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Tuning: E A D G B E
Song: Hurdy Gurdy man
Artist: Donovan
Composer: Donovan Leitch
Album: The hurdy gurdy man
Tabbed by DJ 25th July 2016
Copy and paste this link to hear the song:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VXdQatUV8kQ
ttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jRsrDLkACTs
* Below the tab I've included the verse written by
George Harrison, which was recorded by Donovan,
but later dropped in favour of the guitar solo.
Maybe Donovan thought twice about it, as he may have
had to share the publishing credit with Harrison.
The chords in brackets are optional passing bass notes,
they add interest but are not essential
[Verse 1]
F = 133211 G/D = xx0xxx F5 = 1-3-3-x-x-x
C = x32010 G/A = x0xxxx C5 = 8-10-10-x-x-x
G = 355433 Bm/D = xx0xxx G5 = 3-5-5-x-x-x
Bm = x24432 C/E = xx2xxx N.C. = No chords
D7 = xx0212
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[Intro]
N.C.
Ooo, ooo, ooo, oo-oo, oo! FOoo, Cooo, Gooo, oo-oo, oo!G G/D G G/A Bm Bm/D
Thrown like a star in my vast sleep,
I Copen my eyes to take a peD7ep,
GTo find that I was by the seBma,
CGazing with tran - quility D7
[Verse 2]
'Twas Fthen when the hurdy Cgurdy man,
Came Gsinging songs of love,
FThen when the hurdy Cgurdy man
Came Gsinging Gsongs
[Chorus]
N.C.
...of love--- G ^ ^F5Hurdy gurdy, hur - C5dy gurdy,
Hurdy ...G5gurdy gurdy, he sang,
F5Hurdy gurdy, hur - C5dy gurdy,
Hurdy ...G5gurdy gurdy, he sang,
F5Hurdy gurdy, hur - C5dy gurdy,
Hurdy ...G5gurdy gurdy, he sang
[Link]
F5 C5 G5 G5 G5 N.C.
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^ ^ ^
[Verse 3]
GHistories of ages pastBm,
CUnenlight - ened shadows cD7ast,
GDown through all e - terni - tBmy,
The Ccrying of hu - manity D7
[Verse 4]
'Tis Fthen when the hurdy Cgurdy man,
Comes Gsinging songs of love,
FThen when the hurdy Cgurdy man,
Comes Gsinging Gsongs
[Chorus]
N.C.
...of love----! G ^ ^F5Hurdy gurdy, hur - C5dy gurdy,
Hurdy ...G5gurdy gurdy, he sang,
F5Hurdy gurdy, hurdy C5gurdy,
Hurdy gur - G5dy, hurdy gurdy, hurdy gurd,
F5Hurdy gurdy, hur - C5dy gurdy,
Hurdy ...G5gurdy gurdy, he sang
[Link]
F5 C5 G5 G5 G5 D5
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^ ^ ^
[Guitar solo]
||: F5/_/ /_/ C5/_/ /_/ | G5/_/ /_/ /_/ /_/ :|| [x7]
F5 C5 G5 G5 G5 N.C.
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^ ^ ^
[Chorus]
F5Hurdy gurdy, hur - C5dy gurdy,
Hurdy ...G5gurdy gurdy, he sang,
F5Here comes a roly - C5poly man,
He's G5singing songs of love,
F5Roly poly, rol - C5y poly, roly G5poly poly, he sang
[Chorus]
F5Hurdy gurdy, hur - C5dy gurdy,
Hurdy ...G5gurdy gurdy, he sang,
F5Hurdy gurdy, hur - C5dy gurdy,
Hurdy ...G5gurdy gurdy, he sang
[Suggestion for ending]
F5 C5 G5 G5 G5
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* [Optional unused Verse instead of the guitar solo]
GWhen the truth gets buried deBmep,
Be - Cneath a thou - sand years of D7sleep,
GTime demands a turn arouBmnd,
And Conce again the truth is D7found