Tom: C
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------1-----1-----1----------1-----1-----1----------1-----1-----1-----1------0h1---0--|
G|---------0-----0-----0-0--------0-----0-----0-0--------0-----0-----0-----0------0------0--|
D|--0h2-3-----2------------0h2-3-----2------------0h2-3-----2--------------------0----------|
A|------------------3----------------------3----------------------3-----0-------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------3--------3-3--|
When playing in this style, one thing I often do if I have to hold down an F major
shape, is rather than use the full barre chord, I'll use my thumb to play the 6th
string. As you will see when you get to the chorus, this makes it easier to link the
chord preceeding F by playing the open 6th string and then just wrapping your thumb
over as you place your other fingers for the F chord shape.
One other thing to mention about the verse is when she sings '...sounds good to me..."
if you were strumming the chords, I would suggest you play the F, C and G shapes as
normal, however, as you will see from the tab, if you're finger picking this, you're
actually holding down an Am7 shape, not C and playing the 6th string open, this will
sound a bit odd if you try and strum it !
[Verse 1]
E|--------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
B|--------1-------1-------1-------|--------1-------1-------1-----------------|
G|----2-------0-------0-------0---|----2-------0-------0-------0-------------|
D|------2-------0-------2-------2-|------2-------0-------2-------2-----------|
A|--0-------2-------3-------3-----|--0-------2-------3-------3---------------|
E|--------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------1-------1-------1-------1-------0-------0-------0-------------------|
G|---2-------0-------0-------2-------0-------0-------0-------0---------------|
D|-----2-------0-------2-------3-------0-------0-------0-------0-------------|
A|-0-------2-------3---------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------1-------3-------3-------3-------3-----------------|
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B|--------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
G|--------1-------1-------1-------|--------1-------1-------1-----------------|
D|----2-------0-------0-------0---|----2-------0-------0-------0-------------|
A|------2-------0-------2-------2-|------2-------0-------2-------2-----------|
E|--0-------2-------3-------3-----|--0-------2-------3-------3---------------|
E|--------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
*
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------1-------1-------1-------1-------0h1-----0------0--------------------|
G|---2-------0-------0-------2-------0-------0------0-------0----------------|
D|-----2-------0-------2-------3-------0-------0------0-------0--------------|
A|-0-------2-------3---------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------1-------3-------3-------3------3------------------|
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* CAD : the hammer onto the 2nd string must sound exactly at the same time as
you play the 6th string!
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------1-------------1-------------0---1---3------------------------------|
G|----2-------2-----0-------0-----0------------------------------------------|
D|------3-------3-----2-------2-----0-------0--------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--1-------1-----0-------0-----3-------3-----3------------------------------|
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[Chorus]
Cow-boy
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------1-------1-------1-------1-------3-------3-------3------------|
G|----------0-------0-------2-------2-------0-------0-------0-------0--------|
D|------0-----2-------0-------3-------3-------0-------0-------0-------0------|
A|--2-----3------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------0-------1-------1-------3-------3-------3-------3----------|
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B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------1-------1-------1-------1-------3-------3-------1------------------|
D|----2-------0-------2-------2-------0-------0-------0-------0--------------|
A|------2-------0-------3-------3-------0-------0-------0-------0------------|
E|--0------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------0-------1-------1-------3-------3-------3-------3----------------|
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G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------1-------1-------1-------1-------3-------3-------3------------------|
A|----0-------0-------2-------2-------0-------0-------0-------0--------------|
E|------2-------0-------3-------3-------0-------0-------0-------0------------|
E|--3------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------0-------1-------1-------3-------3-------3-------3----------------|
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D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------1-------1-------1-------1-------3-1---0----------------------------|
E|----2-------0-------2-------2-------0---0-0---0----------------------------|
E|------2-------0-------3-------3-------0---------0---0----------------------|
B|--0------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------0-------1-------1-------3---------3-----3------------------------|
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Then repeat the intro, slightly modified, without the hammer on at the beginning.
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------1-----1-----1----------1-----1-----1----------1-----1-----1-----1------0h1---0--|
G|-----0-----0-----0-0--------0-----0-----0-0--------0-----0-----0-----0------0---------|
D|--3-----2------------0h2-3-----2------------0h2-3-----2--------------------0----------|
A|--------------3----------------------3----------------------3-----0-------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------3--------3-3--|
The second verse is similar to the first, however, there is a subtle change in the
picking pattern when she starts to sing "...I wanna be the only one..." and this
time round she repeats "...sounds good to me..." at the end of the verse...and be
aware, that last little phrase around a G shape on the second repeat is a little
tricky to finger right, I play the 6th string with my third finger, the 5th string,
2nd fret, with my second finger, hammering onto the 5th string, 3rd fret, with my
fourth finger, which leaves my first finger free to play the 2nd string at the 1st fret.
[Verse 2]
E|--------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
B|--------1-------1-------1-------|--------1-------1-------1-----------------|
G|----2-------0-------0-------0---|----2-------0-------0-------0-------------|
D|------2-------0-------2-------2-|------2-------0-------2-------2-----------|
A|--0-------2-------3-------3-----|--0-------2-------3-------3---------------|
E|--------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------1-------1-------1-------1-------0---1---0-------0-------------------|
G|---2-------0-------0-------2-------0---------------0-------0---------------|
D|-----2-------0-------2-------3-------0-------0-------0-------0-------------|
A|-0-------2-------3---------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------1-------3-------3-------3-------3-----------------|
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B|----------0------------|----------0------------|----------0----|-----------|
G|--1---3-----------1----|--1---3-----------1----|--1---3--------|-----------|
D|--------0-----0--------|--------0-----0--------|--------0------|--0--------|
A|----2-------2-------2--|----2-------2-------2--|----2-------2--|----2------|
E|--0---2---3-----3------|--0---2---3-----3------|--0---2---3----|-----------|
E|-----------------------|-----------------------|---------------|--1--------|
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E|-----------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
B|--------3-1---0--------|---------------------------------------------------|
G|----0---0-0---0--------|---------------------------------------------------|
D|------0---------0---0--|---------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
E|--3---------3-----3----|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------1-------------1-------------3---1---0------------------------------|
G|----2-------2-----0-------0-----0-------------------0----------------------|
D|------3-------3-----2-------2-----0-------0-----0-----0--------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--1-------1-----0-------0-----3-------3-------3---3------------------------|
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E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------1-------------1-------------------1-0------------------------------|
G|----2-------2-----0-------0-------------0----------------------------------|
D|------3-------3-----2-------2---------0-------0---0------------------------|
A|----------------------------------2h3--------------------------------------|
E|--1-------1-----0-------0-----3-------------3---3--------------------------|
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The second chorus has some very subtle changes in picking pattern on the G shape
[Chorus 2]
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------1-------1-------1-------1-------3-------3-------3-----------------|
G|-----0-------0-------2-------2-------0-------0-------0-------0-------------|
D|-------2-------0-------3-------3-------0-------0-------0-------0-----------|
A|---3-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------0-------1-------1-------3-------3-------3-------3---------------|
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B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------1-------1-------1-------1-------3---1---0--------------------------|
D|----2-------0-------2-------2-------0---------------2---0----------| -------|
A|------2-------0-------3-------3-------0-------0-------0-----0--------------|
E|--0------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------0-------1-------1-------3-------3-------3-------3----------------|
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G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------1-------1-------1-------1-------3-------3-------3------------------|
A|----0-------0-------2-------2-------0-------0-------0-------0--------------|
E|------2-------0-------3-------3-------0-------0-------0-------0------------|
E|--3------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------0-------1-------1-------3-------3-------3-------3----------------|
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D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------1-------1-------1-------1-------3---1---0--------------------------|
E|----2-------0-------2-------2-------0--------------------------------------|
E|------2-------0-------3-------3-------0-------0-----0---0------------------|
B|--0------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------0-------1-------1-------3-------3-------3---3--------------------|
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A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------1-------1-------1-------1-------0h1-----3-0------------------------|
E|----0-------0-------2-------2-------0-------0------------------------------|
B|------2-------0-------3-------3-------0-------0-----0---0------------------|
G|--3------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------0-------1-------1-------3-------3-------3---3--------------------|
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E|--------------------------------------------3------------------------------|
E|--------1-------1-------1-------1-------0h1-----0--------------------------|
B|----2-------0-------2-------2-------0--------------------------------------|
G|------2-------0-------3-------3-------0-------0----------------------------|
D|--0------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------0-------1-------1-------3-------3-----3--------------------------|
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The bridge is essentially a shortend, pared down version of the verse.
[Bridge]
E|--------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
B|--------1-------1-------1-------|--------1-------1-------1-----------------|
G|----2-------0-------0-----------|----2-------0-------0---------------------|
D|------2-------0-------2---------|------2-------0-------2-------------------|
A|--0-------2-------3-------------|--0-------2-------3-----------------------|
E|--------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------1-------1-------1-------1-------0-------0---------------------------|
G|---2-------0-------0-------2-------0-------0-------------------------------|
D|-----2-------0-------2-------3-------0-------0-----------------------------|
A|-0-------2-------3---------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------1-------3-------3-------3-------------------------|
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B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------1-------------1-------------0-------0-------0----------------------|
D|----2-------2-----0-------0-----0-------0-------0-------0------------------|
A|------3-------3-----2-------2-----0-------0-------0-------0----------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--1-------1-----0-------0-----3-------3-------3-------3--------------------|
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There are several repeats in the third chorus as it leads into the outro.
Once again the picking pattern changes slightly each time it gets to the G shape,
utilising the variations already seen in the previous chorus'. On the record, the
guitarist plays the same variation a couple of times in a row (the one shown in
the third tab stave below, where it goes up onto the 1st string at the 3rd fret).
Just to keep things interesting, I've tried to mix the variations up a little.
One other thing, the very last time through the C, F, G and Am, F, G progression,
(when Sarah isn't singing), in order to follow the bassline, when you get to F,
I don't play both notes on the 6th string - play the first one but then play
an open 5th string. It'll make sense when you here it with the audio I promise !
[Chorus 3]
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------1-------1-------1-------1-------3---1---0--------------------------|
G|----0-------0-------2-------2-------0--------------------------------------|
D|------2-------0-------3-------3-------0-------0-----0---0------------------|
A|--3------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------0-------1-------1-------3-------3-------3---3---3----------------|
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B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------1-------1-------1-------1-------3---1---0--------------------------|
D|----2-------0-------2-------2-------0---------------2---0----------| -------|
A|------2-------0-------3-------3-------0-------0-------0-----0--------------|
E|--0------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------0-------1-------1-------3-------3-------3-------3----------------|
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G|--------------------------------------------3------------------------------|
D|--------1-------1-------1-------1-------0h1-----0--------------------------|
A|----0-------0-------2-------2-------0-------------------0------------------|
E|------2-------0-------3-------3-------0-------0-----0-----0----------------|
E|--3------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------0-------1-------1-------3-------3-------3---3--------------------|
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D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------1-------1-------1-------1-------3---1---0--------------------------|
E|----2-------0-------2-------2-------0--------------------------------------|
E|------2-------0-------3-------3-------0-------0-----0---0------------------|
B|--0------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------0-------1-------1-------3-------3-------3---3--------------------|
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A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------1-------1-------1-------1-------0h1-----3-0------------------------|
E|----0-------0-------2-------2-------0-------0------------------------------|
B|------2-------0-------3-------3-------0-------0-----0---0------------------|
G|--3------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------0-------1-------1-------3-------3-------3---3--------------------|
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E|--------------------------------------------3------------------------------|
E|--------1-------1-------1-------1-------0h1-----0--------------------------|
B|----2-------0-------2-------2-------0-------------------0------------------|
G|------2-------0-------3-------3-------0-------0-----0-----0----------------|
D|--0------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------0-------1-------1-------3-------3-------3---3--------------------|
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E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------1-------1-------1-------1-------3---1---0--------------------------|
G|----0-------0-------2-------2-------0--------------------------------------|
D|------2-------0-------3-------3-------0-------0-----0---0------------------|
A|--3------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------0-------1-------1-------3-------3-------3---3--------------------|
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B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------1-------1-------1-------1-------3---1---0--------------------------|
D|----2-------0-------2-------2-------0---------------2---0----------| -------|
A|------2-------0-------3-------3-------0-------0-------0-----0--------------|
E|--0------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------0-------1-------1-------3-------3-------3-------3----------------|
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G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------1-------1-------1-------1-------0h1-----3-0------------------------|
A|----0-------0-------2-------2-------0-------0------------------------------|
E|------2-------0-------3-------3-------0-------0-----0---0------------------|
E|--3------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------0-------1-------1-------3-------3-------3---3--------------------|
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D|--------------------------------------------3------------------------------|
A|--------1-------1-------1-------1-------0h1-----0--------------------------|
E|----2-------0-------2-------2-------0-------------------0------------------|
E|------2-------0-------3-------3-------0-------0-----0-----0----------------|
B|--0------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------0-------1-------1-------3-------3-------3---3--------------------|
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* Care!
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------1-------1-------1-------1-------3---1---0--------------------------|
G|----0-------0-------2-------2-------0-------------------0------------------|
D|------2-------0-------3-------3-------0-------0-----0-----0----------------|
A|--3-----------------------0------------------------------------------------|
E|----------0-------1---------------3-------3-------3---3--------------------|
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E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------1-------1-------1-------1-------0----------------------------------|
G|----2-------0-------2-------2-------0-------0----------------------| -------|
D|------2-------0-------3-------3-------0-------0----------------------------|
A|--0-----------------------0------------------------------------------------|
E|----------0-------1---------------3-------3-----3--------------------------|
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The outro is a slightly modified version of the intro.
[Outro]
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------1-----1-----1----------1-----1-----1----------1-----1-----1-----1------|
G|-----0-----0-----0-0--------0-----0-----0-0--------0-----0-----0-----0----0--|
D|--3-----2------------0h2-3-----2------------0h2-3-----2----------------------|
A|--------------3----------------------3----------------------3-----0----------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------3----|
Capo @ 4th
[Intro]
F Am7 C
F Am7 C
F Am7 C Am G
[Verse 1]
Am G C
I said I wanna touch the earth
Am G C
I wanna break it in my hands
Am G C F G
I wanna grow something wild and unruly
Am G C
I wanna sleep on the hard ground
Am G C
In the comfort of your arms
Am G C F G
On a pillow of blue bonnets, in a blanket made of stars
F C G
Oh it sounds good to me
[Chorus]
C F G
Cowboy take me away
Am F G
Fly this girl as high as you can, into the wild blue
C F G
Set me free oh I pray
Am F G
Closer to heaven above and closer to you
Closer to you
[Repeat intro]
F Am7 C
F Am7 C
F Am7 C Am G
[Verse 2]
Am G C
I wanna walk and not run
Am G C
I wanna skip and not fall
Am G C F G
I wanna look at the horizon and not see a building standing tall
Am G C
I wanna be the only one
Am G C
For miles and miles
Am G C F G
Except for maybe you and your simple smile
F C G
Oh it sounds good to me
F C G
Yes it sounds so good to me
[Chorus]
C F G
Cowboy take me away
Am F G
Fly this girl as high as you can, into the wild blue
C F G
Set me free oh I pray
Am F G
Closer to heaven above and closer to you
C F G
Closer to you
Am F G
Closer to you
[Bridge]
Am G C
I said I wanna touch the earth
Am G C
I wanna break it in my hands
Am G C F G
I wanna grow something wild and unruly
F C G
Oh it sounds good to me
[Chorus]
C F G
Cowboy take me away
Am F G
Fly this girl as high as you can, into the wild blue
C F G
Set me free oh I pray
Am F G
Closer to heaven above and closer to you
C F G
Closer to you
Am F G
Closer to you
C F G
Cowboy take me away
Am F G
Closer to you
C F G
Cowboy take me away
Am F G
Oh Cowboy take me away
Closer to you
C F G
Am F G
Oh Cowboy
[Repeat intro]
F Am7 C
F Am7 C
