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Boy Child by Scott Walker From the album Scott 4 Tabbed by Lee (melodylee84@yahoo.co.uk) Hello, this is a fairly loose attempt at tabbing Scott Walker's 'Boy Child' for guitar, ideally some spacey sound that would carry fairly minimal chord parts and those lovely melodies. There are some recommended chord voicings at the bottom of the page - they're meant to be minimal and kind of in line with the strings. Hope this is useful to somebody... Lee x Chords: C* G* Bm E6sus4 C Bb E||----0---(7)---7----12----8-----6----|| B||----1----8----7----10----8-----6----|| G||----0----7----7----9-----9-----7----|| D||----2----9----9----11----10----8----|| A||----3----10---9----------10----8----|| E||----3---------7----0-----8-----6----|| Intro: C* G* C* G* E||------------------------9-10~--12-10~-----------------------------|| B||---------7-8~--8-10~-12---------------13-12~-10~-10---------------|| G||--5-7~-9--------------------------------------------12~-11-9~-5~--|| D||------------------------------------------------------------------|| A||------------------------------------------------------------------|| E||------------------------------------------------------------------||
C*You'll lose your way G*A boy child rides upon your back C*Take him away Through miG*rrors dark and blessed with cracks
BmThrough forgotten couE6sus4*rtyards WhCere you used to seBbarch for youth OlC*d gets a new life ReG*ach out you can touch it's true C*He's not a shadow of shadows G*Like you, you see C*Hearts hold on holding G*If you stay one, you'll stay free
BmGo seek the lE6sus4*ady CWho will give, not tBbake away C*Naked with stillness G*On the edge of dawn she stays C*Night starts to empty G*That's when her song begins C*She'll make you happy G*She'll take you deep within her
BmWindow lights for waE6sus4*nderers CHide hard in your swBbollen eyes C*Echoes of laughter G*Hide in the cities thighs C*Love catch these fragments G*Swirling through the winds of night C*What can it cost G*To give a boy child back his sight
BmExtensions through dimeE6sus4*nsions CLeave you feeling cBbold and lame C*Boy child mustn't tremble G*'cos he came without a name
Possible Verse chord phrasings: C* G* C* G* E||--(0)----------------------|--8~--12~---------|| B||--(1)--------7--8~----8~---|--8~--8~---8~-----|| G||---5~--7~--9----------7~---|--9~--9~---7~-----|| D||--(2)-----------------9~---|-----------9~-----|| A||--(3)----------------------|------------------|| E||--(3)----------------------|------------------|| C* G* C* G* E||--8~--(7)---|--8~--------|| B||--8~---8~---|--8~---8~---|| G||--9~---7~---|--9~---7~---|| D||-------9~---|-------9~---|| A||------------|------------|| E||------------|------------|| - - -