...SONG OF THE NATURALIST'S WIFE... by Donovan
-----------------------------------...........

*from 'A Gift from a Flower to a Garden' (1968)*


*(NB. This song is played on a Banjo,
But I have tabbed the chords as they would roughly,
Translate to the Guitar)*


*CAPO 3rd FRET*

(Original Key: F)


Intro:

(With improvised "la's")

D

Verse 1:

D
 Do I see you coming home,
       A       D
Coming home to me?
D
 Could it be you that I see,
       A       D
Coming home to me?
G     D/F# Em  A      D
 From your day by the sea.

Verse 2:

D
 Do I see your pockets full,
        A       D
Pockets full of shells?
D
 Could it be you that I see,
        A       D
Pockets full of shells?
G     D/F# Em  A      D
 From your day by the sea.

Verse 3:

D
 Do I see you weary weave,
      A          D
Weary weave your way?
D
 Could it be you that I see,
      A          D
Weary weave your way?
G     D/F# Em  A      D
 From your day by the sea.

Coda:

(With improvised "la's")

D

(Repeat to Fade)


CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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   D       A       G      D/F#     Em

 EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE
 xx0232  x02220  320003  2x0230  022000


Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2006
(clumsyband@hotmail.com)