Donovan — To Susan On The West Coast Waiting Tab
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TO SUSAN ON THE WESTCOAST WAITING — Donovan
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Artist: Donovan
Tabbed by Stefan W. (for Ela)
Email: footos[at]walla.com (feel free to mail me your opinion)
**This is the authors own work, it's NOT a official tab released by
the artist or his mangement. Therefore it might be not 100% correct,
but hopefully enjoyable!**
Tuning: Standard (EADGBe)
Chords:
G: 3200xx during the chorus he e—————————————|
C: x3201x adds a little fill B—————————————|
Em: 02200x to the F chord while G——2——2————2——|
F: 1332xx strumming : D——3————3——3——|
C*: x32013 A——3———————3——|
G7: 320001 E——1—1—1—1—1——|
Intro:
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C G7 C G7 C*
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B——1——3———————0—————————3——1——————————1——3———————0——————————————1——————
G———————————————0————————————0—————————————————————0——————————————0————
D——————————————————————————————2———————————————————————————————————————
A——3———————————————————————3—————3————3———————————————————————3—————3——
E———————————3—————3————————————————————————————3—————3—————————————————
C G7 C G7 C
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NOTE: [PALM MUTING, p.m.]
To reproduce the sloppy sound of the song keep hitting the lower
strings palm muted (E A [D]).For the higher strings the muting
can be loosened to get a slightly ringing sound.
Listen to the song to figure out the rhythm.
Verse 1: p.m.
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G C
Dear Susan, I know you love me so
G C
But I want to hear it in my ear
G C
You know I'd be there working at my craft
G Em
Had it not been for the draft
F G
Dry up your tear and feel no fear
C C (let ring)
You're here with me like I'm there with you
Chorus: p.m.
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F
To Susan on the West Coast waiting
C
From Andy in Vietnam fighting
F
To Susan on the West Coast waiting
C
From Andy in Vietnam fighting
Verse 2: p.m.
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G C
I'm writing a note beneath a tree
G C
The smell of the rain on the greenery
G c
Our fathers have painfully lost their way
G Em
That's why, my love, I'm here today
F G
Hear me when I say there will come a day
C C (let ring)
When kings will know and love can grow
Chorus: p.m.
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F
To Susan on the West Coast waiting
C
From Andy in Vietnam fighting
F
To Susan on the West Coast waiting
C
From Andy in Vietnam fighting
F
To Susan on the West Coast waiting
C
From Andy in Vietnam fighting
F
To Susan on the West Coast waiting
C
From Andy in Vietnam fighting
Verse 3: (same as verse 1) p.m.
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G C
Susan, I know you love me so
G C
But I'd like to hear it in my ear
G C
You know I'd be there working at my craft
G Em
Had it not been for the draft
F G
Dry up your tear and feel no fear
C C (let ring)
You're here with me like I'm there with you
Final Chorus: p.m.
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F
To Susan on the West Coast waiting
C
From Andy in Vietnam fighting
F
To Susan on the West Coast waiting
C
From Andy in Vietnam fighting
F
To Susan on the west Coast waiting
C
From Andy supposedly hating
F
To Susan on the West Coast waiting
C
From Andy in vietnam fighting
The keyboard part during the chorus may be like this:
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B——8—10—10—10—10—10—8——8——6—6————6—8—8—8—8—8—6——4—/5—5——|repeat
G——9—10—10—10—10—10—9——9——7—7————7—9—9—9—9—9—7——4—/5—5——|till end
D———————————————————————————————————————————————————————|of chorus
A———————————————————————————————————————————————————————|then %
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to susan on........waiting....from andy....fighting
% end it with:
e——7s—9——9s—10——10s—12——13—|
ENJOY!!!