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Subject: MUSIC: The Reach by D. Fogelburg
I've been really enjoying alt.guitar for the last few weeks and I just stumbled
on to alt.guitar.tab.... Jeez Louise, I pulled 24 songs off the net yesterday.
I thought I'd better give some back.  Here's a few I've had around here.  Please
enjoy, I'll be posting some more soon.
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  D  D-    A     E...     D  D-    A  E  
EIt's Maine and it's Autumn
The Birches have just begun F#mturniBng
EIt's life and it's dying
The lobsterman's boats come F#mreturnBing
With the C#mcatch of the day in their Aholds
And the Eyoung boys cold and cF#momplainBing
AThe fog meets the beaches
And out on the Reach it is raining.    D  D-    A     E...     D  D-    A  E  
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EIt's father and son
It's the way it's been done since the F#mold dBays
EIt's hauling by hand ten miles out from the land
Where their cF#mhow waBits
And the C#mdays are all lonley and lAong
And the sEeas grow so stormy and stF#mrong, bBut...
EThe Reach will sing welcome
as homeward they hurry along
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CHORUS:
	And the Emorning will blow away
	As the waves crash and fallA  
	And The Reach like a siren sEings
	As she beckons and callsF#m  A  
	As the coastline recedes frEom view
	And the seas swell and growA  
	I will take from The ReachE  
	All the she has to teachF#m  A  
	To the depths oBf my soulE  
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EThe wind brings a chill
There's a frost on the sill in the F#mmorniBng
EIt creeps through the door
And out on the shore, ice is fF#morminBg
Soon the C#mNorthers will bluster and Ablow
And the Ewoods will be whitened with sF#mnowfaBll
And The EReach will lie frozen
For the lost and unchosen to row.
CHORUS:
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Note:  D-  I don't know the name of this chord, but it's just a D with
	   your finger off the E string.

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The Reach

by Dan Fogelberg

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F#m

C#m

#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------#

#------------------------------------------------------------------------------##

Subject: MUSIC: The Reach by D. Fogelburg

I've been really enjoying alt.guitar for the last few weeks and I just stumbled

on to alt.guitar.tab.... Jeez Louise, I pulled 24 songs off the net yesterday.

I thought I'd better give some back. Here's a few I've had around here. Please

enjoy, I'll be posting some more soon.

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D D A E D D A E

- ... -

It's Maine and it's Autumn

F#m B

The Birches have just begun turning

It's life and it's dying

F#m B

The lobsterman's boats come returning

C#m A

With the catch of the day in their holds

E F#m B

And the young boys cold and complaining

The fog meets the beaches

D D A E D D A E

And out on the Reach it is raining. - ... -

It's father and son

F#m B

It's the way it's been done since the old days

It's hauling by hand ten miles out from the land

F#m B

Where their chow waits

C#m A

And the days are all lonley and long

E F#m B

And the seas grow so stormy and strong, but...

The Reach will sing welcome

as homeward they hurry along

CHORUS:

And the morning will blow away

As the waves crash and fall

And The Reach like a siren sings

F#m A

As she beckons and calls

As the coastline recedes from view

And the seas swell and grow

I will take from The Reach

F#m A

All the she has to teach

B E

To the depths of my soul

The wind brings a chill

F#m B

There's a frost on the sill in the morning

It creeps through the door

F#m B

And out on the shore, ice is forming

C#m A

Soon the Northers will bluster and blow

E F#m B

And the woods will be whitened with snowfall

And The Reach will lie frozen

For the lost and unchosen to row.

CHORUS:

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Note: D- I don't know the name of this chord, but it's just a D with

your finger off the E string.

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