# #----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------# Date: Wed, 11 Dec 1996 12:14:54 +0000 From: Nic.Boulton@cw.mercury.co.uk /b/Billy_Bragg/St_Swithins_day.tab On Brewing Up, but this tab is from the live (single guitar) arrangement. [intro]: F+2 C C+2 Gsus4 e ----------------------------------------------------------- B --------1------1--------------------------------1-1-1-1---- G ------0----------0---0------0--0----------------0-0-0-0---- D ---3--------2------2-------0--------------------0-0-0-0---- A --------------------------3--------2---------2------------- E -----------------------------------3---------3------------- F+2 C C+2 Gsus4 e -----0--------0--------------------------------------------- B -------1--------1--1-----------------------------1-1-1-1---- G ---0-----0--------0---------0--0-----------------0-0-0-0---- D ---3----------------------0----------------------0-0-0-0---- A -------------------------3---------2---------2-------------- E -----------------------------------3---------3-------------- F+2 C C+2 Gsus4 e -----0--------0--------------------------------------------- B -----1-1------1-1---1--------1-1------------------1-1-1-1--- G ---0---0-0------0-0-0--------0-0------------------0-0-0-0--- D ---3-----3--------2------0-0----------------------0-0-0-0--- A -------------------------3-3-----------------2-------------- E -----------------------------------3---------3-------------- F+2 C C+2 Gsus4 e -----0--------0----------------------------------------------- B -----1-1------1-1---1--------1-1---------------------1---1-1-- G ---0---0-0------0-0-0--------0-0------------------0--0---0-0-- D ---3-----3--------2------0-0---------------------0------------ A -------------------------3-3-------2-------2----2------------- E -----------------------------------3-------3---3-------------- e -------------------------------------------------------------- B -------------------------------------------------------------- G --0----------------------------------------------------------- D ---0---------------------------------------------------------- A ---0----2-2-2------------------------------------------------- E ----3---3-3-3------------------------------------------------- . . . thinking [verse]: F+2 C C+2 Gsus4 e ------------------------------------------------------------ B ---------1-------------------------------------------------- G --0----0-0---0-0-------------------------------------------- D --3----3-----3-0-------2-2--2--0---------------0-0-0-0------ A --.--------------------3-3--3--3---2------2----2-2-3-3------ E -----------------------------------3------3----3-3-3-3------ back now I sup- pose you were just sy view what was it all for for the weather or the battle of agin - court F+2 ?? e ------------------------------------------------------------ B ------------------------------------------------------------ G ------------------------------------------------------------ D -----------3-----3---3---3--3-3---3-----3----3-3-3---3-3-3-- A -----------0-----0---0---0--0-0---0-----0----2-2-2---2-2-2-- E ------------------------------------------------------------ and the times that we all hoped would last Em Am e ---------------------------------------------0------------- B --------------------------------------------1-------------- G -------------------------------------------2--------------- D ------3--3--2-2----2-2----2---2-2--------2----------------- A ------2--2--2-2----2-2----2---2-2-----0-------------------- E ----------------------------------------------------------- like a train they`ve gone by so fast F+2 C Gsus4 e -------------------------------------------------------------- B -------------------------------------------------------------- G -------------0------0----------------------------------------- D -------------3------3-------------2-------2------------------- A ----------------------------------3-------3------2----2----2-- E -------------------------------------------------3----3----3-- and tho we stood together on the edge*of the platform we were F+2 e ------------------------------------------------------------ B ------------------------------------------------------------- G ---------0--------------------------------------------------- D ---------3--------------------------------------------------- A ------------------------------------------------------------- E ------------------------------------------------------------- not moved by them [repeat 3rd line intro] x3 [ then 4th line ] 2. with my own hands when I make love to your memory its not the same I miss the thunder I miss the rain and the fact that you don't understand casts a shadow over this land * but the sun still shines from behind it [third line of intro x 3, then 4th line of intro] 3. thanks all the same but I cant bring myself to answer your letters its not your fault but your honesty touches me like a fire the polaroids that hold us together must surely fade away like the love that we spoke of forever on saint swithins day [outro]: [intro lines, then end on a C] *in the 2nd verse, the last line goes : e ---------------------------------------- B ---------------------------------------- G ------------0-0------------------------- D ------------3-3---2--0--2--3------------ A ------------------3--3--3--3----2------- E --------------------------------3------- but the sun sti- I- I-ill shines EADGBe xx3010 - Fadd2 x32010 - C x30010 - Cadd2 320010 - Gsus4 032000 - ? 022000 - Em x02210 - Am sweet Nic Nic.Boulton@cw.mercury.co.uk