Chords used
G
C
Cm
D
Dsus4
Em
A
Bm
C#m
E
Db
Ab
Fm
Eb
Bbm
Ab/G
A6
G/F
A7
B
C/B
F
Asus
F#m
Am
Cmaj7
C6
Cm7
B7
Gsus
D/F
Edim7
C/A
Am7
G7
G/B
D7
1.
Positively 4th Street
Key: GMediumG
C
Cm
D
Dsus4
Written by Bob Dylan. This is The Byrds version.
YGou gCot aCm lottGa nerve
GTo sDay yCou aGre mDy frDsus4iend D
GWhenC I wCmas doGwn
GYou DjustC stoGod tDhere grinning
GYou Cgot Cma lotGta nerve
GTo sDay yCou gGota DhelpDsus4ing hanDd to lend
GYou CjustCm wantG to be on
GThe DsideC thaGt's Dwinning
GYou Csay CmI letG you down
YDou CknowG itD's nDsus4ot like Dthat
IGf yoCu'reCm so hGurt
GWhy DthenC donG't yDou show it
GYou Csay Cmyou lGost your faith
GButD thaCt's Gnot DwherDsus4e it's aDt
GYou Chad Cmno faGith to lose
AGnd yDou kCnow Git D
GI knCow tCmhe reGason
GThatD you Ctalk GbehinDd my Dsus4back D
GI useCd to Cmbe amoGng the crowd
GYou'Dre iCn wiGth D
GDo yCou tCmake mGe for such a fool
GTo tDhinkC I'dG makDe Dsus4contact D
GWithC theCm one Gwho tries to hide
GWhatD he Cdon'Gt knDow to begin with
GYou sCee meCm on thGe street
YDou alCways Gact sDurDsus4prised D
GYou sCay, "CmHow arGe you?" "Good luck"
GBut yDou doCn't mGean iDt
GY ou'veC got a Cm lot of Gnerve to say you are my friend
GWhen yoDu know Cas wellG as me D Dsus4 D
GYou'Cd raCmther sGee me paralyzed
GWhy Ddon'Ct yoGu juDst come out once
GAnd CscreaCmm it G
GNo, I dDo not fCeel thaGt good D Dsus4 D
GWhen I Csee theCm heartbrGeaks you embrace
GIf I waDs a masCter thiGef D
GPerhapsC I'd rCmob them G
GAnd noDw I knoCw you'rGe dissaDtisfiedDsus4 D
GWith yoCur posiCmtion andG your place
GDon't yDou undeCrstand G D
GIt's noDt my prCoblem G D
GI wish Dthat foCr just Gone timDe Dsus4 D
GYou couCld stanCmd insideG my shoes
GAnd jusDt for tChat oneG momentD
GI couldC be youCm G
GYes, I Dwish thCat for Gjust onDe time Dsus4 D
GYou couCld standCm inside Gmy shoes
GYou'd kDnow whaCt a draGg it isD
GTo see Cyou Cm G
ENJOY!
2.
Lay Down Your Weary Tune
Key: GMediumG
C
Em
D
A
The Byrds Lay Down You Weary Tune Written by Bob Dylan
GLay down your weary Ctune lay Gdown lay down the Emsong you Dstrum
And rest youGrself neath the strength of Cstrings no voice can Ghope Dto G
hum
GStruck by the sounds Cbefore the Gsun
I knew the Emnight had Dcome
The morning Gbreeze like a bugle bClew
Against the Gdrums Dof Gdawn
GLay down your weary Ctune lay Gdown lay down the Emsong you sDtrum
And rest yourGself neath the strength of Cstrings no voice can Ghope Dto G
hum
GThe ocean wild Clike an organ Gplayed
The seaweed's Emwove it's sDtrands
The crashin Gwaves like cymbals cClashed
Against the Grocks Dand Gsands
GLay down your weary Ctune lay Gdown lay down the Emsong you sDtrum
And rest yoursGelf neath the strength of Cstrings no voice canG hope Dto G
hum
GThe last of leaves Cfell from the Gtrees
And clung to a Emnew love's Dbreast
The branches Gbare like a new Cbanjo
To the winds that Glisten Dthe Gbest
LGay down your weary Ctune lay Gdown lay down the Emsong you sDtrum
And rest yoursGelf neath the strength of Cstrings no voice can Ghope Dto G
hum
When I'm Dout of Glove Ceverythings Ggoing so DcrazGy C G
It's Dyour sweet Glove that Cbrings me Garound you Damaze GmeC G
And when the Ddays drag Gon and oCn G
And I Dfeel like Gall the Cgood times have Ggone
And there's Dno one left Gon my CsidGe
And Dno place to Ggo Cnowhere to Ghide
AI might forget sometimes when Emmy world falls apart
AEm
You pick the pieces up and that feeling starts
It's the Apart I know by DheaEmrt G A D Em G A
When I'm Dholding Gyou
CTroubles are Gso far behind DmeG C G
You know Dwhat to Gdo
CYou'r always Gthere to remDind Gme C G
How to Dkeep this Glove CalivGe
While the Dworld is lGike a rColler coaster Gride
DYou're still Ghanging Con G
The Dhead grows Gweak but the Cheart is Gstrong
AI might forget sometimes when Emmy world falls apart
AEm
You pick the pieces up and that feeling starts
It's the Apart I know by DheaEmrt G A D Em G A
EmSometimes I don't know what to Afeel girl
EmYou bring me back to what is Greal gAirl
AI might forget sometimes when Emmy world falls apart
AEm
You pick the pieces up and that feeling starts
It's the Apart I know by DheaEmrt G A D Em G A
Enjoy!
3.
Your Gentle Way Of Loving Me
Key: AHardA
Bm
D
C#m
E
Db
Ab
Fm
Eb
Bbm
Cm
Ab/G
It's the hAumming of the engines on the BmGreyhound bus and Dtrains
AThat keeps your memory Bmon my mind and C#mhere with Eme
AMany miles have cBmome between us, Dcold nights on some rAoadside
Bringing back your gentle Eways of loving Ame
AIt's the thought of how you lBmove me, how you Dtreat me, how you tAhrill me
That clears my fogged-up Bmmind to where I C#msee E
Some lAittle girl as BmI walk by just lDooking at me Asadly
ABringing back your gentle Eways of loving Ame
It's juEst your gentle ways of loving mDe
It's jEust your gentle ways of loving Ame
AIt's the happiness I've Bmnever found with oDther loves that bAothers
And a mother saying Bmhow her child loves mC#me E
And tAimes you never Bmtalked about those lDate evening Ahours
Bringing back your gentle Eways of loving mAe
It's Ejust your gentle ways of loving Dme
It's Ejust your gentle ways of loving Ame
It's jEust your gentle ways of loving Dme
It's Ejust your gentle ways of loving Ame
His Dbtail lights fAblickered as he Dbpulled up to the tAbruck stop
The Dbsame old crowd was Fmhanging out Ebagain tonight
He said Dbfill up my Abtank while I Bbmgo Cmcheck Dbmy Ebload
It feels like it's Dbshifting all aAbround
He Dbwas the kind ofAb man to do Ab/Gall he Fmcould above Dball he Abhad inteEbgrity
But Dbhe was so Ebyoung and on aDb ten city Abrun in Eblove with a Dbtruck stop
girl Ab
As Dbhe went insAbide he was Dbmerrily Abgreeted
By the Dbgirl with Fmwhom he was in Eblove
She Dbheld out a Abglass and Bbmsaid Cmhave DbanotEbher
This is the last Dbtime we can Abmeet
With herDb hair piled up Abhigh and a look Ab/Gin her eFmye
That would Dbturn any Abgood man's blood to wEbine
DbAll his eyes could Ebsee Dball his eyes could Absee
Were the Ebstares from Dball those around Abhim
He ran outAb/G to the Fmlot and Dbclimbed into hisAb rig
And drive off without Dbtightening Abdown
It was a Dbterrible Abthing to see Ab/Gwhat rFmemained
Of that Dbrig that poor AbDanny was Ebin
DbHe was Ebyoung and on aDb ten city Abrun in Eblove with aDb truck stop girlAb
4.
Chestnut Mare
Key: DHardD
A6
Bm
G
G/F
A7
Em
A
B
C
C/B
Eb
F
E
Asus
AlwaysD aloA6ne, Bm
Gnever G/Fwith a A7herd
DPrettiest A6mare I've Bmever seen,
Gyou'll G/Fhave to take my A7word
GI'm G/Fgoing to Emcatch that A7horse if I DcanA6 Bm
Gand G/Fwhen I Emdo I'll givA7e her my brDandA6 Bm
DWell I was A6up on Stony RidBmge
Gafter this G/Fchestnut mare, Embeen chasing her for A7weeks
DOh I'd catcA6h a glimpse of Bmher every once in a while
GtakingG/F her meal, EmbathinA7g, fine laA7dy D
A6This one day I Bmhappen to be real close to her
Gand I saw her standing oveG/Fr there Em
so IA7 snuck up on her DniceA6 anBmd easy
got my rope out G G/F
Emand I flung it in the aiA7r!
GI'm G/Fgoing to Emcatch that A7horse if I DcanA6 Bm
Gand G/Fwhen I Emdo I'll givA7e her my brDandA6 Bm
GAnd G/Fwe'll be Emfriends for life
GShe'll G/Fbe just like a Emwife
GI'm G/Fgoing to Emcatch that A7horse if I DcanA6 Bm
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!)
DAbove Athe hillBs, higheCr than eagleC/Bs were glidiEmng
EbsusFpendGed in the sky D
Dover the hill
AB
Cstraight for the C/Bsun we were rEmiding
EF
Gmy eyes were G/Ffilled with Asuslight
Dbehind those black walls
Abelow wasB a bottoCmlC/Bess canyon Em
EbF
Gfloating with no Dsound
Dghosts far below
AB
Cseemed to be C/Bsuddenly Emrising
Gexploding G/Fall aroundAsus
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
5.
It's All Over Now, Baby Blue
Key: EHardE
B
A
F#m
C#m
D
C
G
Am
Em
Written by Bob Dylan. This is The Byrds version.
E
BYou better go now, take what you want you Athink will lEast
But if there Bsomething you wish to keep bAetter grab it fEast
F#mYonder stands your Aorphan with his Egun
F#mCrying like a Afire in the Esun
C#mLook out the saints are coming tF#mhrough
And it's all over Anow, Baby EBlue.
The Bhighway is for gamblers, better Ause your Esense.
BTake what you have gathered from AcoincideEnce.
The F#mempty-handed Apainter from your Estreets
Is dF#mrawing crazy Apatterns on your Esheets.
TheC#m sky, too, is folding under F#myou
And it's all over Anow, Baby EBlue.
BAll your seasick sailors, they are Agoing hEome.
BYour empty handed armies, they're are Agoing Ehome.
Your F#mlover who just wAalked out your Edoor
Has tF#maken all his Ablankets from the Efloor.
The C#mcarpet, too, is moving under F#myou
And it's all over Anow, Baby EBlue.
And it's all over Anow, Baby EBlue.
>From The Never Before CD
The Byrds It's All Over Now Baby Blue written by Bob Dylan
Easy Rider Version
DYou better leave , take what you need you Cthink will lGast
But if there Dsomething you wish to keep you better Cgrab it Gfast
AmYonder stands your Corphan with his Ggun
AmCrying like a Cfire in the sGun
EmLook out the saints are coming Dthrough
And Amit's all over nCow iAmt's all over Dnow
AmIt's all over Cnow, DBaby BGlue. C G C
The Dhighway is for gamblers, you better Cuse your Gsense.
DTake what you have gathered from CcoincideGnce.
The Amempty-handed Cpainter from your Gstreets
Is dAmrawing crazy Cpatterns on your Gsheets.
EmThe sky, too, is folding under Dyou
And Amit's all over nCow iAmt's all over Dnow
AmIt's all over Cnow, DBaby BlGue. C G C
DAll your seasick sailors, they are CrowingG home.
DAll Your reindeer armies, they're are Cgoing Ghome.
Your Amlover who jCust walked out the dGoor
Has tAmaken all your Cblankets from the Gfloor.
The Emcarpet, too, is moving under Dyou
And Amit's all over nCow iAmt's all over Dnow^?
AmIt's all over Cnow, DBaby BlGue. C G C G
6.
I See You
Key: AmHardAm
Bm
C
Cmaj7
C6
Cm7
G
B7
Em
F
D
I see yAmou Bm Am unBmderAm thereBm, behind your hair Am Bm
EverywAmhereBm, I Amsee you Bm Am Bm
I Amsee youBm, Am Bm Amturned on Bmeyes, can't tell lAmies Bm
EmpathAmize, Bm I Amsee youBm Am Bm Am Bm
CWarm slanting Cmaj7sun through the C6cave of your Cm7hair
CWind washing fCmaj7ields kind of sC6pace living tCmaj7here
I Amsee youBm Am Bm
I Amknow youBm, Am Bm Ammet befoBmre, seventh fAmloor,
First World War, AmI knoBmw you
Who Amlives therBme, Am Bm AmHello Bmfair, I'm aAmware that you BmcareAm Bm
BmWho Amlives therBme Am Bm
CThree specs bright Cmaj7spiralling C6out in the Cmaj7sky
Catch my Cmind turn my Cmaj7head have to C6look
Don't know Cmaj7why
Who Amlives there Bm Am Bm
Who Amthought talked,Bm Am Bm Amfor aBmwhile edge of AmsmilBme
BmJust a silent Amthought Bmtalk Am Bm
I Amsee youBm Am Bm Amunder Bmthere, behind your Amhair Bm
EveryAmwhereBm, IAm see youBm Am Bm Am I see You
G B7I don't know Emwho you Fthink you are
G B7I don't know Emwhat your Fdoing D
G B7I don't know Emwhat's going Fon here
G B7I don't know Emhow it's suppFose to be D
G B7I don't have tEmhe vaguest Fnotion
G B7 Whose it is Emor what it's Fall for D
G B7I don't know EmI'm not Fcrying
G B7Laughing mostly Emas you can Fsee D G
7.
All I Really Want To Do
Key: AHardA
D
E
F#m
G
Bm
Em
C
F
I aiAn'Dt lookinAg to compete Ewith you beaAt oDr cheat Aor mistreEat you A
DSimpAlify you EclassiAfy you Ddeny Adefy or Ecrucify Ayou
All I Dreally wanna Ado F#m * Dis baby be friends with Ayou
No and DI ain't lAookin to Efight with Ayou fDrighten yAou or Etighten Ayou
DDrag you Adown or Ebring you Adown Dchain you Adown or Ebring you Adown
All I Dreally wanna Ado F#m * Dis baby be friends with Ayou
GI don't want to fake you out Bmtake or shake or foresake you out
Em
ACFDF
DI ain't looking for you to feel like me see like me or be like me
DI don't Awant to Emeet your Akin Dmake you Aspin or Edo you Ain
DOr seAlect you Eor Adissect you Dor insApect you oEr rejAect you
All I rDeally wanna dAo F#m * Dis baby be friends with Ayou
DI don?At want to fakCe you out F D F
DTake or Ashake orE forsake yAou oDut A E A
DI ainA?t lookinE? fAor you to feDel likAe me E A
DSee like me oAr bF#me like Dme A
DI don?At want to meeCt your kin F D F
DMake youA spin orE do you inA D A E A
DOr seAlect you Eor Adissect you D A E A
DOr inspect yoAu oF#mr rejecDt you
DAll I really AwanF#mt to doD
DIs baby be friends with Ayou
Enjoy!
8.
Love That Never Dies
Key: EmMediumEm
G
Gsus
Am
D
C
SomethEming happens to me every time that we touch G Gsus G Gsus
EmSometimes I'm worried cause I think
I might love you too mGucGsush G Gsus
AmYea and I know what your Dmama says Amand maybe she's Dright
AmBut can't you feel what my Dheart is saying GtoniGsusght G Gsus
EmFor a woman like you life's an opening GdooGsusr G Gsus
EmYou're the beautiful girl that we're all looking GfoGsusr G Gsus
AmYea you can have aDnything Amanything that you Dwant
AmBut baby what we've already Dgot can never be GboGsusught G Gsus
DIf our love is a tCimeless flight Dwell you know that's Calright
DCause we're gonna tCake our time loving GtoniGsusght G Gsus
I'm gonna Chold you right here in my Darms
As the Glimousine takes us aCway
And we'll Amdream about the Dmusic of some brighter GdaGsusy G Gsus
Throw a Cdime to the tambourine Dman and Gkiss all the horses goodbCye
And belAmieve in the spirit of a Dlove that never GdiGsuses G Gsus
AmYea you can have aDnything Amanything that you Dwant
AmBut baby what we've already Dgot can never be GboGsusught G Gsus
DIf our love is a tCimeless flight Dwell you know that's Calright
DCause we're gonna tCake our time loving GtoniGsusght G Gsus
I'm gonna Chold you right here in my Darms
As the Glimousine takes us aCway
And we'll Amdream about the Dmusic of some brighter GdaGsusy G Gsus
Throw a Cdime to the tambourine Dman and Gkiss all the horses goodbCye
And belAmieve in the spirit of a Dlove that never GdiGsuses G Gsus
9.
The Bells Of Rhymney
Key: DHardD
G
D/F
E
C
Em
A
Bm
Edim7
revelation to me (once I started to try to pick it up) how much the
dropped-D tuning adds to the Byrds arrangement. Having the bass tuned
down to D too really puts a floor under the song! The tab, of course,
is not perfect. Corrections, additions, etc. always sought and welcome.
Peace.
Rick
email protected
THE BELLS OF RHYMNEY
(Idris Davies & Pete Seeger)
as performed by The Byrds on their self-titled first LP
(Robyn Hitchcock does true-to-The-Byrds version)
- one guitar and bass drop low E to D (necessary)
- one 12-string (you know what brand) guitar would be great
(verse 1):
Oh wDhat will you give me say the Gsad D/Fbells of ERhymDney
Is there hope for the future say the Cbrown Embells of AMerthyr
Who mDade the mine owner say the Cblack Embells of ARhonda
And wDho killed the miner say the Ggrim D/Fbells of EBlaiDna
(opening riff)
(verse 2):
Put Dvandals in court say the Gbells D/F of ENewpDort
All will be well if if if Bmif if say the Cgreen Embells of ACardiff
Why so Dworried sisters Bmwhy say the Gsilver bells of EWye
And wDhat will you give me say the Gsad D/Fbells of ERhymDney
(break; also see note):
/ D / D / D / D / G / Em / Edim7 / Edim7 /
(opening riff)
(repeat first verse)
(end):
| opening riff |
Goh.....oDh.....oEh......E....oDh...D....D....D..
| opening riff |
Goh.....oDh.....oAh......A....oDh...D....D....D..
note on break:
If someone wants to post accurate tab for the break, please do. Meanwhile,
what I do is improvise a bit around this. Most of it is strummed~~~~~~~~.
I think Pete Seeger would approve of (any) liberties I've taken; I hope
Roger McGuinn would, too.
DDDD
GEmEdim7Edim7
some chords for the dropped-D guitar:
DGED/FEdim7EmCABm
10.
Jamaica Say You Will
Key: GHardG
G/F
Em
D
C
C/B
C/A
Am
Am7
G7
Bm
G/B
D7
GG/FEmDC
GJamaica was the lovely one I Cplayed her welC/Bl C/A
As we Amlay in the tall Am7grass Dwhere the shadows Gfell D
GHiding from the children so they Cwould not teC/Bll C/A
We would sAmtay there untill her sAm7ister rang the Devening bell
Jamaica sGay G7you Cwill help me find a Gway G7to Cfill these empty hours
GSay Bmyou EmwillEm D Dcome again CtomC/BorroC/Aw G/B D
D7The Gdaughter of a captain on the Crolling seaC/Bs C/A
She would sAmtare across the Am7water Dfrom the Gtree D
GLast time he was home he held her Con his kneeC/Bs C/A
And said the Amnext time they would Am7sail away just wDhere they please
Jamaica Gsay G7you Cwill help me find a Gway G7to C fill these lifeless sails
GStay BmuntiEmll Em D my Dships can find the Csea C/B C/A
CC/BC/AAmGG7CGC/BC/AAmGD
GJamaica was a sweet young one I Cloved her truC/Be C/A
She was a Amcomfort and a Ammercy Dthru and tGhru D
GHiding from this world together Cnext thing I kneC/Bw C/A
They had Ambrought her things down to the Am7bay D Dwhat could I do
Jamaica Gsay G7you Cwill help me find a Gway G7to Cfill these sails and then
we'll
GSail uBmntiEmll Em D our Dwaters have run dCry C/B C/A G