Biography:
Laura Nyro (born October 18, 1947; died April 8, 1997) was an American songwriter, singer, and pianist. She achieved critical acclaim with her own recordings, particularly the albums Eli and the Thirteenth Confession (1968) and New York Tendaberry (1969), and had commercial success with artists such as Barbra Streisand and The 5th Dimension recording her songs. Her style was a hybrid of Brill Building-style New York pop, jazz, gospel, rhythm and blues, show tunes, rock and soul. In 2012 she was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
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Date: Thu, 14 Nov 1996 14:49:44 -0500
From: Andrew Rogers
"Stoned Soul Picnic"
(Laura Nyro)
[The Fifth Dimension copied her arrangement more-or-less note for note, only
in the key of E.]
Intro:
Fmaj9 Gm7/C Fmaj9 Gm7/C [2x]
Fmaj9 Gm7/C Fmaj9 Gm7/C
Can you surry, can you picnic?
Fmaj9 Gm7/C Fmaj9 Gm7/C
Can you surry, can you picnic?
Verse 1:
Fmaj9 Gm7/C Fmaj9 Gm7/C
Surry down to a stoned soul picnic
Fmaj9 Gm7/C Fmaj9 Gm7/C
Surry down to a stoned soul picnic
Bbmaj7 Am7 Gm7 Gm7/C
There'll be lots of time and wine
Fmaj9 Gm7/C Fmaj9 Gm7/C
Red yellow honey, sassafras and moonshine
Fmaj9 Gm7/C
Red yellow honey
Bbmaj7 Am7 Gm7 Gm7/C
Sassafras and moonshine (moonshine)
Fmaj9 Gm7/C Fmaj9 Gm7/C
Stoned soul, stoned soul
Fmaj9 Gm7/C Fmaj9 Gm7/C
Verse 2:
Surry down to a stoned soul picnic
Surry down to a stoned soul picnic
Rain and sun come in akin
And from the sky come the Lord and the lightning
And from the sky come
The Lord and the lightning
Fmaj9 Gm7/C Fmaj9 Gm7/C Fmaj9 Gm7/C
Stoned soul, stoned soul
Bbmaj7 Am7 Gm7 Gm7/C
Surry on soul
Bridge:
F7 F6 F7
Surry [4x]
Fmaj9 Gm7/C Fmaj9 Gm7/C
There'll be trains of blossoms (there'll be trains of blossoms)
Fmaj9 Gm7/C Fmaj9 Gm7/C
There'll be trains of music (there'll be music)
Fm7 Cm7
There'll be trains of trust, trains of golden dust
Cm9 Gmaj7 Am7 Bm7 Cmaj7 Cm7
Come along and surry on sweet trains of thought
Bbmaj7
Surry on down
Bbmaj7 Am7 Gm7 Gm7/C Bbmaj7 Am7 Gm7 Gm7/C
Can you surry, can you surry
[repeat verse 1]
Coda:
Fmaj9 Gm7/C Fmaj9 Gm7/C Fmaj9 Gm7/C
Stoned soul yeah
Bbmaj7 Am7 Gm7 Gm7/C
Surry on soul
[repeat to fade]:
F7 F6 F7
Surry
-- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers
#This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the #
#song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. #
#------------------------------------------------------------------------------##
#
Date: Thu, 14 Nov 1996 14:49:44 -0500
From: Andrew Rogers
"Stoned Soul Picnic"
(Laura Nyro)
[The Fifth Dimension copied her arrangement more-or-less note for note, only
in the key of E.]
Intro:
Fmaj9 Gm7/C Fmaj9 Gm7/C [2x]
Fmaj9 Gm7/C Fmaj9 Gm7/C
Can you surry, can you picnic?
Fmaj9 Gm7/C Fmaj9 Gm7/C
Can you surry, can you picnic?
Verse 1:
Fmaj9 Gm7/C Fmaj9 Gm7/C
Surry down to a stoned soul picnic
Fmaj9 Gm7/C Fmaj9 Gm7/C
Surry down to a stoned soul picnic
Bbmaj7 Am7 Gm7 Gm7/C
There'll be lots of time and wine
Fmaj9 Gm7/C Fmaj9 Gm7/C
Red yellow honey, sassafras and moonshine
Fmaj9 Gm7/C
Red yellow honey
Bbmaj7 Am7 Gm7 Gm7/C
Sassafras and moonshine (moonshine)
Fmaj9 Gm7/C Fmaj9 Gm7/C
Stoned soul, stoned soul
Fmaj9 Gm7/C Fmaj9 Gm7/C
Verse 2:
Surry down to a stoned soul picnic
Surry down to a stoned soul picnic
Rain and sun come in akin
And from the sky come the Lord and the lightning
And from the sky come
The Lord and the lightning
Fmaj9 Gm7/C Fmaj9 Gm7/C Fmaj9 Gm7/C
Stoned soul, stoned soul
Bbmaj7 Am7 Gm7 Gm7/C
Surry on soul
Bridge:
F7 F6 F7
Surry [4x]
Fmaj9 Gm7/C Fmaj9 Gm7/C
There'll be trains of blossoms (there'll be trains of blossoms)
Fmaj9 Gm7/C Fmaj9 Gm7/C
There'll be trains of music (there'll be music)
Fm7 Cm7
There'll be trains of trust, trains of golden dust
Cm9 Gmaj7 Am7 Bm7 Cmaj7 Cm7
Come along and surry on sweet trains of thought
Bbmaj7
Surry on down
Bbmaj7 Am7 Gm7 Gm7/C Bbmaj7 Am7 Gm7 Gm7/C
Can you surry, can you surry
[repeat verse 1]
Coda:
Fmaj9 Gm7/C Fmaj9 Gm7/C Fmaj9 Gm7/C
Stoned soul yeah
Bbmaj7 Am7 Gm7 Gm7/C
Surry on soul
[repeat to fade]:
F7 F6 F7
Surry
-- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers
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