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Northern Sky by Nick Drake
Northern Sky
TUNING: D A D G D F#
D Em9 D Em9 D Em9 D Em9
D Em9
I never felt magic crazy as this
D Em9
I never saw moons near the meaning of the sea
D Em9
I never held the motion in the palm of my hand
D Em9
Or felt sweet breezes in the top of the tree
Asus4 Em11 A7sus4 D Em9 D Em9
But now you're here, brighten my northern sky
D Em9
Been a long time that I'm waiting
D Em9
Been a long time that I've blown
D Em9
Been a long time that I've wondered
D Em9
Through the people I have known
Asus4 Em11 A7sus4 D
Oh if you would and you could straighten my new mind's eye
D Em9 D Em9 D Em9 D Asus4 D
MIDDLE PART:
D D D Asus4
F# --------------0---------------------0-------3----|
D --------------0---------------------0-------2----|
G -6-7-2-0-2-2--2(rpt twice)---0-2----2-----0-2----|
D -----4-----0--0------------2-0-2h4--4---2-0-2----|
A --------------0------------3--------0---3---0----|
D --------------0---------------------0-------0----|
Would you love me for my money
Would you love me for my head
Would you love me through the winter
Would you love me till I'm dead
Oh if you would and you could come grow your home on high
I never felt magic crazy as this
I never saw the moon neath the meaning of the sea
I never held emotion in the palm of my hand
Felt sweet breezes in the top of the tree
But now you're here, brighten my northern sky
D Em9 D Em9 D Em9 D
CHORDS:
D Em9 Asus4 Em11 A7sus4 Em7
F# --0-- --0-- --3-- --0-- --1-- --1--
D --0-- --2-- --2-- --2-- --0-- --2--
G --2-- --0-- --2-- --0-- --0-- --0--
D --4-- --0-- --2-- --0-- --2-- --0--
A --0-- --2-- --0-- --0-- --0-- --2--
D --0-- --2-- --0-- --0-- --0-- --2--
NOTES: Not so long ago I figured this song out using standard tuning. I
since think I've gotten more or less the actual alternate tuning version
figured out, but I'm rather new to thing alternate tuning thing so I may
have some big mistakes.
On the middle part, play the notes shown but you can also continue to
strum a bit, especially where the chords are shown fully.
You may notice I included Em7 but it isn't mentioned in the song. Add
this at the ends of lines (when you would be otherwise playing Em9) for a
little variety.
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version 2
Capo 1st Fret
Chords Used:
D 000232
Em7 022030
Asus4 002230
A 002220
C 032010
G 320003
G6 022033
Intro
D | Em7 | D | Em7 | etc
Verse 1:
D Em7
I never felt magic crazy as this
D Em7
I never saw moons knew the meaning of the sea
D Em7
I never held emotion in the palm of my hand
D Em7
Or felt sweet breezes in the top of a tree
Asus4
But now you're here
A C G D
Bright in my northern sky.
D | Em7 | D | Em7 | etc
Chorus 1:
D Em7
It's been a long time that I'm waiting
D Em7
Been a long time that I'm blown
D Em7
been a long time that I've wandered
D Em7
Through the people I have known
Asus4
Oh, if you would and you could
A C G D
Straighten my new mind's eye.
Interlude:
D | G6 | D | G6 | D | G6 | D
C | G | D | C | G | Asus4 | A
....and so on, just repeat the chorus 2 and last verse using the pattern above.
Chorus 2:
Would you love me for my money
Would you love me for my head
Would you love me through the winter
Would you love me 'til I'm dead
Oh, if you would and you could
Come blow your horn on high.
Verse 2:
I never felt magic crazy as this
I never saw moons knew the meaning of the sea
I never held emotion in the palm of my hand
Or felt sweet breezes in the top of a tree
But now you're here
Bright in my northern sky.
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version 3
Tuning: Standard
Intro
*T *VC
D (Fill 1) Em9 (Fill 2) D (Fill 1) Em9 (Fill 2) D Em9 D Em9
Fill 1 Fill 2
e|-------2---| e|-------0------|
B|-----3-----| B|---------3----|
G|---2-------| G|-----0--------|
D|-0---------| D|---2----------|
A|-----------| A|-2------------|
E|-----------| E|--------------|
(D)I never felt magic C(Em7)razy as this
(D)I never saw moons near the m(Em7)eaning of the sea
(D)I never held the motion in the p(Em7)alm of my hand
(D)Or felt sweet breezes in the t(Em7)op of the tree
But now you're H(Asus4)ere(A), brighten my(C) nort(G)hern sk(D)y Em7 D Em7
(D)Been a long time that I'm wa(Em7)iting
(D)Been a long time that I've bl(Em7)own
(D)Been a long time that I've wo(Em7)ndered
(D)Through the people I have kn(Em9)own
Oh if you w(Asus4)ould and you could (A)straighten my (C)new m(G)ind's E(D)ye
(Piano over chords)
D Em7 D Em7 D Em7 D Em7 A7sus4 D
MIDDLE PART:
Guitar D C G A C G Asus4
E -------------------------------------------------|
D --------------0---------------------0-------2----|
G -6-7-2-0-2-2--2(3 times)-----0-2----2-----0-2----|
D -----4-----0--0------------2-0-2h4--4---2-0-2----|
A --------------0------------3--------0---3---0----|
E -------------------------------------------------|
(D)Would you love me (Em7) for my money
(D)Would you love me (Em7) for my head
(D)Would you love me through the (Em7)winter
(D)Would you love me (Em7) till I'm dead
Oh if you w(Asus4)ould and you C(A)ould come grow your (C)home (G)on (D)high
(D)I never felt magic C(Em7)razy as this
(D)I never saw moons near the m(Em7)eaning of the sea
(D)I never held the motion in the p(Em7)alm of my hand
(D)Or felt sweet breezes in the t(Em7)op of the tree
But now you're H(Asus4)ere(A), brighten my(C) nort(G)hern sk(D)y Em7 D Em7
(Fade)
D Em7 D Em7 D Em7 D Em7 A7sus4 D
| *T single Guitar
| *VC bass and other instruments join in
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