====================================================================== FLOATING ON THE LEHIGH - DEPARTMENT OF EAGLES ====================================================================== Tabbed by Ben Chen November 26, 2010 Haven't seen a live performance of this song, so I have no idea how correct this is. No doubt there are differences with the recording, but this is more or less how I've been playing it. The chord in the dissonant section is mighty weird, but I think it at least approximates what that teetering atmospheric decadence sounds like on a solo acoustic. Give it a try. Drop D tuning (DADGBe) 1/2 step down e|----------------9------------------7--------------------------------| B|-----------9-7--12------------9-7--10-------------------------------| G|-------6-9----------------6-9---------------------------------------| D|-----7------------------7-------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--7----------------7-7----------------------------------------------| (repeat) e|--------------------9---------5----------7---------5----------------| B|---------------9----9---9-----7----------5---------7----7---7----7--| G|--------6-9----9----9---9-----7----------7---------7----7---7----7--| D|-----7---------7----7---7-----6----------6---------6----7---7----7--| A|----------------------------0----------0--------------------x----x--| D|--7-----------------------0----------0----------------------7----0--| If I just left for a while, at dead dusk, a dive in the cold =========== CHORUS ==================================================== e|--------------------------------------------------------------------| B|------5------------------------2------------------------------------| G|------6--------4-----------2--(2)-----------------------------------| D|----7----------6---------4------------------------------------------| A|---------------5-------5-----5--------------------------------------| D|--7-----------------------------------------------------------------| Floating on the Le - high Floating off the ri - ver Floating on to Be - thlehem ======================================================================= e|--------(2)--------2------------5--------7---------5----------------| B|---------2---------2------------7--------5---------7--7-------7--7--| G|---------3---------3------------7--------7---------7--7-------7--7--| D|-------4-4---------4------------6--------6---------6--7-------7--7--| A|-------------------x------------0----0---0--------------------x--x--| D|--2-4--------------4----------0--------0----------------------7--0--| Innocent pin up in bow, whispers draggin me down [ x5 ] e|-----9----------------------------7---------------------------------| B|-----9----------------------------7---------------------------------| G|-----9----------------------------7---------------------------6-----| D|-----11---------------------------9---------------------------7-----| A|--------------------------------------------------------------7-7---| D|--11----------------------------9--------------------------7------7-| Brother, breathe easy now. Nothings taking over you e|-----9----------------------------7---------------------------------| B|-----9----------------------------7---------------------------------| G|-----9----------------------------7---------------------------------| D|-----11---------------------------9---------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--11----------------------------9-----------------------------------| The kids can all crowd around The candles on the mantle wave e|----------------9--------------------7------------------------------| B|-----------9-7--12--------------9-7--10-----2---------2-------------| G|-------6-9------------------6-9-----------3---------3---------------| D|-----7--------------------7---------------4---------4---------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--7------------------7-7----------------4-------2-4-----------------| kind regards regards regards regards e|-----------------------------(5)-(5)(5)-----------------------------| B|---------2-----2--5--7-------(7)-(7)(7)-----------------------------| G|-------3-------3--6--8-------(7)-(7)(7)-----------------------------| D|-------4-------4--7--9--------0---0--0------------------------------| A|---------------x--x--x-----------------(could also play 5 here)-----| D|--2-4--------2-4--7--9------0---0-----------------------------------| Ohh oh oh oh [ x4 ] (repeat) [ x3 ] (repeat) [ x6 ] e|---------------------(7)----10--------------------------(5)-(5)(5)---| B|----------------------7-----8---------------------------(7)-(5)(5)---| G|--3-4-4-6-----7---9---7-7---7---------------------------(7)-(7)(7)---| D|--4---4---------7---7---7---9----------------------------0---0--0----| A|--5---5---5/9---9---9-----0-7----------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------0---0---------| But I know for all we've done [ x2 ] e|---------------------(7)----10---------------------------------------| B|----------------------7-----8----------------------------------------| G|--3-4-4-6-----7---9---7-7---7----------------------------------------| D|--4---4---------7---7---7---9----------------------------------------| A|--5---5---5/9---9---9-----0-7----------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------| I'd never have guessed e|---------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------7-------5--------5------------------------------------------| G|---------5-------7--------6------------------------------------------| D|-------6-6-----6-6------6-6------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----6-------6--------6----------------------------------------------| we did this for years =========== CHORUS ===================================================== e|---------------------------------------------------------------------| B|------5------------------------2-------------------------------------| G|------6--------4-----------2--(2)------------------------------------| D|----7----------6---------4-------------------------------------------| A|---------------5-------5-----5---------------------------------------| D|--7------------------------------------------------------------------| Floating on the Le - high Carry me to rest now Floating on to Be - thle- ======================================================================== e|---------------0--------------------------7-----7--------------------| B|-----------------2-------2------5-7-------5-----5--------------------| G|------3------3---------3----4/6-------(7)(7)(7)(7)-------------------| D|------4------4---------4--------------(8)---(8)----------------------| A|---------------------------------------5-----5-----------------------| D|--0-4----0-4-------0-4---------------5-------------------------------| hem ...and in the night, we'll e|----------------------------------7-----7----------------------------| B|----------------------------------5-----5------7---------------------| G|------------------------------(7)(7)(7)(7)-----7---------------------| D|------------------------------(8)---(8)--------7---------------------| A|-------------------------------5-----5-------5-----------------------| D|-----------------------------5-------------4-------------------------| all lay down ...and we'll let it go ...forever, and never e|-----------------------0---------------------------------------------| B|---------------------3----------------7------7---------7---7---------| G|---------------------4----------------7----7-7-7-------7-7-7-7-------| D|---------------------2-----------------------------------------------| A|---------------------2--------------5----------------5---------------| D|------------0-2-------------------6----------------6-----------------| allowed for second tries. But my, what a quiet land my specialty But why why e|--------------------------------------(7)----------------------------| B|--------6------6---------6---6---------7-----------------------------| G|--------7----7-7-7-------7-7-7-7-------7-----------------------------| D|--------5------5---------5---5---------7-----------------------------| A|------5----------------5-------------5-------------------------------| D|----5----------------5-------------4---------------------------------| and oh, what a quiet man would try to break it, it happens to be oh why why you insist on leaving this all to the end e|------------------------0--------------7---7-----------0-------------| B|----------------------3-------------(5)5(5)5---------3---------------| G|----------------------4---3\2-0------7(7)7(7)--------4------3\2-0----| D|----------------------2--------------8---8-----------2---------------| A|----------------------2------------5-----------------2---------------| D|--0-4---0-2----------------------5--------------0-2------------------| I'll never know Oh oh oh oh [ x4 ] [ x4 ] [ x3 ] e|-------------------------------------------(7)----10-----------------| B|--------------------------------------------7-----8------------------| G|------------------------3-4-4-6-----7---9---7-7---7------------------| D|-----0---0-0------------4---4---------7---7---7---9------------------| A|------------------------5---5---5/9---9---9-----0-7------------------| D|--0----0-------------------------------------------------------------| [ x4 ] ======================================================================== | / slide up | \ slide down | h hammer-on | p pull-off | ~ vibrato | + harmonic | x Mute note