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---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- City of Gold – BBM (Moore/Bruce/Hanrahan) Around the Next Dream [1994] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tabbed by: varannion Email: dm_hughes1@hotmail.com This is another Bruce/Baker/Moore number which is highly reminiscent of a classic Cream performance. In this case, ‘Crossroads’ is the track in question. It’s a standard 12-bar blues in the key of A and it is so similar to the Cream track that the lyrics and guitar solos could easily be interchanged. The song features some typically muscular guitar work by Gary Moore (Gibson Les Paul & Marshall JTM45) with more than a passing nod to EC. Tuning: standard Intro | A | A | A | A | | A | A | A | A | Verse 1

In my ^A5home of sand^D5 outside the city of gold ^A ^A Where the w^D5ind’s so burning hot but my ^D7heart remains so ^Acold I need to buy^E5 myself some answers But the^D5 truth’s alr^D7eady been sold ^A ^A

Verse 2

Well I know^A5 how to use a razor ^D5Carve my initials in the light ^A ^A Yes, I ^D5know how to use a razor ^D7Carve my initials in the ^Alight ^A ^E5Sometimes ^Ein the depths of the dark, ba^D5by ^D13I can ^D7make everything al^Aright ^A

Verse 3

In my ^A5home of sand^D5 outside the city of ^Agold ^A Well the ^D5wind’s so burning hot but my ^D7heart remains so ^Acold, yes it does ^A The ^E5shelter ^Ein your eyes, I ^D5dream a^D13bout it ^D7when I die ^A And ^Ethirst for it when I cry

Guitar solo | A | A | D | D | | A | A | E | D | | A | A | D | D | | A | A | D | D | | A | A | E | D | | A | A | Verse 4

My home^A5 of sand^D5 outside the city of ^Agold ^A Well the ^D5wind’s so burning hot but my^D5 heart remains so ^Acold ^A The ^E7shelter in your eyes, I ^D9dream about it when I die ^A And ^E5thirst for it when I cry

| A | A | A | A | Verse 5

My ^A5meal of salt^D/F# on that table ^Gof ^Astone ^A My ^Dmeal of salt on that table of ^Astone ^A Your feast’s^E7 so sweet while I^D9 thirst here all alone ^A ^A

Verse 6

My home^A5 of sand^D outside the city of ^Agold ^A Well the wi^Dnd’s so burning hot but my ^Dheart remains so ^Acold ^A I need to buy^E7 myself some aspirin But the ^D9truth’s already been sold

Gary Moore - City of gold