Biography:
Roy Harper (born 12 June 1941) is an English folk / rock singer-songwriter and guitarist who has been a professional musician since the mid 1960s. He has released a large catalogue of albums as an artist (22 studio albums and 12 live albums) and his influence has been acknowledged by many musicians including Jimmy Page and Robert Plant of Led Zeppelin (who named the song "Hats Off to (Roy) Harper" after him), Pink Floyd (who invited him to sing guest lead vocals on their song "Have a Cigar")
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[Song: Roy Harper "When An Old Cricketer Leaves The Crease"]
[Transcription by Gordon Walker]
When an Old Cricketer Leaves the Crease (Harper)
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When the day is done, and the ball has spun
C Fmaj7
In the umpire's pocket away,
C Dm
And all remains, in the groundsman's pains,
C Fmaj7
For the rest of time and a day.
C G
There'll be one mad dog and his master, pushing for 4 with the spin.
C Em C Dm
On a dusty pitch, with two pounds six, of willowwood in the sun.
C Fmaj7 C G
When an old cricketer leaves the crease, you never know whether he's gone,
C Fmaj7 C Dm
If maybe you're catching a fleeting glimpse, of a twelfth man at silly mid-on.
C Fmaj7 C G
And it could be Geoff, and it could be John,
C Fmaj7
With a new ball sting in his tail.
C Dm
And it could be me, and it could be thee,
C Fmaj7
And it could be the sting in the ale.........sting in the ale.
C G Fmaj7
Solo on verse
Verse 2 (chords as above - sorry don't have the words to hand)
Chorus (as above)
--
Chord note for for beginners:
All chords played as normally given in any book in standard tuning in 1st
position (ie at the bottom of the neck - which is physically the top if you're
holding the neck upwards!). Note that Roy plays G with 4 fingers - fingering
D on the B string, which makes the chord sound nicer (you dont get the jump
from B up to G for the top two strings - if any notes are to be missed
out of a chord, better to miss the 3rd(B) than the 5th(D) in general)
i.E.:
............playing D instead of open B
:
/
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|_|_|_|_|_|
|_1_|_|_|_|
2_|_|_|_3_4
|_|_|_|_|_|
and for complete beginners the rest of the chords:
Fmaj7 C Dm Em
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|_|_|_|_1_| |_|_|_|_1_| |_|_|_|_|_1 |_|_|_|_|_|
|_|_|_2_|_| |_|_2_|_|_| |_|_|_2_|_| |_1_2_|_|_|
|_|_3_|_|_| |_3_|_|_|_| |_|_|_|_3_| |_|_|_|_|_|
|_|_|_|_|_| |_|_|_|_|_| |_|_|_|_|_| |_|_|_|_|_|
#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. #
#------------------------------------------------------------------------------##
[Song: Roy Harper "When An Old Cricketer Leaves The Crease"]
[Transcription by Gordon Walker
When an Old Cricketer Leaves the Crease (Harper)
---------------------------------------
When the day is done, and the ball has spun
C Fmaj7
In the umpire's pocket away,
C Dm
And all remains, in the groundsman's pains,
C Fmaj7
For the rest of time and a day.
C G
There'll be one mad dog and his master, pushing for 4 with the spin.
C Em C Dm
On a dusty pitch, with two pounds six, of willowwood in the sun.
C Fmaj7 C G
When an old cricketer leaves the crease, you never know whether he's gone,
C Fmaj7 C Dm
If maybe you're catching a fleeting glimpse, of a twelfth man at silly mid-on.
C Fmaj7 C G
And it could be Geoff, and it could be John,
C Fmaj7
With a new ball sting in his tail.
C Dm
And it could be me, and it could be thee,
C Fmaj7
And it could be the sting in the ale.........sting in the ale.
C G Fmaj7
Solo on verse
Verse 2 (chords as above - sorry don't have the words to hand)
Chorus (as above)
--
Chord note for for beginners:
All chords played as normally given in any book in standard tuning in 1st
position (ie at the bottom of the neck - which is physically the top if you're
holding the neck upwards!). Note that Roy plays G with 4 fingers - fingering
D on the B string, which makes the chord sound nicer (you dont get the jump
from B up to G for the top two strings - if any notes are to be missed
out of a chord, better to miss the 3rd(B) than the 5th(D) in general)
i.E.:
............playing D instead of open B
:
/
===========
|_|_|_|_|_|
|_1_|_|_|_|
2_|_|_|_3_4
|_|_|_|_|_|
and for complete beginners the rest of the chords:
Fmaj7 C Dm Em
x========== =========== =========== ===========
|_|_|_|_1_| |_|_|_|_1_| |_|_|_|_|_1 |_|_|_|_|_|
|_|_|_2_|_| |_|_2_|_|_| |_|_|_2_|_| |_1_2_|_|_|
|_|_3_|_|_| |_3_|_|_|_| |_|_|_|_3_| |_|_|_|_|_|
|_|_|_|_|_| |_|_|_|_|_| |_|_|_|_|_| |_|_|_|_|_|
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