Three Friends
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Written by The Levellers, from their 1990 album "A Weapon Called the Word".
Transcription by Alan Bigham, 10-May-2016.
I tried to work this out years ago and failed repeatedly. This is difficult to get it to sound half-decent on an acoustic but this is my attempt.
I have a feeling there's something that could be done in drop B tuning but that's for another night.
INTRO:
B5
VERSE I
B5
Burning searing sun
A5
Soft through the skin
Ab5 Ab5
Bring your grace down here
B5
Tearing past the grey
A5
Shadows of today
B5 Ab5
Oh stroke away the fear
B5 B5 B5 B5
B5
Cold and steaming moon
A5
Echo down a tune
Ab5 Ab5
And lend us your ear
B5
Glide by the curves
A5
Which your secret serves
Ab5 Ab5
But bring not your spear
B5 B5 B5 B5
F#5 F#5 Ab5 A5
A5 Ab5 E E E B5
B5 B5 B5 B5 .....
F#5 F#5 Ab5 A5
A5 Ab5 E E E B5
F5 F5 Ab6 A5
And life holds no time
A5 Ab5 E E (E) B5
By the blink of your eyes
F5 F5 Ab5 A5 A5 Ab5 E E B5
As both you wa---tch yo--ur sister planet die
