The Ark tab by Gerry Rafferty

Tabs

album: City to City 1978
song: The Ark
Transcribed by Brett Stengs

NOTE: during the chorus, there are some transition notes between chords (such as
bass notes), as well as some fills during the latter verses.

Intro (fiddle transcribed for guitar) may sound differently because in the song, this is
played by Gerry's acoustic guitar.
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  G+G             D MajorD
e|----------------------------------------------------|
b|----1/3--1----------------3-------------------------|
g|------------2/4--0--2/4------2~~--2p0---------------|
d|--0-----------------------------------0-------------|
a|--x--------------------------------------2p0--------|
E MajorE|--3-------------------------------------------------|

  G+G             D MajorD
e|-----------------------------------------|
b|----1/3--1----------------3--3-----------|
g|------------2/4--0--2/4------2~~---------|
d|--0--------------------------------------|
a|--x--------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--3--------------------------------------|

  G+G             D MajorD
e|----------------------------------------------|
b|----1/3--1----------------3-------------------|
g|------------2/4--0--2/4------2~~--2p0---------|
d|--0-----------------------------------0-------|
a|--x-------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--3-------------------------------------------|

  A augmentedA             G+G      C majorC      D MajorD
e|------------------------------------------------------------|
b|------------------------------3-3-3~~~3-/5--3-1-------------|
g|--------2--2~~2--4-2~~--2--/4-------------------2/4-2~~~----|
d|--0--4------------------------------------------------------|
a|------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|------------------------------------------------------------|

Verse 1
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G+G              D MajorD
See the dark night has come down on us
G+G             D MajorD
The world is livin' in its dream
G+G              D MajorD
But now we know that we can wake up from this sleep
D MajorD         A augmentedA
And set out on the journey
G+G       C majorC      D MajorD
Find a ship to take us on the way.

Verse 2
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G+G                D MajorD
The time has come to trust that guiding light
G+G             D MajorD
And leavin' all the rest behind
G+G                  D MajorD
We'll take the road that leads down to the waterside
D MajorD           A augmentedA
And set out on the journey
G+G       C majorC       D MajorD
Find a ship to take us on the way.

Chorus:
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(D MajorD)    C majorC  A minorAm       G+G
And we'll sail  out on the water
|----------------------------3-------------|
|--------1--1--1-------------0-------------|
|--------0--0--2-------------0-------------|
|--------2--2--2-------------0-------------|
|--------3-----0-------------2-------------|
|----------------------------3-------------|

(G+G)    D MajorD      A augmentedA
Yes we'll feel the sea grow

(A augmentedA)    E minorEm       G+G
Yes we'll meet out on the water

(G+G)             A augmentedA  Asus4Asus4 A augmentedA
Where are all strangers are known.
|---------------------------0---0---0--------|
|---------------------------2---3-p-2--------|
|---------------------------2---2---2--------|
|------------------x----0---2---2---2--------|
|------------------3----2---0---0---0--------|
|--------------------------------------------|

Verse 3
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G+G           D MajorD
If you travel blindly, if you fall
|---------------------------------2-2h3p2-0--2----|
|---------------------------------3---------------|
|---------------------------------2---------------|
|---------------------------------0---------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|

G+G               D MajorD
The truth is there to set you free
|-----------------------------2---------------|
|-----------------------------3---------------|
|-----------------------------2---------------|
|-----------------------------0--------0------|
|---------------------------------0-0h2-------|
|---------------------------------------------|

G+G                  D MajorD
And when your heart can see just one thing in this life
D MajorD          A augmentedA
We'll set out on the journey
|------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------2-2h3p2----2--|
|----------------------------2--------4----|
|----------------------------2-------------|
|----------------------------0-------------|
|------------------------------------------|

G+G        C majorC       D MajorD
Find a ship to take us on the way.
|-----------------------------2-0-0h2p0----------------|
|---------------1-------------3---------3--------------|
|---------------0-------------2----------2-0-0h2p0-----|
|---------------2-----0-------0--------------------2-0-|
|---------------3-----2--------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|

Chorus

Guitar solo (over intro riffs and chords.)

Verse 3
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G+G              D MajorD
See the dark night has come down on us
G+G             D MajorD
The world is livin' in its dream
G+G              D MajorD
But now we know that we can wake up from this sleep
D MajorD          A augmentedA
And set out on the journey
G+G       C majorC       D MajorD
Find a ship to take us on the way.


Chorus (with more electric guitar licks)