"Skylark"
by Spacehog
from _The Chinese Album_ (1998)
written by Antony Langdon
transcribed by Jeremy Joseph (CheshirBat@aol.com)
available on the Spacehog TAB page
(http://members.aol.com/cheshirbat/spacehog)
-=- -=- -=- -=- -=- -=- -=- -=- -=- -=- -=- -=-
A F#
e|--------5---5-----------|--------2---------------|
B|-------5--------5-------|------------2-----------|
G|------6-------------6---|--2h3-------3-----------|
D|-----7------------------|----------------3-------|
A|----7-------------------|--------------------4---|
E|--5---------------------|------------------------|
F E A E A
e|-1--------------------0-|------------------------|
B|----1--------------0----|------------------------|
G|-------2--------1-------|-2--------13--14--------|
D|----------3--2----------|-2--------14--14--------|
A|------------------------|-0--------14--12--------|
E|------------------------|----------12------------|
He just plays regular position bar chords for the
Verse:
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A F# F E A
e|--5-- --2-- --1-- --0-- -----
B|--5-- --2-- --1-- --0-- --2--
G|--6-- --3-- --2-- --1-- --2--
D|--7-- --4-- --3-- --2-- --2--
A|--7-- --4-- --3-- --2-- --0--
E|--5-- --2-- --1-- --0-- -----
A F#
And when the sun falls heavy on my head
F E A E A
Don't you know, man, I could cry
A F#
'Cause whether I sink or swim you know I'll end up dead
F E A E A
Don't you know, man, I could cry
Prechorus:
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A C# D E
e|--5-- --9-- -10-- -12--
B|--5-- --9-- -10-- -12--
G|--6-- -10-- -11-- -13--
D|--7-- -11-- -12-- -14--
A|--7-- -11-- -12-- -14--
E|--5-- --9-- -10-- -12--
A
But if I go with the flow
C#
Let myself go
D C#
Tonight could be the night
A
It doesn't really matter
C# D E
Things can only get better tonight, yeah
Chorus:
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The same chords as in the verse are used,
but he picks around within the chord.
A F#
All aboard the Skylark
F E A E A
It's such a lot of fun you'll see
A F#
All aboard the Skylark
F E A E A
Where everybody travels for free
The high lead guitar does this during the chorus:
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B|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
e|17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-|16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-|
B|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
e|17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-|18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-|
B|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
e|17-17-17-17-17-17-16-16-16-16-16-16-|-17------16-------17---|
B|------------------------------------|-----------------------|
G|------------------------------------|-----------------------|
D|------------------------------------|-----------------------|
A|------------------------------------|-----------------------|
E|------------------------------------|-----------------------|
That's it! It's a happy little fun song.
The complete lyrics:
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And when the sun falls heavy on my head
Don't you know, man, I could cry
'Cause whether I sink or swim you know I'll end up dead
Don't you know, man, I could cry
But if I go with the flow
Let myself go
Tonight could be the night
It doesn't really matter
Things could only get better tonight, yeah
All aboard the Skylark it's such a lot of fun, you'll see
All aboard the Skylark where everybody travels for free
And when the world comes knocking down upon my door
Well, don't you know that it's no fun
'Cause whether you win or lose it really doesn't matter
Life has got you on the run
But if I go with the flow
Let myself go
Tonight could be the night
It doesn't really matter
Things could only get better tonight, yeah
All aboard the Skylark it's such a lot of fun, you'll see
All aboard the Skylark where everybody travels for free
