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  1. From francis@gribb.hsr.no Fri Feb 24 11:51:53 PST 1995
  2. Article: 13201 of rec.music.makers.guitar.acoustic
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  4. From: francis@gribb.hsr.no (Wilhelmsen, Lee F.)
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  6. Subject: TAB: Don McLean: The Grave
  7. Date: Fri, 24 Feb 1995 07:50:27 GMT
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  13.  
  14. The Grave 
  15.  
  16.     by Don McLean
  17.  
  18. Taken from the album "American Pie" by Don McLean
  19.  
  20.                                           24 February 1995
  21.  
  22. This song isn't too hard to play I think. A nice combination of fingerpicking
  23. and strumming. Listen to album "American Pie" otherwise you haven't a chance.
  24. Comments and corrections are always welcome. The lyrics follow after the TAB.
  25.  
  26. Good luck
  27.  
  28. Lee Francis
  29.  
  30.  
  31.  
  32. The Grave (Don McLean)
  33.  
  34. Intro:
  35.                           C                                E7
  36. e|-1p0-----------0-------------------------0-------------------------------0--
  37. b|------3-----------3--------------0h1--3-----3-------0-----------------3-----
  38. g|---------2-----------2--------0----------------0h2-----2-----------1--------
  39. D|------------0--------------2------------------------------------0-----------
  40. A|------------------------3------------------------------------2--------------
  41. E|----------------------------------------------------------0-----------------
  42.  
  43.  
  44. Verse:
  45.  
  46.    When the wars of our nation...              A man barely...
  47.    Am                    G                     C           B        E
  48. e|--------------------------------3-------------------------------------------
  49. b|----------1--1/3\1-p0--------------0/1\0------------------------------------
  50. g|-------2-----2/4\2-p0--------0-----    0/2\0--2--------0-----------0-----1------
  51. D|----2---------------------0---------------------2-----------0--------2------
  52. A|-0-------------------------------------------3-----------2------------------
  53. E|-----------------------3------------------------------------------0---------
  54.  
  55.    Proud of the trust...      nation.          He's gone.
  56.    Am       G        C        E                     A
  57. e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
  58. b|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
  59. g|-------0--------0--------0--------1-----------------------------------------
  60. D|----2--------0--------2-----------2-----------------------------------------
  61. A|-0-----------------3-----------2------------------0-------------------------
  62. E|----------3-----------------0-----------------------------------------------
  63.  
  64.    But eternity knows...           And it knows what we've done.
  65.                                                            E7
  66. e|------1p0-----0h1-----------------------1-----3----5--------------------0---
  67. b|-----------3----------------------------3-----5----6-----------------3------
  68. g|------------------------------------------------------------------1---------
  69. D|---------------------------------------------------------------0------------
  70. A|------------------------------------------------------------2---------------
  71. E|---------------------------------------------------------0------------------
  72.  
  73.  
  74. [Strumming part begins]
  75.  
  76.    And the rain fell like pearls on the leaves of the flowers.
  77.            Am             Bm/A          D?            E7
  78. e|---------0--------------0-------------0-------------0-----------------------
  79. b|-strum---1--------------3-------------0-------------3-----------------------
  80. g|---------2--------------4-------------7-------------1------ Repeat this ----
  81. D|---------2--------------4-------------7-------------0------ sentence 3  ----
  82. A|---------0--------------0-------------5-------------2------ times       ----
  83. E|----------------------------------------------------0-----------------------
  84.         .
  85.         .
  86.  
  87.     As he held to his rifle and prayed not to die.
  88.           C                     Dm            E7
  89. e|--------0---------------------5-------------0-------------------------------
  90. b|-strum--1---------------------6-------------3-------------------------------
  91. g|--------0---------------------7-------------1-------------------------------
  92. D|--------2---------------------7-------------0-------------------------------
  93. A|--------3---------------------5-------------2-------------------------------
  94. E|--------3-----------------------------------0-------------------------------
  95.  
  96.     But the silence of night     was shattered by fire.
  97.             Dm                Am                     Asus2...Am...
  98. e|----------1-----------------0----------------------0--0--0------------------
  99. b|-strum----3-----------------1----------------------0--1--0------------------
  100. g|----------2-----------------2----------------------2--2--2- Repeat this ----
  101. D|----------0-----------------2----------------------2--2--2- sentence 3  ----
  102. A|----------------------------0----------------------0--0--0- times       ----
  103. E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
  104.         .
  105.         .
  106.  
  107.     In a morgue of marines alone standing there.
  108.           C                Dm             E7
  109. e|--------0----------------5--------------0-----------------------------------
  110. b|-strum--1----------------6--------------3-----------------------------------
  111. g|--------0----------------7--------------1-----------------------------------
  112. D|--------2----------------7--------------0-----------------------------------
  113. A|--------3----------------5--------------2-----------------------------------
  114. E|--------3-------------------------------0-----------------------------------
  115.  
  116.        He crouched ever lower, ever lower of fear.
  117.           F                                  Am
  118. e|--------1----------------------------------0--------------------------------
  119. b|-strum--1----------------------------------1--------------------------------
  120. g|--------2----------------------------------2--------------- Repeat this ----
  121. D|--------3----------------------------------2--------------- sentence 3  ----
  122. A|--------3----------------------------------0--------------- times       ----
  123. E|--------1-------------------------------------------------------------------
  124.         .
  125.         .
  126.  
  127.      I'll cover myself - I know I'm not brave!          The earth, the earth
  128.           F                             E7                  C          Dm
  129. e|--------1-----------------------------0-------------------0-----------------
  130. b|-strum--1-----------------------------3-------------------1----------6------
  131. g|--------2-----------------------------1-------------------0----------7------
  132. D|--------3-----------------------------0-------------------2----------7------
  133. A|--------3-----------------------------2-------------------3----------5------
  134. E|--------1-----------------------------0-------------------3-----------------
  135.  
  136.      The earth is my grave.
  137.          E7
  138. e|-------0--------------------------------------------------------------------
  139. b|-------3--------------------------------------------------------------------
  140. g|-------1--------------------------------------------------------------------
  141. D|-------0--------------------------------------------------------------------
  142. A|-------2--------------------------------------------------------------------
  143. E|-------0--------------------------------------------------------------------
  144.  
  145. [Strumming part ends]
  146.  
  147. Solo:
  148. (Hint: Barre in 5 position, beware of tricky rythme)
  149.  
  150.           Am7                                    G                              
  151. e|--5--5--5--------------5--7-----5--------5--5--3----------------------------
  152. b|--------------------5-----------------------------------0--1-----0----------
  153. g|-----------------5-----------------5-----------------0--------0-----0h2-----
  154. D|--------------5--------------5----