When the Sun Goes Nova - TAB/Chords

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 #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. #
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 "When the Sun Goes Nova"
 by Bruce Cockburn from _Night Vision_
 tabbed by Peter Karman (pekarman@aol.com)

 capo II (recorded in D)
 country blues swing - the bass line is key, so keep it moving (on home...)

 Intro:
   ,   .   ,   .   ,   .   ,   .   ,   .   ,   .   ,   .   ,   .   ,   .   ,
   .   ,   .   ,   .
 ||-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
 ||5-------3-------1------|0-------1-------3------|1----------------------|-----------------------|
 ||-----------------------|-----------------------|--------0--------------|-----------------------|
 ||5-------3-------2------|0-------2-------3------|2---------------2------|-----------------------|
 ||-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|3~~--------------0---2-|
 ||-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|





                                                                          When
 the
                                
 Section I
      C                                              G/F
                      Am                                               
   ,   .   ,   .   ,   .   ,   .   ,   .   ,   .   ,   .   ,   .   ,   .   ,
   .   ,   .   ,   .
 ||:-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
 ||:1-------0-------0------|3-------3-------3------|3-------0-------0------|1--------1-------------|
 ||:0-------0-------0------|0-------0-------0------|0-------0-------0------|2--------2-------------|
 ||:2---0-------0-------0--|3---3-------3-------3--|3----------------------|----2--------2---------|
 ||:3-------2-------0------|-----------------------|-----------------------|0--------0-------0---2-|
 ||:-----------------------|3-------3-------3------|3-------1-------0------|-----------------------|

 sun               goes   nova          and the   world          turns   over
           you  are                     in                the    valley
        and the   dam            breaks  pal-ly         you  are


    C                      C/F#                   G                       C
 *[2nd time below]
   ,   .   ,   .   ,   .   ,   .   ,   .   ,   .   ,   .   ,   .   ,   .   ,
   .   ,   .   ,   .
 |-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
 |1-------1--------------|--------1-------1------|--------0--------------|1----------------------|
 |0-------0--------------|--------0-------0------|--------0--------------|2----------------------|
 |2---2------------------|----0------------------|----0-----------0------|----2------------------|
 |3-----------2---0------|-----------------------|---------------------2-|3------------0-2-3--0-2|
 |--------------------3--|2-------2-------2---2--|3----------------------|---------3-------------|

 going         to  be  a - lone                so ho -      ney   come on
 home.
 going         to feel a - lone                so ho -      ney   come on 

   C
   ,   .   ,   .   ,   .
 |-----------------------:||
 |1-------1--------------:||
 |0-------0--------------:||
 |----2------------------:||
 |3-------3-------0---2--:||
 |-----------------------:||

                 When you're

   C
   ,   .   ,   .   ,   .
 |-----------------------|
 |1----------------------|
 |0-------0h20-----------|
 |----2--------2---------|
 |3---------------3---2--|
 |-----------------------|
 *[2nd time]

 home.

 ******************
 section II (the timing is tricky - listen to the record and keep the
 alternating bass going)

  F (x-0-3-2-x-x)           F/addD (x-0-3-2-3-x)    C (x-3-2-0-x-x)
              C/addD (x-3-2-0-3-x)

 when you're on the bum                             po - lice - man come


                                                   C
                                                   ,   .   ,   .   ,   .
                                                  |-----------------------|
                                                  |----------------1------|
                                                  |------------0----------|
                                                  |----0---2--------------|
 Dm7 (x-0-0-2-1-1)     Fmaj7/G (x-0-3-0-1-0)      |3----------------------|
                                                  |-----------------------|
 if you lose your grip                             or your trou-sers rip


 D/F#                     G
                                                   [end fill, then to instrumental]
 I - 'll be wait - ing   dear                      ,   .   ,   .   ,   .
                                                  |-----------------------|
                                                  |----------------4------|
                                                  |-----------------------|
                                                  |-----------------------|
                                                  |3---2---0--------------|
                                                  |----------------3------|


 the instrumental basically riffs on the first section progression (C - G - C
 - D/F# - G) twice
 (this is a good opportunity to experiment and curse me for not tabbing it
 out...)

 then repeat section II and end with passion and country blues falsetto...

   (down-up strum)
   F                       C/addG
   ,   .   ,   .   ,   .   ,   .   ,   .   ,   .   , 
 ||1---1---1---1---1---1--|0---0---3---3----------:||
 ||1---1---1---1---1---1--|1---1---1---1----------:||
 ||2---2---2---2---2---2--|0---0---0---0----------:||
 ||3---3---3---3---3---3--|2---2---2---2----------:||
 ||-----------------------|3---3---3---3----------:||
 ||-----------------------|-----------------------:||

  ho - ney won't you come on home


 and end with a flourish on...                     C/A

                                                  |5----------------------|
                                                  |5----------------------|
                                                  |5----------------------|
                                                  |5----------------------|
                                                  |3----------------------|
                                                  |-----------------------|

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