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Book Of Saturday by King Crimson
Book Of Saturday
Tuning: E A D G B E
Key: Am
Though not necessary, here are chord voicings you can use to sound more like the original, if you wish so:
Am x-0-10-9-10-8
Em/A x-0-9-9-8-7
Dm x-x-0-10-13-12
Dm6 x-x-0-10-12-10
C x-x-10-9-8-8
Bm7b5 x-2-3-2-3-0
B7sus4 x-2-4-2-5-2
E 0-x-6-4-5-x
Dm* x-5-7-7-6-x
G/B x-x-9-7-8-7
[Intro]
| Am Em/A | Dm Dm6 | Am Em/A | Dm Dm6 |
[Verse 1]
Am Em/A
If I only could deceive you
Dm Dm6
Forgetting the game
Am Em/A
Every time I try to leave you
Dm Dm6
You laugh just the same
Dm Dm6 Am
'Cause my wheels never touch the road
Dm Dm6 Am
And the jumble of lies we told
Dm Dm6 C Bm7b5
Just returns to my back to weigh me down
[Verse 2]
Am Em/A
We lay cards upon the table
Dm Dm6
The backs of our hands
Am Em/A
And I swear I like your people
Dm Dm6
The boys in the band
Dm Dm6 Am
Reminiscences gone astray
Dm Dm6 Am
Coming back to enjoy the fray
Dm Dm6 C B7sus4 E B7sus4
In a tangle of night and daylight sounds
[Instrumental]
| Dm* Bm7b5 | Am | Am | C | G/B | Am | Dm6 | Am | Dm6 |
|5/4 Dm Dm6 Am | Dm Dm6 Am | Dm Dm6 C |4/4 B7sus4 | E | B7sus4 |
| Dm* Bm7b5 | Am | Am | C | G/B | Am | Am | Am | Am |
[Verse 3]
Am Em/A
All completeness in the morning
Dm Dm6
Asleep on your side
Am Em/A
I'll be waking up the crewmen
Dm Dm6
Banana-boat ride
Dm Dm6 Am
She responds like a limousine
Dm Dm6 Am
Brought alive on the silent screen
Dm Dm6 C Bm7b5
To the shuddering breath of yesterday
[Verse 4]
Am Em/A
It's a battle for the needy
Dm Dm6
Incredible scenes
Am Em/A
There's a future to believe in
Dm Dm6
Your life and death dreams
Dm Dm6 Am
As the cavalry of despair
Dm Dm6 Am
Takes a stand in the lady's hair
Dm Dm6 C B7sus4 E B7sus4
For the favour of making sweet sixteen
[Outro]
| Dm Bm7b5 | Am | Am | C | G/B | Am |
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version 2
I have divided the song by its various motifs and the roman numerals
correspond with these bits NOTE: This is the BASIC structure of the song,
feel free to make variations on the basic patterns. I have divided the
song up into bits that correspond with the roman numerals in the lyrics
here-in. (12)=harmonic
Riff I
e|--------------------------------12----10------------|
B|-----------13---13---12---------13----12---(12)-----|
G|-----------14---14---12---------10----10---(12)-----|
D|--------------------------0-------------------------|
A|---(12)---------------------------------------------|
E|---(12)---------------------------------------------|
Riff II
e|----12------10-----------10-------10---------------------|
B|----13------------13-----12-----------12--------------8--|
G|----10-------------------10-----------------------9------|
D|----0---------------------0------------------10----------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
e|----12-----10------------10-------10---------------------|
B|----13--------13---------12-----------12-------------8---|
G|----10-------------------10----------------------9-------|
D|----0--------------------0------------------10-----------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
e|----12-----10------------10-------10------------------------------------0-|
B|----13--------13---------12-----------12-------------8--------------0-----|
G|----10-------------------10----------------------9-------------10---------|
D|----0--------------------0------------------10-------------12-------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Riff III
e|----12------10-----------10-------10----------------------|
B|----13------------13-----12-----------12---------------8--|
G|----10-------------------10-----------------------9-------|
D|----0--------------------0------------------10------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
e|----12-----10------------10-------10----------------------|
B|----13--------13---------12-----------12-------------8----|
G|----10-------------------10----------------------9--------|
D|----0--------------------0------------------10------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
e|----12-----10------------10-------10------------------------------------|
B|----13--------13---------12-----------12-------------8---------------12-|
G|----10-------------------10----------------------9--------------11------|
D|----0--------------------0------------------10-------------9------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Riff IV
e|--------------------------------------10------------|
B|--7----5-----7----5----3-----5--------10-----5---5--|
G|--4----4-----4----2----2-----2--------10-----7---7--|
D|--6----6-----6----4----4-----4---12---12--7--7---7--|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
e|---5------7------8-----12---17-----|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|---5------7------9-----12---17-----|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------8--------8---------------------8-------8-----------|
G|-------9---------9-------9--------------7------7-------7-------|
D|--10--------------------------10----9----------------------9---|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
Riff V
e|----------------------------------------------------0---------8-------0--------7--|
B|--------13-------12----------10------------8-----------6---------6-------6--------|
G|----------14--12----12---10------10-----9-----9---7-------7---------7-------7-----|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---0------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------------------0---------8-------0--------7--|
B|--------13-------12----------10------------8-----------6---------6-------6--------|
G|----------14--12----12---10------10-----9-----9---7-------7---------7-------7-----|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---0------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Riff VI
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----7----5-----7-----5---5----3----5---------3------10---10-----5---5----|
G|------4----4-----4----------2----2-----2------------10---10-----7---7----|
D|--6----6-----6-----6---4--------4-----4----4---12---12---12--7--7---7----|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|------5---------7------8-----12---17-----|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|---5-----5---7-----7---9-----12---17-----|
D|-----------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------8--------8---------------------8-------8-----------|
G|-------9---------9-------9--------------7------7-------7-------|
D|--10--------------------------10----9----------------------9---|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
Riff VII
e|------------------------0-----------------------|
B|------------------0-----------0-----------------|
G|-------------5----------------------5-----------|
D|--------7---------------------------------------|
A|---0--------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|
e|------------------------0-----------------------|
B|------------------0-----------0-----------------|
G|-------------5----------------------5-----------|
D|--------7---------------------------------------|
A|---0--------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|
e|------------------------0-----------------------|
B|------------------0-----------0-----------------|
G|-------------5----------------------5-----------|
D|--------7---------------------------------------|
A|---0--------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|
e|------------------------0-----------------------|
B|------------------0-----------0-----------------|
G|-------------5----------------------5-----------|
D|--------7---------------------------------------|
A|---0--------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|
Begin Verse
e|------------------------0-----------------------|
B|------------------0-----------0-----------------|
G|-------------5----------------------5-----------|
D|--------7---------------------------------------|
A|---0--------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------5-----|
B|----------------6----------|
G|-----------5---------------|
D|------7--------------------|
A|--5------------------------|
E|---------------------------|
e|------------------------0-----------------------|
B|------------------0-----------0-----------------|
G|-------------5----------------------5-----------|
D|--------7---------------------------------------|
A|---0--------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------5-----|
B|----------------6----------|
G|-----------5---------------|
D|------7--------------------|
A|--5------------------------|
E|---------------------------|
e|--5---5----7----0-----------|
B|--6---6----8----0-----------|
G|--5---5----7----5-----------|
D|--7---7----9----7-----------|
A|--5---5----7----0-----------|
E|----------------------------|
e|--5---5----7----0-----------|
B|--6---6----8----0-----------|
G|--5---5----7----5-----------|
D|--7---7----9----7-----------|
A|--5---5----7----0-----------|
E|----------------------------|
e|--5---5----7-------8----0--|
B|--6---6----8-------8----0--|
G|--5---5----7-------9----10-|
D|--7---7----9--10--10----12-|
A|--5---5----7---------------|
E|---------------------------|
Riff VIII
e|----12------10-----------10-------10----------------------|
B|----13------------13-----12-----------12---------------8--|
G|----10-------------------10-----------------------9-------|
D|----0--------------------0------------------10------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
e|----12-----10------------10-------10----------------------|
B|----13--------13---------12-----------12-------------8----|
G|----10-------------------10----------------------9--------|
D|----0--------------------0------------------10------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
e|----12-----10------------10-------10------------------------------------|
B|----13--------13---------12-----------12-------------8---------------12-|
G|----10-------------------10----------------------9--------------11------|
D|----0--------------------0------------------10-------------9------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|--------9-------9--------9----------7------7-----7-----10----------|
B|------9-------9--------9--------7------7------7--------10-----5--5-|
G|----9------9--------9--------7-----7------7------------10-----7--7-|
D|--9------9-------9-------7-----7------7------------12--12--7--7--7-|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|------5---------7------8-----12---17-----|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|---5-----5---7-----7---9-----12---17-----|
D|-----------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------------------5-|
B|------------8--------8---------------------8-------8----------5-|
G|-------9---------9-------9--------------7------7-------7------5-|
D|--10--------------------------10----9----------------------9--5-|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------7-|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
[Verse 1]
I
If I only could deceive you
Forgetting the game
I
Every time I try to leave you
You laugh just the same
II
'Cause my wheels never touch the road
And the jumble of lies we told
Just returns to my back to weigh me down...
[Verse 2]
I
We lay cards upon the table
The backs of our hands
I
And I swear I like your people
The boys in the band
III
Reminiscences gone astray
Coming back to enjoy the fray
In a tangle of night and daylight sounds...
[Instrumental]
IV
V
III
VI
[Verse 3]
VII
All completeness in the morning
Asleep on your side
I'll be waking up the crewmen
Banana-boat ride
She responds like a limousine
Brought alive on the silent screen
To the shuddering breath of yesterday...
[Verse 3]
I
There's the succour of the needy
Incredible scenes
I'll believe you in the future
Your life and death dreams
VIII
As the cavalry of despair
Takes a stand in the lady's hair
For the favour of making sweet sixteen...
[Outro]
You make my life and times
A book of bluesy Saturdays
And I have to chose...
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