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House of Jansch

Donovan
Tab
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Song

Title: House of Jansch

Artist: Donovan

Album: Mellow Yellow

CAPO 3 (tuned a little sharp)

Intro: play 4x

A7

|-----------------------------------------|
|----------2-------------------------0----|
|-------0-------0---------------2---------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|--0------------------------0-------------|
|---------------------0-h3----------------|

Verse:

A7 C G A7

Girl ain't nothin but a willow tree

|------------------------------------|-------------------------2------|
|----------2-----------------1-------|------------0---------0------0--|
|-------0-------0---------0-------0--|-----0--h2----------------------|
|------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--0------------------3--------------|-----------------0--------------|
|------------------------------------|--3-----------------------------|

A7 C G A7

Swayin in a summer's breeze

|------------------------------------|-------------------------2------|
|----------2-----------------1-------|------------0---------0------0--|
|-------0-------0---------0-------0--|-----0--h2----------------------|
|------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--0------------------3--------------|-----------------0--------------|
|------------------------------------|--3-----------------------------|

C G C E7 (bend 2nd string)

You'll never change what has to be

|------------------------------------|------------------0----0--0---0------|
|----------1------------------0------|---------1--------3----3--3b--3b-----|
|-------0-------0----------0------0--|------0------0----1----1--1---1------|
|------------------------------------|------------------2----2--2---2------|
|--3------------------2--------------|--3---------------2----2--2---2------|
|------------------------------------|------------------0----0--0---0------|

A7 C G A7 (repeat intro)

Girl ain't nothin but a willow tree

|------------------------------------|-----------------|
|----------2-----------------1-------|------------0----|
|-------0-------0---------0-------0--|-----0--h2-------|
|------------------------------------|-----------------|
|--0------------------3--------------|-----------------|
|------------------------------------|--3--------------|

Sometimes I don't know what I said till I did,

I want to be the father of your kid.

Dragonfly he sleeps till dawn,

I knew I'd be here when love has gone.

Crystal ball is what I wish for you,

Get it straight, I love the both of you.

Someone's goin' through a cold turkey.

Girl ain't nothing but a willow tree.

I give your baby a contact high

I love another is what I sigh *haa*

Looks like rain, I do declare,

Your baby wants to take my chocolate eclair.

I couldn't cry, I could not laugh

Incident about a silken scarf.

I know what a jealous trip can be.

Girl ain't nothing but a willow tree.

Girl ain't nothing but a willow tree

Swaying in a summer breeze,

You'll never change what has to be,

Girl ain't nothing but a willow tree.

Weep for me, willow tree,

Weep for me, willow tree.

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tabbed by orestm

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