Things Behind the Sun Nick Drake
Things behind the sun - Nick Drake Album - Pink moon I think this version of this song is more accurate than the one recently posted -- the words are shamelessly plagiarised though... Altered Tuning: DGDDAD Capo 6th fret. Intro:- D---------|--------|--------|--------| A-----0--0|----0--0|----0--0|----0---| D-----0--0|----0--0|----0--0|-----0-0| D-----0--0|----0--0|----0--0|------0-| G-0-0-----|0-0-----|0-0-----|0-0-----| D---------|--------|--------|--------| D---------|--------|--------|--------| A-----1--1|----1---|----0--0|----0--0| D-----0--0|----0---|----0--0|----0--0| D-----0--0|----0---|----0--0|----0--0| G-0-0-----|0-0--0h2|--------|--------| D---------|--------|0-0-----|0-0-----| D---------|--------|--------|--------| A-----0--0|----0---|----0--0|----0--0| D-----0--0|----0---|----5--5|----4--4| D-----0--0|----0---|----0--0|----0--0| G---------|-----0h2|--------|--------| D-1-1-----|1-1-----|0-0-----|0-0-----| [Theme one:-] || D---------|--------|--------|--------| || A-----1--1|----1---|----0--0|----0--0| ||. D-----0--0|----0---|----0--0|----0--0| ||. D-----0--0|----0---|----0--0|----0--0| || G-0-0-----|0-0--0h2|--------|--------| || D---------|--------|0-0-----|0-0-----| D---------|--------|--------|--------| || A-----0--0|----0---|----0--0|----0--0| || D-----0--0|----0---|----5--5|----4--4| .|| D-----0--0|----0---|----0--0|----0--0| .|| G---------|-----0h2|--------|--------| || D-1-1-----|1-1-----|0-0-----|0-0-----| || D---------|--------|--------|--------| A-----0--0|----0---|----0--0|----0--0| D-----0--0|----0---|----5--5|----4--4| D-----0--0|----0---|----0--0|----0--0| G---------|-----0h2|--------|--------| D-1-1-----|1-1-----|0-0-----|0-0-----| Please beware of them that stare they'll only smile to see you while your time away And once you've seen what they have been to win the earth just won't seem worth your night or your day who'll hear what I say Look around you find the ground is not so far from where you are but don't too wise For down below they never grow they're always tired and charms are hired from out of their eyes never surprise [theme two:-] D---------|--------|--------|--------| A-----2--2|----0--0|----2--2|----3--3| D-----0--0|----0--0|----0--0|----0--0| D-----0--0|----0--0|----0--0|----0--0| G-0-0-----|0-0-----|0-0-----|0-0-----| D---------|--------|--------|--------| D---------|--------|--------|--------| A-----1--1|----1--1|----1--1|----0h1-| D-----0--0|----0--0|----0--0|----0-0-| D-----0--0|----0--0|----0--0|----0-0-| G---------|--------|--------|--------| D-3-3-----|3-3-----|3-2-----|2-------| [repeat] Take your time and you'll be fine And say a prayer for people there who live on the floor And it you see what's meant to be Don't name the day or try to say it happened before [Theme one] Don't be shy you'll learn to fly and see the sun when day is done if only you see Just what you are beneath the star that came to stay one rainy day in autumn for free yes, be what you'll be Please beware of them that stare they'll only smile to see you while your time away And once you've seen what they have been to win the earth just won't seem worth your night or your day who'll hear what I say [Theme two] Open up the broken cup let goodly sin and sunshine in yes that's today And open wide the hymns you hide you find reknown while people frown at things that you say [Theme three:-] D---------|--------|--------|--------| A-----0--0|----0---|----0--0|----0--0| D-----0--0|----0---|----5--5|----4--4| D-----0--0|----0---|----0--0|----0--0| G---------|-----0h2|--------|--------| D-1-1-----|1-1-----|0-0-----|0-0-----| but say what you say About the farmers and the fun And the things behind the sun And the people in your head who say everything's been said And the movement in your brain sends you out into the rain [I end like this:-] D---------|--------|--------|--------| A-----2---|----0---|----3---|----2---| D-----0---|----0---|----0---|----0---| D-----0---|----0---|----0---|----0---| G-0-0-----|0-------|0-------|0-------| D---------|--------|--------|--------| Mike Healey michael.healey@balliol.oxford.ac.uk =========== Mike H. =========== michael.healey@balliol.oxford.ac.uk Things behind the sun - Nick Drake Album - Pink moon I think this version of this song is more accurate than the one recently posted -- the words are shamelessly plagiarised though... Altered Tuning: DGDDAD Capo 6th fret. Intro:- D---------|--------|--------|--------| A-----0--0|----0--0|----0--0|----0---| D-----0--0|----0--0|----0--0|-----0-0| D-----0--0|----0--0|----0--0|------0-| G-0-0-----|0-0-----|0-0-----|0-0-----| D---------|--------|--------|--------| D---------|--------|--------|--------| A-----1--1|----1---|----0--0|----0--0| D-----0--0|----0---|----0--0|----0--0| D-----0--0|----0---|----0--0|----0--0| G-0-0-----|0-0--0h2|--------|--------| D---------|--------|0-0-----|0-0-----| D---------|--------|--------|--------| A-----0--0|----0---|----0--0|----0--0| D-----0--0|----0---|----5--5|----4--4| D-----0--0|----0---|----0--0|----0--0| G---------|-----0h2|--------|--------| D-1-1-----|1-1-----|0-0-----|0-0-----| [Theme one:-] || D---------|--------|--------|--------| || A-----1--1|----1---|----0--0|----0--0| ||. D-----0--0|----0---|----0--0|----0--0| ||. D-----0--0|----0---|----0--0|----0--0| || G-0-0-----|0-0--0h2|--------|--------| || D---------|--------|0-0-----|0-0-----| D---------|--------|--------|--------| || A-----0--0|----0---|----0--0|----0--0| || D-----0--0|----0---|----5--5|----4--4| .|| D-----0--0|----0---|----0--0|----0--0| .|| G---------|-----0h2|--------|--------| || D-1-1-----|1-1-----|0-0-----|0-0-----| || D---------|--------|--------|--------| A-----0--0|----0---|----0--0|----0--0| D-----0--0|----0---|----5--5|----4--4| D-----0--0|----0---|----0--0|----0--0| G---------|-----0h2|--------|--------| D-1-1-----|1-1-----|0-0-----|0-0-----| Please beware of them that stare they'll only smile to see you while your time away And once you've seen what they have been to win the earth just won't seem worth your night or your day who'll hear what I say Look around you find the ground is not so far from where you are but don't too wise For down below they never grow they're always tired and charms are hired from out of their eyes never surprise [theme two:-] D---------|--------|--------|--------| A-----2--2|----0--0|----2--2|----3--3| D-----0--0|----0--0|----0--0|----0--0| D-----0--0|----0--0|----0--0|----0--0| G-0-0-----|0-0-----|0-0-----|0-0-----| D---------|--------|--------|--------| D---------|--------|--------|--------| A-----1--1|----1--1|----1--1|----0h1-| D-----0--0|----0--0|----0--0|----0-0-| D-----0--0|----0--0|----0--0|----0-0-| G---------|--------|--------|--------| D-3-3-----|3-3-----|3-2-----|2-------| [repeat] Take your time and you'll be fine And say a prayer for people there who live on the floor And it you see what's meant to be Don't name the day or try to say it happened before [Theme one] Don't be shy you'll learn to fly and see the sun when day is done if only you see Just what you are beneath the star that came to stay one rainy day in autumn for free yes, be what you'll be Please beware of them that stare they'll only smile to see you while your time away And once you've seen what they have been to win the earth just won't seem worth your night or your day who'll hear what I say [Theme two] Open up the broken cup let goodly sin and sunshine in yes that's today And open wide the hymns you hide you find reknown while people frown at things that you say [Theme three:-] D---------|--------|--------|--------| A-----0--0|----0---|----0--0|----0--0| D-----0--0|----0---|----5--5|----4--4| D-----0--0|----0---|----0--0|----0--0| G---------|-----0h2|--------|--------| D-1-1-----|1-1-----|0-0-----|0-0-----| but say what you say About the farmers and the fun And the things behind the sun And the people in your head who say everything's been said And the movement in your brain sends you out into the rain [I end like this:-] D---------|--------|--------|--------| A-----2---|----0---|----3---|----2---| D-----0---|----0---|----0---|----0---| D-----0---|----0---|----0---|----0---| G-0-0-----|0-------|0-------|0-------| D---------|--------|--------|--------| Mike Healey michael.healey@balliol.oxford.ac.uk =========== Mike H. =========== michael.healey@balliol.oxford.ac.uk Things behind the sun - Nick Drake Album - Pink moon I have figured out how I can play that song and not what Nick's doing. First of all, I'm not so good at playing, and second, I can't hear it exact enough. Basically this means that I got the chords right but the picking wrong. (He's playing so many more notes). Any suggestions welcome. Intro and first theme: E ----1---|----1---|----0---|----0---|----0---|----0---|----0---|----0---| B ----3---|----3---|----2---|----2---|----1---|----1---|----2---|----2---| G ----2---|----2---|----2---|----2---|----0---|----0---|----2---|----2---| D 0-0-----|0-0--0h2|----0---|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------| A --------|--------|0-0-----|0-0---0-|1-1-----|1-1--1h3|0-0-----|0-0-----| E --------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------| Dm Dm A A C/Bb C/Bb A A Dm Please beware of them that stare A they'll only smile to see you while C/Bb your time away A And once you've seen what they have been to win the earth just won't seem worth your night or your day who'll hear what I say (repeat C/Bb and A) Look around you find the ground is not so far from where you are but don't too wise For down below they never grow they're always tired and charms are hired from out of their eyes never surprise theme two: E ----2---|----3----|----2---|--3-----|----0---|----0---|----0---|----0---| B ----3---|----3----|----3---|--3-----|----1---|----1---|----2---|----2---| G ----2---|----2----|----2---|--2-----|----0---|----0---|----0---|----0---| D 0-0-----|0-0------|0-0-----|0---0---|--------|--------|--------|--------| A --------|---------|--------|------0-|1-1-----|1-1--1h3|0-0-----|0-0-----| E --------|---------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------| D Dsus4 D Dsus4 C/Bb C/Bb A A D Dsus4 Take your time and you'll be fine D Dsus4 And say a prayer for people there C/Bb who live on the floor A And it you see what's meant to be Don't name the day or try to say it happened before <instrumental theme - since this is even more difficult I just skip it, suggestions?> Theme one: Don't be shy you'll learn to fly and see the sun when day is done if only you see Just what you are beneath the star that came to stay one rainy day in autumn for free yes, be what you'll be Please beware of them that stare they'll only smile to see you while your time away And once you've seen what they have been to win the earth just won't seem worth your night or your day who'll hear what I say Theme two: Open up the broken cup let goodly sin and sunshine in yes that's today And open wide the hymns you hide you find reknown while people frown at things that you say Theme three: Previous picking on chords C/Bb and A: C/Bb A but say what you say C/Bb A About the farmers and the fun C/Bb A (etc.) And the things behind the sun And the people in your head who say everything's been said And the movement in your brain sends you out into the rain I end like this: E ----2---|----3----|----7---|5-------|--------|--------|--------|--------| B ----3---|----3----|----8---|7-------|--------|--------|--------|--------| G ----2---|----2----|----7---|7-------|--------|--------|--------|--------| D 0-0-----|0-0------|0-0-0---|0-------|--------|--------|--------|--------| A --------|---------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------| E --------|---------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------| D Dsus4 G/D A Nick doesn't go that many frets up, but I like what I do so.. I haven't figured what he does. Any comments, suggestions can be mailed to : bike@hacktic.nl or posted in this newsgroup.
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