Biography:
David Sylvian (born David Alan Batt, February 23 1958, in Beckenham, Kent, UK) is an English singer, musician and composer who first rose to fame as the lead vocalist and main songwriter of the band Japan, and whose subsequent solo career has been influenced by a variety of musical styles and genres, including jazz, ambient music and electronic music.
Japan, which also included Mick Karn, Rob Dean, Richard Barbieri and Sylvian's brother Steve Jansen
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Song: The day the Earth stole heaven
Artists: David Sylvian / Nine Horses
Lyrics: David Sylvian
Music: Burnt Friedman & Tim Motzer
Albums: Sleepwalkers / Snow borne sorrow
Tabbed by: DJ
12th April 2013
Time signature: 3/4 (Waltz time)
CAPO: 1st fret
For guitar, the song will then sound in the recorded
key of Ebm.
Alternatively, use the transpose function set to +1
to display the chords in Ebm for other instruments,
and for those who don't want to use a capo.
Gm7 = 353333 Dm = x57765 Dm/A = x00231
G7sus4 = 353533 F = 133211
Am7 = 575555 Gm = 355333
^ = Emphasise the beats
Please select a star rating for this tab, many thanks
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[Intro]
Gm7 G7sus4 Gm7 Am7
| / / / | / / / | / / / | / / / |
[Verse 1]
Dm Am7
Let me tell you about a friend,
Dm Am7 Gm7 G7sus4 Gm7 Am7
She con - tends she will always love me------,
Dm Am7 Dm
It's this a - bility to lie, and de - ceive,
Am7 Gm7 G7sus4 Gm7 Am7
That has lost me com - pletely---------!
[Verse 2]
Dm Am7 Dm Am7 Gm7 G7sus4 Gm7 Am7
La - la, la - la! La - la, la, la - la------------!
Dm Am7 Dm Am7 Gm7 G7sus4 Gm7 Am7
La - la, la - la! La - la, la, la - la------------!
[Verse 3]
Dm Am7
I could re - mind her of the facts,
Dm Am7
Make her calm down, and re - lax,
Gm7 G7sus4 Gm7 Am7
But, ...why bother?
Dm Am7
It's the shallowest de - fense,
Dm Am7
To my utter astonish - ment,
Gm7 G7sus4 Gm7 Am7
It is over----------!
[Verse 4]
Dm Am7 Dm Am7 Gm7 G7sus4 Gm7 Am7
That little girl, she wants to leave me-------,
Dm Am7 Dm Am7 Gm7 G7sus4 Am7
That little girl, wants something more---------,
Am7 Dm Am7
I'm opti - mistically in - clined,
Dm Am7
Given time, she'll change her mind,
Gm7 G7sus4 Gm7
It's ...un - likely---------!
[Verse 5]
Am7 Dm Am7
Let me tell you about a friend,
Dm Am7 Gm7 G7sus4 Gm7 Am7
She con - tends she will always love me---------,
Dm Am7 Dm Am7
If you look at her sideways,
Gm7 G7sus4 Gm7 Am7
She will let you know---------!
[Verse 6]
Dm Am7 Dm Am7 Gm7
To - day's the day the earth stole heaven,
G7sus4 Gm7 Am7
(Stole heaven!)
Dm Am7 Dm G7sus4
If you look at her sideways,
F Dm/A
She will curse you out!
[Verse 7]
Dm Am7 Dm Am7 Gm7
To - day's the day the earth stole heaven,
G7sus4 Gm7 Am7
(Stole heaven!)
Dm Am7 Dm Am7
If you look at her sideways,
Gm7 G7sus4 Gm7 Am7
There can be no doubt-------, it's over!
[Coda]
Gm Gm Am7 Dm
| / /__/ / | / / / | / / / |
^ ^ ^ ^
Am7 Gm7 G7sus4 Gm7 Am7
It's over! | / / / | / / / | / ||
Artists: David Sylvian / Nine Horses
Lyrics: David Sylvian
Music: Burnt Friedman & Tim Motzer
Albums: Sleepwalkers / Snow borne sorrow
Tabbed by: DJ
12th April 2013
Time signature: 3/4 (Waltz time)
CAPO: 1st fret
For guitar, the song will then sound in the recorded
key of Ebm.
Alternatively, use the transpose function set to +1
to display the chords in Ebm for other instruments,
and for those who don't want to use a capo.
Gm7 = 353333 Dm = x57765 Dm/A = x00231
G7sus4 = 353533 F = 133211
Am7 = 575555 Gm = 355333
^ = Emphasise the beats
Please select a star rating for this tab, many thanks
========================================================
[Intro]
Gm7 G7sus4 Gm7 Am7
| / / / | / / / | / / / | / / / |
[Verse 1]
Dm Am7
Let me tell you about a friend,
Dm Am7 Gm7 G7sus4 Gm7 Am7
She con - tends she will always love me------,
Dm Am7 Dm
It's this a - bility to lie, and de - ceive,
Am7 Gm7 G7sus4 Gm7 Am7
That has lost me com - pletely---------!
[Verse 2]
Dm Am7 Dm Am7 Gm7 G7sus4 Gm7 Am7
La - la, la - la! La - la, la, la - la------------!
Dm Am7 Dm Am7 Gm7 G7sus4 Gm7 Am7
La - la, la - la! La - la, la, la - la------------!
[Verse 3]
Dm Am7
I could re - mind her of the facts,
Dm Am7
Make her calm down, and re - lax,
Gm7 G7sus4 Gm7 Am7
But, ...why bother?
Dm Am7
It's the shallowest de - fense,
Dm Am7
To my utter astonish - ment,
Gm7 G7sus4 Gm7 Am7
It is over----------!
[Verse 4]
Dm Am7 Dm Am7 Gm7 G7sus4 Gm7 Am7
That little girl, she wants to leave me-------,
Dm Am7 Dm Am7 Gm7 G7sus4 Am7
That little girl, wants something more---------,
Am7 Dm Am7
I'm opti - mistically in - clined,
Dm Am7
Given time, she'll change her mind,
Gm7 G7sus4 Gm7
It's ...un - likely---------!
[Verse 5]
Am7 Dm Am7
Let me tell you about a friend,
Dm Am7 Gm7 G7sus4 Gm7 Am7
She con - tends she will always love me---------,
Dm Am7 Dm Am7
If you look at her sideways,
Gm7 G7sus4 Gm7 Am7
She will let you know---------!
[Verse 6]
Dm Am7 Dm Am7 Gm7
To - day's the day the earth stole heaven,
G7sus4 Gm7 Am7
(Stole heaven!)
Dm Am7 Dm G7sus4
If you look at her sideways,
F Dm/A
She will curse you out!
[Verse 7]
Dm Am7 Dm Am7 Gm7
To - day's the day the earth stole heaven,
G7sus4 Gm7 Am7
(Stole heaven!)
Dm Am7 Dm Am7
If you look at her sideways,
Gm7 G7sus4 Gm7 Am7
There can be no doubt-------, it's over!
[Coda]
Gm Gm Am7 Dm
| / /__/ / | / / / | / / / |
^ ^ ^ ^
Am7 Gm7 G7sus4 Gm7 Am7
It's over! | / / / | / / / | / ||
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