Written by John Stewart
Another
song from the fabulous "Cannons in the Rain" album, RCA, 1973,
How is your
river flowin' this week?
It's as dry
as a scar on a cowboy's cheek.
Where is
the girl that you're trying to reach?
She's as
high as a snake in an eagles beak.
Some lines,
right? Not many writers who can come up with something like that.
If you
can´t play the single note runs meticulously tabbed out by Charlie, stay on E
(and maybe shorten those passages a bit).
E bass-note
keeping rhythm,
single notes:
E--------------------------------------------
B---0------0------0---2--0--2--0-------------
G-1------1------1---------------------1------
D------2------2--------------------2---------
A--------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------------
G----------1-------1-------------------------
D----2--4----2--4---4--2------2--4—2---------
A--2-----------------------2-4---------------
E--------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------
B---0------0------0---2--0--2--0-------------
G-1------1------1---------------------1------
D------2------2--------------------2---------
A--------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------------
G----------1-------1-------------------------
D----2--4----2--4---4--2------2--4—2---------
A--2-----------------------2-4---------------
E--------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------------
G--------------------------------------------
D----2-----2-------2-2---2-------------------
A--4-----4-----2-4-----4---------------------
E--------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------------
G--------------------------------------------
D----2-----2-------2-2---2-------------------
A--4-----4-----2-4-----4---------------------
E--------------------------------------------
(BASS
SLIDE) TO single E note, played in rhythm
(E)How is
your river flowin' this week?
It's as dry
as a scar on a cowboy's cheek.
Where is
the girl that you're trying to reach?
She's as
high as a snake in an eagle's beak
repeat:
E-------------------------------------------
B---0------0------0---2--0--2--0------------
G-1------1------1---------------------1-----
D------2------2--------------------2--------
A-------------------------------------------
E-------------------------------------------
E-------------------------------------------
B-------------------------------------------
G----------1-------1------------------------
D----2--4----2--4---4--2------2--4—2--------
A--2-----------------------2-4--------------
E-------------------------------------------
E-------------------------------------------
B-------------------------------------------
G-------------------------------------------
D----2-----2-------2-2---2------------------
A--4-----4-----2-4-----4--------------------
E-------------------------------------------
E-------------------------------------------
B-------------------------------------------
G-------------------------------------------
D----2-----2-------2-2---2------------------
A--4-----4-----2-4-----4--------------------
E-------------------------------------------
Moonlight
Albright (A)ran a(E)way
With a
drifter come (A)yester(E)day.
Moonlight,
she didn't (A)know his (E)name,
Aw, he must
have come on like a (A)gospel (E)train.
(A)Circle
the sun and we (E)all go around,
It's gonna
(B)be a lot better when the (E)wind dies down.
(A)Circle
the (G#m)sun and we (F#m)all go a(E)round,
It's gonna
be a lot better when the (A)wind dies (E)down.
(A)(E) (B7)
Instrumental
(E) (A) (E) (A) (E) (A) (E) (A) (E), then
E------------------------------------------
B------------------------------------------
G------------------------------------------
D----2-----2-------2-2---2-----------------
A--------4-----2-4-----4-------------------
E------------------------------------------
E------------------------------------------
B------------------------------------------
G------------------------------------------
D----2-----2-------2-2---2-----------------
A--4-----4-----2-4-----4-------------------
E------------------------------------------
Moonlight,
all right,
I (A)shed a
few (E)tears,
Went to bed
alone like I (A)done for (E)years.
Moonlight's
note said, (A)"Here I (E)go
Leavin' the
world of (A)Ohi(E)o.”(E7)
(A)Circle
the sun and we (E)all go around,
It's gonna
(B)be a lot better when the (E)wind dies down.
(A)Circle
the (G#m)sun and we (F#m)all go a(E)round,
It's gonna
be a lot better when the (A)wind dies (E)down.
(A)(E)(B7)
(E) How is
your river flowin' this week?
It's as dry
as a scar on a (A)cowboy's (E)cheek.
Where is
the girl that you're trying to reach?
She's as
high as a snake in an (A)eagles (E)beak.
(E7)
(A)Circle
the sun and we (E)all go around,
It's gonna
(B)be a lot better when the (E)wind dies down.
(A)Circle
the (G#m)sun and we (F#m)all go a(E)round
It's gonna
be a lot better when the (A)wind dies (E)down
(A)Circle
the sun and we (E)all go around,
It's gonna
(B)be a lot better when the (E)wind dies down.
(A)Circle
the (G#m)sun and we (F#m)all go a(E)round
It's gonna
be a lot better when the (A)wind dies (E)down
(A)Circle
the sun and we (E)all go around,
It's gonna
(B)be a lot better when the (E)wind dies down.
(A)Circle
the (G#m)sun and we (F#m)all go a(E)round…
© John
Stewart, All Rights Reserved
Charlie Woodward, Art Faller & janhauenstein@gmx.de
November 2004