• Song:

    Love From Room 109 At The Islander

  • Artist:

    Tim Buckley

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Date: Thu, 15 Jan 1998 20:20:47 -0500
From: "Dr. Thornton Hardman" 
Subject: CRD: 'Love From Room 109 At The Islander' by Tim Buckley

Love From Room 109 At The Islander (On Pacific Coast Highway)
(Tim Buckley)

TIM BUCKLEY
>From Happy Sad, 1968

(capo at the first fret)

E / / / / / (x2)

D (xx0232@1)       AmI (x02210@1)was lost without a song
Bm (x24432@1)          F#mWithout (244222@1)a melody
D (xx0232@1)          AmYou (x02210@1)came into my hotel life
Bm (x24432@1)               F#mYou (244222@1)made my room a home
G (320003@1)           Bm (x24432@1)      E (022100@1)           DAh (xx0232@1)now, mama, don't you know what you done

Ah, you made the sunshine in the city
Oh, you warmed my heart
You changed an old man filled with pity
Back to a child again
Ah now, mama, can't you see what you done

D/ (xx0232@1)/ / / / Am/ (x02210@1)/ / / /
Bm/ (x24432@1)/ / / / F#m/ (244222@1)/ / / /
D/ (xx0232@1)/ / / / Am/ (x02210@1)/ / / /
Bm/ (x24432@1)/ / / / F#m/ (244222@1)/ / / /
G/ (320003@1)/ Bm/ (x24432@1)/ E/ (022100@1)/ / / /

So tell me darlin' if the feeling's wrong
Ah, don't waste another day
Lord, the saddest thing I've ever known
Was to watch it die away
G (320003@1)           D (xx0232@1)       EAh (022100@1)now, mama, don't you lie

E (022100@1)            Cdim (2312xx@1)      D (xx0232@1)                Am7Oh, (x02010@1)how can my giving find the rhythm and the time
B (x2444x@1)      E (022100@1)           Esus (022200@1)        E (022100@1)E7 (020130@1)EOf (022100@1)you unless you sing your songs to me
    E (022100@1)           Cdim (2312xx@1)          G (320003@1)         Am7The (x02010@1)smell of your sweet skin does entangle my dreams
B (x2444x@1)            E (022100@1)         Esus (022200@1)      EOh (022100@1)may I stand here awhile living your smile

Em (022000@1)              Am7 (x02010@1)B (x2444x@1)              EOh, (022100@1)how could you ever know what you've done
Em (022000@1)                     Am7 (x02010@1) B (x2444x@1)     EYou (022100@1)warmed my heart when I was so all alone
    Bm7 (x20202@1) F#m (244222@1)G (320003@1)ABut (x02220@1)all I have to give
       BmAre (x24432@1)my dreams
   (Bm)       F#m (244222@1) BmOf (x24432@1)coming and going forever
(Bm)       F#m (244222@1)     BmInside (x24432@1)the rivers of time
       F#m (244222@1)   EmYou'll (022000@1)find me waiting
           D (xx0232@1)  C#sus4 (x13341@4)      C#For (x43121@1)you to find peace in your mind
D (xx0232@1)E (022100@1)D (xx0232@1) F# (244322@1)  BSo (x2444x@1)we can love again

C/ (x32010@1)/ / / / / Em/ (022000@1)/ / / /
C/ (x32010@1)/ / / / / Em/ (022000@1)/ / / /
C/ (x32010@1)/ D/ (xx0232@1)/ Em/ (022000@1)/ / / /
C/ (x32010@1)/ D/ (xx0232@1)/ Em/ (022000@1)/ / / /

Em (022000@1)        DI (xx0232@1)feel what you feel
   Bbdim (3423xx@1)       EIf (022100@1)you feel what you feel
Em (022000@1)           DAnd (xx0232@1)I see what you see
   Bbdim (3423xx@1)      EIf (022100@1)you see what you see
      A (x02220@1)  ESo (022100@1)it goes on and on
      A (x02220@1)   EOn (022100@1)it goes, on and on
     Em (022000@1)         DIt's (xx0232@1)my heart and your heart
     Bbdim (3423xx@1)      EIt's (022100@1)our hearts together
Em (022000@1)         DYou (xx0232@1)sing and I'll bring
      Bbdim (3423xx@1)     EWe'll (022100@1)both love together
          A (x02220@1)            EAnd (022100@1)all I know is let it grow
           A (x02220@1)              E (022100@1) E7All (020130@1)you'll find is peace of mind

Em/ (022000@1)/ D/ (xx0232@1)/ Bbdim/ (3423xx@1)/ E/ (022100@1)/
Em/ (022000@1)/ D/ (xx0232@1)/ Bbdim/ (3423xx@1)/ E/ (022100@1)/
A / / A7 / / (x2)
E / / E7 / / (x2)
A / / A7 / / (x2)
E / / E7 / / / (slows to fade)

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Cdim: x3454x
Bbdim: x1232x
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The seventh chords in the last bit are just guesses on my part.
Feel free to take liberties with any part that doesn't sound
right to you.

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transcribed by Shawn Trotter and Dann Butterfield
submitted by Hirsch Freeman
drumbo@geocities.com comments/corrections welcome

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