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Lord Grenville Tab by Al Stewart

Lord Grenville tab by Al Stewart

Guitar Tab 

C#m
VERSE 1                                                   [-4-----]
********                                                  [-5--br-]
A                                   C#m                   [-6--6--]
Go and tell Lord Grenville that the tide is on the turn   [-6-----]
F#m                             E   D              D  Bm  [-------]
It`s time to haul the anchor up and leave the land astern [-------]
C#                            D       B
We`ll be gone before the dawn returns           [---------------]
A                  G      A  F   G#m            [---------------]
Like voices on the wind                         [---------------]
                                                [-----0---------]
                                                [-2-4---4-2-0---]
00:22                                           [-------------4-]
[-----------------------------]
[-----------------------------]
[------------------rbp--------]
[-7--9--9s11--9s7--9--7-------]
[-----------------------9---7-]
[-------------------------9---]



---------------------------------------------------------------
VERSE 2                                                    [---------------]
********                                                   [---------------]
A                                   C#m                    [-----2-1-------]
Go and tell Lord Grenville that our dreams have run aground[-2-4-----4-2-4-]
F#m                           E D            D Bm          [---------------]
There`s nothing here to keep us in this shanty town        [---------------]
C#                                D     B
None of us are caring where we`re bound          [---------------]
A                  G      A  F   G#m             [---------------]
Like voices on the wind                          [---------------]
                                                 [-----0---------]
                                                 [-2-4---4-2-0---]
00:52                                            [-------------4-]
[--------------|----------------------]
[-8------------|----------------------]
[---7----------|----------------------]
[-----9s7-5--7-|-6-7-7s9--11-11s12-11-]
[--------------|----------------------]
[--------------|----------------------]



---------------------------------------------------------------
CHORUS                                          [------------------------]
*******                                         [------------------------]
A            D                    E             [------------------------]
And come the day you`ll hear them saying        [------------------------]
                        A                       [-------2--------0---0---]
They`re throwing it all away                    [-0-2-4----0-2-4-------0-]

D               E         C#              F (go to solo chords)
Nothing more to say, just throwing it all away



---------------------------------------------------------------
SMALL SOLO - F#m F C#m F G   D E (strum E for abit)
***********
01:12       h               p
[----------7-9-9-|-8---10s12-10----10-|-10-12-13-12-10--12s14s12-12-]
[-7--9-10--------|---8----------13----|-----------------------------]
[----------------|--------------------|-----------------------------]
[----------------|--------------------|-----------------------------]
[----------------|--------------------|-----------------------------]
[----------------|--------------------|-----------------------------]


[---h--p----------]
[-10-12-10--------]
[----------9s11-9-]
[-----------------]
[-----------------]
[-----------------]
                                                      [------------h-----]
------------------------------------------------------[-------7-9-9-10-9-]
VERSE 3                                               [-6-7-9------------]
********                                              [------------------]
A                                  C#m                [------------------]
Go and fetch the captain`s log and tear the pages out [------------------]
F#m                             E   D               D Bm
We`re on our way to nowhere now, can`t bring the helm about
C#                         D     B
None of us are left in any doubt       [--9---7-|--h-----]
A                G      A  F   G#m     [-9-9-7--|-7-9-10-]
We won`t be back again                 [--------|--------]
                                       [--------|--------]
                                       [--------|--------]
[------p------------------------]      [--------|--------]
[-10--8-7-8s10-7--6-7-7s9-10-10-]
[-------------------------------]
[-------------------------------]
[-------------------------------]
[-------------------------------]



--------------------------------------------------------     p
VERSE 4                                                  [-10-9-7----7s9-]
********                                                 [--------10-----]
A                                   C#m                  [---------------]
Send a message to the fleet they`ll search for us in vain[---------------]
F#m                                E D            D Bm   [---------------]
We won`t be there among the reaches of the Spanish Main  [---------------]
C#                                D       B
Tell the ones we left home not to wait
   02:12                         02:21
      S
   [-97------|------h--p--------|-8-]
   [-sound----|9-10-9-10-9-------|-8-]
   [-like ----|------------11-10-|-9-]
   [-a pinch--|------------------|---]
   [-harmonic-|------------------|---]
   [-sound----|------------------|---]


A                      02:23
Won`t be back again   [-12----------|-10----------|----]
D                     [----14---p---|----12---p---|----]
Won`t be back again   [-------14-12-|-------12-11-|-10-]
F#m                   [-------------|-------------|----]
Won`t be back again   [-------------|-------------|----]
F                     [-------------|-------------|----]
Won`t be back again



---------------------------------------------------------------
CHORUS
*******
A            D                    E
And come the day you`ll hear them saying
                        A
They`re throwing it all away

D               E         C#              F (go to solo chords)
Nothing more to say, just throwing it all away

---------------------------------------------------------------
SMALL SOLO - F#m F C#m F G   D E (strum E for abit)
***********
 02:44
[-------p-----|--h----rb---|--10s12--10----10s12---|-----------------------]
[7s9--10-9-10-|10-12-12--9-|8-----------13-------12|13-11--11-10------10---]
[-------------|------------|-----------------------|---------------11----12]
[-------------|------------|-----------------------|-----------------------]
[-------------|------------|-----------------------|-----------------------]
[-------------|------------|-----------------------|-----------------------]


---------------------------------------------------------------
BRIDGE
*******
Em          G            D
Our time is just a point along a line
Dm        F               A
That runs forever with no end
Em      G                     D
I never thought that we would come to find
Dm        F                A         F      A
Ourselves upon these rocks again, oh no

G#m  F   A  -  F   G#m    A   (strum A for abit)

Play This Through The Bridge part above
****************************************
 03:05
[-----------------|--------|------------------------|------------]
[-----------------|--------|------------------------|------------]
[-----------------|--------|------------------------|------------]
[---------------0-|-0-2--0-|-3--3-2-2---------------|------------]
[-------------2---|--------|----------2-0--0--------|--------2-0-]
[-0-0-0-2-3-5-----|--------|------------------3-2-0-|-0--0-2-----]


[-------------------|----------|----------|----------------]
[-------------------|---brp----|-brp------|-3s5s3---6--5-5-]
[-------------------|---4--2-4-|-4--2-----|----------------]
[-----0-2--0--2-3-2-|-2--------|------4-2-|----------------]
[-0-2---------------|----------|----------|----------------]
[-------------------|----------|----------|----------------]

   h h     h
[-5-7-9-7-9-10------]
[--------------9-10-]
[-------------------]
[-------------------]
[-------------------]
[-------------------]

---------------------------------------------------------------
SMALL SOLO -  A    D  F  A  F  A
***********
03:51
 Guitar 1
             p                    p                    p
[-12-12-12-12-9------|-12-12-12-12-9------|-10-10-10-10-9------]
[---------------10-9-|----------------9-8-|---------------10s7-]
[--------------------|--------------------|--------------------]
[--------------------|--------------------|--------------------]
[--------------------|--------------------|--------------------]
[--------------------|--------------------|--------------------]

             p                    p
[-10-10-10-10-9------|-10-10-10-10-9------]
[---------------10s6-|---------------10s5-]
[--------------------|--------------------]
[--------------------|--------------------]
[--------------------|--------------------]
[--------------------|--------------------]


 Guitar 1
[----------5--7--9--]
[-5--6--8-----------]
[-------------------]
[-------------------]
[-------------------]
[-------------------]
|                   |
|Guitar 2           |
|                   | 04:06 b
[---10-9-----7---9--] [----20-]
[--------10---------] [-17----]
[-------------------] [-------]
[-------------------] [-------]
[-------------------] [-------]
[-------------------] [-------]

A                                   C#m
Go and tell Lord Grenville that the tide is on the turn

 Guitar 1
    br               br
[-19------------h---21--|------------p---------|----------------------]
[-------17-17-17-22-----|-17-17-17-17-14-------|-17-17-17-17-14-------]
[-----------------------|----------------14s13-|----------------13s14-]
[-----------------------|----------------------|----------------------]
[-----------------------|----------------------|----------------------]
[-----------------------|----------------------|----------------------]
|                                                                     |
|Guitar 2                                                             |
|               p                    p                      p         |
[-------12-12-12-9------|-12-12-12-12-9--------|-12-12-12-12-9--------]
[------------------9s10-|----------------10s9--|----------------9s10--]
[-----------------------|----------------------|----------------------]
[-----------------------|----------------------|----------------------]
[-----------------------|----------------------|----------------------]
[-----------------------|----------------------|----------------------]

Guitar 1
   br        br                                 p                 b
[-21--------19---19------------------h--------17-16s------p------14-]
[----------------------------------14-15-14----------17-17-14-------]
[-------------------------------------------------------------13----]
[-------------------------------------------------------------------]
[-------------------------------------------------------------------]
[-------------------------------------------------------------------]
|                                                                   |
|Guitar 2                                                           |
|            p                    p                     p           |
[-12-12-12-12-9------|-12-12-12-12-9-------|-12-12-12-12-9----------]
[---------------10s9-|----------------9s10-|---------------10s9-----]
[--------------------|---------------------|------------------------]
[--------------------|---------------------|------------------------]
[--------------------|---------------------|------------------------]
[--------------------|---------------------|------------------------]


 Guitar 1
[--12-12-9-rbp--------|----------------------|----------------------]
[----------12--10-10--|-17-17-17-17-14-------|-17-17-17-17-14-------]
[---------------------|----------------14s13-|----------------13s14-]
[---------------------|----------------------|----------------------]
[---------------------|----------------------|----------------------]
[---------------------|----------------------|----------------------]
|                                                                   |
|Guitar 2                                                           |
|            p                     p                      p         |
[-12-12-12-12-9-------|-12-12-12-12-9--------|-12-12-12-12-9--------]
[----------------9s10-|----------------10s9--|----------------9s10--]
[---------------------|----------------------|----------------------]
[---------------------|----------------------|----------------------]
[---------------------|----------------------|----------------------]
[---------------------|----------------------|----------------------]
Repeat this last bar and fade.

play A C#m chords to fade


A nice tune. Enjoy
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