There was an error parsing the following chordpro: {t:Fare Thee Well} {st:Indigo Girls} FARE THEE WELL (Emily Saliers) {sot} ------------------------------ {eot} [Actually in F#; capo 6.] [Tune both E strings down to D.] [Complete tablature is at the end.] [Some of the chord names are kind of strange; this is what happens when you use alternate tunings. Refer to the tab at the end for fingerings.] [Thanks to Rich Tebb and Mark Coiley for the collaboration on the tab.] [C][int[G(4)/F]ro][Em7][Am9][F6(#4)][G][C(9)][G(4)/B] [C] Fare thee w[G7/F]ell, my bright s[Em7]tar[Am7] I watched your t[F6(#4)]aillights bl[G]aze into nothingn[C(9)]ess[G(4)/B] [C] But you were long g[G7/F]one before I [Em7]ever got to yo[Am9]u [F6(#4)] Before you bl[G]azed past this addr[Am9]ess[Am7] And [Dm7(4)]now I th[C(9)/E]ink of having l[F6(9)]oved and having l[G]ost You [Dm7(4)]never know what it's l[C(9)/E]ike to never lo[F6(9)]ve[G7] [Dm7(4)]Who can say what's b[C(9)/E]etter when my h[F6(9)]eart's become the c[G]ost[-][G#dim] A mere t[Am7]oken of a br[D11/A]ighter jewel s[G9/D]ent from up ab[G9]ove Fare thee well, my bright star The vanity of youth, the color of your eyes Maybe if I'd fanned the blazing fire of your day-to-day Or if I'd been older I'd been wise Too thick the heat of those long summer evenings For a cool evening I began to yearn But you could only feed upon the things which feed a fire Waiting to see if I would burn Fare thee well, my bright star It was a brief brilliant miracle dive That which I looked up to and I clung to for dear life Had to [F6(#4)]burn itself [G]up[-] j[G#dim]ust to m[Am9]ake itself al[Am7]ive And I caught you then, in your moment of glory Your last dramatic scene against a night sky stage With a memory so clear it's as if you're still before me My once in a lifetime star of an age So fare thee well, my bright star Last night the tongues of fire circled me around And this strange season of pain will come to pass When the healing hands of autumn cool me down TAB: [An equal sign is a hammer-on; / is a slide.] [Play all the notes on the lower three strings with your thumb.] [Each verse might have a few more or less notes, but the same fingerings. The only big difference is the extra G#dim (6x0x0x) in verse 3.] [Actually, you can play it without tuning the high E down, if you want to avoid the risk of string breakage. The only adjustment you have to make is in the second measure of the intro, and also on the "easy" version of the G9 measures.] [C] [G(4)/F] [Em7] [Am9] {sot} D ----------------|0---------0-----|----------------|----------------| B ----------1-----|------1---------|----------0-----|0=1---0---------| G ------0-------0-|--------------0-|------0-------0-|------0---0-----| D ----2-------2---|----0-------0---|----0-------0---|----2-------0---| A 3-------3-------|----------------|--------2-------|0-------0-------| D ----------------|3-------3-------|2---------------|----------------| {eot} ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ [intro] [F6(#4)] [G] [C(9)] [G(4)/B] {sot} D ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| B ----------0-----|--0-------0-----|--1-------1-----|--1-------1-----| G ------2-------2-|------4-------0-|------0-------0-|------0-------0-| D ----0-------0---|----0-------0---|----0-------0---|----0-------0---| A ----------------|----------------|3-------3-------|2-------2-------| D 3-------3------/|5-------5-------|----------------|----------------| {eot} ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ [intro] [C] [G7/F] [Em7] [Am7] {sot} D ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| B ----------1-----|--3-------3-----|--0-------0-----|1---------1-----| G ------0-------0-|------0-------0-|------0-------0-|------0-------0-| D ----2-------2---|----0-------0---|----0-------0---|----2-------2---| A 3-------3-------|----------------|--------2-------|0-------0-------| D ----------------|3-------3-------|2---------------|----------------| {eot} ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ Fare thee well, my bright star I watched your [F6(#4)] [G] [C(9)] [G(4)/B] {sot} D ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| B ----------0-----|--0-------0-----|----------1-----|--1-------1-----| G ------2-------2-|------4-------0-|------0-------0-|------0-------0-| D ----0-------0---|----0-------0---|----0-------0---|----0-------0---| A ----------------|----------------|3-------3-------|2-------2-------| D 3-------3------/|5-------5-------|----------------|----------------| {eot} ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ taillights blaze into nothingness [C] [G7/F] [Em7] [Am9] {sot} D ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| B ----------1-----|--3-------3-----|--0-------0-----|-----(1?)-0-----| G ------0-------0-|------0-------0-|------0-------0-|------5-------0-| D ----2-------2---|----0-------0---|----0-------0---|----2-------2---| A 3-------3-------|----------------|--------2-------|0-------0-------| D ----------------|3-------3-------|2---------------|----------------| {eot} ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ But you were long gone before I ever got to you [F6(#4)] [G] [Am9] [Am7] {sot} D ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| B ----------0-----|--0-------0-----|--1--(0?)-1-----|--1-------1-----| G ------2-------2-|------4-------0-|------4-------2-|------0-------0-| D ----0-------0---|----0-------0---|----2-------2---|----2-------2---| A ----------------|----------------|0-------0-------|0-------0-------| D 3-------3------/|5-------5-------|----------------|----------------| {eot} ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ Before you blazed past this address And [Dm7(4)] [C(9)/E] [F6(9)] [G] {sot} D ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| B ----------1-----|--1-------1-----|--1-------1-----|--3-------3-----| G ------0-------0-|------0-------0-|------0-------0-|------0-------0-| D ----3-------3---|----0-------0---|----0-------0---|----0-------0---| A ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| D 0-------0-------|2-------2-------|3-------3-------|5-------5-------| {eot} ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ now I think of having loved and having lost You [Dm7(4)] [C(9)/E] [F6(9)] [G7] {sot} D ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| B ----------1-----|--1-------1-----|----------1-----|--0-------0-----| G ------0-------0-|------0-------0-|------0-------0-|------0-------0-| D ----3-------3---|----0-------0---|----0-------0---|----3-------3---| A ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| D 0-------0-------|2-------2-------|3-------3------/|5-------5-------| {eot} ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ never know what it's like to never love [Dm7(4)] [C(9)/E] [F6(9)] [G] [G#dim] {sot} D ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| B ----------1-----|--1-------1-----|--1-------1-----|--3-------0---0-| G ------0-------0-|------0-------0-|------0-------0-|------0--(4?)---| D ----3-------3---|----0-------0---|----0-------0---|----0-------3---| A ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| D 0-------0-------|2-------2-------|3-------3-------|5-------6-------| {eot} ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ Who can say what's better and my heart's become the cost, a mere [Am7] [D(11)/A] [G9/D] [G9] {sot} D ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| B ----------1-----|--3-------3-----|--6-------6-----|----------6-----| G ------0-------0-|------0-------0-|------4-------4-|--------------0-| D ----2-------2---|----4-------4---|----7-------7---|----7-------7---| A 0-------0-------|0-------0-------|5-------5-------|----------------| D ----------------|----------------|----------------|5-------5-------| {eot} ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ token of a brighter jewel sent from above [Note that in order to do the x5746x chord, you need to use your pinky and ring fingers for the Am7 and D(11/)A, rather than the index and middle fingers. Then you slide up to the next chords, and use the index and middle fingers for the 5 and 4 in the G9. If that's too hard, use the following instead:] [Am7] [D(11)/A] [G9/D] [G9] {sot} D ----------------|----------------|--3-------3-----|----------3-----| B ----------1-----|--3-------3-----|------0-------0-|----------------| G ------0-------0-|------0-------0-|----2-------2---|------------2-0-| D ----2-------2---|----4-------4---|0-------0-------|----0-----------| A 0-------0-------|0-------0-------|----------------|----------------| D ----------------|----------------|----------------|5-------5-------| {eot} ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ token of a brighter jewel sent from above ENDING: [Am(9)] [Am(9)] [Am(9)] [Am(4)] {sot} D ----------------|----------------|----------------|--------0-------| B --1-------1-----|--1-------1-----|--1-------1-----|------1---------| G ------4-------4-|------4-------4-|------4-------4-|----4-----------| D ----2-------2---|----2-------2---|----2-------2---|--2-------------| A 0-------0-------|0-------0-------|0-------0-------|0---------------| D ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| {eot} ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ cool me down.... [Or you can play 0's on the B string instead of 4's on the G string; it sounds fine, but then the ending chord has to include a hammer-on from B to C.] - Adam Schneider, schneider@pobox.com
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