INTRO:
! C G Fmaj7 ‘ Fmaj7 ‘ ‘ !

C G Fmaj7 ‘ Fmaj7 ‘ ‘ !
I’m not a-fraid to

VERSE-A:
C G Fmaj7 ‘ Fmaj7 ‘ ‘ !
Say I’ve had my ups and downs__
C G Fmaj7 ‘ Fmaj7 ‘ ‘ !
__ on any other day__
C G Fmaj7 ‘ Fmaj7 ‘ ‘ !
__ I’d run me out of town__
C G Fmaj7 ‘ Fmaj7 ‘ ‘ ‘
__ now I’m

VERSE-B:
(band enters)
C G5 Fmaj7 ‘ Fmaj7 ‘ ‘ ‘
Stand-__ ing in the middle of a good dream__
C G5 Fmaj7 ‘ Fmaj7 ‘ ‘ ‘
Try’n’__ to figure what I do and don’t need__
C G5 Fmaj7 ‘ Fmaj7 ‘ ‘ ‘
Hop-__ing I can give myself a good chance__ not too
C G5 Fmaj7 ‘ Fmaj7 ‘ ‘ ‘
Proud__ to show the spirit that I once had__ I

CHORUS:
G ‘ Am ‘
Guess we’ll wait for the night to fall we’ll
G ‘ Am ‘
Sleep right through to the breaking dawn I
F ‘ G ‘ F ‘ C !
Guess we’ll find out further down the road__

RE-INTRO:
C G Fmaj7 ‘ Fmaj7 ‘ ‘ !
Will I have the strength to

VERSE-A:
C G Fmaj7 ‘ Fmaj7 ‘ ‘ !
Take the oppor-tunity when it comes__
C G Fmaj7 ‘ Fmaj7 ‘ ‘ !
__ am I laid to
C G Fmaj7 ‘ Fmaj7 ‘ ‘ !
Waste if I lose my nerve and run__
C G Fmaj7 ‘ Fmaj7 ‘ ‘ ‘
__ now I’m

VERSE-B:
C G5 Fmaj7 ‘ Fmaj7 ‘ ‘ ‘
Stand-__ing in the middle of a good dream__
C G5 Fmaj7 ‘ Fmaj7 ‘ ‘ ‘
Wait-__ing on a number that I can’t reach__
C G5 Fmaj7 ‘ Fmaj7 ‘ ‘ ‘
Hop-__ing I can give myself a good chance__ and not too
C G5 Fmaj7 ‘ Fmaj7 ‘ ‘ ‘
Proud__ to say I’d love a little romance__ I

CHORUS:
G ‘ Am ‘
Guess we’ll wait for the night to fall we’ll
G ‘ Am ‘
Sleep right through to the breaking dawn I
F ‘ G ‘ F ‘ C ‘
Guess we’ll find out further down the road__

BRIDGE:
D ‘ Dsus4 D G ‘ C ‘
(solo)
D ‘ Dsus4 D G ‘ C ‘
Ooh______ well I never let love sink its claws in me
D ‘ Dsus4 D G ‘ C ‘
Ooh______ all I ever asked was happi-ness for

LINK:
Fmaj7 ‘ ‘ ‘ Fmaj7 ‘ ‘ !
You_____

RE-INTRO:
C G Fmaj7 ‘ Fmaj7 ‘ ‘ !

C G Fmaj7 ‘ Fmaj7 ‘ ‘ ‘
now I’m

HALF-VERSE-B:
C G5 Fmaj7 ‘ Fmaj7 ‘ ‘ ‘
Stand-__ing in the middle of a good dream__
C G5 Fmaj7 ‘ Fmaj7 ‘ ‘ ‘
Wait-__ing on a number that I can’t reach__ I

CHORUS:
G ‘ Am ‘
Guess we’ll wait for the night to fall we’ll
G ‘ Am ‘
Sleep right through to the breaking dawn I
F ‘ G ‘ F ‘ C ‘
Guess we’ll find out further down the road__ this

CHORUS-VARIATION:
G ‘ Am ‘
Feeling’s worth its weight in gold just
G ‘ Am ‘
Praying for it to unfold I
F ‘ G ‘ F ‘ C ‘
Guess we’ll find out further down the road__

EPILOGUE: (standard tuning)
D ‘ ‘ ‘

G D ‘ ‘ A D ‘ ‘ (three times)

G D ‘ ‘ A G (end on 2+)

CHORDS:
C G C G Fmaj7 G5 Am F Dm D G A

E|———|-0—3—-0—-3—0—1—1–|–2—3—0–|
B|–8—3–|-1—0—-1—-3—1—1—3–|–3—3—2–|
G|–9—4–|-0—0—-2—-0—2—2—2–|–2—0—2–|
D|–10–5–|-2—0—-3—-0—2—3—0–|–0—0—2–|
A|———|-3—2—(0)——-0—3——|——2—0–|
E|———|—–3———3——-1——|——3——|

Opening lick is a pick-up on Beat-4 (based on C-chord in eighth position)
Stumbling rhythm has accents on 2 and 3+ thus:

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[+] [+] [+] [+]
[/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/]
Main guitar plays Fmaj7/A throughout, but only the
gliss strum on Beat-1 produces the bass note clearly.
Open 1st-string occasionally forms G6

INTRO/VERSE-A:
NC C G (Am) Fmaj7 Fmaj7/A NC
4 e + a 1 + 2 + a 3 + 4 + 1 2 + 3 + 4 e + a

E|————–|———————0|-00—————|
B|—–8——|———33/5`1|-111`—-8——|

G|-9h1010p9|9`402|-222`9h1010p9|

D|————–|-10`55/7`3|-3—————|
A|————–|———————————|-0————-|
E|————–|———————————|————————–|

h hammer on
p pull off
sustained note
` position shift (slide and pick again)
/ slide legato (destination not picked)

Vocal melody is phrased differently in VERSE-B sections
and progression is played entirely in first position.

VERSE-B:
(let ring)
1 + 2 + a 3 e + 4 + [Fmaj7/A]1 2 + 3e+a4e+a

E|—–0—3—–0-0—0———–|-0—————|
B|—–1—3—–0-1—1———–|-1—- / ///////| / strum pattern
G|-0—0—0—–0-2-o-2———–|-2————-o-|
D|-2——-0—–0-2-o-3———–|-3————-o-|
A|-3————-0-0—————|-0————-o-|
E|———3———————–|—————–|

o open strings occur incidentally with fingering change

TREMOLO GUITAR:
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + 4 1 e + a 2 + a 3 e + a 4

E|—–5—————————||———————————|
B|——-8-5———————–||———————————|
G|-7^-7-5h7-5h7-5———–||-9br7–5-7br5|
D|———————————||———————————|
A|———————————||———————————|
E|———————————||———————————|

^ quarter-step bend
b half-step bend
r release bend

EPILOGUE:
(let ring)
1 + 2 e + 3 e + a 4 e + 1 + a 2 + 3 e + a 4 e +

E|———2p0-2———–2p0-2—||–3——-2—2———–2p0—–|
B|——————-3————-||–3——-3—3—–3———3—|
G|———————2———–||:-0—–0-2—2——-2———0-|
D|-0———————0———||–0——-0—0———0———|
A|—–0—————————||–2——————————-|
E|———————————||–3——————————-|
|-1.2.—————————–||-3.—

| A D || A G
| 1 + a 2 + 3 e + a 4 e + a || 1 + a 2 +

E|———2—2———–2p0-2—-||——————–||
B|-2——-3—3—–3————–||-2——-0—0——||
G|-2—–0-2—2——-2———–:||-2—–0-0—0——||
D|-2——-0—0———0———-||-2——————||
A|-0——————————–||-0——————||
E|———————————-||———3—3——||

E1|—–0-0—–0-0—–0-0———|———————————|
B1|—–0-0—–0-0—–0-0—0—–|———————————|
G1|—–3-3—–3-3—–3-3-3——-|———————————|
D1|-2—2-2-2—2-2-2—2-2-2—2-2-|—–2-4-2———————–|
A1|-2—2-2-2—2-2-2—2-2-2—2-2-|-2-4——-4———————|
E1|-0—0-0-0—0-0-0—0-0-0—0-0-|————-3^–0—————|

[+] [+] [+] [+] [+][+][+][+]

banjo – for guitar

E1|———————————|———————————|
B1|———————————|—–5-7-5—8—5—————|
G1|—–3~——3~——3~–3/4—–|-4-6——-6———————|
D1|———————————|———————————|
A1|———————————|———————————|
E1|———————————|————-3^–0—————| x 2

VERSE

alternate between A and E, 2 bars of each….

Sure was a hell of a mistake I made…

E1|-[0]———-0———|
B1|-[0]—–2—-0———|
G1|–6–OR–2—-1———|
D1|–7——2—-2———|
A1|–7——0—-2———|
E1|–0———–0———|

I stand accused of losing my head…

guitar

E1|–0—————-|–0—————–|–0—————|–0————–|
B1|–0—————-|–0—————–|–0—————|–0————–|
G1|–4—————-|–5—————–|–8—————|–8————–|
D1|–6—————-|–7—————–|–9—————|–9————–|
A1|–6—————-|–7—————–|–9—————|–9————–|
E1|——————-|——————–|——————|—————–|

banjo overlay – for guitar

E1|—7~————–|–9~—————-|———-9~——|–11~————|
B1|—9~————–|–10~—————|–12~—-12~——|–12~————|
G1|—8~————–|–9~—————-|–11~—-11~——|–11~————|
D1|——————-|——————–|–9~————–|—————–|
A1|——————-|——————–|——————|—————–|
E1|——————-|——————–|——————|—————–|

[+] [+] [+] [+] [+] [+] [+] [+][+][+][+][+][+][+][+][+]

CHORUS (alternate optional barr chords shown in brackets)

Sits so high on the city walls

E1|–0—0—0—0—0—0—0—0—0—0—0—0—| [0]
B1|–0—0—0—0—0—0—0—0—0—0—0—0—| [0]
G1|–1—1—8—8—6—6—6—6—6—6—6—6—|
D1|–2—2—9—9—7—7—7—7—7—7—7—7—|
A1|–2——-9——-7——-7——-7——-7——-|
E1|–0———–—–—–—–——| x 3 [0]

banjo overlay – for guitar

E1|——-7~——7~——-9~——9~——9~——–|
B1|——7~——7~—–10~—10~——10~—-12~-10~|
G1|–9~——8~——-9~—–9~–9~–9~–9~–9~–9—|
D1|————————————————–|
A1|————————————————–|
E1|————————————————–|

[+] [+] [+] [+] [+][+]

cleaner, sweeter, brighter..

E1|–0———–4———|—————-|-5————-|-0——————————————|
B1|–0———–5———|–7————-|-5————-|-0——————————————|
G1|–8———–6———|–7————-|-6————-|-1——————————————|
D1|–9———–6———|–7————-|-7————-|-2——————————————|
A1|–9———–4———|–5————-|-7————-|-2——————————————|
E1|-——————–|—————-|-5————-|-0——————————————|

banjo overlay – for guitar

E1|——-7~———-9~—|——10~——-|-9————-|——————————————–|—-
B1|—–7~———-9~—–|—-10~———|-10————|——————————————–|—-
G1|—8~———-9~——-|–11~———–|-9————-|——————————————–|—-
D1|————————|—————-|—————|———————12-12-12-12-12-11-9—-|—-
A1|————————|—————-|—————|——————————————–|-12-
E1|————————|—————-|—————|——————————————–|—-

[+] [+] [+] [+] [+] [+] [+][+][+][+][+][+][+][+][+][+]

VERSE 2

I can sense trouble…

E1|-[0]———-0———|
B1|-[0]—–2—-0———|
G1|–6–OR–2—-1———|
D1|–7——2—-2———|
A1|–7——0—-2———|
E1|–0———–0———|

I stand accused of the things i said…

guitar

E1|–0—————-|–0—————–|–0—————|–0————–|
B1|–0—————-|–0—————–|–0—————|–0————–|
G1|–4—————-|–5—————–|–8—————|–8————–|
D1|–6—————-|–7—————–|–9—————|–9————–|
A1|–6—————-|–7—————–|–9—————|–9————–|
E1|——————-|——————–|——————|—————–|

banjo overlay – for guitar

E1|—7~————–|–9~—————-|———-9~——|–11~————|
B1|—9~————–|–10~—————|–12~—-12~——|–12~————|
G1|—8~————–|–9~—————-|–11~—-11~——|–11~————|
D1|——————-|——————–|–9~————–|—————–|
A1|——————-|——————–|——————|—————–|
E1|——————-|——————–|——————|—————–|

CHORUS 2 (alternate optional barr chords shown in brackets)

Sits so high on the city walls

E1|–0—0—0—0—0—0—0—0—0—0—0—0—| [0]
B1|–0—0—0—0—0—0—0—0—0—0—0—0—| [0]
G1|–1—1—8—8—6—6—6—6—6—6—6—6—|
D1|–2—2—9—9—7—7—7—7—7—7—7—7—|
A1|–2——-9——-7——-7——-7——-7——-|
E1|–0———–—–—–—–——| x 3 [0]

banjo overlay – for guitar

E1|——-7~——7~——-9~——9~——9~——–|
B1|——7~——7~—–10~—10~——10~—-12~-10~|
G1|–9~——8~——-9~—–9~–9~–9~–9~–9~–9—|
D1|————————————————–|
A1|————————————————–|
E1|————————————————–|

cleaner, sweeter, brighter..

E1|–0———–4———|—————-|-5————-|
B1|–0———–5———|–7————-|-5————-|
G1|–8———–6———|–7————-|-6————-|
D1|–9———–6———|–7————-|-7————-|
A1|–9———–4———|–5————-|-7————-|
E1|-——————–|—————-|-5————-|

REPEAT CHORUS 2 ABOVE

Outro – same as intro x 4

E1|—–0-0—–0-0—–0-0———|———————————|
B1|—–0-0—–0-0—–0-0—0—–|———————————|
G1|—–3-3—–3-3—–3-3-3——-|———————————|
D1|-2—2-2-2—2-2-2—2-2-2—2-2-|—–2-4-2———————–|
A1|-2—2-2-2—2-2-2—2-2-2—2-2-|-2-4——-4———————|
E1|-0—0-0-0—0-0-0—0-0-0—0-0-|————-3^–0—————|

banjo – played on guitar

E1|———————————|———————————|
B1|———————————|—–5-7-5—8—5—————|
G1|—–3~——3~——3~–3/4—–|-4-6——-6———————|
D1|———————————|———————————|
A1|———————————|———————————|
E1|———————————|———————————|

Could you explain why did you gravitate
To somethin' about to break
Take what you need to take
Just silently walk away
How could you be so reckless?
Can you explain
How could you be so reckless?

[Verse 2]
Three time lucky, you might admit
See and speak and hear no evil
Guess I thought I could just keep stumblin’ back in
I’m at [D/F#]a loss to explain
Just how [D/F#]easy you found me to replace
We were free fallin’ out into nothin’ anyway

Could you explain why did you gravitate
To somethin' about to break
Take what you need to take
Just silently walk away
How could you be so reckless?
Can you explain
How could you be so reckless?

D Em D/F# G (x3)
[D/F#]

Can you explain
How could you be so reckless?
Three time lucky, you might admit
How could you be so reckless?
Only a [Bb#6add9]fool would step away from this
How could you be so reckless?
We were free fallin’ out into nothin’ anyway

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DOWN TO THE RIVER ‘ Bernard Fanning

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Tuning: EADGBe

This is the most of it. The other tab was good but wasn’t finished and was a little bit
to play so I’ve simplified for all. You’ll have to listen to the song to get the timing
but these are all the notes. The chorus is a little iffy but it still sounds very close to the recording.

Part 1: This is the nice soft bit where all is calm and it’s just Bernard and the guitar.

Intro

e|-------0--3-0---------0--0-----------0-1-0---------------------------------|
B|------1-1--1-1-------1-1--3-1-------1-1---1--------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| x3
D|----------------1/2------------2/3-----------------------------------------|
A|-2/3-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Verse ‘ Same as intro

e|-------0--3-0---------0--0-----------0-1-0---------------------------------|
B|------1-1--1-1-------1-1--3-1-------1-1---1--------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| x2
D|----------------1/2------------2/3-----------------------------------------|
A|-2/3-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Lyrics: 1.Ride out the storm, take on the wave, don’t run, run, run
The winds gonna blow and the ground’s gonna shake then it’s gone, gone, gone
2.Try not to mourn, shake off the pain don’t run, run, run
The world’s gonna spin and the earth’s gonna quake then it’s done, done, done
Chorus

e|-3---3---1---1-----1--------------------------0----------------------------|
B|----1-1-----1-1---1-1----1-1-----1----1--1--1------------------------------|
G|-----------------2---2----0-0---3-3--2-2---0-0-----------------------------| x2
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-1-----------------------3-----1----0----3---------------------------------|
E|---------1-------1---------------------------------------------------------|

Lyrics: If I ask you tenderly will you follow me down to the river
I’ll let you down I’ll break your wings
If you follow me down to the river

Note: All of this is played twice through. After the chorus the end bit of the chorus is
through about six times and then it goes into part 2.

Part 2: This is the bit where he gets nice and loud and everyone joins in. I think he
uses distortion, phaser and tremolo as effects for this part so if you got those
give ‘em a whirl and see if you can get it right. Remember: The forward slash
between the chords at the top of the tab is a slide from chord to chord.

[D#/F] [F/D#]

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----10--8---8--10----10--8/10--10/8---------------------------------------| x4
D|-10--10--8-8----10-10-----8/10--10/8--10-----------------------------------|
A|-10--8---6------8---------6/8----8/6--10-----------------------------------|
E|-8------------------------------------8------------------------------------|

Lyrics: I’ve got it all, all ahead of me now
A pattern’s gonna form and the wind’s gonna blow me down

Well that’s it. After part 2 it goes back to part 1 with the band playing this time the
verse is used for the lyrics and it fades out with the end of the chorus. This is an
song from a great album. If you haven’t got it it’s worth getting.

| / slide up
| slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note