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This is a simple version, not including a lot of the fiinger picking and hammers/pulls that grow 
throughout
the song (also on a second guitar in the recording).
It's quite easy to play around with fingerpicking and add some of the basic melody, so just
feel your way around until you find a good way to play it. Maybe someone more
skilled than me can work out more of the actual tune, but for playing it on one guitar I find it ok 
just to
play around between the Ds and the Gs, fingerpicking and little fills like:
    D                   G                      D
e -----2-2------3p2-0--------0-0---0---3p2-0-------2-2-|
B -----3-3------------3------0-0-------------3-----3-3-|
G ---2------2--------------------0---------------2-----|
D -0----------0--------------------------------0-------|
A -------------------------2---------------------------|
E -----------------------3-----------------------------|   etc.
I believe he plays a standard G chord except during the fills (as above), where the high e and B strings
are open
[Intro]
D G
[Verse]
GAs often as I could cDall youG  
Down in the Bureau of MiDnesG  
You were all caught up in that diDeselA  
And habitual criGminal siDgns
[Chorus]
  AYesterday everything seemed to Gbe alriDght
'Til I woke Gup in the dAawn
DMy life I'd gGive you
Dfor one sweet dGay
DTo be hoAme
agGain and loDved
D G
[Verse]
You regret religion's supDportG  
And I am unable to tDryG  
So many have held out for glDoryA  
My habits grown too hGard to dDie
[Chorus]
  AYesterday everything seemed Gto be Dalright
'Til I woke Gup in the dAawn
DMy life I'd gGive you
Dfor one sweet dGay
DTo be hoAme
agGain and loDved
D G
[Verse]
No sense to tell us we're burDningG  
It's unexpectedly clDearG  
How that warm bed of roses keeps calDlingA  
So what are you aGll doing hDere
[Chorus]
  AYesterday everything seemed to Gbe alriDght
'Til I woke Gup in the dAawn
DMy life I'd gGive you
Dfor one sweet dGay
To be Dhome agAain
anGd lovDed
[Outro]
  D   Guntil end

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China Blue

by Jackson C. Frank

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Chords in this song · guitar

This is a simple version, not including a lot of the fiinger picking and hammers/pulls that grow

throughout

the song (also on a second guitar in the recording).

It's quite easy to play around with fingerpicking and add some of the basic melody, so just

feel your way around until you find a good way to play it. Maybe someone more

skilled than me can work out more of the actual tune, but for playing it on one guitar I find it ok

just to

play around between the Ds and the Gs, fingerpicking and little fills like:

D G D

e -----2-2------3p2-0--------0-0---0---3p2-0-------2-2-|

B -----3-3------------3------0-0-------------3-----3-3-|

G ---2------2--------------------0---------------2-----|

D -0----------0--------------------------------0-------|

A -------------------------2---------------------------|

E -----------------------3-----------------------------| etc.

I believe he plays a standard G chord except during the fills (as above), where the high e and B strings

are open

[Intro]

D G

[Verse]

G D G

As often as I could call you

D G

Down in the Bureau of Mines

D A

You were all caught up in that diesel

G D

And habitual criminal signs

[Chorus]

A G D

Yesterday everything seemed to be alright

G A

'Til I woke up in the dawn

D G

My life I'd give you

D G

for one sweet day

D A

To be home

G D

again and loved

D G

[Verse]

D G

You regret religion's support

D G

And I am unable to try

D A

So many have held out for glory

G D

My habits grown too hard to die

[Chorus]

A G D

Yesterday everything seemed to be alright

G A

'Til I woke up in the dawn

D G

My life I'd give you

D G

for one sweet day

D A

To be home

G D

again and loved

D G

[Verse]

D G

No sense to tell us we're burning

D G

It's unexpectedly clear

D A

How that warm bed of roses keeps calling

G D

So what are you all doing here

[Chorus]

A G D

Yesterday everything seemed to be alright

G A

'Til I woke up in the dawn

D G

My life I'd give you

D G

for one sweet day

D A

To be home again

G D

and loved

[Outro]

D G

until end

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