#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #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. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------## Article 835 of alt.music.jethro-tull: Path: utcsri!utnut!cs.utexas.edu!howland.reston.ans.net!usenet.ins.cwru.edu!lerc.nasa.gov!magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu!csn!att-in!news.bu.edu!taco.cc.ncsu.edu!inxs.concert.net!concert!news.duke.edu!soc7.acpub.duke.edu!aga1 From: aga1@soc7.acpub.duke.edu (Alexander Agrios) Newsgroups: alt.music.jethro-tull Subject: Life is a Long Song tab Date: 12 Apr 1994 23:42:19 GMT Organization: Duke University; Durham, N.C., USA Lines: 200 Distribution: world Message-ID: <2ofbkr$mot@news.duke.edu> Reply-To: aga1@soc7.acpub.duke.edu (Alexander Agrios) NNTP-Posting-Host: soc7.acpub.duke.edu Life is a Long Song, written by Ian Anderson Acoustic guitar part Transcribed by Alex Agrios Capo, VII fret. All fret numbers are relative to capo. 6/8 time. Every two hyphens represent one eigth-note. 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[lyrics] And you |-2---2-2-2-2-|-------------|-----0---0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0---|-2---2-2-----| |-3---3-3-3-3-|-------------|-----1---1-1-|-3-2-2-0-0---|-3---3-3-----| |-2---2-2-2-2-|---0-2-0---0-|-----0---0-0-|-2-2-2-0-0---|-2---2-2-2-4-| |-0---0-0-0-0-|-4-------0---|---2-----2-2-|-2-2-2-------|-0---0-0-----| |-------------|-------------|-3-------3-3-|-0-0-0-------|-------------| |-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| Take Stock of the new day And you |-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0---0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-----|-2---2-2-2-2-|-------------| |-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-1---1-1-1-1-|-1-0-0-0-----|-3---3-3-3-3-|-------------| |-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0---0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-2-|-2---2-2-2-2-|---0-2-0---0-| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2---2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-----|-0---0-0-0-0-|-4-------0---| |-------------|-3---3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-----|-------------|-------------| |-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| Hear On what you... F C |-----0---0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0---|-1-1---1-----|-----1-1-1---|-0---0-0-----| |-----1---1-1-|-3-2-2-0-0---|-1-1---1-----|-----1-1-1---|-1---1-1-----| |-----0---0-0-|-2-2-2-0-0---|-2-2---2---0-|-0h2-2-2-2-0-|-0---0-0-----| |---2-----2-2-|-2-2-2-------|-3-3---3-----|-----3-3-3---|-2---2-2-0-2-| |-3-------3-3-|-0-0-0-------|-------------|-------------|-3---3-3-----| |-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| Say... Don't you fret... A |-0---0-0-----|-3---3-3-----|-3---3-3-----|-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0---| |-1---1-1-----|-0---0-0-----|-0---0-0-----|-2-2-3-3-3-3-|-3-2-2-0-0---| |-0---0-0-----|-0---0-0-----|-0---0-0-----|-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-0-0---| |-2---2-2-0-2-|-0---0-0-----|-0---0-0-----|-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-------| |-3---3-3-----|-2---2-2-0-2-|-2---2-2-0-2-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-------| |-------------|-------------|-3---3-3-----|-------------|-------------| I will give... D C |-2---2-2-2-2-|-----2-2-2-2-|-----0-0-0-0-|-----0-0-0-0-| |-3---3-3-3-3-|-----3-3-3-3-|-----1-1-1-1-|-----1-1-1-1-| |-2---2-2-2-2-|-----2-2-2-2-|-----0-0-0-0-|-----0-0-0-0-| |-0---0-0-0-0-|-0-4---------|-0-2---------|-----2-2-2-2-| |-------------|-------------|-------------|-0-3---------| |-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| Life's a long song... D C |-2---2-2-2-2-|-----2-2-2-2-|-----0-0-0-0-|-----0-0-0-0-| |-3---3-3-3-3-|-----3-3-3-3-|-----1-1-1-1-|-----1-1-1-1-| |-2---2-2-2-2-|-----2-2-2-2-|-----0-0-0-0-|-----0-0-0-0-| |-0---0-0-0-0-|-0-4---------|-0-2---------|-----2-2-2-2-| |-------------|-------------|-------------|-0-3---------| |-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| Life's a long song... D C |-2---2-2-2-2-|-----2-2-2-2-|-----0-0-0-0-|-----0-0-0-0-| |-3---3-3-3-3-|-----3-3-3-3-|-----1-1-1-1-|-----1-1-1-1-| |-2---2-2-2-2-|-----2-2-2-2-|-----0-0-0-0-|-----0-0-0-0-| |-0---0-0-0-0-|-0-4---------|-0-2---------|-----2-2-2-2-| |-------------|-------------|-------------|-0-3---------| |-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| Life's a long song... If you ______________________________ G | Verse Endings | |-3---3-3-----|-3---3-3-----|-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0--|| |-0---0-0-----|-0---0-0-----|-2-2-3-3-3-3-|-3-2-2-0-0-0-:|| |-0---0-0-----|-0---0-0-----|-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-0-0-0--|| |-0---0-0-----|-0---0-0-----|-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2--------|| |-2---2-2-0-2-|-2---2-2-0-2-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-------:|| |-3---3-3-----|-3---3-3-----|-------------|--------------|| Wait then... _____________________ | Final Ending A, fermata D, let ring |-0-----------|-0-0-0-0-0---|-2------------|| |-2-----------|-3-2-2-0-0---|-3------------|| |-2-----------|-2-2-2-0-0---|-2------------|| |-2-----------|-2-2-2-------|-0------------|| |-0-----------|-0-0-0-------|--------------|| |-------------|-------------|--------------|| The intro is approximate; I know at least a couple notes are wrong. I include here a copy of the lyrics, which are not transcribed by me but which I found on FTP. Life Is A Long Song ---- -- - ---- ---- When you're fallen awake and you take stock of the new day And you hear your voice croak as you choke on what you need to say. Well don't you fret, don't you fear, I will give you good cheer. Life's a long song. Life's a long song. Life's a long song. If you wait then your plate I will fill. As the verses unfold and your soul suffers the long day, And the twelve o'clock gloom spins the room, you struggle on your way. Well don't you sigh, don't you cry, Lick the dust from your eye. Life's a long song. Life's a long song. Life's a long song. We will meet in the sweet light of dawn. As the Baker Street train spills your pain all over your new dress, And the symphony sounds underground but you [wanted?] duress. Well don't you squeal as the hell Grinds you under the wheels. Life's a long song. Life's a long song. Life's a long song. But the tune ends too soon for a song. But the tune ends too soon for a song. -- --------------------------------------------------------------------- "If you wish to make an apple pie from scratch, you must first invent the universe." --Carl Sagan --------------------------------------------------------------------- Alex Agrios aga1@acpub.duke.edu ---------------------------------------------------------------------