Earth Shanty

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 From: Malc Brookes  
  
   
 Subject: TAB: Earth Shanty by the Groundhogs 
 Date: Mon, 03 Nov 1997 21:57:30 GMT 
  
 Earth Shanty by Tony T.S. McPhee 
 >From the album Hogwash by The Groundhogs 
 Tabbed by Malc Brookes (malc@malbro.demon.co.uk) 
  
  
 Tuning: 
 Standard, EADGBE. 
  
  
 Chords: 
 D     xx0232 
 D/F#  200232 
 Cadd9 x32030 
 G     320033 
 A     x02220 
 Asus4 x02232 
 F     133211 
 F#m   244222 
  
  
         1 . 2 . 3 . 4 .   1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 
 E|----|-----------------|-----------------| 
 B|----|-----------------|-----------------| 
 G|-2/-|-7---7---7-7-----|-7-6-----5---5/--| 
 D|----|-0-----0-7-6-----|-5-4-----3-------| 
 A|----|-----------------|-------0---------| 
 E|----|-----------------|-----------------| 
  
  
    1 . 2 . 3 . 4 .   1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 
 E|-----------------|-----------------| 
 B|-----------------|-----------------| 
 G|-7---7---7-7-----|-7-6-----5---5/--| 
 D|-0-----0-7-6-----|-5-4-----3-------| 
 A|-----------------|-------0---------| 
 E|-----------------|-----------------| 
  
  
    1 . 2 . 3 . 4 .   1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 
 E|-----------------|-----------------| 
 B|-----------------|-------------6/--| 
 G|-7---7---7-7-----|-7-6-----5---5/--| 
 D|-0-----0-7-6-----|-5-4-----3-------| 
 A|-----------------|-------0---------| 
 E|-----------------|-----------------| 
  
  
    1 . 2 . 3  .  4 .   1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 
 E|-------------------|-----------------| 
 B|-------------------|---------1-------| 
 G|-9---9---10-10-----|-9--7------------| 
 D|-7-----7-10-9------|-7--5----3-------| 
 A|-0-----------------|-----------------| 
 E|-------------------|-------1---------| 
  
  
    1 . 2 . 3 . 4 .   1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 
 E|-----1-----1-----|---1-------1-----| 
 B|-1h3---3-1---1-0-|-----0-----------| 
 G|-----------------|-------3-----3---| 
 D|-0-------0-------|-----------------| 
 A|-----------------|-----------------| 
 E|-----------------|-----------------| 
  
  
    1 . 2 . 3  .  4 .   1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 
 E|-------------------|-----------------| 
 B|-------------------|---------1-------| 
 G|-9---9---10-10-----|-9---7-----------| 
 D|-7-----7-10-9------|-7---5---3-------| 
 A|-0-----------------|-----------------| 
 E|-------------------|---------1-------| 
  
  
    1 . 2 . 3 . 4 .   1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 
 E|-----1-----1-----|---1-------1-----| 
 B|-1h3---3-1---1-0-|-----0-----------| 
 G|-----------------|-------3-----3---| 
 D|-0-------0-------|-----------------| 
 A|-----------------|-----------------| 
 E|-----------------|-----------------| 
 1. Skywards fly the eagles, as the hawks search out their 
 2. Seawards fly the seagulls, catching fish beneath the 
 3. For their young among the shingle to feed them for the 
 4. back on this and linger, seeking thoughts of yester- 
  
  
    1 . 2 . 3  .  4 .   1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 
 E|-------------------|-----------------| 
 B|-------------------|---------1-------| 
 G|-9---9---10-10-----|-9---7-----------| 
 D|-7-----7-10-9------|-7---5---3-------| 
 A|-0-----------------|-----------------| 
 E|-------------------|---------1-------| 
 1. prey 
 2. spray 
 3. day                               Look 
 4. day                         I recall all the 
  
  
    1 . 2 . 3 . 4 .   1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 
 E|-----------------|-----------------| 
 B|-----3-------3---|-----3-------3---| 
 G|---2-------2-----|---0-------2-----| 
 D|-0-----0---------|-----------------| 
 A|---------3-----3-|-2-----2-0-----0-| 
 E|-----------------|-----------------| 
 5. Scenes,       forgotten dreams of 
 6. Grey             clouds all day 
 7. Sun         that parched the land and 
  
  
    1 . 2 . 3 . 4 .   1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 
 E|-----------------|-----------------| 
 B|-----3-------3---|-----3-------3---| 
 G|---0-------0-----|---2-------2-----| 
 D|-----------------|-----------------| 
 A|-----------------|-----------------| 
 E|-3-----3-1-----1-|-2-----2-2-----2-| 
 5. pastures          green 
 6. provide      the screen       From the 
 7. robbed        the sea 
  
  
    1 . 2 . 3 . 4 .   1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 
 E|-----------------|-----------------| 
 B|-----2-------0---|-----2---3---2---| 
 G|-----------0-----|-----2---2---2---| 
 D|---4-------------|---2-------------| 
 A|-----------------|-0-----0---0---0-| 
 E|-2-----2-3-----3-|-----------------| 
 8. Left    her     dried-up, burnt-out 
  
  
    1 . 2 . 3 . 4 .   1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 
 E|-----------------|-----------------| 
 B|-----3-------3---|-----3-------3---| 
 G|---2-------2-----|---0-------2-----| 
 D|-0-----0---------|-----------------| 
 A|---------3-----3-|-2-----2-0-----0-| 
 E|-----------------|-----------------| 
 8. sand. 
  
  
    1 . 2 . 3 . 4 .   1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 
 E|-----------------|-----------------| 
 B|-----3-------3---|-3---------------| 
 G|---0-------0-----|-2---------------| 
 D|-----------------|-0---------------| 
 A|-----------------|-0-----------0---| 
 E|-3-----3-1-----1-|-2-----2-2h3-----| 
  
  
 (strum) 
 D / Cadd9 / G / Asus4 / G / F / D/F# / / / (3 times) 
  
 F#m / G / A / Asus4 A 
  
 D / Cadd9 / G / Asus4 / G / F / D/F# / / / 
  
  
         D    Cadd9     G      Asus4 
 And the moon,   mirror of the sun, 
  
 G         F       D/F# 
 Nightlight of the world 
  
         D      Cadd9  G       Asus4 
 Drags a blanket    of cooling sea, 
  
  G         F      D/F# 
 Across the sand unfurls 
  
         D   Cadd9       G        Asus4 
 In the night   when the stars provide 
  
   G          F      D/F# 
 A reason for man to strive 
  
    F#      G          A     Asus4 A 
 He reasons that's the reason 
  
       D / Cadd9 / G / Asus4 / G / F / D/F# / / / 
 He's alive 
  
  
 D / Cadd9 / G / Asus4 / G / F / D/F# / / / (3 times) 
  
 F#m / G / A / Asus4 A 
  
 D / Cadd9 / G / Asus4 / G / F / D/F# / / / 
  
  
 Let the stars in the firmament 
 Remain as bait 
 For the people whose only wish 
 Is to leave their home, let them wait 
 Their impatience is only matched 
 By a misunderstanding of their fate 
 Let them get their 
 Priorities straight 
  
  
 D / Cadd9 / G / Asus4 / G / F / D/F# / / / (3 times) 
  
 F#m / G / A / Asus4 A 
  
  
    1 . 2 . 3 . 4 .   1 .  2 . 3 . 4 . 
 E|-----------------|------------------| 
 B|-----------------|------------------| 
 G|-7-------7-------|-7----7---7-------| 
 D|-0------10-------|-9h10-9---7-------| 
 A|-----------------|------------------| 
 E|-----------------|------------------| 
  
  
    1 . 2 . 3 . 4 .   1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 
 E|-----------------|-----------------| 
 B|-----------------|-------------3---| 
 G|-7---7---5-------|-4----------2----| 
 D|-5h7-5---3-------|-2---------0-----| 
 A|---------0-------|----------0------| 
 E|-----------------|---------2-------|