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In Tall Buildings by John Hartford
In Tall Buildings
Capo:no capo
Banjo Tuned E Key of D Capo 2
D G D
Someday, baby, when I am a man,
G D
and other's have taught me
D A
the best that they can
D G
they'll sell me a suit
D
and cut off my hair
G D
and send me to work in tall buildings
G D
and it's goodbye to the sunshine
G D
goodbye to the dew
D A
goodbye to the flowers
D G
and goodbye to you
D
I'm off to the subway
G
I must not be late
D
going to work in tall buildings
G D
now when I retire
G D
and my life is my own
D A
I made all the payments
D G
it's time to go home
D
and wonder what happened
G
betwixt and between
D
when I went to work in tall buildings
G D
and it's goodbye to the sunshine
G D
goodbye to the dew
G A
goodbye to the flowers
D G
and goodbye to you
D
I'm off to the subway
G
I mustn't be late
D
going to work in tall buildings
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version 2
Tuning:E A D G B E
Capo:2nd fret
[Verse 1]
C G6 Am C7
Someday, my baby, when I am a man
F G
And others have taught me
C G
The best that they can
C G6
They'll sell me a suit
Am C/G
And cut off my hair
F G C G
And send me to work in tall buildings
[Chorus]
C G6
And it's goodbye to the sunshine
Am C7
Goodbye to the dew
F G
Goodbye to the flowers
C G
And goodbye to you
C G6
I'm off to the subway
Am C/G
I must not be late
F G C G
Going to work in tall buildings
[Verse 2]
C G6
Now when I retire
Am C7
And my life is my own
F G
I made all the payments
C G6
It's time to go home
C G6
And wonder what happened
Am C/G
Betwixt and between
F G C G
When I went to work in tall buildings
[Chorus]
C G6
And it's goodbye to the sunshine
Am C7
Goodbye to the dew
F G
Goodbye to the flowers
C G
And goodbye to you
C G6
I'm off to the subway
Am C/G
I must not be late
F G C G
Going to work in tall buildings
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version 3
Tuning:E A D G B E
Key:E
Capo:no capo
[Intro]
D D/C# Bm7 A G A D A
D D/C# Bm7 A G A D A
[Verse 1]
D D/C# Bm7 A
Someday, my baby, when I am a man,
G A
And others have taught me
D A
The best that they can
D D/C#
They'll sell me a suit
Bm7 A
And cut off my hair
G A D A
And send me to work in tall buildings
[Chorus]
D D/C#
So it's goodbye to the sunshine
Bm7 A
Goodbye to the dew
G A
Goodbye to the flowers
D A
And goodbye to you
D D/C#
I'm off to the subway
Bm7 A
I must not be late
G A D B7
I'm going to work in tall buildings
[Instrumental]
E E/D# C#m7 B A B E B
E E/D# C#m7 B A B E B
[Verse 2]
E E/D#
Now when I retire
C#m7 B
And my life is my own
A B
I made all the payments
E B
It's time to go home
E E/D#
And wonder what happened
C#m7 B
Betwixt and between
A B E B
When I went to work in tall buildings
[Chorus]
E E/D#
So it's goodbye to the sunshine
C#m7 B
Goodbye to the dew
A B
Goodbye to the flowers
E B
And goodbye to you
E E/D#
I'm off to the subway
C#m7 B
I must not be late
A B E B
I'm going to work in tall buildings
[Instrumental]
E E/D# C#m7 B A B E B
E E/D# C#m7 B A B E B
[Chorus]
E E/D#
So it's goodbye to the sunshine
C#m7 B
Goodbye to the dew
A B
Goodbye to the flowers
E B
And goodbye to you
E E/D#
I'm off to the subway
C#m7 B
I must not be late
A B E E/D#
I'm going to work in tall buildings
[Outro]
C#m7 B A E/G# F#7 B7 E E9 E
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version 4
Capo:2nd fret
Intro:
[Key of D]
C G/B Am G
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-----5---5--------3---3--------1---1-------0---0------|
-----5---5--------0---0--------2---2-------0---0------|
-------------------------------2---2-----------0------|
-3-3---3---3--2-2---2---2--0-0---0---0----------------|
---------------------------------------3-3---3--------|
F G C
-----------1------3----------0---0----------|
-------1---1------0----------1---1---0-1-3--|
-------2---2------0----------0---0---0-0-0--|
-------3-----------------0------------------|
----------------------0-2-3-3--3-------0-2--|
-0-1-1---1---1-3-3--3----------------3------|
X2 with a few differences
1st Verse:
[Key of D]
C G/B Am7 G
Someday my baby, when I am a man,
F G C G
and other's have taught me the best that they can.
C G/B Am G
They'll sell me a suit and cut off my hair
F G C G
and send me to work in tall buildings.
and it's goodbye to the sunshine, goodbye, to the dew
Goodbye to the flowers and goodbye to you
I'm off to the subway, I must not be late
I'm going to work in tall buildings
2nd Verse
[Key change - up full step to key of E]
D A/C# Bm A
When I retire and my life is my own,
G A D A
I made all the payments, it's time to go home.
D A/C# Bm A
and wonder what happened betwixt and between,
G A D A
When I went to work in tall buildings.
So it's goodbye to the sunshine, goodbye, to the dew
and goodbye to the flowers and goodbye to you
I'm off to the subway, I mustn't be late
I'm going to work in tall buildings
D A/C# Bm A/Bm
---------2-----------2------------2------------2----|
-----3---3-------3---3--------3---3--------3---3----|
-----2---2-------2---2--------4---4--------4--------|
-0-0---0---0-------0----------4------------4--------|
-------------4-4-------4--2-2---2---2--0-0---0---0--|
----------------------------------------------------|
G Em A
----------3-------------------------------|
------0---0---------3---3----------2-3-5--|
------0-------------0---0----0-2-3-2-0-0--|
-----------------------------2-0-0--------|
-----------------------------------0-2-4--|
--3-3---3----3-4--4---4---4--0-2-3--------|
[Repeat Chorus]
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