Throw Down The Sword Tab by Wishbone Ash

Throw Down The Sword tab by Wishbone Ash

Guitar Tab

Throw Down The Sword by Wishbone Ash
>From the album Argus
Tabbed by Malc Brookes (malc@malbro.demon.co.uk)

Tuning:
Standard, EADGBE.

Chords:
Am    x02210
C     x32010
C/B   x22010
G     320003
Gsus4 320013
G7    353433
D     xx0323
F     133211
Fmaj7 133210

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Accuracy Rating: - Votes: -


Intro:

Part 1 (play twice)
E|-------------------|-------------------|
B|-------------------|-------------------|
G|-------------------|-------------------|
D|------2---2-----2--|--0-2-3---3-----2--|
A|--0----------------|-------------------|
E|-------------------|-------------------|
    1 . 2 . 3 . 4 .     1 . 2 . 3 . 4 .


E|-------------------|-------------------|
B|-------------------|-------------------|
G|-------------------|-------------------|
D|--0----------------|----0-2---2-0------|
A|------3---3-----2--|--3-----------3-2--|
E|-------------------|-------------------|
    1 . 2 . 3 . 4 .     1 . 2 . 3 . 4 .


Part 2 (play six times)
E|-------------------|-------------------|
B|------1---1-----1--|--0-1-3---3-----1--|
G|--2----------------|-------------------|
D|------2---2-----2--|--0-2-3---3-----2--|
A|--0----------------|-------------------|
E|-------------------|-------------------|
    1 . 2 . 3 . 4 .     1 . 2 . 3 . 4 .

   _____________________________________
  | 1 - 5                               |
E|-------------------|-------------------|
B|--0----------------|----0-1---1-0------|
G|------2---2-----0--|--2-----------2-0--|
D|--0----------------|----0-2---2-0------|
A|------3---3-----2--|--3-----------3-2--|
E|-------------------|-------------------|
    1 . 2 . 3 . 4 .     1 . 2 . 3 . 4 .

   ______________________________________
  | 6
E|-------------------|-------------------|
B|--0----------------|----0-1---1-0------|
G|------2---2-----0--|--2-----------2----|
D|--0----------------|----0-2---2-0------|
A|------3---3-----2--|--3-----------3----|
E|-------------------|-------------------|
    1 . 2 . 3 . 4 .     1 . 2 . 3 . 4 .


Part 3 (play twice)
E|-------------------|-------------------|
B|------0---0-----0--|--1-0---1----------|
G|--0-2--------------|------2---2----(2)-|
D|------0---0-----0--|--2-0---2-0--------|
A|--2-3--------------|------3------------|
E|-------------------|-------------------|
    1 . 2 . 3 . 4 .     1 . 2 . 3 . 4 .


   _____________________________________
  | 1                                   |
E|-------------------|-------------------|
B|----------------1--|--0---0-1-0--------|
G|----0-2---2--------|----2--------------|
D|--3-------------2--|--0---0-2-0--------|
A|--0-2-3---3--------|----3--------------|
E|-------------------|-------------------|
    1 . 2 . 3 . 4 .     1 . 2 . 3 . 4 .


   ______________________________________
  | 2
E|-------------------|-------------------|
B|----------------1--|--0---0-1-0--------|
G|----0-2---2--------|----2---------2-0--|
D|--3-------------2--|--0---0-2-0--------|
A|--0-2-3---3--------|----3---------3-2--|
E|-------------------|-------------------|
    1 . 2 . 3 . 4 .     1 . 2 . 3 . 4 .


Repeat part 2 (only play twice, not 6 times)

Repeat part 3 (play twice)


Am / / / C / / / G / / / D / / /

F / / / C / / / Gsus4 / / / G / / /


Verse:

Am             C          G                 D
Throw down the sword, the ....

F          C                Gsus4   G
We neither lost ...

Am       C       G           D
To cast away the ...

F           C              D
And turn my weary ....

F          G7           C                         C/B
There were times when I ....

Am   G             Fmaj7
Only hoping for an ....


Am / / / C / / / G / / / D / / /

F / / / C / / / Gsus4 / / / G / / /


Throw down the sword and ....


Insturmental Section.

Play chords for verse twice and finish with

Am / / / C / / / G / / / D / / /

F / / / C / / / Gsus4 / / / G / / /

Am / / / C / / / G / / / D / / /

F / / / C / / / D

Last updated: September 10, 2025

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