BOOTS OF SPANISH LEATHER (Bob Dylan) [This is Nanci Griffith's version.] ------------------------------------ [Actually in A; capo 2. Each chord is one measure, except two chords joined by hyphens (e.g., "G - G/F#") are one measure _total_.] [See bottom of file for chord fingerings and picking pattern.] D11 D11 D11 D11 G C D/F# G - C/G G - G/F# [intro] Em(9) Em(9) C - C(9) G C G G - G/F# Oh I'm sailing away, .... Em D/F# G C G G - G/F# I'm sailing away in ... Em(9) Em(9) C - C(9) G C G G - G/F# Is there something I ... Em D/F# G C D/F# G - C/G G - G/F# >From the place where ...
There's nothing you can send .... CHORDS: G: 3x000x D/F#: 2x023x Em: 0x200x C: x3201x C/G: 3x201x G/F#: 2x000x D11: x54030 Em(9): 0x400x C(9): x3001x The picking pattern is a basic alternating-bass thing: E |----------------| E |----------------| B |--*-------*-----| B |--*-------*-----| G |------*-------*-| or G |------*-------*-| D |----*-------*---| D |----*-------*---| A |----------------| A |*-------*-------| E |*-------*-------| E |----------------| [The bass notes (D and E strings, always played by the thumb) in the pattern are the most important; the other notes get left out from time to time.] - Adam Schneider, schn0170@maroon.tc.umn.edu
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