ON A TUESDAY IN AMSTERDAM LONG AGO
COUNTING CROWS

Album: SATURDAY NIGHTS & SUNDAY MORNINGS




Standard Tuning
No capo

Intro:

Am Em Dm(or Dsus2) C

Verse 1:

Am              Em
   A picture of Amsterdam,
Dm                   C         G
   Bare trees under glass, 
Am               Em                        Dm
   Framed in the grey and white, afternoon light,
                    C        G
   Of a winter long past,

Verse 2:

Am              Em
   when I was a riser, 
Dm                  C        G
   through Dublin I roamed,
Am           Em         Dm
   She was a bare back rider,
        C           G
   Some miles from home,

Chorus 1:

Am               Em
   come back to me,
Bb              F    C
   come back to me,
Am               Em
   come back to me,
Bb              F    C
   come back to me

Verse 3:

Am                  Em
   She's a carnival diver, 
Dm               C     G
   Tongue in the sky, 
Am                 Em
   Cutting through time like a memory,
Dm             C      G
   Strung on a wire,

Verse 4:

Am               Em
   The colour of anything,
Dm              C     G 
   Fades in the air, 
Am            Em
   She is the film of the book, 
          Dm
   Of the story of the smell of her hair 

Chorus 2:

Am               Em
   come back to me,
Bb              F    C
   come back to me,
Am               Em
   come back to me,
Bb              F    C
   come back to me


(Play over) Piano solo:

Dm - Bb 
Dm - Bb 
Dm - Bb 
Dm - G

Verse 5:
Am                    Em
   When every thing's over,
Dm                   C  G
   Everything' s clear,
Am             Em         Dm
   Everyone's     older,
          C        G
No one is here,

Verse 6:

Am            Em
   I try to remember, 
Dm             C     G
   A girl on a wire, 
Am                    Em
   She's tumbling and diving, 
                   Dm
Above Stephenson's green, 
                   C    G
like a kite on the air,

Outro Chorus:

Am               Em
   come back to me,
Bb              F    C
   come back to me,
Am               Em
   come back to me,
Bb              F    C
   come back to me


Am               Em
   come back to me,
Bb              F    C
   come back to me,
Am               Em
   come back to me,
Bb              F    C
   come back to me


Am               Em
   come back to me,
Bb              F
   come back to me.

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Standard Tuning
CAPO 5

Bm7add1  x03320        (relative to capo)

Intro:

Em  - Bm7add11  - Am

Verse 1:

Em              Bm
   A picture of Amsterdam,
Am                     G         D
   Bare trees under glass, 
Em               Bm                        Am
   Framed in the grey and white, afternoon light,
                    G        D
   Of a winter long past,

Verse 2:

Em              Bm
   when I was a riser, 
Am                  G        D
   through Dublin I roamed,
Em           Bm         Am
   She was a bare back rider,
        G           D
   Some miles from home,

Chorus 1:

Em               Bm
   come back to me,
F               C    G
   come back to me,
Em               Bm
   come back to me,
F               C    G
   come back to me

Verse 3:

Em                  Bm
   She's a carnival diver, 
Am               G     D
   Tongue in the sky, 
Em                 Bm
   Cutting through time like a memory,
Am             G      D
   Strung on a wire,

Verse 4:

Em               Bm
   The colour of anything,
Am              G     D 
   Fades in the air, 
Em            Bm
   She is the film of the book, 
          Am                         G      D
   Of the story of the smell of her hair 

Chorus 2:

Em               Bm
   come back to me,
F               C    G
   come back to me,
Em               Bm
   come back to me,
F               C    G
   come back to me


(Play over) Piano solo:

Am - F 
Am - F 
Am - F 
Am - D

Verse 5:
Em                    Bm
   When every thing's over,
Am                   G  D
   Everything' s clear,
Em             Bm         Am
   Everyone's     older,
          G        D
No one is here,

Verse 6:

Em            Bm
   I try to remember, 
Am             G     D
   A girl on a wire, 
Em                    Bm
   She's tumbling and diving, 
                   Am
Above Stephenson's green, 
                   G    D
like a kite on the air,

Outro Chorus:

Em               Bm
   come back to me,
F               C    G
   come back to me,
Em               Bm
   come back to me,
F               C    G
   come back to me


Em               Bm
   come back to me,
F               C    G
   come back to me,
Em               Bm
   come back to me,
F               C    G
   come back to me


Em               Bm
   come back to me,
F               C    G
   come back to me