Lady D'Arbanville

(†berarbeitete Version - revised version)

Words & Music:

Cat Stevens

 

This is a rather complete guitar transcription of this song from my Austrian correspondent.  It is a rather nice reworking of Cat Stevens' original.   I've translated the German for English speakers.

 

INTRO:

                                      (harmonic)

E |-----------------------|--------------12-----|

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

G |-----------------------|---------------------| [4x]

D |--------9-------9------|---------------------|

A |-----------------------|----7----------------|

E |----0------------------|--------0------------|

      E5

 

VERSE 1:

E |---------|--------7-|-7-5-3--|--2----2-----|--2-------------|-------5--|

B |---------|--------8-|-8-7-5--|--3------3---|--3-------------|-------7--|

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

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

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

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

                    (Em)           D

My Lady D'Ar-banville,                     why  do you sleep so still?

                

 

E |--5--7--5--|------0---------|--0---------|------7-|-7-5-3-|--2---2-----|

B |--7--8--7--|-0--------0-----|--0---------|------8-|-8-7-5-|--3-----3---|

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

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

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

E |-----------|-0--------------|--0---------|--------|-------|------------|

                Em                                              D

                           I'll  wake you to-morrow,                   and

 

E |---2------------|-------------2-----|--------------|----------------0--|

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

G |----------------|-------4-----------|--------------|----------0--------|

D |---0------------|----4--------------|--------------|-------2-----------|

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

E |----------------|-------------------|--------------|-0-----------------|

      D              Bm                                 Em

     you will be my fill,          yes, you will be my fill!

 

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oder [or:]:

RIFF 1:            RIFF 2:                RIFF 3:

E ---------------  -----------------      -------------------------------

B -12-12-10-8-10-  --10-10-12-10-8--      -------------------------------

G ---------------  -----------------      ---------------0---------------

D -12-12-10-9-10-  --10-10-12-10-9--      --------0h2-----2-0---------0--

A ---------------  -----------------      -0h2------------------2-0h2--2-

E ---------------  -----------------      -------------------------------

 

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Verse 2: [klopfen - knock the guitar in time]

                   Em(addG) Emsus2 Em D                        D Dsus4 D Em

My Lady D'Arbanville,                  why does it grieve me so?

                             Em(addG) Emsus2 Em D                       Bm

But your heart seems so silent,                   Why do you breath so low?

                      Em

Why do you breath so low?

 

Verse 3: [klopfen - knock the guitar in time]

                   Em(addG) Emsus2 Em D                        D Dsus4 D Em

My Lady D'Arbanville,                  Why do you sleep so still?

                   G     G GM7 G6 D                     Bm

I'll wake you to-morrow,              and you will be my fill,

                     E5 [Intro riff]

Yes, you will be my fill.

 

RIFF 3: 3 Mal [3rd time]

--------------------------------

--------------------------------

---------------0----------------

--------0h2-----2-0---------0-2-

-0h2------------------2-0h2--2--

--------------------------------

 

Pause kurz [n.c.] [short pause - n.c.]

Verse 4:

E |--5--|--5--7--5--|--3--|---------|--------7-|--7--5--3-|-2-----2-------|

B |--7--|--7--8--7--|--5--|---------|--------8-|--8--7--5-|-3--------3----|

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

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

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

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

                                                            D

                        My Lady D'Ar-banville,                         you

 

E |--2-----------|-----5-|--5--7--5-|-------0-----|--0-----------|------7-|

B |--3-----------|-----7-|--7--8--7-|--0------0---|--0-----------|------8-|

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

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

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

E |--------------|-------|----------|--0----------|--0-----------|--------|

     D                                Em

  look so cold to-night                       your lips feel like winter,

 

                                      (harmonics)               (harmonics)

E |-7-5-3-|-2--2----|-2----------------|--7-------|-----------------|-12--|

B |-8-7-5-|-3---3---|-3----------------|--7-------|-----------------|-12--|

G |-------|---2---2-|------------------|--7-------|-----------------|-12--|

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

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

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

            D                             Bm                          Em

                Your skin has turned to wknocke,your skin has turned to wknocke

 

Verse 5:  [n.c.] Pause klopfen  [n.c. - pause, knock guitar in time]

                   Em(addG) Emsus2 Em D                        D Dsus4 D Em

My Lady D'Arbanville,                   why do you sleep so still?

                      Em(addG) Emsus2 Em D                     Bm

I'll wake you tomorrow,                    and you will be my fill,

                     Em

Yes, you will be my fill.

 


Verse 6: klopfen  [knock guitar]

               Em      Em(addG) Emsus2 Em  D

La-la, la, la, la-la! (Ah -ah,    ah,  ah-ah!)

                        D     Dsus4  D Em

La-la, la, la ,la-la! (Ah-ah,  ah,  ah-ah!)

                G            GM7 G6  D

La-la, la, la ,la-la! (Ah-ah, ah,  ah-ah!)

                   Bm                    E5 [Intro riff]

La, la-la, la , la-la, la, la-la, la, la-la

 

Verse 7:

                    Em(addG) Emsus2 Em D                       D Dsus4 D Em

My Lady D'Arbanville,                   why do you grieve me so?

                               Em(addG)Emsus2 Em D                      Bm

But your heart seems so silent,                   Why do you breath so low?

                      Em

Why do you breath so low?

 

 

Verse 8:  Pause [n.c.]

                     Em(addG)  Emsus2  Em  D

I loved you, my Lady,                         though in your grave you lie,

 

D  Dsus4 D  Em                 G        G GM7 G6  D

               I'll always be with you,

                      Bm                        Em

This rose will never die,  this rose will never die.

 

Verse 9: klopfen [knock guitar]

                      Em(addG)  Emsus2 Em D

I loved you , my Lady,(Ah -ah,   ah,  ah-ah), though in your grave you lie,

 

  D     Dsus4 D Em                    G        G     GM7 G6 D

(Ah-ah, ah,  ah-ah), I'll always be with you, (Ah-ah, ah,  ah-ah)

                      Bm                          E5 (Intro riff)     Em

This rose will never die,  this rose will never die---------------!

 

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Chords:

E5       Em        Em(addG)   Emsus2   D

079900   022000    022003     022002   xx0232

 

G        GM7       G6         Bm       Dsus4

320003   320002    320000     224432   xx0233

 





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