The Castle Tab

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From: Andrew Rogers <rogers@hi.com>
Date: Mon, 20 Apr 1998 15:21:13 -0400
Subject: l/love/the_castle.crd
 
                              "The Castle"
                              (Arthur Lee)
 
Intro:
 
	(fingerpicked):
 
	Am/E  Em/B      C   Fmaj7   Am/E          A/E
	  /  /  /  /    /  /  /  /    /  /  /  /   /  /  /  /
 
	  D   Fmaj7     G
	  /  /  /  /    /  /  /  /
 
[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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