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UNTIL IT'S TIME FOR YOU TO GO (Buffy Saint-Marie)
from the album "Many A Mile" (UK Fontana TFL.6047) (1965)
(voice, guitar - Buffy Sainte-Marie; bass - Russ Savakus)
published by Essex Music Int
(other recordings by Cleo Laine, Elvis Presley, Four Pennies,
Glen Campbell, Grover Washington Jnr, Lena Martell, Neil Diamond,
Roberta Flack, Shirley Bassey, Vera Lynn, Vikki Carr, Willie Nelson)
tablature arrangement for guitar by Weed <weed@venus.co.uk>
NOTES
on the record, Buffy starts by picking notes but ends strumming;
it is played at a much faster pace (Allegro - quickly) than later
recordings by others (which are more often Adagio - slowly)
recorded key is slightly sharp of Ab (?!) - here it's transposed
to G - ie to play in original key, put capo on 1st fret & retune;
(if the original was in A (without a capo), the arrangement would
be much more difficult); tho this arrangement follows the original
closely, it doesn't (and wasn't meant to) follow it exactly;
however the lyrics, vocal phrasing and melody should not be affected
by any changes
format : verse 1, verse 2, chorus, verse 3, chorus, verse4
the lyrics in verse 1 are repeated in verse 4
the verses are similar to each other, tho the arrangements at the
end of the first lines (from Dm thru E7 to Am) are more ornate in
the last 2 verses; the 2 choruses are the same
the first note of the bar (usually the bass note of an
arpeggio) is generally held for the duration of the bar
Bars 1-4 (intro) : on the original recording the instrumental
accompaniment starts on bar 5 (after the start of the vocal)
Bars 5-8 : (tip: keep the 4th finger on 3rd fret of 2nd string)
Bar 10 : barre 1st fret of just the 2nd & 3rd strings with the 1st
finger; it's a bit of a stretch with 2nd finger on the 4th string
and the 4th finger on the 6th string, but well worth practising as
it maintains the lovely downward octave run, A Ab G, thru bars 9-11
(tip: keep the 2nd finger on 2nd fret of 4th string bars 9 thru 11)
Bars 37-50 : standard chord shapes using 1st finger as barre
Bar 49 : the original continues on Em7, but in this arrangement it
changes to A7 (a bar earlier) which suits the arrangement better
(nb equivalent Bar 81 in the 2nd chorus is as the recording - A7)
Bars 100-102 : standard chord shapes using 1st finger as barre
SIMPLIFIED CHORDS - in order of appearance - string sequence: 654321
G 320003 Am(maj7) X02110 A7 X02010
D7 XX0212 Am6 X02010 Ab 466544
D XX0232 D6 XX0202 F 133211
Dm XX0231 Am6 X02010 Em9 022002
E7 020100 Dm6 XX0201 B7 221202
Am X02210 Em11 022200 Em7 020000
A7 X02020
Key : G
Time : 3/4
Speed : Andante - moderate (but see Notes above)
G D7 G G
1 ---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
intro
E ---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
B ---------0-----|---1---0-------|---------0-----|---------0-0-1-|
G -------0---0---|-----------2---|-------0---0---|---------------|
D -----0-------0-|-----0---0---0-|-----0-------0-|---------------|
A ---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
E ---3-----------|---2-----------|---3-----------|---3-----------|
You're not a
B B C
G D Dm E7
5 ---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
verse 1
E ---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
B ---3-----3-----|---------3-----|---------3-----|---------3-1-0-|
G -------0---0---|-------2---2---|-------2---2---|-------1-------|
D -----0-------0-|-----0-------0-|-----0-------0-|-----2---------|
A ---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
E ---3-----------|---2-----------|---1-----------|---0-----------|
dream you're not an angel you're a man I'm not a
D B B C D B C D A A B
Am Am(maj7) Am6 D7
9 ---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
E ---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
B ---1-----1-----|---------1-----|---------1-----|---------1-0---|
G -------2---2---|-------1---1---|-------0---0---|-------2-----2-|
D -----2-------2-|-----2-------2-|-----2-------2-|-----0---------|
A ---0-----------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
E ---------------|---4-----------|---3-----------|---2-----------|
queen I'm a woman hold my hand We'll make a
C A B C A B C G G A
G D6 Dm6 Em11
13---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
E ---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
B ---0-----0-----|---------0-----|---------0-----|---0-----------|
G -------0---0---|-------2---2---|-------2---2---|---------2-2-0-|
D -----0-------0-|-----0-------0-|-----3-------3-|-------2-------|
A ---------------|---------------|---------------|-----2---------|
E ---3-----------|---2-----------|---1-----------|---0-----------|
space in the lives that we planned And here we'll
B G A B G A B A A G
Am7 D7 G D7
17---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
E ---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
B ---------------|---------------|---------0-----|-----------0-1-|
G -------0-2-2-0-|-------0-----0-|-------0---0---|---------2-----|
D -----2---------|-----4---7-7---|-----0-------0-|-------0-------|
A ---0-----------|---5-----------|---------------|-----3---------|
E ---------------|---------------|---3-----------|---2-----------|
stay until it's time for you to go Yes we're
G A A G G A A G G B C
G D Dm E7
21---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
verse 2
E ---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
B ---3-----3-----|---3-----3-----|---3-----3-----|---------3-1-0-|
G -------0---0---|-------2---2---|-------2---2---|-------1-------|
D -----0-------0-|-----0-------0-|-----0-------0-|-----2---------|
A ---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
E ---3-----------|---2-----------|---1-----------|---0-----------|
different worlds apart we're not the same we laughed and
D D B C D B B C D A A B
Am Am(maj7) Am6 D7
25---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
E ---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
B ---1-----1-----|---------1-----|---------1-----|---------1-0---|
G -------2---2---|-------1---1---|-------0---0---|-------2-----2-|
D -----2-------2-|-----2-------2-|-----2-------2-|-----0---------|
A ---0-----------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
E ---------------|---4-----------|---3-----------|---2-----------|
played at the start like in a game You could have
C A B C A A B C G G A
G D6 Dm6 Em11
29---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
E ---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
B ---0-----0-----|---------0-----|---------0-----|---0-----------|
G -------0---0---|-------2---2---|-------2---2---|---------2-2-0-|
D -----0-------0-|-----0-------0-|-----3-------3-|-------2-------|
A ---------------|---------------|---------------|-----2---------|
E ---3-----------|---2-----------|---1-----------|---0-----------|
stayed outside my heart but in you came and here you'll
B G G A B G G A B A A G
Am7 D7 G G
33---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
E ---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
B ---------------|---------------|---------0-----|---------0-----|
G -------0-2-2-0-|-------0-----0-|-------0---0---|-------0---0---|
D -----2---------|-----4---7-7---|-----0-------0-|-----0-------0-|
A ---0-----------|---5-----------|---------------|---------------|
E ---------------|---------------|---3-----------|---3-----------|
stay until it's time for you to go
G A A G G A A G G
Ab F G G
37---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
chorus
E ---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
B ---------4-----|---------1-----|---------3-----|---------3-----|
G -------5---5---|-------2---2---|-------4---4---|-------4---4---|
D -----6-------6-|-----3-------3-|-----5-------5-|-----5-------5-|
A ---------------|---------------|---------------|---5-----------|
E ---4-----------|---1-----------|---3-----------|---------------|
Don't ask why
Eb C B
Ab F G G
41---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
E ---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
B ---------4-----|---------1-----|---------3-----|---------3-----|
G -------5---5---|-------2---2---|-------4---4---|-------4---4---|
D -----6-------6-|-----3-------3-|-----5-------5-|-----5-------5-|
A ---------------|---------------|---------------|---5-----------|
E ---4-----------|---1-----------|---3-----------|---------------|
Don't ask how
Eb C B
B7 B7 Em7 Em7
45---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
E ---------------|---7-----------|---------------|---7-----------|
B -----------7---|----10-7-------|---------8-----|----10-8-------|
G ---------8---8-|---------8-----|-------7---7---|---------7-----|
D -------7-------|-----------7---|-----9---------|-----------9---|
A -----9---------|-------------9-|---7-----------|-------------7-|
E ---7-----------|---------------|-------------0-|---------------|
Don't ask for ever
B F# G F# E
A7 A7 D D7
49---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
E ---------------|---5-----------|---------2-----|---------------|
B -----------7---|-----8-5-------|-------3---3---|-----------0-1-|
G ---------6---6-|---------6-----|-----2-------2-|---------2-----|
D -------5-------|-----------5---|---0-----------|-------0-------|
A -----7---------|-------------7-|---------------|-----3---------|
E ---5-----------|---------------|---------------|---2-----------|
Love me now This love of
A G D B B C
G D Dm E7
53---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
verse 3
E ---------------|---------------|-------0-------|-----------0---|
B ---3-----3-----|---3-----3-----|---3-----3-1-0-|---------0---3-|
G -------0---0---|-------2---2---|-----2---------|---1---1-------|
D -----0-------0-|-----0-------0-|---------------|-----2---------|
A ---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
E ---3-----------|---2-----------|---1-----------|---0-----------|
mine had no beginning it has no end I was an
D B B C D D B B C D A A B
Am Am(maj7) Am6 D7
57---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
E ---------------|---------------|---------------|---------0-----|
B ---1-----1-----|---1-----1-----|---1-----1-----|---1-------3-1-|
G -------2---2---|-------1---1---|-------0---0---|-------2-------|
D -----2-------2-|-----2-------2-|-----2-------2-|-----0---------|
A ---0-----------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
E ---------------|---4-----------|---3-----------|---2-----------|
oak now I'm a willow now I can bend And though I'll
C A A B C A A B C G G A
G D6 Dm6 Em11
61---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
E ---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
B ---0-----0-----|---0-----0-----|---0-----0-----|---0-----------|
G -------0---0---|-------2---2---|-------2---2---|---------2-2-0-|
D -----0-------0-|-----0-------0-|-----3-------3-|-------2-------|
A ---------------|---------------|---------------|-----2---------|
E ---3-----------|---2-----------|---1-----------|---0-----------|
never in my life see you again Still I'll
B G A B G G A B A G
Am7 D7 G G
65---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
E ---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
B ---------------|---------------|---------0-----|---------0-----|
G -------0-2-2-0-|-------0-----0-|-------0---0---|-------0---0---|
D -----2---------|-----4---7-7---|-----0-------0-|-----0-------0-|
A ---0-----------|---5-----------|---------------|---------------|
E ---------------|---------------|---3-----------|---3-----------|
stay until it's time for you to go
G A A G G A A G G
Ab F G G
69---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
chorus
E ---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
B ---------4-----|---------1-----|---------3-----|---------3-----|
G -------5---5---|-------2---2---|-------4---4---|-------4---4---|
D -----6-------6-|-----3-------3-|-----5-------5-|-----5-------5-|
A ---------------|---------------|---------------|---5-----------|
E ---4-----------|---1-----------|---3-----------|---------------|
Don't ask why of me
Eb C B D D
Ab F G G
73---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
E ---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
B ---------4-----|---------1-----|---------3-----|---------3-----|
G -------5---5---|-------2---2---|-------4---4---|-------4---4---|
D -----6-------6-|-----3-------3-|-----5-------5-|-----5-------5-|
A ---------------|---------------|---------------|---5-----------|
E ---4-----------|---1-----------|---3-----------|---------------|
Don't ask how of me
Eb C B D D
B7 B7 Em7 Em7
77---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
E ---------------|---7-----------|---------------|---7-----------|
B -----------7---|----10-7-------|---------8-----|----10-8-------|
G ---------8---8-|---------8-----|-------7---7---|---------7-----|
D -------7-------|-----------7---|-----9---------|-----------9---|
A -----9---------|-------------9-|---7-----------|-------------7-|
E ---7-----------|---------------|-------------0-|---------------|
Don't ask for ever of me
B F# G F# E BA G
A7 A7 D D7
81---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
E ---------------|---5-----------|---------2-----|---------------|
B -----------7---|-----8-5-------|-------3---3---|-----------0-1-|
G ---------6---6-|---------6-----|-----2-------2-|---------2-----|
D -------5-------|-----------5---|---0-----------|-------0-------|
A -----7---------|-------------7-|---------------|-----3---------|
E ---5-----------|---------------|---------------|---2-----------|
Love me love me now You're not a
A G A G D B B C
G D Dm E7
85---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
verse 4
E ---------------|---------------|-------0-------|-----------0---|
B ---3-----3-----|---3-----3-----|---3-----3-1-0-|---------0---3-|
G -------0---0---|-------2---2---|-----2---------|---1---1-------|
D -----0-------0-|-----0-------0-|---------------|-----2---------|
A ---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
E ---3-----------|---2-----------|---1-----------|---0-----------|
dream you're not an angel you're a man I'm not a
D B B C D B C D A A B
Am Am(maj7) Am6 D7
89---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
E ---------------|---------------|---------------|---------0-----|
B ---1-----1-----|---1-----1-----|---1-----1-----|---1-------3-1-|
G -------2---2---|-------1---1---|-------0---0---|-------2-------|
D -----2-------2-|-----2-------2-|-----2-------2-|-----0---------|
A ---0-----------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
E ---------------|---4-----------|---3-----------|---2-----------|
queen I'm a woman hold my hand We'll make a
C A B C A B C G G A
G D6 Dm6 Em11
93---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
E ---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
B ---0-----0-----|---0-----0-----|---0-----0-3-1-|---0-----------|
G -------0---0---|-------2---2---|-------2-------|---------2-2-0-|
D -----0-------0-|-----0-------0-|-----3---------|-------2-------|
A ---------------|---------------|---------------|-----2---------|
E ---3-----------|---2-----------|---1-----------|---0-----------|
space in the lives that we planned And here we'll
B G A B G A B A A G
Am7 D7 G Ab
97---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|-------|---|
E ---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
B ---------------|---------------|---------0-----|-------4-------|
G -------0-2-2-0-|-------0-----0-|-------0---0---|---------5-----|
D -----2---------|-----4---7-7---|-----0-------0-|-----6-----6---|
A ---0-----------|---5-----------|---------------|-------------6-|
E ---------------|---------------|---3-----------|---4-----------|
stay until it's time for you to go
G A A G G A A G G
F G
101--|---|---|---|---|---|---|---||
E ---------------|---------------||
B -------1-------|-------3-------||
G ---------2-----|------4--------||
D -----3-----3---|-----5---------||
A -------------3-|----5----------||
E ---1-----------|---3-----------||
Weed 11 July 1998 <http://alt.venus.co.uk/weed>