Codine by Donovan Codine Written by Donovan Leitch Tabbed by Jean-David Blanc (the 16th of December 2005) Not all variations in the strumming have been tabbed.. Chords D x00230 or 000230 A x02222 D/c x30230 F’ x332xx D/b x20230 G’ x554xx Capo 1st fret (sounding key F# major) Double dropped D tuning (D-a-d-g-b-D) Intro : D D/c D/b D : . . : . . : . . : . . : . . : . . |-------0---0-------0-0-0---|-----0-0-0-------0-0-0-0-|-0---0-----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| |-------3---3-------3-3-3---|-----3-3-3-------3-3-3-3-|-3---3-----3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| |-0h2---2---2-------2-2-2---|-----0-0-0-------0-0-0-0-|-2---2-----2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| |---------------------------|-----------------------0-|-0---0-----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| |---------------3-----------|-2-----------2-----------|-0---0-------------------| |---------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| D F’ : . . : . . : . . : . . : . . : . . |-----0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-|-----0---0-------0-0-0---|-----0-0-0-------0-0-0---| |-----3-3-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----3---3-------3-3-3---|-----3-3-3-------3-3-3---| |-----2-2-2---2-2-2-2-2-0-|h2---2---2-------2-2-2---|-----0-0-0-------0-0-0-2/| |-0---0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-|-------------------------|-----------------------3/| |-0-----------0-0-0-0-0-0-|-------------3-----------|-2-----------2---------3/| |------------(0)----------|-------------------------|-------------------------| G’ F’ D F’ G’ D D : . . : . . : . . : . . : . . : . . |-------------0---0-------|-------------0---0-------|-----0---0---------------| |-------------3---3-------|-------------3---3-------|-----3---3---------------| |/4---4-\-2---2---2-----2/|-4---4-\-2---2---2-----0-|h2---2---2---------------| |/5---5-\-3---0---0-----3/|-5---5-\-3---0---0-------|-------------------------| |/5---5-\-3---0---------3/|-5---5-\-3---0-----------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| An’ my belly…………… D /c /b D An’ my belly is cravin’, I’ve got a shakin’ in my head /c /b A I feel like I’m dyin’ an’ I wish I were dead D /c /b A If I live till tomorrow it’s gonna be a long time D /c /b D For I reel an’ I fall an’ rise on codine /c /b F’ G’ F’ D F’ G’ F’ D An’ it’s real, an’ it’s real, one more time When I was a young man I learned not to care While whiskey in fronted I often did swear My mother an’ father said whiskey is a curse But the fate of their baby is many times worse An’ it’s real, an’ it’s real, one more time You’ll forget your woman, you’ll forget about man Try it just once an’ you’ll try it again It’s sometimes you wonder an’ it’s sometimes you think That I’m a-livin’ my life with abandon to drink An’ it’s real, an’ it’s real, one more time Interlude: Only the chords of the descent have been noted, I haven’t tabbed the beginning which is a variation of the D F’ G’ pattern with a steadier strumming. These chord deviations are just my best guess; the descent fits in quite well, though.. try it and see for yourself.. g f e d# D c bb a ab D : . . : . . : . . : . . : . . : . . : . . : . . : . . : . . : . . |-/7----------|-\5----------|-\3----------|-\2----------|-\1----------|---0----- |-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|---3----- |-/7----------|-\5----------|-\3----------|-\2----------|-\1----------|---2----- |-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|---0----- |-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-0------- |-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------- Stay away from the cities, stay away from the towns Stay away from the men pushin’ the codeine ‘round Stay away from the stores where the remedy is found I’ll live a few days as a slave to codine An’ it’s real, an’ it’s real, one more time An’ my belly is cravin’, I’ve got a shaking in my head An’ I’ve started heating whether my body said Stave yourself with the grains of cocaine An’ you’ll end up dead or you’ll end up insane An’ it’s real, an’ it’s real, one more time An’ my belly is cravin’, I’ve got a shakin’ in my head I feel like I’m dyin’ an’ I wish I were dead If I live till tomorrow it’s gonna be a long time For I reel an’ I fall an’ rise on codine An’ it’s real, an’ it’s real, one more time /c /b F’ G’ F’ D F’ G’ F’ G’ F’ G’ G’ F’ D An’ it’s real, an’ it’s real, one more time www.TAB6.com