Biography:
Al Stewart (born in Glasgow, Scotland on 5 September 1945) is a British songwriter and musician. He is best known for his 1976 single Year of the Cat and its 1978 follow-up Time Passages (both produced by Alan Parsons). Stewart's inspiration for his songs primarily comes from the past; indeed, he is credited with creating his own genre, "historical folk rock". At one time in his life, Stewart took guitar lessons from King Crimson guitarist Robert Fripp.
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Other songs:
- A League Of Notions
- Almost Lucy
- Angry Bird
- Apple Cider Reconstitution
- Broadway Hotel
- Carol
- Electric Los Angeles Sunset
- Flying Sorcery
- If It Doesnt Come Naturally Leave It
- Im Falling
- In Brooklyn
- Katherine Of Oregon
- Last Days Of The Century
- Laughing Into 1939
- Life In Dark Water
- Lord Grenville
- Lord Salisbury
- Love Chronicles
- Manuscript
- Marion The Chtelaine
- Midas Shadow
- News From Spain
- Night Of The Fourth Of May
- Nostradamus
- Old Admirals
- On The Border
- One Stage Before
- Palace Of Versailles
- Red Toupee
- Roads To Moscow
- Running Man
- Samuel Oh How Youve Changed
- Sand In Your Shoes
- Song On The Radio
- Strange Girl
- Terminal Eyes
- The Ballad Of Mary Foster
- The Carmichaels
- The Dark And The Rolling Sea
- The Loneliest Place On The Map
- Three Mules
- Time Passages
- Timeless Skies
- Trespasser
- Year Of The Cat
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Artist - Al Stewart
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Song - Three Mules
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Album - On The Border (1999)
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Tabbed By - Ayreon77
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Tuning = Standard
INTRO
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C
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VERSE 1
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C G
Three mules came over a hill
Em Am
They were dragging a cart
D G
Creaking, it seemed to be falling apart
C G
Laden with millions of dreams
Em Am
It weighed more than they thought
D G
They never noticed the wheels getting caught
F Am
They pulled on, staring ahead
G Dm
With blinkered eyes and lowered heads
F Am
Hoping that all would be fine
C G
I see them now, Time out of time
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VERSE 2
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C G
Ramsey and Stanley and Neville
Em Am
Were the names of the mules
D G
Each wore a bridle encrusted with jewels
C G
And though a murmur of voices
Em Am
Was rising behind
D
Each laboured on
G
And they paid it no mind
F Am
They pulled on with never a doubt
G
Past boulders and holes
Dm
Till the road petered out
F Am
And giving a snort they sat down
C G
Waiting for somebody else to come round
F C
And from this are our lives writ large
G
From the beach at Dunkirk
Em Am
To Pickett's Charge
G
And it's hard to go back
F
After coming this far
C
Down the road
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SMALL SOLO
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Bb C Bb
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VERSE 3
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C G
Three mules looked over a fence
Em Am
At the field beyond
D G
Green as a forest it shone in the sun
C G
Into the stillness they broke
Em Am
Like a stone in a pond
D
Kicking the gate down
G
They brayed at the ground
F Am
And pulled on tugging a dream
G Dm
Out of a smile and into a scream
F Am
And tossed the damp soil all around
C G
till the whole field turned muddy brown
F C
And from this are our lives writ large
G
From the beach at Dunkirk
Em Am
To Pickett's Charge
G
And it's hard to go back
Em F
After coming this far
C
Down the road
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SMALL SOLO
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Bb C Bb
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BRIDGE
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C G Em G
Ah, but it's not very easy now being a mule
C G Em G
I don't believe you appreciate all that we do
C Am
Just look at this long and unfortunate face
Ab F
Try to imagine that you're in my place
Eb
This is my nature
G C
To it I have to be true
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SMALL SOLO
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C G Em Am D Am G
C G Em Am D G F Am G Dm F Am C G
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VERSE 3
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C G
Three mules came over a hill
Em Am
With a sorrowful air
D
Though we've been judged, they said
G
It's hardly fair
C G
All that we did was for you
Em Am
And the good of the cause
D G
Then they went back to the sound of applause
F Am
They went back into the night
G
Where a sickle of moon
F
Left a trickle of light
Am
And while we lay under our roofs
C
The whole night filled up
G
With the beating of hooves
F C
And from this are our lives writ large
G
From the beach at Dunkirk
Em Am
To Pickett's Charge
G
And it's hard to go back
Em F
After coming this far
C
Down the road
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SMALL SOLO
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C Bb C Bb
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F C
And from this are our lives writ large
G
And every day
Em Am
Is Pickett's Charge
G
And it's hard to go back
Em F
After coming this far
C
Down the road
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OUTRO
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G Em Am D G
ENJOY............
Artist - Al Stewart
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Song - Three Mules
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Album - On The Border (1999)
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Tabbed By - Ayreon77
**********************
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
Tuning = Standard
INTRO
******
C
------------------------
VERSE 1
********
C G
Three mules came over a hill
Em Am
They were dragging a cart
D G
Creaking, it seemed to be falling apart
C G
Laden with millions of dreams
Em Am
It weighed more than they thought
D G
They never noticed the wheels getting caught
F Am
They pulled on, staring ahead
G Dm
With blinkered eyes and lowered heads
F Am
Hoping that all would be fine
C G
I see them now, Time out of time
------------------------
VERSE 2
********
C G
Ramsey and Stanley and Neville
Em Am
Were the names of the mules
D G
Each wore a bridle encrusted with jewels
C G
And though a murmur of voices
Em Am
Was rising behind
D
Each laboured on
G
And they paid it no mind
F Am
They pulled on with never a doubt
G
Past boulders and holes
Dm
Till the road petered out
F Am
And giving a snort they sat down
C G
Waiting for somebody else to come round
F C
And from this are our lives writ large
G
From the beach at Dunkirk
Em Am
To Pickett's Charge
G
And it's hard to go back
F
After coming this far
C
Down the road
------------------------
SMALL SOLO
***********
Bb C Bb
------------------------
VERSE 3
********
C G
Three mules looked over a fence
Em Am
At the field beyond
D G
Green as a forest it shone in the sun
C G
Into the stillness they broke
Em Am
Like a stone in a pond
D
Kicking the gate down
G
They brayed at the ground
F Am
And pulled on tugging a dream
G Dm
Out of a smile and into a scream
F Am
And tossed the damp soil all around
C G
till the whole field turned muddy brown
F C
And from this are our lives writ large
G
From the beach at Dunkirk
Em Am
To Pickett's Charge
G
And it's hard to go back
Em F
After coming this far
C
Down the road
------------------------
SMALL SOLO
***********
Bb C Bb
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BRIDGE
*******
C G Em G
Ah, but it's not very easy now being a mule
C G Em G
I don't believe you appreciate all that we do
C Am
Just look at this long and unfortunate face
Ab F
Try to imagine that you're in my place
Eb
This is my nature
G C
To it I have to be true
------------------------
SMALL SOLO
***********
C G Em Am D Am G
C G Em Am D G F Am G Dm F Am C G
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VERSE 3
********
C G
Three mules came over a hill
Em Am
With a sorrowful air
D
Though we've been judged, they said
G
It's hardly fair
C G
All that we did was for you
Em Am
And the good of the cause
D G
Then they went back to the sound of applause
F Am
They went back into the night
G
Where a sickle of moon
F
Left a trickle of light
Am
And while we lay under our roofs
C
The whole night filled up
G
With the beating of hooves
F C
And from this are our lives writ large
G
From the beach at Dunkirk
Em Am
To Pickett's Charge
G
And it's hard to go back
Em F
After coming this far
C
Down the road
------------------------
SMALL SOLO
***********
C Bb C Bb
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F C
And from this are our lives writ large
G
And every day
Em Am
Is Pickett's Charge
G
And it's hard to go back
Em F
After coming this far
C
Down the road
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OUTRO
******
G Em Am D G
ENJOY............
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