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Earth Shanty

Groundhogs

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From: Malc Brookes 
Subject: TAB: Earth Shanty by the Groundhogs
Date: Mon, 03 Nov 1997 21:57:30 GMT

Earth Shanty by Tony T.S. McPhee
>From the album Hogwash by The Groundhogs
Tabbed by Malc Brookes (malc@malbro.demon.co.uk)


Tuning:
Standard, EADGBE.


Chords:
D     xx0232
D/F#  200232
Cadd9 x32030
G     320033
A     x02220
Asus4 x02232
F     133211
F#m   244222


        1 . 2 . 3 . 4 .   1 . 2 . 3 . 4 .
E|----|-----------------|-----------------|
B|----|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-2/-|-7---7---7-7-----|-7-6-----5---5/--|
D|----|-0-----0-7-6-----|-5-4-----3-------|
A|----|-----------------|-------0---------|
E|----|-----------------|-----------------|


   1 . 2 . 3 . 4 .   1 . 2 . 3 . 4 .
E|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-7---7---7-7-----|-7-6-----5---5/--|
D|-0-----0-7-6-----|-5-4-----3-------|
A|-----------------|-------0---------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|


   1 . 2 . 3 . 4 .   1 . 2 . 3 . 4 .
E|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-------------6/--|
G|-7---7---7-7-----|-7-6-----5---5/--|
D|-0-----0-7-6-----|-5-4-----3-------|
A|-----------------|-------0---------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|


   1 . 2 . 3  .  4 .   1 . 2 . 3 . 4 .
E|-------------------|-----------------|
B|-------------------|---------1-------|
G|-9---9---10-10-----|-9--7------------|
D|-7-----7-10-9------|-7--5----3-------|
A|-0-----------------|-----------------|
E|-------------------|-------1---------|


   1 . 2 . 3 . 4 .   1 . 2 . 3 . 4 .
E|-----1-----1-----|---1-------1-----|
B|-1h3---3-1---1-0-|-----0-----------|
G|-----------------|-------3-----3---|
D|-0-------0-------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|


   1 . 2 . 3  .  4 .   1 . 2 . 3 . 4 .
E|-------------------|-----------------|
B|-------------------|---------1-------|
G|-9---9---10-10-----|-9---7-----------|
D|-7-----7-10-9------|-7---5---3-------|
A|-0-----------------|-----------------|
E|-------------------|---------1-------|


   1 . 2 . 3 . 4 .   1 . 2 . 3 . 4 .
E|-----1-----1-----|---1-------1-----|
B|-1h3---3-1---1-0-|-----0-----------|
G|-----------------|-------3-----3---|
D|-0-------0-------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|
1. Skywards fly the eagles, as the hawks search out their
2. Seawards fly the seagulls, catching fish beneath the
3. For their young among the shingle to feed them for the
4. back on this and linger, seeking thoughts of yester-


   1 . 2 . 3  .  4 .   1 . 2 . 3 . 4 .
E|-------------------|-----------------|
B|-------------------|---------1-------|
G|-9---9---10-10-----|-9---7-----------|
D|-7-----7-10-9------|-7---5---3-------|
A|-0-----------------|-----------------|
E|-------------------|---------1-------|
1. prey
2. spray
3. day                               Look
4. day                         I recall all the


   1 . 2 . 3 . 4 .   1 . 2 . 3 . 4 .
E|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----3-------3---|-----3-------3---|
G|---2-------2-----|---0-------2-----|
D|-0-----0---------|-----------------|
A|---------3-----3-|-2-----2-0-----0-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|
5. Scenes,       forgotten dreams of
6. Grey             clouds all day
7. Sun         that parched the land and


   1 . 2 . 3 . 4 .   1 . 2 . 3 . 4 .
E|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----3-------3---|-----3-------3---|
G|---0-------0-----|---2-------2-----|
D|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-3-----3-1-----1-|-2-----2-2-----2-|
5. pastures          green
6. provide      the screen       From the
7. robbed        the sea


   1 . 2 . 3 . 4 .   1 . 2 . 3 . 4 .
E|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----2-------0---|-----2---3---2---|
G|-----------0-----|-----2---2---2---|
D|---4-------------|---2-------------|
A|-----------------|-0-----0---0---0-|
E|-2-----2-3-----3-|-----------------|
8. Left    her     dried-up, burnt-out


   1 . 2 . 3 . 4 .   1 . 2 . 3 . 4 .
E|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----3-------3---|-----3-------3---|
G|---2-------2-----|---0-------2-----|
D|-0-----0---------|-----------------|
A|---------3-----3-|-2-----2-0-----0-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|
8. sand.


   1 . 2 . 3 . 4 .   1 . 2 . 3 . 4 .
E|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----3-------3---|-3---------------|
G|---0-------0-----|-2---------------|
D|-----------------|-0---------------|
A|-----------------|-0-----------0---|
E|-3-----3-1-----1-|-2-----2-2h3-----|


(strum)
D / Cadd9 / G / Asus4 / G / F / D/F# / / / (3 times)

F#m / G / A / Asus4 A

D / Cadd9 / G / Asus4 / G / F / D/F# / / /


        D    Cadd9     G      Asus4
And the moon,   mirror of the sun,

G         F       D/F#
Nightlight of the world

        D      Cadd9  G       Asus4
Drags a blanket    of cooling sea,

 G         F      D/F#
Across the sand unfurls

        D   Cadd9       G        Asus4
In the night   when the stars provide

  G          F      D/F#
A reason for man to strive

   F#      G          A     Asus4 A
He reasons that's the reason

      D / Cadd9 / G / Asus4 / G / F / D/F# / / /
He's alive


D / Cadd9 / G / Asus4 / G / F / D/F# / / / (3 times)

F#m / G / A / Asus4 A

D / Cadd9 / G / Asus4 / G / F / D/F# / / /


Let the stars in the firmament
Remain as bait
For the people whose only wish
Is to leave their home, let them wait
Their impatience is only matched
By a misunderstanding of their fate
Let them get their
Priorities straight


D / Cadd9 / G / Asus4 / G / F / D/F# / / / (3 times)

F#m / G / A / Asus4 A


   1 . 2 . 3 . 4 .   1 .  2 . 3 . 4 .
E|-----------------|------------------|
B|-----------------|------------------|
G|-7-------7-------|-7----7---7-------|
D|-0------10-------|-9h10-9---7-------|
A|-----------------|------------------|
E|-----------------|------------------|


   1 . 2 . 3 . 4 .   1 . 2 . 3 . 4 .
E|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-------------3---|
G|-7---7---5-------|-4----------2----|
D|-5h7-5---3-------|-2---------0-----|
A|---------0-------|----------0------|
E|-----------------|---------2-------|