I Am A Rock

Capo 5 to play along with the original recording.

[Chords]
G      320003
C/G    3x2013
Gadd9  320005
Em     022000
Emadd9 022002
Em*    022003

For the G and Em pasages at the end of the chorus, play the following and find the rhythm that suits you best
for the final measure of Em*:
               Gadd9             Gadd9 Emadd9  Em*       Em*
   G             G   G             G     Em  Emadd9
e|-3-3-3-3---3-5-3-|-3-3-3-3---3-5-3-|-2-0---2-3-------|-3---------------|
B|-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-|-0-0---0-0-------|-0---------------|
G|-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-|-0-0---0-0-------|-0---------------|
D|-0---------------|-0---------------|-2---------------|-2---------------|
A|-2---------------|-2---------------|-2---------------|-2---------------|
E|-3---------------|-3---------------|-0---------------|-0---------------|
   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

Play the tab below for the intro.

[Intro]
e|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------0h1p0-0h1p0-0h1p0--------0h1p0-0h1p0-0h1p0--------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------0h2p0-0h2p0-0h1p0--------0h2p0-0h2p0-0h2p0--------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-3--3-3-------------------3--3-3-------------------3--3-3-|
  For G*, play the above to here ^

[Verse]
             G*        C/G             G*
  A winter's day, in a deep and dark December;
Am  D7  C  G
  I am alo-one,
Am7            Bm7    Am7              Bm7
Gazing from my window to the streets below
     Am             C                D
On a freshly fallen silent shroud of snow.


[Chorus]
C      G     C       D7 G    Gadd9 G  Gadd9 G  Emadd9 Em Emadd9 Em*
I am a rock, I am an is-land.


[Verse]
             G        C/G                G
  I've built walls, a fortress steep and mighty,
     Am   D7  C    G
That none may penetrate.
  Am7             Bm7         Am7               Bm7
I have no need of friendship; friendship causes pain.
     Am                C           D
It's laughter and it's loving I disdain.


[Chorus]
C      G     C       D7 G    Gadd9 G  Gadd9 G  Emadd9 Em Emadd9 Em*
I am a rock, I am an is-land.


[Verse]
              G              C/G              G
Don't talk of love, but I've heard the word before;
     Am     D7         C    G
It's slee-eeping in my memory.
  Am7               Bm7        Am7                Bm7
I won't disturb the slumber of feelings that have died.
     Am            C                D
If I never loved I never would have cried.


[Chorus]
C      G     C       D7 G    Gadd9 G  Gadd9 G  Emadd9 Em Emadd9 Em*
I am a rock, I am an is-land.


[Verse]
          G            C/G          G
I have my books and my poetry to protect me;
     Am   D7        C G
I am shielded in my armor,
Am7          Bm7   Am7            Bm7
Hiding in my room, safe within my womb.
  Am               C              D
I touch no one and no one touches me.


[Chorus]
C      G     C       D7 G    Gadd9 G
I am a rock, I am an is-land.


[Outro]
      Am7    D7     G
And a rock feels no pain;
       Am7    D7    G*    G*
And an island never cries.


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| h  Hammer-on
| p  Pull-off
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