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Happy Good Morning Blues
Bruce Cockburn
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From whitej@lincoln.ac.nz Mon Apr 3 16:43:30 PDT 1995
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Subject: TAB: Bruce Cockburn - Happy Good Morning Blues
Date: Tue, 4 Apr 1995 10:18:03
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Here's another Cockburn tune for y'all......
Happy Good Morning Blues - Bruce Cockburn
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>From the album "High Winds White Sky" 1971.
Transcribed and tabbed by Jared White (whitej@lincoln.ac.nz)
and John Kean (keanj@agresearch.cri.nz)
Tuning: Standard (Cockburn tunes all strings down one semitone)
Timing: 4/4 with the odd tricky bit...
Notes : This tune needs swing!
Measures 41 & 42 are real finger-busters. If anyone has
other suggestions, please Email us. It's fairly easy to
simplify if necessary.
Bracketed notes are optional. Feedback appreciated. Enjoy!!
Esus4 E
1 , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , .
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|---2-----2-------|---2-----2-------|---2-----2-------|-----------------|
|---2-----2-------|---2-----2-------|---2-----2-----x/|-6---------6-----|
|-----4p2---4---2-|-----4p2---4---2-|-----4p2---4p2-x/|-7---------7-----|
|-0-------0-------|-0-------0-------|-0-------0-------|-0---0---0---0---|
5 , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , .
|-0-----4-----2---|-----0-----------|-0-----2---------|-----0----(0)----|
|-----------------|-----------------|-------------4---|------------(0)--|
|-1-----4-----2---|-----1-----------|-1-----2---------|-----1--------(1)|
|-----------------|-----------------|------------4----|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-0---0---0---0---|-0---0---0---0---|-0---0---0---0---|-0---0---0---0---|
Good day to you Fat bal- loon man
Dmaj7
9 , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , .
|-0-----0-----0---|-----2---4-------|---------------2-|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-------2---------|---2-------2-----|
|-1-----1----1----|-----2---4-------|---2-------2-----|-------2---------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----4-------4---|-----4-------4---|
|-----------------|-----------------|-5-------5-------|-5-------5-------|
|-0---0---0---0---|-0---0---0---0---|-----------------|-----------------|
May you al - ways have air
Bm7 A *Fill #1
13, . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , .
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-------------3---|-------3---------|-2---------2-----|-3p2-------------|
|-----------------|---2-------2-----|-----2---------2-|-----2-----2-----|
|-1---2---4-------|-----4-------4---|-------2-----2---|-------2h4-------|
|-------------2---|---------2-------|-0-------0-------|-0---0---0---0-2-|
|-0---2---4-------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
You sing a song everybody can believe
Esus4 E
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|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|---2-----2-------|---2-----2-------|---2-----2-------|-----------------|
|---2-----2-------|---2-----2-------|---2-----2-----x/|-6---------6-----|
|-----4p2---4---2-|-----4p2---4---2-|-----4p2---4p2-x/|-7---------7-----|
|-0-------0-------|-0-------0-------|-0-------0-------|-0---0---0---0---|
%
21, . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , .
|-0-----4-----2---|-----0-----------|-0-----2---------|-----0----(0)----|
|-----------------|-----------------|-------------4---|------------(0)--|
|-1-----4-----2---|-----1-----------|-1-----2---------|-----1--------(1)|
|-----------------|-----------------|------------4----|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-0---0---0---0---|-0---0---0---0---|-0---0---0---0---|-0---0---0---0---|
Good day to you Un - cle tom cat
Dmaj7
25, . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , .
|-0-----0-----0---|-----2---4-------|---------------3p|-2-----------0---|
|-----------------|-----------------|-------3p2-------|---2-------------|
|-1-----1----1----|-----2---4-------|---2-------2-----|-----2-----------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----4-------4---|-------4-------6-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-5-------5-------|-5-------2/4-----|
|-0---0---0---0---|-0---0---0---0---|-----------------|-----------------|
Out to drink the whole world You
Bm7 A *Fill #2 (see end)
29, . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , .
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
|-------------3---|-------3---------|-2---------2-----|-7---5-----------||
|-----------------|---2-------2-----|-----2---------2-|-7---5h6---------||
|-1---2---4-------|-----4-------4---|-------2-----2---|---------7-5-----||
|-------------2---|---------2-------|-0-------0-------|---0-----0---0-2-||
|-0---2---4-------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
car-ry a tune for nobody but yourself +to coda
Esus4 E
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|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|---2-----2-------|---2-----2-------|---2-----2-------|-----------------|
|---2-----2-------|---2-----2-------|---2-----2-----x/|-6---------6-----|
|-----4p2---4---2-|-----4p2---4---2-|-----4p2---4p2-x/|-7---------7-----|
|-0-------0-------|-0-------0-------|-0-------0-------|-0---0---0---0---|
(Middle 8)
A E
37, . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , .
|-----0-----0-----|-0-----0---------|---0-----------0-|-----------0-----|
|---------2-------|-----2-----------|-----2---0-2-----|-----------------|
|---------------2-|---------2-2---0-|h1-----1---------|---------------1-|
|-------------2---|-------------2---|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|
|-0---0---0-------|-0---0-----------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-0-------0-------|-0-------0-------|
F#m B
41, . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , .
|-----2---0-2-----|-2---0-2-----2---|-----------------|-----------------||
|-----------------|-----------------|-----4-3p2---2-3/|-4-----------4-4\||
|---2-----1-2---2-|---2---------2---|---4-------------|-------------4-4\||
|-----4-------4---|-----4---------4-|-4-----3p2---2-3/|-4-----------4-4\||
|-----------------|-----------------|-2---------2-----|-----2---2-------||
|/2-------2-------|-2-------2-------|-----------------|-----------------||
ds% al coda+
+Coda 2/4 3/4
Esus4 E A
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|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------|-------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------|-2-----------|
|---2-----2-------|---2-----2-------|---2-----2-------|---------|-2-----------|
|---2-----2-------|---2-----2-------|---2-----2-----x/|-6-------|-------------|
|-----4p2---4---2-|-----4p2---4---2-|-----4p2---4p2-x/|-7-------|-0-----------|
|-0-------0-------|-0-------0-------|-0-------0-------|-0---0---|-------------|
Good
Asus4 Asus2 A Asus4 Asus2 A
62, . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , .
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-3---2-------0---|-----------------|-3---2-------0---|-----------------|
|---------2-------|-----2-----------|---------2-------|-----2-----------|
|-------------2---|-----2-----2-2---|-------------2---|-----2-----2-2---|
|-0---0---0---0---|-0---0---0---0---|-0---0---0---0---|-0---0---0---0---|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
morning good peo - ple the sun is long sail - ing the
Asus4 Asus2 A Asus4 C
66, . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , .
|-----------------|-----------------|-------------0---|-----------------|
|-3---2-------0---|-----------------|-3---2p0---------|---1-------1-----|
|---------2-------|-----2-----------|---------2-------|-------0---------|
|-------------2---|-----2-----2-2---|-----------------|-2-----------2---|
|-0---0---0---0---|-0---0---0---0---|-0---0---0---3---|-----3---3-------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
on- ly clouds you see are carried within
Bm A E E
70, . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , .
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---0-------0-----|
|-3---------3-----|-2---------2-----|-----0-------2---|-------0h2-------|
|-4---------4-----|-2---------2---0h|-1---1-------1-0h|-1-----------1---|
|-----4-------4---|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|
|-2-------2-------|-0-------0-------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-0-------0-------|-0-------0-------|
Soon they'll be blown all a - way
Bm A E E
74-101. , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , .
||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------||
||---Repeat seven times in total, with variations over alternating bass----||
||*-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------*||
||*-----4-------4---|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---*||
||--2-------2-------|-0-------0-------|-----------------|------------------||
||------------------|-----------------|-0-------0-------|-0-------0--------||
Wind gonna rise and blow those clouds away
Wind gonna rise and blow your blues away
Your sun gonna shine on my back door someday
Mouth harp solo.......
(Ending) rit........
102 . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , .
|12--12--12--12---|12--12-12--12-----|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-------11--11-----|12---9-----------|-----------------|
|---9-------9-----|---9--------------|---9-----9-------|----(6)--7-------|
|-9---9--12--12---|11--11---10--10---|-9---------9h11--|-9---7---6-------|
|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|---------7-------|
|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
3/4
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|-----0-------|-----0-------|-----0-------|-0-----------|
|-3---3---3---|-2-------2---|-1-----------|-0-----------|
|-4-------4---|-3-------3---|-2-------2---|-1-----------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
freetime(!) *Fill #3 (bar 56)
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|-----------------------------|| |-------5---------|
|-----------------------------|| |-----5-----------|
|-2h3---2p0-------------------|| |---6-------------|
|-----------2p0---------------|| |/7---------------|
|---------------2-----2---/7--|| |-0---0---0---4-4-|
|-----------------3---0-------|| |-----------------|
(bend)
Happy Good Morning Blues
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Good day to you, fat balloon man
May you always have air
You sing a song everybody can believe
Good day to you, uncle tom cat
Out to drink the whole world
You carry a tune for nobody but yourself
Good day to you, herr policeman
May your boots always fit
Someday you'll find a song you can believe
Good morning good people
The sun is long sailing
The only clouds you see
Are carried within-
Soon they'll be blown all away
Wind gonna rise and blow those clouds away
Wind gonna rise and blow your blues away
Your sun gonna shine on my back door someday
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