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From: Andrew Rogers
Date: Mon, 20 Apr 1998 15:21:13 -0400
Subject: l/love/the_castle.crd
"The Castle"
(Arthur Lee)
Intro:
(fingerpicked):
Am/E Em/B C Fmaj7 Am/E A/E
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
D Fmaj7 G
/ / / / / / / /
[instrumental over verse chords]
Verse 1:
C G Am C
Here's my baggage, hand me my staff
bass: D Am A v v v v v v v ---------2---------------|---| -0---0-3---3-2---0-------|---| ---0---------------3-----|-0-| ---------------------1h2-|---| I'm leaving on a plane, a boat or raft
Em G
Oh...
Verse 2:
A my love, B I love, so hard to choose
If that were in my mind, it I would use
Oh...
Bridge:
C F
Goin' back to Mother
C F
Leavin' on the double
D G A D
Think I'll go to Mexico
[3/4]
F Em G
/ / / / / / / / / / / / /
Oh oh oh
bass: v v v v v v v v v v ---------7\--|---------5\--|---------4\--|---| -------7-7\--|-------5-5\--|-------4-4\--|---| -5---5-------|-3---3-------|-2---2-------|---| -------------|-------------|-------------|-3-|
[3 instrumental repeats of verse chords (w/harpsichord 2nd and 3rd time)]
[repeat intro (w/full band, bass as indicated)]:
Am Em C Fmaj7 Am A
[A C B D C E D F E A E A] <= bass
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
D Fmaj7/C G
/ / / / / / / /
Coda:
C G Am C
/ / / / / / / / / /
C#addG DaddG
x4302x x5403x
/ / / / / / / /
[2:20]
Acoustic guitar [2X]:
Em [band] v v v v v v v v ---------------------------------|---------/---/-------------------| ---------------------------------|---------------------------------| ---------------------------------|---------------------------------| -------------2---3p2---2p0-------|---------------------------------| -2---2h3h5-------------------3---|-2-------------------------------| ---------------------------------|---------0---0-------------------| ^ 1st time only
[2:25]
guitar 1: v v v v v v v v v v v v -------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| -------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| -------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| -2---3---0---|-------------|-------------|-------------| -------------|-2-------0---|-2---3----0--|-2-------0---| -------------|-----3-------|-------------|-----3-------|
guitar 2: v v v v v v v v v v v v -------------|-------------|-------------|-2---3---0---| -------------|-------------|-2---3---0---|-------------| -------------|-2---3---0---|-------------|-------------| -2---3---0---|-------------|-------------|-------------| -------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| -------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
bass: v v v v v v v v v v v v -------------|-------------|-1---2-------|-4---5-------| -------------|-2---3---0---|---------3---|---------7---| -------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| -------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
guitar 1: v v v v v v v -------------|-------------|-7-| -------------|-3---5---7---|-7-| -------------|-4---6---8---|-8-| -------0-2-0-|-------------|---| ----2--------|-------------|---| -0-----------|-------------|---|
guitar 2: v v v v v v v -------------|-2-3-2---2---|---| -3---4---0---|-------------|---| -------------|-------------|-0-| -------------|-------------|---| -------------|-------------|---| -------------|-------------|---|
bass: v v v v v v v -6---7-------|-8---9-------|---| ---------9---|---------10--|-9-| -------------|-------------|---| -------------|-------------|---|
[2:31; free tempo to end]
---------------| ---------------| -2----2h3-2----| -2-----2--0----| -0-----0--0----| ---------------| ^^^^^ 6X
Em F D
/ / /
[drum roll]
---------------| ---------------| -2----2h3-2----| -2-----2--0----| -0-----0--0----| ---------------| ^^^^^ 5X
G G7 G
/ / /
-- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers