October

Words & Music:

U2

Am    G    G9sus4    Am    G    Dm7(6)

G     F/G  G         G     F/G  G

G     F/G  G         G     F/G  Fadd9(#11)

Cadd9    C    Cadd9    C    F6add9    Fmaj9

 

   Am                                      G        G9sus4

October and the trees are stripped bare of all they wear.

  Am

What do I care?

  Am                        G    Dm7  G

October, and kingdoms rise & kingdoms fall,

F/G  G            F/G    Am7(sus4)    Dm7(sus4)    G

But you go on and on---------------------.

 

 

 

Piano part transcribed for guitar by Paul Troutman.

 

    Am      G                     Am       G     G9sus4          Am

E||-------------|--------------|--------------|---------------|----------------|

B||-1--------0--|--------------|--0-----------|---------------|--1--------0----|

G||-------------|------%-------|-----------2--|--0---------2--|----------------|

D||-2--------2--|--------------|--0--------0--|---------------|--2--------2----|

A||-0-----0-----|--------------|--------------|--2---------3--|--0-----0-------|

E||-------------|--------------|--3-----3-----|--3-----3------|----------------|

 

    G       Dm7(6)

E|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|

B|--1-------3----0---------------------|--0---------------------------------6--|

G|-------------------------------------|---------------2--------------------5--|

D|--2------------2---------------------|--0------------0-----------------------|

A|--0------------0---------------------|------------------------------------5--|

E|-------------------------------------|--3---------3--------------------------|

 

E|---------------------3------------5--|-(5)----------------------------------||

B|-(6)---------------------5----6------|-(6)----------------------------------||

G|-(5)-----------4---------------------|-(4)----------------------------------||

D|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------||

A|-(5)---------------------------------|-(5)----------------------------------||

E|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------||

 

    G F/G   G     G     F/G   G

E|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|

B|--3----0----1-------(1)-----------3--|-(3)---0----1-------(1)-------------3--|

G|--0------------------2------------0--|-(0)-----------------2--------------0--|

D|---------------3----(3)--------------|---------------3----(3)----------------|

A|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|

E|--3-------------------------------3--|-(3)--------------------------------3--|

 

      G     F/G   G     G     F/G

E|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|

B|-(3)---0----1-------(1)-----------3--|-(3)---0----1-------(1)----------------|

G|-(0)-----------------2------------0--|-(0)-----------------2-----------------|

D|---------------3----(3)--------------|---------------3----(3)----------------|

A|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|

E|-(3)------------------------------3--|-(3)-----------------------------------|

 

    Fadd9(#11

E|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|

B|--1---------0------------------------|-(0)-----------------------------------|

G|--0------------------0---------------|--2------------------------------------|

D|--3----------------------------------|-(3)-----------------------------------|

A|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|

E|--1----------------------------------|-(1)-----------------------------------|

 

    Fadd9(#11

E|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|

B|--1---------0------------------------|-(0)-----------------------------------|

G|--0------------------0---------------|--2----------2-----2-------------------|

D|--3----------------------------------|-(3)-----------------------------------|

A|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|

E|--1----------------------------------|-(1)-----------------------------------|

 

    Cadd9   C

E|--3---------0------------------------|-(0)-----------------------------------|

B|--3---------1------------------------|-(1)-------(1)-------------------------|

G|--0---------0------------------------|-(0)--------2--------------------------|

D|--0---------2------------------------|-(2)-----------------------------------|

A|--3----------------------------------|-(3)-----------------------------------|

E|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|

 

    Cadd9   C

E|--3---------0------------------------|-(3)-----------------------------------|

B|--3---------1------------------------|-(3)-----------------------------------|

G|--0----------------------------------|-(0)--------2-----2--------------------|

D|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|

A|--3----------------------------------|-(3)-----------------------------------|

E|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|

 

    F6add9    Fmaj9

                                                                                Oc -

E|--3---------0------------------------|-(0)-----------------------------------|

B|--3---------1------------------------|-(1)-----------------------------------|

G|--0----------------------------------|-(0)-----------------------------------|

D|--3----------------------------------|-(3)-----------------------------------|

A|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|

E|--1-----1----------------------------|-(1)-----------------------------------|

 

    Am

            to - ber,      and      the           trees  are   stripped  bare     of

E|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|

B|--1---------0------------------------|--1----------------------0-------------|

G|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|

D|--2---------2------------------------|--2----------------------2-------------|

A|--0-----0----------------------------|--0------------0-----------------------|

E|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|

 

      G     G9sus4

            all they      wear,                  what  do      I         care?    Oc-

E|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|

B|--0----------------------------------|---------------------------------------|

G|----------------2--------------------|--0------------2-----------------------|

D|--0-------------0--------------------|---------------------------------------|

A|-------------------------------------|--2------------3-----------------------|

E|--3--------3-------------------------|--3--------3---------------------------|

      Am

            to - ber,      and                    king-doms    rise,            and

E|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|

B|--1---------0------------------------|--1--------3---0-----------------------|

G|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|

D|--2---------2------------------------|--2---------------2--------------------|

A|--0-----0----------------------------|--0---------------0--------------------|

E|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|

 

      G     Dm7

            king-doms     fall,                   but   you   go     on

E|-------------------------------------|-----------------------3------------5--|

B|--0-------------------------------6--|-(6)------------------------5---6------|

G|----------------2-----------------5--|-(5)-----------4-----------------------|

D|--0-------------0--------------------|---------------------------------------|

A|----------------------------------5--|-(5)-----------------------------------|

E|--3--------3-------------------------|---------------------------------------|

 

      G     F/G   G

                      and                      on----------------------------.

 

E|-(5)---------------------------------|---------------------------------------|

B|-(6)---------------------------------|--3----0----1--------(1)------------3--|

G|-(4)---------------------------------|--0-------------------2-------------0--|

D|-(5)---------------------------------|---------------3-----(3)---------------|

A|-------------------------------------|--0------------------------------------|

E|-------------------------------------|------------------------------------3--|

 

      F/G   Am7(sus4)

E|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|

B|-(3)----0----1---------(1)--------3--|-(3)---0----1--------(1)------------3--|

G|-(0)--------------------2---------0--|-(0)-----------0------2-------------0--|

D|-----------------3-----(3)-----------|---------------------------------------|

A|-(0)------------------------------0--|-(0)-----------------------------------|

E|-------------------------------------|------------------------------------3--|

 

      Dm7(sus4)   G

E|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|

B|-(3)----0----1---------(1)--------3--|-(3)---0----1--(1)------------------3--|

G|-(0)-------------0------2---------0--|-(0)------------------2-------------0--|

D|-------------------------------------|----------------3----(3)------------0--|

A|-(0)------------------------------0--|-(5)-----------------------------------|

E|-------------------------------------|------------------------------------3--|

 

E|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|

B|-(3)---------------------------------|---------------------------------------|

G|-(0)---------------------------------|---------------------------------------|

D|-(0)---------------------------------|---------------------------------------|

A|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|

E|-(3)---------------------------------|---------------------------------------|

 




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