Artist: Karine Polwart
Song: The sun's comin' over the hill
Tabbed by: DJ
30th July 2013

Tuning: Standard

Time signature: 3/4 (Waltz time)

CAPO: 2nd fret (Sounds in key of A)

Chord shapes are relative to capo position:

G (320003@1)   = 320033    Em7    = 022030    (C/D) = xx0xxx
D4    = xx0233    D/F#   = 20023x    (C/B) = x2xxxx
Cadd9 = x32033    (C/B)  = x2xxxx    (D/A) = x0xxxx
G/D   = xx0033    (C/A)  = x0xxxx    (D/B) = x2xxxx
C     = x32013    (G/F#) = 2xxxxx    (D/C) = x3xxxx
D (xx0232@1)   = xx0232     G/B (143121@7) = x20033    (C/G) = 3xxxxx

The passing notes are played by the double bass,
and are included to add interest.

[N.B. Karine plays this song in D with capo at 7th fret]

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G (320003@1)         D4 (xx0233@1)      Cadd9||: (x32030@1) /  /  /  |  /  /  /  |  /  /  /  |  /  /  / :|| (Twice)

G (320003@1)        G/D (4x3121@7)            C (x32010@1)            GSix (320003@1)rain ridden summers, and he still had an eye---- for me,
      C (x32010@1)           G (320003@1)                     D4He (xx0233@1)kissed me each evening, and told me he'd die for me,
      D (xx0232@1)    Em7     D/F# (200232@1)   G (320003@1)            C (x32010@1)        GAnd (320003@1)then he...   ran off the road, full of whisky and irony,
G (320003@1)         D (xx0232@1)                   C (x32010@1)        Cadd9He (x32030@1)always meant what he said!  |  /  /  /  |  /  /  /  |

G (320003@1)        G/D (4x3121@7)     C (x32010@1)           GSo (320003@1)I took to whisky, so I could re - call...
         C (x32010@1)          G (320003@1)                     D4...The (xx0233@1)taste of his mouth on my mouth, that's all,
    D (xx0232@1)Em7      D/F# (200232@1) G (320003@1)          C (x32010@1)           GAnd (320003@1)I tried the same trick with a truck, but it stalled,
      G (320003@1)        D4 (xx0233@1)  D (xx0232@1)  C (x32010@1)(C/B)(C/A)  G (320003@1)   (G/F#) 
The engine was better off dead!         |  /   /   /  |

Em7     G/B (143121@7)   Cadd9 (x32030@1)          (C/D)  G (320003@1)   Oh, how the nights are long,
       Cadd9 (x32030@1)    G (320003@1)   D (xx0232@1)    (D/A)(D/B)(D/C)
Though life is longer still,  |  /    /    /  |
Em7     G/B (143121@7)   Cadd9 (x32030@1)         (C/D) G (320003@1)   Oh, how the nights are long,
        (G)  (G/A)(G/B)  D4 (xx0233@1) D (xx0232@1) C (x32010@1)   (C/B)(C/A)
But the sun's com - in' over the hill!

G (320003@1)         D4 (xx0233@1)      Cadd9 (x32030@1)      (C)(C/B)(C/G)
|  /  /  /  |  /  /  /  |  /  /  /  |  /___/    /   /  |

G (320003@1)                 G/D (4x3121@7)       C (x32010@1)          (C/D)  GThe (320003@1)taste never left me,      and I don't think it will,
         C (x32010@1)           G (320003@1)           (G/A) (G/B)  D4And (xx0233@1)it caused me to supplement whisk - y   with pills,
      D (xx0232@1)        Em7   D/F# (200232@1) G (320003@1)      C (x32010@1)               GBut (320003@1)there was something in - side that I couldn't kill,
       G (320003@1)         D4 (xx0233@1)        D (xx0232@1)     C (x32010@1)       Cadd9Be (x32030@1)- lieve me, I really did.. try!  |  /  /  /  |  /  /  /  |

G (320003@1)           G/D (4x3121@7)                 C (x32010@1)            (C/D)   GAnd (320003@1)there's some say...you get what you deserve,    but they're wrong,
                C (x32010@1)              G (320003@1)          (G/A)(G/B) D4Sometimes, (xx0233@1)you get what you're given, and then it's all gone,
     D (xx0232@1)     Em7   D/F# (200232@1)name="chord_320003@1">G                C (x32010@1)           GAnd (320003@1)you are lucky,  if you are suff - iciently strong,
               D4 (xx0233@1) D (xx0232@1)    C (x32010@1)(C/B)(C/A)   G (320003@1) (G/F#)
To daily de - cide not to die!          |  /  /   /  |

Em7     G/B (143121@7)   Cadd9 (x32030@1)          (C/D)  G (320003@1)   Oh, how the nights are long,
       Cadd9 (x32030@1)    G (320003@1)   D (xx0232@1)    (D/A)(D/B)(D/C)
Though life is longer still,  |  /    /    /  |
Em7     G/B (143121@7)   Cadd9 (x32030@1)         (C/D) G (320003@1)   Oh, how the nights are long,
        (G)  (G/A)(G/B)  D4 (xx0233@1) D (xx0232@1) C (x32010@1)  (C/B)(C/A) GBut (320003@1)the sun's com - in' over the hill!

G (320003@1)         G/D (4x3121@7)        C (x32010@1)  (C/D)   G| (320003@1) /  /  /   |  /  /  /  |  /  /   /  |  /  /  / |

C (x32010@1)          G (320003@1)        (G) (G/A)(G/B)   D4 (xx0233@1)  D| (xx0232@1) /  /  /   |  /  /  /  |  /    /    /  |  /  /  /  |

Em7    D/F# (200232@1) G (320003@1)         C (x32010@1)         G| (320003@1) /  /   /  |  /  /  /  |  /  /  /  |  /  /  / |

G (320003@1)         D4 (xx0233@1)  D| (xx0232@1) /  /  /  |  /  /  /  |

G (320003@1)         D4 (xx0233@1)      Cadd9||: (x32030@1) /  /  /  |  /  /  /  |  /  /  /  |  /  /  /  :||(Twice)

G (320003@1)              G/D (4x3121@7)       C (x32010@1)                 GI (320003@1)can't say there's many things I wouldn't change,
             C (x32010@1)       G (320003@1)                          D4There (xx0233@1)are better days gone than those that remain,
 D (xx0232@1)Em7    D/F# (200232@1)G (320003@1)         C (x32010@1)               GBut (320003@1) I can find joy in the sound of the rain,
     G (320003@1)         D4 (xx0233@1) D (xx0232@1)     Cadd9 (x32030@1) (C) (C/B)(C/A)
You have to find joy where you can!  |  /   /   /  |

Em7     G/B (143121@7)   Cadd9 (x32030@1)          (C/D)  G (320003@1)   Oh, how the nights are long,
       Cadd9 (x32030@1)    G (320003@1)   D (xx0232@1)    (D/A)(D/B)(D/C)
Though life is longer still,  |  /    /    /  |
Em7     G/B (143121@7)   Cadd9 (x32030@1)         (C/D) G (320003@1)   Oh, how the nights are long,
        (G)  (G/A)(G/B)  D4 (xx0233@1) D (xx0232@1) C (x32010@1) (C/B)(C/A)    G (320003@1)  (G/F#)
But the sun's com - in' over the hill!           |  /  /   /   |

Em7     G/B (143121@7)   Cadd9 (x32030@1)          (C/D)  G (320003@1)   Oh, how the nights are long,
       Cadd9 (x32030@1)    G (320003@1)   D (xx0232@1)    (D/A)(D/B)(D/C)
Though life is longer still,  |  /    /    /  |
Em7     G/B (143121@7)   Cadd9 (x32030@1)         (C/D) G (320003@1)   Oh, how the nights are long,
        (G)  (G/A)(G/B)  D4 (xx0233@1) D (xx0232@1) C (x32010@1)  Cadd9But (x32030@1)the sun's com - in' over the hill!

C (x32010@1)         D4 (xx0233@1) D (xx0232@1)  G (320003@1)   D4 (xx0233@1)        Cadd9The (x32030@1)sun's comin' over the hill!  | /  /  /  |  /  /  /  |  /  /  /  |

G (320003@1)        D4 (xx0233@1)        Cadd9| (x32030@1) /  /  /  |  /  /  /  |  /  /  /  ||