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World Before Columbus by Suzanne Vega

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"World Before Colombus" is a rather simple song. The chord
progression is easy, and the fingerpicking is simple as
well. I have included the lyrics with the basic chords,
and then the tablature below that.

Chords:
Em=022000   Dsus2/E=0x0230   Cmaj7=x32000  G=320033
Amsus=x02210  D/F#=2x0230     F=133211    Bm=x24400
C=x32010

Lyrics and chords:

Dsus2/E
[intro]
Chord diagramE minorEm    Chord diagramCmaj7Cmaj7      Chord diagramB minorBm   Chord diagramCmaj7Cmaj7
If your love were taken from me
Chord diagramE minorEm  Chord diagramCmaj7Cmaj7      Chord diagramB minorBm    Chord diagramCmaj7Cmaj7
Every color would be black and white.
Chord diagramG+G    Chord diagramD/F#D/F#       Chord diagramE minorEm      Amsus
It would be as flat as the world before Colombus.
Chord diagramG+G     Chord diagramD/F#D/F#      Chord diagramE minorEm   Chord diagramFF    Dsus2/E
That's the day that I lose half my sight.
Chord diagramE minorEm   Chord diagramCmaj7Cmaj7      Chord diagramB minorBm   Chord diagramCmaj7Cmaj7
If your life were taken from me
Chord diagramE minorEm   Chord diagramCmaj7Cmaj7         Chord diagramB minorBm    Chord diagramCmaj7Cmaj7
All the trees would freeze in this cold ground.
Chord diagramG+G     Chord diagramD/F#D/F#       Chord diagramE minorEm     Amsus
It would be as cold as the world before Colombus.
Chord diagramG+G  Chord diagramD/F#D/F#       Chord diagramE minorEm   Chord diagramFF
Sail to the edge and I'll be there, looking
Dsus2/E
Down.
Chord diagramG+G   Chord diagramD/F#D/F#       Chord diagramE minorEm      Chord diagramC majorC         Chord diagramG+G
Those men who lust for land and for riches strange and new,
     Chord diagramD/F#D/F#     Chord diagramE minorEm        Chord diagramC majorC       Chord diagramG+G
All those trinkets of desire, but they never will have you.
      Chord diagramD/F#D/F#      Chord diagramE minorEm      Chord diagramC majorC       Chord diagramG+G
And they'll never know the gold or the copper in your hair,
   Chord diagramD/F#D/F#        Chord diagramFF        Dsus2/E
How could they weigh the worth of you so rare.
Chord diagramE minorEm    Chord diagramCmaj7Cmaj7     Chord diagramB minorBm   Chord diagramCmaj7Cmaj7
If your love were taken from me
Chord diagramE minorEm  Chord diagramCmaj7Cmaj7           Chord diagramB minorBm    Chord diagramCmaj7Cmaj7
Every light that's bright would soon grow dim.

Chord diagramG+G     Chord diagramD/F#D/F#       Chord diagramE minorEm      Amsus
It would be as dark as the world before Colombus.
Chord diagramG+G     Chord diagramD/F#D/F#     Chord diagramE minorEm    Chord diagramFF
Down the waterfall and I'd swim over the
Dsus2/E
Brim.
Chord diagramG+G   Chord diagramD/F#D/F#       Chord diagramE minorEm      Chord diagramC majorC        Chord diagramG+G
Those men who lust for land and for riches strange and new,
     Chord diagramD/F#D/F#     Chord diagramE minorEm       Chord diagramC majorC        Chord diagramG+G
All those trinkets of desire, oh they never will have you.
      Chord diagramD/F#D/F#      Chord diagramE minorEm      Chord diagramC majorC       Chord diagramG+G
And they'll never know the gold or the copper in your hair,
   Chord diagramD/F#D/F#        Chord diagramFF        Dsus2/E
How could they weigh the worth of you so rare.
Dsus2/E
[outro]

TAB notation:
P: pull off
h: hammer on
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(intro riff)
 Dsus2/E
E-------------------------------0-|------------------------B-------------3-------3-------3---|-----3-------3-------3--G---------2-----4---0-----2h4-----|---------2-----4---0----D---------------------------------|------------------------A---------------------------------|------------------------E-0-------------------------------|-0----------------------
 + . ^ . + . ^ . + . ^ . + . ^ .  + . ^ . + . ^ . + . ^ .


-------0-|-------------------------------0-|--------------------3---|-----3-------3-------3-------3---|-----3-------3--2h4-----|---------2-----4---0-----2h4-----|---------2--------------|---------------------------------|------------------------|---------------------------------|------------------------|-0-------------------------------|-0-------------
 + . ^ .  + . ^ . + . ^ . + . ^ . + . ^ .  + . ^ . + . ^


-----------------0-||
-------3-------3---||
-4---0-----2h4-----||
-------------------||
-------------------||
-------------------||
 . + . ^ . + . ^ .


(verse)
 Chord diagramE minorEm       Chord diagramCmaj7Cmaj7       Chord diagramB minorBm       Chord diagramCmaj7Cmaj7
---------------------------------|--------------------------------0-------0-------0-------0-|-------0-----0---------0--------------0---------------0---|-----------0------------------2-----2---------2-----2-----|-----4---4-----------2--------------------3---------------|-2---------------3--------0-------------------------------|-------------------------
 + . ^ . + . ^ . + . ^ . + . ^ .  + . ^ . + . ^ . + . ^ .
  If your love were taken...
  If your life were taken...

     Chord diagramE minorEm       Chord diagramCmaj7Cmaj7       Chord diagramB minorBm
-------|---------------------------------|----------------------0-|-------0-------0-------0-------0-|-------0-----0------0---|-------------0---------------0---|-----------0------2-----|-----2-----2---------2-----2-----|-----4---4--------------|-----------------3---------------|-2----------------------|-0-------------------------------|-----------------
 . ^ .  + . ^ . + . ^ . + . ^ . + . ^ .  + . ^ . + . ^ .


 Chord diagramCmaj7Cmaj7       Chord diagramG+G        Chord diagramD/F#D/F#       Chord diagramE minorEm
-----------------|---------------------------------|--------------0---------|-------3---------------3---------|------------------------|-----------0---------------2-----|------------2-----2-----|-----0---------0-----0---------0-|-----2--3-----------0---|---------------------------------|------------------------|-3---------------2---------------|-0-----
 + . ^ . + . ^ .  + . ^ . + . ^ . + . ^ . + . ^ .  + . ^


      Amsus       Chord diagramG+G        Chord diagramD/F#D/F#
---------------------------|--------------------------------0---------------3---------|-------3---------------3------------0---------------2-----|-----------0---------------2------------0-----2---------0-|-----0---------0-----0--------------------0---------------|----------------------------------------------------------|-3---------------2-------------
 . + . ^ . + . ^ . + . ^ .  + . ^ . + . ^ . + . ^ . + . ^

   (these two measures go with the first verse)
   Chord diagramE minorEm       Chord diagramFF
---|--------------------------------|-----------------||
---|-------0------------------------|-----------------||
---|-----------0--------------------|-----------------||
-0-|-----2---------0----------------|-----------------||
---|-----------------3--------------|-(3)-------------||
---|-0---------------1--------------|-(1)-------------||
 .  + . ^ . + . ^ . + . ^ . + . ^ .  + . ^ . + . ^ .


 (these two measures go with the second and third verses;
they replace the two measures above)
 Chord diagramE minorEm       Chord diagramFF
---------------------------------|-----------------||
-------0(3)------------1---------|-------1---------||
-----------0---------------2-----|-----------2-----||
-----2---------0-----3---------3-|-----3---------3-||
---------------------------------|-----------------||
-0---------------1---------------|-1---------------||
 + . ^ . + . ^ . + . ^ . + . ^ .  + . ^ . + . ^ .


(pre-chorus riff)
 Dsus2/E
-------------------------------0-|--------------------------------------3-------3-------3---|-----3-------3-------3------------2-----4---0-----2h4-----|---------2-----4---0--------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------0-------------------------------|-0-----------------------
 + . ^ . + . ^ . + . ^ . + . ^ .  + . ^ . + . ^ . + . ^ .
...down.
...brim.

      (chorus riff)
      Chord diagramG+G        Chord diagramD/F#D/F#       Chord diagramE minorEm
---------|-------3-3-3-3-3-------0-0-0-0-0-|-------0-0-0-0----------|-------3-3-3-3-3-------3-3-3-3-3-|-------0-0-0-0----------|-------0-0-0-0-0-------2-2-2-2-2-|-------0-0-0-0----------|-------0-0-0-0-0-------0-0-0-0-0-|-------2-2-2-2----------|---------------------------------|----------------0---2---|-3---------------2---------------|-0-------------
 + . ^ .  + . ^ . + . ^ . + . ^ . + . ^ .  + . ^ . + . ^


  Chord diagramC majorC
-0-------0-0-0-0-0-||
-0-------1-1-1-1-1-||
-0-------0-0-0-0-0-||
-2-------2-2-2-2-2-||
---3---------------||
-------------------||
 . + . ^ . + . ^ .

(repeat chorus riff 3 times; the last time, play only the
first measure, then the chorus outro)

(chorus outro)
 Chord diagramFF
-------1-1-1-1-1-------1-1-1-1-1-|-------1-1-1-1-1-||
-------1-1-1-1-1-------1-1-1-1-1-|-------1-1-1-1-1-||
-------2-2-2-2-2-------2-2-2-2-2-|-------2-2-2-2-2-||
-------3-3-3-3-3-------3-3-3-3-3-|-------3-3-3-3-3-||
---------------------------------|-----------------||
-1---------------1---------------|-1---------------||
 + . ^ . + . ^ . + . ^ . + . ^ .  + . ^ . + . ^ .

(play intro riff 2 times; replace the last measure with the
outro riff)

(outro riff)
 Dsus2/E
-------------------------0------------------------------||
-----3-------3-------3---3------------------------------||
---------2-----4---0-----4------------------------------||
-------------------------2------------------------------||
-------------------------0------------------------------||
-0-----------------------0------------------------------||
 + . ^ . + . ^ . + . ^ . +


That's it everybody. Have fun.

transcribed by: Drew Boles ([email protected])

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