Chords with lyrics
Difficulty: Novice
Inspired by the death of Ray Davies' sister, and also a trip to India.
Tuning:
Original single version is tuned a half step flat of standard tuning,
or was in concert pitch but the backing tape was slowed slightly.
To emulate the Indian feel, slide up from all the D5D5 to the E5E5 chords.
Use the chord shapes shown at the bottom of the page,
which have lots of open E MajorE string to create something of the feel of the
sitar style drone of the song.
On the Bmsus4 and F#m11F#m11 I've indicted not to play the bottom E,
just to add more emphasis to the 5th string notes,
but it doesn't matter, if you find it easier to play all the strings.
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(E5E5) (E4) (E5/B) (E4)
e|------0---------0----|-------0---------0----|
BB|----0---------0------|-----0---------0------|
G+G|--1-----1--/2-----2--|--/4-----4--\2-----2--|
D MajorD|---------------------|----------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------|----------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------|----------------------|(Twice)
(E4) D5D5 E5E5 D5D5 E5E5
See my fri - ends,
D5D5 E5E5 E7sus4E7sus4 D5D5 E5E5 D5D5 E5E5
See my fri - ends... playing across the ri - ver,
D5D5 E5E5 D5D5 E5E5
See my fri - ends,
D5D5 E5E5 E7sus4E7sus4 D5D5 E5E5 D5D5 E5E5
See my fri - ends... playing across the ri - ver!
D5D5 E5E5 D5D5 E5E5
She is go - ne,
Bmsus4 F#m11F#m11
She is gone, and now there's no one there,
Badd4 E7sus4E7sus4 D5D5 E5E5 D5D5 E5E5
Except my friends... playing across the ri - ver!
D5D5 E5E5 D5D5 E5E5
She just we - nt,
D5D5 E5E5 E7sus4E7sus4 D5D5 E5E5 D5D5 E5E5
She just we - nt, went across the ri - ver,
D5D5 E5E5 D5D5 E5E5
Now she's go - ne,
D5D5 E5E5 E7sus4E7sus4 D5D5 E5E5 D5D5 E5E5
Now she's go - ne, wish that I'd gone with her!
D5D5 E5E5 D5D5 E5E5
She is go - ne,
Bmsus4 F#m11F#m11
She is gone, and now there's no one there,
Badd4 E7sus4E7sus4 D5D5 E5E5 D5D5 E5E5
Except my friends, Playing across the ri - ver!
Bmsus4(type2) E7E7 AMaj9Amaj9 F#m11F#m11
She is gone, and now there's no one else to take her place,
Bmsus4(type2) E7E7 F#m11F#m11
She is gone, and now there's no one else a - round,
Badd4 Esus7 D5D5 E5E5 D5D5 E5E5
Except my friends, playing across the ri - ver!
D5D5 E5E5 D5D5 E5E5
See my fri - ends,
D5D5 E5E5 E7sus4E7sus4 D5D5 E5E5 D5D5 E5E5
See my fri - ends... playing across the ri - ver,
D5D5 E5E5 D5D5 E5E5
See my fri - ends,
D5D5 E5E5 E7sus4E7sus4 D5D5 E5E5 D5D5 E5E5
See my fri - ends... playing across the ri - ver!
D5D5 E5E5 D5D5 E5E5
||: /__/ / / / | /__/ / / / :|| (Repeat)
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D5D5 = 057700 Bmsus4 = x99700 Bmsus4 (type2) = x24430
E5E5 = 079900 F#m11F#m11 = x44200 E7E7 = 022130