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The Grave
by Don McLean
Taken from the album "American Pie" by Don McLean
This song isn't too hard to play I think. A nice combination of fingerpicking
and strumming. Listen to album "American Pie" otherwise you haven't a chance.
Comments and corrections are always welcome. The lyrics follow after the TAB.
Good luck
Lee Francis
The Grave (Don McLean)
Intro:
C E7
e|-1p0-----------0-------------------------0-------------------------------0--
b|------3-----------3--------------0h1--3-----3-------0-----------------3-----
g|---------2-----------2--------0----------------0h2-----2-----------1--------
D|------------0--------------2------------------------------------0-----------
A|------------------------3------------------------------------2--------------
E|----------------------------------------------------------0-----------------
Verse: When the wars of our nation... A man barely... Am G C B E e|--------------------------------3------------------------------------------- b|----------1--1/3\1-p0--------------0/1\0------------------------------------ g|-------2-----2/4\2-p0--------0----- 0/2\0--2--------0-----------0-----1------ D|----2---------------------0---------------------2-----------0--------2------ A|-0-------------------------------------------3-----------2------------------ E|-----------------------3------------------------------------------0--------- Proud of the trust... nation. He's gone. Am G C E A e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------- b|---------------------------------------------------------------------------- g|-------0--------0--------0--------1----------------------------------------- D|----2--------0--------2-----------2----------------------------------------- A|-0-----------------3-----------2------------------0------------------------- E|----------3-----------------0----------------------------------------------- But eternity knows... And it knows what we've done. E7 e|------1p0-----0h1-----------------------1-----3----5--------------------0--- b|-----------3----------------------------3-----5----6-----------------3------ g|------------------------------------------------------------------1--------- D|---------------------------------------------------------------0------------ A|------------------------------------------------------------2--------------- E|---------------------------------------------------------0------------------ [Strumming part begins] And the rain fell like pearls on ... Am Bm/A D? E7 e|---------0--------------0-------------0-------------0----------------------- b|-strum---1--------------3-------------0-------------3----------------------- g|---------2--------------4-------------7-------------1------ Repeat this ---- D|---------2--------------4-------------7-------------0------ sentence 3 ---- A|---------0--------------0-------------5-------------2------ times ---- E|----------------------------------------------------0----------------------- . . As he held to his rifle and ... C Dm E7 e|--------0---------------------5-------------0------------------------------- b|-strum--1---------------------6-------------3------------------------------- g|--------0---------------------7-------------1------------------------------- D|--------2---------------------7-------------0------------------------------- A|--------3---------------------5-------------2------------------------------- E|--------3-----------------------------------0------------------------------- But the silence of night was .... Dm Am Asus2...Am... e|----------1-----------------0----------------------0--0--0------------------ b|-strum----3-----------------1----------------------0--1--0------------------ g|----------2-----------------2----------------------2--2--2- Repeat this ---- D|----------0-----------------2----------------------2--2--2- sentence 3 ---- A|----------------------------0----------------------0--0--0- times ---- E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------- . . In a morgue of marines ... C Dm E7 e|--------0----------------5--------------0----------------------------------- b|-strum--1----------------6--------------3----------------------------------- g|--------0----------------7--------------1----------------------------------- D|--------2----------------7--------------0----------------------------------- A|--------3----------------5--------------2----------------------------------- E|--------3-------------------------------0----------------------------------- He crouched ever lower, ... F Am e|--------1----------------------------------0-------------------------------- b|-strum--1----------------------------------1-------------------------------- g|--------2----------------------------------2--------------- Repeat this ---- D|--------3----------------------------------2--------------- sentence 3 ---- A|--------3----------------------------------0--------------- times ---- E|--------1------------------------------------------------------------------- . . I'll cover myself - I know I'm not ... F E7 C Dm e|--------1-----------------------------0-------------------0----------------- b|-strum--1-----------------------------3-------------------1----------6------ g|--------2-----------------------------1-------------------0----------7------ D|--------3-----------------------------0-------------------2----------7------ A|--------3-----------------------------2-------------------3----------5------ E|--------1-----------------------------0-------------------3----------------- The earth is my grave. E7 e|-------0-------------------------------------------------------------------- b|-------3-------------------------------------------------------------------- g|-------1-------------------------------------------------------------------- D|-------0-------------------------------------------------------------------- A|-------2-------------------------------------------------------------------- E|-------0-------------------------------------------------------------------- [Strumming part ends] Solo: (Hint: Barre in 5 position, beware of tricky rythme) Am7 G e|--5--5--5--------------5--7-----5--------5--5--3---------------------------- b|--------------------5-----------------------------------0--1-----0---------- g|-----------------5-----------------5-----------------0--------0-----0h2----- D|--------------5--------------5--------------------0--------2-----0---------- A|-----------7---------------------------------------------------------------- E|--------5-----------------5-----------5-------\3---------------------------- C e|--3-----------3--3--5-----3--------------------3--------------0-----0--0---- b|-----------1--------------------6-----6-----6-----6-----6------------------- g|--------0--------------0-----3-----3--3--3-----------3-----3-----0---------- D|-----2--------------5-----------------0------------------------------------- A|--3------------------------------------------------------------------------- E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------- E7 e|--0---------------3-----1-----0--0-------------0-----------------------0---- b|--1------------1-----------------1----3-----------3-----0-----------0------- g|--2---------2--------2-----2-----2-------2-----------2--1--------1---------- D|--3------3-----------------------3----------3-----------2-----2------------- A|--0---0--------------------------0------------------------------------------ E|-----------------------------------------------------------0---------------- [Repeat 1st verse picking pattern] Lyrics: The Grave (Don McLean) [Without guitar] The grave that they dug him had .... [Intro - guitar] When the wars of our nation .... [Strumming begins] And the rain fell like pearls on the .... [Solo] The grave that they dug him had ...
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