The Sea Refuses No River tab by Pete Townshend
Guitar Tab
The Sea Refuses No River By Pete Townshend >From all the best cowboys have chinese eyes, 1982 Originally transcribed by Andy Dennis ============= updated by Litgo@aol.com ============= C(no 3) x35xxx C6 x322xx or x3221x C/G. 3x2013 Amaj7 5x665x D(no 3) x57xxx F/A 103211 (use thumb) Gm 355333 (use thumb) Gmaj7 3x5432 (use thumb) or 3x443x or 3x0032 (thumb) or x10 9 777
[intro]
C(no 3) / / /
C(no 3) / / / C6 / / / /
Bb F
[VERSE I]
Gm Gm F/A
I remember being richer ...
Bb Bb F/A
The minutes of the day ...
Gm Gm F/A
I recall that when the ...
Bb
My body felt a ...
[10th fret]
Bb F/Eb Bb F/Eb
Now I'm like a ...
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|-11---10-------11---10----10--|
|-10---10-------10---10--------|
|-12---10-------12---10--------|
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Bb F/Eb Bb F/Eb
Running lime ...
Bb F/Eb Bb F/Eb
Let me get at ....
F [5th fret] Fmaj7
Let me at ....
|-5----------5-----
|-6----------5----
|-5----------5----
|-7----------7----
|------------8----
|-----------------
[CHORUS I]
G
The sea ...
Em D C G C/G G
And right now this river's ....
C/G
The sea refuses no ...
Gmaj7 Am
Or red from the tan...
C D
There's no damn thing ....
Am F/C
The sea refuses ....
C(no 3rd)
And this river is ...
[repeat INTRO pattern]
I have seen a trace of strain, in ot.....
G
For the sea ....
Em D C G C/G
we're polluted now, but in ...
C/G
The sea refuses ....
C/G Gmaj7
We tried not to age, but ...
Am C D
We're washed over stones, from ...
Am F/C
The sea refuses ...
C5 C6
Won't deny this ....
Emaj7 [solo]
e|------------------|---------------|
b|--12------12------|---12----12----|
g|------14------13--|------14-------|
d|------------------|------------14-|
|------------16-|-16-17-16-17-16-17-16-17-|-17----
|--12----12-----|-------------------------|-------
|-----14--------|-------------------------|-
|---------------|-------------------------|
E Emaj7 E Emaj7 Emaj7 Emaj7 |
e|--14-14--14--16--17--|-19--|
| E Emaj7 E Emaj7 Emaj7 Emaj7
C(8th fret) Emaj7 C
e|-14----14--14-----|---------------|---------|------|
b|-16-14-16--16-----|--18--17--18---|-----17*-|------|
g|------------------|--17--18--17---|-16------|------|
d|------------------|---------------|---------|------|
a|------------------|---------------|---------|------|
e|------------------|---------------|---------|----2~|
*feedback
Emaj7 C E Emaj7...
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|--------|------------------|-----|
|--------|------------------|-----|
|--4-4-6-|--6-6-7-9--11--13-|-14--|
|--------|------------------|-----|
|--------|------------------|-----|
C G
Am G C G
There was a fool in a dressing ....
Am G C
Lonely and cold in an empty home....,
C G/F C G/F C G/F C G/F
But now he's like a stream in ....
|-----------15--------------------15----|
|-13----12----------13--------12----12--|
|-12----12----------12--------12--------|
|-14----12----------14--------12--------|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
C G/F C G/F
He doesn't care if he ...
G Gmaj7
let him ...
|-7----------7----
|-8----------7----
|-7----------7----
|-9----------9----
|------------10---
|-----------------
A F#m E
D(add2) A D/A A
The sea refuses no river, ....
D/A D Amaj7
The sea refuses no river, when rain ....
Bm D E
This is our chance to sing ....
Bm G/D D(no3) [harm
7th fret]
The sea refuses no river, ....
C F
G Em
The sea refuses no ....
D C G G C/G G
respected for the ....
C/G C/G
The sea refuses no river....
Gmaj7 Am
Or strung on some pill, just cuz ...
C D
there's no unique hand ....
Am F C(no3rd) C6
The sea refuses ....
Bb F G
The river is wher.....
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