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#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE--------------------------------#
#This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the#
#song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research.#
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Two versions of this battled it out on the US charts: one by the composer,
Eddie Rambeau, and a cover by the Unit 4+2.  This transcription is of the
latter, which was probably recorded in C and sped up to Db for the single.
                          "Concrete And Clay"
                            (Eddie Rambeau)
Intro:
        cowbell and finger cymbal [4 bars]
        G7/ / / /   / / / /   / / / /   / / / /
Verse 1:
        G7You to me
        Are sweet as rCoses in the morning
        And G7you to me
        Are soft as suCmmer soft as sFummer rain at dawn, in love we share
        That sEmomething rare
Chorus:
        The sDmidewalks in the street
        The cG7oncrete and the clay beneath my fCeet
        Begins to Am/Ecrumble
        But lFove will never G7die
        Because we'll seCe the mountains Am/Etumble
        BefFore we say goodG7bye
        My love and FI will be
        In lEove eternG7/Dally
        TG7hat's the way
        Mmm, that's the wCay it's meant to be
Verse 2:
        All around
        I see the purple shades of evening
        And on the ground
        The shadows fall and once again you're in my arms
        So tenderly
[repeat chorus]
Instrumental break:
        (acoustic guitar solo over verse chords)
[repeat chorus]
Coda
        And tG7hat's the way
        That's the wCay it's meant to be
        That's the way
        (that's the way it's meant to be)
        Whoa, that's the way
        That's the way it's meant to be   fade  
-- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers

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Concrete And Clay

by Unit 4 + 2

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Am/E

G7/D

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

#This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the#

#song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research.#

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

Two versions of this battled it out on the US charts: one by the composer,

Eddie Rambeau, and a cover by the Unit 4+2. This transcription is of the

latter, which was probably recorded in C and sped up to Db for the single.

"Concrete And Clay"

(Eddie Rambeau)

Intro:

cowbell and finger cymbal [4 bars]

/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /

Verse 1:

You to me

Are sweet as roses in the morning

And you to me

C F

Are soft as summer soft as summer rain at dawn, in love we share

That something rare

Chorus:

The sidewalks in the street

G7 C

The concrete and the clay beneath my feet

Am/E

Begins to crumble

F G7

But love will never die

C Am/E

Because we'll see the mountains tumble

F G7

Before we say goodbye

My love and I will be

E G7/D

In love eternally

That's the way

Mmm, that's the way it's meant to be

Verse 2:

All around

I see the purple shades of evening

And on the ground

The shadows fall and once again you're in my arms

So tenderly

[repeat chorus]

Instrumental break:

(acoustic guitar solo over verse chords)

[repeat chorus]

Coda

And that's the way

That's the way it's meant to be

That's the way

(that's the way it's meant to be)

Whoa, that's the way

fade

That's the way it's meant to be

-- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers

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