E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------1-----1-----1----------1-----1-----1----------1-----1-----1-----1------0h1---0--|
G|---------0-----0-----0-0--------0-----0-----0-0--------0-----0-----0-----0------0------0--|
D|--0h2-3-----2------------0h2-3-----2------------0h2-3-----2--------------------0----------|
A|------------------3----------------------3----------------------3-----0-------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------3--------3-3--|
When playing in this style, one thing I often do if I have to hold down an F major
shape, is rather than use the full barre chord, I'll use my thumb to play the 6th
string. As you will see when you get to the chorus, this makes it easier to link the
chord preceeding F by playing the open 6th string and then just wrapping your thumb
over as you place your other fingers for the F chord shape.
One other thing to mention about the verse is when she sings '...sounds good to me..."
if you were strumming the chords, I would suggest you play the F, C and G shapes as
normal, however, as you will see from the tab, if you're finger picking this, you're
actually holding down an Am7 shape, not C and playing the 6th string open, this will
sound a bit odd if you try and strum it !
[Verse 1]
E|--------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
B|--------1-------1-------1-------|--------1-------1-------1-----------------|
G|----2-------0-------0-------0---|----2-------0-------0-------0-------------|
D|------2-------0-------2-------2-|------2-------0-------2-------2-----------|
A|--0-------2-------3-------3-----|--0-------2-------3-------3---------------|
E|--------------------------------|------------------------------------------|E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------1-------1-------1-------1-------0-------0-------0-------------------|
G|---2-------0-------0-------2-------0-------0-------0-------0---------------|
D|-----2-------0-------2-------3-------0-------0-------0-------0-------------|
A|-0-------2-------3---------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------1-------3-------3-------3-------3-----------------|
T
B|--------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
G|--------1-------1-------1-------|--------1-------1-------1-----------------|
D|----2-------0-------0-------0---|----2-------0-------0-------0-------------|
A|------2-------0-------2-------2-|------2-------0-------2-------2-----------|
E|--0-------2-------3-------3-----|--0-------2-------3-------3---------------|
E|--------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
*E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------1-------1-------1-------1-------0h1-----0------0--------------------|
G|---2-------0-------0-------2-------0-------0------0-------0----------------|
D|-----2-------0-------2-------3-------0-------0------0-------0--------------|
A|-0-------2-------3---------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------1-------3-------3-------3------3------------------|
T
* CAD : the hammer onto the 2nd string must sound exactly at the same time as
you play the 6th string!
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------1-------------1-------------0---1---3------------------------------|
G|----2-------2-----0-------0-----0------------------------------------------|
D|------3-------3-----2-------2-----0-------0--------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--1-------1-----0-------0-----3-------3-----3------------------------------|
T T
[Chorus]
Cow-boy
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------1-------1-------1-------1-------3-------3-------3------------|
G|----------0-------0-------2-------2-------0-------0-------0-------0--------|
D|------0-----2-------0-------3-------3-------0-------0-------0-------0------|
A|--2-----3------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------0-------1-------1-------3-------3-------3-------3----------|
T T
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------1-------1-------1-------1-------3-------3-------1------------------|
D|----2-------0-------2-------2-------0-------0-------0-------0--------------|
A|------2-------0-------3-------3-------0-------0-------0-------0------------|
E|--0------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------0-------1-------1-------3-------3-------3-------3----------------|
T T
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------1-------1-------1-------1-------3-------3-------3------------------|
A|----0-------0-------2-------2-------0-------0-------0-------0--------------|
E|------2-------0-------3-------3-------0-------0-------0-------0------------|
E|--3------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------0-------1-------1-------3-------3-------3-------3----------------|
T T
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------1-------1-------1-------1-------3-1---0----------------------------|
E|----2-------0-------2-------2-------0---0-0---0----------------------------|
E|------2-------0-------3-------3-------0---------0---0----------------------|
B|--0------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------0-------1-------1-------3---------3-----3------------------------|
T T
Then repeat the intro, slightly modified, without the hammer on at the beginning.
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------1-----1-----1----------1-----1-----1----------1-----1-----1-----1------0h1---0--|
G|-----0-----0-----0-0--------0-----0-----0-0--------0-----0-----0-----0------0---------|
D|--3-----2------------0h2-3-----2------------0h2-3-----2--------------------0----------|
A|--------------3----------------------3----------------------3-----0-------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------3--------3-3--|
The second verse is similar to the first, however, there is a subtle change in the
picking pattern when she starts to sing "...I wanna be the only one..." and this
time round she repeats "...sounds good to me..." at the end of the verse...and be
aware, that last little phrase around a G shape on the second repeat is a little
tricky to finger right, I play the 6th string with my third finger, the 5th string,
2nd fret, with my second finger, hammering onto the 5th string, 3rd fret, with my
fourth finger, which leaves my first finger free to play the 2nd string at the 1st fret.
[Verse 2]
E|--------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
B|--------1-------1-------1-------|--------1-------1-------1-----------------|
G|----2-------0-------0-------0---|----2-------0-------0-------0-------------|
D|------2-------0-------2-------2-|------2-------0-------2-------2-----------|
A|--0-------2-------3-------3-----|--0-------2-------3-------3---------------|
E|--------------------------------|------------------------------------------|E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------1-------1-------1-------1-------0---1---0-------0-------------------|
G|---2-------0-------0-------2-------0---------------0-------0---------------|
D|-----2-------0-------2-------3-------0-------0-------0-------0-------------|
A|-0-------2-------3---------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------1-------3-------3-------3-------3-----------------|
T
B|----------0------------|----------0------------|----------0----|-----------|
G|--1---3-----------1----|--1---3-----------1----|--1---3--------|-----------|
D|--------0-----0--------|--------0-----0--------|--------0------|--0--------|
A|----2-------2-------2--|----2-------2-------2--|----2-------2--|----2------|
E|--0---2---3-----3------|--0---2---3-----3------|--0---2---3----|-----------|
E|-----------------------|-----------------------|---------------|--1--------|
TE|-----------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
B|--------3-1---0--------|---------------------------------------------------|
G|----0---0-0---0--------|---------------------------------------------------|
D|------0---------0---0--|---------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
E|--3---------3-----3----|---------------------------------------------------|E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------1-------------1-------------3---1---0------------------------------|
G|----2-------2-----0-------0-----0-------------------0----------------------|
D|------3-------3-----2-------2-----0-------0-----0-----0--------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--1-------1-----0-------0-----3-------3-------3---3------------------------|
T TE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------1-------------1-------------------1-0------------------------------|
G|----2-------2-----0-------0-------------0----------------------------------|
D|------3-------3-----2-------2---------0-------0---0------------------------|
A|----------------------------------2h3--------------------------------------|
E|--1-------1-----0-------0-----3-------------3---3--------------------------|
T T
The second chorus has some very subtle changes in picking pattern on the G shape
[Chorus 2]
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------1-------1-------1-------1-------3-------3-------3-----------------|
G|-----0-------0-------2-------2-------0-------0-------0-------0-------------|
D|-------2-------0-------3-------3-------0-------0-------0-------0-----------|
A|---3-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------0-------1-------1-------3-------3-------3-------3---------------|
T T
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------1-------1-------1-------1-------3---1---0--------------------------|
D|----2-------0-------2-------2-------0---------------2---0----------| -------|
A|------2-------0-------3-------3-------0-------0-------0-----0--------------|
E|--0------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------0-------1-------1-------3-------3-------3-------3----------------|
T T
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------1-------1-------1-------1-------3-------3-------3------------------|
A|----0-------0-------2-------2-------0-------0-------0-------0--------------|
E|------2-------0-------3-------3-------0-------0-------0-------0------------|
E|--3------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------0-------1-------1-------3-------3-------3-------3----------------|
T T
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------1-------1-------1-------1-------3---1---0--------------------------|
E|----2-------0-------2-------2-------0--------------------------------------|
E|------2-------0-------3-------3-------0-------0-----0---0------------------|
B|--0------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------0-------1-------1-------3-------3-------3---3--------------------|
T T
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------1-------1-------1-------1-------0h1-----3-0------------------------|
E|----0-------0-------2-------2-------0-------0------------------------------|
B|------2-------0-------3-------3-------0-------0-----0---0------------------|
G|--3------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------0-------1-------1-------3-------3-------3---3--------------------|
T T
E|--------------------------------------------3------------------------------|
E|--------1-------1-------1-------1-------0h1-----0--------------------------|
B|----2-------0-------2-------2-------0--------------------------------------|
G|------2-------0-------3-------3-------0-------0----------------------------|
D|--0------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------0-------1-------1-------3-------3-----3--------------------------|
T T
The bridge is essentially a shortend, pared down version of the verse.
[Bridge]
E|--------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
B|--------1-------1-------1-------|--------1-------1-------1-----------------|
G|----2-------0-------0-----------|----2-------0-------0---------------------|
D|------2-------0-------2---------|------2-------0-------2-------------------|
A|--0-------2-------3-------------|--0-------2-------3-----------------------|
E|--------------------------------|------------------------------------------|E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------1-------1-------1-------1-------0-------0---------------------------|
G|---2-------0-------0-------2-------0-------0-------------------------------|
D|-----2-------0-------2-------3-------0-------0-----------------------------|
A|-0-------2-------3---------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------1-------3-------3-------3-------------------------|
T
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------1-------------1-------------0-------0-------0----------------------|
D|----2-------2-----0-------0-----0-------0-------0-------0------------------|
A|------3-------3-----2-------2-----0-------0-------0-------0----------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--1-------1-----0-------0-----3-------3-------3-------3--------------------|
T T
There are several repeats in the third chorus as it leads into the outro.
Once again the picking pattern changes slightly each time it gets to the G shape,
utilising the variations already seen in the previous chorus'. On the record, the
guitarist plays the same variation a couple of times in a row (the one shown in
the third tab stave below, where it goes up onto the 1st string at the 3rd fret).
Just to keep things interesting, I've tried to mix the variations up a little.
One other thing, the very last time through the C, F, G and Am, F, G progression,
(when Sarah isn't singing), in order to follow the bassline, when you get to F,
I don't play both notes on the 6th string - play the first one but then play
an open 5th string. It'll make sense when you here it with the audio I promise !
[Chorus 3]
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------1-------1-------1-------1-------3---1---0--------------------------|
G|----0-------0-------2-------2-------0--------------------------------------|
D|------2-------0-------3-------3-------0-------0-----0---0------------------|
A|--3------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------0-------1-------1-------3-------3-------3---3---3----------------|
T T
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------1-------1-------1-------1-------3---1---0--------------------------|
D|----2-------0-------2-------2-------0---------------2---0----------| -------|
A|------2-------0-------3-------3-------0-------0-------0-----0--------------|
E|--0------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------0-------1-------1-------3-------3-------3-------3----------------|
T T
G|--------------------------------------------3------------------------------|
D|--------1-------1-------1-------1-------0h1-----0--------------------------|
A|----0-------0-------2-------2-------0-------------------0------------------|
E|------2-------0-------3-------3-------0-------0-----0-----0----------------|
E|--3------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------0-------1-------1-------3-------3-------3---3--------------------|
T T
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------1-------1-------1-------1-------3---1---0--------------------------|
E|----2-------0-------2-------2-------0--------------------------------------|
E|------2-------0-------3-------3-------0-------0-----0---0------------------|
B|--0------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------0-------1-------1-------3-------3-------3---3--------------------|
T T
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------1-------1-------1-------1-------0h1-----3-0------------------------|
E|----0-------0-------2-------2-------0-------0------------------------------|
B|------2-------0-------3-------3-------0-------0-----0---0------------------|
G|--3------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------0-------1-------1-------3-------3-------3---3--------------------|
T T
E|--------------------------------------------3------------------------------|
E|--------1-------1-------1-------1-------0h1-----0--------------------------|
B|----2-------0-------2-------2-------0-------------------0------------------|
G|------2-------0-------3-------3-------0-------0-----0-----0----------------|
D|--0------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------0-------1-------1-------3-------3-------3---3--------------------|
T T
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------1-------1-------1-------1-------3---1---0--------------------------|
G|----0-------0-------2-------2-------0--------------------------------------|
D|------2-------0-------3-------3-------0-------0-----0---0------------------|
A|--3------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------0-------1-------1-------3-------3-------3---3--------------------|
T T
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------1-------1-------1-------1-------3---1---0--------------------------|
D|----2-------0-------2-------2-------0---------------2---0----------| -------|
A|------2-------0-------3-------3-------0-------0-------0-----0--------------|
E|--0------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------0-------1-------1-------3-------3-------3-------3----------------|
T T
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------1-------1-------1-------1-------0h1-----3-0------------------------|
A|----0-------0-------2-------2-------0-------0------------------------------|
E|------2-------0-------3-------3-------0-------0-----0---0------------------|
E|--3------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------0-------1-------1-------3-------3-------3---3--------------------|
T T
D|--------------------------------------------3------------------------------|
A|--------1-------1-------1-------1-------0h1-----0--------------------------|
E|----2-------0-------2-------2-------0-------------------0------------------|
E|------2-------0-------3-------3-------0-------0-----0-----0----------------|
B|--0------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------0-------1-------1-------3-------3-------3---3--------------------|
T T
* Care!
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------1-------1-------1-------1-------3---1---0--------------------------|
G|----0-------0-------2-------2-------0-------------------0------------------|
D|------2-------0-------3-------3-------0-------0-----0-----0----------------|
A|--3-----------------------0------------------------------------------------|
E|----------0-------1---------------3-------3-------3---3--------------------| T *
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------1-------1-------1-------1-------0----------------------------------|
G|----2-------0-------2-------2-------0-------0----------------------| -------|
D|------2-------0-------3-------3-------0-------0----------------------------|
A|--0-----------------------0------------------------------------------------|
E|----------0-------1---------------3-------3-----3--------------------------|
T *
The outro is a slightly modified version of the intro.
[Outro]
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------1-----1-----1----------1-----1-----1----------1-----1-----1-----1------|
G|-----0-----0-----0-0--------0-----0-----0-0--------0-----0-----0-----0----0--|
D|--3-----2------------0h2-3-----2------------0h2-3-----2----------------------|
A|--------------3----------------------3----------------------3-----0----------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------3----|
Capo @ 4th
[Intro]
FAm7CFAm7CFAm7CAmG
[Verse 1]
AmGC
I said I wanna touch the earth
AmGC
I wanna break it in my hands
AmGCFG
I wanna grow something wild and unruly
AmGC
I wanna sleep on the hard ground
AmGC
In the comfort of your arms
AmGCFG
On a pillow of blue bonnets, in a blanket made of stars
FCG
Oh it sounds good to me
[Chorus]
CFG
Cowboy take me away
AmFG
Fly this girl as high as you can, into the wild blue
CFG
Set me free oh I pray
AmFG
Closer to heaven above and closer to you
Closer to you
[Repeat intro]
FAm7CFAm7CFAm7CAmG
[Verse 2]
AmGC
I wanna walk and not run
AmGC
I wanna skip and not fall
AmGCFG
I wanna look at the horizon and not see a building standing tall
AmGC
I wanna be the only one
AmGC
For miles and miles
AmGCFG
Except for maybe you and your simple smile
FCG
Oh it sounds good to me
FCG
Yes it sounds so good to me
[Chorus]
CFG
Cowboy take me away
AmFG
Fly this girl as high as you can, into the wild blue
CFG
Set me free oh I pray
AmFG
Closer to heaven above and closer to you
CFG
Closer to you
AmFG
Closer to you
[Bridge]
AmGC
I said I wanna touch the earth
AmGC
I wanna break it in my hands
AmGCFG
I wanna grow something wild and unruly
FCG
Oh it sounds good to me
[Chorus]
CFG
Cowboy take me away
AmFG
Fly this girl as high as you can, into the wild blue
CFG
Set me free oh I pray
AmFG
Closer to heaven above and closer to you
CFG
Closer to you
AmFG
Closer to you
CFG
Cowboy take me away
AmFG
Closer to you
CFG
Cowboy take me away
AmFG
Oh Cowboy take me away
Closer to you
CFGAmFG
Oh Cowboy
[Repeat intro]
FAm7CFAm7C