Cello Song by Nick Drake #----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------## From: Harlan L Thompson CELLO SONG- Nick Drake TUNING: D A D G D F# (capo 1st fret) or C G C G C E (capo 3rd fret) Ano3 Strange face, with your eyes D Ano3 So pale and sincere Underneath you know so well D Ano3 You have nothing to fear D Ano3 D Ano3 For the dreams that came to you when so young D Ano3 Told of a life Bm/D Ano3 Where spring is sprung Ano3 Mmmmm You would seem so frail In the cold of the night When the armies of emotion Go out to fight But while the earth sinks to its grave You sail to the sky On the crest of a wave So forget this cruel world Where I belong I'll just sit and wait And sing my song And if one day you should see me in the crowd Lend a hand and lift me To your place in the cloud Mmmmmm Mmmmmm Mmmmmm CHORDS: D Ano3 Bm/D F# -0- -3- -0-| D -0- -2- -0-| G -2- -2- -4-| D -4- -2- -0-| A -0- -0- -2-| D -0- -0- -0-| NOTE: This is extremely rough. I haven't even attempted to transcribe the picking pattern, much less the complicated intro (cos I don't know how to play it!). Any attempts with these would be greatly appreciated. (from Five Leaves Left, 1969) www.TAB6.com