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The Castle Tab by Love

The Castle tab by Love

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The Castle
(Arthur Lee)

LOVE
>From Da Capo, 1967

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Lyrics have been corrected according to Andrew Rogers' version.
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Part A:

Am/E              Em/B              C                  Fmaj7
---0-------0-----|---0-------0-----|---0-------0-----|---0-------0-----
-------1-------1-|-------0-------0-|-------1-------1-|-------1-------1-
-----2-------2---|-----0-------0---|-----0-------0---|-----2-------2---
-2-------2-------|-----------------|-----------------|-3-------3-------
-----------------|-2-------2-------|-3-------3-------|-----------------
-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------

Am/E                                A/E
---0-------0-----|---0-------0-----|---0-------0-----|---0-------0-----
-------1-------1-|-------1-------1-|-------2-------2-|-------2-------2-
-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---
-2-------2-------|-2-------2-------|-2-------2-------|-2-------2-------
-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------
-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------

D                 F                 G                 G/B
---2-------2-----|---0-------0-----|---3-------3-----|---3-------3-----
-------1-------1-|-------1-------1-|-------0-------0-|-------0-------0-
-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|-----0-------0---|-----0-------0---
-0-------0-------|-3-------3-------|-----------------|-2-------2-------
-----------------|-----------------|-3-------3-------|-----------------
-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------

Part B:

C         G         Am        C
---------|---------|---------|-----|---0-----|---0-----|---0-----
---1-----|---0-----|---1-----|-----|-------1-|-------1-|-------1-
-------0-|-------0-|-------2-|---0-|-----0---|-----0---|-----0---
-----2---|-----0---|-----2---|-----|---------|---------|---------
-3-------|---------|-0-------|-3---|-3-------|-3-------|-3-------
---------|-3-------|---------|-----|---------|---------|---------

D         Fmaj7     C/E       A         A (x3)
---2-----|---0-----|---0-----|---------|---0-----
-------1-|-------1-|-------1-|-------2-|-------2-
-----2---|-----2---|-----0---|-----2---|-----2---
-0-------|-3-------|-2-------|---------|---------
---------|---------|---------|-0-------|-0-------
---------|---------|---------|---------|---------

Em        Em (x3)   G
---0-----|---0-----|-3-------|---3-----|---3-----|---------
-0-----0-|-------0-|---------|---------|---------|---0-----
-0---0---|-----0---|-------0-|-------0-|-------0-|-------0-
-2-------|-2-------|-----0---|-----0---|-----0---|-----0---
-2-------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------
---------|---------|-3-------|-3-------|-3-------|-3-------


Part C (verses; fingerpicking as per Part B):

C         G        Am         C
Here's my baggage....
    D            Fmaj7   C/E      A
I'm leaving on a boat...
Em    G
Ahhh...

C         G         Am         C
A in love B in love so ...
   D               Fmaj7   C       A
If that were in my ...
Em    G
Ahhh...

C             F
Goin' ....
C              F
Leavin' on ....
D                G  A D
Think ....
F      Em    G
Ahhh...Ahh....

(bass only):
-------7-------5-------4----
-----7-------5-------4------
-5-5-----3-3-----2-2--------
-------------------------3--

(repeat Part B)

Part D:

---------|---------|---------|---------|---0-----|---0-----|---0-----
---------|---------|---------|---------|-------1-|-------1-|---------
---------|-0-------|---------|---------|-----0---|-----0---|-----0---
-------2-|---2-----|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------
-3---3---|-----3---|-0---0-2-|-3-------|-3-------|-3-------|-3-------
---3-----|-------3-|---3-----|---------|---------|---------|---------

---------|---------|---------|---------|---0-----|---0-----|---0-----
---------|---------|---------|---------|-------2-|-------2-|---------
---------|-2-------|---------|---------|-----2---|-----2---|-----2---
-0---0-3-|---3-0---|-0-------|---------|---------|---------|---------
---3-----|-------3-|---3-2---|-0-------|-0-------|-0-------|-0-------
---------|---------|-------3-|---------|---------|---------|---------

Em        Em (x3)   G
---0-----|---0-----|-3-------|---------|---------|---------
-0-----0-|-------0-|---------|---0-----|---0-----|---0-----
-0---0---|-----0---|-------0-|-------0-|-------0-|-------0-
-2-------|-2-------|-----0---|-----0---|-----0---|-----0---
-2-------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------
---------|---------|-3-------|-3-------|-3-------|-3-------


(repeat Part D)

(repeat Part A, strumming on the first beat
                of the quarter-note chords)

Part E:
C         G         Am        C
---------|---------|---------|-----|-----|---0-----|---0-----
---1-----|---0-----|---1-----|-----|-----|-------1-|-------1-
-------0-|-------0-|-------2-|---0-|---0-|-----0---|-----0---
-----2---|-----0---|-----2---|-----|-----|---------|---------
-3-------|---------|-0-------|-3---|-3---|-3-------|-3-------
---------|-3-------|---------|-----|-----|---------|---------

---------|---------|---------|---------
---------|---2-----|---2-----|---2-----
-------0-|-------0-|-------0-|-------0-
-----3---|-----3---|-----3---|-----3---
-4-------|-4-------|-4-------|-4-------
---------|---------|---------|---------


---------|---------|---------|---------
---3-----|---3-----|---3-----|---3-----
-------0-|-------0-|-------0-|-------0-
-----4---|-----4---|-----4---|-----4---
-5-------|-5-------|-5-------|-5-------
---------|---------|---------|---------


--------------------0-0--
--------------------0-0--
--------------------1-1--
-----0-2-3_2-0------2-2--
-2_3-----------3-2--2-2--
--------------------0-0-- (x2)

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-2-3-0-2-(random notes, ending on a B7 chord)
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----------------------------

-0--0---0--0---0--0---0--0---0--0---0--0---0-
-2--2---2--2---2--2---2--2---2--2---2--2---2-
-2--2_3-2--2_3-2--2_3-2--2_3-2--2_3-2--2_3-2-
-2--2---2--2---2--2---2--2---2--2---2--2---2-
-0--0---0--0---0--0---0--0---0--0---0--0---0-
---------------------------------------------

E F D

-0--0---0--0---0--0---0--0---0--0---0-
-2--2---2--2---2--2---2--2---2--2---2-
-2--2_3-2--2_3-2--2_3-2--2_3-2--2_3-2-
-2--2---2--2---2--2---2--2---2--2---2-
-0--0---0--0---0--0---0--0---0--0---0-
--------------------------------------

G G7 G

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submitted by Dann Butterfield
transcribed by Shawn Trotter and Dann Butterfield
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