The Castle

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 From: Andrew Rogers  
  
   
 Date: Mon, 20 Apr 1998 15:21:13 -0400 
 Subject: l/love/the_castle.crd 
  
                               "The Castle" 
                               (Arthur Lee) 
  
 Intro: 
  
 	(fingerpicked): 
  
 	Am/E  Em/B      C   Fmaj7   Am/E          A/E 
 	  /  /  /  /    /  /  /  /    /  /  /  /   /  /  /  / 
  
 	  D   Fmaj7     G 
 	  /  /  /  /    /  /  /  / 
  
 [instrumental over verse chords] 
  
 Verse 1: 
  
 	 C         G        Am          C 
 	Here's my baggage, hand me my staff 
  
 	bass: 
 	      D       Am                A 
 	      v   v   v   v   v   v     v 
 	     ---------2---------------|---| 
 	     -0---0-3---3-2---0-------|---| 
 	     ---0---------------3-----|-0-| 
 	     ---------------------1h2-|---| 
 	I'm leaving on a plane, a boat or raft 
  
 	Em     G 
 	Oh... 
  
 Verse 2: 
  
 	A my love, B I love, so hard to choose 
 	If that were in my mind, it I would use 
 	Oh... 
  
 Bridge: 
  
 	 C             F 
 	Goin' back to Mother 
 	 C              F 
 	Leavin' on the double 
 	  D               G A D 
 	Think I'll go to Mexico 
  
 	[3/4] 
 	F             Em            G 
 	/ / /  / / /  / / /  / / /  / 
 	Oh            oh            oh 
  
 	bass: 
 	 v   v   v     v   v   v     v   v   v     v 
 	---------7\--|---------5\--|---------4\--|---| 
 	-------7-7\--|-------5-5\--|-------4-4\--|---| 
 	-5---5-------|-3---3-------|-2---2-------|---| 
 	-------------|-------------|-------------|-3-| 
  
 [3 instrumental repeats of verse chords (w/harpsichord 2nd and 3rd time)] 
  
 [repeat intro (w/full band, bass as indicated)]: 
  
 	 Am    Em      C   Fmaj7     Am           A 
 	[A  C  B  D    C  E  D  F    E     A      E     A]     <= bass 
 	 /  /  /  /    /  /  /  /    /  /  /  /   /  /  /  / 
  
 	D  Fmaj7/C    G 
 	/  /  /  /    /  /  /  / 
  
 Coda: 
  
 	C     G     Am     C 
 	/  /  /  /  /  /   /  /  /  / 
  
 	C#addG        DaddG 
 	x4302x        x5403x 
 	  /  /  /  /    /  /  /  / 
  
 [2:20] 
  
 Acoustic guitar [2X]: 
  
 	                                           Em [band] 
 	 v       v       v       v         v       v       v       v 
 	---------------------------------|---------/---/-------------------| 
 	---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 
 	---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 
 	-------------2---3p2---2p0-------|---------------------------------| 
 	-2---2h3h5-------------------3---|-2-------------------------------| 
 	---------------------------------|---------0---0-------------------| 
 	                                               ^ 1st time only 
  
 [2:25] 
  
 	guitar 1: 
 	 v   v   v     v   v   v     v   v   v     v   v   v 
 	-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| 
 	-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| 
 	-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| 
 	-2---3---0---|-------------|-------------|-------------| 
 	-------------|-2-------0---|-2---3----0--|-2-------0---| 
 	-------------|-----3-------|-------------|-----3-------| 
  
 	guitar 2: 
 	 v   v   v     v   v   v     v   v   v     v   v   v 
 	-------------|-------------|-------------|-2---3---0---| 
 	-------------|-------------|-2---3---0---|-------------| 
 	-------------|-2---3---0---|-------------|-------------| 
 	-2---3---0---|-------------|-------------|-------------| 
 	-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| 
 	-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| 
  
 	bass: 
 	 v   v   v     v   v   v     v   v   v     v   v   v 
 	-------------|-------------|-1---2-------|-4---5-------| 
 	-------------|-2---3---0---|---------3---|---------7---| 
 	-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| 
 	-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| 
  
  
 	guitar 1: 
 	 v   v   v     v   v   v     v 
 	-------------|-------------|-7-| 
 	-------------|-3---5---7---|-7-| 
 	-------------|-4---6---8---|-8-| 
 	-------0-2-0-|-------------|---| 
 	----2--------|-------------|---| 
 	-0-----------|-------------|---| 
  
 	guitar 2: 
 	 v   v   v     v   v   v     v 
 	-------------|-2-3-2---2---|---| 
 	-3---4---0---|-------------|---| 
 	-------------|-------------|-0-| 
 	-------------|-------------|---| 
 	-------------|-------------|---| 
 	-------------|-------------|---| 
  
 	bass: 
 	 v   v   v     v   v   v     v 
 	-6---7-------|-8---9-------|---| 
 	---------9---|---------10--|-9-| 
 	-------------|-------------|---| 
 	-------------|-------------|---| 
  
 [2:31; free tempo to end] 
  
 	---------------| 
 	---------------| 
 	-2----2h3-2----| 
 	-2-----2--0----| 
 	-0-----0--0----| 
 	---------------| 
 	      ^^^^^ 6X 
  
 	Em   F   D 
 	/    /   / 
  
 	[drum roll] 
  
 	---------------| 
 	---------------| 
 	-2----2h3-2----| 
 	-2-----2--0----| 
 	-0-----0--0----| 
 	---------------| 
 	      ^^^^^ 5X 
  
 	G   G7   G 
 	/   /    / 
  
  
 -- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers