Lyr/Chords Req: John the Baptist (John Martyn)

Subject: RE: Lyr/Chords Req: John the Baptist (John Martyn)
From: GUEST
Date: 16 Oct 13 - 01:21 PM

Captain Lethargy:
Try it with a basic E shaped chord. Slide it up so you are playing an A (5th fret) down 1 fret BUT make it a G#m, slide down 2 frets and then back up to G#m
      A             G#m   
I'm John The Bapist this is my friend Salome
F#m                            G#m
You can bet it's my head she wants not my heart only
A                      G#m
If you see me smiling and you wonder why
         F#m                     G#m
You can bet it's a private joke between her and I
         A    E       A       E
And it's all right and it's all right


On the second it's all righ you can do a repeat of the verse shift - A G#m F#m E



    A   G#m F#m E   
E   0    0    0   0   
B   0    0    0   0   
G   6    4    2   1   
D   7    6    4   2   
A   7    6    4   2   
E   0    0    0   0

Subject: RE: Lyr/Chords Req: John the Baptist (John Martyn)
From: GUEST,The Royernater
Date: 20 Jan 09 - 02:05 AM

I'm not home at the min' but I'll try that later. It did not sound in the right key when singing. I've never been able to get it right myself. I wonder what tunning John is using? The soung sounds like it has a bit more bass/lower then the standard tuning gives. It somthing to think about, I suppose. :P

Later.

Subject: RE: Lyr/Chords Req: John the Baptist (John Martyn)
From: cptsnapper
Date: 19 Jan 09 - 09:00 PM

I do it similarly to the version posted on the 1st. Oct 02 but but play minors instead of majors when it comes to the rundown & up on the F# & E.

Subject: Chords Add: JOHN THE BAPTIST (John Martyn)
From: GUEST,The Royernater
Date: 19 Jan 09 - 02:25 PM

"What a great song" Unfortunatly this sing can't be played in standard tuning.

But this is how I pull it off.

Standard Tuning

Intro: A, E, E7sus4, E

       A
I'm John the Baptist
       E
And this is my friend Salome.
   E7sus4
And you can bet it's my head she wants,
       E
And not my heart only.
       A
If you see me smiling,
       E
And you wonder why,
    E7sus4
You can bet it's a private joke
       E
Between her and I.

E7sus4       E
And it's alright,
(Everything is alright.)

E7sus4       E
Allright.
(Everything is alright.)


***********
    E7sus4
E    0
B    0
G    2
D    0
A    0
E    0
***********

I hope this helps.

Have fun!
The Royernater

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: john the baptist
From: Noreen
Date: 17 Apr 03 - 07:28 PM

I am John the Baptist and this is my friend Salome-
You can bet it's my head she wants, and not my heart only...

Subject: Lyr Req: john the baptist
From: widowmaker
Date: 17 Apr 03 - 02:42 PM

can any one help with the lyrics to this song as performed and written by john martyn as far as I am aware it was only released as a single as found on his web-site, a band called SPUD did a brilliant cover of this song.

Subject: Chords Add: JOHN THE BAPTIST (John Martyn)
From: GUEST
Date: 01 Oct 02 - 09:59 AM

     G
  I'm John the Baptist
       F#
  And this is my friend Salome.
  E
  And you can bet it's my head she wants,
  F#
  And not my heart only.
  G
  If you see me smiling,
  F#
  And you wonder why,
  E
  You can bet it's a private joke
  F#
  Between her and I.
  
           C D
  And it's alright,
  
  (Everything is alright.)
  C  D
  Allright.
  
  (Everything is alright.)
  

www.scotborders-folk.org.uk

Look for "Raglan" (My old Band)
we have a cd with a brilliant rendition of this song
[e-mail]

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Subject: RE: Lyr/Chords Req: John Martyn 'John the Baptist'
From: Fifer
Date: 30 Sep 02 - 01:33 PM

Don't know the chords, BUT....I'm sure I have the song on vinyl tucked away in some dark corner. If all else fails, I'll try to make a copy and get it to you somehow. Let me know.

Subject: RE: Lyr/Chords Req: John Martyn 'John the Baptist'
From: Fifer
Date: 30 Sep 02 - 01:22 PM

I don't know the chords, BUT...I'm sure that I have the song on vinyl tucked away somewhere. If all else fails I could get a copy sorted out somehow. Let me know.

Subject: RE: Lyr/Chords Req: John Martyn 'John the Baptist'
From: Wolfgang
Date: 30 Sep 02 - 01:11 PM

I apologise for misreading your request.

Wolfgang

Subject: RE: Lyr/Chords Req: John Martyn 'John the Baptist'
From: Wolfgang
Date: 30 Sep 02 - 01:09 PM

old thread

Wolfgang

Subject: John Martyn 'John the Baptist'
From: widowmaker
Date: 30 Sep 02 - 07:06 AM

I have the lyrics to this great song but no chords, Scullion covered this on their album but cant work out thwe key or the chords any catters help? could also do with the chords to "Over the Hill if poss!