Band: Spirogyra (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spirogyra_%28band%29)
Song: The future won't be long
Album: St. Radigunds
Tabber: Andrew Biles
This is roughly how I play the song. It can likely be improved.
Hopefully it makes sense. In the verses, where it is written Asus4 / A, do a
similar thing to the intro and move the fretted B string between frets 3 and 2.
Standard tuning
Chords:
Dm : xx0231
Dm/maj7 : xx0221
Dsus2 : xx0230
Bm : x24432
C : x32010
Asus4 : x02230
A : x0222x
G : 3x0033
D5 : xx023x
A# : x1333x
E5 : xx245x
C5 : x355xx
A5 : x022xx
Dm - Dm/maj7 - Dm - Dm/maj7 - Dm - Dm/maj7 - Asus4 - Dm/maj7 - Dm
|-1---1---1---1---1---1-------1---1---1---1---1---1-----1--|
|-3---2---3---2---3---2---3---2---3---3---3---3---3-----3--|
|-2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2-----2--|
|-0---0---0---0---0---0---2---0---0---0---0---0---0-----0--|
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Do you mind a question please sir stay
what was life like in the olden days?
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Long ago, ago, ago, ago before the war
Dsus2
Contractors to her majesty's government we were
Bm Dsus2
dealers in honest trade
Dm C
there were some mighty queer folk about
Dsus2 Asus4 / A
but most were honest workers and knew their place
Dsus2
I was a skilled craftsmen, mark you
Bm Dsus2
the work was hard and the hours were long
Dm C
Ah, but there was a maiden
Dsus2 Asus4 / A
and her name was Marjorie
Dsus2
Long black hair she had like a gypsy
Bm Dsus2
And the prettiest smile I'd ever seen
Dm C
and I called her an angel
Dsus2 Asus4 / A Dm
and I was right, she was
Dm G C
Then there was a war, the war
E5 C5 A5 E5 C5 E5 C5 E5 C5
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|-5-5-5------------5-5-----|----|-5-5-5-------5-5-5-------|
|-4-4-4-5-5-5-2--2-4-4-5-5-|----|-4-4-4-5-5-5-4-4-4-5-5-5-|
|-2-2-2-5-5-5-2--2-2-2-5-5-|-x2-|-2-2-2-5-5-5-2-2-2-5-5-5-|
|-------3-3-3-0--0-----3-3-|----|-------3-3-3-------3-3-3-|
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E5 C5 A5 E5 C5
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|-5-5-5------------5-5-----|
|-4-4-4-5-5-5-2--2-4-4-5-5-|
|-2-2-2-5-5-5-2--2-2-2-5-5-|
|-------3-3-3-0--0-----3-3-|
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D5 C A# A
Forging a pathway for freedom
D5 C D5 A
using resources we need them
D5 C
though are foes are human beings we stand between them
D5 A
and a life we do condone
D5 C A# A
shipped out to Belgium to starve them
D5 C D5 A
plastered and shelled them but lost ground
D5 C
bombs and rockets, V2's over London city
D5 A
and the world at their command
D5 C A# A
And back in Yeadon, Marjorie
D5 C A# A
stood beneath a factory
D5 C A# G
I was assured she felt okay
E5 C5 A5 E5 C5 E5 C5 E5 C5
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|-5-5-5------------5-5-----|----|-5-5-5-------5-5-5-------|
|-4-4-4-5-5-5-2--2-4-4-5-5-|----|-4-4-4-5-5-5-4-4-4-5-5-5-|
|-2-2-2-5-5-5-2--2-2-2-5-5-|-x2-|-2-2-2-5-5-5-2-2-2-5-5-5-|
|-------3-3-3-0--0-----3-3-|----|-------3-3-3-------3-3-3-|
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E5 C5 A5 E5 C5
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|-5-5-5------------5-5-----|
|-4-4-4-5-5-5-2--2-4-4-5-5-|
|-2-2-2-5-5-5-2--2-2-2-5-5-|
|-------3-3-3-0--0-----3-3-|
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D5 C A# A
Withdrawn from Dunkirk in cruisers
D5 C D5 A
who cares says I, we're all losers
D5 C
No one wins both sides the victims of our nature
D5 A
May the future learn
D5 C A# A
and back in Yeadon, Marjorie
D5 C A# A
died beneath the factory
D5 C A# G
a Messerschmidtt her destiny
D5, C, D5, A (x3 - last time double bars)
D5 C A# A
You who think the rest are wrong
D5 C D5 A
and stand so tall and feel so strong
D5 C
please be sure that you yourselves are not mistaken
D5 A
or the future won't be long
E5 C5 A5 E5 C5 E5 C5 E5 C5
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|-5-5-5------------5-5-----|----|-5-5-5-------5-5-5-------|
|-4-4-4-5-5-5-2--2-4-4-5-5-|----|-4-4-4-5-5-5-4-4-4-5-5-5-|
|-2-2-2-5-5-5-2--2-2-2-5-5-|-x2-|-2-2-2-5-5-5-2-2-2-5-5-5-|
|-------3-3-3-0--0-----3-3-|----|-------3-3-3-------3-3-3-|
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E5 C5 A5
|----------------|
|-5-5-5----------|
|-4-4-4-5-5-5-2--|
|-2-2-2-5-5-5-2--|
|-------3-3-3-0--|
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*brief pause
E5 C5 E5 C5 E5 C5 A5
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|-5-5-5-------5-5-5-------5-5-5----------|
|-4-4-4-5-5-5-4-4-4-5-5-5-4-4-4-5-5-5-2--|
|-2-2-2-5-5-5-2-2-2-5-5-5-2-2-2-5-5-5-2--|
|-------3-3-3-------3-3-3-------3-3-3-0--|
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