You Point To The Sky - Bruce Cockburn
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
From "High Winds White Sky".
Transcribed and tabbed by John Kean (keanj@agresearch.cri.nz).
Tune all strings down 1 semitone.
Bracketed notes are not played on some repeats.
4/4 time.
[A], . , . , . , . , . , . , . , .
[A6], . , . , . , . , . , . , . , .
[A], . , . , . , . , . , . , . , .
You point to the
You point to the
[Dmaj7], . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . [E], . , . , . , .
sky The sky is re-
sea I see what
[A], . , . , . , . , . , . , . , .
fle- ted in your
see- ms to be so
[Dmaj7], . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . [E], . , . , . , .
eyes And I want to
real Bound by empty
[C#m], . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . [Bm], . , . , . , .
fly-
sky-
, . , . , . , . [Em], . , . , . , . , . , . , . , .
, . , . , . , . , . , . , . , .
$ [Em], . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . [D/F#], . , . , . , .
On a car- pet of brown leaves
On a tow- er of grey earth
Here we tum- ble down the path
, . , . , . , . [G], . , . , . , . , . , . , . , .
We re- trace the steps of
Far a- bove the spray-struck
Co- mic beg- gars trading
[D6/A], . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . [C], . , . , . , .
change Construct a
stone We climb to-
laughs For scraps
[Bm], . , . , . , . [Asus2], . , . , . , . , . , . , . , .
tapestry of what will come
ward the melting point of time
from the tables of the wise
, . , . , . , . [E], . , . , . , .
[A], . , . , . , . , . , . , . , .
[D], . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . [E], . , . , . , .
[A], . , . , . , . , . , . , . , .
[D], . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . [E], . , . , . , .
[C#m], . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . [Bm], . , . , . , .
, . , . , . , . [Em], . , . , . , . , . , . , . , .
, . , . , . , . , . , . , . , .
Coda
[Am], . , . , . , . , . , . [E7], . , . [Am], . , . , . , .
\\\\ John Kean
OO ~~~~~~~~~
< ) keanj@agresearch.cri.nz
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
From "High Winds White Sky".
Transcribed and tabbed by John Kean (keanj@agresearch.cri.nz).
Tune all strings down 1 semitone.
Bracketed notes are not played on some repeats.
4/4 time.
[A], . , . , . , . , . , . , . , .
--------12-------------12-- ----------12--------------
-(10)------------10-------- ----10----------10----10--
--------9-----------9----- --------9-----------9-----
-------------------------- --------------------------
---0-----------0----------- --0-----------0-----------
--------------------------- --------------------------
[A6], . , . , . , . , . , . , . , .
-------12-------------12-- ----------12---------------
-10-------------10-------- ----10----------10----10---
--------9-----------9----- --------9-----------9-----
-------------------------- --------------------------
--0-----------0----------- --0-----------0------------
-------------------------- ---------------------------
[A], . , . , . , . , . , . , . , .
--------12-------------12-- ----------12--------------
-(10)------------10-------- ----10----------10--------
--------9-----------9----- --------9-----------9-----
-------------------------- --------------------------
---0-----------0----------- --0-----------0-----------
--------------------------- --------------------------
You point to the
You point to the
[Dmaj7], . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . [E], . , . , . , .
-9-----9-----9--- -------9--------- -7-----7---------
---7-------7----- ---7-------7----- ---5-------5-----
-----7-------7--- -----7-------7--- -----4-------4---
-0-------0------- -0-------0------- -----------------
----------------- ----------------- -----------------
----------------- ----------------- -0-------0-------
sky The sky is re-
sea I see what
[A], . , . , . , . , . , . , . , .
-------12-------------12-- ----------12--------------
----------------10-------- ----10----------10--------
--------9-----------9----- --------9-----------9-----
-------------------------- --------------------------
--0-----------0----------- --0-----------0-----------
-------------------------- --------------------------
fle- ted in your
see- ms to be so
[Dmaj7], . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . [E], . , . , . , .
-9-----9-----9--- -------9--------- -7-----7---------
---7-------7----- ---7-------7----- ---5-------5-----
-----7-------7--- -----7-------7--- -----4-------4---
-0-------0------- -0-------0------- -----------------
----------------- ----------------- -----------------
----------------- ----------------- -0-------0-------
eyes And I want to
real Bound by empty
[C#m], . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . [Bm], . , . , . , .
----------------- ----------------- -----------------
-----5-----5----- -4-------4h5----- -3---------3-----
-----6---------6- -4-----4-4h6----- -4-------------4-
-----6-------6--- -----6-------6--- -----4-------4---
-4-------4------- -4-------4------- -2-------2-------
----------------- ----------------- -----------------
fly-
sky-
, . , . , . , . [Em], . , . , . , . , . , . , . , .
----------------- -----3-------3--- -------3p2-----2-
-2-------2h3----- ----------------- -----------3p0---
-2-----2-2h4----- ----------------- -----------------
-----4-------4--- -----2-------2--- -----2-------2---
-2-------2------- ----------------- -----------------
----------------- -0-------0------- -0-------0-------
, . , . , . , . , . , . , . , .
-p0-----------0--- -----------------
------------------ -----------------
------------------ -----------------
------2-------2--- -----2-------2---
------------------ -----------------
--0-------0------- -0-------0-------
$ [Em], . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . [D/F#], . , . , . , .
-3-----------2--- -5-----2--------- -2-------------2-
----------------- ---------3------- -----------------
----------------- -----------2----- -----------2-----
-----2-------2--- -----2-------0--- -----0-------0---
----------------- ----------------- -----------------
-0-------0------- -0-------0------- -2-------2-------
On a car- pet of brown leaves
On a tow- er of grey earth
Here we tum- ble down the path
, . , . , . , . [G], . , . , . , . , . , . , . , .
-------2--------- -3-----------2-5- -------2---------
----------------- ----------------- ---------3-------
---2-------2--p0- -----------0----- -------------2---
-----0-------0--- -----0-------0--- -----0-------0---
----------------- ----------------- -----------------
-2-------2------- -3-------3------- -3-------3-------
We re- trace the steps of
Far a- bove the spray-struck
Co- mic beg- gars trading
[D6/A], . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . [C], . , . , . , .
-2--------------- ----------------- -0-----0---------
---------------0- -------0---0----- -----1-----1-----
-----------2----- ---2-----------2- ---0---------0---
-----0-------0--- -----0-------0--- -----------------
-0-------0------- -0-------0------- -3-------3-------
----------------- ----------------- -----------------
change Construct a
stone We climb to-
laughs For scraps
[Bm], . , . , . , . [Asus2], . , . , . , . , . , . , . , .
----------------- -0-----0--------- -------5---------
-3-----3--------- -----0-----0----- -----0-----0-----
-----4-----4----- ---2---------2--- ---2---------2---
---4---------4--- ----------------- -----------------
-2-------2------- -0-------0------- -0-------0-------
----------------- ----------------- -----------------
tapestry of what will come
ward the melting point of time
from the tables of the wise
, . , . , . , . [E], . , . , . , .
-------5--------- -6----------------
-----0-----0----- ------------------
---2---------2--- ----------------- To
----------------- -6--------------- Coda
-0-------0------- -7----------------
----------------- ----(0)--0---0----
[A], . , . , . , . , . , . , . , .
-------12-------12-------- ----12--------9-10-12-----
-10-------------------10-- -------10-12--------------
--------9-----------9----- --------9-----------9-----
-------------------------- --------------------------
--0-----------0----------- --0-----------0-----------
-------------------------- --------------------------
[D], . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . [E], . , . , . , .
-10-----9--------- ----------------- ---------4h5-7/9-
--7----------10--- --10-----8p7----- -5---5h7---------
--------9-----7--- ---7---7-----7--- -4---------------
--0-----0-----0--- -----0---0------- -----------------
------------------ ----------------- -----------------
------------------ ----------------- -0---0-----------
[A], . , . , . , . , . , . , . , .
-12-------12----------12-- -------10p9---9h10p9-------
-10-------------10-------- ----10-----10-------10-----
--------9-----------9----- --------9------------9-----
-------------------------- ---------------------------
--0-----------0----------- --0-----------0------------
-------------------------- ---------------------------
[D], . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . [E], . , . , . , .
-10-----9--------- ----------------- -----4h5p4--4-----0-
--7----------10--- --10-----8p7----- -5--------5---5-----
--------9-----7--- ---7---7-----7--- -4---4----------7---
--0-----0-----0--- -----0---0------- --------------------
------------------ ----------------- --------------------
------------------ ----------------- -0------------------
[C#m], . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . [Bm], . , . , . , .
---------------4- ---------------------- ------------------
-------5--------- -----4h5p4--4h5p4----- -3-----3--p2--2---
-6---------6----- ---6------6-------6--- ------------4-----
-----6-------6--- -----6------------6--- -----4--------4---
-4-------4------- -4----------4--------- -2-------2--------
----------------- ---------------------- ------------------
, . , . , . , . [Em], . , . , . , . , . , . , . , .
------------------- -------0-----0--- -----------------
---2-------0------- -----------3----- -------------0-3-
-------4p2-----0--- ----------------- -0---0h2---------
-----4------------- -2---2-------2--- --h4-2-------2---
-2---------2------- ----------------- -----------------
------------------- -0-------0------- -0-------0-------
, . , . , . , . , . , . , . , .
--------0-----2--- -----2-----------
------------------ -----------3p0---
------------------ ---------------0- D.S. $
------2-------2--- -----2-------2--- al Coda
------------------ -----------------
--0-------0------- -0-------0-------
Coda
[Am], . , . , . , . , . , . [E7], . , . [Am], . , . , . , .
-5---7---8--10--- -8-------7-----5- -5---------------
----------------- ----------------- -----------------
-5---7---9--10--- -9-------7------- -5---------------
----------------- ----------------- -----------------
-0--------------- ----------------- -0---------------
----------------- ---------0------- -----------------
\\\\ John Kean
OO ~~~~~~~~~
< ) keanj@agresearch.cri.nz
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