ARCHIVE: garnet rogers - summer lightning
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Hey all,
I mentioned in a private email to someone that I was going
to figure this one out, so I figured I'd share it with the
group. Garnet probably does this in DADGAD tuning, but I
don't normally use that tuning, so I play it in drop-D.
Anyway, if anyone has other Garnet Rogers tunes, I'd love
to see 'em.
Summer Lightning - Words & Music by Garnet Rogers
(from the live album "Summer Lightning")
Intro: 4 bars of 'D'
D Em G D
I was driving West, through the Bighorn Mountains
Bm D A
The hills were heavy with new fallen snow
Em G D
And the sun-bright hills were dappled like a pony
Em G D
I was driving hard, I had miles to go
And a magpie flew across the mountain highway
It flashed and tumbled through the golden trees
And I thought of you and my heart was lifted
And floated with that magpie in the morning breeze
For where I go, you go with me
Though the mi-iles keep us apart
Your kiss is on my lips and your face before me
And your gentle hand, always on my heart
Chorus:
G D
We are brief as summer lightning
A D
We are swift as swallows' flight
G D
We are sparks that spiral upward
A Bm
In the darkness, in the night
G D
We are frost upon a window
A Bm
We won't pass this way again
Em G A
In the end dear, only love remains
Tonight the harvest moon hangs across the valley
I see the hills shine in its silvery light
It's the same old moon that shines upon you
It'll light my way until I'm by your side
Well, who scattered these diamonds through the vaults of heaven?
Who drew the curve of the magpie's wing?
Who shaped your face? What made you love me?
Where is the spark of every living thing?
I guess I don't know, don't care either
I know you love me, how could I not see?
And I am yours, now and forever
'Til my lips fall silent and my eyes can't see
(Repeat chorus twice)
Since the song is in 'D', it helps a lot if you lower the 6th
string (low E) to a 'D' and play the following chord forms:
A: x02220
Bm: x24432
D: 0x0232
Em: 222000
G: 5x0003
Very rough approximation of the intro:
E --------------------------------
B ----3-------3---------3---------
G ----2-----2---------2------2----
D --------0---------0----------0-- Repeat x4
A --------------------------------
D -0------------------------------
Enjoy,
-Chris
COMMENTS:
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Thanks for doing this. I was hoping to find a decent treatment of the lyrics of this song, and whether it was even written by Garnet (Kazaa doesn't tell you things like that). A fine job of providing a wonderful service for a beautiful song.
nice to have the lyrics, but the chords aren't even close. does ANYONE have good Garnet Rogers chords/tabs?
anyone have garnet rogers tab to All That Is
Not sure what cheryl anne is talking about. The chords shown are quite accurate as far as overall tonality goes -- easily enough to work out your own way of playing this song.
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