(Curt Boettcher - Tandyn Almer)
Jim Yester, in the liner notes to the Japanese _From The Original Master
Tapes_ CD (Warner/Pioneer WPCP-3536):
Great poetic images, with unique harmonic structure, shows another side
of our talented producer, Curt Boettcher. One of our first attempts at
double tracking vocals.
Intro:
B/E/A [x02442]
(Message of our love, they heed the message of our love, they heed...)
Verse 1:
B/E/A Emaj9
Wind escorts the day outside
B/E/A G#m7 C#9
Clouds of sheep's wool lionize the moon
F#maj9 F#6 G#m9 C#9
For soon the moment that we meet
F#maj9 F#6 G#m9 C#9
Phantom trees that whisper down the street
A#m7 D#m7 D#9
Relay our message of love
Verse 2:
Night, what mysteries will it bring
Who can tell when Spring becomes of age
One page of letters bound foretells
Of the sorrow that your kiss dispels
And holds our message of love
Instrumental break:
Koto arr. for guitar:
C/Bb Fmaj7 Dm7
v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v
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-0--2--3-|---------|---------|-3-------|
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Gm C Fmaj7 Dm7
v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v
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-3--0----|-------0-|-2-------|---------|
-------3-|-2--3----|----3--2-|-0--2--3-|
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C/Bb Fmaj7 Dm7
v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v
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-0--2--3-|---------|---------|-3-------|
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Gm A7 D F [N.C.]
v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v
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Verse 3:
C#/F#/B* F#maj9
Fires at horizon's edge
C#/F#/B A#m7 D#9
Warm the soft breath of this pledge of ours
G#maj9 G#6 A#m9 D#9
Bright stars that linger in their flight
G#maj9 G#6 A#m9 D#9
Who will know the plans we share tonight
Cm7 Fm7 F9
Reflect our message of love
* no, I don't know how to play it on one guitar either
Coda [repeat to fade]:
B/E/A
(Message of our love, they heed the message of our love, they heed...)
Emaj9
They heed the message
-- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers
