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The Suns Comin Over The Hill by Karine Polwart
The Suns Comin Over The Hill
Tuning: E A D G B E
Capo: 2nd fret
Key: A
NOTE:
The way Karine Polwart plays this is in DADGAD open tuning,
with her capo at the 7th fret.
TIME SIGNATURE: 3/4 (Waltz time)
CAPO: 2nd fret (Will then sound in the recorded key of A)
Chord names and fret positions are relative to the capo:
G = 320033 Em7 = 022030 (D/A) = x0xxxx
D4 = xx0233 D/F# = 20023x (D/B) = x2xxxx
Cadd9 = x32033 (C/B) = x2xxxx (D/C) = x3xxxx
(G/D) = xx0033 (C/A) = x0xxxx (C/G) = 3xxxxx
C = x32013 (G/F#)= 2xxxxx
D = xx0232 G/B = x20033
The passing bass notes are played by the double bass,
but are included here to add a little more interest.
[Intro]
G D4 Cadd9
||: / / / | / / / | / / / | / / / :|| [x2]
[Verse 1]
G (G/D) Cadd9 G
Six rain ridden summers, and he still had an eye for me,
Cadd9 G D4
He kissed me each evening, and told me he'd die for me,
Em7 D/F# G Cadd9 G
And then he... ran off the road, full of whisky and irony,
G D4 C Cadd9
He always meant what he said------! | / / / |
[Verse 2]
G (G/D) Cadd9 G
So I took to whisky, so I could re - call...
Cadd9 G D4
...The taste of his mouth ...on my mouth, that's all,
Em7 D/F# G Cadd9 G
And I tried the same trick with a truck, but it stalled,
G D4 D C (C/B) (C/A) G (G/F#)
The engine was better off dead! | / / / |
[Chorus]
Em7 Gmaj7/B Cadd9 G
Oh, how the nights are long------,
Cadd9 G D (D/A)(D/B)(D/C)
Though life is longer still, | / / / |
Em7 Gmaj7/B Cadd9 G
Oh, how the nights are long------,
G (G/A) (G/B) D4 D C (C/B) (C/A)
But the sun's com - in' over the hill
[Break]
G D4 Cadd9 C (C/B)(C/G)
| / / / | / / / | / / / | /___/ / / |
[Verse 3]
G (G/D) Cadd9 G
The taste never left me, and I don't think it will,
Cadd9 G (G) (G/A)(G/B) D4
And it caused me to supplement whisk - y with pills,
Em7 D/F# G Cadd9 G
But there was something in - side ...that I couldn't kill,
G D4 D C
Be - lieve me, I really did ...try!
[Verse 4]
G (G/D)
And there's some say, 'You get what you deserve',
Cadd9 G
But they're wrong,
Cadd9 G G (G/A)(G/B)D4
Sometimes, you get what you're given, and then it's all gone,
Em7 D/F# G Cadd9 G
And you are lucky, if you are ...suff - iciently strong----,
G D4 D C (C/B) (C/A) G (G/F#)
To daily de - cide not to die | / / / |
[Chorus]
Em7 Gmaj7/B Cadd9 G
Oh, how the nights are long------,
Cadd9 G D (D/A)(D/B)(D/C)
Though life is longer still, | / / / |
Em7 Gmaj7/B Cadd9 G
Oh, how the nights are long------,
G (G/A) (G/B) D4 D C (C/B) (C/A) G
But the sun's com - in' over the hill! | / / / |
[Verse 5]
G (G/D) Cadd9 G
| / / / | / / / | / / / | / / / |
Cadd9 G (G)(G/A)(G/B) D4 D
| / / / | / / / | / / / | / / / |
Em7 D/F# G Cadd9 G
| / / / | / / / | / / / | / / / |
G D4 D
| / / / | / / / |
[Break]
G D4 Cadd9
||: / / / | / / / | / / / | / / / :||[x2]
[Verse 6]
G (G/D) Cadd9 G
I can't say there's many things I wouldn't change,
Cadd9 G D4
There are better days gone than those that remain,
Em7 D/F# G Cadd9 G
But I can find joy in the sound of the rain,
G D4 D Cadd9 C (C/B)(C/A)
You have to find joy where you can! | / / / |
[Chorus]
Em7 Gmaj7/B Cadd9 G
Oh, how the nights are long-------,
Cadd9 G D (D/A)(D/B)(D/C)
Though life is longer still, | / / / |
Em7 Gmaj7/B Cadd9 G
Oh, how the nights are long-------,
G (G/A) (G/B)D4 D C (C/B) (C/A) G (G/F#)
But the sun's com - in' over the hill | / / / |
[Chorus]
Em7 Gmaj7/B Cadd9 G
Oh, how the nights are long-------,
Cadd9 G D (D/A)(D/B)(D/C)
Though life is longer still, | / / / |
Em7 Gmaj7/B Cadd9 G
Oh, how the nights are long-------,
(G) (G/A) (G/B) D4 D C
But the sun's com - in' over the hill...
[Coda]
C D4 D G
...The sun's comin' over the hill
D4 Cadd9
| / / / | / / / | / / / |
G D4 Cadd9
| / / / | / / / | / ||
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version 2
Tuning: E A D G B E
Capo: 2nd fret
[Intro]
G D C
G D C
[Verse]
G C G
Six rain-ridden summers and he still had an eye for me
C G D
He kissed me each evening and told me he'd die for me
G C G
And then he ran off the road, full of whisky and irony
D C
He always meant what he said
[Verse]
G C G
So I took to whisky so I could recall
C G D
The taste of his mouth on my mouth, that's all
G C G
And I tried the same trick with a truck, but it stalled
D C G Em
The engine was better off dead
[Chorus]
G C G
Oh, how the nights are long
C G D Em
But life is longer still
G C G
Oh, how the nights are long
D C G D C
But the sun's comin' over the hill
[Verse]
G C G
The taste never left me, and I don't think it will
C G D
And it caused me to supplement whisky with pills
G C G
But there was something inside that I couldn't kill
D C
Believe me, I really did try
[Verse]
G C G
And there's some say you get what you deserve, but they're wrong
C G D
Sometimes you get what you're given, and then it's all gone
G C G
And you are lucky if you are sufficiently strong
D C G Em
To daily decide not to die
[Chorus]
G C G
Oh, how the nights are long
C G D Em
But life is longer still
G C G
Oh, how the nights are long
D C G
But the sun's comin' over the hill
[Instrumental]
G C G C G D
C G C G D
G D C
G D C
[Verse]
G C G
I can't say there's many things I wouldn't change
C G D
There are better days gone than those that remain
Em G
But I can find joy in the sound of the rain
D C G Em
You have to find joy where you can
[Chorus]
G C G
Oh, how the nights are long
C G D Em
But life is longer still
G C G
Oh, how the nights are long
D C G Em
But the sun's comin' over the hill
[Chorus]
G C G
Oh, how the nights are long
C G D Em
But life is longer still
G C G
Oh, how the nights are long
D C
But the sun's comin' over the hill
D G
The sun's comin' over the hill
[Outro]
G D C
G D C
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