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King and Country - Bee Gees
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Written by: Barry, Robin & Maurice Gibb
B-Side of single “Wouldn't I Be Someone” (1973)
Re-released on “Tales of the Brothers Gibb” (CD 2)
Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard
The recording features Barry Gibb’s acoustic guitar with an open tuning.
This tab has chords for regular tuning, but I chose some shapes that
reproduce some of the open voicings if possible.
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CHORDS
E-A-D-G_B-E
Esus4 0-2-2-2-0-0
A/E 0-2-2-2-2-0
F#m7 2-x-2-2-2-0
C#m x-4-6-6-5-0
A/B x-2-2-2-2-x
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INTRO
(freely)
|Esus4 E | E Esus4| E Esus4| E Esus4
VERSE
E A/E
All the love of my mother, I offer to you
A/E E E7
And I'll try so very hard, to get you through
CHORUS
A F#m7
If I lay down my life, for my king and country men
E A
Would it change you for the better
E C#m
It better be all right
F#m7 E
To be always like children
A/B E
Afraid of the night
INTRO
(freely)
|Esus4 E | E Esus4| E Esus4| E Esus4
VERSE
E A/E
If I gave up the cause, what would you give me
A/E E E7
To make up for all the things that I would lose
CHORUS
A F#m7
If I lay down my life, for my king and country men
E A
Would it change you for the better
E C#m
It better be all right
F#m7 E
To be always like children
A/B E
Afraid of the night
INTRO
(freely)
|Esus4 E | E Esus4| E Esus4| E Esus4
VERSE
E A/E
Well, you better get busy, get it over and done
A/E E E7
I was here when you arrived; I'll be here when you're gone
CHORUS
A F#m7
If I lay down my life, for my king and country men
E A
Would it change you for the better
E C#m
It better be all right
F#m7 E
To be never like people
A/B E
Afraid of the night
INTRO
| E | E | E | E |
CODA
E F#m7
Doo doo doo, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo
F#m7 E
Doo doo doo, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo
E F#m7
Doo doo doo, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo
F#m7 E
Doo doo doo, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo