World Before Colombuswritten by Suzanne Vegaoriginally performed by Suzanne Vegatrack #8 on "nine objects of desire"transcribed by Drew Boles (BolesGJD@aol.com)"World Before Colombus" is a rather simple song. The chordprogression is easy, and the fingerpicking is simple aswell. I have included the lyrics with the basic chords,and then the tablature below that.Chords:Em=022000 Dsus2/E=0x0230 Cmaj7=x32000 G=320033Amsus=x02210 D/F#=2x0230 F=133211 Bm=x24400C=x32010Lyrics and chords:Dsus2/E(intro)Em Cmaj7 Bm Cmaj7If your love were taken from meEm Cmaj7 Bm Cmaj7Every color would be black and white.G D/F# Em AmsusIt would be as flat as the world before Colombus.G D/F# Em F Dsus2/EThat's the day that I lose half my sight.Em Cmaj7 Bm Cmaj7If your life were taken from meEm Cmaj7 Bm Cmaj7All the trees would freeze in this cold ground.G D/F# Em AmsusIt would be as cold as the world before Colombus.G D/F# Em FSail to the edge and I'll be there, lookingDsus2/EDown.G D/F# Em C GThose men who lust for land and for riches strange and new,D/F# Em C GAll those trinkets of desire, but they never will have you.D/F# Em C GAnd they'll never know the gold or the copper in your hair,D/F# F Dsus2/EHow could they weigh the worth of you so rare.Em Cmaj7 Bm Cmaj7If your love were taken from meEm Cmaj7 Bm Cmaj7Every light that's bright would soon grow dim.G D/F# Em AmsusIt would be as dark as the world before Colombus.G D/F# Em FDown the waterfall and I'd swim over theDsus2/EBrim.G D/F# Em C GThose men who lust for land and for riches strange and new,D/F# Em C GAll those trinkets of desire, oh they never will have you.D/F# Em C GAnd they'll never know the gold or the copper in your hair,D/F# F Dsus2/EHow could they weigh the worth of you so rare.Dsus2/E(outro)TAB notation:P: pull offh: hammer on(intro riff)Dsus2/EE-------------------------------0-|------------------------B-------------3-------3-------3---|-----3-------3-------3--G---------2-----4---0-----2h4-----|---------2-----4---0----D---------------------------------|------------------------A---------------------------------|------------------------E-0-------------------------------|-0----------------------+ . ^ . + . ^ . + . ^ . + . ^ . + . ^ . + . ^ . + . ^ .-------0-|-------------------------------0-|--------------------3---|-----3-------3-------3-------3---|-----3-------3--2h4-----|---------2-----4---0-----2h4-----|---------2--------------|---------------------------------|------------------------|---------------------------------|------------------------|-0-------------------------------|-0-------------+ . ^ . + . ^ . + . ^ . + . ^ . + . ^ . + . ^ . + . ^-----------------0-|| -------3-------3---|| -4---0-----2h4-----|| -------------------|| -------------------|| -------------------||. + . ^ . + . ^ .(verse)Em Cmaj7 Bm Cmaj7---------------------------------|--------------------------------0-------0-------0-------0-|-------0-----0---------0--------------0---------------0---|-----------0------------------2-----2---------2-----2-----|-----4---4-----------2--------------------3---------------|-2---------------3--------0-------------------------------|-------------------------+ . ^ . + . ^ . + . ^ . + . ^ . + . ^ . + . ^ . + . ^ .If your love were taken...If your life were taken...Em Cmaj7 Bm-------|---------------------------------|----------------------0-|-------0-------0-------0-------0-|-------0-----0------0---|-------------0---------------0---|-----------0------2-----|-----2-----2---------2-----2-----|-----4---4--------------|-----------------3---------------|-2----------------------|-0-------------------------------|-----------------. ^ . + . ^ . + . ^ . + . ^ . + . ^ . + . ^ . + . ^ .Cmaj7 G D/F# Em-----------------|---------------------------------|--------------0---------|-------3---------------3---------|------------------------|-----------0---------------2-----|------------2-----2-----|-----0---------0-----0---------0-|-----2--3-----------0---|---------------------------------|------------------------|-3---------------2---------------|-0-----+ . ^ . + . ^ . + . ^ . + . ^ . + . ^ . + . ^ . + . ^Amsus G D/F#---------------------------|--------------------------------0---------------3---------|-------3---------------3------------0---------------2-----|-----------0---------------2------------0-----2---------0-|-----0---------0-----0--------------------0---------------|----------------------------------------------------------|-3---------------2-------------. + . ^ . + . ^ . + . ^ . + . ^ . + . ^ . + . ^ . + . ^(these two measures go with the first verse)Em F---|--------------------------------|-----------------|| ---|-------0------------------------|-----------------|| ---|-----------0--------------------|-----------------|| -0-|-----2---------0----------------|-----------------|| ---|-----------------3--------------|-(3)-------------|| ---|-0---------------1--------------|-(1)-------------||. + . ^ . + . ^ . + . ^ . + . ^ . + . ^ . + . ^ .(these two measures go with the second and third verses;they replace the two measures above)Em F---------------------------------|-----------------|| -------0(3)------------1---------|-------1---------|| -----------0---------------2-----|-----------2-----|| -----2---------0-----3---------3-|-----3---------3-|| ---------------------------------|-----------------|| -0---------------1---------------|-1---------------||+ . ^ . + . ^ . + . ^ . + . ^ . + . ^ . + . ^ .(pre-chorus riff)Dsus2/E-------------------------------0-|--------------------------------------3-------3-------3---|-----3-------3-------3------------2-----4---0-----2h4-----|---------2-----4---0--------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------0-------------------------------|-0-----------------------+ . ^ . + . ^ . + . ^ . + . ^ . + . ^ . + . ^ . + . ^ ....down....brim.(chorus riff)G D/F# Em---------|-------3-3-3-3-3-------0-0-0-0-0-|-------0-0-0-0----------|-------3-3-3-3-3-------3-3-3-3-3-|-------0-0-0-0----------|-------0-0-0-0-0-------2-2-2-2-2-|-------0-0-0-0----------|-------0-0-0-0-0-------0-0-0-0-0-|-------2-2-2-2----------|---------------------------------|----------------0---2---|-3---------------2---------------|-0-------------+ . ^ . + . ^ . + . ^ . + . ^ . + . ^ . + . ^ . + . ^C-0-------0-0-0-0-0-|| -0-------1-1-1-1-1-|| -0-------0-0-0-0-0-|| -2-------2-2-2-2-2-|| ---3---------------|| -------------------||. + . ^ . + . ^ .(repeat chorus riff 3 times; the last time, play only thefirst measure, then the chorus outro)(chorus outro)F-------1-1-1-1-1-------1-1-1-1-1-|-------1-1-1-1-1-|| -------1-1-1-1-1-------1-1-1-1-1-|-------1-1-1-1-1-|| -------2-2-2-2-2-------2-2-2-2-2-|-------2-2-2-2-2-|| -------3-3-3-3-3-------3-3-3-3-3-|-------3-3-3-3-3-|| ---------------------------------|-----------------|| -1---------------1---------------|-1---------------||+ . ^ . + . ^ . + . ^ . + . ^ . + . ^ . + . ^ .(play intro riff 2 times; replace the last measure with theoutro riff)(outro riff)Dsus2/E-------------------------0------------------------------|| -----3-------3-------3---3------------------------------|| ---------2-----4---0-----4------------------------------|| -------------------------2------------------------------|| -------------------------0------------------------------|| -0-----------------------0------------------------------||+ . ^ . + . ^ . + . ^ . +That's it everybody. Have fun.transcribed by: Drew Boles (BolesGJD@aol.com)
Source: http://www.guitaretab.com/s/suzanne-vega/129704.html