(†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
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G GM7 G6 Bm Dsus4
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