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Rand - Posted - 05/14/2015: 06:51:11
Friends,
This is a nice song by Bill Staines about the power of music itself (lyrics below.) I always start off performances with this song because it speaks to why we are there for the evening. You sharp-eyed guitar types will notice in the video that Bill plays a right-handed guitar left- handed without reversing the strings. He said that's just the way he learned.
youtube.com/watch?v=RZ6Zat_BiAk
Song: Bridges Tab
Capo 4th Fret
G G/F# Em7 G/F# Cadd9 D G
G G/F# Em7 G/F#
There are bridges, bridges in the sky
Cadd9 D G
And they are shining in the sun
G G/F# Em7 G/F#
They are stone and steel and wood and wire
Cadd9 D G
And they can change two things to one
D/F# Em7
They are languages and letters
Cadd9 D
They are poetry and awe
G G/F# Em7 G/F#
They are love and understanding
Cadd9 D G
And they are better than a wall
Now there are canyons, there are canyons
They are yawning in the night
They are rank and bitter anger
They are all devoid of light
They are fear and blind suspicion
They are apathy and pride
They are dark and so foreboding
And they are, oh, so very wide.
So let us build a bridge of music
Let us cross it with a song
Let us span another canyon
Let us right another wrong
Oh, and if someone should ask us
Where we're off and bound today
We will tell them "Building Bridges!"
And be off and on our way.
Rand
Edited by - raharris on 05/14/2015 12:01:15
raharris - Posted - 05/14/2015: 12:02:22
A very nice tune! Since it has no clawhammer content I've moved it to Other Music-Related Topics. Cheers --
Jim Yates - Posted - 05/14/2015: 17:34:00
Nice song. Bill is a talented song writer. He plays the guitar like Libba Cotton did. Apparently Libba learned on her brother's guitar and he wouldn't let her switch he strings.
A minor point: I wouldn't describe this as tab. This is simply a lyric sheet with chords. A tab sheet allows you to duplicate a song, while a lyric sheet with chords allows you to make your own arrangement of the tune. Both are valuable tools.
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