World Before Columbus chords by Suzanne Vega

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

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)