You Point To The Sky tab - cockburn bruce

Date: Tue, 26 Nov 1996 12:49 +1200 (NZST)
From: "Kean,John" 
Subject: TAB: You Point To The Sky  - Bruce Cockb


 You Point To The Sky  - Bruce Cockburn
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 From "High Winds White Sky".

 Transcribed and tabbed by John Kean (keanj@agresearch.cri.nz).

 Tune all strings down 1 semitone.
 Bracketed notes are not played on some repeats.
 4/4 time.


      A
      ,  .  ,  .  ,  .  ,  .     ,  .  ,  .  ,  .  ,  .
 ||--------12-------------12--|----------12--------------|
 ||-(10)------------10--------|----10----------10----10--|
 ||*--------9-----------9-----|--------9-----------9-----|
 ||*--------------------------|--------------------------|
 ||---0-----------0-----------|--0-----------0-----------|
 ||---------------------------|--------------------------|


    A6
    ,  .  ,  .  ,  .  ,  .     ,  .  ,  .  ,  .  ,  .
 |-------12-------------12--|----------12---------------||
 |-10-------------10--------|----10----------10----10---||
 |--------9-----------9-----|--------9-----------9-----*||
 |--------------------------|--------------------------*||
 |--0-----------0-----------|--0-----------0------------||
 |--------------------------|---------------------------||


      A
      ,  .  ,  .  ,  .  ,  .     ,  .  ,  .  ,  .  ,  .
 ||--------12-------------12--|----------12--------------|
 ||-(10)------------10--------|----10----------10--------|
 ||*--------9-----------9-----|--------9-----------9-----|
 ||*--------------------------|--------------------------|
 ||---0-----------0-----------|--0-----------0-----------|
 ||---------------------------|--------------------------|
    You                                point to    the
    You                                point to    the


   Dmaj7                               E
   , . , . , . , .   , . , . , . , .   , . , . , . , .
 |-9-----9-----9---|-------9---------|-7-----7---------|
 |---7-------7-----|---7-------7-----|---5-------5-----|
 |-----7-------7---|-----7-------7---|-----4-------4---|
 |-0-------0-------|-0-------0-------|-----------------|
 |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 |-----------------|-----------------|-0-------0-------|
   sky                           The   sky     is  re-
   sea                           I     see     what


    A
    ,  .  ,  .  ,  .  ,  .     ,  .  ,  .  ,  .  ,  .
 |-------12-------------12--|----------12--------------|
 |----------------10--------|----10----------10--------|
 |--------9-----------9-----|--------9-----------9-----|
 |--------------------------|--------------------------|
 |--0-----------0-----------|--0-----------0-----------|
 |--------------------------|--------------------------|
    fle-                             ted   in    your
    see-                          ms to    be    so


   Dmaj7                               E
   , . , . , . , .   , . , . , . , .   , . , . , . , .
 |-9-----9-----9---|-------9---------|-7-----7---------|
 |---7-------7-----|---7-------7-----|---5-------5-----|
 |-----7-------7---|-----7-------7---|-----4-------4---|
 |-0-------0-------|-0-------0-------|-----------------|
 |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 |-----------------|-----------------|-0-------0-------|
   eyes                          And   I       want to
   real                          Bound by      empty


   C#m                                 Bm
   , . , . , . , .   , . , . , . , .   , . , . , . , .
 |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 |-----5-----5-----|-4-------4h5-----|-3---------3-----|
 |-----6---------6-|-4-----4-4h6-----|-4-------------4-|
 |-----6-------6---|-----6-------6---|-----4-------4---|
 |-4-------4-------|-4-------4-------|-2-------2-------|
 |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
   fly-
   sky-

                     Em
   , . , . , . , .   , . , . , . , .   , . , . , . , .
 |-----------------|-----3-------3---|-------3p2-----2-|
 |-2-------2h3-----|-----------------|-----------3p0---|
 |-2-----2-2h4-----|-----------------|-----------------|
 |-----4-------4---|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|
 |-2-------2-------|-----------------|-----------------|
 |-----------------|-0-------0-------|-0-------0-------|


    , . , . , . , .   , . , . , . , .
 |-p0-----------0---|-----------------||
 |------------------|-----------------||
 |------------------|-----------------||
 |------2-------2---|-----2-------2---||
 |------------------|-----------------||
 |--0-------0-------|-0-------0-------||


    Em                                  D/F#
  $ , . , . , . , .   , . , . , . , .   , . , . , . , .
 ||-3-----------2---|-5-----2---------|-2-------------2-|
 ||-----------------|---------3-------|-----------------|
 ||-----------------|-----------2-----|-----------2-----|
 ||-----2-------2---|-----2-------0---|-----0-------0---|
 ||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 ||-0-------0-------|-0-------0-------|-2-------2-------|
    On          a     car- pet of brown leaves
    On          a     tow-  er of grey  earth
    Here        we    tum- ble down the path


                     G
   , . , . , . , .   , . , . , . , .   , . , . , . , .
 |-------2---------|-3-----------2-5-|-------2---------|
 |-----------------|-----------------|---------3-------|
 |---2-------2--p0-|-----------0-----|-------------2---|
 |-----0-------0---|-----0-------0---|-----0-------0---|
 |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 |-2-------2-------|-3-------3-------|-3-------3-------|
                     We          re- trace the steps of
                     Far         a- bove the spray-struck
                     Co-         mic beg- gars trading

   D6/A                                C
   , . , . , . , .   , . , . , . , .   , . , . , . , .
 |-2---------------|-----------------|-0-----0---------|
 |---------------0-|-------0---0-----|-----1-----1-----|
 |-----------2-----|---2-----------2-|---0---------0---|
 |-----0-------0---|-----0-------0---|-----------------|
 |-0-------0-------|-0-------0-------|-3-------3-------|
 |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
   change                                  Construct a
   stone                                   We climb to-
   laughs                                  For scraps


   Bm                Asus2
   , . , . , . , .   , . , . , . , .   , . , . , . , .
 |-----------------|-0-----0---------|-------5---------|
 |-3-----3---------|-----0-----0-----|-----0-----0-----|
 |-----4-----4-----|---2---------2---|---2---------2---|
 |---4---------4---|-----------------|-----------------|
 |-2-------2-------|-0-------0-------|-0-------0-------|
 |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
   tapestry   of     what will come
   ward the melting  point of time
   from the tables   of the wise


                     E
   , . , . , . , .   , . , . , . , .
 |-------5---------|-6----------------||
 |-----0-----0-----|------------------||
 |---2---------2---|-----------------*|| To
 |-----------------|-6---------------*|| Coda
 |-0-------0-------|-7----------------||
 |-----------------|----(0)--0---0----||


     A
     ,  .  ,  .  ,  .  ,  .     ,  .  ,  .  ,  .  ,  .
 ||-------12-------12--------|----12--------9-10-12-----|
 ||-10-------------------10--|-------10-12--------------|
 ||--------9-----------9-----|--------9-----------9-----|
 ||--------------------------|--------------------------|
 ||--0-----------0-----------|--0-----------0-----------|
 ||--------------------------|--------------------------|


    D                                   E
    , . , . , . , .   , . , . , . , .   , . , . , . , .
 |-10-----9---------|-----------------|---------4h5-7/9-|
 |--7----------10---|--10-----8p7-----|-5---5h7---------|
 |--------9-----7---|---7---7-----7---|-4---------------|
 |--0-----0-----0---|-----0---0-------|-----------------|
 |------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 |------------------|-----------------|-0---0-----------|


    A
    ,  .  ,  .  ,  .  ,  .     ,  .  ,  .  ,  .   ,  .
 |-12-------12----------12--|-------10p9---9h10p9-------|
 |-10-------------10--------|----10-----10-------10-----|
 |--------9-----------9-----|--------9------------9-----|
 |--------------------------|---------------------------|
 |--0-----------0-----------|--0-----------0------------|
 |--------------------------|---------------------------|


    D                                   E
    , . , . , . , .   , . , . , . , .   , . ,  .   , . , .
 |-10-----9---------|-----------------|-----4h5p4--4-----0-|
 |--7----------10---|--10-----8p7-----|-5--------5---5-----|
 |--------9-----7---|---7---7-----7---|-4---4----------7---|
 |--0-----0-----0---|-----0---0-------|--------------------|
 |------------------|-----------------|--------------------|
 |------------------|-----------------|-0------------------|


   C#m                                      Bm
   , . , . , . , .   , . ,  .   ,  .  , .   , . , . , .  , .
 |---------------4-|----------------------|------------------|
 |-------5---------|-----4h5p4--4h5p4-----|-3-----3--p2--2---|
 |-6---------6-----|---6------6-------6---|------------4-----|
 |-----6-------6---|-----6------------6---|-----4--------4---|
 |-4-------4-------|-4----------4---------|-2-------2--------|
 |-----------------|----------------------|------------------|


                       Em
   , . ,  .  , . , .   , . , . , . , .   , . , . , . , .
 |-------------------|-------0-----0---|-----------------|
 |---2-------0-------|-----------3-----|-------------0-3-|
 |-------4p2-----0---|-----------------|-0---0h2---------|
 |-----4-------------|-2---2-------2---|--h4-2-------2---|
 |-2---------2-------|-----------------|-----------------|
 |-------------------|-0-------0-------|-0-------0-------|


    , . , . , . , .   , . , . , . , .
 |--------0-----2---|-----2-----------||
 |------------------|-----------3p0---||
 |------------------|---------------0-|| D.S. $
 |------2-------2---|-----2-------2---|| al Coda
 |------------------|-----------------||
 |--0-------0-------|-0-------0-------||


  Coda
    Am                        E7        Am
    , . , . , . , .   , . , . , . , .   , . , . , . , .
 ||-5---7---8--10---|-8-------7-----5-|-5---------------||
 ||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
 ||-5---7---9--10---|-9-------7-------|-5---------------||
 ||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
 ||-0---------------|-----------------|-0---------------||
 ||-----------------|---------0-------|-----------------||

                                                                              


   \\   John Kean
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   <  )   keanj@agresearch.cri.nz
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