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DADGAD
D: 000200
Intro: (D)(G)*(Em)(A)**
* Transition from the (G) to the (Em) by playing: 400000
(D)It's the middle of the night
CHORUS:
(Repeat intro)
Did he who made the lamb
CHORUS
And it takes (Em)light years of nothing
At four a.m. on 80 East
Whoever watches over (Em)all (D/F#)these (G)truckers (D)
Repeat intro and end on (D)
Capo V
D/F#: 440200
G: 550000
A: 002000
Em: 220000
**After the (A), do the following one strum each: 002040, 002020, 002040
***Transition from the (Em) up to the (G) by playing: 400000
(G)Near the Indi*ana (Em)line
I'm pulling in a (A)**Christian station
(D)The signal's crystal (G)clear
But I cannot* really (Em)hear
What he says about (A)**the Revelation
(Em)I am wretched, I am (D/F#)tired
But the preacher is on (G)fire
I wish I could be(D)lieve (A)
Whoever watches over (Em)all (D/F#)these (G)truckers (D)
(A)Show a little mercy for a (Em)wea(D/F#)ry (G)sinner (D)
(Em)And deliver me, (A)Lord, deliver me
(Em)Deliver me to (G)the next Best (D)Western
Put the tremble in the hand
That reaches out to take my quarter
I look him in the eye
But there isn't any time
Just time enough to pass the tender
The highway takes its toll
Green light flashes go
And it's welcome to Ohio
To let these (A)stars shine (D)through
And it's an (G)empty*** road
That finds its (Em)way back (D)home to (A)you (G)
It's in the nature of the beast
To wonder if there's something missing
I am wretched, I am tired
But the preacher is on fire
And I wish I could believe
(A)Show a little mercy for a (Em)wea(D/F#)ry (G)sinner (D)
(Em)And deliver me, (A)Lord, deliver me
(Em)Deliver me to (G)the next Best (D)Western
(G)The next Best (D)Western
(G)The next Best (D)Western
Open D (DADF#AD)
Note: the
(Bm)/(Bm*) sequence is just a pull on/off on the 5th string/second fret. You should pretty much repeat that riff during all the (Bm) chords in the song.
Also, the difference between the (A*) and the (A) is really only the addition of the second fret on the first string.
(Bm) 024040
Intro: (Bm)(Bm*)..(Bm)(Bm*)..(G)
(Bm)Listen closely (G)May
(Bm)Where I cannot (G)say
So (D)May take care of the (G)kids
(Bm)(Bm*)..(Bm)(Bm*)..(G) . . .
I'm (Bm)calling from some (G)booth
CHORUS
(Bm)Something is not (G)right
So (D)May take care of the (G)kids
And (D)May they've got me in (G)sight
Capo V
(Bm*) 004040
(G) 020100
(A*) 002302
(D) 000300
(A) 002300
(Bm)(Bm*)..(Bm)(Bm*)..(G)
This (Bm)phone may not be (G)safe
(A*)I have been (G)betrayed
And (A*)I must leave (G)today
(Bm)Somewhere far a(G)way
(A*)Maybe to the (G)States
Where (A*)no one knows my (G)face
Tell 'em I (A)love 'em
I'll send a few (G)quid when I can
I (D)know this is no kind of (G)life
But you've gotta be (A)strong
When you're a (G)fugitive's (Bm)wife
And (Bm)no, I can't come (G)home
(A*)This is not (G)goodbye
I (A*)love you more than (G)life
The (Bm)streets are much too (G)quiet
The (A*)shops all locked up (G)tight
There's (A*)not one soul in (G)sight
Tell 'em I (A)love 'em
I'll send a few (G)quid when I can
I (D)know this is no kind of (G)life
But you've gotta be (A)strong
When you're a (G)fugitive's wife
There's at least twenty (A)five
It's down to a (G)fight or a flight
(D)Maaa(G)aaa(A)aaa(G)aaay(D)--(G)--(A)--(G)(G)(G) (hit that chord 3x and let it ring . . .)
Capo II
Intro: (Em)(C)(G)(D) . . . 2x
(Em)I saw my youth to(C)day
A (G)moment (D)please, my (C)boy
(Em)Remember that old (C)troll
A (G)moment (D)please, my (C)boy
And (G)is your (D)mother (C)well?
(Em)I saw my youth to(C)day
(G)He passed me on the (D)street
(Em)As he walked by I stood (C)frozen
(G)On my dreaming (D)feet
(Em)He had a kinder (C)face
(G)The kind I've learned to (D)hide
(Em)Behind these cold un(C)yielding stones
(G)That used to be my (D)eyes
(G)Don't you (D)know my (C)name?
Do (G)you remember (D)when
We used to (Em)play a (D)hundred (C)games?
And (G)is your (D)mother (C)well?
(G)Kiss her (D)once for (C)me
And if (G)she should ask you (D)why
Why you could (Em)say just (D)for no (C)reason(D)
(G)Who lived inside the (D)tree?
(Em)He was never (C)dangerous
(G)That's just the way it (D)seemed
(Em)The day you climbed the (C)tree
(G)And ran to show me (D)how
(Em)The troll was never (C)seen again
(G)So where could he be (D)now?
(G)Don't you (D)know this (C)face?
Do (G)you remember (D)when
I used to (Em)let you (D)win the (C)races?
(G)Please don't (D)run a(C)way
I (G)did not (D)mean to (C)scare you
(G)I'm the one who (D)told you
You should (Em)never (D)talk to (C)strangers
(G)Kiss her (D)once for (C)me
And if (G)she should ask you (D)why
Why you could (Em)say just (D)for no (C)reason(D)
(G)He passed me on the (D)street
(Em)As he walked by I stood (C)frozen
(G)On my dreaming (D)feet
DADGAD
D: 000200
Intro: Play the chords from the first verse one time through and end on D/G (550200)
(D)Must've (A)been (Em)in late Sep(G)tember (G*)
(A)I came home (G)as the sun went (D)down
(Play intro chords)
(D)It's ten years (A)since that (Em)ragged (G)army (G*)
(A)My well is deep, (G)the water (D)pure
(Em)I won't forget our (G)sad fare(A)well
(Play intro chords)
(D)Alone there(A) (Em)in a sea of (G)blue (G*)
(A)He soars above (G)Reunion (D)Hill
(D)(A)(Em)(G) (G*)
Capo V
A: 002000
Em: 220000
G: 550000
G*: 550020
Bm: 024000
Bm/A: 004040
F#m: 444200
D/F#: 440200
(D)When last I (A)climbed (Bm)Reun(Bm/A)ion (G)Hill (G*)
(D)I fell a(A)sleep (Em)on Indian (G)Boulder (G*)
(D)And dreamed a (A)dream I (G)will (A)not (D)tell
(A)One eye trained (G)upon the (A)ground
(D)Even (A)now I (Em)find their (G)things
(D)Glasses, (A)coins, and (G)gold(A)en (D)rings
(D)Limped a(A)cross these (Bm)fields (Bm/A)of (G)mine (G*)
(D)I gave them (A)bread, (Em)I gave them (G)brandy (G*)
(D)Most of (A)all, I (G)gave (A)them (D)time
(A)The streams are fed by (G)mountain (A)lakes
(D)I cleaned the (A)brow of (Em)many a (G)soldier
(D)Dousing (A)for my (G)hus(A)band's (D)face
(Em)And how I ran to (G)climb that (A)hill
(F#m)Just to watch him (G)walk across the (D/F#)valley
And (Em)disappear (Bm)in(A)to (D)the trees
(D)It circles (A)every (Bm)af(Bm/A)ter(G)noon (G*)
(D)A single (A)hawk (Em)in God's great (G)sky (G*)
(D)Looking (A)down with (G)God's (A)own (D)eyes
(A)I pray he spiral (G)higher (A)still
(D)As if from (A)such (Em)an alti(G)tude
(D)He might just (A)keep my (G)love (A)in (D)view
(D)(A)(Bm)(Bm/A)(G)
(D)Must've (A)been (Em)in late Sep(G)tember (G*)
(D)When last I (A)climbed (G)Reun(A)ion (D)Hill
DADGAD
In concert, Richard plays this song all kinds of ways, fast, slow, fingerpicked,
strummed, sometimes Capo IV, sometimes Capo V, but always in DADGAD, although
I don't think that's how it's played on the CD. But it's a fun DADGAD exercise,
because the chords are key-of-G based rather than key-of-D based, so give it
a whirl.
Also, although it's transcribed here in DADGAD, beginners
and Those Afraid Of Opening Tunings can just play the standard chords and
capo wherever's good for your voice (which is, after all, why God invented capos).
Also, try this: play the (G) chord with your pinky and ring finger. This
will leave your index finger free to play the signature melody sequence on
the second string (second and third frets) and first string (open).
(Drats, I wish I knew how to write tab).
G: 550000
**between the G and the Em in the chorus, play 40000 as a walk-down transition.
Intro: (G)(D) . . . (G)(D) . . .
(G)First warm day in all these (D)months
(G)I went out all on my (D)own
(C)Out beyond the iron (G)gate**
(G)I'd gotten used to living (D)here
(G)But it was easy slipping (D)through
(C)Out beyond the iron (G)gate**
(G)And there you were right by my (D)side
(C)Out beyond the iron (G)gate**
(G)I heard voices all a(D)round
(C)Out beyond the iron (G)gate**
Capo IV
D: 000200
C: 030030
Em: 220000
(G)All the sunlight made me (D)drunk
(C)Made me feel like I could (G)run
Made me feel like I was (D)young (C)
(G)I told no one where'd I'd (D)gone
(C)Anyway I did not (G)know
I only knew I had to (D)go
(Em)Out there where you (C)said(D) you'd (G)wait
(G)Call it habit, call it (D)fear
(C)I had glanced your way for (G)years
Until today, I'd never (D)dared (C)
(G)Easy as the morning (D)dew
(C)That lingers 'til the after(G)noon
And rises back into the (D)blue
(Em)Out there where you (C)said(D) you'd (G)wait
(G)Reaching down to lift me (D)high
(C)I held on with all my (G)might
Held on to a world made (D)right
(Em)Out there where you (C)said(D) you'd (G)wait
(G)Someone lifted off the (D)shroud
(C)I saw my children gather (G)round
Now I will tell them what I (D)found
(Em)Out there where you (C)said(D) you'd (G)wait
DADGAD
This is a great song to play, full of hammer-ons, pull-offs, slides and stuff, although it's gonna be tough
to explain it in my "unfortunately-not-TAB" system.
Couple of hints: In the intro, while playing the (D) chord, play around by hammering on the third fret on
the second string, and the second fret on the first string. It should give you that intense, bluesy feeling
you don't ordinarily get in DADGAD.
Also, the (C)/(C/B)/(D) sequences are really just single-finger fifth-string walkdowns, and if you want, you can also slide
back through the third fret before resolving at the (D) chord.
And finally, while playing the (D) chord during the song, you should occasionally use a little riff indicated
by the asterisks, in which you'll hammer on the third fret on the fifth string, followed by playing an
open fourth string. Intersperse that with occasionally hammering on the third fret of the sixth string, followed by
playing the sixth string open.
Oh, one more thing. There's a little lyrical discrepancy in the last line of the fourth verse that
I'm having a problem with. The liner notes to "Reunion Hill" say that the line is "Fill the emptiness
of right now." Well, it's clear that Richard's not singing that. I have a tape of Richard
performing the song, and he clearly sings "Fill the emptiness inside." But that's not what he's singing
on the CD. So I checked the web. And various sites indicate that the line is "Fill the emptiness of fright,"
"Fill the emptiness with bright" and "Fill the emptiness of life." But hey, who knows? The only thing I know pretty much for sure is that the line
isn't "Fill the emptiness with rice." Then again, the song could be about a sushi bar
for all I know.
D: 000200
Intro: (D)(C)(C/B)(D) . . . 2x
(D)Darkness, darkness,* be my pillow*
Darkness, (G)darkness, hide the (D)yearning*
(D)Darkness, darkness,* long and lonesome*
Darkness, (G)darkness, be my (D)blanket*
(D)Darkness, darkness,* be my pillow*
Darkness, (G)darkness, hide the (D)yearning*
(D)(C)(C/B)(D) . . . (D)(C)(C/B)(D)
(C)We never (F)say good(C)bye
Down on (C)ea(G)sy (F)street
(C)Our sins are all for(F)given (C)here
CHORUS
(C)You never (F)told that (C)lie
CHORUS
Capo V
C: x30000
C/B: x20000
G: 550000
Take my (C)hand(C/B) and let me (D)sleep*
In the coolness of your shadow*
In the (C)silence(C/B) of your (D)deep*
For the (G)things that cannot (D)be*
Keep my (C)mind(C/B) from constant (D)turning*
Toward the (C)things(C/B) I cannot (D)see
Is the (C)day(C/B) that brings me (D)here*
I have felt the edge of silence*
I have (C)known(C/B) the depths of (D)fear*
Cover (G)me with endless (D)night*
Take (C)away(C/B) the pain of (D)knowing*
Fill the (C)emp(C/B)tiness in(D)side
Take my (C)hand(C/B) and let me (D)sleep*
In the coolness of your shadow*
In the (C)silence(C/B) of your (D)deep*
For the (G)things that cannot (D)be*
Keep my (C)mind(C/B) from constant (D)turning*
Toward the (C)things(C/B) I cannot (D)see
Toward the (C)things(C/B) I cannot (D)see
I never (G)make you cry
(C)Arm and arm and (F)eye to (C)eye
We watch the (G)years go by
(F)You say good(C)night and (G)go up(Am)stairs
(F)As I drift (C)off in my (G)favorite chair
(F)I know ex(C)actly (G)how it ought to (Am)be
(F)You and (C)I keeping (G)company
(C)Never a (G)doubt, (F)never a (G)care
Down on (C)ea(G)sy (F)street (Dm)(F)(C)(G)
We thank God just for (G)being there
(C)For laying nature's (F)bounty (C)bare
When we pushed back the (G)wild frontier
(F)Though we are (C)saved (G)by grace a(Am)lone
(F)Still we re(C)gret that (G)episode
(F)When Spanish (C)gold (G)and Indian (Am)bones
(F)Were buried (C)under these (G)cobblestones
That I could never (G)let slip by
(C)You never tried so (F)hard to (C)hide
What I never saw with (G)my own eyes
(F)We never (C)watched (G)our first blush (Am)fade
(F)From summer (C)glow to (G)winter shade
(F)We never (C)look (G)for greener (Am)days
(F)I never (C)wondered if I (G)should have stayed
Capo V
Intro: (G)(C)(G)(D) . . . 4 times
(G)Here's to you (C)whose love is (Em)new
(G)(C)(G)(D) . . . 3 times
(G)Here's to you (C)who lost a (Em)love
(C)Outside the rain (D)is falling (G)down
(G)(C)(G)(D) . . . 3 times
(G)Here's to all you (C)Moms and (Em)Dads
(C)Outside the rain is (D)falling (G)down
(G)(C)(G)(D) . . . 3 times, then (G)(C)(Em)(C)(D)(G)(C)(G)
There's (G)no stronger wind than the one that blows
There's (G)lots of things along the road
All the (G)mountains and the rivers
(G)Lay your head back easy love
(Dsus4)(D) -- (D)(Em) . . . fade
(C)And all rosy (D)in the (G)summer (C)(G)(D)
(G)Days are long, (C)skies are (Em)blue
(C)Nights could (D)not be (G)sweeter (C)(G)(D)
(Em)Through the skylight (C)the moon and stars
Will (G)shine like (C)this for(D)ever
They're (G)calling for a (C)thunder(Em)storm
(C)Who cares a(D)bout the (G)weather (C)(G)(D)
(C)You never (D)will re(G)cover (C)(G)(D)
(G)Now you can't (C)imagine (Em)how
(C)You could ever (D)love a(G)nother (C)(G)(D)
(Em)You've boarded all (C)your windows shut
A(G)gainst that (C)old nor'(D)easter
But (G)someday soon you'll (C)go back (Em)out
(C)And face the (D)changing (G)weather (C)(G)
(C)Soon the sun will (D)come back (G)out
(C)Love is lost, (D)love is (Em)found
(C)So never (D)mind the (G)weather (C)(G)(D)
(C)Who hold it (D)all to(G)gether (C)(G)(D)
(G)Heaven knows (C)you love your (Em)kids
(C)You might even (D)love each (G)other (C)(G)(D)
(Em)You work all day, you (C)sleep all night
(G)And find an (C)hour for (D)dinner
And (G)time's too short to (C)sit and (Em)whine
(C)About all this (D)dreary (G)weather (C)(G)
(C)Soon the sun will (D)come back (G)out
(C)Love is lost, (D)love is (Em)found
(C)So never (D)mind the (G)weather (C)(G)(D)
I'LL BE HERE IN THE MORNING
. . . Townes Van Zandt
Down a (C)lonesome railroad (G)line
No prettier sight than looking back
On a (A)town you left be(D)hind
But (G)there's nothing that's as real
As the (C)love that's in my (G)mind
(D)Close your eyes I'll be here in the (C)morning
(D)Close your eyes I'll (C)be here for a (Em)while (Dsus4)(D)
I'd (C)surely like to (G)see
I'd like to lean into the wind
And (A)tell myself I'm (D)free
But your (G)softness whispers louder
Than the (C)highway calls to (G)me
(D)Close your eyes I'll be here in the (C)morning
(D)Close your eyes I'll (C)be here for a (Em)while (Dsus4)(D)
And the (C)valleys can't com(G)pare
To your bluely dancing eyes
And (A)yellow shining (D)hair
I could (G)never hit the open road
And (C)leave you lying (G)there
(D)Close your eyes I'll be here in the (C)morning
(D)Close your eyes I'll (C)be here for a (Em)while (Dsus4)(D)
(C)Close your crying (G)eyes
I'll be laying here beside you
When the (A)sun comes on the (D)rise
I'll (G)stay as long as the cuckoo wails
And the (C)lonesome bluebird (G)cries
(D)Close your eyes I'll be here in the (C)morning
(D)Close your eyes I'll (C)be here for a (Em)while
(D)Close your eyes I'll (C)be here for a (Em)while
Capo V
The (D)warden led a (A)prisoner
Let him (D)sing me back (A)home
I recall last Sunday (A)morning
(D)Sing me back (A)home
Won't you (D)sing me back (A)home
Down the (G)hallway to his (D)doom
I got up to say goodbye like all the (A)rest
And I (D)heard him tell the (A)warden
Just be(G)fore he reached my (D)cell
Let my guitar playin' (A)friend do my re(D)quest
With a (G)song I used to (D)hear
Make my old memories come a(A)live
(D)Take me a(A)way
And (G)turn back the (D)years
Sing me back (A)home before I (D)die
The (G)choir from off the (D)street
Came in to sing a few old gospel (A)songs
And I (D)heard him tell the (A)singers
There's a (G)song my mama (D)sang
Could you sing it once be(A)fore we move a(D)long
With a (G)song I used to (D)hear
Make my old memories come a(A)live
(D)Take me a(A)way
And (G)turn back the (D)years
Sing me back (A)home before I (D)die
With a (G)song I used to (D)hear
Make my old memories come a(A)live
(D)Take me a(A)way
And (G)turn back the (D)years
Sing me back (A)home before I (D)die
Sing me back (A)home before I (G)die (D)