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Floating On The Lehigh

Department Of Eagles

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FLOATING ON THE LEHIGH - DEPARTMENT OF EAGLES
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Tabbed by Ben Chen
November 26, 2010

Haven't seen a live performance of this song, so I have no idea how
correct this is. No doubt there are differences with the recording,
but this is more or less how I've been playing it. The chord in the 
dissonant section is mighty weird, but I think it at least approximates
what that teetering atmospheric decadence sounds like on a solo 
acoustic. Give it a try.


Drop D tuning (DADGBe)
1/2 step down



e|----------------9------------------7--------------------------------|
B|-----------9-7--12------------9-7--10-------------------------------|
G|-------6-9----------------6-9---------------------------------------|
D|-----7------------------7-------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--7----------------7-7----------------------------------------------|
  (repeat)


e|--------------------9---------5----------7---------5----------------|
B|---------------9----9---9-----7----------5---------7----7---7----7--|
G|--------6-9----9----9---9-----7----------7---------7----7---7----7--|
D|-----7---------7----7---7-----6----------6---------6----7---7----7--|
A|----------------------------0----------0--------------------x----x--|
D|--7-----------------------0----------0----------------------7----0--|
       If I just left for a while,  at dead  dusk, a dive in the cold

=========== CHORUS ====================================================

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------5------------------------2------------------------------------|
G|------6--------4-----------2--(2)-----------------------------------|
D|----7----------6---------4------------------------------------------|
A|---------------5-------5-----5--------------------------------------|
D|--7-----------------------------------------------------------------|
    Floating     on the  Le   -  high
        Floating off the ri   -  ver
        Floating on to   Be   -  thlehem

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e|--------(2)--------2------------5--------7---------5----------------|
B|---------2---------2------------7--------5---------7--7-------7--7--|
G|---------3---------3------------7--------7---------7--7-------7--7--|
D|-------4-4---------4------------6--------6---------6--7-------7--7--|
A|-------------------x------------0----0---0--------------------x--x--|
D|--2-4--------------4----------0--------0----------------------7--0--|
            Innocent pin up  in bow,     whispers    draggin me down
 [    x5    ]

e|-----9----------------------------7---------------------------------|
B|-----9----------------------------7---------------------------------|
G|-----9----------------------------7---------------------------6-----|
D|-----11---------------------------9---------------------------7-----|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------7-7---|
D|--11----------------------------9--------------------------7------7-|
       Brother, breathe easy now.   Nothings taking over you


e|-----9----------------------------7---------------------------------|
B|-----9----------------------------7---------------------------------|
G|-----9----------------------------7---------------------------------|
D|-----11---------------------------9---------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--11----------------------------9-----------------------------------|
The kids can all crowd around   The candles on the mantle wave


e|----------------9--------------------7------------------------------|
B|-----------9-7--12--------------9-7--10-----2---------2-------------|
G|-------6-9------------------6-9-----------3---------3---------------|
D|-----7--------------------7---------------4---------4---------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--7------------------7-7----------------4-------2-4-----------------|
    kind     regards   regards    regards         regards


e|-----------------------------(5)-(5)(5)-----------------------------|
B|---------2-----2--5--7-------(7)-(7)(7)-----------------------------|
G|-------3-------3--6--8-------(7)-(7)(7)-----------------------------|
D|-------4-------4--7--9--------0---0--0------------------------------|
A|---------------x--x--x-----------------(could also play 5 here)-----|
D|--2-4--------2-4--7--9------0---0-----------------------------------|
               Ohh  oh oh     oh          
                             [     x4     ]
  (repeat)                   [     x3     ]
               (repeat)      [     x6     ]


e|---------------------(7)----10--------------------------(5)-(5)(5)---|
B|----------------------7-----8---------------------------(7)-(5)(5)---|
G|--3-4-4-6-----7---9---7-7---7---------------------------(7)-(7)(7)---|
D|--4---4---------7---7---7---9----------------------------0---0--0----|
A|--5---5---5/9---9---9-----0-7----------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------0---0---------|
                                But I know for all we've done        
                                                        [      x2      ]

e|---------------------(7)----10---------------------------------------|
B|----------------------7-----8----------------------------------------|
G|--3-4-4-6-----7---9---7-7---7----------------------------------------|
D|--4---4---------7---7---7---9----------------------------------------|
A|--5---5---5/9---9---9-----0-7----------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
                                I'd never have guessed


e|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------7-------5--------5------------------------------------------|
G|---------5-------7--------6------------------------------------------|
D|-------6-6-----6-6------6-6------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----6-------6--------6----------------------------------------------|
    we did     this for years

=========== CHORUS =====================================================

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------5------------------------2-------------------------------------|
G|------6--------4-----------2--(2)------------------------------------|
D|----7----------6---------4-------------------------------------------|
A|---------------5-------5-----5---------------------------------------|
D|--7------------------------------------------------------------------|
    Floating     on the  Le   -  high
        Carry    me to   rest    now
        Floating on to   Be   -  thle-

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e|---------------0--------------------------7-----7--------------------|
B|-----------------2-------2------5-7-------5-----5--------------------|
G|------3------3---------3----4/6-------(7)(7)(7)(7)-------------------|
D|------4------4---------4--------------(8)---(8)----------------------|
A|---------------------------------------5-----5-----------------------|
D|--0-4----0-4-------0-4---------------5-------------------------------|
    hem                                      ...and in the night, we'll


e|----------------------------------7-----7----------------------------|
B|----------------------------------5-----5------7---------------------|
G|------------------------------(7)(7)(7)(7)-----7---------------------|
D|------------------------------(8)---(8)--------7---------------------|
A|-------------------------------5-----5-------5-----------------------|
D|-----------------------------5-------------4-------------------------|
    all lay down  ...and we'll let it        go  ...forever, and never


e|-----------------------0---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------3----------------7------7---------7---7---------|
G|---------------------4----------------7----7-7-7-------7-7-7-7-------|
D|---------------------2-----------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------2--------------5----------------5---------------|
D|------------0-2-------------------6----------------6-----------------|
    allowed for second tries.   But my, what a quiet land
             my specialty       But why              why


e|--------------------------------------(7)----------------------------|
B|--------6------6---------6---6---------7-----------------------------|
G|--------7----7-7-7-------7-7-7-7-------7-----------------------------|
D|--------5------5---------5---5---------7-----------------------------|
A|------5----------------5-------------5-------------------------------|
D|----5----------------5-------------4---------------------------------|
  and oh, what a quiet man     would try to break it, it happens to be
   oh why              why     you insist on leaving this all to the end


e|------------------------0--------------7---7-----------0-------------|
B|----------------------3-------------(5)5(5)5---------3---------------|
G|----------------------4---3\2-0------7(7)7(7)--------4------3\2-0----|
D|----------------------2--------------8---8-----------2---------------|
A|----------------------2------------5-----------------2---------------|
D|--0-4---0-2----------------------5--------------0-2------------------|
    I'll    never know             Oh oh oh oh    
                                  [     x4     ] [   x4   ]
                                  [                 x3                 ]


e|-------------------------------------------(7)----10-----------------|
B|--------------------------------------------7-----8------------------|
G|------------------------3-4-4-6-----7---9---7-7---7------------------|
D|-----0---0-0------------4---4---------7---7---7---9------------------|
A|------------------------5---5---5/9---9---9-----0-7------------------|
D|--0----0-------------------------------------------------------------|
 [      x4      ]


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| /  slide up
| \  slide down
| h  hammer-on
| p  pull-off
| ~  vibrato
| +  harmonic
| x  Mute note

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Floating On The Lehigh

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