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The Castle

Love
Tab

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

instrumental over verse chords

Verse 1:

C G Am C

Here's my baggage, hand me my staff

bass:

D Am A

v v v v v v v

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

I'm leaving on a plane, a boat or raft

Em G

Oh...

Verse 2:

A my love, B I love, so hard to choose

If that were in my mind, it I would use

Oh...

Bridge:

C F

Goin' back to Mother

C F

Leavin' on the double

D G A D

Think I'll go to Mexico

3/4

F Em G

/ / / / / / / / / / / / /

Oh oh oh

bass:

v v v v v v v v v v

	---------7\--|---------5\--|---------4\--|---|
	-------7-7\--|-------5-5\--|-------4-4\--|---|
	-5---5-------|-3---3-------|-2---2-------|---|
	-------------|-------------|-------------|-3-|

[3 instrumental repeats of verse chords (w/harpsichord 2nd and 3rd time)]

[repeat intro (w/full band, bass as indicated)]:

Am Em C Fmaj7 Am A

[A C B D C E D F E A E A] <= bass

/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /

D Fmaj7/C G

/ / / / / / / /

Coda:

C G Am C

/ / / / / / / / / /

C#addG DaddG

x4302x x5403x

/ / / / / / / /

2:20

Acoustic guitar [2X]:

Em [band]

v v v v v v v v

	---------------------------------|---------/---/-------------------|
	---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
	---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
	-------------2---3p2---2p0-------|---------------------------------|
	-2---2h3h5-------------------3---|-2-------------------------------|
	---------------------------------|---------0---0-------------------|

^ 1st time only

2:25

guitar 1:

v v v v v v v v v v v v

	-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
	-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
	-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
	-2---3---0---|-------------|-------------|-------------|
	-------------|-2-------0---|-2---3----0--|-2-------0---|
	-------------|-----3-------|-------------|-----3-------|

guitar 2:

v v v v v v v v v v v v

	-------------|-------------|-------------|-2---3---0---|
	-------------|-------------|-2---3---0---|-------------|
	-------------|-2---3---0---|-------------|-------------|
	-2---3---0---|-------------|-------------|-------------|
	-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
	-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|

bass:

v v v v v v v v v v v v

	-------------|-------------|-1---2-------|-4---5-------|
	-------------|-2---3---0---|---------3---|---------7---|
	-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
	-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|

guitar 1:

v v v v v v v

	-------------|-------------|-7-|
	-------------|-3---5---7---|-7-|
	-------------|-4---6---8---|-8-|
	-------0-2-0-|-------------|---|
	----2--------|-------------|---|
	-0-----------|-------------|---|

guitar 2:

v v v v v v v

	-------------|-2-3-2---2---|---|
	-3---4---0---|-------------|---|
	-------------|-------------|-0-|
	-------------|-------------|---|
	-------------|-------------|---|
	-------------|-------------|---|

bass:

v v v v v v v

	-6---7-------|-8---9-------|---|
	---------9---|---------10--|-9-|
	-------------|-------------|---|
	-------------|-------------|---|

2:31; free tempo to end

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

^^^^^ 6X

Em F D

/ / /

drum roll

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

^^^^^ 5X

G G7 G

/ / /

-- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers

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