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Date: Mon, 02 Feb 1998 23:47:53 +0100

Original tabber: Matt Crowe

additions From: Roger Olofsson

Subject: TAB: Green River by Creedence Clearwater Revival (fwd)

Song: Green River

Artist: Creedence Clearwater Revival

CD: Chronicle

Additional Tabbing:Roger Olofsson (raggen@hem1.passagen.se)

e|------------------------|---------------------------|-----------------|
B|------/3--3--3--3-------|--/3--3--3--3--------------|-----------------|
G|------/4--4--4--4-------|--/4--4--4--4--0h2---0-----|-----------------|
D|------------------------|--------------------------0h2--2-----0-------|
A|------------------------|---------------------------|-----0h2---------|
E|-0----------------------|---------------------------|-----------------|

E E E

Rhy. Fig. 1

e|------------------------|----------------------------|
B|------------------------|-----/3--3--3--3------------|
G|------------------------|-----/4--4--4--4------------|
D|--2-2--------0-----2----|----------------------------|
A|--------0h2-------------|----------------------------|
E|------------------------|----------------------------|

E E E

(End Rhy Fig. 1)

e|------------------------|---------------------------|------------------|
B|--/3--3--3--3-----------|---------------------------|------------------|
G|--/4--4--4--4--0h2--0---|---------------------------|------------------|
D|----------------------0h2-2-----0--2-2-----0--2-----|------------------|
A|------------------------|---0h2--------0h2----------|------------------|
E|------------------------|---------------------------|------------------|

Well.............

(W/ Rhy Fig. 1: 2 1/2 times)

E

e|-------------------------------------------0-------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------/3-3-3-3--------|
G|----------------------------------------3b4----/4-4-4-4--------|
D|--------------------------------------2------2-----------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|

take me back down where cool water flows ya'll

e|-----------------|----------------------------------------------|
B|-----/3-3-3--3---|----------------------------------------------|
G|-----/4-4-4--4--2--0--------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------|----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------|----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------|----------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------0-----------------------|
B|------------------------------------------/3-3-3-3-------------|
G|------------------------------------3b4---/4-4-4-4-------------|
D|-----------------------------------2----2----------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|

Ah, let me remember things I love, now.

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

Stoppin' at the log where cat fish bite.

C (Rhy. Fig. 2)

Walkin' along the river road at night,

e|-------0---------------0-0------0-----5--5/--------------------|
B|-------1---------------3-1------1-----5--5/--------------------|
G|-------0---------------0-0------0-----5--5/--------------------|
D|-----------------------2-2------------7--7/--------------------|
A|--3--------------------3-3---3--------7--7/-down---------------|
E|--------------------------------------5--5/--------------------|

A

barefoot girl dancin' in the moonlight

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

E (End Rhy. Fig. 2)

e|----------0---------------------------0------------------------|
B|------/3--3--3--3------/3--3--3--3----5------------------------|
G|------/4--4--4--4------/4--4--4--4----4------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--0------------------------------------------------------------|

2nd Verse: w/ Rhy. Fig. 1 (2 1/2 times)

E

I can hear the bull-frog callin' me, how!

E|-----------------------------------|-0-----------------------0---------|
B|-----------------------------------|----/3-3-3-3---/3-3-2--------------|
G|---------------------------------3b4----/4-4-4-4---/4-4---0h1----------|
D|-------------------------------2---|--2-------------------------0h2r02-|
A|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

E

Wondrin' if my rope's still hangin to the tree.

E|-----------------------------------|-0-----------------------0---------|
B|-----------------------------------|----/3-3-3-3---/3-3-2--------------|
G|---------------------------------3b4----/4-4-4-4---/4-4---0h1----------|
D|-------------------------------2---|--2--------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

E

Love to kick my feet way down to shallow water, ah

C (w/ Rhy. Fig. 2) A

shoe-fly, dragonfly get back to mother. Pick up a flat rock

A E

skip it 'cross Green a-River.

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

E (End Rhy. Fig. 2)

e|----------0---------------------------0------------------------|
B|------/3--3--3--3------/3--3--3--3----5------------------------|
G|------/4--4--4--4------/4--4--4--4----4------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--0------------------------------------------------------------|

Solo commences:

Well.... 2nd guitar plays

E|-0--------0------------------------|---------10-11-12b-------------------|
B|-5b--------3-0---------------------|-------------------------------------|
G|--------------2-0----3b3-2-0-------|-------------------------------------|
D|-----------------2----------2-0-2--2b3-2b3-2b3-2b3-0---3b4-3b4-2-0-------|
A|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------2-0-2-|
e|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|

2nd guitar plays

E---------10-11-12b-----------------10b11---12----------0------------0---|
B------------------------------------|-----------/3-3-3-3--/3-3-3-3--5---|
G-------0---2b3-2-0---------------2-0--2b3r2-0---/4-4-4-4--/4-4-4-4--4---|
D---0h2--0h2-------2----0h2-0h2-2-2-2--2-------2-------------------------|
A-3-------------------0--------------|-----------------------------------|
e------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

3rd Verse: w/ Rhy. Fig. 2 (2 1/2 times)

E

Up to Cody's camp I spent my days -- ya'll

E|----------------------------------0-------7-7-7-7--0--0----------------|
B|-------------------------------/3-3-------8-8-8-8--0--0--2-----0-------|
G|-------------------------------/4--------------------------0h1---------|
D|------------------------------------2----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

E

with flat-car riders an' crosstie walkers

E|-----------------------------------|-0-0---7---7------0-0--------------|
B|-----------------------------------|-0-0---8-8-8-8----0-0-2----0-------|
G|-----------------------------------|---------9---9---------0h1---------|
D|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

E C

Old Cody Junior took me over, said, "You're gonna find the world

E|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
D|-------0h2r0h2r0h2r0---------------|-----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

C A E

is smolderin', and if you get a-lost, come on home to Green a-River."

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

E (End Rhy. Fig. 2)

e|----------0---------------------------0------------------------|
B|------/3--3--3--3------/3--3--3--3----5------------------------|
G|------/4--4--4--4------/4--4--4--4----4------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--0------------------------------------------------------------|

Well.... 2nd guitar plays

E|-0--------0--------------------10-11-12--12------------------------------|
B|-5b--------3-0---------------------|--------15-12------------------------|
G|--------------2-0----3b3-2-0-------|--------------14-12------------------|
D|-----------------2----------2---------------------------14---------------|
A|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|

2nd guitar plays

E|-10-11-12--12-----------------7-7-7---7-7--7---7---7-7-0-0-0-----0--7b-7b|
B|--------------15-12-----------8-8-8---8-8--8---8-8-8-8-0-----3-0----8b-8b|
G|--------------------14-12------------------------9-----------------------|
D|--------------------------14-------|-------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|

Any additions, corrections, flames, comments, or interpretations can be

mailed to cgc@tiamat.umd.umich.edu or crowe@umdsun2.umd.umich.edu

"Whatever you can do or dream you can do, begin it. Boldness has

genius, power, and magic in it." -- Goethe

"Let freedom ring"

"Oh Rock of ages do not crumble love is breathing still"

"Oh Lady Moonshine down, a little people magic if you will"

This tab was created with the help of an Amiga computer *NOT*

*grin*

heheheheh...I actually did this by ear...Ok, so who says you can't improve

your ears?

Please mail corrections and stuff to raggen@hem1.passagen.se

E|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

--

raggen@hem1.passagen.se, Roger Olofsson

--

raggen@hem1.passagen.se, Roger Olofsson

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| h Hammer-on

| r Release

| b Bend

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