Biography:
David Jon Gilmour, known as David Gilmour (born 6 March 1946 in Cambridge, England, United Kingdom) is an English musician and multi-instrumentalist, who was the guitarist, lead vocalist and one of the songwriters of the progressive rock band Pink Floyd.
Gilmour was born in Cambridge, England. His father, Douglas Gilmour, was a senior lecturer in zoology at the University of Cambridge and his mother, Sylvia (née Wilson), was a teacher and film editor who raised her family at Grantchester Meadows
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- Dimmimg Of The Day
- On An Island
- Smile
- The Girl In The Yellow Dress
- Where We Start
- A Boat Lies Waiting
- A Pocketful Of Stones
- Blue
- Blue Light
- Breakthrough
- Breathe Acoustic
- Cryin Shame
- Dancing Right In Front Of Me
- Dark Globe Live Acoustic
- Dont
- Faces Of Stone
- High Hopes Live
- Hushabye Mountain
- I Put A Spell On You
- In Any Tongue
- Island Jam
- Just One Tear
- Love On The Air
- Murder
- No Way
- Out Of The Blue
- Rattle That Lock
- So Far Away
- Sonnet 18
- Theres No Way Out Of Here
- Today
- Wish You Were Here
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So Far Away – David Gilmour
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Written by: David Gilmour
From: "David Gilmour" (1978)
Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard
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CHORDS
E-A-D-G-B-e
F/C x-3-x-2-1-1
Ebmaj7 x-6-5-3-3-3
Gsus4 3-x-0-0-1-3
Fadd#11 (t)1-3-3-2-0(1)
F (t)1-3-3-2-1(1)
C/Bb x-1-2-0-1-0
Bb/D x-x-0-3-3-1
C/E 0-x-2-0-1-0
Bb/F 1-x-3-3-3-1
Ab/Eb x-6-x-5-4-4
Eb x-x-1-3-4-3
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INTRO
| C | F/C | C | F/C C |
| C | F/C | C | F/C C |
VERSE
C F/C
Why am I suspended here?
C F/C C
Should I kid myself that I have no fear?
Ebmaj7
I get no choice, I just have to wait
Am
It may already be too late
G Gsus4
I don't know what's going on
G Gsus4 G | Fadd#11 | F | Fadd#11 | F |
She is here, but I am gone
| Em | % | D | % |
I am gone
VERSE
C F/C C
My love is lying here
C F/C C
She's far away though she looks so near
Ebmaj7
"Time will tell," she says to me
Am
When a warm coat is all I need
G Gsus4
Her peace of mind, her strength of will
G Gsus4 G
It will come, she's sure it will
Fadd#11 F
But how can I put my mind at rest?
Fadd#11 F | Em | % | D | % |
I feel I'm coming off second best
CHORUS
C/Bb F/C
And I'm cut with my own knife
Bb/D C/E
Is this a dream or is it real life?
Bb/F F
Oh, sleep, come o'er me soon
Ab/Eb Eb
I can't bear this lonely room
SOLO
| C | F/C C | C | F/C C |
| Ebmaj7 | % | Am | % |
| G | Gsus4 | G | Gsus4 G |
| Fadd#11 | F | Fadd#11 | F |
| Em | % | D | % |
| C/Bb | % | F/C | % |
| Bb/D | % | C/E | % |
| Bb/F | % | F | % |
| Ab/Eb | % | Eb | % |
VERSE
C F/C C
Look at that head lying there
C F/C C
The room is dark, she shows no fear
Ebmaj7
I'm lying still, my eyes are wide
Am
My heart is pumping, I'm still alive
G Gsus4
I'm still awake against my will
G Gsus4 G
What will it ever take to still
| Fadd#11 | F | Fadd#11 | F | Em | % | D | % |
This burning in me?
CHORUS
C/Bb F/C
And I'm cut with my own knife
Bb/D C/E
Is this a dream or is it real life?
Bb/F F
Oh, sleep, come o'er me soon
Ab/Eb Eb
I can't bear this lonely room
CHORUS
Bb/F F
Sleep, come o'er me soon
Ab/Eb Eb
I can't bear this lonely room
Bb/F F
Ooh, ooh, sleep, don't take too long
Ab/Eb Eb
Can't keep singing this lonely song
OUTRO
| Bb/F | % | F | % |
Ooh, oh, oh, oh, ooh, oh, ooh, ooh
| Ab/Eb | % | Eb | % |
Ooh, oh, oh, oh, ooh, oh, ooh, ooh
| Bb/F | % | F | % |
Ooh, oh, oh, oh, ooh, oh, ooh, ooh
| Ab/Eb | % | Eb | % |
Ooh, oh, oh, oh, ooh, oh, ooh, ooh
Bb/F F
Sleep, come o'er me soon
Ab/Eb Eb
I can't bear this lonely room
(fade)
So Far Away – David Gilmour
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Written by: David Gilmour
From: "David Gilmour" (1978)
Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
CHORDS
E-A-D-G-B-e
F/C x-3-x-2-1-1
Ebmaj7 x-6-5-3-3-3
Gsus4 3-x-0-0-1-3
Fadd#11 (t)1-3-3-2-0(1)
F (t)1-3-3-2-1(1)
C/Bb x-1-2-0-1-0
Bb/D x-x-0-3-3-1
C/E 0-x-2-0-1-0
Bb/F 1-x-3-3-3-1
Ab/Eb x-6-x-5-4-4
Eb x-x-1-3-4-3
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INTRO
| C | F/C | C | F/C C |
| C | F/C | C | F/C C |
VERSE
C F/C
Why am I suspended here?
C F/C C
Should I kid myself that I have no fear?
Ebmaj7
I get no choice, I just have to wait
Am
It may already be too late
G Gsus4
I don't know what's going on
G Gsus4 G | Fadd#11 | F | Fadd#11 | F |
She is here, but I am gone
| Em | % | D | % |
I am gone
VERSE
C F/C C
My love is lying here
C F/C C
She's far away though she looks so near
Ebmaj7
"Time will tell," she says to me
Am
When a warm coat is all I need
G Gsus4
Her peace of mind, her strength of will
G Gsus4 G
It will come, she's sure it will
Fadd#11 F
But how can I put my mind at rest?
Fadd#11 F | Em | % | D | % |
I feel I'm coming off second best
CHORUS
C/Bb F/C
And I'm cut with my own knife
Bb/D C/E
Is this a dream or is it real life?
Bb/F F
Oh, sleep, come o'er me soon
Ab/Eb Eb
I can't bear this lonely room
SOLO
| C | F/C C | C | F/C C |
| Ebmaj7 | % | Am | % |
| G | Gsus4 | G | Gsus4 G |
| Fadd#11 | F | Fadd#11 | F |
| Em | % | D | % |
| C/Bb | % | F/C | % |
| Bb/D | % | C/E | % |
| Bb/F | % | F | % |
| Ab/Eb | % | Eb | % |
VERSE
C F/C C
Look at that head lying there
C F/C C
The room is dark, she shows no fear
Ebmaj7
I'm lying still, my eyes are wide
Am
My heart is pumping, I'm still alive
G Gsus4
I'm still awake against my will
G Gsus4 G
What will it ever take to still
| Fadd#11 | F | Fadd#11 | F | Em | % | D | % |
This burning in me?
CHORUS
C/Bb F/C
And I'm cut with my own knife
Bb/D C/E
Is this a dream or is it real life?
Bb/F F
Oh, sleep, come o'er me soon
Ab/Eb Eb
I can't bear this lonely room
CHORUS
Bb/F F
Sleep, come o'er me soon
Ab/Eb Eb
I can't bear this lonely room
Bb/F F
Ooh, ooh, sleep, don't take too long
Ab/Eb Eb
Can't keep singing this lonely song
OUTRO
| Bb/F | % | F | % |
Ooh, oh, oh, oh, ooh, oh, ooh, ooh
| Ab/Eb | % | Eb | % |
Ooh, oh, oh, oh, ooh, oh, ooh, ooh
| Bb/F | % | F | % |
Ooh, oh, oh, oh, ooh, oh, ooh, ooh
| Ab/Eb | % | Eb | % |
Ooh, oh, oh, oh, ooh, oh, ooh, ooh
Bb/F F
Sleep, come o'er me soon
Ab/Eb Eb
I can't bear this lonely room
(fade)
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