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To France by Mike Oldfield
To France
Key: Bm
[Intro]
Bm D C# Bm A Bm A Bm
[Verse 1]
Bm E A
Taking on water, sailing a restless sea
F# Bm C#m D E Bm
from a memory, a fan - ta - sy
E
The wind carries into white water
A F#m Bm C#m D E
far from the islands don't you know you're
[Chorus 1]
F#m E G# F#m D
ne - ver going to get to France
E F#m
Mary Queen of chance, will they find you?
F#m E G# F#m D
Ne - ver going to get to France
E F#
Could a new romance ever bind you?
[Instrumental 1]
Bm D A Bm A Bm C#m D E
[Verse 2]
Bm E
Walking on foreign ground, like a shadow
A F#m Bm C#m D E
Roaming in far off ter - ri - to - ry
Bm
Over your shoulder stories unfold
E A F#m Bm C#m D E
you're searching for sanc-tu-a-ry, you know you're
[Chorus 2]
F#m E G# F#m D
ne - ver going to get to France
E F#m
Mary Queen of chance, will they find you?
F#m E G# F#m D
Ne - ver going to get to France
E F#
Could a new romance ever bind you?
[Prechorus 1]
D9 D C#
I see a picture
D E
By the lamp's flicker
D9 D C#
Isn't it strange how
D E
Dreams fade and shimmer?
[Chorus 3]
F#m E G# F#m D
Ne - ver going to get to France
E F#m
Mary Queen of chance, will they find you?
F#m E G# F#m D
Ne - ver going to get to France
E F#
Could a new romance ever bind you?
[Instrumental 2]
Bm D A Bm A Bm C#m D E
Bm D A Bm F#m Bm C#m D E
[Prechorus 2]
D9 D C#
I see a picture
D E
By the lamp's flicker
D9 D C#
Isn't it strange how
D E
Dreams fade and shimmer?
[Chorus 4]
F#m E G# F#m D
Ne - ver going to get to France
E F#m
Mary Queen of chance, will they find you?
F#m E G# F#m D
Ne - ver going to get to France
E F#
Could a new romance ever bind you?
[Outro]
Bm D A Bm A Bm C#m D E
Ne-ver going to
Bm D A Bm A Bm C#m D E
get to France Ne-ver going to
Bm D A Bm A Bm C#m D E
{Instrumental}
Bm D A Bm A Bm C#m D E
{Instrumental}
Bm D A Bm A Bm C#m D E
Ne-ver going to
Bm D A Bm A Bm C#m D E
get to France Ne-ver going to
Bm D A Bm A Bm C#m D E
Ne-ver going to
Bm D A Bm A Bm C#m D E
get to France Ne-ver going to
[End]
Bm
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version 2
[Intro]
|Bm D |D A |A Asus2 C#m|A D A Bm|
[Verse 1]
Bm E A
Taking on water, sailing a restless sea
Bm C#m D E Bm
from a memory, a fan - ta - sy
E
The wind carries into white water
A Bm A D C#m
far from the islands don't you know you're
[Chorus 1]
F#m E Bm A D
ne - ver going to get to France
E F#m
Mary Queen of chance, will they find you?
F#m E Bm A D
Ne - ver going to get to France
E Bm F#m
Could a new romance ever bind you?
[Instrumental]
|Bm D |D A |A Asus2 C#m|A D A Bm|
[Verse 2]
Bm E
Walking on foreign ground, like a shadow
A Bm C#m D E
Roaming in far off ter - ri - to - ry
Bm
Over your shoulder stories unfold
E A Bm C#m D E
you're searching for sanc-tu-a-ry, you know you're
[Chorus 2]
F#m E Bm A D
ne - ver going to get to France
E F#m
Mary Queen of chance, will they find you?
F#m E Bm A D
Ne - ver going to get to France
E Bm F#m
Could a new romance ever bind you?
[Prechorus]
Bm D A
I see a picture
A D Bm
By the lamp's flicker
Bm D A
Isn't it strange how
C#m D Bm
Dreams fade and shimmer?
[Chorus 3]
D E Bm A D
Ne - ver going to get to France
E F#m
Mary Queen of chance, will they find you?
D E Bm A D
Ne - ver going to get to France
E Bm F#m
Could a new romance ever bind you?
[Instrumental]
|Bm D |D A |A Asus2 C#m|A D A Bm|
[Prechorus]
Bm D A
I see a picture
A D Bm
By the lamp's flicker
Bm D A
Isn't it strange how
C#m D Bm
Dreams fade and shimmer?
[Chorus 4]
F#m E Bm A D
Ne - ver going to get to France
E F#m
Mary Queen of chance, will they find you?
F#m E Bm A D
Ne - ver going to get to France
E Bm F#m
Could a new romance ever bind you?
[Outro]
|Bm D |D A |A Asus2 C#m|A D A Bm|
Ne-ver going to
|Bm D |D A |A Asus2 C#m|A D A Bm|
get to France Ne-ver going to
|Bm D |D A |A Asus2 C#m|A D A Bm|
get to France
[Instrumental]
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version 3
-Tuning: Standard
-the song is inminor/all lead guitar is inminor
-bar lines indicate measures of 4/4 time
-Figure 1 ismandolin and oboe part transcribed for guitar
-the tab of the 5th intervals throughout the song (verse, chorus,
bridge) iskeyboard 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
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 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|------------------------|------------------------|
[Verse 1]
1 Taking on water, Sailingrestless sea, Frommemo-ry, fan-ta-
2-sy,The wind carries Far from the Don't you know you're
into white water, islands,
Bm F#m Bm
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 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?
F#m
e|-----------------|---------------------|
B|-----------------|---------------------|
G|-----------------|---------------------|
D|---9---9---9---9-|---11---11---11---11-|
A|-7---7---7---7---|-9----9----9----9----|
E|-----------------|---------------------|
[Verse 2 transition]
(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 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|------------------------|------------------------|
[Verse 2]
1.Walking on foreign ground,
likeshadow, Roaming in far off terri-tor-y
2.Over your shoulder stories unfold, searching for
You're sanctuary, You know you're
Bm F#m Bm
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]
[Bridge]
I see pic - ture, By the lamp's fli - cker,
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?
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|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
[Chorus]
[Break]
(electric guitar)
Figure 2 -
Bm 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 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 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|-----|--------------------------------|-------------------------------|
F#m Bm 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|------------------------------------|---------------------------|
[Bridge]
[Chorus]
Play FIGURE 1 2x with lyrics below
Never going to get to France
Never going to
Then: (electric guitar)
Bm 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 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 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
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 F#m Bm 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 F#m
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---|
Taking on water,
Sailing a restless sea
From a memory,
A fantasy.
The wind carries
Into white water,
Far from the islands.
Don't you know you're
Never going to get to France.
Mary, Queen of Chance, will they find you?
Never going to get to France.
Could a new romance ever bind you?
Walking on foreign ground,
Like a shadow,
Roaming in far off
Territory.
Over your shoulder,
Stories unfold, you're
Searching for sanctuary.
You know you're
Never going to get to France...
I see a picture
By the lamp's flicker.
Isn't it strange how
Dreams fade and shimmer?
Never going to get to France...
I see a picture
By the lamp's flicker.
Isn't it strange how
Dreams fade and shimmer?
Never going to get to France...
Never going to get to France.
Never going to...
Never going to get to France.
Never going to...
Never going to get to France.
Never going to...
h hammer on
p pull off
/ slide up
\ slide down
= hold note
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