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October The 12Th

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Tuning: DADGAd
Capo on 2nd fret (sounding key E minor)
Chords:
Dsus4add9: 000002
D5:        000200
G:         020020 
Csus2:     030030
Dm:        003200
There are at least 3 guitar parts in this song.
I wish I could seperate them and tab them but Roy's 
has defeated me... not for the first time!
The best I can do is give you the basic chord sequence.
Intro: Dsus4add9 
 D5   G   Csus2   G   D5<- play twice more
Verse sequence:
 D5Why throw  Gflowers on my Csus2grave  Gwhen I'm D5dead
Why paint Gpictures with the Csus2blood  Gthat I D5shed
Why Gtry to D5copy Gany D5word oGf what I D5said
When I Ghated you all Csus2when I Gwas D5living
Ending:
I Ghated myself Csus2when I Gwas D5livingDm  

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October The 12Th

by Roy Harper

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 2 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Csus2

Tuning: DADGAd

Capo on 2nd fret (sounding key E minor)

Chords:

Dsus4add9: 000002

: 000200

: 020020

Csus2

: 030030

: 003200

There are at least 3 guitar parts in this song.

I wish I could seperate them and tab them but Roy's

has defeated me... not for the first time!

The best I can do is give you the basic chord sequence.

Intro: Dsus4add9

D5 G Csus2 G D5

<- play twice more

Verse sequence:

D5 G Csus2 G D5

Why throw flowers on my grave when I'm dead

G Csus2 G D5

Why paint pictures with the blood that I shed

G D5 G D5 G D5

Why try to copy any word of what I said

G Csus2 G D5

When I hated you all when I was living

Ending:

G Csus2 G D5 Dm

I hated myself when I was living

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