The Charity of Night - TAB/Chords

Bruce Cockburn on The Charity of Night (1997)

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 The Charity of Night

 Transcribed and tabbed by Gavin Mudd (angelb@netspace.net.au)
 and Steve Meger (sam@michaelsengineering.com)

 Tuning:  Standard

 Chords:

 X-0-7-8-7-8 ----> Adim7  (bar 7th fret with index finger)

 X-0-5-5-5-7 ----> Cmaj7/A

 X-0-3-3-3-5 ----> Bbmaj7/A

 X-0-2-2-1-0 ----> Am

 X-0-2-2-1-3 ----> Am7

 X-X-10-9-10-0 --> Am(II)

 3-X-2-2-1-0 ----> Am/G

 1-X-3-2-1-0 ----> Fmaj7

 3-X-3-0-1-0 ----> Fmaj9/G ?

 X-3-2-0-1-0 ----> C


 Verse:

  Adim7
 |-8---8--------8--------7----8--10-----|
 |----7-7------7-7------7-7----7---7----|
 |---9---9----9---9----9---9----9---9---|
 |-----7--------7--------7--------7-----|
 |-0--------0--------0--------0---------|
 |--------------------------------------|

  Cmaj7/A
 |-7---7--------7--------5----7---8-----|
 |----5-5------5-5------5-5----5---5----|
 |---5---5----5---5----5---5----5---5---|
 |-----5--------5--------5--------5-----|
 |-0--------0--------0--------0---------|
 |--------------------------------------|

  Bbmaj7/A
 |-5---5--------5--------3----5---6/5/3-|
 |----3-3------3-3------3-3----3--------|
 |---3---3----3---3----3---3----3-------|
 |-----3--------3--------3--------3-----|
 |-0--------0--------0--------0---------|
 |--------------------------------------|

  Am (or Am7)
 |-0---0--------0--------0---
 |----1-1------1-1------1-1--
 |---2---2----2---2----2---2-
 |-----2--------2--------2---
 |-0--------0--------0-------
 |---------------------------

 To keep going on the Verses:
 Am(II)
 ------0----|
 ----10-10--|
 ---9-----9-|
 -----10----|
 -0---------|
 -----------|


 To go to the Chorus:
 Am/G bass
 ----0------|
 ---1-1-----|
 --2---2----|
 ----2------|
 -----------|
 -3---------|


 Chorus:

  Fmaj7             Fmaj9/G
 |--------------0-----------------0-----|
 |-----1-------1-1-------1-------1-1----|
 |----2-2-----2---2-----0-0-----0---0---|
 |---3-3-3------3------3-3-3------3-----|
 |--------------------------------------|
 |-1--------1--------3--------3---------|

  C
 |--------------0-----------------0-----|
 |-----1-------1-1-------1-------1-1----|
 |----0-0-----0---0-----0-0-----0---0---|
 |---2-2-2------2------2-2-2------2-----|
 |-3--------3--------3--------3---------|
 |--------------------------------------|

  repeat three more times, then


  Fmaj7                Fmaj9/G
 |--------------0-----------------0-----|
 |-----1-------1-1-------1-------1-1----|
 |----2-2-----2---2-----0-0-----0---0---|
 |---3-3-3------3------3-3-3------3-----|
 |--------------------------------------|
 |-1--------1--------3--------3---------|

  Am                          Am(II)
 |--------------0-----------------0-----|
 |-----1-------1-1-------1------10-10---|
 |----2-2-----2---2-----2-2----9-----9--|
 |---2-2-2------2------2-2-2-----10-----|
 |-0--------0--------0--------0---------|
 |--------------------------------------|


 Ending:

  Fmaj7             Fmaj9/G
 |--------------0-----------------0-----|
 |-----1-------1-1-------1-------1-1----|
 |----2-2-----2---2-----0-0-----0---0---|
 |---3-3-3------3------3-3-3------3-----|
 |--------------------------------------|
 |-1--------1--------3--------3---------|

  C
 |--------------0-----------------------|
 |-----1-------1-1---1------------------|
 |----0-0-----0---0--0------------------|
 |---2-2-2------2-----------------------|
 |-3--------3--------3------------------|
 |--------------------------------------|


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