Sandy Denny - Solo
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Tuning: E A D G B E
From the album "Like an old fashioned waltz" (1974).
Acoustic version on "I've Always Kept a Unicorn - The Acoustic Sandy Denny" (2016).
Listen: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d3RJWbvhi_U
The falling baselines in the verse are crucial to the song, so the bass notes must be played:
First from F sharp down to G and in the second half from G to A.
One way is to start the progression with a barre on 7th freth
e: x x x x x x 3 and then x x x x x x 5
b: 10 8 7 2 3 2 3 12 10 8 7 2 3 2
G: 7 9 7 2 5 2 0 12 7 9 7 2 5 2
D: 7 9 7 2 5 2 0 12 7 9 7 2 5 2
A: 9 7 5 4 2 0 2 10 9 7 5 4 2 0
E: x x x x x x 3 x x x x x x x
Sandy's singing in the chorus is very rubato; take the chord placements as an approximation.
[Verse 1]
GoodD/F# morninEmg, goodD afteA/C#rnoon,
and Bmwhat have you Agot to sGay?
Well I'm wGaiting,D/F# but I cEman't stay lDong,
it's A/C#such a lBmovely dAay.
There's a D/F#time Emto be tDalking A/C#
and a Bmtime when Ait's no Guse.
Right nGow I tD/F#hink the tEmhings you sDay
are A/C#liable Bmto conAfuse.
[Chorus]
I've just gDone Gsolo.
Do you Dplay Gsolo?
Ain't DlifeA a GsoDlo?
[Verse 2]
D/F#What a Emwonderful Dway to A/C#live,
She's Bmtravelling all Aover the Gworld.
Why, the Gfame and D/F#all the Emgolden
DOpporA/C#tunitiesBm unAfurled.
No D/F#time for the Emgent with the DMulliner A/C#Bentley
And Bmheaven Aknows what Gelse.
Why, he Gwouldn't D/F#even Emstand a chanDce
With A/C#all his BmoilAwells.
[Chorus]
She just Dwent soGlo.
Do you Dplay Gsolo?
Ain't DlifeA a GsoDlo?
[Verse 3]
I've D/F#always Emlived in a DmansA/C#ion
On the oBmther side Aof the mGoon.
I've aGlways D/F#kept a EmunicDorn
And I A/C#never sing Bmout of Atune.
I could D/F#tell you that the gEmrass is rDeally gA/C#reener
On the oBmther side oAf the hGill,
But I cGan't comD/F#municEmate with yDou
And I A/C#guess I Bmnever wAill.
[Chorus]
We've all gDone Gsolo.
We all Dplay Gsolo?
Ain't DlifeA G a Dsolo?