• Song:

    40 Acres

  • Artist:

    Caedmons Call

  • Album:

    The Guild Collection, V...

Band: Caedmon's Call
Song: 40 Acres
Album: 40 Acres
Tabber: oddmenout4@yahoo.com


This song has at least two guitars.  The one in the beginning has a capo on two and it
plays the intro riff, while the next one comes in playing the chords with a capo on 4.
I'll tab all the chords for the second guitar, and the intro riff for the first.

Chords Used:
   G  B/G D Dsus2 Csus2 Em7 Em9
e--3---3--2---3-----3----3---2--|
B--3---3--3---3-----3----3---3--|
G--0---0--2---2-----0----0---0--|
D--0---0--0---0-----2----2---0--|
A--2---2------------3----2---2--|
E--3---------------------0---0--|


Intro:(Guitar 1, capo 2)

e-------0-----------0-----------0----------0------|
B---------0-----------0-----------0----------0----|
G-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2----2-----2--| x2
D-------------------------------------0-----------|
A--0----------0h2---------2h4---------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------|

Verse 1: (chords above are for Guitar 2, capo 4)
   G (320003@1)        Dsus (xx0233@1)       B/G (31333x@1)          Csus2e-------0-------------0-----------0-------------0------| (x35533@1)B---------0-------------0-----------0-------------0----|
G-----2-----2-------2-----2-----2-----2-------2-----2--|
D------------------------------------------0-----------|
A--0------------0h2---------2h4------------------------|
E------------------------------------------------------|
  Out on these Texas plains you can see for a million lives

   G (320003@1)          Dsus (xx0233@1)         B/G (31333x@1)         Csus2e-------0-------------0---------------0-------------0------| (x35533@1)B---------0-------------0---------------0-------------0----|
G-----2-----2-------2-----2---------2-----2-------2-----2--|
D----------------------------------------------0-----------|
A--0------------0h2-------------2h4------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------|
   And there's a thousand exits between here and the state line

   G (320003@1)        Dsus (xx0233@1)        B/G (31333x@1)        Csus2e-------0------------0-------------0----------0------| (x35533@1)B---------0------------0-------------0----------0----|
G-----2-----2------2-----2-------2-----2----2-----2--|
D----------------------------------------0-----------|
A--0-----------0h2-----------2h4---------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------|
     About the last time that I    saw   you

      G (320003@1)         Dsus (xx0233@1)       B/G (31333x@1)       Csus2e------------0-----------0-----------0----------0------| (x35533@1)B--------------0-----------0-----------0----------0----|
G----------2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2----2-----2--|
D------------------------------------------0-----------|
A-------0----------0h2---------2h4---------------------|
E------------------------------------------------------|
You said call me Pandora,      call  me a fool

(all chords Guitar 2, capo 4)
Em9 (022032@1)                               Csus2And (x35533@1)I'm thinking this view it could do you some good
Em9 (022032@1)                    
So drop these scales and take a look


Chorus:
D (xx0232@1)              Em7           Csus2There's (x35533@1)40 acres and redemption to be found
D (xx0232@1)  Em7           Csus2Just (x35533@1)along down the way
D (xx0232@1)        Em7            Csus2There (x35533@1)is a place where no plow blade has turned the ground
D (xx0232@1)        Em7            Csus2 (x35533@1)      D (xx0232@1)               G (320003@1)Dsus (xx0233@1)B/GAnd (31333x@1)you will turn it over, hey, 'cause out here hope remains
  Csus (x33010@1)               G (320003@1)   Dsus (xx0233@1)B/G (31333x@1)Csus2'Cause (x35533@1)out here hope remains...


Verse 2:
G (320003@1)           Dsus (xx0233@1)   B/G (31333x@1)    Csus2Out (x35533@1)here the Texas sky is as big as the sea
G (320003@1)              Dsus (xx0233@1)       B/G (31333x@1)           Csus2And (x35533@1)you're alone in your room like an island floating free
G (320003@1)           Dsus (xx0233@1)       B/G (31333x@1)           Csus2Your (x35533@1)spirit's hanging in a bottle out on a tree
G (320003@1)          Dsus (xx0233@1)                 B/G (31333x@1)            Csus2You (x35533@1)say that you're the black sheep, I say you're still family

Em9 (022032@1)                Csus2So (x35533@1)throw that bottle to the waves
Em9 (022032@1)                          Csus2They'll (x35533@1)bring you in to me and from the shore you will see

Chorus x1

Solo: (capo 4)
                  G (320003@1)    Dsus (xx0233@1)  B/G (31333x@1)    Csus2 (x35533@1)     Ge-----------------333-2--2-3-3-2--2-2-3-3--2-3--3-3-5-7--| (320003@1)B-----------------333-3--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--3-3--5-5-5-8--|
G-----------------000-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0--0-0-0-0--|
D--------------------------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------|
Out here hope remains

      Dsus2 (xx0230@1)B/G (31333x@1)        Csus2 (x35533@1)           Ge--77778-8-7-10-7--8-7-7--------3-3--------------| (320003@1)B--77777-7-7-7--7--7-7-7---3-h5-5-3--------------|
G--00000-0-0-0--0--0-0-0---0------0-4h5--2--0----|
D------------------------------------------------|
A------------------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------------------|


Verse 3: (Guitar 1 is also playing intro riff)
G (320003@1)          Dsus (xx0233@1)            B/G (31333x@1)       Csus2Out (x35533@1)here the Texas rain is the hardest I've ever seen
G (320003@1)             Dsus (xx0233@1)          B/G (31333x@1)      Csus2It'll (x35533@1)wash your house away, but it'll also make you clean

Em9 (022032@1)                  Csus2Now (x35533@1)these rocks they are crying too
Em9 (022032@1)                  Csus2And (x35533@1)this whole land is calling out for you


Chorus x1 (with "Out here hope remains x4)

End on G


That's it! For suggestions, corrections, and requests, email me:
                        oddmenout4@yahoo.com

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