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Rover by Jethro Tull
Rover
Tuning:E A D G B E
Key:Em
Capo:2nd fret
[Verse 1]
Em C D
I chase your every footstep
Em C D
and I follow every whim.
Em C D
When you call the tune I'm ready
Em C D
to strike up the battle hymn.
Em C D
My lady of the meadows ---
Em C D
My comber of the beach ---
Em C D
You've thrown the stick for your dog's trick
Em C D B7
but it's floating out of reach.
[Chorus]
C D G F
The long road is a rainbow and the pot
Em
of gold lies there.
C F G/C
So slip the chain and I'm off again ---
C D Em
You'll find me everywhere. I'm a Rover.
[Verse 2]
Em C D
As the robin craves the summer
Em C D
to hide his smock of red,
Em C D
I need the pillow of your hair
Em C D
in which to hide my head.
Em C D
I'm simple in my sadness,
Em C D
resourceful in remorse.
Em C D
Then I'm down straining at the lead ---
Em C D
holding on a windward course.
Em C D
Strip me from the bundle
Em C D
of balloons at every fair:
Em C D
colourful and carefree ---
Em C D
Designed to make you stare.
Em C D
But I'm lost and I'm losing
Em C D
the thread that holds me down.
Em C D
And I'm up hot and rising
Em C D
in the lights of every town.
[Chorus]
C D G F
The long road is a rainbow and the pot
Em
of gold lies there.
C F G/C
So slip the chain and I'm off again ---
C D Em
You'll find me everywhere. I'm a Rover.
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version 2
Capo:2nd fret
Standard Tuning, Capo 2nd Fret
NOTE: To play along with the recording, tune all strings slightly sharp of
concert pitch
Calibrate your chromatic tuner such that A = 448 hz
[Intro]
Electric Guitar
e|----------------------10--------|----------------------------------|
B|-10-----12----12--13------13-12-|-10--------------10---------------|
G|----12-----9--------------------|-----12--9-11-12----12--11--9-----|
D|--------------------------------|-------------------------------12-|
A|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|
e|----------------------10--------|----------------------------10----|
B|-10-----12----12--13------13-12-|-10--------------10-13--12--------|
G|-----12-----9-------------------|-----12--9-11-12---------------12-|
D|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|
e|-12-------------------10--------|----------------------------------|
B|--------12----12--13------13-12-|-10--------------10---------------|
G|-----9-----9--------------------|-----12--9-11-12----12--11--9-----|
D|--------------------------------|-------------------------------12-|
A|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|
e|----------------------10--------|----------------------------10----|
B|-10-----12----12--13------13-12-|-10--------------10-13--12--------|
G|-----12-----9-------------------|-----12--9-11-12---------------12-|
D|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|
e|-12--------------------|---------|
B|-----------------------|---------|
G|----12----------12-14--|-(14)----|
D|-------14----14--------|---------|
A|----------15-----------|---------|
E|-----------------------|---------|
Acoustic Guitar
Em C D C Em C D B7
(F#m) (D) (E) (D) (F#m) (D) (E) (C#7)
e|-----------------|-2-3-2---------0-|-----------------|-2-3-2-----------|
B|---------1---3---|-------3-------1-|-----------1-3---|-------3-------0-|
G|-----0---0---2---|-------------0---|-----0-----0-2---|-------------2---|
D|---2-------2---0-|-----------2-----|---2-----2-----0-|-----------1-----|
A|-------3---------|---------3-------|-------3---------|---------2-------|
E|-0---------------|-----------------|-0---------------|-----------------|
<- Chord shapes relative to capo
<- Actual pitch
[Lead Melody]
Electric Guitar
e|---7-7-7-5---5---|-(5)-------8-8-7-5-|-7---------------|-------------------|
B|-----------8-----|-------8-----------|---5-5-8-5-5-----|-----------7-8-7---|
G|-----------------|-------------------|-------------7---|-(7)---7-----------|
D|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
A|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
E|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
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| Acoustic Guitar
e|-----------------|--2--3-2---------0-|-----------------|--2--3-2-----------|
B|---------1---3---|---------3-------1-|---------1---3---|---------3-------0-|
G|-----0---0---2---|---------------0---|-----0---0---2---|---------------2---|
D|---2-------2---0-|-------------2-----|---2-------2---0-|-------------1-----|
A|-------3---------|-----------3-------|-------3---------|-----------2-------|
E|-0---------------|-------------------|-0---------------|-------------------|
[Verse]
Em C D C Em C D B7
(F#m) (D) (E) (D) (F#m) (D) (E) (C#7)
e||-----------------|-2-3-2---------0-|-----------------|-2-3-2-----------||
B||---------1---3---|-------3-------1-|---------1---3---|-------3-------0-||
G||-----0---0---2---|-------------0---|-----0---0---2---|-------------2---||
D||---2-------2---0-|-----------2-----|---2-------2---0-|-----------1-----||
A||-------3---------|---------3-------|-------3---------|---------2-------||
E||-0---------------|-----------------|-0---------------|-----------------||
x4
[Chorus]
C D G F Em
(D) (E) (A) (G) (F#m)
e|------2--2-3--|-(3)-3--3--3-3-3-|-1-1--1---1--|-0---0-0-0-0--|-0-----0------
B|-1-1--3--3-3--|-(3)-3--3--3-3-3-|-1-1--1---1--|-0---0-0-0-0--|---0-----0----
G|-0-0--2--2-0--|-(0)-0--0--0-0-0-|-2-2--2---2--|-0---0-0-0-0--|-----0-----0--
D|-2-2--0--0-0--|-(0)-0--0--0-0-0-|-3-3--3---3--|-2---2-2-2-2--|-------------2
A|-3-3-------2--|-(2)-2--2--2-2-2-|-3-3--3---3--|-2---------2--|--------------
E|-----------3--|-(3)-3--3--3-3-3-|-1-1--1---1--|-0---------0--|--------------
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C D Fsus2 C D C
(D) (E) (Gsus2) (D) (E) (D)
e|------2--2-2-1-|-(1)--1---1-----|-3-----1---------|-----------2--|-2--------
B|-1-1--3--3-3-1-|-(1)--1-----1---|---1-----1-------|-1-1--1--1-3--|-3-----1--
G|-0-0--2--2-2-0-|-(0)--0-------0-|-----0-----0---0-|-0-0--0--0-2--|-2-----0--
D|-2-2--0--0-0-3-|-(3)--3---------|-------------3---|-2-2--2--2-0--|-0-----2--
A|-3-3---------3-|-(3)--3---------|-----------------|-3-3--3--3----|-------3--
E|---------------|----------------|-----------------|--------------|----------
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[Lead Melody]
Electric Guitar
e|---7-7-7-5---5---|-(5)-------8-8-7-5-|-7---------------|-------------------|
B|-----------8-----|-------8-----------|---5-5-8-5-5-----|-----------7-8-7---|
G|-----------------|-------------------|-------------7---|-(7)---7-----------|
D|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
A|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
E|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
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| Acoustic Guitar
e|-----------------|--2--3-2---------0-|-----------------|--2--3-2-----------|
B|---------1---3---|---------3-------1-|---------1---3---|---------3-------0-|
G|-----0---0---2---|---------------0---|-----0---0---2---|---------------2---|
D|---2-------2---0-|-------------2-----|---2-------2---0-|-------------1-----|
A|-------3---------|-----------3-------|-------3---------|-----------2-------|
E|-0---------------|-------------------|-0---------------|-------------------|
[Verse 2]
Em C D C Em C D B7
(F#m) (D) (E) (D) (F#m) (D) (E) (C#7)
e||-----------------|-2-3-2---------0-|-----------------|-2-3-2-----------||
B||---------1---3---|-------3-------1-|---------1---3---|-------3-------0-||
G||-----0---0---2---|-------------0---|-----0---0---2---|-------------2---||
D||---2-------2---0-|-----------2-----|---2-------2---0-|-----------1-----||
A||-------3---------|---------3-------|-------3---------|---------2-------||
E||-0---------------|-----------------|-0---------------|-----------------||
x4
[Chorus 2]
C D G F Em
(D) (E) (A) (G) (F#m)
e|------2--2-3--|-(3)-3--3--3-3-3-|-1-1--1---1--|-0---0-0-0-0--|-0-----0------
B|-1-1--3--3-3--|-(3)-3--3--3-3-3-|-1-1--1---1--|-0---0-0-0-0--|---0-----0----
G|-0-0--2--2-0--|-(0)-0--0--0-0-0-|-2-2--2---2--|-0---0-0-0-0--|-----0-----0--
D|-2-2--0--0-0--|-(0)-0--0--0-0-0-|-3-3--3---3--|-2---2-2-2-2--|-------------2
A|-3-3-------2--|-(2)-2--2--2-2-2-|-3-3--3---3--|-2---------2--|--------------
E|-----------3--|-(3)-3--3--3-3-3-|-1-1--1---1--|-0---------0--|--------------
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C D Fsus2 C D C
(D) (E) (Gsus2) (D) (E) (D)
e|------2--2-2-1-|-(1)--1---1-----|-3-----1---------|-----------2--|-2--------
B|-1-1--3--3-3-1-|-(1)--1-----1---|---1-----1-------|-1-1--1--1-3--|-3-----1--
G|-0-0--2--2-2-0-|-(0)--0-------0-|-----0-----0---0-|-0-0--0--0-2--|-2-----0--
D|-2-2--0--0-0-3-|-(3)--3---------|-------------3---|-2-2--2--2-0--|-0-----2--
A|-3-3---------3-|-(3)--3---------|-----------------|-3-3--3--3----|-------3--
E|---------------|----------------|-----------------|--------------|----------
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[Lead Melody]
Electric Guitar
e|---7-7-7-5---5---|-(5)-------8-8-7-5-|-7---------------|-------------------|
B|-----------8-----|-------8-----------|---5-5-8-5-5-----|-----------7-8-7---|
G|-----------------|-------------------|-------------7---|-(7)---7-----------|
D|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
A|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
E|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
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| Acoustic Guitar
e|-----------------|--2--3-2---------0-|-----------------|--2--3-2-----------|
B|---------1---3---|---------3-------1-|---------1---3---|---------3-------0-|
G|-----0---0---2---|---------------0---|-----0---0---2---|---------------2---|
D|---2-------2---0-|-------------2-----|---2-------2---0-|-------------1-----|
A|-------3---------|-----------3-------|-------3---------|-----------2-------|
E|-0---------------|-------------------|-0---------------|-------------------|
[Instrumental]
Electric Guitar
e|----------------------10--------|----------------------------------|
B|-10-----12----12--13------13-12-|-10--------------10---------------|
G|----12-----9--------------------|-----12--9-11-12----12--11--9-----|
D|--------------------------------|-------------------------------12-|
A|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|
e|----------------------10--------|----------------------------10----|
B|-10-----12----12--13------13-12-|-10--------------10-13--12--------|
G|-----12-----9-------------------|-----12--9-11-12---------------12-|
D|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|
e|-12-------------------10--------|----------------------------------|
B|--------12----12--13------13-12-|-10--------------10---------------|
G|-----9-----9--------------------|-----12--9-11-12----12--11--9-----|
D|--------------------------------|-------------------------------12-|
A|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|
e|----------------------10--------|----------------------------10----|
B|-10-----12----12--13------13-12-|-10--------------10-13--12--------|
G|-----12-----9-------------------|-----12--9-11-12---------------12-|
D|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|
e|-12--------------------|---------|
B|-----------------------|---------|
G|----12----------12-14--|-(14)----|
D|-------14----14--------|---------|
A|----------15-----------|---------|
E|-----------------------|---------|
Acoustic Guitar
Em C D C Em C D B7
(F#m) (D) (E) (D) (F#m) (D) (E) (C#7)
e|-----------------|-2-3-2---------0-|-----------------|-2-3-2-----------|
B|---------1---3---|-------3-------1-|-----------1-3---|-------3-------0-|
G|-----0---0---2---|-------------0---|-----0-----0-2---|-------------2---|
D|---2-------2---0-|-----------2-----|---2-----2-----0-|-----------1-----|
A|-------3---------|---------3-------|-------3---------|---------2-------|
E|-0---------------|-----------------|-0---------------|-----------------|
[Lead Melody]
Electric Guitar
e|---7-7-7-5---5---|-(5)-------8-8-7-5-|-7---------------|-------------------|
B|-----------8-----|-------8-----------|---5-5-8-5-5-----|-----------7-8-7---|
G|-----------------|-------------------|-------------7---|-(7)---7-----------|
D|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
A|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
E|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
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| Acoustic Guitar
e|-----------------|--2--3-2---------0-|-----------------|--2--3-2-----------|
B|---------1---3---|---------3-------1-|---------1---3---|---------3-------0-|
G|-----0---0---2---|---------------0---|-----0---0---2---|---------------2---|
D|---2-------2---0-|-------------2-----|---2-------2---0-|-------------1-----|
A|-------3---------|-----------3-------|-------3---------|-----------2-------|
E|-0---------------|-------------------|-0---------------|-------------------|
[Verse 3]
Em C D C Em C D B7
(F#m) (D) (E) (D) (F#m) (D) (E) (C#7)
e||-----------------|-2-3-2---------0-|-----------------|-2-3-2-----------||
B||---------1---3---|-------3-------1-|---------1---3---|-------3-------0-||
G||-----0---0---2---|-------------0---|-----0---0---2---|-------------2---||
D||---2-------2---0-|-----------2-----|---2-------2---0-|-----------1-----||
A||-------3---------|---------3-------|-------3---------|---------2-------||
E||-0---------------|-----------------|-0---------------|-----------------||
x4
[Chorus 3]
C D G F Em
(D) (E) (A) (G) (F#m)
e|------2--2-3--|-(3)-3--3--3-3-3-|-1-1--1---1--|-0---0-0-0-0--|-0-----0------
B|-1-1--3--3-3--|-(3)-3--3--3-3-3-|-1-1--1---1--|-0---0-0-0-0--|---0-----0----
G|-0-0--2--2-0--|-(0)-0--0--0-0-0-|-2-2--2---2--|-0---0-0-0-0--|-----0-----0--
D|-2-2--0--0-0--|-(0)-0--0--0-0-0-|-3-3--3---3--|-2---2-2-2-2--|-------------2
A|-3-3-------2--|-(2)-2--2--2-2-2-|-3-3--3---3--|-2---------2--|--------------
E|-----------3--|-(3)-3--3--3-3-3-|-1-1--1---1--|-0---------0--|--------------
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C D Fsus2 C D C
(D) (E) (Gsus2) (D) (E) (D)
e|------2--2-2-1-|-(1)--1---1-----|-3-----1---------|-----------2--|-2--------
B|-1-1--3--3-3-1-|-(1)--1-----1---|---1-----1-------|-1-1--1--1-3--|-3-----1--
G|-0-0--2--2-2-0-|-(0)--0-------0-|-----0-----0---0-|-0-0--0--0-2--|-2-----0--
D|-2-2--0--0-0-3-|-(3)--3---------|-------------3---|-2-2--2--2-0--|-0-----2--
A|-3-3---------3-|-(3)--3---------|-----------------|-3-3--3--3----|-------3--
E|---------------|----------------|-----------------|--------------|----------
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[Outro Melody]
Electric Guitar II
e|---12-12-12-10-8-10---|-(10)---8---12-12-10-8-|-10-7-7-10-7--------|--------
B|----------------------|-----------------------|-------------8-10---|-(10)---
G|----------------------|-----------------------|--------------------|--------
D|----------------------|-----------------------|--------------------|--------
A|----------------------|-----------------------|--------------------|--------
E|----------------------|-----------------------|--------------------|--------
-----7-8-7---|
10-----------|
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| Electric Guitar I
e|----7--7--7--5----5---|--(5)--------8--8--7-5-|--7-----------------|--------
B|---------------8------|--------8--------------|----5-5--8-5-5------|--------
G|----------------------|-----------------------|----------------7---|--(7)---
D|----------------------|-----------------------|--------------------|--------
A|----------------------|-----------------------|--------------------|--------
E|----------------------|-----------------------|--------------------|--------
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-----7-8-7---|
-7-----------|
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| Acoustic Guitar
e|----------------------|---2--3-2------------0-|--------------------|---2--3-
B|-------------1----3---|----------3----------1-|-----------1----3---|--------
G|-------0-----0----2---|-------------------0---|------0----0----2---|--------
D|----2----------2----0-|----------------2------|----2--------2----0-|--------
A|----------3-----------|-------------3---------|---------3----------|--------
E|-0--------------------|-----------------------|--0-----------------|--------
-2-----------|
---3-------0-|
---------2---|
-------1-----|
-----2-------|
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Repeat until fade
I chase your every footstep
And I follow every whim.
When you call the tune I'm ready
To strike up the battle hymn.
My lady of the meadows,
My comber of the beach.
You've thrown the stick for your dog's trick
But it's floating out of reach.
The long road is a rainbow and the pot of gold lies there.
So slip the chain and I'm off again
You'll find me everywhere.
I'm a Rover.
As the robin craves the summer
To hide his smock of red,
I need the pillow of your hair
In which to hide my head.
I'm simple in my sadness,
Resourceful in remorse.
Then I'm down straining at the lead
Holding on a windward course.
Strip me from the bundle
Of balloons at every fair:
Colourful and carefree
Designed to make you stare.
But I'm lost and I'm losing
The thread that holds me down.
And I'm up hot and rising
In the lights of every town.
|(n) Ghost note
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