World Before Columbus

                   World Before 
Colombus
            track #8 on "nine 
objects of desire"
        transcribed by Drew Boles 
(BolesGJD@*)

"World Before Colombus" is a rather 
simple song.  The chord
progression is easy, and the 
fingerpicking is simple as
well.  I have included the lyrics 
with the basic chords,
and then the tablature below that.

Chords:
Em=022000      Dsus2/E=0x0230     
Amsus=x02210   D/F#=2x0230        
 Cmaj7=x32000   G=320033
 F=133211       Bm=x24400
C=x32010

Lyrics and chords:

Dsus2/E
[intro]
Em       Cmaj7           Bm      
If your love were taken from me
Cmaj7

Em    Cmaj7           Bm   
Every color would be black and 
     Cmaj7
white.
G        D/F#              Em   
It would be as flat as the world
        Amsus
 before Colombus.
G          D/F#            Em    
That's the day that I lose half 
  F       Dsus2/E
my sight.
Em      Cmaj7            Bm      
If your life were taken from me
Cmaj7

Em      Cmaj7                 Bm
All the trees would freeze in 
        Cmaj7
this cold ground.
G         D/F#              Em  
It would be as cold as the world
        Amsus
 before Colombus.
G    D/F#             Em      F
Sail to the edge and I'll be there, 
looking
Dsus2/E
Down.
G     D/F#              Em      
Those men who lust for land and 
     C                 G
for riches strange and new,
Continúa después del anuncio
          D/F#         Em         
All those trinkets of desire, but 
      C              G
they never will have you.
            D/F#           Em     
And they'll never know the gold or
      C              G
 the copper in your hair,
     D/F#                F        
How could they weigh the worth of 
        Dsus2/E
you so rare.
Em        Cmaj7          Bm      
If your love were taken from me
Cmaj7

Em    Cmaj7                     
Every light that's bright would 
Bm        Cmaj7
soon grow dim.

G         D/F#             Em   
It would be as dark as the world
        Amsus
 before Colombus.
G         D/F#          Em       
Down the waterfall and I'd swim over
F
 the
Dsus2/E
Brim.
G     D/F#              Em      
Those men who lust for land and 
      C                G
for riches strange and new,
          D/F#         Em      
All those trinkets of desire, oh 
        C               G
they never will have you.
            D/F#           Em     
And they'll never know the gold or
      C              G
 the copper in your hair,
     D/F#                F        
How could they weigh the worth of 
        Dsus2/E
you so rare.
Dsus2/E
[outro]

TAB notation:
P: pull off
h: hammer on


(intro riff)
  Dsus2/E
E-------------------------------0-
  + . ^ . + . ^ . + . ^ . + . ^ . 

E||------------------------B--------
 |  + . ^ . + . ^ . + . ^ .         

E|--0-----2h4-----|---------2-----4-
 |                                  

E|--0----D--------------------------
 |                                  

E|-------|------------------------A-
 |                                  

E|--------------------------------|-
 |                                  

E|-----------------------E-0--------
 |                                  

E|-----------------------|-0--------
 |                                  

E|-------------- 
 |               

-------0-|-----------------------
 + . ^ .   + . ^ . + . ^ . + . ^ 

-|--------0-|--------------------3---|-----3-------3-------3-------3---|-----3-------3--2h4-----|---------2-----4---0-----2h4-----|---------2--------------|---------------------------------|------------------------|---------------------------------|------------------------|-0-------------------------------|-0------------- 
 |. + . ^ .   + . ^ . + . ^                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         

-----------------0-|| 
-------3-------3---|| 
-4---0-----2h4-----|| 
-------------------|| 
-------------------|| 
-------------------|| 
 . + . ^ . + . ^ .    


(verse)
 Em              Cmaj7            
---------------------------------|
 + . ^ . + . ^ . + . ^ . + . ^ .  
   Bm              Cmaj7
-|--------------------------------0-
 | + . ^ . + . ^ . + . ^ .          

-|----0---------0--------------0----
 |                                  

-|-----------0---|-----------0------
 |                                  

-|------------2-----2---------2-----
 |                                  

-|---------------3---------------|-
 |                                 

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

   If your love were taken...
   If your life were taken...

         Em              Cmaj7    
-------|-------------------------
 . ^ .   + . ^ . + . ^ . + . ^ . 
           Bm
-|--------|----------------------0-|-------0-------0-------0-------0-|-------0-----0------0---|-------------0---------------0---|-----------0------2-----|-----2-----2---------2-----2-----|-----4---4--------------|-----------------3---------------|-2----------------------|-0-------------------------------|----------------- 
 |+ . ^ .   + . ^ . + . ^ .                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         


 Cmaj7             G              
-----------------|---------------
 + . ^ . + . ^ .   + . ^ . + . ^ 
   D/F#              Em
-|------------------|--------------0---------|-------3---------------3---------|------------------------|-----------0---------------2-----|------------2-----2-----|-----0---------0-----0---------0-|-----2--
 |. + . ^ . + . ^ .   + . ^                                                                                                                                                                                   


           Amsus             G    
---------------------------|-----
 . + . ^ . + . ^ . + . ^ .   + . 
             D/F#
-|---------------------------0---------------3---------|-------3---------------3------------0---------------2-----|-----------0---------------2------------0-----2---------0-|-----0---------0-----0--------------------0---------------|----------------------------------------------------------|-3---------------2------------- 
 |^ . + . ^ . + . ^ . + . ^                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         


     (these two measures go with the first verse)
     Em              F
---|-----------------------------
---|-------0---------------------
---|-----------0-----------------
-0-|-----2---------0-------------
---|-----------------3-----------
---|-0---------------1-----------
 .   + . ^ . + . ^ . + . ^ . + . 

-|---|-----------------|| 
-|---|-----------------|| 
-|---|-----------------|| 
-|---|-----------------|| 
-|---|-(3)-------------|| 
-|---|-(1)-------------|| 
^ .   + . ^ . + . ^ .   


 (these two measures go with the 
second and third verses;
they replace the two measures above)

 Em              F
---------------------------------|
-------0(3)------------1---------|
-----------0---------------2-----|
-----2---------0-----3---------3-|
---------------------------------|
-0---------------1---------------|
 + . ^ . + . ^ . + . ^ . + . ^ .  

-|-----------------|| 
-|-------1---------|| 
-|-----------2-----|| 
-|-----3---------3-|| 
-|-----------------|| 
-|-1---------------|| 
 + . ^ . + . ^ .    


(pre-chorus riff)
 Dsus2/E
-------------------------------0-|
 + . ^ . + . ^ . + . ^ . + . ^ .  

-|----------------------------------
 | + . ^ . + . ^ . + . ^ .          

-|-0-----2h4-----|---------2-----4--
 |                                  

-|-0--------------------------------
 |                                  

-|------|---------------------------
 |                                  

-|-------------------------------|--
 |                                  

-|------------------------0---------
 |                                  

-|----------------------|-0---------
 |                                  

-|-------------- 
 |               

...down.
...brim.

           (chorus riff)
           G               D/F#     
---------|-------3-3-3-3-3-------
 + . ^ .   + . ^ . + . ^ . + . ^ 
           Em
-|0-0-0-0-0-|-------0-0-0-0----------|-------3-3-3-3-3-------3-3-3-3-3-|-------0-0-0-0----------|-------
 |. + . ^ .   + . ^ . + . ^                                                                             

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

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


   C
-0-------0-0-0-0-0-|| 
-0-------1-1-1-1-1-|| 
-0-------0-0-0-0-0-|| 
-2-------2-2-2-2-2-|| 
---3---------------|| 
-------------------|| 
 . + . ^ . + . ^ .    

(repeat chorus riff 3 times; the 
last time, play only the
first measure, then the chorus 
outro)

(chorus outro)
 F
-------1-1-1-1-1-------1-1-1-1-1-|
-------1-1-1-1-1-------1-1-1-1-1-|
-------2-2-2-2-2-------2-2-2-2-2-|
-------3-3-3-3-3-------3-3-3-3-3-|
---------------------------------|
-1---------------1---------------|
 + . ^ . + . ^ . + . ^ . + . ^ .  

-|-------1-1-1-1-1-|| 
-|-------1-1-1-1-1-|| 
-|-------2-2-2-2-2-|| 
-|-------3-3-3-3-3-|| 
-|-----------------|| 
-|-1---------------|| 
 + . ^ . + . ^ .    

(play intro riff 2 times; replace 
the last measure with the
outro riff)

(outro riff)
 Dsus2/E
-------------------------0--------
-----3-------3-------3---3--------
---------2-----4---0-----4--------
-------------------------2--------
-------------------------0--------
-0-----------------------0--------
 + . ^ . + . ^ . + . ^ . +        


That's it everybody.  Have fun.

transcribed by: Drew Boles 
(BolesGJD@*)