Tabs
Difficulty: Novice
"The Falcon"
- Mimi And Richard Farina
(Capo 4th Fret)
Intro:
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Oh, the...
Verse:
A minorAm
...falcon was a pretty bird
FF G+G C majorC E MajorE
wandered as she flew
FF G+G C majorC C/BC/B A minorAm
She danced around and pranced around
E MajorE E7E7 A minorAm
wherever the warm winds blew
A minorAm
And the falcon was a pretty bird
FF G+G C majorC E MajorE
Her voice was always still,
FF G+G C majorC C/BC/B A minorAm
But men with drums and men with guns
E MajorE E7E7 A minorAm
they taught her how to kill
A minorAm
Her eye was on the sparrow
FF G+G C majorC E MajorE
Her mind was on the dove,
FF G+G C majorC C/BC/B A minorAm
But no one cared and no one dared
E MajorE E7E7 A minorAm
to speak to her of love
A minorAm
Her eyes are always hooded
FF G+G C majorC E MajorE
Her claws are sharp as steel
FF G+G C majorC C/BC/B A minorAm
We teach her not to see too much
E MajorE E7E7 A minorAm
We teach her not to feel
[Repeat Intro]
A minorAm
Go build you a log cabin
FF G+G C majorC E MajorE
on a mountain so high,
FF G+G C majorC C/BC/B A minorAm
And hear the feathered war-birds yell
E MajorE E7E7 A minorAm
as she goes screaming by
A minorAm
She'll tease you she'll please you
FF G+G C majorC E MajorE
She'll satisfy your needs
FF G+G C majorC C/BC/B A minorAm
But someday she might turn around
E MajorE E7E7 A minorAm
and maul the hand that feeds
A minorAm
Your hours might be numbered
FF G+G C majorC E MajorE
Your end might come someday
FF G+G C majorC C/BC/B A minorAm
Go break her chain and free her brain
E MajorE E7E7 A minorAm
and send her on her way
A minorAm
And the falcon is a pretty bird
FF G+G C majorC E MajorE
Wonders as she flies
FF G+G C majorC C/BC/B A minorAm
She asks us easy questions
E MajorE E7E7 A minorAm
We tell her easy lies
-----| Notes |------------------------------
On Mimi and Richard Farina's "Celebration For A augmentedA Grey Day" album the actual
recording is slightly sped up.
To match the recording use standard tuning but tune it slightly sharp with a capo
on the fourth fret.
Alternatively, you could tune it slightly flat with a capo on the fifth fret.
-----| Chords |------------------------------
A minorAm FF G+G C majorC C/BC/B E MajorE E7E7
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
THE END!