Biography:
Jaime Robbie Robertson (born July 5, 1943 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada) is a songwriter, guitarist and singer, probably best known for his membership in The Band.
Early life
Born to a Jewish father and a Mohawk mother, (he took his stepfather's last name after his mother remarried), Robertson's earliest exposure to music was at Six Nations 40, Ontario, where he spent summers with his mother's family. He studied guitar from his youth and was writing songs and performing from his teen years.
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What About Now - Robbie Robertson
Album - Storyville (1991)
Writers - Robbie Robertson & Ivan Neville
Tabbed by [email protected]
Corrections are always welcome!
INTRO: E
VERSE:
A E
There's gonna be a change of season, mmm-hmmm
A E
Indian summer look around and it's gone
A C#m
Why you wanna save the best for last
D B7
We grow up so slowly and grow old so fast
A E
We don't talk about forever (mmmm)
A E
We'll just catch it while we can (on the way, I hope)
A C#m
If I grab on to the moment
D B7
Don't let it slip away out of my hand
CHORUS:
E A
(What about now) What about now, forget about tomorrow
C#m D
It's too far away (too far away) What about now (mmm-hmmm)
E A
(What about now) Close your eyes, don't talk of yesterday
F#m A E
It's too far away, (too far away) It's too far away. What about now.
VERSE:
A E
I'm coming out of the shadows
A E
I'm getting off of this one way street
A C#m
Blue memories they just gather dust
D B7
Leave them in the rain they turn into rust
A E
And did you see the march to freedom, mmm-hmmm
A E
Ever see Savannah moon (in the middle of the rain)
A C#m
All the people walking in a line
D B7
Said to the man, is it my time?
CHORUS:
E A
(What about now) What about now, forget about tomorrow
C#m D
It's too far away (too far away) What about now (mmm-hmmm)
E A
(What about now) Close your eyes, don't talk of yesterday
F#m A E
It's too far away, (too far away) It's too far away. What about now.
BRIDGE:
B7 C#m F#m
In the walk of a lifetime
B7 C#m F#m
When you know it's the right time (bring it to me now)
A F#m
I can't wait (I can't wait) until the ship comes in
A F#m
I can't wait (I can't wait) starting all over again
C#m B7 A C#m
The errors of a wise man make the rules for a fool
PRE-OUTTRO CHORUS:
E A
What about now, forget about tomorrow (forget about tomorrow)
C#m D
It's too far away (too far away) It's too far away (mmm-hmmm)
E A
What about now, don't talk of yesterday
C#m D
It's too far away, It's too far away (yehhh)
E A
(What about now) What about now, forget about tomorrow
C#m D
It's too far away (too far away) It's too far away (wayyy)
E A
(What about now) Close your eyes, don't talk of yesterday
F#m A
It's too far away (It's too far away) It's too far away (Too far away)
A E
It's too far away What about now
OUTTRO:
A
It's all about now, right now
E
Don't break the spell
A
Don't break the spell (Don't break the spell)
E
Don't break the spell (Don't break the spell)
A
It's all about now, right now (Now, right now)
E
Whaaa Whaaa Whaaa Whaaa
A
You're here right now
E
It's all about now
[More vocal ad lib over E & A]
Album - Storyville (1991)
Writers - Robbie Robertson & Ivan Neville
Tabbed by [email protected]
Corrections are always welcome!
INTRO: E
VERSE:
A E
There's gonna be a change of season, mmm-hmmm
A E
Indian summer look around and it's gone
A C#m
Why you wanna save the best for last
D B7
We grow up so slowly and grow old so fast
A E
We don't talk about forever (mmmm)
A E
We'll just catch it while we can (on the way, I hope)
A C#m
If I grab on to the moment
D B7
Don't let it slip away out of my hand
CHORUS:
E A
(What about now) What about now, forget about tomorrow
C#m D
It's too far away (too far away) What about now (mmm-hmmm)
E A
(What about now) Close your eyes, don't talk of yesterday
F#m A E
It's too far away, (too far away) It's too far away. What about now.
VERSE:
A E
I'm coming out of the shadows
A E
I'm getting off of this one way street
A C#m
Blue memories they just gather dust
D B7
Leave them in the rain they turn into rust
A E
And did you see the march to freedom, mmm-hmmm
A E
Ever see Savannah moon (in the middle of the rain)
A C#m
All the people walking in a line
D B7
Said to the man, is it my time?
CHORUS:
E A
(What about now) What about now, forget about tomorrow
C#m D
It's too far away (too far away) What about now (mmm-hmmm)
E A
(What about now) Close your eyes, don't talk of yesterday
F#m A E
It's too far away, (too far away) It's too far away. What about now.
BRIDGE:
B7 C#m F#m
In the walk of a lifetime
B7 C#m F#m
When you know it's the right time (bring it to me now)
A F#m
I can't wait (I can't wait) until the ship comes in
A F#m
I can't wait (I can't wait) starting all over again
C#m B7 A C#m
The errors of a wise man make the rules for a fool
PRE-OUTTRO CHORUS:
E A
What about now, forget about tomorrow (forget about tomorrow)
C#m D
It's too far away (too far away) It's too far away (mmm-hmmm)
E A
What about now, don't talk of yesterday
C#m D
It's too far away, It's too far away (yehhh)
E A
(What about now) What about now, forget about tomorrow
C#m D
It's too far away (too far away) It's too far away (wayyy)
E A
(What about now) Close your eyes, don't talk of yesterday
F#m A
It's too far away (It's too far away) It's too far away (Too far away)
A E
It's too far away What about now
OUTTRO:
A
It's all about now, right now
E
Don't break the spell
A
Don't break the spell (Don't break the spell)
E
Don't break the spell (Don't break the spell)
A
It's all about now, right now (Now, right now)
E
Whaaa Whaaa Whaaa Whaaa
A
You're here right now
E
It's all about now
[More vocal ad lib over E & A]
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