Date: 6 January 2006
From: Garry Ciambella
Transcribed by: Garry Ciambella
I declare that the transcription is done by myself.

– more or less. I’m doing this by ear and it’s just to get you all going.
There’s a moderate amount of stuff going on in here. Since it’s an instrumental (only)
I tried to put in some timing stuff. Follow along with the CD to get it right.

The somg is in the key of G in standard tuning. The riffs are mostly G major pentatonic
Em pentatonic) or more likely the Em blues scale (practically the same as the Em pent).
are a lot of bends and pull offs and
hammer ons (or is it pulls off and hammers on ?)

Intro chords +

G [///]/// [///]/// D [-]- Em [///]/// [//]then tack on the following descent riff
( or play these chords instead D/ C/ Bm7/ Am7 )
You just “pass through” the D to the Em in the above progression.

Descent riff

e --------------------|
B ---7---5---3---1----|
G --------------------|
D ---7---5---4---2----|
A --------------------|
E --------------------|

VERSE

(j[//]ust pa[-]ss t[/]hrou[/]gh t[///]he B[////]m…play this whole progression twice…
after the second measures of D, play the following chord to lead
into the upcoming Em

e –x–
B –7– 3-|
G –8– 4-|
D –7– 2-|
A –6– 1-|
E –x–

PRE-CHORUS
[///] [///] [///] [///]
[///] [///] [D/] ^[C/][Bm7/]
(or use the descent riff again here)

(D dim

e --3-- 1---|

B –5– 1+4-|

G --3-- 1---|

D –5– 1+3-|
A –4– 1+2-|
E –x–

(barre the 3rd fret with index and place fingers 2-3 and 4
on the indicated frets)

There’s also a sliding riff on the G after the Em in the pre-chorus
This could be off, but it should be close enough.

e --12/7-------- 2 then 2 then 2 then 1-|
B --------7/8----------------------------|
G --12/7---------------------------------| use 3nd finger throughout
D --------7/9----------------------------|
A ---------------------------------------|
E ---------------------------------------|

CHORUS
G / D / C /// (play 3 times)
F / F# / G /// (play this quiet part Hendrix-style)

e -----------------------------------------|
B ---10----10----------11----11--------12--|
G ---10----10----------11----11--------12--|
D ---10----10h12p10----11----11h13p11--12--|
A ---10h12-------------11h13---------------|
E -----------------------------------------|

Repeat the verse / pre-chorus / chorus (with hendrix riff 2x on the second pass)
and end like the beginning of the intro but finish on the Em.

[///]

Good Luck,
Garry

We were born before the wind, also younger than the sun
And our bonny boat was won, as we sailed into the mystic
Hark now hear the sailors cry-y-y, smell the sea and feel the sky
Let your soul and spirit fly as we sail into the mystic

And [G#/A#]when t[G#/B]hat foghorn blows, I will be comin’ home
And [G#/A#]when t[G#/B]hat foghorn blows, I’ve wanna hear it I don’t have to fear it and
I wanna rock your gypsy soul, just like way back in the days of old
And together we will flow, as we sail into the mystic
Cmon Cmon

Solo Part


And [G#/A#]when t[G#/B]hat foghorn blows, I will be comin’ home
And [G#/A#]when t[G#/B]hat foghorn blows, I’ve wanna hear it I don’t have to fear it and
I wanna rock your gypsy soul, just like way back in the days of old
And together we will flow, as we sail into the mystic
Cmon Cmon

OUTRO

But it?s too late to stop now
It?s too late to stop now

Come here darling, lay down by my side
The big stars falling the moon will turn the tide
The whistle of the wind will lead us on
Here we are, not too far, before the dawn

Pictures keep on falling from the walls
The ghosts are still careening through the halls
The drunken neighbour sings his favourite song
In the stardust of the night before the dawn

Never really know just who your friends are
Till you find out at last who they are not
You never recognize the things you really want
Till you remember all the dreams that you forgot

We?ve been running for so long against the grain
Try to find a way to turn around again
The trouble in your heart will soon be gone
This lonely blue is only true before the dawn

Come here darling, lay down by my side
The big stars falling the moon will turn the tide
The whistle of the wind will lead us on
Here we are, not too far, before the dawn
Here we are, not too far, before the dawn

e|-------------------|

#

B|-----6--------6----|

#

G|-5---5----5---5----|

#

D|-5---3----5---3----|

#

A|-3---3----3---3----|

#

E|-------------------|

#
#intro2
#

e|-------------------------------------------------|

#

B|----------6-6-6-6-----------6-6-6-6--8-8-8-8-----|

#

G|-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7-----|

#

D|-5-5-5-5--3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5--3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5-----|

#

A|-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5-----|

#

E|-------------------------------------------------|

#
#verse
#

e|-----------------|

#

B|-----------------|

#

G|-5--2--------5---|

#

D|-5--2--3--5--5---|

#

A|-3--0--3--5--3---|

#

E|-------1--3------|

#
#chorus
#

e|---------------------------|

#

B|---------------------------|

#

G|----5-----5-----5--3-------|

#

D|-3--5--3--5--3--5--3--5----|

#

A|-3--3--3--3--3--3--1--5----|

#

E|-1-----1-----1--------3----|

#
#

e|-----------------|

#

B|-----------------|

#

G|----5--2---------|

#

D|-3--5--2--3--5---|

#

A|-3--3--0--3--5---|

#

E|-1--------1--3---|

#
#solo riff
#

e|----------||-------------|

#

B|----------||-------------|

#

G|-2--------|x3|-7-----------|

#

D|-2--5--3--|then|-7--5--3-----|

#

A|-0--5--3--|this|-5--5--3-----|

#

E|----3--1--||----3--1-----|

#
#
#a quick bit with chords….
#
Well I see ya
Holdin’ hands with your lover
And you’re makin’ plans with each other
It looks real good on you

Well don’t worry
I didn’t come to make things strange
‘Cause there’s a reason that things change
There’s nothin’ we can do!

And it’s been five long years
Since I’ve seen your lovely eyes
The girls have grown
She sees right through my thin disguise
You know I still love you
You knew I’d never change
And it’s been five long years and I love you
Just the same

When you see me
Do you remember the times when we travelled
South of the borderline when love was young
Time was on our side
We danced
In the Rio Grande
And we listened to all the Mexican bands
Singin’ songs of love
When our hearts were young, yeah

And it’s been five long years
Since I’ve seen your lovely eyes
The girls have grown
She sees right through my thin disguise
You know I still love you
You knew I’d never change
And it’s been five long years and I love you
Just the same

Oh, yeah
Five long years
Five long years

guitar solo

Five long years
Since I’ve seen your lovely eyes
Things have changed
You see right through my thin disguise

She sees right through me, yeah!

You know I still love you
You knew I’d never change
And it’s been five long years and I love you
Just the same
And it’s been five long years and I love you
Just the same
And it’s been five long years and I love you
Just the sa-a-a-a-a-me
Yes baby
Oh yeah
Five long years
Five long years

Sweet_inc

[++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++]
NEW POST OF THE SAME SONG BY THE SAME GUY WHO ORIGINALLY POSTED IT !

I submitted this tune well over 10 years ago and THAT version of my tab
(chords only, really) was not that helpful.
This version has a lot more detail. Hopefully you’ll all find it a
little more useful.

I submitted several other Colin James tunes as well but haven’t found them
posted anywhere !! I’ll try again on here.

I know there are a lot of Colin fans out there but it looks like only 2
of us are posting his stuff. I hope the UGA gods will put them up.

“Why’d You Lie”
Colin James
From his self-titled debut album, “Colin James”

I certify that this transcription is all my own work, not copied from
any other source. It is provided for instructional purposes only.

Standard tuning E A D G B e
Use a clean, chorusy “in between” strat sound with pretty rich “slap”
delay and some compression. For the solo, go dirty.

Chords
Cm7 8 10 8 8 8 8 or x 3 5 3 4 3
Cm9 8 10 8 8 8 10
Gm7 3 5 3 3 3 3
Fm7 x 8 10 8 9 8 or 1 3 1 1 1 1
Fm9 1 3 1 1 1 3
G7b9(?) x 10 9 10 11 x
Db 9 11 11 10 9 9

The song starts with a fairly long Cm blues scale solo intro. I
won’t tab the whole thing because a) I only play a reasonable
facsimile of the intro myself and b) I suck at tab and it takes me
forever to get it down.

But this should get you started and the ladies should recognize bits
of it 😉

You’ll need the CD to follow the timing. That’s not tabbed right
either. Sorry.

e --8-8-10p8h10p8h10p8-|--------------------------------------------|
B 1/-------------------|--8-11--------------------------------------|
G ---------------------|-------10^10-8-10^10-8-10-8-----------------|
D ---------------------|----------------------------10-8-10-8-------|
A ---------------------|--------------------------------------10-8-6|
E ---------------------|--------------------------------------------|
e ---11p8---13p8---11p8---11/13---8-11-----------------------------|
B -8------8------8------8--------------11^11-8-11-8----------------|
G --------------------------------------------------10-8-10^10-8---|
D ---------------------------------------------------------------10|
A -----------------------------------------------------------------|
E -----------------------------------------------------------------|
e -----------------|
B -----------------|
G -8---------------|
D ---10-8-6h8p6----|
A --------------8--|
E -----------------|

The Cm blues noodling is much more elaborate than what I’ve posted
here.

Then there’s this “thingy”. I’ve seen Colin play it live several times
and it’s NOT this but this sounds close enough to the record to me.

e --8--10--11-13-10-11--8-10-6-8-3~~~ B --8--10--11----10-----8----6---3~~~ --------------|
G --8--10--12----10-----8----6---3~~- --------------|
D -10--12--13----12----10----8---3~~~ --------------|
A --------------------------------------------------|
E --------------------------------------------------|

Then a LOT more fast noodling in the Cm blues scale. Finishes with

e ------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B ---------11~~~~ ------9~~~ G ---------10~~~~ ------8~~~ -------------------------------...then pause-|
D ---------9~~~~~ ------7~~~ ---------------------------------------------|
A -8-9-10-10~~~~~ 6-7-8-8~~~ ---------------------------------------------|
E ------------------------------------------------------------------------|

“The riff” (still no other instruments)
Bass drums sax all punch in
| here
V
Cm7// Fm7 Fm7 Cm7// Fm7 FM7 cm7// Fm7 Fm7 Cm7 G7b9///

VERSE
The very first…learned…
Is that…shouldn’t…fool
Cm7 G7b9 (punch)
The people…close to
And now…finally…really
That if…left…
Cm7 G7b9 (punch)
You wouldnt…supposed to

CHORUS
Why’d you [Cm7//]lie[Cm7//]
Why’d you [Cm7//]lie, baby [G7b9///]

2nd verse (same as first)
Don’t want…
Don’t want…
You left me…
While you were…

And now you’re…
All sugar and…
You had…
Your chances…

CHORUS

BRIDGE
You’d better make…
To all this…
Cm7 (punch Cm7 – then play a Cm blues run)
And start…nice
‘Cause we…
‘Til I was…
Cm7 (punch once and silent until chorus starts)
There’s one thing…
All about sleepin’ in another man’s be-e-e-ed…

CHORUS 2x

Sax solo 4 bars
(like verses except start with Cm9 instead of Cm7 for first bar)
Guitar solo
(also 4 bars)

Repeat whole first verse

CHORUS
Why’d You [Cm7//]Lie …[Cm7//]
Why’d You [Cm7//]Lie …[Cm7//]
Fm7 Fm7 Db (hold for 2 measures – organ does a run-up scale
in DB Major)

No!
Why’d You Lie …
Why’d You L[Cm7//]ie[Cm7//]
Fm7 Fm7 Db (Hold for 2 measures)

OUTRO
Big snare hit
Cm7 chord (Cm blues run downwards on guitar)

Finish on Cm9 chord. Let it ring while riding the tremolo bar

That should bring you much closer to what’s going on in the record.

Good Luck
Garry
beaverboy43@hotmail.com

Submitted by Garry Ciambella
beaverboy43@hotmail.com

Bm7 E7 …
Night, is the time, for the hunger
Through these rooms, you and I, we wander
Too much, too long, holdin’ back the tears
I wait, do hard labor, and I count the tears

Chorus:
Hey, soon the angels, will unlock the sun
Break away these chains, yeah and turn away the gun
Nothing, [Bm/D]is better, than the freedom, yeah
Nothing, is better, than the freedom

Let the law, take a man, from his family
See the evil, on the fences, down the highway
Too bad (B.V. too bad), so sad (B.V. so sad), to be on the lam
From my home, I must crawl, on my knees and hands

Chorus:
(repeat Nothing, is better… 4 times)

solo (in Bm – pretty pentatonic or blues scale)
[///] [////] [///] [////]
[///] [////] [///] [////]
[///] [///] [///] [////]
[///] [///] [///] [/////]
(Chorus : with drums only first time)
Nothing, is better, than the freedom
(with everyone back in – a bunch of times and end)

The lyrics in brackets are the back up singers at the end of each chorus.

Standard Tuning

Intro:
A Bm7 D A x2

A woman with a warm heart
Her brown eyes would make my heart stop
I finally wrote a song for you.

My lover and my best friend
Together ‘til the road ends
I finally wrote a song for you.

Just like the old folks say,
Well they say that real love
Don’t come around everyday.

And from the moment you came my way
I knew I was meant for you,
And you were meant for me too.

I finally wrote a song for you
It’s a long time overdue
After everything we’ve been through
(I finally wrote a song for you) I finally wrote it
I can’t thank you enough
It’s better late than never my love
I finally wrote a song for you.
(I finally wrote a song for you)

All the love and the pain
I’d do it all over again
I finally wrote a song for you.

You’re my true love my shining light
My only star in the sacred night
I finally wrote a song for you.

And we’ll show everybody how
Show ‘em that real love
Never leaves any doubt

From this moment ‘til the lights go out
Some things were meant to be
Some things like you and me

I finally wrote a song for you
It’s a long time overdue
After everything we’ve been through
(I finally wrote a song for you) I finally wrote it
I can’t thank you enough
It’s better late than never my love
I finally wrote a song for you.
(I finally wrote a song for you)

I finally wrote a song for you
It’s a long time overdue
After everything we’ve been through
(I finally wrote a song for you) I finally wrote it
I can’t thank you enough
It’s better late than never my love
I finally wrote a song for you.
(I finally wrote a song for you)

A Bm7 D A (fade out)

Intro: (blues slide gtr) – see bottom
I got stones in my passway, and my road seems dark at night,
I got stones in my passway, and my road seems dark at night,
I got pains in my heart, they done taken my appetite.

Intro: |D | |G | |D | |G | |

Now when I first saw you, I heard the angels sing,
I thought of Adam and Eve and that love thing,
Oh I was blinded by the light and I just couldn’t see,
Papa hiding up in your apple tree.
I really hope you’re satisfied,
I just came back to say goodbye [(F-E-D)]

D G Tabbed by
Girl I found your little black book Chris Williscroft
D G
I opened it up to get a second look
I saw my best friends’ name upon the page
Five gold stars beside his name.
I really hope you’re satisfied,
I just came back to say goodbye

I just came back to say goodbye (I just came back) Goodbye baby!
I just came back to say goodbye (I just came back) Goodbye baby!

Solo: |E | |A | |E | |A | |E | |D | |A | |G | |

I felt real bad, thought I’d give you a call,
I didn’t look up the number, I just looked on the wall.
You know your best friend said you’d gone for the night
Going downtown with your jeans on tight.
I really hope you’re satisfied,
I just came back to say goodbye[(F-E-D)]

I just came back to say goodbye (I just came back) Goodbye baby!
I just came back to say goodbye (I just came back) Goodbye baby!
I just came back to say goodbye (I just came back) Goodbye baby!
I just came back to say goodbye (I just came back) Goodbye baby!

solo on |D | |G | | …to end

Blues into (from elsewhere on the web – unchecked for errors)

(slide steel – open G tuning D-G-D-G-B-D
e|——————————————–|
B|———-/7–0—5—-7-7-5———-/7—-|
G|–77665544/7–0—5—-7-7-5–77665544/7—-|
D|———-/7–0—5—-7-7-5———-/7—-|
A|———-/7–0—5—-7-7-5———-/7—-|
E|——————————————–|

Intro –

e|-------------2-222--7-777--0---------------|
B|-------------2-222--7-777--0--0-2p0-0------|
G|--2~---------2-222--7-777--1-1-1---1-1-----|
D|--2~------2--4------7------2---------------|
A|--0~--3/4----4------5----------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|
e|-------------2-222--7-777------------------|
B|-------------2-222--7-777----00--0h2p0-----|
G|--2~---------2-222--7-777---1--1-1---------|
D|--2~------2--4------7------2---------------|
A|--0~--3/4----4------5----------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|

Verse – (Chords)
(repeat x2, with little slide riff
after the 1st A, and various
hammer on/pull-offs after the
A F#m D E D E A 1st E and final A!)

e|--0--2--2--0--2--0--0--|
B|--2--2--3--0--3--0--2--|
G|--2--2--2--1--2--1--2--|
D|--2--4--0--2--0--2--2--|
A|--0--4-----2-----2--0--|
E|-----2-----0-----0-----|

Chorus – (Chords)

A E F#m D (repeat x2)

e|--0--0--2--2---|
B|--2--0--2--3---|
G|--2--1--2--2---|
D|--2--2--4--0---|
A|--0--2--4------|
E|-----0--2------|

Another verse and chorus then…

Bridge –

e|--4---2---4------|
B|--4---2---4---4--|
G|--4---2---4---4--|
D|--4---4---4---4--|
A|--6---4---6---2--|
E|--4---2---4------|

Solo – Rhythm guitar plays the verse part

then repeat chorus

and either the verse or intro parts work for the outro…

Thanks!