Please Don't Send Me Away chords by Jay Matthew
Guitar chords with lyrics
Please don't send me away ========================= (c)1999 Matthew Jay - Album Draw EMI records http://www.matthewjay.com Transcribed by Edward Jay - EdwardJay77@hotmail.com December 2001 Intro ===== Instrument: Finger picked nylon-strung guitar. (The guitar used on this track was actually the same one made specially for Matthew by his father.)
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G||- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - |- - - 2 - - - 2 - - - 2 - - - - :||
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Verse 1
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Instruments:
1.Strummed nylon guitar
2.bass played with pick and muted with the wrist.
3.Shaker playing semiquavers.
Both bass and guitar play a similar rythme figure:
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(accents '*'=strong '+'=firm '-'=subtle)
AGuitar |F (splang) - - - - - |Bb - - - - - - - |
Bass |F - - - - - - - |F - - - - - - - |
Tell me now what have you done,
AGuitar |F - - - - - - - |Bb - - - - - - - |
Bass |F - - - - - - - |F - - - - - - - |
To justify your life my son?
AGuitar |Dm - - - - - - - |Bb - - - - - Bbmaj7 |
Bass |D - - - - - - - |Bb - - - - - - - |
Did you help your brothers when they were down?
AGuitar |Am - - - - - - - |Bb - - - - - - - |
Bass |A - - - - - - - |Bb - - - - - - - |
And when the bullets flew did you stick around?
Verse 2
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Electric guitar with chorus takes over the strumming
Rythme changes slightly to:
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EGuitar |F - - - - - - - |Bb - - - - - - - |
Bass |F - - - - - - - |F - - - - - - - |
I had no words, I never spoke,
EGuitar |F - - - - - - - |Bb - - - - - - - |
Bass |F - - - - - - - |F - - - - - - - |
If had said one thing, you wouldn't know.
EGuitar |Dm - - - - - - - |Bb - - - - - Bbmaj7- |
Bass |D - - - - - - - |Bb - - - - - - - |
I did no harm, I hurt no one,
EGuitar |Am - - - - - - - |Bb - - - - - - - |
Bass |A - - - - - - - |Bb - - - - - - - |
Why you ask me now? My chance has gone.
Chorus
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Acoustic guitar takes over strumming again.
Full rotary organ plays as one with acoustic guitar, played by Edward.
Shaker holds the tempo with tamborine on the off beat.
Guitar |Am7 - - D7 - - - - |G - - Bm - - - - |
+Organ
Bass |A - - D - - - - |G - - Bm - - - - |
Please don't.. send me away....
Guitar |Am7 - - D7 - - - - |C - - C - - - - |
+Organ
Bass |A - - D - - - - |C - - C - - B - |
I want.. to come in.
Guitar |Am7 - - D7 - - - - |G - - Bm - - - - |
+Organ
Bass |A - - D - - - - |G - - Bm - - - - |
If you .. give me today
Guitar |Am7 - - D7 - - - - |Cmin- - - - - - - |
+Organ
Bass |A - - D - - - - |C - - - - - - - |
I.. will try again.
Verse 3
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Cue gritty drum pattern with gramaphone crackle in background.
Instruments:
1.Strummed nylon guitar
2.muted bass played with pick
3.chorus guitar playing the chord of F all the way through (quietly, though)
Guitar |F - - - - - - - |Bb - - - - - - - |
Bass |F - - - - - - - |F - - - - - - - |
Childhood gave you all the breaks
Guitar |F - - - - - - - |Bb - - - - - - - |
Bass |F - - - - - - - |F - - - - - - - |
But all you did was take and take..
Guitar |Dm - - - - - - - |Bb - - - - - Bbmaj7 |
Bass |D - - - - - - - |Bb - - - - - - - |
You say you did no harm, but you did no good
Guitar |Am - - - - - - - |Bb - - - - - - - |
Bass |A - - - - - - - |Bb - - - - - - - |
You never sought redemption, I think you should.
Verse 4
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Electric guitar with chorus takes over strumming from acoustic guitar as
verse 2
EGuitar |F - - - - - - - |Bb - - - - - - - |
Bass |F - - - - - - - |F - - - - - - - |
I realise my selfish love
EGuitar |F - - - - - - - |Bb - - - - - - - |
Bass |F - - - - - - - |F - - - - - - - |
Has always got me through by just enough
EGuitar |Dm - - - - - - - |Bb - - - - - Bbmaj7- |
Bass |D - - - - - - - |Bb - - - - - - - |
I never thought this day would come
EGuitar |Am - - - - - - - |Bb - - - - - - - |
Bass |A - - - - - - - |Bb - - - - - - - |
When the demons of my soul will be undone.
Chorus2
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As Chorus1
Instrumental
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The wierd noises in this section actually come from a
guitar solo played by Matthew played in reverse, slowed down and cut up.
EGuitar ||:D - - Em7 - - - - |G - - Asus4 - - - -
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+Bass
Coda
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EGuitar |D - - Em7 - - - - |G - - Asus4 - - - -
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+Bass Look up and see the angels, The gates have opened up for you
EGuitar |D - - Em7 - - - - |G - - Asus4 - - - -
||:D - - Em7 - - - - :|| till fade...
+Bass I hope you're mind is peaceful and love is everything
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