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Date: Sat, 11 Mar 1995 07:03:42 -0500

From: BABubier@aol.com

To: tarvydas@tsctrl.guild.org

Subject: To Cry you a song



[disclaimer: This tab had to be re-formatted due to font

mismatches, which may have caused misalignment of words and

some phrases. PT]



TO CRY YOU A SONG

Words and music by Ian Anderson

Tablature intrepretation by Bruce Bubier



Key signature is g minor

Time signature is 4/4



Rhythm is NOT indicated in the tablature.

SL means slide from first to second chord



play this intro twice

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__3__2__3_________________________________________________________

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____________________5__4__5_____5__5_5__7__8__8__7__5_____5_______

_____________________________6_________________________9__________



              g   g

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______________3___3____________________4__3__4____________________

______________3___3_____________________________5__4__5___________

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Flying so high,             trying to remember



                      F      C

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______________________1______5____3__2__3_________________________

______________________2______5_____________5__4__5________________

______________________3______5______________________5__4__5_____5_

______________________3______3_______________________________6____

______________________1______3____________________________________

how many cigarettes did I bring   along?



                g   g

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________________3___3____________________4__3__4__________________

________________3___3_____________________________5__4__5_________

________________5___5_____________________________________________

________________5___5_____________________________________________

________________3___3_____________________________________________

When I get down             I'll jump in a taxicab





                             F      C

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_____________________________3______5_____________________________

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driving through London town to cry you a song.





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__3__2__3_________________________________________________________

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____________________5__4__5_____5__5_5__7__8__8__7__5_____5_______

_____________________________6_________________________9__________







                    F   F   C  g  (hold on this chord for a bit)

____________________1___1___3__3__________________________________

____________________1___1___5__3__________________________________

_3__2__3____________2___2___5__3__________________________________

__________5__4__5___3___3___5__5__________________________________

____________________3___3___3__5__________________________________

____________________1___1___3__3__________________________________



           C       C  C SL Bd    F  SL g

___________3_______3__3____1_____1_____3__________________________

___________5_______5__5____3_____1_____3__________________________

___________5_______5__5____3_____2_____g__________________________

___________5_______5__5____3_____3_____5_____5__4__5______________

___________3_______3__3____1_____3_____5______________5__4__5_____

__________ 3_______3__3____1_____1_____3__________________________

It's been a long time                                still shaking my wings

relationship of chords and words here is only approximate





           C       C  C SL Bd    F  SL g

___________3_______3__3____1_____1_____3__________________________

___________5_______5__5____3_____1_____3__________________________

___________5_______5__5____3_____2_____3__________________________

___________5_______5__5____3_____3_____5_____5__4__5______________

___________3_______3__3____1_____3_____5______________5__4__5_____

__________ 3_______3__3____1_____1_____3__________________________

Well I'm a glad bird                             I got changes to ring.

relationship of chords and words here is only approximate



          Play this 4 times                then...

_5_________________________________________________________________

___8__7____7__5_5_5_5_5_5_______5_3____5_3____5_3___3_1____________

________7__________________________________________________0_0_2_2_

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Improvisation section



Music just repeats with following stanzas





Closing my dream inside its paper bag.

Thought I saw angels but I could have been wrong

Search in my case,

can't find what they're looking for.

Waving me through

to cry you a song.



It's been a long time

still shaking my sings

Well I'm a glad bird

I got changes to ring.



Lights in the street

peeping throught curtains drawn.

Rattling of safety chain taking too long.

The smile in you eyes

was never so sweet before

I came down from the skies

to cry you a song.