Tuning:

Galveston - Glen Campbell Written by Jimmy Webb Intro: C F G Verse 1

^CGalveston, oh ^FGal-^Gves-^Cton ^Cmaj7I still hear your ^C7sea winds ^Fblowin’ ^Dm7 And ^GI still ^Cmaj7see her dark ^C7eyes ^Fglowin’ ^Dm7 She was ^Gtwenty ^Amone, when ^FI left Galves^Cton. ^F ^G

Verse 2

^CGalveston, oh ^FGal-^Gves-^Cton ^Cmaj7I still hear your ^C7sea waves ^Fcrashin’^Dm7 And ^Gwhile I ^Cmaj7watch the can^C7nons ^Fflashing ^Dm7 I ^Gclean my ^Amgun, and ^Fdream of Galves^Cton. ^F ^G

Bridge

I ^Ebstill see her standing ^Fby the ^Ebwater ^F ^GmStanding there, looking out to ^Fse^Eba And is she ^Gmwaiting ^F7there for ^Bbmaj7me? On the ^Dmbeach where we used to ^Cmrun ^F ^G

Verse 3

^CGalveston, oh ^FGal-^Gves-^Cton ^Cmaj7I am so a^C7fraid of ^Fdyin’ ^Dm7 Be^Gfore I ^Cmaj7dry the ^C7tears she’s ^Fcryin’ ^Dm7 Be^Gfore I ^Amwatch your ^Gsea birds ^Fflying ^Emin the ^Dm7sun A F C Csus4 X 4 then C At Galveston, at Galveston.

Coda: Instrumental (same as verse 2) (Optional for solo vocalist). Chords: Cmaj7 Dm7 Eb (barre chord) F (barre chord) e|-----------| e|---1-------| e|---6-------| e|---8-------| B|-----------| B|---1-------| B|---6-8-----| B|---8-10----| G|-----------| G|---2-------| G|---6-8-----| G|---8-10----| D|---2-------| D|-----------| D|---6-8-----| D|---8-10----| A|---3-------| A|-----------| A|---6-------| A|---8-------| E|-----------| E|-----------| E|---6-------| E|---8-------| Bbmaj7 C and Csus4 Note: The alternating C and Csus4 e|---1-------| e|-----------| ending to verse 3 is my own arrangement B|---1-3-----| B|---1--1----| as an alternative to the instrumental G|---1-2-----| G|-----------| coda. D|---1-3-----| D|---2--3----| A|---1-------| A|---3--3----| E|---1-------| E|---3-------| The original version as sung by Glen Campbell is in the key of F and way too high for my voice. I thought that other singers might appreciate a version in a more comfortable key, hence my transposing it to the Key of C. It is a very famous song as it is considered to be the first in a new genre from the 1960s: The “war protest” song. Written by Jimmy Webb in the late 60’s, the subject of the song in his mind was the Spanish-American war, not the Vietnam War as many assumed it was. He also wrote “By The Time I get to Phoenix”, “Wichita Lineman”, and “Honey Come Back” which have also been big hits for Glen Campbell. TAB by Yarrowyck.

Glen Campbell - Galveston