Same Old Rock

From: Aaro J Koskinen

[Transcription by Ian Piumarta ]

=================

[intro]

Em7(1)   ||:  Em7(1)  Am(2)  :||  
repeat twice


Cmaj7   B11   Em7(1)  Am(2)  

Em7(1)  D   Em7 ... G


All along the ancient wastes the 
thin reflections spin
(G)            C                  

 D           G

That gather all the times and tides 
at once we love within
                      C            

      D               G

That build the edges round the 
shrouds that cloud the setting sun
                 D      G        

D          G         C      D  

     G

And carry us to other days and other
 days to one
            D      C   G  C     

      D      G

And full the single stillness of the
 mirror that is made
                       C          

D                  G

By each and every one of all the 
colours in a shade
                   C          D   

              G

Inside each eye is sitting like the 
sword inside the blade
            D           G  D     

     G      C         D

And longs for once upon a chance to 
open loves cascade
               D     C      G   

C       D         G

For here we stand hand to hand
                   D

Fighting for the promised land
G   D    C   G/B Am Em    D

G  G/F#  Em7...  Em7(1)

And you try to tell me with 
consternation
                 Am                

Em7

That you have found me a brand new 
lock
               Cmaj7               

 B11          Em7(1)

Then you try to warn me that there's
 only one combination
                 Am                

           Em7(1)           D

One new sling the same old rock
(D)               D11   Em7      

.......   E7

There was a famous stragler stood on
 the edge of time
Emaj  A                           

D               A

Who held the staff but did not feel 
the pain
     G         D        A       

E       A

He multiplied the mystery with 
utterance sublime
                                D  

         A

And crossed his heart for those who 
died insane
      G         D         A      

   E       A

His friend a restless mouthpiece 
seven thousand years of age

 D                  A

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Trends to flash a face to shape his 
ways
G           D      A        E  

       A

Everlasting light is burning bright 
inside his cage
                                D  

             A

He's only got to breathe to fan the 
blaze
      G    D        A       E   

      A

Such a groove to have him here on 
board her ladyship

D             A

The man who makes his living out of 
bed
    G       D          A     E      
A   (diminuendo...)

Such a gas to see him flying through
 his ceaseless lip
(no chord)

One day someday soon he'll lose his 
head
G        D      A          E   

     A

And withering in the galleries with 
eyes fixed on the door

 D                 A

Are who and you and me and thanks a 
lot
     G      D       A       E      A

And those who see but cannot stand 
to walk on any floor

     D           A

For fear that good is something bad 
is not
     G        D          A      

E      A

But loud and clear is the call
               D

In black and white across your wall
              A

And Damn it all man
               E7

Can't you see?
           A

D   A   E7  A  A/G  A/F#  

Fmaj7....  Em7(1)


And you try to tell me with 
consternation
                 Am(2)             

Em7(1)

That you have found me a brand new 
lock
               Cmaj7               

 B11          Em7(1)

Then you try to warn me that there's
 only one combination
                 Am(2)             

           Em7(1)           D

One new sling the same old rock
(D)               D11   Em7

[first instrumental section]

||:  Em(3)  :|| repeat 4 times

||:  Em(4)  :|| repeat 3 times

[vocal section]

Em ad lib (translates to: "I'm too 
lazy to write this out")

[second instrumental section and 
solo]

||:  Em(3)  :|| repeat 4 times

Em

||:  Am  Am/E  Am  Am/E  Bm  Bm/F#  
Bm  Bm/F#  :|| repeat 9 times

(forte!) Amaj ... Em (tinkle your 
piano iff you have one...)

The Chords
==========

x      = damped
o      = open
0 to 4 = thumb throughlittle finger
         (fingering is only meant as
 a vague suggestion!)

1---1  = barred chord 


x=o=======o   ==o=======o  
==o=======o  x=o=======o  
o=o=======o
|_|_|_|_|_|   |_|_|_|_|_|  
|_|_|_|_|_|  |_|_|_|_1_|  
|_|_|_|_1_|
|_|_1_2_3_|   0_|_1_2_3_|  
|_|_1_2_3_|  |_|_2_3_|_|  
|_|_2_3_|_|
|_|_|_|_|_|   |_|_|_|_|_|  
4_|_|_|_|_|  |_|_|_|_|_|  
|_|_|_|_|_|
|_|_|_|_|_|   |_|_|_|_|_|  
|_|_|_|_|_|  |_|_|_|_|_|  
|_|_|_|_|_|
|_|_|_|_|_|   |_|_|_|_|_|  
|_|_|_|_|_|  |_|_|_|_|_|  
|_|_|_|_|_|

     A            A/F#         

A/G           Am          Am/E


x=======o=o  x=======o==  
x==========  ===========  
x=====o====
|_|_1_|_|_|  |_|_1_|_|_|  
|_|_|_|_|_|  |_|_|_|_|_|  
|_|_|_|_1_|
|_2_|_3_|_|  |_2_|_3_|_4  
1---------1  1---------1  
|_|_2_|_|_|
|_|_|_|_|_|  |_|_|_|_|_|  
|_|_|_|_2_|  |_|_|_|_2_|  
|_3_|_|_|_4
|_|_|_|_|_|  |_|_|_|_|_|  
|_|_3_4_|_|  |_|_3_4_|_|  
|_|_|_|_|_|
|_|_|_|_|_|  |_|_|_|_|_|  
|_|_|_|_|_|  |_|_|_|_|_|  
|_|_|_|_|_|

    B11          B7           Bm 

         Bm/F#          C


x=====o=o=o  x=x=o======  
x=x=o=o===o  o=======o=o  
o===o===o=o
|_|_|_|_|_|  |_|_|_|_|_|  
|_|_|_|_|_|  |_|_|_1_|_|  
|_|_|_1_|_|
|_|_2_|_|_|  |_|_|_1_|_2  
|_|_|_|_|_|  |_2_3_|_|_|  
|_2_|_|_|_|
|_3_|_|_|_|  |_|_|_|_3_|  
|_|_|_|_3_|  |_|_|_|_|_|  
|_|_|_|_*_|  = hammer on or
pull off (the direction should be 
obvious), __ = slur (slide the notes
smoothly together).  Timing is whole
 beat ticks under the TAB.

(1)     Em7 riff (Roy's half)

 Em7     ^  v              ^  v

E|-------0--0--------------0--0--
B|-------0--0--------------0--0--
G|-------0--0--------------0--0--
D|-------2--2--0->2--------2--2--
A|-------2--2--------------2--2--
E|-0-----------------0-----------
   |     |     |     |     |     

E|-------|          
B|0------|          
G|---0---| (repeat) 
D|-------|          
A|-------|          
E|-------|          
|                 


        Em7 riff (Jimmy Page's half,
 if I remember it right...)

(no chord)

|----------------0---|      
|-------------3------| (1st 
|--------------------|      
|-------2__5---------| (3rd 
|--------------------|      
|-0------------------|      
  |     |     |             

||                  
||finger)           
||         (repeat) 
||finger)           
||                  
||                  
                  


(2)     Am riff


Am  ^     ^  v  ^  v

|---0-----0--0--0--0--|          
|---1-----0--1--0--0--|          
|---2-----0--2--0--0--| (repeat) 
|---2-----2--2--0--0--|          
|---0-----0--0--0--0--|          
|---------------------|          
    |     |     |                


(3)     Em instrumental riff 1

Really bash the open Es and Em chord
 as hard as you dare!

(no chord)                                                    Em

|---------------------------------
|---------------------------------
|---------------------------------
|---------------------------------
|---------------------------------
|-0--7--5--0--7--5--0--5--3--0--5-
  |     |     |     |     |     | 

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

||------|          
||------|          
||------| (repeat) 
||------|          
||------|          
||------|          
|                


(4)     Em instrumental riff 2


(no chord)                                                    Em

|---------------------------------
|---------------------------------
|---------------------------------
|---------------------------------
|---------------------------------
|-0--7-----0--5-----0--5-----0--3-
  |     |     |     |     |     | 

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

||------|          
||------|          
||------|          
||------| (repeat) 
||------|          
||------|          
|