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World Before Columbus Chords by Suzanne Vega

World Before Columbus chords by Suzanne Vega

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World Before Colombus
                  written by Suzanne Vega
            originally performed by Suzanne Vega
            track #8 on "nine objects of desire"
        transcribed by Drew Boles (BolesGJD@aol.com)

"World Before Colombus" is a rather simple song.  The chord
progression is easy, and the fingerpicking is simple as
well.  I have included the lyrics with the basic chords,
and then the tablature below that.

Chords:
Em=022000      Dsus2/E=0x0230      Cmaj7=x32000   G=320033
Amsus=x02210   D/F#=2x0230         F=133211       Bm=x24400
C=x32010
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Lyrics and chords:

Dsus2/E
[intro]
Em       Cmaj7           Bm      Cmaj7
If ..
Em    Cmaj7           Bm        Cmaj7
Every ...
G        D/F#              Em           Amsus
It ...
G          D/F#            Em      F       Dsus2/E
That's ...
Em      Cmaj7            Bm      Cmaj7
If ..
Em      Cmaj7                 Bm        Cmaj7
All ...
G         D/F#              Em          Amsus
It ...
G    D/F#             Em      F
Sail ..
Dsus2/E
Down.
G     D/F#              Em           C                 G
Those ..,
          D/F#         Em               C              G
All ...
            D/F#           Em           C              G
And ..
     D/F#                F                Dsus2/E
How ...
Em        Cmaj7          Bm      Cmaj7
If ..
Em    Cmaj7                     Bm        Cmaj7
Every ...

G         D/F#             Em           Amsus
It ...
G         D/F#          Em       F
Down ..
Dsus2/E
Brim.
G     D/F#              Em            C                G
Those ..
          D/F#         Em              C               G
All ...
            D/F#           Em           C              G
And ..
     D/F#                F                Dsus2/E
How ...
Dsus2/E
[outro]

TAB notation:
P: pull off
h: hammer on


(intro riff)
  Dsus2/E
E-------------------------------0-|------------------------B-------------3-------3-------3---|-----3-------3-------3--G---------2-----4---0-----2h4-----|---------2-----4---0----D---------------------------------|------------------------A---------------------------------|------------------------E-0-------------------------------|-0----------------------
  + . ^ . + . ^ . + . ^ . + . ^ .   + . ^ . + . ^ . + . ^ .


-------0-|-------------------------------0-|--------------------3---|-----3-------3-------3-------3---|-----3-------3--2h4-----|---------2-----4---0-----2h4-----|---------2--------------|---------------------------------|------------------------|---------------------------------|------------------------|-0-------------------------------|-0-------------
 + . ^ .   + . ^ . + . ^ . + . ^ . + . ^ .   + . ^ . + . ^


-----------------0-||
-------3-------3---||
-4---0-----2h4-----||
-------------------||
-------------------||
-------------------||
 . + . ^ . + . ^ .


(verse)
 Em              Cmaj7             Bm              Cmaj7
---------------------------------|--------------------------------0-------0-------0-------0-|-------0-----0---------0--------------0---------------0---|-----------0------------------2-----2---------2-----2-----|-----4---4-----------2--------------------3---------------|-2---------------3--------0-------------------------------|-------------------------
 + . ^ . + . ^ . + . ^ . + . ^ .   + . ^ . + . ^ . + . ^ .
   If .....
   If .....

         Em              Cmaj7             Bm
-------|---------------------------------|----------------------0-|-------0-------0-------0-------0-|-------0-----0------0---|-------------0---------------0---|-----------0------2-----|-----2-----2---------2-----2-----|-----4---4--------------|-----------------3---------------|-2----------------------|-0-------------------------------|-----------------
 . ^ .   + . ^ . + . ^ . + . ^ . + . ^ .   + . ^ . + . ^ .


 Cmaj7             G               D/F#              Em
-----------------|---------------------------------|--------------0---------|-------3---------------3---------|------------------------|-----------0---------------2-----|------------2-----2-----|-----0---------0-----0---------0-|-----2--3-----------0---|---------------------------------|------------------------|-3---------------2---------------|-0-----
 + . ^ . + . ^ .   + . ^ . + . ^ . + . ^ . + . ^ .   + . ^


           Amsus             G               D/F#
---------------------------|--------------------------------0---------------3---------|-------3---------------3------------0---------------2-----|-----------0---------------2------------0-----2---------0-|-----0---------0-----0--------------------0---------------|----------------------------------------------------------|-3---------------2-------------
 . + . ^ . + . ^ . + . ^ .   + . ^ . + . ^ . + . ^ . + . ^

     (these two measures go with the first verse)
     Em              F
---|--------------------------------|-----------------||
---|-------0------------------------|-----------------||
---|-----------0--------------------|-----------------||
-0-|-----2---------0----------------|-----------------||
---|-----------------3--------------|-(3)-------------||
---|-0---------------1--------------|-(1)-------------||
 .   + . ^ . + . ^ . + . ^ . + . ^ .   + . ^ . + . ^ .


 (these two measures go with the second and third verses;
they replace the two measures above)
 Em              F
---------------------------------|-----------------||
-------0(3)------------1---------|-------1---------||
-----------0---------------2-----|-----------2-----||
-----2---------0-----3---------3-|-----3---------3-||
---------------------------------|-----------------||
-0---------------1---------------|-1---------------||
 + . ^ . + . ^ . + . ^ . + . ^ .   + . ^ . + . ^ .


(pre-chorus riff)
 Dsus2/E
-------------------------------0-|--------------------------------------3-------3-------3---|-----3-------3-------3------------2-----4---0-----2h4-----|---------2-----4---0--------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------0-------------------------------|-0-----------------------
 + . ^ . + . ^ . + . ^ . + . ^ .   + . ^ . + . ^ . + . ^ .
...down.
...brim.

           (chorus riff)
           G               D/F#              Em
---------|-------3-3-3-3-3-------0-0-0-0-0-|-------0-0-0-0----------|-------3-3-3-3-3-------3-3-3-3-3-|-------0-0-0-0----------|-------0-0-0-0-0-------2-2-2-2-2-|-------0-0-0-0----------|-------0-0-0-0-0-------0-0-0-0-0-|-------2-2-2-2----------|---------------------------------|----------------0---2---|-3---------------2---------------|-0-------------
 + . ^ .   + . ^ . + . ^ . + . ^ . + . ^ .   + . ^ . + . ^


   C
-0-------0-0-0-0-0-||
-0-------1-1-1-1-1-||
-0-------0-0-0-0-0-||
-2-------2-2-2-2-2-||
---3---------------||
-------------------||
 . + . ^ . + . ^ .

(repeat chorus riff 3 times; the last time, play only the
first measure, then the chorus outro)

(chorus outro)
 F
-------1-1-1-1-1-------1-1-1-1-1-|-------1-1-1-1-1-||
-------1-1-1-1-1-------1-1-1-1-1-|-------1-1-1-1-1-||
-------2-2-2-2-2-------2-2-2-2-2-|-------2-2-2-2-2-||
-------3-3-3-3-3-------3-3-3-3-3-|-------3-3-3-3-3-||
---------------------------------|-----------------||
-1---------------1---------------|-1---------------||
 + . ^ . + . ^ . + . ^ . + . ^ .   + . ^ . + . ^ .

(play intro riff 2 times; replace the last measure with the
outro riff)

(outro riff)
 Dsus2/E
-------------------------0------------------------------||
-----3-------3-------3---3------------------------------||
---------2-----4---0-----4------------------------------||
-------------------------2------------------------------||
-------------------------0------------------------------||
-0-----------------------0------------------------------||
 + . ^ . + . ^ . + . ^ . +


That's it everybody.  Have fun.

transcribed by: Drew Boles (BolesGJD@aol.com)

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