Chords with lyrics
"As I Recall It" - Donovan
A augmentedA great jazzy track off of Donovan's 1968 record “Hurdy Gurdy Man”,
always loved this song so I thought I’d tab it out! Enjoy! :)
Intro:
Bbm/C# FF C#C# C majorC FF
C majorC Dm7Dm7 C/EC/E (or notes C majorC D MajorD E MajorE)
Verse 1:
FF A minorAm
As I recall it, the sun was high,
Cm7Cm7 F7F7 Bb majorBb
Yellow in the blue, blue sky.
BbmBbm FF Dm7Dm7
You couldn't quite make out this boy,
C#C# Gm7Gm7 Cm7Cm7
He used life as a toy.
FF A minorAm
In a Marie-Antoinette room
Cm7Cm7 F7F7 Bb majorBb
We were introduced soon,
BbmBbm FF Dm7Dm7
I was me and you were you,
C#C# Gm7Gm7 C7C7
How do you do ?
Verse 2:
FF A minorAm
Raggedy and tousle-haired
Cm7Cm7 F7F7 Bb majorBb
He looked as though he never cared
BbmBbm FF Dm7Dm7
To run a comb where a comb should run,
C#C# Gm7Gm7 C7C7
Freckles from the sun.
FF A minorAm
Many good times we have had,
Cm7Cm7 F7F7 Bb majorBb
We been happy, we been sad,
BbmBbm FF Dm7Dm7
But I think we both feel glad
C#C# Gm7Gm7 C7C7
That this life is so mad, mad, mad.
Instrumental:
FF A minorAm Cm7Cm7 F7F7 Bb majorBb
BbmBbm FF Dm7Dm7
C#C# C majorC Dm7Dm7 C/EC/E
FF A minorAm Cm7Cm7 Bb majorBb
BbmBbm FF Dm7Dm7
C#C# C majorC FF
Chorus:
FF A minorAm
As I recall it, the sun was high,
Cm7Cm7 F7F7 Bb majorBb
If I remember it, so was I,
BbmBbm FF Dm7Dm7
You couldn't quite make out this boy,
C#C# Gm7Gm7 C7C7
He used life as a toy.
FF A minorAm
Many good times we have had,
Cm7Cm7 F7F7 Bb majorBb
We been happy, baby, we been sad,
BbmBbm FF Dm7Dm7
But I think we both feel glad
C#C# Gm7Gm7 C7C7
That this life is so mad.
FF A minorAm
As I recall it, the sun was high,
Cm7Cm7 F7F7 Bb majorBb
Yellow in the blue, blue sky,
BbmBbm FF Dm7Dm7
You couldn't quite make out this boy,
C#C# C majorC FF
He used life as a toy.
Drum Break:
C#C# C majorC C#C# C majorC C#C# C majorC
FF F/CF/C FF
Yeah!