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Ccr - Green River guitar tab

9 Nov 92 20:11 PST

via UUCP; Mon, 09 Nov 92 14:47:13 EST

for jamesb@nevada.edu

Subject: Green River Tablature/CCR

Green River -- As recorded by Credence Clearwater Revival

Found in Oct '91 "Guitar for the Practicing Musician"

N.C. E

e:------------------------|---------------------------|-----------------

B:------/3--3--3--3-------|--/3--3--3--3--------------|-----------------

G:------/4--4--4--4-------|--/4--4--4--4--4/2---0-----|-----------------

D:--------------------2---|--------------------------0H2--2-----0-----2-

A:-2----------------------|---------------------------|-----0H2---------

E:-0-----0-----0------0---|---0-----0-------0---------|-----------3B----

1/4

E E E

Rhy. Fig. 1

e:------------------------|---------------------------|-

B:------------------------|-----/3--3--3--3-----------|-

G:------------------------|-----/4--4--4--4-----------|-

D:-----2-------0-----2----|---------------------------|-

A:--------0H2-------------|--2------------------------|-

E:--0------------3B-------|--0------------------------|-

1/4

Well,

E E E

(End Rhy Fig. 1)

e:------------------------|---------------------------|------------------

B:--/3--3--3--3-----------|---------------------------|------------------

G:--/4--4--4--4--4/2--0--0H1--------------------------|------------------

D:-----------------------0H2---2--------0-------2-----|-----2-----0----2-

A:------------------------|-------0H2-----------------|-------0H2--------

E:------------------------|----------------3B---------|--0----------3B---

1/4 1/4

(W/ Rhy Fig. 1: 2 1/2 times)

E

take me back down where cool water flows ya'll

e:--------------------------------------------0------------------

B:--------------------------------------------0------------------

G:----------------------------------------2B---------------------

D:---------------------------------------------------------------

A:---------------------------------------------------------------

E:---------------------------------------------------------------

1/2

e:-----------------|----------------------------------------------

B:-----/3-3-3--3---|--/3--3--3--3---------------------------------

G:-----/4-4-4--4---|--/4--4--4--4--2--0---------------------------

D:----2------------|----------------------------------------------

A:-----------------|----------------------------------------------

E:-----------------|----------------------------------------------

Ah, let me remember things I love, now.

e:---------------------------------------0-----------------------

B:---------------------------------------------------------------

G:------------------------------------2B-------------------------

D:---------------------------------------------------------------

A:---------------------------------------------------------------

E:---------------------------------------------------------------

1/2

e:-----------------|----------------------------------------------

B:--/3--3--3--3----|--/3--3--3--3---------------------------------

G:--/4--4--4--4----|--/4--4--4--4---2---0-------------------------

D:-----------------|----------------------------------------------

A:-----------------|----------------------------------------------

E:-----------------|----------------------------------------------

Stoppin' at the log where cat fish bite.

e:---------------------------------------------------------------

B:-----------------------------------------3--0------------------

G:-----------------------------------------1-------0-------------

D:-----------------------------------------2---------------------

A:---------------------------------------------------------------

E:---------------------------------------------------------------

C (Rhy. Fig. 2)

Walkin' along the river road at night,

e:-------0----------X------------0-------------------------------

B:-------1----------X--1---------1----1--------------------------

G:-------0----0--------0---------0----0--------------------------

D:------------2-----------------------2--------------------------

A:--3---------3-----------------------3--------------------------

E:---------------------------------------------------------------

A

barefoot girl dancin' in the moonlight

e:---------------------------------------------------------------

B:-------2------2----2----2--------------------------------------

G:-------2--2---2----2----2--------------------------------------

D:---------------------------------------------------------------

A:--0-------------------------0--0--1--2-------------------------

E:---------------------------------------------------------------

E (End Rhy. Fig. 2)

e:----------0---------------------------0------------------------

B:-------3--3--3--3-------3--3--3--3----0------------------------

G:-------1-----1--1-------1--1--1--1-----------------------------

D:---------------------------2-----------------------------------

A:---------------------------------------------------------------

E:--0------------------------------------------------------------

2nd Verse: w/ Rhy. Fig. 1 (2 1/2 times)

E

I can hear the bull-frog callin' me, how!

E

Wondrin' if my rope's still hangin to the tree.

E

Love to kick my feet way down to shallow water, ah

C (w/ Rhy. Fig. 2) A

shoe-fly, dragonfly get back to mother. Pick up a flat rock

A E

skip it 'cross Green a-River.

(I'm not going to post the solo at this time, but it comes in here.)

3rd Verse: w/ Rhy. Fig. 2 (2 1/2 times)

E

Up to Cody's camp I spent my days -- ya'll

E

with flat-car riders an' crosstie walkers

E C

Old Cody Junior took me over, said, "You're gonna find the world

C A E

is smolderin', and if you get a-lost, come on home to Green a-River."

Here's a neat mini-fill/solo part that you'll recognize:

e:--------------0-------------------

B:--3/5~~~~~------3-----------------

G:-------------------4--2-----------

D:-------------------------5B---2---

A:----------------------------------

E:----------------------------------

1/2

Any additions, corrections, flames, comments, or interpretations can be

mailed to cgc@tiamat.umd.umich.edu or crowe@umdsun2.umd.umich.edu

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