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Spring To Come by John Butler Trio
Spring To Come
Capo:no capo
[Verse 1]
G
Lost my love, lost my light
C
I can't find them anymore
G
If there's something I could give
C D
I would have given it before now, because
[Pre-Chorus]
Em G C D
I came back a little broken
G C
Things don't fit anymore
[Chorus]
G Em D C
And I wait for spring to come
G
But how long?
C
Tell me how long
G
'Cause I wither at my post
Em C
I'm walking like a ghost, alone
G
How long?
C
Tell me how long
[Verse 2]
G
Somewhere out there on the horizon
C
Maybe there's a glimmer of hope
G
Maybe it's just a mirage
C D
'Cause you never know
[Pre-Chorus]
C G C D
And maybe things have changed
G C Em D G C
Storm clouds pass, take their rains
[Chorus]
G Em D C
And I wait for spring to come
G
But how long?
C
Tell me how long
G
'Cause I wither at my post
Em C
I'm walking like a ghost, alone
G
How long?
C
Tell me how long
[Outro]
G D
Out of the darkness, only light can come
C G
After a lonely, long night comes the sun
G
Out of the darkness, only light can come
C G
After a lonely, long night comes the sun
G D
Out of the darkness, only light can come
C G
After a lonely, long night comes the sun
G D
Out of the darkness, only light can come
C G
After a lonely, long night comes the sun
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version 2
Tuning:C F Bb Eb G C
Capo:no capo
Tuning:C Wahine (CGDGBD)
[INTRO] [x2]
D|-------------0-------------|-----------0-------------|-------------0-----------0-|-----------0-------------|
B|---0h1-----------1-------1-|---0-----------0-------0-|---0h1-----------1---------|---1-----------1-------1-|
G|---------0-----------0-----|-------0-----------0-----|---------0-----------0-----|-------0-----------0-----|
D|---0h2-----2-----2-----2---|---0-----0-----0-----0---|---0h2-----2-----2-----2---|---2-----2-----2-----2---|
G|-0-----0-------0---0-------|-0---0-------0---0-------|-0-----0-------0---0-------|-0---0-------0---0-------|
C|---------------------------|-------------------------|---------------------------|-------------------------|
[VERSE]
D|---------------------------|-------------------------|---------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------1---0-------3-|---0-------1---0-------0-|-------------1---0-------3-|---0-------1---0-------0-|
G|---0h2---0-----------0-----|-------0-----------2-----|---0h2---0-----------0-----|-------0-----------2-----|
D|---0-------0-----0-----0---|---0-----0-----0-----0---|---0-------0-----0-----0---|---0-----0-----0-----0---|
G|-0-----0-------0---0-------|-0---0-------0---0-------|---------------------------|-------------------------|
C|---------------------------|-------------------------|-0-----0-------0---0-------|-0---0-------0---0-------|
D|---------------------------|-------------------------|---------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------1---0-------3-|---0-------1---0-------0-|-------------1---0-------0-|---0-------0---0-------0-|
G|---0h2---0-----------0-----|-------0-----------2-----|---0h2---0-----------0-----|-------0-----------0-----|
D|---0-------0-----0-----0---|---0-----0-----0-----0---|---0-------0-----0-----0---|---0-----0-----0-----0---|
G|-0-----0-------0---0-------|-0---0-------0---0-------|---------------------------|-------------------------|
C|---------------------------|-------------------------|-0-----0-------0---0-------|-0---0-------0---0-------|
[Lost my love, lost my light...]
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|-----------0-----------0-|-----------0-------------|
B|---0-------0---0-------0-|---0-------0---0-------0-|---1-----------1---------|---1-----------1-------1-|
G|-------0-----------0-----|-------0-----------0-----|-------0-----------0-----|-------0-----------0-----|
D|---0-----0-----0-----0---|---0-----0-----0-----0---|---2-----2-----2-----2---|---2-----2-----2-----2---|
G|-0---0-------0---0-------|-0---0-------0---0-------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
C|-------------------------|-------------------------|-0---0-------0---0-------|-0---0-------0---0-------|
D|-----------0-----------0-|-----------0-------------|-----------0-----------0-|-----------0-------------|
B|---0-----------0---------|---0-----------0-------0-|---1-----------1---------|---1-----------1-------1-|
G|-------0-----------0-----|-------0-----------0-----|-------0-----------0-----|-------0-----------0-----|
D|---0-----0-----0-----0---|---0-----0-----0-----0---|---2-----2-----2-----2---|---2-----2-----2-----2---|
G|-0---0-------0---0-------|-0---0-------0---0-------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
C|-------------------------|-------------------------|-0---0-------0---0-------|-0---0-------0---0-------|
[BRIDGE #1]
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|-----------0-------------|-----------0-------------|
B|---1-------1---1-------1-|---3-------3---3-------3-|---5-----------5-------5-|---3-----------3-------3-|
G|-------2-----------2-----|-------4-----------4-----|-------0-----------0-----|-------0-----------0-----|
D|---0-----0-----0-----0---|---0-----0-----0-----0---|---5-----5-----5-----5---|---4-----4-----4-----4---|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
C|-2---2-------2---2-------|-4---4-------4---4-------|-0---0-------0---0-------|-0---0-------0---0-------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|-----------0-------------|-----------0-------------|
B|---1-------1---1-------1-|---3-------3---3-------3-|---5-----------5-------5-|---5-----------5-------5-|
G|-------2-----------2-----|-------4-----------4-----|-------0-----------0-----|-------0-----------0-----|
D|---0-----0-----0-----0---|---0-----0-----0-----0---|---5-----5-----5-----5---|---5-----5-----5-----5---|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
C|-2---2-------2---2-------|-4---4-------4---4-------|-0---0-------0---0-------|-0---0-------0---0-------|
[CHORUS] [x4]
D|-----------------|-----------------|-------------|-------------|
B|----12--------12-|----10--------10-|---8-------8-|---7-------7-|
G|---------0-------|---------0-------|-------0-----|-------0-----|
D|----12-----12----|----10-----10----|---9-----9---|---7-----7---|
G|-0-----0---------|-0-----0---------|-0---0-------|-0---0-------|
C|-----------------|-----------------|-------------|-------------|
|-----------0-----------0-|-----------0-----------0-|
|---5-----------5---------|---5-----------5---------|
|-------0-----------0-----|-------0-----------0-----|
|---5-----5-----5-----5---|---5-----5-----5-----5---|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-0---0-------0---0-------|-0---0-------0---0-------|
[VERSE #2]
D|---------------------------|-------------------------|---------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------1---0-------3-|---0-------1---0-------0-|-------------1---0-------3-|---0-------1---0-------0-|
G|---0h2---0-----------0-----|-------0-----------2-----|---0h2---0-----------0-----|-------0-----------2-----|
D|---0-------0-----0-----0---|---0-----0-----0-----0---|---0-------0-----0-----0---|---0-----0-----0-----0---|
G|-0-----0-------0---0-------|-0---0-------0---0-------|---------------------------|-------------------------|
C|---------------------------|-------------------------|-0-----0-------0---0-------|-0---0-------0---0-------|
D|---------------------------|-------------------------|---------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------1---0-------3-|---0-------1---0-------0-|-------------1---0-------0-|---0-------0---0-------0-|
G|---0h2---0-----------0-----|-------0-----------2-----|---0h2---0-----------0-----|-------0-----------0-----|
D|---0-------0-----0-----0---|---0-----0-----0-----0---|---0-------0-----0-----0---|---0-----0-----0-----0---|
G|-0-----0-------0---0-------|-0---0-------0---0-------|---------------------------|-------------------------|
C|---------------------------|-------------------------|-0-----0-------0---0-------|-0---0-------0---0-------|
[Somewhere out there on the horizon...]
D|-----------0-----------0-|-----------0-------------|-----------0-----------0-|-----------0-------------|
B|---0-----------0---------|---0-----------0-------0-|---1-----------1---------|---1-----------1-------1-|
G|-------0-----------0-----|-------0-----------0-----|-------0-----------0-----|-------0-----------0-----|
D|---0-----0-----0-----0---|---0-----0-----0-----0---|---2-----2-----2-----2---|---2-----2-----2-----2---|
G|-0---0-------0---0-------|-0---0-------0---0-------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
C|-------------------------|-------------------------|-0---0-------0---0-------|-0---0-------0---0-------|
D|-----------0-----------0-|-----------0-------------|-----------0-----------0-|-----------0-------------|
B|---0-----------0---------|---0-----------0-------0-|---1-----------1---------|---1-----------1-------1-|
G|-------0-----------0-----|-------0-----------0-----|-------0-----------0-----|-------0-----------0-----|
D|---0-----0-----0-----0---|---0-----0-----0-----0---|---2-----2-----2-----2---|---2-----2-----2-----2---|
G|-0---0-------0---0-------|-0---0-------0---0-------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
C|-------------------------|-------------------------|-0---0-------0---0-------|-0---0-------0---0-------|
[BRIDGE #2]
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|---1-------1---1-------1-|---3-------3---3-------3-|---5-------5---5-------5-|---3-------3---3-------3-|
G|-------2-----------2-----|-------4-----------4-----|-------0-----------0-----|-------0-----------0-----|
D|---0-----0-----0-----0---|---0-----0-----0-----0---|---5-----5-----5-----5---|---4-----4-----4-----4---|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
C|-2---2-------2---2-------|-4---4-------4---4-------|-0---0-------0---0-------|-0---0-------0---0-------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|---1-------1---1-------1-|---3-------3---3-------3-|---5-------5---5-------5-|---7-------7---7-------7-|
G|-------2-----------2-----|-------4-----------4-----|-------0-----------0-----|-------0-----------0-----|
D|---0-----0-----0-----0---|---0-----0-----0-----0---|---5-----5-----5-----5---|---7-----7-----7-----7---|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
C|-2---2-------2---2-------|-4---4-------4---4-------|-0---0-------0---0-------|-0---0-------0---0-------|
D|-------------------------|---------------|
B|---8-------8---8-------8-|---8-------8---|
G|-------0-----------0-----|-------0-------|
D|---9-----9-----9-----9---|---9-----9-----|
G|-------------------------|---------------|
C|-0---0-------0---0-------|-0---0-------0-|
CHORUS [x4]
[FINAL VERSE] [x6]
D|---------------------------|-------------------------|---------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------1---0-------3-|---0-------1---0-------0-|-------------1---0-------3-|---0-------1---0-------0-|
G|---0h2---0-----------0-----|-------0-----------2-----|---0h2---0-----------0-----|-------0-----------2-----|
D|---0-------0-----0-----0---|---0-----0-----0-----0---|---0-------0-----0-----0---|---0-----0-----0-----0---|
G|-0-----0-------0---0-------|-0---0-------0---0-------|---------------------------|-------------------------|
C|---------------------------|-------------------------|-0-----0-------0---0-------|-0---0-------0---0-------|
[END]
D|-0-|
B|-0-|
G|-0-|
D|-0-|
G|-0-|
C|-0-|
Lost my love, lost my light
I can't find them anymore
If there's something I could give
I would have given it before now, 'cause
I came back a little broken
Things don't fit anymore
And I wait for spring to come
But how long? Tell me how long?
'Cause I wither at my post
I'm walking like a ghost, alone
How long? Tell me how long?
How long?
Somewhere out there on the horizon
Maybe there's a glimmer of hope
Maybe it's just a mirage
'Cause you never know
And maybe things have changed
Storm clouds pass, take their rains
And I wait for spring to come
But how long? Tell me how long?
'Cause I wither at my post
I'm walking like a ghost, alone
How long? Tell me how long?
How long?
Out of the darkness, only light can come
After a lonely long night, comes the sun
Out of the darkness, only light can come
After a lonely long night, comes the sun
Out of the darkness, only light can come
After a lonely long night, comes the sun
Out of the darkness, only light can come
After a lonely long night, comes the sun
| h Hammer-on
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version 3
Tuning:C G C G C E
Capo:4th fret
Alright, here is my little tab of one of the best songs off 'Living". Its a
very emotional song, played with feeling. I tabbed it according to the live
album version, so the best way to play it is to listen to the song in order
to get the feel and the timing. I've included some time markers, so it will
help to play along with a CD player that displays the seconds.
Play it in open C (Low-High CGCGCE) with a Capo on the 4th Fret.
I'll tab out the nice intro, and include some basic pick patterns, but if
you're an experienced player, just use a nice picking pattern to hit those open
notes every now and then. As players will see, there is a lot of classic John
Butler hammer ons (h) and pull offs (p). These are done very fast. Just Listen.
I hope you're a good fingerpicker.
Intro (0:00) (0:05)
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|--0---0---0---0---0---0---0---------0--0h2-2h4-2h4-2h4p2-p0-0h2-0h2p0-------|
G|---2---2---2---2---2---2---2-------0----------------------------------------|
C|----------------------------------0----0------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-----------------0---0------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|------------------------0---------0--0--0-----------------------------------|
G|--4-2-2h4p2-p0---------------------0--0--0----------------------------------|
C|---------------0h2-2h4p2-0h2-2/4-0--0--0-----small silence, then------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
(0:18) (0:28)
e|----30----------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|---0--44-----2-2h4p2------2--2--2--2--2--------7-5h7-5-5--5--5--5-----------|
G|--0---------0--------------0--0--0--0--0------0---------0--0--0--0----------|
C|-0---------0---------------------------------0------------------------------|
G|----------0---------------------------------0-------------------------------|
C|---------0------------0h4---4--4--4--4--4----------------0--0--0--0---------|
(0:32) (0:38)
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|-0h2-2/4-2---2h4-4-2h4p2-------------0--0--0--0-------0--0--0--0--0--0------|
G|------------0------------4p2------------------------------------------------|
C|-----------0-----------------0h2/4----4--4--4--4--4/5--5--5--5--5--5--5-----|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|---------------------------------------4--4--4--4-4/5---5--5--5--5--5--5----|
(0:45) (0:53)
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|-------------------------0--0-----0h2-2-2-2----4--4--4--4------------7--77--|
G|--------------------------0--0---0-----0-0-0----0--0--0--0------------0-----|
C|--------------------------------0-----2-2-2-2/4--4--4--4--4-h5p4-4/5---5-5--|
G|--0h2p0-2h4p2-0-2/4\-0--2--2------------------------------------------------|
C|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Now comes the riff which is used in the verse, timing and feel could be
tricky.
(1:04) (1:09)
e|----------------------|--------------------|
C|-2h4-4------4---0--0--|----2----4----------|
G|-0----0----0-----0--0-|------0-------------|
C|----------------------|--------00----------|
G|--------0h2-2---------|----0---------------|
C|--------------4~--4---|--4-----------------|
Keep playing this for the verse but alternate the last part as follows:
(1:13) (1:19)
e|----------------------|--------------------|
C|----------------------|----0--2---0--------|
G|----------------------|-----0--0-----------|
C|--"--------"----------|---------0-0--------|
G|----------------------|-------0------------|
C|----------------------|--4-----------------|
Okay, those were the verse riffs. Now the Chorus:
(2:57)
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|-4------------------------------------0-0---------4-44\-2----0--------------|
G|-0-------------------------------------00----------000--0-0---0-open pick---|
C|-0-finger pick this-into the lyrics-------------2/4-44\-2--2---0------------|
G|-0--------------------------------------------0-----------------------------|
C|-------------------------------------4----4-4-------------------------------|
"Don't go away..."
Repeat that riff for the Chorus, then go back to the verses again.
For the next Chorus, the more emotional one, just play the same chorus riff,
But strum it keeping the same fingerings but hitting the open notes aswell.
Lost my love, lost my light
I can't find them anymore
If there's something I could give
I would have given it before now, 'cause
I came back a little broken
Things don't fit anymore
And I wait for spring to come
But how long? Tell me how long?
'Cause I wither at my post
I'm walking like a ghost, alone
How long? Tell me how long?
How long?
Somewhere out there on the horizon
Maybe there's a glimmer of hope
Maybe it's just a mirage
'Cause you never know
And maybe things have changed
Storm clouds pass, take their rains
And I wait for spring to come
But how long? Tell me how long?
'Cause I wither at my post
I'm walking like a ghost, alone
How long? Tell me how long?
How long?
Out of the darkness, only light can come
After a lonely long night, comes the sun
Out of the darkness, only light can come
After a lonely long night, comes the sun
Out of the darkness, only light can come
After a lonely long night, comes the sun
Out of the darkness, only light can come
After a lonely long night, comes the sun
------------------
version 4
Tuning:C G C G C E
Capo:4th fret
Tuning: Open C – CGCGCE
Intro:
C|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--2--4--------------------------0-------2----4-----------2--4----------------|
C|--------0h2p0---------------------0----------0-----------------0h2p0---------|
G|--2------------4/5------------5-----5---2----4-----------2------------4/5----|
C|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
---------------------------|
----------0-------2----0---|
------------0----------0---| x2
--------5-----5---2----0---|
---------------------------|
---------------------------|
Verses: This bit at end of verses
C|-----------------------------------------------| |------------------------|
G|--2--4--------------------------0-------2----4-| |---4------4----4--------|
C|--------0h2p0---------------------0----------0-| x4 |-----0------0----0------|
G|--2------------4/5------------5-----5---2----4-| |-4-----4------4----4----|
C|-----------------------------------------------| |---------0-----------0--|
E|-----------------------------------------------| |------------------------|
Chorus:
C|------------------------------------------------------------------|----------
G|--0-0-0-0------------------------0-0-0-0--------------------------|--0-0-0-0-
C|--0-0-0-0------------------------0-0-0-0--------------------------|--0-0-0-0-
G|--0-0-0-0---------2/4-2p0--------0-0-0-0---------2/4-2p0-----/2-0-|--0-0-0-0-
C|--x-x-x-x------0-2--------2---0--x-x-x-x------0-2--------2--------|--x-x-x-x-
E|--5-5-5-5---2/4------------------5-5-5-5---2/4--------------------|--5-5-5-5-
------------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------0-0-0-0------------------------|
-----------------------0-0-0-0------------------------|
--------2/4-2p0--------0-0-0-0---------2/4-2p0-----0--|
-----0-2--------2---0--x-x-x-x------0-2--------2------|
--2/4------------------5-5-5-5---2/4------------------|
*In the 3rd Chorus John strums open stings along with every note played
*This bit replaces the 4th bar of the 3rd and last verses
C|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--2--4--------------------------0-------2-------------------------0--2--0---|
C|--------0h2p0---------------------0--------2----2---2-----2-------------0---|
G|--2------------2/4------------5-----5---2---------0---0-----0-----5--2--0---|
C|-------------------------------------------2--2---------2-----2-------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Lost my love, lost my light
I can't find them anymore
If there's something I could give
I would have given it before now, 'cause
I came back a little broken
Things don't fit anymore
And I wait for spring to come
But how long? Tell me how long?
'Cause I wither at my post
I'm walking like a ghost, alone
How long? Tell me how long?
How long?
Somewhere out there on the horizon
Maybe there's a glimmer of hope
Maybe it's just a mirage
'Cause you never know
And maybe things have changed
Storm clouds pass, take their rains
And I wait for spring to come
But how long? Tell me how long?
'Cause I wither at my post
I'm walking like a ghost, alone
How long? Tell me how long?
How long?
Out of the darkness, only light can come
After a lonely long night, comes the sun
Out of the darkness, only light can come
After a lonely long night, comes the sun
Out of the darkness, only light can come
After a lonely long night, comes the sun
Out of the darkness, only light can come
After a lonely long night, comes the sun
------------------
version 5
Tuning:E A D G B E
Capo:no capo
Tabbed the part that starts at around 0:18, so it's more of the verse.
Tuning: C G D G B D
Line 1:
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------1-0---------------3-0-------------1-0-----------------------|
G|-----0h2-----0------------------0----------------0-------------0----2------------|
D|-----0----------0-----------------0----------------0--------------0--------------|
G|-0-------0-------------------0----------------0---------------0------------------|
C|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Line 2: (Same as 1, with C as bass note.)
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------1-0---------------3-0-------------1-0-----------------------|
G|-----0h2-----0------------------0----------------0-------------0----2------------|
D|-----0----------0-----------------0----------------0--------------0--------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------0------------------|
C|-0-------0-------------------0----------------0----------------------------------|
Lost my love, lost my light
I can't find them anymore
If there's something I could give
I would have given it before now, 'cause
I came back a little broken
Things don't fit anymore
And I wait for spring to come
But how long? Tell me how long?
'Cause I wither at my post
I'm walking like a ghost, alone
How long? Tell me how long?
How long?
Somewhere out there on the horizon
Maybe there's a glimmer of hope
Maybe it's just a mirage
'Cause you never know
And maybe things have changed
Storm clouds pass, take their rains
And I wait for spring to come
But how long? Tell me how long?
'Cause I wither at my post
I'm walking like a ghost, alone
How long? Tell me how long?
How long?
Out of the darkness, only light can come
After a lonely long night, comes the sun
Out of the darkness, only light can come
After a lonely long night, comes the sun
Out of the darkness, only light can come
After a lonely long night, comes the sun
Out of the darkness, only light can come
After a lonely long night, comes the sun
| h Hammer-on
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