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Barclay James Harvest

Octoberon

by Barclay James Harvest
Barclay James Harvest

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Barclay James Harvest were an English progressive rock band. They were founded in Saddleworth, Yorkshire, United Kingdom, in September 1966 by John Lees, Les Holroyd, Stuart "Woolly" Wolstenholme (1947–2010), and Mel Pritchard (1948–2004). They are best-known for their first four albums released in quick succession from 1970-1972.

The Barclay James Harvest story begins in the early sixties in the Oldham area of North-West England. John Lees and Stuart “Woolly” Wolstenholme met at Oldham Art School

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232 Artist   51 Music   134 Tab Tab
Album - Octoberon (1976)
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1. The World Goes On
2. May Day
3. Ra
4. Rock 'n' Roll Star
5. Polk Street Rag
6. Believe In Me
7. Suicide



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Track 1 Artist - Barclay James Harvest
********************************
Song - The World Goes On
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Album - Octoberon (1976)
**************************
Tabbed By - Ayreon77
**********************
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Tuning = Standard



VERSE 1
********
C D Em G
See the gambler make A ]stand
C Bm Em G
Holds A lifetime in his hand
C G C G
Win the game or lose control
C C C C
But the world goes on forever


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VERSE 2
********
C D Em G
Life's a circle, I recall
C Bm Em G
Shadows played upon the wall
C G C G
You pay the piper to call the tune
C C C C
And the song goes ]on forever


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VERSE 3
*********
C D Em G
And when all the words have gone
C Bm Em G
There's the thought to carry on
C D G Em Em
Just like A bird that sings
Em C G G
Leave it all behind and spread your wings
G C G G
You can leave it all behind - spread your wings


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CHORUS
*******
G G G G
Lay me down
C D Em G
Saw the road move on before me
C Em C C G G G
Times when I was tired and lost my way
G D Em Em G G
Looking at life and strangely for the first time
G D C
Thinking that I could stay here
C C C C
But the world moves on forever


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VERSE 4
********
C D Em G
And when all the words have gone
C Bm Em G
There's the thought to carry on
C D G Em Em
Just like A bird that sings
Em C G G
Leave it all behind and spread your wings
G C G G
You can leave it all behind - spread your wings




ENJOY..............



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Track 2 Artist - Barclay James Harvest
********************************
Song - May Day
****************
Album - Octoberon (1976)
**************************
Tabbed By - Ayreon77
**********************
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Tuning = Standard


INTRO
******
D Bm G A X2


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VERSE 1
********
D C Bm Bb
The rock on which I stand is slowly sinking in the sand
G A D
The sheer realities of life are rushing by
D C Em G Bb
I am looking out at life and I don't know what's wrong or right
G A D
And I can't even see the bright side of the moon


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CHORUS
*******
D A
I stopped a man in the street today
C Em
And I asked him "Sir, is it night or day
F Em Bm
He just stared in disbelief
D A
I asked again but he walked away
C
He said "Don't you know
Em F Em
I said "Can't you say? Is there something inbetween
F Em
Is it something I've not seen
F C D
Did it change so fast or was it just a dream

C G Bb Bm A D


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VERSE 2
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D C Bm Bb
Time and time again I've tried to recreate the past few days
G A D
Evaluate the constants from the haze
D F G
But every time I think I'm right, they say I'm wrong
Bb G
"This day is night and night is day
D
It's there in black and white"


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CHORUS
*******
D A
Night is light and dark is day
C Em
If I disagree they say I'm insane
F G
And the treatment will begin
D A
If I say that the day is light
C Em
They just point my eyes to the blinding night, saying
F Em F Em
"We can't set you free if you always disagree,
F C D
So the State is going to pay your doctor's fee"


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ORGAN
******
C Bb G
A Em G X6


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CHORUS
*******
D A
They put me out in the pouring rain
C Em
To enjoy the sun or to feel the pain
F Em
Of the nightmare life's become
D A
I asked a man in the street today
C Em
Or was it yesterday or the day before
F Em
"Is there something I've not seen
F Em
Is there something inbetween
F C D
Did it change so fast or was it just a dream

D F Bm Bb
G A D


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VERSE 4
*********
D C Bm Bb
The rock on which I stand is now beneath the ever-flowing sand
G A D
The sheer realities are here to stay
D C G Bb
I'm looking out at life and now I know what's wrong and right
Bm G A G D
It's what you hear and what you read and what they say


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CHORUS
*******
D A
I saw a man in the street today
C Em
Ask another man "Is it night or day
F Em G
He just stared in disbelief
D A
He said "Friend, it's your lucky day
C Em
I'm a party man, won't you step this way
F Em
I've got something you've not seen
F Em
Now I know it's not a dream
F C D
It just came so fast, that something inbetween


G Bm D Em G C
D Em C G D
G Bm D Em G C
D Em C G D


Repeat and Fade Out................



ENJOY............



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Track 3 Artist - Barclay James Harvest
********************************
Song - Ra
***********
Album - Octoberon (1976)
**************************
Tabbed By - Ayreon77
**********************
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Tuning = Standard


INTRO
******
F E Bm C G Am F
F E Bm G Am F E

01:34
C D C F#m E F#m G F#m


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VERSE 1
********
E F#m G
Burning fiery furnace in the sky
Am D
Burning the ground around us where we lie
E F#m G
Sad old black-faced thunder will you rise
Am Bm Am Bm
Bring your cloud and shadows to our eyes

E Bm G F#m E F#m G F#m


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VERSE 2
********
E F#m G
Blazing star in heaven, mirror bright
Am D
Dry our seas and rivers with your light
E F#m G
Universal sentinel you are
Am Bm Am Bm
Guide of all who look on from afar

E G


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SOLO
*****
E F#m G F# X2
Am D E

E F#m G F#m E F#m G F#m


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VERSE 3
********
E F#m G
God of old now broken and defaced
Am D
Punish all who've fallen from your grace
E F#m G
You whose power leaves the deepest scar
Am Bm Am Bm
Mystic eye of heaven, Amun Ra
Bm Am Bm
Amun Ra
Bm Am Bm
Amun Ra


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SOLO
*****
E F#m G F# X2
Am D E

E F#m G F#m E F#m G F#m


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PIANO
******
F E Bm C G Am F
F E Bm G Am F E

E


ENJOY...........



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Track 4 Artist - Barclay James Harvest
********************************
Song - Rock 'n' Roll Star
***************************
Album - Octoberon (1976)
**************************
Tabbed By - Ayreon77
**********************
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Tuning = Standard


INTRO
******
Em

Em A Em D


----------------------------
SOLO
*****
Em A Em A


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VERSE 1
********
Em Bm
The higher you fly, the harder you fall
A Em
The way that it goes, so they say
Em Bm
No mountain's too high, no valley too low
A Em
Or river too wide on the way


----------------------------
CHORUS
*******
C D
So you're gonna be a rock 'n' roll star
Bm C
Gonna make it on your own
C D Em
Write a song that everyone can sing along
C D
So you want to take a trip to the stars
Bm C
Can you find your way back home
G A Em
You'll get your break, but don't you wait too long


----------------------------
VERSE 2
********
Em Bm
The harder you try, the lower you fall
A Em
The way that it seems, so they say
Em Bm
The mountain is high, the valley so low
A Em
You're losing your dreams on the way


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CHORUS
*******
C D
So you're gonna be a rock 'n' roll star
Bm C
Gonna make it on your own
C D Em
Write a song that everyone can sing along
C D
So you want to take a trip to the stars
Bm C
Can you find your way back home
G A Em
You'll get your break, but don't you wait too long


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BRIDGE
*******
A Em
Looking behind you
C
All the bad times that you've had
A Em
Looking before you
Bm
Only good times


----------------------------
SMALL SOLO
**********
C D Em


Em

Em A Em D


----------------------------
SOLO
*****
Em Bm A Em
Em Bm A Em


----------------------------
CHORUS
*******
C D
So you're gonna be a rock 'n' roll star
Bm C
Gonna make it on your own
C D Em
Write a song that everyone can sing along
C D
So you want to take a trip to the stars
Bm C
Can you find your way back home
G A Em
You'll get your break, but don't you wait too long


A Em
No don't you wait to long
A Em
don't you wait to long

A Em


Repeat and Fade Out..............



ENJOY.........



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Track 5 Artist - Barclay James Harvest
********************************
Song - Polk Street Rag
************************
Album - Octoberon (1976)
**************************
Tabbed By - Ayreon77
**********************
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Tuning = Standard


INTRO
******
D C D C D C D X2

A G D A F G A
D A F G A

A

----------------------------
VERSE 1
********
A D
I was down on the east side
A D
On a block with no name
A D
When I walked in a movie
A D
You were blue, I was game


----------------------------
CHORUS
*******
D A
Tell me, did you love it, baby
D A
Did you think your smile looked right
D A
Tell me when you came together
F G A
Was it in your mind 'cause it sure wasn't out of sight

A

----------------------------
VERSE 2
********
A D
Didn't know when I entered
A D
Second seat, second row
A D
It was then that I saw you
A D
But your mouth stole the show


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CHORUS
*******
D A
Tell me, did you love it, baby
D A
Did you think your smile looked right
D A
Tell me when you came together
F G A
Was it in your mind 'cause it sure wasn't out of sight

A

F G A
Was it in your mind 'cause it sure wasn't out of sight

A

D C D C D C D X2

A G D A F G A
D A F G A

A

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VERSE 2
********
A D
Got your name, got your number
A D
Got your form on the line
A D
I don't know who you're under
A D
But I know it ain't mine


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CHORUS
*******
D A
Tell me, did you love it, baby
D A
Did you think your smile looked right
D A
Tell me when you came together
F G A
Was it in your mind 'cause it sure wasn't out of sight

A

F C G A
Was it in your mind 'cause it sure wasn't out of sight


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OUTRO SOLO
***********
D A

Repeat and Fade Out



ENJOY..........



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Track 6 Artist - Barclay James Harvest
********************************
Song - Believe In Me
**********************
Album - Octoberon (1976)
**************************
Tabbed By - Ayreon77
**********************
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Tuning = Standard



VERSE 1
********
G A
If your world is falling 'round you
G A
And you don't know where you are
G A
If you need someone to be there
B
Baby, believe in me
G A
When the dark night is upon you
G A
And you're feeling very small
G F#m
If you need someone around you
B
Baby, believe in me
A G
Show me the need in me
F#m B
Baby, believe in me
A G F#m
Tell me that you can see


----------------------------
SOLO
*****
B A G B G X2


----------------------------
CHORUS
*******
B
Give me your number
A
Tell me come over
G
Anywhere
B
Give me a call
A
Whenever you're falling
G
I'll be there

E D E D X4


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BRIDGE
*******
E
You never give me your loving, baby
D
When I'm far away
E
It's just the same old story, baby
D
It's the same old play
E
You never give me your loving, baby
D
When I'm far away
E
It's just the same old story, baby
D
It's the same old play

E D E D X8
B A A B X4


----------------------------
CHORUS
*******
A
Give me your number
B
Tell me come over
A B
Anywhere


----------------------------
VERSE 2
********
A B
When your world is falling 'round you
A B
And you don't know who you are
A Ab
If you need someone to be there
C#m
Baby, believe in me
B A
Show me the need in me
Ab C#m
Baby, believe in me
B A
Tell me that you can see

C#m
Baby, believe in me
B A
Show me the need in me
Ab C#m
Baby, believe in me
B A
Tell me that you can see

C#m B A Ab X5

Fade Out.............


ENJOY.............



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Track 7 Artist - Barclay James Harvest
********************************
Song - Suicide
****************
Album - Octoberon (1976)
**************************
Tabbed By - Ayreon77
**********************
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Tuning = Standard



VERSE 1
********
E A E A
I awoke to a feeling, it was cold by my side
C#m A E F#m B
You had gone with the sunrise, leaving tears in my eyes
E A E A
I awoke too a feeling of an emptiness in side
C#m A E F#m B E
To the sounds of the sidewalks and the silence of my mind

A C#m A
Ahhhhhhhhhhh Ahhhhhhhhh Ahhhhhh ahhh Ahhhhhh


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VERSE 2
********
E A E A
I walked out in the morning, down a street with no name
C#m A E
To a club called "The Loser",
F#m B
like a dog that's gone lame
E A E A
Took the club elevator to the floor with a view
C#m A E
I took out life subscription
F#m E
That's the only one they do


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VERSE 3
********
F# B F# B
I stepped out on the guard rail, saw the crowds slowly part
D#m B F#
Heard a voice shouting "Don't jump,
G#m C#
please for God's sake let me move my car!
F# B F# B
Felt a hand on my shoulder, heard a voice cry "Just in time!
D#m B F#
Felt the quick push, felt the air rush
G#m F#
Felt the sidewalk, fell in line


--------------------
SOLO
*****


ENJOY.............




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