------------------------------------0---------------------0-3-3-3--2--2--3-|
|----------------------------------------------------------0-0-0-0--0--0--0-|
|-0--7---7---9---7---7---7--9--7--/5----0---3--3--2--2---0-0-0-0-0--0--0--0-|
|-0--7---7---7---7---7---7--7--7--------0---0--0--0--0---0------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
nobody see me loneley ev'rybody pass me by
|--------0--3--3--2--3---------0--3--3--------------------------------------|
|--------0--3--3--2--3---------0--3--3--------------------------------------|
|-0-0-0--0--0--0--0--0--0-0-0--0--0--0--------------------------------------|
|-0-0-0--0--0--0--0--0--0-0-0--0--0--0--0---3---0---3---3---2---2---3---3---|
|-0-0-0-----------------0-0-0-----------0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
hmm went down to the crossroad and I
*)
|------------------------------------------------------------------3-3------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------0-0-/3-----3-s-1|
|--------------------------------------------0------------------------------|
|-2--2--3--3--2---2---3---3---2---2---0--/5~---/3p0-------------------------|
|-0--0--0--0--0---0---0---0---0---0---0-------------/3-/3-0-----------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
and I fell down on my knees
(*
|-----------------0--3--3--------------8-----7-----5-----8----7----5--------|
|-----------------0--3--3---------------------------------------------------|
|-/3-s-2-0-----0--0--0--0---------------------------------------------5-5---|
|----------/3--0--0--0--0--0---3---5----------------------------------5-5---|
|----------/3--------------0---3---5---5-----5-----5-----5----5----5--5-5---|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
I went down to the crossroad and I
*)
|----------------------------------/12--------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------/12---------------------------------|
|---------------------------0-0-0-----------12\--0-/3--0--0--/3--0----------|
|-5--5--7---7---5---5---7---0-0-0-------------------------0--------/5-/5s3p0|
|-5--5--5---5---5---5---5---0-0-0----------------0-/3-----0-----------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
I fell down on my knees
(* *) (*
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|----------3---3------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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|-/3-/3-0----0----0--0--3-s-7---7---7---7---7---7---7--------------0----0---|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
oh well I said oh Lord have mercy would you would you
*)
|---------------------0-3-3-3--2--2--3---------0--3--3--3----0--/12---------|
|---------------------0-3-3-3--2--2--3---------0--3--3--3----0--/12---------|
|---------------------0-0-0-0--0--0--0--0-0-0--0--0--0--0----0------/12\----|
|----2-----2-----0----0-0-0-0--0--0--0--0-0-0--0--0--0--0----0--------------|
|----0-----0-----0----------------------0-0-0-------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
help me if you please (sing us a song)
|----------0----3-3-3-3-----------------------5s3---------------------------|
|----------0------------3s1-----------------------3s1-----------------------|
|-0-0-/3-0---/3------------/3-3p0-----0---------------/3s2p0-----0----------|
|---------------------------------0h3------------------------0h3------------|
|---------------------------------------/3--0----------------------/3--0----|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
(* *)
|-3---3-----2--0---3-s-5--5--------------------------------5---5s3----------|
|-3---3-----2--0---3-s-5--5-/5--5--------------------5s4s5---5-----3s1------|
|-0---0-----0--0---3-s-5----/5--5-/5-----------5s4s5-------------------/3-0-|
|-0-x-0--x--0--0---3-s-5----------/5-----5s4s5----------------------------0-|
|---x----x----------------------------5-------------------------------------|
|---x----x------------------------------------------------------------------|
(* *)
|------3-3-------------------3---3-----2--0---5-s-7--7-------------5s4s5----|
|-0-/3-----3s1---------------3---3-----2--0---5-s-7--7-/7--7----------------|
|--------------/3-3p0-----0--0---0-----0--0---5-s-7----/7--7-/7-------------|
|---------------------0h3----0-x-0--x--0--0---5-s-7----------/7-------------|
|------------------------------x----x----------------------------7----------|
|------------------------------x----x---------------------------------------|
(* *) (*
|-------------------------------0--3-3-3--2--0--/3---------0--3-3--2--0-----|
|-5s4s5-----3s1-----------------0--3-3-3--2--0--/3---------0--3-3--2--0-----|
|-------5s3-----/3s2p0-----0----0--0-0-0--0--0--/3--0-0-0--0--0-0--0--0-----|
|-------------------------------0--0-0-0--0--0--/3--0-0-0--0--0-0--0--0-----|
|----------------------0h3----0---------------------0-0-0-------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
well you can
*)
|------------------------------------------------------------12-------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------/12--12--/12-/12----|
|---------------------------------------------------0---/12------/12-/12--0-|
|-----5---3---2----1---5----3-----2------1---------------------------0------|
|---------------------------------------------------0---------------------0-|
|---5---3---2----1---5----3-----2------1------------------------------------|
run you can run tell my friend boy will you run
(*
|------12-------------------------8---7---5--8--7--5------------------------|
|-/12--12--/12~-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-/12------/12~---------------------------------------5-5-------------------|
|-----------------0-----3-----5-----------------------5-5--5----5----7----7-|
|-----------------0-----3-----5---5---5---5--5--5--5--5-5--5----5----5----5-|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
well you can run you can run tell my friend boy
*)
|------------------------------------------------------3-3-3-3--------------|
|---------------------------------------------------/3---------3s1----------|
|-------------0-0-0--/12-/12-s-3p0--/3-/3--0--0-0-0----------------/3-3p0---|
|-5---5---7---0-0-0--/12-/12-s-3p0--/3-/3--0--0-0-0-------------------------|
|-5---5---5---0-0-0---------------------------0-0-0-------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
will you run
(* *)
|--------3-----3------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------3-----3------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----0--0-----0-------5----------------------------------------------------|
|-0h3----0--x--0-------5------7------7------9------7----7---7---9--0--/5--0-|
|-----------x----------5------7------7------7------7----7---7---7---------0-|
|-----------x---------------------------------------------------------------|
yeah let him standin' at the crossroad
(* *)
|-----------------------------0-3-3-3--2--2--3---------0--3--3--2--0--------|
|-----------------------------0-3-3-3--2--2--3---------0--3--3--2--0--10-/12|
|----------------------0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0--0--0--0-0-0--0--0--0--0--0--10-/12|
|--3----3----2----2----0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0--0--0--0-0-0--0--0--0--0--0--10-/12|
|--0----0----0----0----0-0-0--------------------0-0-0-----------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
I believe I'm sinkin' down
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-12-s-3p0--10--12--0-12p0-0-10p0-0-12p0-0-10s3-0-3s2-0-0-------0-0-----0-0-|
|-12-s-3p0--10--12------------------------------------------0h3-----0h3-----|
|---------------------------------------------------------0-----------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------3-3-3-3----------------5--5--8p7-5-8p7-5-5--------5-------|
|--------------/3---------3s1------------5--5--------------5--3-s-5-5-/5-/5-|
|-----------------------------/3-3p0--0--5--5--------------5--3-s-5---/5-/5-|
|-5s3-0-------------------------------0--5--5--------------5--3-s-5---------|
|-------/3--0-------------------------0--------5---5-5---5------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------3-3------------------------/5~--0-0--------7-----------|
|-----------------/3-----3s1-------------------------0-0--5-s-7-7-/7-/7-----|
|-/5~--/3-/3-0--0-----------/3-/3p0-----0-/3--0------0-0--5-s-7---/7-/7-/7~-|
|-/5~-------------------------------0h3--------------0-0--5-s-7---------/7~-|
|-----------------------------------------/3--0-----------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
(* *)
|-5s4s5--------------------------3--3-3-3--2--0------------/5-/5-/5~--/3p0--|
|-------5s4s5--------------------3--3-3-3--2--0--/3-------------------------|
|-------------5s3p0--/3--0----0--0--0-0-0--0--0--/3--0-0-0------------------|
|--------------------------/3----0--0-0-0--0--0--/3--0-0-0------------------|
|------------------------------------------------/3--0-0-0------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
(* *)
|--------------3--3-3-3--2--2--3---------0--3--3--2--3-------/12-12-12-12---|
|--------------3--3-3-3--2--2--3---------0--3--3--2--3---10--/12-12-12-12---|
|--/3--0--0-0--0--0-0-0--0--0--0--0-0-0--0--0--0--0--0---10--/12-12-12-12---|
|---------0-0--0--0-0-0--0--0--0--0-0-0--0--0--0--0--0---10-----------------|
|---------0-0---------------------0-0-0-------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
I went dooooown
|-/12------------------/12-/12-----/12------------/12-12-12-12--------------|
|-----/12---------------------/12------/12---------------------/12-/12------|
|---------12\------0-0---------------------/12--0----------------------12\--|
|------------------0-0--------------------------0---------------------------|
|------------------0-0--------------------------0---------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
to the crossroad I tried to hitch a ride
(*
|----------/5~--------------8-----7-----5-----8--7--5-----------------------|
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I went down to the crossroad and I huhuuuuuu tried to
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hitch a ride well, nobody didn't see me
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loneley ev'rybody pass me by
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CHESTNUT MARE - The Byrds
(R. McGuinn, J. Levy)
D A6 Bm G G/F#bass A7 A7sus Em C C/Bbass
2 2 2 3 3 0 0 0 x x
3 2 3 3 3 2 3 0 1 1
2 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 4 4 0 0 2 2 2 2 2
0 x x 2 2 0 0 2 3 2
x x x 3 2 x x 0 x x
D A6 Bm
Always alone,
G G/F#bass A7
never with a herd
D A6 Bm
Prettiest mare I've ever seen,
G G/F#bass A7
you'll have to take my word
G G/F# bass Em A7 D A6 Bm
I'm going to catch that horse if I can
G G/F# bass Em A7 D A6 Bm
and when I do I'll give her my brand
D A6 Bm
Well I was up on Stony Ridge
G G/F#bass Em A7
after this chestnut mare, been chasing her for weeks
D A6 Bm
Oh I'd catch a glimpse of her every once in a while
G G/F#bass Em A7 (A7sus A7) D
taking her meal, bathing, fine lady
A6 Bm
This one day I happen to be real close to her
G G/F#bass Em
and I saw her standing over there
A7 D A6 Bm
so I snuck up on her nice and easy
G G/F#bass
got my rope out
Em A7
and I flung it in the air!
(CHORUS)
G G/F# bass Em A7 D A6 Bm
I'm going to catch that horse if I can
G G/F# bass Em A7 D A6 Bm
and when I do I'll give her my brand
G G/F#bass Em
And we'll be friends for life
G G/F#bass Em
She'll be just like a wife
G G/F#bass Em A7 D A6 Bm
I'm going to catch that horse if I can
And I got her and I'm pulling on her
And she's pulling back like this mule going up a ladder
And I take a choice and I jump right up on her
Damned if I don't land right on top of her
And she takes off, running up onto the ridge
higher than I've ever been before
She's running along just fine
'til she stops and something spooked her
it's a sidewinder, all coiled and ready to strike
she doesn't know what to do for a second,
but then, she jumps off the edge, me holding on
(Canyon music!)
D (A bass, B bass) C C/B bass Em
Above the hills, higher than eagles were gliding
(Ebass, F# bass)
G D
suspended in the sky
D
over the hill
(A bass, B bass)
C C/B bass Em
straight for the sun we were riding
(E bass, F# bass)
G G/F# bass Asus
my eyes were filled with light
D
behind those black walls
(A bass, B bass) C C/B bass Em
below was a bottomless canyon
(Ebass, F# bass)
G D
floating with no sound
D
ghosts far below
(A bass, B bass)
C C/B bass Em
seemed to be suddenly rising
G G/F#bass Asus
exploding all around
(CHORUS)
We were falling
down this crevice
about about a mile down it seem
and I looked down
And I see this red thing below us coming up real fast
and it's our reflection that's
this little pool of water about six feet wide and one foot deep
We're falling down right through it
We hit, we splashed it dry
that's when I lost my hold
and she got away
but I'm gonna try and get her again some day
(CHORUS)
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