Don Quixote Gordon Lightfoot
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DON QUIXOTE - Gordon Lightfoot
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Tabbed by: He-Man Dan
Email: heman_dan@hotmail.com
Notes: Capo at the second fret to play this song.
I'm not sure if this is the way Gordon played it, but it sounds really good anyway.
And thanks heaps to whoever it was who wrote down the chords to the song. It was a
big help. If I had your name I would use it to give you credit for a lot of the stuff
here including the lyrics.
Intro and Fill Break:
[A] [G] [D] [A] [E] [A]
e|-5----3----2h3p2--0---|-5------5------4-5-| B|-5----5----3------1---|-5----5---5----5-5-| G|---6----6-----------1-|----6-------6--4-6-| D|----------------------|-------------------| A|----------------------|-------------------| E|----------------------|-------------------|
Verse:
[A] [D/A] [A] [E/A] [A]
e|------------------------|------------------------| B|----------1----3----1---|----------1----5----1---| G|------1--------2----1---|------1--------4----1---| D|----1-------1----4----1-|----1-------1----1----1-| A|-0------0---------------|-0------0---------------| E|------------------------|------------------------|
Through the woodlands... comes a horseman...
[A] [D/A] [A] [E/A] [A]
e|------------------------|------------------------| B|----------1----3----1---|----------1----5----1---| G|------1--------2----1---|------1--------4----1---| D|----1-------1----4----1-|----1-------1----1----1-| A|-0------0---------------|-0------0---------------| E|------------------------|------------------------|
Tilting at... who can the brave...
[A] [D/A] [A] [E/A] [A]
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He is wild, but... He is strong, but...
[A] [D/A] [A] [E/A] [A] [E7/A] [A]
e|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------| B|----------1----3----1---|----------1----5----1---|----------1----3----1---| G|------1--------2----1---|------1--------4----1---|------1--------4----1---| D|----1-------1----4----1-|----1-------1----1----1-|----1-------1----2----1-| A|-0------0---------------|-0------0---------------|-0------0---------------| E|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
He is cruel, but He is wise, but... (Lead in to chorus)
Chorus 1 & 2:
[Esus2] [Dsus2]
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Reaching for his... takes a battered book...
[A] [Esus2]
e|----------------------------|----------2-------------2---| B|----------1-------------1---|------5-------------5-------| G|------1-------------1-------|----4-------4-----4-------4-| D|----1-------1-----1-------1-|-2------2------2------2-----| A|-0------0------0------0-----|----------------------------| E|----------------------------|----------------------------|
hands, and standing like a...
[Dsus2] [A]
e|----------0-------------0---|----------------------------| B|------3-------------3-------|----------1-------------1---| G|----2-------2-----2-------2-|------1-------------1-------| D|-0------0------0------0-----|----1-------1-----1-------1-| A|----------------------------|-0------0------0------0-----| E|----------------------------|----------------------------|
shouts across the ocean... shore till he can...
[E] [E7]
e|----------------------------| B|----------0-------------3---| G|------1-------------1-------| D|----2-------2-----2-------2-| A|----------------------------| E|-0------0------0------0-----|
more. (Lead into next verse)
Chorus 3:
[Esus2] [Dsus2]
e|----------2-------------2---|----------0-------------0---| B|------5-------------5-------|------3-------------3-------| G|----4-------4-----4-------4-|----2-------2-----2-------2-| D|-2------2------2------2-----|-0------0------0------0-----| A|----------------------------|----------------------------| E|----------------------------|----------------------------|
Reaching for his... takes a tarnished cross...
[A] [Esus2]
e|----------------------------|----------2-------------2---| B|----------1-------------1---|------5-------------5-------| G|------1-------------1-------|----4-------4-----4-------4-| D|----1-------1-----1-------1-|-2------2------2------2-----| A|-0------0------0------0-----|----------------------------| E|----------------------------|----------------------------|
hands. Then standing like a...
[Dsus2] [A]
e|----------0-------------0---|----------------------------| B|------3-------------3-------|----------1-------------1---| G|----2-------2-----2-------2-|------1-------------1-------| D|-0------0------0------0-----|----1-------1-----1-------1-| A|----------------------------|-0------0------0------0-----| E|----------------------------|----------------------------|
shouts across the ocean... shore.
[Esus2] [Dsus2]
e|----------2-------------2---|----------0-------------0---| B|------5-------------5-------|------3-------------3-------| G|----4-------4-----4-------4-|----2-------2-----2-------2-| D|-2------2------2------2-----|-0------0------0------0-----| A|----------------------------|----------------------------| E|----------------------------|----------------------------|
In a blaze of tangled... gallops off across...
[A] [E]
e|----------------------------|----------------------------| B|----------1-------------1---|----------0-------------0---| G|------1-------------1-------|------1-------------1-------| D|----1-------1-----1-------1-|----2-------2-----2-------2-| A|-0------0------0------0-----|----------------------------| E|----------------------------|-0------0------0------0-----|
plain, In vain... again, where no...
[D]
e|----------------------------|----------------------------| B|----------3-------------3---|----------3-----3-----------| G|------2-------------2-------|------2---------2-----------| D|----0-------0-----0-------0-|----0-------0---0-----------| A|-0------0------0------0-----|-0------0-------0-----------| E|----------------------------|----------------------------|
hear. (Pause)
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Those are all of the breaks so far as I can tell. Now here's how you put them in order.
There will be some verses that go longer than others, so watch the chords and apply the correct break.
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INTRO:
[A] [G] [D] [A] [E] [A]
VERSE 1:
[A]Through the woodlands [D/A]through the [A]valley comes a horseman [E/A]wild and [A]free.
Tilting at the [D/A]windmills [A]passing, who can the brave young [E/A]horseman [A]be?
He is wild, but [D/A]he is [A]mellow. He is strong, but [E/A]he is [A]weak.
He is cruel, but [D/A]he is [A]gentle. He is wise, but [E/A]he is [A]meek.[E7/A] [A]
CHORUS 1:
[Esus2]Reaching for his saddlebags he [Dsus2]takes a battered book into his [A]hands.
[Esus2]Standing like a prophet bold he [Dsus2]shouts across the ocean to the [A]shore,
Till he can shout no [E]more.[E7]
VERSE 2:
[A]I have come o'er [D/A]moor and [A]mountain like a hawk u[E/A]pon the [A]wing.
I was once a [D/A]shining [A]knight who was the guardian [E/A]of a [A]king.
I have searched the [D/A]whole world [A]over looking for a [E/A]place to [A]sleep.
I have seen the [D/A]strong sur[A]vive, and I have seen the [E/A]lean grow [A]weak.
PLAY INTRO:
[A] [G] [D] [A] [E] [A]
VERSE 3:
[A]See the children [D/A]of the [A]earth who wake to find the [E/A]table [A]bare.
See the gentry [D/A]in the [A]country riding off to [E/A]take the [A]air.[E7/A] [A]
CHORUS 2:
[Esus2]Reaching for his saddlebags he [Dsus2]takes a rusty sword into his [A]hands.
Then [Esus2]striking up a knightly pose he [Dsus2]shouts across the ocean to the [A]shore,
Till he can shout no [E]more.[E7]
VERSE 4:
[A]See the jailer [D/A]with his [A]key who locks away all [E/A]trace of [A]sin.
See the judge u[D/A]pon the [A]bench who tries the case as [E/A]best he [A]can.
See the wise and [D/A]wicked [A]ones who feed upon life's [E/A]sacred [A]fire.
See the soldier [D/A]with his [A]gun who must be dead to [E/A]be ad[A]mired.
PLAY INTRO:
[A] [G] [D] [A] [E] [A]
VERSE 5:
[A]See the man who [D/A]tips the [A]needle. See the man who [E/A]buys and [A]sells.
See the one who [D/A]puts the [A]collar on the ones who [E/A]dare not [A]tell.
See the drunkard [D/A]in the [A]tavern stemming gold to [E/A]make ends [A]meet.
See the youth in [D/A]ghetto [A]black condemned to life [E/A]upon the [A]street.[E7] [A]
CHORUS 3:
[Esus2]Reaching for his saddle bags he [Dsus2]takes a tarnished cross into his [A]hands.
Then [Esus2]standing like a preacher now he [Dsus2]shouts across the ocean to the [A]shore.
Then [Esus]in a blaze of tangled hooves he [Dsus2]gallops off the across the dusty [A]plain,
In vain search [E]again, where no one will [D]hear. (Pause)
VERSE 6:
[A]Through the woodlands [D/A]through the [A]valley comes a horseman [E/A]wild and [A]free.
Tilting at the [D/A]windmills [A]passing, who can the brave young [E/A]horseman [A]be?
He is wild, but [D/A]he is [A]mellow. He is strong, but [E/A]he is [A]weak.
He is cruel, but [D/A]he is [A]gentle. He is wise, but [E/A]he is [A]meek.
PLAY INTRO:
[A] [G] [D] [A] [E] [A]
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