If You Know What I Mean - Neil Diamond.
I'm amazed that this great Diamond song has'nt been previously tabbed before here.
This is my interpretation and may not reflect the actual recording.
(Capo 2)
[C]When the night retur[G7]ns just like a frien[C]d.......
[F]When the evening c[G7]omes to set me fre[C]e............
[F]When the qui[G7]et hours that wait........
[Am]Beyond [Em]the d[F]ay m[C]ake .[F].............
Peaceful [Dm7]sounds in m[G]e ....[G6]....[G7]...........
[C]Took a drag from my [G7]last cigarrette[C] ........
[F]Took a drink from a [G7]glass of old red wi[C]ne.......
[F]I closed my e[G7]yes and I could ......
[Am]Make [Em]it r[F]eal [C]and
[F]Feel it [Dm7]one more time[G7] ........
CHORUS:
[Am]Can You hear it Babe?.........(Riff1)
[G7]Can you hear it Babe?.........(Riff2)
From [F]another Time From [C]another place
Can you r[G]emember it Babe?[G7][G]
[C]And the radio played like a carnival [Dm7]tune
As we lay in our bed in the other [C]room
When we gave it away for the sake of a d[F]ream
[F]In a penny arcade...................
C D Dm C
If you know what I mean...................If you know what I mean Babe...
[C].....[F]......[C]...............................
[C]Heres to the s[G7]ongs we used to s[C]ing......[C/G]..
[F]and heres to the ti[G7]mes we used to k[C]now.....[C/G]......
[F]Its hard to hol[G7]d them
In our a[Am]rms a[Em]gai[F]n [C]but[F]
[F]Hard to let [Dm7]them go[G7].
[Am]Do You hear it Babe?.........(Riff1)
[G7]Do you hear it Babe?.........(Riff2)
It was[F] another Time It w[C]as another place
Do you re[G]member it Babe?[G7][G][G7][G][G7][G]
Repeat Chorus.
[C]And the radio played like a carnival [Dm7]tune
As we lay in our bed in the other [C]room
When we gave it away for the sake of a d[F]ream
[F]In a penny arcade...................
C D Dm C
If you know what I mean...................If you know what I mean
End '''''
[F]............If you know what I [C]mean[F]
[F]If you know what I [C]mean Babe.[F]
F C D Dm C.
If you know what I mean Babe
RiFF1 (Am)
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---2--0---2--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------0----------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Riff2 (G7)
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----2---0---2---------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------3-----------------------------------------------|
D C shape and slide up three frets to the fourth fret and mute E1
Tabbed by Bob. I'd welcome any comments
I'm amazed that this great Diamond song has'nt been previously tabbed before here.
This is my interpretation and may not reflect the actual recording.
(Capo 2)
[C]When the night retur[G7]ns just like a frien[C]d.......
[F]When the evening c[G7]omes to set me fre[C]e............
[F]When the qui[G7]et hours that wait........
[Am]Beyond [Em]the d[F]ay m[C]ake .[F].............
Peaceful [Dm7]sounds in m[G]e ....[G6]....[G7]...........
[C]Took a drag from my [G7]last cigarrette[C] ........
[F]Took a drink from a [G7]glass of old red wi[C]ne.......
[F]I closed my e[G7]yes and I could ......
[Am]Make [Em]it r[F]eal [C]and
[F]Feel it [Dm7]one more time[G7] ........
CHORUS:
[Am]Can You hear it Babe?.........(Riff1)
[G7]Can you hear it Babe?.........(Riff2)
From [F]another Time From [C]another place
Can you r[G]emember it Babe?[G7][G]
[C]And the radio played like a carnival [Dm7]tune
As we lay in our bed in the other [C]room
When we gave it away for the sake of a d[F]ream
[F]In a penny arcade...................
C D Dm C
If you know what I mean...................If you know what I mean Babe...
[C].....[F]......[C]...............................
[C]Heres to the s[G7]ongs we used to s[C]ing......[C/G]..
[F]and heres to the ti[G7]mes we used to k[C]now.....[C/G]......
[F]Its hard to hol[G7]d them
In our a[Am]rms a[Em]gai[F]n [C]but[F]
[F]Hard to let [Dm7]them go[G7].
[Am]Do You hear it Babe?.........(Riff1)
[G7]Do you hear it Babe?.........(Riff2)
It was[F] another Time It w[C]as another place
Do you re[G]member it Babe?[G7][G][G7][G][G7][G]
Repeat Chorus.
[C]And the radio played like a carnival [Dm7]tune
As we lay in our bed in the other [C]room
When we gave it away for the sake of a d[F]ream
[F]In a penny arcade...................
C D Dm C
If you know what I mean...................If you know what I mean
End '''''
[F]............If you know what I [C]mean[F]
[F]If you know what I [C]mean Babe.[F]
F C D Dm C.
If you know what I mean Babe
RiFF1 (Am)
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---2--0---2--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------0----------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Riff2 (G7)
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----2---0---2---------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------3-----------------------------------------------|
D C shape and slide up three frets to the fourth fret and mute E1
Tabbed by Bob. I'd welcome any comments