Nantucket Sleigh Ride

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Date: Thu, 2 Apr 1998 00:10:52 +0200 (CEST)
From: Peter Eybert 

 
Subject: CRD: Nantucket Sleighride by Mountain

Nantucket sleighride

written by Felix Pappalardi / Gail Collins
performed by Mountain
from "Nantucket Sleighride", 1970
transcribed by Peter Eybert 
 
  


(slow)

  Em  
  D   
  Em  
  D

  Em                 
  D
Goodbye, little Robin-Marie

  Em                  
  D
Don't try following me

  Em                   
  D
Don't cry, little Robin-Marie
           
  C        
  C/B 
  Am 
  Em
'cause you know I'm coming home soon.


  Em                     
  D
My ship's leaving on a three-year tour

  Em                              
  D
The next tide will take us from shore

  Em                   
  D
Windlaced, gather in sail and spray
     
  C              
  C/B 
  Am 
  Em
On a search for the mighty sperm whale


  A               
  E
Fly your willow branches
          
  F#m           
  C#
Wrap your body round my soul

  D                       
  A                
  G
Lay down your reeds and drums on my soft sheets
          
  A               
  E
There are years behind us reaching
       
  F#m                    
  D
to the place where hearts are beating
      
  A                         
  D              
  F#m
and I know you're the last true love I'll ever meet,
      
  A                         
  D              
  F#m
and I know you're the last true love I'll ever meet.

(faster, lower case letters are bass notes)
|-/--/--/--/--/--/--/--/-|-/--/--/--/--/--/--/--/-|
  
  E              
  G  
  F# 
  E   
  D              
  G  
  F# 
  E

|-/--/--/--/--/--/--/--/-|-/--/--/--/--/--/--/--/-|
  
  D  
  C# 
  A                  
  G           
  D

|-/--/--/--/--/--/--/--/-|-/--/--/--/--/--/--/--/-|
  
  Em             
  G  
  F# 
  E   
  D              
  G  
  F# 
  E

|-/--/--/--/--/--/--/--/-|-/--/--/--/--/--/--/--/-|
  
  D  
  C# 
  A                  
  G           
  D

|-/--/--/--/--/--/--/--/-|-/--/--/--/--/--/--/--/-|
  
  Em             
  G  
  F# 
  E   
  D              
  G  
  F# 
  E

|-/--/--/--/--/--/--/--/-|-/--/--/--/--/--/--/--/-|
  
  C           
  Cmaj7        
  Cm7
                                        (slow)
|-/----------------------|-/--/--/--/-|-/--/--/--/-|
  
  C                              
  D      
  Em



  Em                    
  D
Starbuck's sharpening his harpoon
    
  Em                      
  D
The black man's playing his tune
   
  Em                      
  D
An old salt's sleeping his watch away
         
  C      
  C/B  
  Am 
  Em
He'll be drunk again before noon.

(faster)
|-/--/--/--/--/--/--/--/-|-/--/--/--/--/--/--/--/-|
  
  Am          
  C     
  D      
  Am          
  D     
  G

|-/--/--/--/--/--/--/--/-|-/--/--/--/--/--/--/--/-|
  
  Am          
  C     
  D      
  Am          
  C     
  Am7

|-/--/--/--/--/--/--/--/-|-/--/--/--/--/--/--/--/-|
  
  C                        
  Dm7         
  Em

|-/--/--/--/--/--/--/--/-|-/--/--/--/--/--/--/--/-|
  
  Am          
  C     
  D      
  Am          
  C     
  Am7

(slow)

  Em  
  D  
  Em  
  D


  Em                     
  D
Three years sailing on bended knee

  Em                         
  D
We found no whales in this sea

  Em                   
  D
Don't cry, little Robin-Marie
             
  C     
  C/B   
  Am 
  Em
'cause we'll be in sight of land soon.



  A               
  E
Fly your willow branches
          
  F#m           
  C#
Wrap your body round my soul

  D                       
  A                
  G
Lay down your reeds and drums on my soft sheets
          
  A               
  E
There are years behind us reaching
       
  F#m                    
  D
to the place where hearts are beating
      
  A                         
  D              
  F#m
and I know you're the last true love I'll ever meet,
      
  A                         
  D              
  F#m
and I know you're the last true love I'll ever meet.

(faster)
|-/--/--/--/--/--/--/--/-|-/--/--/--/--/--/--/--/-|
  
  E              
  G  
  F# 
  E   
  D              
  G  
  F# 
  E

|-/--/--/--/--/--/--/--/-|-/--/--/--/--/--/--/--/-|
  
  D  
  C# 
  A                  
  G           
  D

|-/--/--/--/--/--/--/--/-|-/--/--/--/--/--/--/--/-|
  
  Em             
  G  
  F# 
  E   
  D              
  G  
  F# 
  E

|-/--/--/--/--/--/--/--/-|-/--/--/--/--/--/--/--/-|
  
  D  
  C# 
  A                  
  G           
  D

|-/--/--/--/--/--/--/--/-|-/--/--/--/--/--/--/--/-|
  
  Em             
  G  
  F# 
  E   
  D              
  G  
  F# 
  E

|-/--/--/--/--/--/--/--/-|-/--/--/--/--/--/--/--/-|
  
  C           
  Cmaj7        
  Cm7

|-/----------------------|-/--/--/--/-|-/--/--/--/-|
  
  C                              
  D      
  Em    
  Em.

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