This is such a beautiful and melodic song - one of my favorite Gentle Giant tunes. Enjoy!
-JWS
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Intro:
Dm Eb F Dm | Gm F
Bb Cm(11) | Bb/D Eb9
Why am I using words, no more to say without you
Bb/F Eb/G F/A Bb | Fsus4
Close the door, put out the lights and go.
| Dm Eb F |
Bb Cm(11) | Bb/D Eb9
Late at night, in the night your shadow falls between us.
Bb/F Eb/G F/A Bb | Fsus4
Nevermore, never know.
Dm Eb F Dm |
There, memories are sorrow,
Gm F
When there's no tomor-
Bb/D EbMaj7 F | Bb/D EbMaj7 F ***
-row.
*** This pattern comes up a few times. For these three chords, the top notes should be F, D and C, respectively.
Ab/C Gm/Bb Fm/Ab DbMaj7 | Ab/C Gm/Bb Fm/Ab DbMaj7
Sleep while the sweet sorrow wakes my day -dream;
Ab/C Gm/Bb
Sleep while you
Ab | Gm7 | F | Eb
think of me with kindness, please remember former days.
Ab | Gm7 | F | Eb
Sweet the song that once we sang, the silent parting ways.
Bbm/Db | Cm(11)
And you know, and you know,
Bb Cm(11) | Bb/D Eb9
And you know, long ago when first we made our promise -
Bb/F Eb/G F/A Bb Fsus4
Empty words, I wonder did you know -
Instrumental:
Bb Cm(11) | Bb/D Eb9 | Bb/F Eb/G Ab9 | Eb/Bb Cm Bb Eb | Bbsus4
Note: The chords in this section are more or less just variations on the C pentatonic scale (C-Eb-F-G-Bb). If you play the melody with the two or three notes in this scale right underneath ir, it should sound fine. For example, a 'Bb' chord should be (Eb F G Bb), an 'Eb' should be (F G Bb Eb), etc. For your ease, I've written the notes in bold that are the melody in this section - these are NOT the chords.
G Bb G Bb G Bb G Eb
The laugh that love could not for-give,
G Bb G Bb G Bb G Eb
Is gone and tells no more to live,
Bb C Bb C Bb C Bb Eb
And we who look in bea-uty's love;
Bb C Bb C Bb C Bb Eb
Must now, through all, look back on be-
Bb/D EbMaj7 F | Bb/D EbMaj7 F
fore -
G Bb G Bb G Bb G Eb
The tears that I first cried, no more;
G Bb G Bb G Bb G Eb
Your love has come and gone, no more.
Bb C Bb C Bb C Bb Eb
And we who look in beau-ty's love
Bb C Bb C Bb C Bb Eb
Must now through all think back on be-
Bb/D EbMaj7 F | Bb/D EbMaj7 F
-fore.
Ab/C Gm/Bb Fm/Ab DbMaj7 | Ab/C Gm/Bb Fm/Ab DbMaj7
Sleep while the sweet sorrow wakes my day -dream;
Ab/C Gm/Bb
Sleep while you
Ab | Gm7 | F | Eb
think of me with kindness, please remember former days.
Bbm/Db | Cm(11)
And you know, and you know,
Bb Cm(11) | Bb/D Eb9
And you know, when we two parted in tears and silence
Bb/F Eb/G F/A Bb | Fsus4
past the days, the parting ways.
Bb Cm(11) | Bb/D Eb9
Fare thee well, fare thee well, you that was once dear to me.
Bb/F Eb/G F/A
Think of me with kindness
Bb | Fsus4
Think of me.
Thanks so much. This is a great idea and it's a shame that the last post is from 2012. I will try to post as much as I can because I know we are not alone in the struggle to find chords.
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ReplyDeleteIn the "C pentatonic scale" part, I suggest the following chords instead of two or three notes of the scale.
DeleteEb F Eb F Eb F Eb Ab
The laugh that love could not for-give,
every chords must be played simple major adding 2, and that's the sound!