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Stanley Park

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1/12

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 12Position: 1

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

Aoife's style has a lot of hammer ons in this song, that gives it a fairly unique tune and affects how you 
strum the song. I know some of the tabbed chords aren't exactly the same as they appear in the song chords
I will use a main abbreviation i.e.  G6add11to G6.
The jest of the whole song is as such, Capo on 1st:
        C/F     Em7/B    Am7    G6add11    D/F#Fma13       Cadd9  Dsus2  
e |  0      0      0     0        0      0       0         0
B |  1      1      1     1        3      1       1         3
G |  0      0      0     0        2      2       0         2
D |  3      0      0h2   0        0      0       0h2p0     0
A |  0      0h2    0     2        0      0       3         x
E |  x      0      x     3        2      1       0         x
[Verse 1]
C/FSee that gull on the old sea wall
Am7Some birds G6fly and others D/F#fall
        D/F#Fma13   -   Em7-  Cadd9  
Asleep to the beating of their wings
As wind Dsus2sings, the wind C/Fsings
[Verse 2]
C/FSee that babe at her Em7mother's Am7breast
Am7If I cG6ould I'd take my D/F#rest
        D/F#Fma13  -     Em7-  Cadd9  
Back in the belly from where I came
Nobody knows my Dsus2name, knows my C/Fname
[Verse 3]
C/FHalf asleep in a Em7bowl of Am7gruel
Am7No one G6told me life was D/F#cruel
      D/F#Fma13 -   Em7-  Cadd9  
My home is in this valley now
And it's burning Dsus2down, it's burning C/Fdown
[Verse 4]
C/FIf I find the Em7fire Am7escape
Am7I'll break the G6wall and put on mD/F#y cape
   D/F#Fma13 -   Em7- Cadd9  
I'll pretend I'm Superman
Where are my friDsus2ends? Where are my frC/Fiends?
[Bridge]
(Instrumental section, everything is a little faster paced
 and she hammers on to play a  Dminstead of Dsus2)
[Verse 5]
C/FI'm a poor wayfaEm7rer and Am7I
Am7I got no G6one to dry my D/F#eyes
   D/F#Fma13 -    Em7- Cadd9  
Time to lay this body down
In the frozen gDsus2round, the frozen gC/Fround
[Verse 6]
C/FWhen I die Lord bEm7ring me bAm7ack
As Am7a snow white G6gull I'll make D/F#my tracks
        D/F#Fma13    -      Em7-  Cadd9  
On the sandy beach of the English bay
Then I'll fly Dsus2away, I'll fly aC/Fway
I'll fly Dsus2away, I'll fly aC/Fway

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Stanley Park

by Aoife O Donovan

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 1 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

G6add11

C/F

Em7/B

Am7

D/F#

Cadd9

Dsus2

Em7

Aoife's style has a lot of hammer ons in this song, that gives it a fairly unique tune and affects how you

strum the song. I know some of the tabbed chords aren't exactly the same as they appear in the song chords

G6add11 G6

I will use a main abbreviation i.e. to .

The jest of the whole song is as such, Capo on 1st:

C/F Em7/B Am7 G6add11 D/F# Cadd9 Dsus2

Fma13

e | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

B | 1 1 1 1 3 1 1 3

G | 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 2

D | 3 0 0h2 0 0 0 0h2p0 0

A | 0 0h2 0 2 0 0 3 x

E | x 0 x 3 2 1 0 x

[Verse 1]

C/F

See that gull on the old sea wall

Am7 G6 D/F#

Some birds fly and others fall

D/F# Em7 Cadd9

Fma13 - -

Asleep to the beating of their wings

Dsus2 C/F

As wind sings, the wind sings

[Verse 2]

C/F Em7 Am7

See that babe at her mother's breast

Am7 G6 D/F#

If I could I'd take my rest

D/F# Em7 Cadd9

Fma13 - -

Back in the belly from where I came

Dsus2 C/F

Nobody knows my name, knows my name

[Verse 3]

C/F Em7 Am7

Half asleep in a bowl of gruel

Am7 G6 D/F#

No one told me life was cruel

D/F# Em7 Cadd9

Fma13 - -

My home is in this valley now

Dsus2 C/F

And it's burning down, it's burning down

[Verse 4]

C/F Em7 Am7

If I find the fire escape

Am7 G6 D/F#

I'll break the wall and put on my cape

D/F# Em7 Cadd9

Fma13 - -

I'll pretend I'm Superman

Dsus2 C/F

Where are my friends? Where are my friends?

[Bridge]

(Instrumental section, everything is a little faster paced

Dm Dsus2

and she hammers on to play a instead of )

[Verse 5]

C/F Em7 Am7

I'm a poor wayfarer and I

Am7 G6 D/F#

I got no one to dry my eyes

D/F# Em7 Cadd9

Fma13 - -

Time to lay this body down

Dsus2 C/F

In the frozen ground, the frozen ground

[Verse 6]

C/F Em7 Am7

When I die Lord bring me back

Am7 G6 D/F#

As a snow white gull I'll make my tracks

D/F# Em7 Cadd9

Fma13 - -

On the sandy beach of the English bay

Dsus2 C/F

Then I'll fly away, I'll fly away

Dsus2 C/F

I'll fly away, I'll fly away

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