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BBM - City of Gold

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BBM (Moore/Bruce/Hanrahan)
Another Bruce/Baker/Moore number (from the album Around the Next Dream) which is
reminiscent of a classic Cream performance. In this case, think Crossroads and youll get
general vibe. Its a standard 12-bar blues in the key of A and is so similar to the
track that the lyrics and guitar solos could easily be interchanged. The song features
typically muscular guitar work by Gary Moore (Gibson Les Paul & Marshall JTM45) with
than a passing nod to EC.
Intro
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A
||------------------------------------|---------------------------------------| ||o-----------------------------------|---------------------------------------| ||-------------2--(2)-----------------|------------2-(2)--2------------------| ||----------------------5--2---------|-----------------------2---5--2--------| ||o--0--0--3b4p0-(0)----------3b4----|--0--0--3b4p0-(0)---------------3b4---| ||------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|

A
|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------------|| |-----------------------------------|---------------------------------------o|| |------------2--(2)-----------------|------------2-(2)--2-------------------|| |---------------------5--2---------|-----------------------2--5--2---------|| |--0--0--3b4p0-(0)----------3b4----|--0--0--3b4p0-(0)---------------3b4---o|| |-----------------------------------|----------------------------------------||

Verse 1
riff 1
A5 D5 A
In my home of sand outside the city of gold
riff 1
D5 D7 A
Where the winds so burning hot but my heart remains so cold
E5
I need to buy myself some answers
riff 1
D5 A
But the truths already been sold
Verse 2
A5
Well I know how to use a razor
riff 1
D5 A
Carve my initials in the light
D5
Yes, I know how to use a razor
riff 1
D7 A
Carve my initials in the light
E5 D5
Sometimes in the depths of the dark, baby
riff 1
D7 A
I can make everything alright
Verse 3
In my home of sand outside the city of gold
Where the winds so burning hot but my heart remains so cold
The shelter in your eyes, I dream about it when I die
And thirst for it when I cry
Solo
A D
|-----10b12--8-----------8----------|------------5-------------------------| |--(0)----------10(10)-----10\5----|----8b10-------8--5-------------------| |--(0)------------------------------|---------------------7b9--7--5--------| |-----------------------------------|--------------------------------7--5--| |-----------------------------------|--------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|

A
|--------------------------------------------| |-------5---------------5--8--5--------------| |-------5-----7p5-7b9-----------7b8r7p5-----| |--7-------7------------------------------7--| |--------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------| |--7-5b6----------------------------2-2--| |----------7--5-----------------2h4--------| |----------------6p5-3b4------------------| |--------------------------5p0-------------|

D
|--------------------------------------------|-------------5-----5-------------------| |-----5b7r5-3h5p3---------------------------|-----8b10-------8--5-------------------| |--(0)--------------5b6-2h4p2----2----------|----------------------7b9--7--5--------| |--(0)-------------------------4-----4-(4)--|--0------------------------------7--5--| |--------------------------------------------|--0------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|

A
|---------------5--8--5-7p5-------5--5------| |----------5h7--5-------------8b9-----5-8p--| |-----5b6------------------------------------| |--7-----------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------|

E hold bend
|----------5----------------------5------------|------------------------------------| |--5-------5-------------------5-----8p5-------|-----------8------------------------| |-----7b9-----7b9r7p5-----5b6-------------7p5--|--7h9(9)-----9r7p5-----------------| |----------------------7-----------------------|---------------------7p5------------| |----------------------------------------------|--------------------------7p5-3/9--| |----------------------------------------------|------------------------------------|

Tab from: http://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/b/bbm/city_of_gold_tab.html
D A
|----------------------------------|------------5---------------------------------| |----------------------------------|---------------8--5---------------------------| |----------2--4-4b5--4-2h4p2-----|--2p0-7b9-----------7b9-7p5-7p5------------| |--0-2h4-----------------------4--|------------------------------------7p5-------| |--0-------------------------------|-----------------------------------------7p5--| |----------------------------------|----------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------|---------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------|---------------------------------------| |--------------------------------14--14--|--16b18-16b18r16-14h16p14------14p0--| |---------------2-(2)----14h16----------|-----------------------------16--------| |--3b4--0--------------------------------|---------------------------------------| |----------3b4--0-(0)-------------------|---------------------------------------|

D A
|---------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |--------17b20-r17-15h17p15-----------------|-------------17------17------17------| |-----(0)----------------------17b19--14------|--16b17---16b17---16b17---16b17--14--| |--0-(0)---------------------------------16--|-------------------------------------| |--0------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------| |--17--------17--------17--------17--------17--------| |--17-14-----17-14-----17-14-----17-14-----17-14-----| |--------16--------16--------16--------16--------16--| |----------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------|

D
|---------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------14\--5--| |--17b19-17-14h17p14------14----16----------| |-----------------------16--------------------| |---------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------| |----17b20----17-15h17p15-----------------------| |---------------------------17b19-14h17p14------| |--0-----------------------------------------16--| |--0---------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------|

A
|----------------------17----------------------------------------| |------------------17------20--17--------------------------------| |--------14/19b21------------------19b21-19p17--19--17----------| |--14\2--------------------------------------------------19--17--| |----------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------|

E
|---------------------19h20p19-17h19p17------17--|--20b22---20b22-20b22-20b22--| |-------------17--19----------------------19------|--------------------------------| |------17h19--------------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--19---------------------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|

D
|--(22)------20b22-20b22r20-17h20p17---------| |--------(17)---------------------------20b21--| |--------(17)----------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------|

A
|--17------------17----19-17---------17----------------------| |-----1720b21------17---------17-20----17--20p17-------17--| |--------------------------------------------------19b20-----| |------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------| |--19b21r19p17------19b21--17(17)----(17)\5--| |---------------19----------------------------| |---------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------|

Verse 4
My home of sand outside the city of gold
Where the winds so burning hot but my heart remains so cold
The shelter in your eyes, I dream about it when I die
And thirst for it when I cry
Verse 5
My meal of salt on that table of stone
My meal of salt on that table of stone
Your feasts so sweet while I thirst here all alone
Verse 6
My home of sand outside the city of gold
Where the winds so burning hot but my heart remains so cold
I need to buy myself some aspirin
But the truths already been sold
Outro
A A7
|-------5----5-----------------------|--------------5------|--(5)------------5\--0--| |-------5----5-8p7------------------|--------------8------|--(8)------------8\--0--| |-----7b9-------------7p5------------|--5h6---------6------|--(6)------------6\--0--| |--------------------------7---5--7--|--------------5------|--(5)------------5\--0--| |--0---------------------------------|----------5---7------|--(7)-------------------| |------------------------------------|-------0--3---5------|--(5)-------------------|

Transcribed by Dave Hughes (dm_hughes1@hotmail.com) 12 August 2007

Source: http://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/b/bbm/city_of_gold_tab.html

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