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Lyr/Chords Req: Weaver's song

24 Mar 01 - 01:54 PM (#424949)
Subject: Weaver's song
From: Bananaman

On the Weavers' reunion album (c. 1980) there is a song by Fred Hellerman entitled "Tomorrow Lies in the Cradle." Any ideas on what tuning his guitar is in, or on what chords are used to play this song? Than


09 May 21 - 01:06 AM (#4105354)
Subject: RE: Lyr/Chords Req: Weaver's song
From: GUEST

From the Weavers version (audio) and a Fred H video:

VERSE
|A - - |D/A - - |A7 - - |D/A - - |
|A - - |A - - |C#m7b5* - - |F#7 - - |
|Bm7 - - |F# - - |Bm7 - - |F# - - |
|Bm7 - - |C#7 - - |F#m7 - - |A7 - - |

CHORUS
|D - - |D - - |A - - |A - - |
|F#m7 - - |Bm7 - - |E7 - - |E7 - - |
|A - - |A - - |C#m7b5* - - |F#7 - - |
|Bm7 - - |E7 - - |A - - |D/A - - |A7 - - |D/A - - |

The first 4 bars of the verse are the intro vamp.

*C#m7b5 is played like this: x-4-x-0-0-(0), or x-4-5-4-(0)-(0).
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