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The Coldest Night of the Year

Bruce Cockburn
Tab
4.8(6)

This is tablature — fret positions rather than chord names. Wide lines scroll sideways on their own, so the page never does.

Song

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From: gbowerma@acs.ucalgary.ca (Geoffrey Bowerman)

Bruce Cockburn : "The Coldest Night of the Year"

Here's a couple chunks of this tune - if anyone knows (or can

deduce) the rest, please complete.

Main riff

-------------|------------|------------|------------|
-------3-----|-------3----|-------3----|-------3----|
-----2---2---|-----2---2--|-----4---4--|-----4---4--|
---4-------4-|---4--------|---4-------4|---4-------4|
-5-----------|-5--------4-|-2----------|-2----------|
-------------|------------|------------|------------|
-------0-----|-------0----|-------0----|-------0----|
-----0---0---|-----0---0--|-----0---0--|-----0---0--|
---0-------0-|---0-------0|---0-------0|---0-------0|
-2-----------|-2----------|S7----------|-7----------|
-------------|------------|------------|------------|
-------------|------------|------------|------------|

And the bit after the chorus :

---------10-------|---------10-------|
------10----10----|------10----10----|
---12----------10-|---11----------11-|
-0----------------|-0----------------|
------------------|------------------|
------------------|------------------|
--------10--------|---------10-------|
-----10----10-----|------10----10----|
---9----------9---|---11----------11-|
-0----------------|-0----------------|
------------------|------------------|
------------------|------------------|

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