FLOATING ON THE LEHIGH - DEPARTMENT OF EAGLES
Tabbed by Ben Chen
November 26, 2010
Haven't seen a live performance of this song, so I have no idea how
correct this is. No doubt there are differences with the recording,
but this is more or less how I've been playing it. The chord in the
dissonant section is mighty weird, but I think it at least approximates
what that teetering atmospheric decadence sounds like on a solo
acoustic. Give it a try.
Drop D tuning (DADGBe)
1/2 step down
(repeat)
If I just left for a while, at dead dusk, a dive in the cold
CHORUS
Floating on the Le - high
Floating off the ri - ver
Floating on to Be - thlehem
Innocent pin up in bow, whispers draggin me down
[ x5 ]
Brother, breathe easy now. Nothings taking over you
The kids can all crowd around The candles on the mantle wave
kind regards regards regards regards
Ohh oh oh oh
[ x4 ]
(repeat) [ x3 ]
(repeat) [ x6 ]
But I know for all we've done
[ x2 ]
I'd never have guessed
we did this for years
CHORUS
Floating on the Le - high
Carry me to rest now
Floating on to Be - thle-
hem ...and in the night, we'll
all lay down ...and we'll let it go ...forever, and never
allowed for second tries. But my, what a quiet land
my specialty But why why
and oh, what a quiet man would try to break it, it happens to be
oh why why you insist on leaving this all to the end
I'll never know Oh oh oh oh
[ x4 ] [ x4 ]
[ x3 ]
[ x4 ]
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
Tabbed by Ben Chen
November 26, 2010
Haven't seen a live performance of this song, so I have no idea how
correct this is. No doubt there are differences with the recording,
but this is more or less how I've been playing it. The chord in the
dissonant section is mighty weird, but I think it at least approximates
what that teetering atmospheric decadence sounds like on a solo
acoustic. Give it a try.
Drop D tuning (DADGBe)
1/2 step down
e|----------------9------------------7--------------------------------|
B|-----------9-7--12------------9-7--10-------------------------------|
G|-------6-9----------------6-9---------------------------------------|
D|-----7------------------7-------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--7----------------7-7----------------------------------------------|
(repeat)
e|--------------------9---------5----------7---------5----------------|
B|---------------9----9---9-----7----------5---------7----7---7----7--|
G|--------6-9----9----9---9-----7----------7---------7----7---7----7--|
D|-----7---------7----7---7-----6----------6---------6----7---7----7--|
A|----------------------------0----------0--------------------x----x--|
D|--7-----------------------0----------0----------------------7----0--|
If I just left for a while, at dead dusk, a dive in the cold
CHORUS
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------5------------------------2------------------------------------|
G|------6--------4-----------2--(2)-----------------------------------|
D|----7----------6---------4------------------------------------------|
A|---------------5-------5-----5--------------------------------------|
D|--7-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Floating on the Le - high
Floating off the ri - ver
Floating on to Be - thlehem
e|--------(2)--------2------------5--------7---------5----------------|
B|---------2---------2------------7--------5---------7--7-------7--7--|
G|---------3---------3------------7--------7---------7--7-------7--7--|
D|-------4-4---------4------------6--------6---------6--7-------7--7--|
A|-------------------x------------0----0---0--------------------x--x--|
D|--2-4--------------4----------0--------0----------------------7--0--|
Innocent pin up in bow, whispers draggin me down
[ x5 ]
e|-----9----------------------------7---------------------------------|
B|-----9----------------------------7---------------------------------|
G|-----9----------------------------7---------------------------6-----|
D|-----11---------------------------9---------------------------7-----|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------7-7---|
D|--11----------------------------9--------------------------7------7-|
Brother, breathe easy now. Nothings taking over you
e|-----9----------------------------7---------------------------------|
B|-----9----------------------------7---------------------------------|
G|-----9----------------------------7---------------------------------|
D|-----11---------------------------9---------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--11----------------------------9-----------------------------------|
The kids can all crowd around The candles on the mantle wave
e|----------------9--------------------7------------------------------|
B|-----------9-7--12--------------9-7--10-----2---------2-------------|
G|-------6-9------------------6-9-----------3---------3---------------|
D|-----7--------------------7---------------4---------4---------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--7------------------7-7----------------4-------2-4-----------------|
kind regards regards regards regards
e|-----------------------------(5)-(5)(5)-----------------------------|
B|---------2-----2--5--7-------(7)-(7)(7)-----------------------------|
G|-------3-------3--6--8-------(7)-(7)(7)-----------------------------|
D|-------4-------4--7--9--------0---0--0------------------------------|
A|---------------x--x--x-----------------(could also play 5 here)-----|
D|--2-4--------2-4--7--9------0---0-----------------------------------|
Ohh oh oh oh
[ x4 ]
(repeat) [ x3 ]
(repeat) [ x6 ]
e|---------------------(7)----10--------------------------(5)-(5)(5)---|
B|----------------------7-----8---------------------------(7)-(5)(5)---|
G|--3-4-4-6-----7---9---7-7---7---------------------------(7)-(7)(7)---|
D|--4---4---------7---7---7---9----------------------------0---0--0----|
A|--5---5---5/9---9---9-----0-7----------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------0---0---------|
But I know for all we've done
[ x2 ]
e|---------------------(7)----10---------------------------------------|
B|----------------------7-----8----------------------------------------|
G|--3-4-4-6-----7---9---7-7---7----------------------------------------|
D|--4---4---------7---7---7---9----------------------------------------|
A|--5---5---5/9---9---9-----0-7----------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
I'd never have guessed
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------7-------5--------5------------------------------------------|
G|---------5-------7--------6------------------------------------------|
D|-------6-6-----6-6------6-6------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----6-------6--------6----------------------------------------------|
we did this for years
CHORUS
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------5------------------------2-------------------------------------|
G|------6--------4-----------2--(2)------------------------------------|
D|----7----------6---------4-------------------------------------------|
A|---------------5-------5-----5---------------------------------------|
D|--7------------------------------------------------------------------|
Floating on the Le - high
Carry me to rest now
Floating on to Be - thle-
e|---------------0--------------------------7-----7--------------------|
B|-----------------2-------2------5-7-------5-----5--------------------|
G|------3------3---------3----4/6-------(7)(7)(7)(7)-------------------|
D|------4------4---------4--------------(8)---(8)----------------------|
A|---------------------------------------5-----5-----------------------|
D|--0-4----0-4-------0-4---------------5-------------------------------|
hem ...and in the night, we'll
e|----------------------------------7-----7----------------------------|
B|----------------------------------5-----5------7---------------------|
G|------------------------------(7)(7)(7)(7)-----7---------------------|
D|------------------------------(8)---(8)--------7---------------------|
A|-------------------------------5-----5-------5-----------------------|
D|-----------------------------5-------------4-------------------------|
all lay down ...and we'll let it go ...forever, and never
e|-----------------------0---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------3----------------7------7---------7---7---------|
G|---------------------4----------------7----7-7-7-------7-7-7-7-------|
D|---------------------2-----------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------2--------------5----------------5---------------|
D|------------0-2-------------------6----------------6-----------------|
allowed for second tries. But my, what a quiet land
my specialty But why why
e|--------------------------------------(7)----------------------------|
B|--------6------6---------6---6---------7-----------------------------|
G|--------7----7-7-7-------7-7-7-7-------7-----------------------------|
D|--------5------5---------5---5---------7-----------------------------|
A|------5----------------5-------------5-------------------------------|
D|----5----------------5-------------4---------------------------------|
and oh, what a quiet man would try to break it, it happens to be
oh why why you insist on leaving this all to the end
e|------------------------0--------------7---7-----------0-------------|
B|----------------------3-------------(5)5(5)5---------3---------------|
G|----------------------4---3\2-0------7(7)7(7)--------4------3\2-0----|
D|----------------------2--------------8---8-----------2---------------|
A|----------------------2------------5-----------------2---------------|
D|--0-4---0-2----------------------5--------------0-2------------------|
I'll never know Oh oh oh oh
[ x4 ] [ x4 ]
[ x3 ]
e|-------------------------------------------(7)----10-----------------|
B|--------------------------------------------7-----8------------------|
G|------------------------3-4-4-6-----7---9---7-7---7------------------|
D|-----0---0-0------------4---4---------7---7---7---9------------------|
A|------------------------5---5---5/9---9---9-----0-7------------------|
D|--0----0-------------------------------------------------------------|
[ x4 ]
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
