----------------------------------------------------------------------------- TO FRANCE - Mike Oldfield ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tabbed by: Anne Drury Email: zerofret_ad@hotmail.com Date: September 18, 2005 Written by: M. Oldfield CD: "Discovery" (1984, Virgin Records) and "Elements: The Best Of Mike Oldfield" (1993, Virgin Records) Notes: h...hammer on p...pull off /...slide up \...slide down =...hold note -Tuning: Standard -the song is in B minor/all lead guitar is in B minor -bar lines indicate measures of 4/4 time -Figure 1 is a mandolin and oboe part transcribed for guitar -the tab of the 5th intervals throughout the song (verse, chorus, bridge) is a keyboard part transcribed for guitar -the chords are included here, although for most parts of the song they aren't played, but are only implied by the other instruments' parts INTRO: Figure 1 - (whole intro is Fig. 1) Bm A Gtr1 E -------|-------14-19--17--------|-------14-14=h15p14-----------| B ----14-|-15-17---------------14-|-15-17--------------17--------| G -16----|------------------16----|------------------------14-16-| D -------|------------------------|------------------------------| A -------|------------------------|------------------------------| E -------|------------------------|------------------------------| | | | | | | Gtr2 | | | E -------|------------------------|------------------------------| B -------|----14-15---------------|----14-15-12=h14p12-----------| G ----14-|-16-------16---------14-|-16-----------------14--------| D -16----|--------------16--16----|------------------------14-16-| A -------|------------------------|------------------------------| E -------|------------------------|------------------------------| F#m Bm A Bm Gtr1 E ----------19--21--------|------------------------| B -14-15-17------------14-|-15-17-14---------------| G ------------------16----|----------16------------| D ------------------------|------------------------| A ------------------------|------------------------| E ------------------------|------------------------| | | | | Gtr2 | | E ------------------------|------------------------| B -------14---------------|----14------------------| G -14-16---------------14-|-16----14---------------| D ----------14--16--16----|----------16------------| A ------------------------|------------------------| E ------------------------|------------------------| 1ST VERSE: 1 Taking on water, Sailing a restless sea, From a memo-ry, A fan-ta- 2-sy,The wind carries Far from the Don't you know you're into white water, islands, Bm A F#m Bm A D E E -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| B -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------o| G -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| D ---4---4---4---4-|---4---4---2---2-|---2---2---------|---4---6---7---9--| A -2---2---2---2---|-2---2---0---0---|-0---0-----4---4-|-2---4---5---7---o| E -----------------|-----------------|---------2---2---|------------------| CHORUS: 1. Ne - ver going to get to France, Mary 2. Ne - ver going to get to France, Could a F#m E D E --------------------|------------------| B --------------------|------------------| G --------------------|------------------| D ---11---9----9---11-|---7---7---7---7--| A -9----7---11---9----|-5---5---5---5----| E --------------------|------------------| Queen of chance, will they find you? new romance ever bind you? E F#m E -----------------|---------------------| B -----------------|---------------------| G -----------------|---------------------| D ---9---9---9---9-|---11---11---11---11-| A -7---7---7---7---|-9----9----9----9----| E -----------------|---------------------| Transition to 2nd verse: (mandolin transcribed for guitar) Bm A Gtr1 E -------|-------14-19--17--------|-------14-14=h15p14-----------| B ----14-|-15-17---------------14-|-15-17--------------17--------| G -16----|------------------16----|------------------------14-16-| D -------|------------------------|------------------------------| A -------|------------------------|------------------------------| E -------|------------------------|------------------------------| | | | | | | Gtr2 | | | E -------|------------------------|------------------------------| B -------|----------7-------------|------------------------------| G -------|-7------------9---------|-7--------7---9-9-------------| D -------|------------------------|------------------------------| A -------|------------------------|------------------------------| E -------|------------------------|------------------------------| F#m Bm A D E Gtr1 E ----------19--21--------|------------------------| B -14-15-17------------14-|-15-17-14---------------| G ------------------16----|----------16------------| D ------------------------|------------------------| A ------------------------|------------------------| E ------------------------|------------------------| | | | | Gtr2 | | E ------------------------|------------------------| B --------------7---------|-------------7----------| G -9--------9-------------|-7-----9----------------| D ------------------------|------------------------| A ------------------------|------------------------| E ------------------------|------------------------| 2ND VERSE: 1.Walking on foreign ground, like a shadow, Roaming in far off terri-tor-y 2.Over your shoulder stories unfold, searching for You're sanctuary, You know you're Bm A F#m Bm A D E E -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| B -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------o| G -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| D ---4---4---4---4-|---4---4---2---2-|---2---2---------|---4---6---7---9--| A -2---2---2---2---|-2---2---0---0---|-0---0-----4---4-|-2---4---5---7---o| E -----------------|-----------------|---------2---2---|------------------| Play CHORUS BRIDGE: I see a pic - ture, By the lamp's fli - cker, D A D E E -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| B -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| G -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| D ---7---7---7---7-|---7---7---7---7-|---7---7---7---7-|---7---7---7---7-| A -5---5---5---5---|-5---5---4---4---|-4---4---4---4---|-5---5---7---7---| E -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| Is - n't it strange how dreams fade and shim - mer? D A D E E -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| B -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| G -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| D ---7---7---7---7-|---7---7---7---7-|---7---7---7---7-|---7---7---9---9-| A -5---5---5---5---|-5---5---4---4---|-4---4---4---4---|-5---5---7---7---| E -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| Play CHORUS BREAK: (electric guitar) Figure 2 - Bm D A Gtr1 E -------|-------14-(14)/19--17--------|-------14-14=h15p14-----------| B ----14-|-15-17--------------------14-|-15-17--------------17--------| G -16----|-----------------------16----|------------------------14-16-| D -------|-----------------------------|------------------------------| A -------|-----------------------------|------------------------------| E -------|-----------------------------|------------------------------| | | | | | | Gtr2 | | | E -------|-----------------------------|------------------------------| B -------|----14-15-(15)/19--17--------|----14-15-15--------14--------| G ----14-|-16-----------------------14-|-16------------------------13-| D -16----|-----------------------16----|------------------------14----| A -------|-----------------------------|------------------------------| E -------|-----------------------------|------------------------------| F#m Bm A D E Gtr1 E ----------19/21-21-----17-|-19-21-17-------------| B -14-15-17-----------19----|----------19----------| G --------------------------|----------------------| D --------------------------|----------------------| A --------------------------|----------------------| E --------------------------|----------------------| | | | | Gtr2 | | E --------------------------|----------------------| B -----------------------14-|-15-17-14-------------| G -14-13-14-----------16----|----------16----------| D ----------14----16--------|----------------------| A --------------------------|----------------------| E --------------------------|----------------------| GUITAR SOLO: (acoustic guitar) Bm D A E -2-0-|--------------------2h3-2p0-----|------------2=h3p2p0----0------| B -----|-3-0-2--0--0-2--3h5---------3p2-|-3-5p3p2p0-----------3-----2-3-| G -----|--------------------------------|-------------------------------| D -----|--------------------------------|-------------------------------| A -----|--------------------------------|-------------------------------| E -----|--------------------------------|-------------------------------| A F#m Bm A D E Gtr1 E ---5--------------------------------|----------0-----2--0-2-3-0-| B -5---5-3--2h3p2---------------------|----3--2-----3-------------| G ----------------4-2--4p2\1-1------2-|-4-------------------------| D -----------------------------4--4---|---------------------------| A ------------------------------------|---------------------------| E ------------------------------------|---------------------------| | | | | Gtr2 | | E ------------------------------------|----2--0--3--2--5--3-------| B ----------------------------------2-|-3-------------------------| G --------------------------------4---|---------------------------| D ------------------------------------|---------------------------| A ------------------------------------|---------------------------| E ------------------------------------|---------------------------| Repeat BRIDGE Play CHORUS Play FIGURE 1 2x with lyrics below Never going to get to France Never going to Then: (electric guitar) Bm D A Gtr1 E -------|-------14-(14)/19--17--------|-------14-14=h15p14-----------| B ----14-|-15-17--------------------14-|-15-17--------------17--------| G -16----|-----------------------16----|------------------------14-16-| D -------|-----------------------------|------------------------------| A -------|-----------------------------|------------------------------| E -------|-----------------------------|------------------------------| | | | Gtr2 | | | E -------|-----------------------------|------------------------------| B -------|-----------------------------|------------------------------| G -------|-----------------------------|------------------------------| D -------|---------------4---2---------|--------------------2---------| A -------|-2---------------------------|-2--------5-------------------| E -------|-----------------------------|------------------------------| F#m Bm A D E Gtr1 E -----------19/21---21-----17-|-19-21-17---------------------| B -14-15-17--------------19----|----------19--------------14--| G -----------------------------|-----------------------16-----| D -----------------------------|------------------------------| A -----------------------------|------------------------------| E -----------------------------|------------------------------| | | | | Gtr2 | | E -----------------------------|------------------------------| B -----------------------------|------------------------------| G -----------------------------|------------------------------| D -----------------------------|-------------------2h4-2------| A -0---------------------------|-2------4-----5---------------| E ------------0-------2--------|------------------------------| Bm D A Gtr1 E -------14-(14)/19--17--------|-------14-14=h15p14-----------| B -15-17--------------------14-|-15-17--------------17--------| G -----------------------16----|------------------------14-16-| D -----------------------------|------------------------------| A -----------------------------|------------------------------| E -----------------------------|------------------------------| | | | | Gtr2 | | E -----------------------------|------------------------------| B -----------------------------|------------------------------| G -----------------------------|------------------------------| D ---------------4---2---------|--------------------2---------| A -2---------------------------|-2--------5-------------------| E -----------------------------|------------------------------| F#m Bm A D E Gtr1 E ----------19/21-21-----19-21-|-22-21-17/19------------------| B -14-15-17--------------------|------------------------------| G -----------------------------|------------------------------| D -----------------------------|------------------------------| A -----------------------------|------------------------------| E -----------------------------|------------------------------| | | | | Gtr2 | | E -----------------------------|------------------------------| B -----------------------------|------------------------------| G -----------------------------|------------------------------| D -----------------------------|-------------------2h4-2------| A -0---------------------------|-2------4-----5---------------| E ------------0-------2--------|------------------------------| (lyrics go with staff below) - 1. Never going to get to France 2. Never going to - 3. Never going to Bm D A F#m A Bm A D E E ------------------|-----------------|------------|------------------| B ------7-5---5-----|----------3--5---|-5----------|-----------------o| G ----------7----6--|-4---------------|------4--2--|------------------| 3x D ------------------|-----------------|------------|----------2h4-2---| A -2----------------|-----------------|------------|-2--4--5---------o| E ------------------|-----------------|------------|------------------| get to France Nev-er going to... Bm D A F#m A E ------------------|-----------------|------------|------------------| B ------7-5---5-----|----------3--5---|-5----------|------------------| G ----------7----6--|-4---------------|------4--2--|------------------| D ------------------|-----------------|------------|---4---6---7---9--| A -2----------------|-----------------|------------|-2---4---5---7----| E ------------------|-----------------|------------|------------------| E ---0---| B ---0---| G ---0---| D ---x---| (with tremolo) A ---2---| E ---x---| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- (This file is the transcriber's own work and represents their interpretation of the song.)