East of Denver

Written by John Stewart

East of Denver is on "The Day the River Sang", Appleseed, 2006.

Great chorus song. If you're east of Denver, playing this one live, first check the audience for moody wrestlers, though.

Playing hint: Play mainly on the ‘middle strings’, few notes. This one was a bitch – not as a song to listen to, sing and play, but to write out for me. Bear with me –

You will probably want to play it the way the intro looks. Easier that way. One line in the intro is one line in the chorus. But what John plays for the ‘Denver again’ parts is a high note run, on G- and B-strings, that goes b-b-a-g, then c-c-b-a, then d-d-c-b. I´ve written it out once for the more daring players, see first chorus, the [b] etc incorporated in the chords. Your choice, copy, paste and delete, and you´ll have your personalized East of Denver. Nuff for today.

Capo 2^nd fret

(C, hammer on-pull off G-note on high E-string) (D/F#) (G) (G/F#) (Em)

(Am7) (D/F#) (G) (G/F#) (Em)

(Fj7-no high E-string) (D/F#) (G) (G/F#) (G)

Oh, if (Am7)I never (D/F#)go east of (G[b])Den(D[a])ver a(Em[g])gain,

(Am7[c])Denver [b]a(D/F#[a])gain, (G5[d])Denver (G4[c])a(Em[b])gain,

Yeah, if (Am7)I never (D/F#)go east of (G)Den(G/F#)ver a(Em)gain,

It'll be too (Fj7-no high E-string)soon, (D/F#)honey, it´ll be too (G)soon. (G/F#) (G)

(Bass notes G-F#-G-A to…)

(D7)Hi-de (C)hi-de hi-de (G)ho,

(Bass notes G-F#-G-A to…)

(D7)You can have your Chica(G)go.

It blew me (Em)down and it laid me (Am7)low,

(D/F#) Hi-de hi-de hi-de (G)ho. (G/F#) (G)

Yeah, if (Am7)I never (D/F#)go east of (G)Den(G/F#)ver a(Em)gain,

(Am7)Denver a(D/F#)gain, yeah, (G)Den(G/F#)ver a(Em)gain,

Oh, if (Am7)I never (D/F#)go east of (G)Den(G/F#)ver a(Em)gain,

It'll be too (Fj7-no high E-string)soon, (D/F#)honey, it´ll be too (G)soon. (G/F#) (G)

(Am7) (D/F#) (G) (G/F#) (Em)

(Fj7-no high E-string) (D/F#) (G) (G/F#) (G)

(Bass notes G-F#-G-A to…)

(D7)Bangor, Maine and Ala(G)bam',

(Bass notes G-F#-G-A to…)

(D7) The sweetest people, honey (G)lamb,

But the weather (Em)there is "Holy (Am)damn!"

(D/F#) Bangor, Maine and Ala(G)bam'. (G/F#) (G)

Yeah, if (Am7)I never (D/F#)go east of (G)Den(G/F#)ver a(Em)gain,

(Am7)Denver a(D/F#)gain, yeah, (G)Den(G/F#)ver a(Em)gain,

Oh, if (Am7)I never (D/F#)go east of (G)Den(G/F#)ver a(Em)gain,

It'll be too (Fj7-no high E-string)soon, (D/F#)honey, it´ll be too (G)soon. (G/F#) (G)

Yeah, if (Am7)I never (D/F#)go east of (G)Den(G/F#)ver a(Em)gain,

(Am7)Denver a(D/F#)gain, ah, (G)Den(G/F#)ver a(Em)gain,

Oh, if (Am7)I never (D/F#)go east of (G)Den(G/F#)ver a(Em)gain,

It'll be too (Fj7-no high E-string)soon, (D/F#)honey, it´ll be too (G)soon.

(Flourish using notes in G chord)

janhauenstein@gmx.de, Charlie Woodward & Art Faller

February 2006