------------------------------------------------------------------------------- City of Gold – BBM (Moore/Bruce/Hanrahan) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tabbed by: varannion Email: dm_hughes1@hotmail.com Another Bruce/Baker/Moore number (from the album ‘Around the Next Dream’) which is highly reminiscent of a classic Cream performance. In this case, think ‘Crossroads’ and you’ll get the general vibe. It’s a standard 12-bar blues in the key of A and is so similar to the Cream track that the lyrics and guitar solos could easily be interchanged. The song features some typically muscular guitar work by Gary Moore (Gibson Les Paul & Marshall JTM45) with more than a passing nod to EC. Tuning: standard Intro |--------------------------------[riff 1]------------------------------------| A ||------------------------------------|---------------------------------------| ||o-----------------------------------|---------------------------------------| ||-------------2--(2)-----------------|------------2—-(2)--2------------------| ||--------------—--------5--2---------|-----------------------2---5--2--------| ||o--0--0--3b4p0—-(0)----------3b4----|--0--0--3b4p0—-(0)---------------3b4---| ||------------------------------------|---------------------------------------| A |-----------------------------------|----------------------------------------|| |-----------------------------------|---------------------------------------o|| |------------2--(2)-----------------|------------2—-(2)--2-------------------|| |-------------—--------5--2---------|-----------------------2—--5--2---------|| |--0--0--3b4p0—-(0)----------3b4----|--0--0--3b4p0—-(0)---------------3b4---o|| |-----------------------------------|----------------------------------------|| Verse 1 A5 D5 A[riff 1] In my home of sand outside the city of gold D5 D7 A[riff 1] Where the wind’s so burning hot but my heart remains so cold E5 I need to buy myself some answers D5 A[riff 1] But the truth’s already been sold Verse 2 A5 Well I know how to use a razor D5 A[riff 1] Carve my initials in the light D5 Yes, I know how to use a razor D7 A[riff 1] Carve my initials in the light E5 D5 Sometimes in the depths of the dark, baby D7 A[riff 1] I can make everything alright Verse 3 In my home of sand outside the city of gold Where the wind’s so burning hot but my heart remains so cold The shelter in your eyes, I dream about it when I die And thirst for it when I cry Solo A D |-----10b12--8-----------8----------|------------5-------------------------| |--(0)----------10—(10)-----10\5----|----8b10-------8--5-------------------| |--(0)------------------------------|---------------------7b9--7--5--------| |-----------------------------------|--------------------------------7--5--| |-----------------------------------|--------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------|--------------------------------------| A |--------------------------------------------| |-------5---------------5--8--5--------------| |-------5-----7p5—-7b9-----------7b8r7p5-----| |--7-------7------------------------------7--| |--------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------| |--7-—5b6----------------------------2—-2--| |----------7--5-----------------2h4--------| |----------------6p5-—3b4------------------| |--------------------------5p0-------------| D |--------------------------------------------|-------------5-----5-------------------| |-----5b7r5—-3h5p3---------------------------|-----8b10-------8--5-------------------| |--(0)--------------5b6—-2h4p2----2----------|----------------------7b9--7--5--------| |--(0)-------------------------4-----4—-(4)--|--0------------------------------7--5--| |--------------------------------------------|--0------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------| A |---------------5--8--5—-7p5-------5--5------| |----------5h7--5-------------8b9-----5—-8p--| |-----5b6------------------------------------| |--7-----------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------| E hold bend |----------5----------------------5------------|------------------------------------| |--5-------5-------------------5-----8p5-------|-----------8------------------------| |-----7b9-----7b9r7p5-----5b6-------------7p5--|--7h9—(9)-----9r7p5-----------------| |----------------------7-----------------------|---------------------7p5------------| |----------------------------------------------|--------------------------7p5—-3/9--| |----------------------------------------------|------------------------------------| D A |----------------------------------|------------5---------------------------------| |----------------------------------|---------------8--5---------------------------| |----------2--4—-4b5--4—-2h4p2-----|--2p0—-7b9-----------7b9-—7p5-—7p5------------| |--0—-2h4-----------------------4--|------------------------------------7p5-------| |--0-------------------------------|-----------------------------------------7p5--| |----------------------------------|----------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------|---------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------|---------------------------------------| |--------------------------------14--14--|--16b18—-16b18r16—-14h16p14------14p0--| |---------------2—-(2)----14h16----------|-----------------------------16--------| |--3b4--0--------------------------------|---------------------------------------| |----------3b4--0—-(0)-------------------|---------------------------------------| D A |---------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |--------17b20—-r17-—15h17p15-----------------|-------------17------17------17------| |-----(0)----------------------17b19--14------|--16b17---16b17---16b17---16b17--14--| |--0—-(0)---------------------------------16--|-------------------------------------| |--0------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------| |--17--------17--------17--------17--------17--------| |--17-14-----17-14-----17-14-----17-14-----17-14-----| |--------16--------16--------16--------16--------16--| |----------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------| D |---------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------14\--5--| |--17b19—-17-—14h17p14------14----16----------| |-----------------------16--------------------| |---------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------| |----17b20----17-—15h17p15-----------------------| |---------------------------17b19—-14h17p14------| |--0-----------------------------------------16--| |--0---------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------| A |----------------------17----------------------------------------| |------------------17------20--17--------------------------------| |--------14/19b21------------------19b21—-19p17--19--17----------| |--14\2--------------------------------------------------19--17--| |----------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------| E |---------------------19h20p19—-17h19p17------17--|--20b22—---20b22-—20b22—-20b22--| |-------------17--19----------------------19------|--------------------------------| |------17h19--------------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--19---------------------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------| D |--(22)------20b22—-20b22r20-—17h20p17---------| |--------(17)---------------------------20b21--| |--------(17)----------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------| A |--17------------17----19-17---------17----------------------| |-----17—20b21------17---------17-20----17—--20p17-------17--| |--------------------------------------------------19b20-----| |------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------| |--19b21r19p17------19b21--17—(17)----(17)\5--| |---------------19----------------------------| |---------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------| Verse 4 My home of sand outside the city of gold Where the wind’s so burning hot but my heart remains so cold The shelter in your eyes, I dream about it when I die And thirst for it when I cry Verse 5 My meal of salt on that table of stone My meal of salt on that table of stone Your feast’s so sweet while I thirst here all alone Verse 6 My home of sand outside the city of gold Where the wind’s so burning hot but my heart remains so cold I need to buy myself some aspirin But the truth’s already been sold Outro A A7 |-------5----5-----------------------|--------------5------|--(5)------------5\--0--| |-------5----5-—8p7------------------|--------------8------|--(8)------------8\--0--| |-----7b9-------------7p5------------|--5h6---------6------|--(6)------------6\--0--| |--------------------------7---5--7--|--------------5------|--(5)------------5\--0--| |--0---------------------------------|----------5---7------|--(7)-------------------| |------------------------------------|-------0--3---5------|--(5)-------------------| ===================================================================== 12 August 2007