Tabbed by: DJ 15th Jan 2013 Inspired by the death of Ray Davies' sister, and also a trip to India. Tuning: Original single version is tuned a half step flat of standard tuning, or was in concert pitch but the backing tape was slowed slightly. To emulate the Indian feel, slide up from all the D5 to the E5 chords. Use the chord shapes shown at the bottom of the page, which have lots of open E string to create something of the feel of the sitar style drone of the song. On the Bm4 and F#m11 I've indicted not to play the bottom E, just to add more emphasis to the 5th string notes, but it doesn't matter, if you find it easier to play all the strings. ********************************************************************** (E5) (E4) (E5/B) (E4) e | ------0---------0---- | -------0---------0---- | B | ----0---------0------ | -----0---------0------ | G | --1-----1--/2-----2-- | --/4-----4-------2-- | D | --------------------- | ---------------------- | A | --------------------- | ---------------------- | E | --------------------- | ---------------------- | (Twice) ( E4 ) D5 E5 D5 E5 See my fri - ends, D5 E5 E74 D5 E5 D5 E5 See my fri - ends... playing across the ri - ver, D5 E5 D5 E5 See my fri - ends, D5 E5 E74 D5 E5 D5 E5 See my fri - ends... playing across the ri - ver! D5 E5 D5 E5 She is go - ne, Bm4 F#m11 She is gone, and now there's no one there, Badd4 E74 D5 E5 D5 E5 Except my friends... playing across the ri - ver! D5 E5 D5 E5 She just we - nt, D5 E5 E74 D5 E5 D5 E5 She just we - nt, went across the ri - ver, D5 E5 D5 E5 Now she's go - ne, D5 E5 E74 D5 E5 D5 E5 Now she's go - ne, wish that I'd gone with her! D5 E5 D5 E5 She is go - ne, Bm4 F#m11 She is gone, and now there's no one there, Badd4 E74 D5 E5 D5 E5 Except my friends, Playing across the ri - ver! Bm4(type2) E7 Amaj9 F#m11 She is gone, and now there's no one else to take her place, Bm4(type2) E7 F#m11 She is gone, and now there's no one else a - round, Badd4 Esus7 D5 E5 D5 E5 Except my friends, playing across the ri - ver! D5 E5 D5 E5 See my fri - ends, D5 E5 E74 D5 E5 D5 E5 See my fri - ends... playing across the ri - ver, D5 E5 D5 E5 See my fri - ends, D5 E5 E74 D5 E5 D5 E5 See my fri - ends... playing across the ri - ver! D5 E5 D5 E5 | | : /__/ / / / | /__/ / / / : | | (Repeat) ***************************************************************** D5 = 057700 Bm4 = x99700 Bm4 (type2) = x24430 E5 = 079900 F#m11 = x44200 E7 = 022130 E74 = 077700 Badd4 = 799800 Amaj9 = 577600