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The Gardener by The Tallest Man On Earth
The Gardener
The progressions repeat alternating just like the first and second verse. Listen to the song for strumming patterns, and changes.
Open D Tuning: DADF#AD
Capo 6th fret
Chords Used:
D D/C# Bm Bm7 Bm7 G A7 A6
0 0 0 0 0 0 5 4
0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0
0 0 0 0 3 1 3 3
0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2
0 4 2 2 2 2 0 0
0 X X X X X X X
Dmute D/C#mute
0 0
X X
X X
0 0
X 4
0 0
Riff:
--0-00-000-0000000
--0-00-000-0000000
--0-00-000-0000000
--0-00-000-22442200
--0-00-000-0000000
Intro:
Bm7 - D (riff)
D D/C# Bmin Bmin7(2)
I sense a runner in the garden
G A7 A6
Although my judgment's known to fail
D D/C# Bmin Bmin7(2)
Once built a steamboat in a meadow
G A7 A6
Cause I'd forgotten how to sail
G A7 D (riff)
I know the runner's going to tell you
G A7 D (riff)
There ain't no cowboy in my hair
G A7 D (riff)
So now he's buried by the daisies
G A7
So I could stay the tallest man in your eyes, babe
I sense a spy up in the chimney
From all the evidence I've burned
I guess he'll read it in the smoke now
And soon to ashes I'll return
I know the spy is going to tell you
It's not my flag up in the pole
So now he's buried by the lilies
So I could stay forever more in your eyes, babe
I sense a leak inside my phone now
From all the lies I have told
I know he has your private number
And soon he'll make that vicious call
I know the leak is going to tell you
There ain't now puppy in your leash
So now he'll fertilize the roses
So I could stay the king you see
In your eyes, babe (x2)
Interlude: Dmute (4 Bars) D (4 Bars)
Dmute D/C#mute Bm
So now we're dancing through the garden
G A7 A6
And what a garden I have made
Dmute D/C#mute Bm
And now that death will grow my jasmine
G A7 A6
I find it soothing I'm afraid
G A7 D (riff)
Now there is no need for suspicion
G A7 D (riff)
There ain't no frog kissing your hand
G A7 D (riff)
I won't be lying when I tell you
G A7
That I'm a gardner I'm a man
A7 D (riff)
In your eyes babe (x2)
A7 Bmin
In your eyes babe.
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version 2
*The G-G6 progression is optional. It works fine with G-G (you can replace G6s with standard Gs)
Standard Tuning (EBGDAE)
Capo 3
Intro: G C D G C D
G6 G/F# Em C7
I sense a runner in the garden
C D G
Although my judgment's known to fail
G6 G/F# Em C7
Once built a steamboat in a meadow
C D G
Cause I'd forgotten how to sail
C7 Dsus4 G
I know the runner's going to tell you
C7 Dsus4 G
There ain't no cowboy in my hair
C7 Dsus4 G
So now he's buried by the daisies
C7 Dsus4 G
So I could stay the tallest man in your eyes, babe
G6 G/F# Em C7
I sense a spy up in the chimney
C D G
From all the evidence I've burned
G6 G/F# Em C7
I guess he'll read it in the smoke now
C D G
And soon to ashes I'll return
C7 Dsus4 G
I know the spy is going to tell you
C7 Dsus4 G
It's not my flag up in the pole
C7 Dsus4 G
So now he's buried by the lilies
C7 Dsus4 G
So I could stay forever more in your eyes, babe
G6 G/F# Em C7
I sense a leak inside my phone now
C D G
From all the lies that I have told
G6 G/F# Em C7
I know he has your private number
C D G
And soon he'll make that vicious call
C7 Dsus4 G
I know the leak is going to tell you
C7 Dsus4 G
There ain't no puppy in your leash
C7 Dsus4 G
So now he'll fertilize the roses
C7 Dsus4 G C7 Dsus4
So I could stay the king you see in your eyes, babe
Dsus4 G
In your eyes, babe
C7 Dsus G
C7 Dsus G
D7 D
G6 G/F# Em C7
So now we're dancing through the garden
C D G
And what a garden I have made
G6 G/F# Em C7
And now that death will grow my jasmine
C D G
I find it soothing I'm afraid
C7 Dsus4 G
Now there is no need for suspicion
C7 Dsus4 G
There ain't no frog kissing your hand
C7 Dsus4 G
I won't be lying when I tell you
C7 Dsus4 G C7 Dsus4
That I'm a gardner I'm a man in your eyes babe
Dsus4 G C7 Dsus4
In your eyes babe
Dsus4 G
In your eyes babe
G6- 320033
C7- 032003
G/F#- 200033
Dsus4- 000233
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version 3
As a preface to this, I would like to say that you should definitely go read
the existing open D tab for this, if you're at all familiar with the tuning.
Not the open Dsus2 tabs that exist, which are all for live versions. The one
open D tab that is filed as a "Chords" tab.
Here's a somewhat easy standard tuning version to this song. If you want to
play in the song's original key (album version) of G#, you'd have to capo it
at the eighth fret, which may be a little high.
Chords used:
C --------- X32010
Cmaj7 ----- X32410 (or, if that's too hard, X32000)
Am -------- X02210
Am7 ------- X02010
F --------- 133211
G7 -------- 320001
G6 -------- 320000
Since it's Tallest Man, you'll probably have to get the rhythm through a few
studied listens.
Thus:
(Intro)
e -----------------|
B -----------------|
G --0-0-0--0-0-----|
D --2-2-2--2-0-----|X2
A --3-3-3--3-3-----|
E -----------------|
[Followed by]
C F C F
C Cmaj7 Am Am7
I sense a runner in the garden
F G7 G6
Although my judgement's known to fail
C Cmaj7 Am Am7
Once built a steamboat in a meadow
F G7 G6
'Cause I'd forgotten how to sail
F G7 C
I know the runner's gone to tell you
[I do this little figure]
e -----------------|
B --1-1-1--1-1-----|
G --2-2-2--4-2-----|
D --x-x-x--x-x-----|X2
A --3-3-3--3-3-----|
E -----------------|
F G7 C
There ain't no cowboy in my hair
F G7 C
So now he's buried by the daisies
F G7 C
So I could stay the tallest man in your eyes, babe
I sense a spy up in the chimney
From all the evidence I've burned
I guess he'll read it in the smoke now
And soon to ashes I'll return
I know the spy is going to tell you
It's not my flag up in the pole
So now he's buried by the lilies
So I could stay forever more in your eyes, babe
I sense a leak inside my phone now
From all the lies I have told
I know he has your private number
And soon he'll make that vicious call
I know the leak is going to tell you
There ain't now puppy in your leash
So now he'll fertilize the roses
So I could stay the king you see
In your eyes, babe
In your eyes, babe
So now we're dancing through the garden
And what a garden I have made
And now that death will grow my jasmine
I find it soothing I'm afraid
Now there is no need for suspicion
There ain't no frog kissing your hand
I won't be lying when I tell you
That I'm a Gardner I'm a man
In your eyes babe
In your eyes babe
In your eyes babe
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version 4
Tuning: DADEAD
Capo 7
-INTRO-
D|0-0--0-|0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-0--0-|0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-0--0-|
A|0-0--0-|0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-0--0-|0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-0--0-|
E|0-0--0-|0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-0--0-|0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-0--0-|
D|0-0--0-|0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-0--0-|0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-0--0-|
A|0-0--0-|2--2--2--2--2--2--2--0-0--0-|2--2--2--2--2--2--2--0-0--0-|
D|0-0--0-|0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-0--0-|0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-0--0-|
PM------------------| PM------------------|
D|0--0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0-|0--0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0-|
A|0--0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0-|0--0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0-|
E|2--2--2-2-0-2--2-0-3--3-3-3-|2--2--2-2-0-2--2-0-3--3-3-3-|
D|0--0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0-|0--0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0-|
A|0--0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0-|0--0--0-0-0-0--0-0-2--2-2-2-|
D|0--0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0-|0--0--0-0-0-0--0-0----------|
D|0--0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0-|0--0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0-|
A|0--0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0-|0--0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0-|
E|5--5--5-5-5-5--5-5-3--3-3-3-|2--2--2-2-0-2--2-0-3--3-3-3-|
D|0--0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0-|0--0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0-|
A|4--4--4-4-4-4--4-4-2--2-2-2-|0--0--0-0-0-0--0-0-2--2-2-2-|
D|----------------------------|0--0--0-0-0-0--0-0----------|
-VERSE- (strum throughout from here on)
D|0-------0-------------0-----|0----------------------------------0---0-|
A|0-------0-------------0-----|0----------------------------------0---4-|
E|2-------5-------------2-----|5----------------------------------5---5-|
D|0-------2-------------0-----|4----------------------------------0---0-|
A|0-------0-------------2-----|0----------------------------------4---4-|
D|0-------0-------------------|5----------------------------------------|
I sense a runner in the garden Although my judgement's known to fail
Once built a steamboat in a meadow 'Cause I'd forgotten how to sail
-CHORUS-
D|0--------0-----------------0--0----2--2-4-0-|
A|0--------0-----------------0--0----0--0-0-0-|
E|0--------0-----------------2--0----2--2-2-0-|
D|0--------0-----------------0--0----0--0-0-0-|
A|2--------4-----------------0--0----0--0-0-0-|
D|5--------7-----------------0--0----0--0-0-0-|
I know the runner's going to tell you
D|0------------0------------0--4/7-0|
A|0------------0------------0--0-0-0|
E|0------------3------------2--2/5-0|
D|0------------5------------0--0-0-0|
A|2------------2------------0--0-0-0|
D|5-------------------------0--0-0-0|
There ain't no cowboy in my hat
D|0---------0-------------0--0----2--2-4-0-|
A|0---------0-------------0--0----0--0-0-0-|
E|0---------0-------------2--0----2--2-2-0-|
D|0---------0-------------0--0----0--0-0-0-|
A|2---------4-------------0--0----0--0-0-0-|
D|5---------7-------------0--0----0--0-0-0-|
So now he's buried by the daisies
D|0-------------------------0--------------|
A|0-------------------------0--------------|
E|0-------------------------0--------------|
D|0-------------------------0--------------|
A|2-------------------------4--------------|
D|5-------------------------7--------------|
So I could stay the tallest man in your eyes, babe
-VERSE 2-
I sense a spy up in the chimney
From all the evidence I've burned
I guess he'll read it in the smoke now
And soon to ashes I'll return
-CHORUS 2-
I know the spy is going to tell you
It's not my flag up in the pole
So now he's buried by the lilies
So I could stay forever more in your eyes, babe
-VERSE 3-
I sense a leak inside my phone now
From all the lies I have told
I know he has your private number
And soon he'll make that vicious call
-CHORUS 3-
I know the leak is going to tell you
There ain't no puppy in your leash
So now he'll fertilize the roses
So I could stay the king you see
D|--------------0-----0-----0-----0-----|------0-----0-----0-----0-----|
A|--------------0-----0-----0-----0-----|------0-----0-----0-----0-----|
E|--------------2-----0-----2-----5-----|------2-----0-----2-----5-----|
D|--------------0-----2h4p2-0-----4-----|------0-----2h4p2-0-----4-----|
A|--------------0-----4-----2-----0-----|------0-----4-----2-----0-----|
D|--------------0-----------------5-----|------0-----------------5-----|
In your eyes, babe In your eyes, babe
D|--------------0-----0-----0-----0-----|------0-----0-----0-----0-X-0-|
A|--------------0-----0-----0-----0-----|------0-----0-----0-----0-X-4-|
E|--------------2-----0-----2-----5-----|------2-----0-----2-----5-X-0-|
D|--------------0-----2h4p2-0-----4-----|------0-----2h4p2-0-----4-X-2-|
A|--------------0-----4-----2-----0-----|------0-----4-----2-----0-X-4-|
D|--------------0-----------------5-----|------0-----------------5-X---|
D|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
A|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
D|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
A|X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
D|--------------------------------|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
-VERSE 4-
So now we're dancing through the garden
And what a garden I have made
And now that death will grow my jasmine
I find it soothing I'm afraid
-CHORUS 4-
Now there is no need for suspicion
There ain't no fraud kissing your hand
I won't be lying when I tell you
That I'm a gardener I'm a man
D|--------------0-----0-----0-----0-----|------0-----0-----0-----0-----|
A|--------------0-----0-----0-----0-----|------0-----0-----0-----0-----|
E|--------------2-----0-----2-----5-----|------2-----0-----2-----5-----|
D|--------------0-----2h4p2-0-----4-----|------0-----2h4p2-0-----4-----|
A|--------------0-----4-----2-----0-----|------0-----4-----2-----0-----|
D|--------------0-----------------5-----|------0-----------------5-----|
In your eyes, babe In your eyes, babe
D|--------------0~~~--------------------|
A|--------------0~~~--------------------|
E|--------------2~~~--------------------|
D|--------------0~~~--------------------|
A|--------------2~~~--------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|
In your eyes, babe
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| pm palm mute
| ~ vibrato
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version 5
Tuning: DADGAD
Capo: 7
Intro:
e|-0-|-0-|
B|-0-|-0-|
G|-2-|-0-|
D|-0-|-2-|
A|---|---|
E|---|---|
Verse:
e|-0-|-0-|-0----|-0-|-0----|
B|-0-|-0-|-0----|-0-|-0-(4)|
G|-2-|-0-|-2—(4)|-0-|-0----|
D|-0-|-2-|-0----|-4-|-2----|
A|-0-|-5-|-2----|-x-|-0----|
E|-0-|---|-x----|-5-|------|
Chorus (1st & 3rd times):
e|-0-|-0---|-0—-2--4-|
B|-0-|-0---|-0-------|
G|-0-|-0(4)|-2-------|
D|-0-|-2---|-0-------|
A|-2-|-0---|---------|
E|-5-|-x---|---------|
Chorus (2nd time):
|-0-|----7| |-0-| |-0-|
|-0-|-----| |-0-| |-0-|
|-2-|-2s4-| |-0-| |-0-|
|-0-|-----| |-0-| |-2-|
|---|-----| |-2-| |-0-|
|---|-----| |-5-| |---|
(in yr eyes babe...):
e|-0-|-0---|-0—| |-0-|
B|-0-|-0---|-0-| |-0-|
G|-2-|-0(4)|-0-| |-7-|
D|-0-|-2---|-4-| |-x-|
A|-0-|-0---|-x-| |-5-|
E|-0-|-x---|-5-| |---|
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version 6
Repeat as necessary
Tuning: DADEAD
Capo: 7
Intro
D -------------0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-------------|
A -------------0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-------------|
E -------------2--0--2--3--2--0--2--3--5--3-------------|
D -------------0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-------------|
A -2--0--2--0--0--0--0--2--0--0--0--2--4--2-------------|
D -0--4--0--4--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-------------|
Verse
D 0--0--0--0--0--0--------------------------------------|
A 0--4--0--0--0--4--------------------------------------|
E 2--0--2--5--3--3--------------------------------------|
D 0--2--0--0--2--2--------------------------------------|
A 0--0--2--0--0--0--------------------------------------|
D 0--0--0--5--0--0--------------------------------------|
Chorus
D ---0--0--2--4-----0--0--4--7-----0--0--2--4-----0-----|
A ---0--0--0--0-----0--0--0--0-----0--0--0--0-----0-----|
E ---3--2--2--2-----3--2--2--2-----3--2--2--2-----3-----|
D 0--2--0--0--0--0--2--0--0--0--0--2--0--0--0--0--2-----|
A 2--0--0--0--0--2--0--0--0--0--2--0--0--0--0--2--0-----|
D 5--0--0--0--0--5--0--0--0--0--5--0--0--0--0--5--0-----|
Post-chorus (In your eyes babe...)
D 0--0--0--0--0--0--0-----------------------------------|
A 0--0--0--0--0--0--0-----------------------------------|
E 2--2--2--2--2--2--5-----------------------------------|
D 0--2--4--2--0--0--0-----------------------------------|
A 0--0--0--0--0--2--0-----------------------------------|
D 0--0--0--0--0--0--5-----------------------------------|
Break
D 0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--------------------------|
A 0--0--0--0--0--0--0--4--5--5--------------------------|
E 2--2--2--2--2--2--5--0--0--0--------------------------|
D 0--2--4--2--0--0--0--0--0--4--------------------------|
A 0--0--0--0--0--2--0--4--5--5--------------------------|
D 0--0--0--0--0--0--5--0--0--0--------------------------|
NOTE: 050050 is partially muted by covering the entire 4th fret with the index finger
Ending
D 0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--------------------------------|
A 0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--------------------------------|
E 2--2--2--2--2--2--5--2--------------------------------|
D 0--2--4--2--0--0--0--0--------------------------------|
A 0--0--0--0--0--2--0--2--------------------------------|
D 0--0--0--0--0--0--5--0--------------------------------|
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version 7
open D, with a capo somewhere.
This tab is in standard tuning, with a capo on the 1st fret. **
** Odd verses go G Em C D, even verses go C D G. **
G Em C
I sense a runner in the garden
D
Although my judgement's known to fail
G Em C
Once built a steamboat in a meadow
D
Cos I'd forgotten how to sail
C D G
I know the runner's going to tell you
C D G
There ain't no cowboy in my hair
C D G
So now he's buried by the daisies
C D G
So I could stay the tallest man in your eyes, babe
I sense a spy up in the chimney
From all the evidence I've burned
I guess he'll read it in the smoke now
And soon to ashes I'll return
I know the spy is going to tell you
It's not my flag up in the pole
So now he's buried by the lilies
So I could stay forever more in your eyes, babe
I sense a leak inside my phone now
From all the lies I have told
I know he has your private number
And soon he'll make that vicious call
I know the leak is going to tell you
There ain't now puppy in your leash
So now he'll fertilize the roses
So I could stay the king you see
In your eyes, babe
In your eyes, babe
So now we're dancing through the garden
And what a garden I have made
And now that death will grow my jasmine
I find it soothing I'm afraid
Now there is no need for suspicion
There ain't no frog kissing your hand
I won't be lying when I tell you
That I'm a gardner I'm a man
In your eyes, babe
In your eyes, babe
In your eyes, babe
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version 8
Capo on 3
G ? Em C D
3 2 0 0 0
2 0 2 3 0
0 0 2 2 0
0 0 0 0 2
3 3 3 3 3
3 3 3 3 2/3
Intro: Start with the G chord and mess around with your second finger wherever it sounds cool.
Verse:
G ? Em
I sense a runner in the garden
C D
Although my judgement's known to fail......
Keep that going until you get here:
C D G
I know the runner's going to tell you
C D G
There ain't no cowboy in my hair
C D G
So now he's buried by the daisies
C D G
So I could stay the tallest man in your eyes, babe
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