Babes In The Wood 1991

****** C Cmaj7 F G C Cmaj7 F G C -------------------------- ******** Cmaj7 F Night owns my white bones, but G C What's left is still saying Cmaj7 F Strange prayers in high places G C Wild airs with wilder graces Cmaj7 F Birds fly with no motion G C What draws me, draws the ocean -------------------------- ******* F Down on my knees again, still believing G C In the time of reason no more F Down on my knees again, still believing G C F G C Peace of mind is worth any chore -------------------------- ******** Cmaj7 F Great dreams and laid schemes G C Just blown down by high winds and Cmaj7 F Strong signs from old forces G C Wild dogs run trackless courses Cmaj7 F Night changes sweet mountains G C Vain hopes need cold fountains -------------------------- ******* F Down on my knees again, still believing G C In the time of reason no more F Down on my knees again, still believing G Peace of mind is worth any chore -------------------------- ************* C F G C F G C -------------------------- ******* Cmaj7 F Night owns my white bones, but G C What's left is still saying -------------------------- ******* F Down on my knees again, still believing G C In the time of reason no more F Down on my knees again, still believing G C Peace of mind is worth any chore -------------------------- ******* F Down on my knees again, still believing G C In the time of reason no more F Down on my knees again, still believing G C Peace of mind is worth any chore -------------------------- ******* F Down on my knees again, still believing G C In the time of reason no more F Down on my knees again, still believing G C Peace of mind is worth any chore ENJOY................ ------------------------------------------------------------------ Bright Blue Rose tabbed by Unregistered Capo 1 C F I skimmed across black water, without once submerging C G Onto the banks of an urban morning C F That hungers the first light, much, much more than the C G C mountains ever do C F And she like a ghost beside me, goes down with the case of a dolphin C G And emerges unlearned, unshamed, unharmed C F For she is perfect creature, natural in every feature C G C And I am the geek with the alchemists' stone F G C For all of you who must discover, F G C For all who seek to understand, F G C For having left the path of others Bb F G You'll find a very special hand. C F And it is a holy thing, and it is a precious time C G And it is the only way C F Forget-me-nots among the snow, it's always been and so it goes C G C To ponder his death and his life eternally C F And it is a holy thing, and it is a precious time C G And it is the only way C F Forget-me-nots among the snow, it's always been and so it goes C G C To ponder his death and his life eternally C One bright blue rose outlives all those F Two thousand years and still it goes C G C To ponder his death and his life eternally -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Artist - Mary Black ********************* Song - Golden Mile ******************** Album - Babes In The Wood (1991) ********************************** Tabbed By - Ayreon77 ********************** -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tuning = Standard ---------------- CAPO: 3rd Fret ---------------- ****** C F ------------------------------ ******** C F C F Walking along golden mile with a soldier's twirl C F C F I must be the luckiest soul in the whole wide world C G C F C F Oh, foolish thing, here I go again ------------------------------ ******** C F C F There's no faith more innocent than blind faith, and that's all I've got C F C F So I'm scaling the walls of my dreams, ready or not C G C F C Oh, foolish thing, here I go again ------------------------------ *********** Dm Em Don't be afraid, darling, no need to be afraid, darling F G C You don't have to be afraid from now on Dm Em It's just the way, darling, we get delayed, darling F G F But we won't be delayed from now on ------------------------------ ******* C Am I know no power on earth nor up above C F That would alter the way things are, you are my love Dm Em F C Yes, you're my pride and joy on the golden mile ------------------------------ ******** F C F If only it could be captured, how I feel for you C F C F And if I could just freeze it, I feel I'd never be untrue C G C F C F Oh foolish thing, here I go here I go again ------------------------------ ******* Dm Em Don't be afraid, darling, no need to be afraid, darling F G C You don't have to be afraid from now on Dm Em It's just the way, darling, we get delayed, darling F G F But we won't be delayed from now on ------------------------------ *********** C Am I know no power on earth nor up above C F That would alter the way things are, you are my love Dm Em F And you're my pride and joy Dm Em F My pride and joy Dm Em F C Yes, you're my pride and joy on the golden mile ------------------------------ ****** F C F C F C Walking along golden mile with a soldier's twirl ENJOY................ -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Artist - Mary Black ********************* Song - Babes In The Wood ************************** Album - Babes In The Wood (1991) ********************************** Tabbed By - Ayreon77 ********************** -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tuning = Standard ---------------- CAPO: 2nd Fret ---------------- ****** Am C F G E7 Am 2x ----------------------- ******** C F G Babes in the wood, walking through snow E7 Am Big, bad wolf at the window C F G Not much choice in the matter now E7 Am C Some must lead, some must follow ----------------------- ******** G F C And touch can mean distance to some people G F Touch can mean prison or be like a cage C G F I always thought that life could be more simple G F Especially in this day and age ----------------------- ******* Am F E7 They got the time, they got the need F The world's getting weird, the wolf's running free G E7 Am But that's another story, this is their story ----------------------- ****** Am C F G E7 Am ----------------------- ******** C F G Babes in the wood, eager and keen E7 Am Soft as the fern underneath them C F G Wet to the skin from their own hot glow E7 Am C No more wolf at the window ----------------------- ******** G F C Touch can mean distance to some people G F C And touch can mean I own you forever and a day G F If only life could be more simple G F Especially in this day and age ----------------------- ******* Am F E7 They got the time, they got the need F The world's getting weird, the wolf's running free G E7 Am But that's another story, this is their story ----------------------- ************* Am C F G E7 Am 2x G C ----------------------- ******** G F C But touch can be a blessing to other people G F C And touch can bring blossom to things that decay G F I think life should be that simple G F Especially in this day and age ----------------------- ******* Am F E7 They got the time, they got the need F The world's getting weird, the wolf's running free G F But that's another story Am This is, this is, this is their story ----------------------- ****** fade to end Am C F G E7 Am 5x ENJOY................ -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Artist - Mary Black ********************* Song - The Thorn Upon The Rose ******************************** Album - Babes In The Wood (1991) ********************************** Tabbed By - Ayreon77 ********************** -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tuning = Standard --------------- CAPO: 2nd Fret --------------- ****** G Am G D C ------------------------ ******** G Am G C G Its taste was sweet like summer wine Bm C D The heart that beats in double time G Am G C G He waltzed right in, he bowled you over Bm C D C You're still reeling from the feeling when he's gone G The door is closed, the lock is turned C G Am D And all the memories and letters have been burned ------------------------ ******* G Am G C D G So when you pick the handsome flower D C D G Don't forget the thorn upon the rose Am D C Its cut is deep and its scar lasts forever G C G Am Bm C It follows love wherever love goes ------------------------ ******** G Am G C G Just how we fall, it's hard to know Bm C D When what we feel, we seldom show G Am G C So we show the parts we feel are best G Bm C D C We squirm around the edges trying to cover up the rest G And you think you know him, and he thinks the same C G Am D When underneath it all, it's just a crazy guessing game ------------------------ ******* G Am G C D G So when you pick the handsome flower D C D G Don't forget the thorn upon the rose Am D C Its cut is deep and its scar lasts forever G C G Am Bm C D G C It follows love wherever love goes ------------------------ ******** G Am G C G Win or lose, it's just the same Bm C D Tears of joy, tears of pain G Am G C They're hand in hand, they come as one G Bm C D C You'll never see the moon without the promise of the sun G For all the bruises, for all the blows C G Am D I'd rather feel the thorn than to never see the rose ------------------------ ******* G Am G C D G So when you pick the handsome flower D C D G Don't forget the thorn upon the rose Am D C Its cut is deep and its scar lasts forever G C G Am Bm C It follows love wherever love goes G C G Am Bm C It follows love wherever love goes ENJOY................ -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Artist - Mary Black ********************* Song - Brand New Star *********************** Album - Babes In The Wood (1991) ********************************** Tabbed By - Ayreon77 ********************** -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tuning = Standard ---------------- CAPO: 3rd Fret ---------------- ****** G Am G Am G Am G Am --------------------- ******** G Am G Every now and then you like to take it easy Am G Sit right back and view the situation Am G The future is brighter Am C Soon we'll be riding on the crest of a wave --------------------- ******* F Good-bye to all your troubles C F C Change of heart, the world will start today F It's a new beginning C F G Am See it shining like a brand new star --------------------- ******** G Am G Well, if you're thinking that you'll end up crying Am G Maybe all you need's to get away from friends Am G And the walls around you Am C Find a shore and step into the sun --------------------- ******* F Good-bye to all your troubles C F C Change of heart, the world will start today F It's like a new beginning C F G Dm7 G Dm7 See it shining like a brand new star G Am Brand new star --------------------- ****** G Am G Dm7 G Dm7 --------------------- ******** G Am G I won't be a burden upon your shoulder Am G I will give you wings so you can fly to lands Am G Where your dreams surround you Am C Find a shore and step into the sun --------------------- ******* F Good-bye to all your troubles C F C Change of heart, the world will start today F It's like a new beginning C F G Dm7 G Dm7 See it shining like a brand new star G Dm7 G F G Am G Brand new star Am G Dm7 C F G Like a brand new star ENJOY................ --------------------------------------------------------- Prayer For Love tabbed by Norelli Detune 2 semitones C G C N.C. G Faith won't heal up everything. C G The wound grows and you believe in love. G Walk around feeling cut in two, C G Em Wide open, with your heart on view. Am D G Em All you bereaved, all you bedazzled boys in need, Am D G When love won't heal you, why, why believe she will? D G D C O lyubvi malyu otchayanno. G C Say it on your knees. C G Oh, so sharp, and way too cool, C G Love's bright and biggest fool G Has to work on speaking slow, C G Em To think hard, and to lie low. Am D G Em All you bereaved, all you besotted boys in need, Am D G V krayu dalyokum, chuzhie ne nuzhny. D G D C O lyubvi malyu otchayanno. G C Say it on your knees, C D G C G Crying like a baby, "please, please, please!" C D Crying, hoping maybe, D G D C O lyubvi malyu otchayanno G C Say it on your knees. C G Candle is a splendid thing-- C G The room glows, and the candle sings G "fly up to the only light, C G Em "ev'ry, ev'ry tiny wing!" Am D G Em The moth inside you bolts off to join the beautiful; Am D G He flies and dies, so quickly, quickly wise. D G D C O lyubvi malyu otchayanno. G C Say it on your knees C D G C G Crying like a baby, "please, please, please!" C D Crying, hoping maybe, D G D C O lyubvi malyu otchayanno G C Say it on your knees. G C Say it on your knees. G C (repeat to fade) -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Artist - Mary Black ********************* Song - Adam At The Window *************************** Album - Babes In The Wood (1991) ********************************** Tabbed By - Ayreon77 ********************** -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tuning = Standard ---------------- CAPO: 2nd Fret ---------------- G* = 320033 ------------------------- ******** G Bm Adam's at the window, staring at the apple trees on fire G Bm Waiting for the windfall that brings the smile of kings and their desire C G Door blows in behind him, a floral pattern, summer dress so gay ------------------------- ******** D7 G Burning in the sunlight, too late to wait D7 G For darkness won't delay to steal her cherry lips away Em Bm C G For while the careless tongues of sunlight slowly trickle down C Bm Am D The curve of hips, her fingertips, in kissing sips we drown C In kissing sips we drown ------------------------- ******* D C G D And Adam will have his way C G G* D G Adam will have his way ------------------------- ******** Bm Adam's on the island, living in the land of love G Bm Shadows lurk around him, drunk on the royal jelly of pure love C G Full and ripe, the fruit hang, for when the prince arrives he will want more ------------------------- ******** D7 G And more and more he'll drink from the canvas cup D7 G The son of a swan will then lose his plumera Em Bm C G And he will wear a new-age suit and haunt the joints in town C Bm Am D And play the silver magic flute and call his lovers down C And call his lovers down ------------------------- ******* D C G D And Adam will have his way C G G* D G Adam will have his way C G D G Will have his way ------------------------- ******** Bm Adam's at the easel, painting in the wrinkles and the grey G Bm Waiting for November, easy with the darkness of the day C G Smiles a tear of gladness, and Adam's at the window once again ------------------------- ******** D7 G He's burning in the sunlight, too late to wait D7 G For darkness won't delay to steal her cherry lips away Em Bm C G For while the careless tongues of sunlight slowly trickle down C Bm Am D The curve of hips, her fingertips, in kissing sips we drown C In kissing sips we drown ------------------------- ******* D C G D And Adam will have his way C G G* D G Adam will have his way C G D Adam will have his way ------------------------- ******* C G D Adam will have his way C G G* D G He will have his way C G D G Adam will have his way ------------------------- ****** Adam's at the window ENJOY................ -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Artist - Mary Black ********************* Song - The Dimming Of The Day ******************************* Album - Babes In The Wood (1991) ********************************** Tabbed By - Ayreon77 ********************** -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tuning = Standard --------------- CAPO: 5th Fret --------------- ******** C G This old house is falling down around my ears F C G I'm drowning in the river of my tears C G When all my will is gone you hold me sway F G C I need you at the dimming of the day ---------------------- ******* G D You pull me like the moon pulls on the tide G D G C F You know just where I keep my better side ---------------------- ******** C G What days have come to keep us far apart F C G A broken promise or a broken heart C G Now all the bonnie birds have wheeled away F G C I need you at the dimming of the day ---------------------- ******* G D Come the night you're only what I want G D G C F G Come the night you could be my confidant ---------------------- ******** Am G/B C F G I see you on the street in company F C G Why don't you come and ease your mind with me Am G/B C F G I'm living for the night we steal away F G C F I need you at the dimming of the day C G Dm7 G C Ohh, I need you at the dimming of the day ENJOY................ -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Artist - Mary Black ********************* Song - Might As Well Be A Slave ********************************* Album - Babes In The Wood (1991) ********************************** Tabbed By - Ayreon77 ********************** -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tuning = Standard --------------- CAPO: 5th Fret --------------- ****** G Dm C G ----------------------- ******** Lying here, watching the time pass Dm C I could think of a million things I'd rather do Travel at my own pace G F Put myself asleep if I wanted to ----------------------- ******* Am Might as well be behind bars Dm7 F C Than be lashed to a wave that I can't haul Bb I might as well be a slave F C G Lying low in the shade of a prison wall ----------------------- ******** Lying here, watching the time pass Dm C I could cry for the helping hands that I refused We were good friends G But I did refuse ----------------------- ******* F Am Ooh, I might as well be behind bars Dm7 F C Getting used to the sound of my keeper's call Bb I might as well be a slave F C G Drinking sun through a chink in a prison wall ----------------------- ************* G Dm C G ----------------------- ******** Down here, down where the end is Dm You absolve me from every crime I ever planned C I was so surprised G F I did not think that you would understand ----------------------- ******* Am I might as well be behind bars Dm7 F C Growing old in a carpeted hall Bb I might as well be a slave F C G Always safe out of the rain in prison walls F Am Ooh, I might as well be behind bars Dm7 F C Getting used to the sound of my keeper's call Bb I might as well be a slave F C G Drinking sun through a chink in a prison wall ENJOY................ -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Artist - Mary Black ********************* Song - Just Around The Corner ******************************* Album - Babes In The Wood (1991) ********************************** Tabbed By - Ayreon77 ********************** -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tuning = Standard --------------- CAPO: 4th Fret --------------- ****** G Bm G D C G D C ------------------------ ******** D G C You've got no reason Am D To say you're all alone C D G C There will be a change of season Am D That'll win a heart of stone ------------------------ ******* C D G C Love is just around the corner Am D It's standing out of view C D Em Love is just around the corner C G D For you ------------------------ ******** C D G C I can see a smile tomorrow Am D A reason to go on C D G C 'Cause the sky is always darkest Am D Before the new day dawns ------------------------ ******* C D G C Love is just around the corner Am D It's standing out of view C D Em Love is just around the corner C G D For you ------------------------ ******* C D Bm Em C Don't ever stop believing Am D The sun is going to shine C D Bm Em 'Cause it's worth giving and receiving C Am D If you only give it time ------------------------ ************* D C D G C Am D C D Em C G D ------------------------ ******** C D G C Don't think you've found salvation Am D Or that the day is won C D G C When you reach your destination Am D The journey's just begun ------------------------ ******* C D G C Love is just around the corner Am D It's standing out of view C D Em Love is just around the corner C G D For you C D Em Love is just around the corner C G D For you C G D For you ENJOY................ -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Artist - Mary Black ********************* Song - The Urge For Going *************************** Album - Babes In The Wood (1991) ********************************** Tabbed By - Ayreon77 ********************** -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tuning = Standard --------------- CAPO: 4th Fret --------------- ****** G Cm G Cm ----------------------- ******** G Dm F I awoke today and found Dm G The frost perched on the town Dm G It hovered in a frozen sky F G Then it gobbled summer down C Bb When the sun turns traitor cold C Bb D D7 And all the trees are shivering in a naked row ----------------------- ******* G F I get the urge for going G But I never seem to go F C G I get the urge for going F C G When the meadow grass is turning brown F C G Dm G Summertime is falling down and winter is closing in ----------------------- ******** G Dm F I had me a man in summertime Dm G He had summer-coloured skin Dm G And not another girl in town Dm G My darling's heart could win C Bb But when the leaves fell on the ground C Bb Bully winds came around and D D7 Pushed them face down in the snow ----------------------- ******* G F He got the urge for going G But I never seem to go F C G I get the urge for going F C G When the meadow grass was turning brown F C G Dm G Summertime is falling down and winter was closing in ----------------------- ******** G Dm F Now the warriors of winter Dm G They gave a cold triumphant shout Dm G And all that stays is dying Dm G And all that lives is getting out C Bb See the geese in chevron flight C Bb D D7 Flapping and racing on before the snow ----------------------- ******* G F They got the urge for going G And they got the wind so they go F C G They get the urge for going F C G When the meadow grass is turning brown F C G Dm G Summertime is falling down and winter is closing in ----------------------- ******** G Dm F I'll ply the fire with kindling now Dm G I'll pull the blankets up to my chin Dm G I'll lock the vagrant winter out and F G I'll bolt my wanderings in C Bb I'd like to call back summertime C Bb D D7 Have her stay for just another month or so ----------------------- ******* G F But she’s got the urge for going G So I guess she’ll have to go F C G She gets the urge for going F C G When the meadow grass is turning brown F D G And all her empire is closing down F C G Dm G Summertime is falling down and winter is closing in G F And I get the urge for going F C G When the meadow grass is turning brown F C G And summertime is falling down ----------------------- ****** G Cm G Cm ENJOY................