John Hartford - This eve of parting
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Tuning: E A D G B E
This Eve of Parting
John Hartford
From 'The Love Album'
Tabbed by: turnersamanthat
//Verses and chorus use the same tablature
//Standard Tuning
[Intro]
Gb Gb/F B Db
e|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------11-------------11------------9-----------9-----|
G|-----------11-------------11------------8-----------8-----|
D|-------11------11-----11------11-----9-----9-----9-----9--|
A|----9--------------8--------------6-----------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------9-----------|
Gb Gb/F B Db
e|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------11-------------11------------9-----------9-----|
G|-----------11-------------11------------8-----------8-----|
D|-------11------11-----11------11-----9-----9-----9-----9--|
A|----9--------------8--------------6-----------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------9-----------|
[Chorus]
It's hard to think this eve of parting
Gb Gb/F B Db
e|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------11-------------11------------9-----------9-----|
G|-----------11-------------11------------8-----------8-----|
D|-------11------11-----11------11-----9-----9-----9-----9--|
A|----9--------------8--------------6-----------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------9-----------|
Turns to sand of summer gone
Gb Gb/F B Db
e|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------11-------------11------------9-----------9-----|
G|-----------11-------------11------------8-----------8-----|
D|-------11------11-----11------11-----9-----9-----9-----9--|
A|----9--------------8--------------6-----------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------9-----------|
e|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------9-----------9-----------9-----------------------|
G|----------8-----------8-----------8-----------------------|
D|-------9-----9-----9-----9-----9-----9--------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
E|----9-----------9-----------9-----------------------------|
When both our minds are warped with parting
Gb Gb/F B Db
e|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------11-------------11------------9-----------9-----|
G|-----------11-------------11------------8-----------8-----|
D|-------11------11-----11------11-----9-----9-----9-----9--|
A|----9--------------8--------------6-----------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------9-----------|
Break the thought of nights alone
Gb Gb/F B Db
e|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------11-------------11------------9-----------9-----|
G|-----------11-------------11------------8-----------8-----|
D|-------11------11-----11------11-----9-----9-----9-----9--|
A|----9--------------8--------------6-----------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------9-----------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------9-----------9-----------9----------------------|
G|----------8-----------8-----------8----------------------|
D|-------9-----9-----9-----9-----9-----9-------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|----9-----------9-----------9----------------------------|
[Verse 1]
Maybe I should turn to silence
Gb Gb/F B Db
e|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------11-------------11------------9-----------9-----|
G|-----------11-------------11------------8-----------8-----|
D|-------11------11-----11------11-----9-----9-----9-----9--|
A|----9--------------8--------------6-----------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------9-----------|
Tell myself I didn't care
Gb Gb/F B Db
e|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------11-------------11------------9-----------9-----|
G|-----------11-------------11------------8-----------8-----|
D|-------11------11-----11------11-----9-----9-----9-----9--|
A|----9--------------8--------------6-----------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------9-----------|
e|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------9-----------9-----------9-----------------------|
G|----------8-----------8-----------8-----------------------|
D|-------9-----9-----9-----9-----9-----9--------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
E|----9-----------9-----------9-----------------------------|
Curse the thought of your existence
Gb Gb/F B Db
e|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------11-------------11------------9-----------9-----|
G|-----------11-------------11------------8-----------8-----|
D|-------11------11-----11------11-----9-----9-----9-----9--|
A|----9--------------8--------------6-----------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------9-----------|
Loving every flaxon hair
Gb Gb/F B Db
e|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------11-------------11------------9-----------9-----|
G|-----------11-------------11------------8-----------8-----|
D|-------11------11-----11------11-----9-----9-----9-----9--|
A|----9--------------8--------------6-----------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------9-----------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------9-----------9-----------9----------------------|
G|----------8-----------8-----------8----------------------|
D|-------9-----9-----9-----9-----9-----9-------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|----9-----------9-----------9----------------------------|
[Bridge]
Flesh cries out, "don't move don't leave me"
Abm Db
e|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------9-----------9-----------9-----------9-----------|
G|----------8-----------8-----------8-----------8-----------|
D|-------9-----9-----9-----9-----9-----9-----9--------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
E|----7-----------7-----------9-----------9-----------------|
Conscience runs till out of breath
Abm Db
e|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------9-----------9-----------9-----------9-----------|
G|----------8-----------8-----------8-----------8-----------|
D|-------9-----9-----9-----9-----9-----9-----9--------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
E|----7-----------7-----------9-----------9-----------------|
Sunrise pregnant with your leaving
Gb Gb/F B Db
e|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------11-------------11------------9-----------9-----|
G|-----------11-------------11------------8-----------8-----|
D|-------11------11-----11------11-----9-----9-----9-----9--|
A|----9--------------8--------------6-----------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------9-----------|
Creeping in like certain death
Gb Gb/F B Db
e|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------11-------------11------------9-----------9-----|
G|-----------11-------------11------------8-----------8-----|
D|-------11------11-----11------11-----9-----9-----9-----9--|
A|----9--------------8--------------6-----------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------9-----------|
e|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------9-----------9-----------9-----------------------|
G|----------8-----------8-----------8-----------------------|
D|-------9-----9-----9-----9-----9-----9--------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
E|----9-----------9-----------9-----------------------------|
[Verse 2]
The pattern of the bird of love
Gb Gb/F B Db
e|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------11-------------11------------9-----------9-----|
G|-----------11-------------11------------8-----------8-----|
D|-------11------11-----11------11-----9-----9-----9-----9--|
A|----9--------------8--------------6-----------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------9-----------|
That's wheelin' on its dizzy way
Gb Gb/F B Db
e|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------11-------------11------------9-----------9-----|
G|-----------11-------------11------------8-----------8-----|
D|-------11------11-----11------11-----9-----9-----9-----9--|
A|----9--------------8--------------6-----------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------9-----------|
e|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------9-----------9-----------9-----------------------|
G|----------8-----------8-----------8-----------------------|
D|-------9-----9-----9-----9-----9-----9--------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
E|----9-----------9-----------9-----------------------------|
Tears me down to basic sorrow
Gb Gb/F B Db
e|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------11-------------11------------9-----------9-----|
G|-----------11-------------11------------8-----------8-----|
D|-------11------11-----11------11-----9-----9-----9-----9--|
A|----9--------------8--------------6-----------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------9-----------|
Useless for another day
Gb Gb/F B Db
e|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------11-------------11------------9-----------9-----|
G|-----------11-------------11------------8-----------8-----|
D|-------11------11-----11------11-----9-----9-----9-----9--|
A|----9--------------8--------------6-----------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------9-----------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------9-----------9-----------9----------------------|
G|----------8-----------8-----------8----------------------|
D|-------9-----9-----9-----9-----9-----9-------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|----9-----------9-----------9----------------------------|
[Chorus]
It's hard to think this eve of parting
Gb Gb/F B Db
e|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------11-------------11------------9-----------9-----|
G|-----------11-------------11------------8-----------8-----|
D|-------11------11-----11------11-----9-----9-----9-----9--|
A|----9--------------8--------------6-----------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------9-----------|
Turns to sand of summer gone
Gb Gb/F B Db
e|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------11-------------11------------9-----------9-----|
G|-----------11-------------11------------8-----------8-----|
D|-------11------11-----11------11-----9-----9-----9-----9--|
A|----9--------------8--------------6-----------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------9-----------|
e|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------9-----------9-----------9-----------------------|
G|----------8-----------8-----------8-----------------------|
D|-------9-----9-----9-----9-----9-----9--------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
D|----9-----------9-----------9-----------------------------|
When both our minds are warped with parting
Gb Gb/F B Db
e|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------11-------------11------------9-----------9-----|
G|-----------11-------------11------------8-----------8-----|
D|-------11------11-----11------11-----9-----9-----9-----9--|
A|----9--------------8--------------6-----------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------9-----------|
Break the thought of nights alone
Gb Gb/F B Db
e|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------11-------------11------------9-----------9-----|
G|-----------11-------------11------------8-----------8-----|
D|-------11------11-----11------11-----9-----9-----9-----9--|
A|----9--------------8--------------6-----------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------9-----------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------9-----------9-----------9----------------------|
G|----------8-----------8-----------8----------------------|
D|-------9-----9-----9-----9-----9-----9-------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|----9-----------9-----------9----------------------------|
[Bridge]
Flesh cries out, "don't move don't leave me"
Abm Db
e|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------9-----------9-----------9-----------9-----------|
G|----------8-----------8-----------8-----------8-----------|
D|-------9-----9-----9-----9-----9-----9-----9--------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
E|----7-----------7-----------9-----------9-----------------|
Conscience runs till out of breath
Abm Db
e|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------9-----------9-----------9-----------9-----------|
G|----------8-----------8-----------8-----------8-----------|
D|-------9-----9-----9-----9-----9-----9-----9--------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
E|----7-----------7-----------9-----------9-----------------|
Sunrise pregnant with your leaving
Gb Gb/F B Db
e|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------11-------------11------------9-----------9-----|
G|-----------11-------------11------------8-----------8-----|
D|-------11------11-----11------11-----9-----9-----9-----9--|
A|----9--------------8--------------6-----------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------9-----------|
Creeping in like certain death
Gb Gb/F B Db
e|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------11-------------11------------9-----------9-----|
G|-----------11-------------11------------8-----------8-----|
D|-------11------11-----11------11-----9-----9-----9-----9--|
A|----9--------------8--------------6-----------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------9-----------|
e|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------9-----------9-----------9-----------------------|
G|----------8-----------8-----------8-----------------------|
D|-------9-----9-----9-----9-----9-----9--------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
E|----9-----------9-----------9-----------------------------|