The Black Crowes
Song Title: And The Band Played On
TBC Original? Yes
Written By: Chris and Rich Robinson
Recording Session: Cabin Fever
Record: Before The Frost...
Live Debut: 02/21/2009
Shows: 29 times played live
Notes: Recorded at Levon Helm's home studio, "The Barn" in Woodstock, NY in front of a
audience.
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The above information was taken from www.crowesbase.com
Tuning: EADGBE (Standard)
Intro:
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G------2-----2-----2-----2---------2-2---2--2-----2-2--| x4
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A--3-4---3-4---3-4---3-4---3p0-----0-0-0-0------0---0--|
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F# F
Did you hear Gabriel blow his horn
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D----------2-4---2-------4-2---2---4-2---4-2---4-2---4-2---4--|
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Then what sent those blackbirds on the wing
F# F
Into this house we were born to leave
Em7 Am D7 G
Like an arrow shot over the mountain
Em7 Am D7 G
Like a bottle tossed in the sea
Em7 Am D7 G
I have journeyed, I have traveled
D7 G
Now home calls me
Bm C
Let's all gather 'round the grand piano
Bm C
Let's all raise our glasses in the air
Bm C
Give a cheer to the jolly good fellows
A7 D7 G
And everyone who's cared
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G------2-----2-----2-----2---------2-2---2--2-----2-2--| x2
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F# F
Who will mend this wagon wheel
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To get this show on the road
F# F
The music sounds just like it feels
Em7 Am D7 G
Like an arrow shot over the mountain
Em7 Am D7 G
Like a bottle tossed in the sea
Em7 Am D7 G
I have journeyed, I have traveled
D7 G
Now home calls me
Bm C
Let's all gather 'round the grand piano
Bm C
Let's all raise our glasses in the air
Bm C
Give a cheer to the jolly good fellows
A7 D7 G
And everyone who's cared
G C Am
And the band played on
C G
Through the storm
C Am C
Through the wicked wicked rain
G C Am
And the band played on
C D C Am C G
In golden harmony
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F# F
What straw will break this camel's back
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Will we grow to love the load
F# F
Can't wait to be what time reveals
Bm C
Let's all gather 'round the grand piano
Bm C
Let's all raise our glasses in the air
Bm C
Give a cheer to the jolly good fellows
A7 D7
And everyone who's cared
A7 D7
Well everyone who's cared
A7 D7 G
Everyone who's cared
