JAY MATTHEW - "please dont send me away" Tablature

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From: "Edward Jay" <eaj@kerridge.com>
Subject: j/jay_matthew/please_dont_send_me_away.crd
Date: Tue, 4 Dec 2001 14:46:25 -0000


Please don't send me away
=========================
(c)1999 Matthew Jay - Album Draw
EMI records
http://www.matthewjay.com

Transcribed by Edward Jay - EdwardJay77@hotmail.com
December 2001

Intro
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Instrument:
Finger picked nylon-strung guitar.
(The guitar used on this track was actually the same one
made specially for Matthew by his father.)

E||- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - |- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - :|| x2
B||- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - |- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - :||
G||- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - |- - - 2 - - - 2 - - - 2 - - - - :||
D||- - - 2 - - - 2 - - - 2 - - - - |- 3 - - - 3 - - - 3 - - - 3 -(1):||
A||- 3 - - - 3 - - - 3 - - - 3 - 1 |1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - :||
E||1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - |- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - :||


Verse 1
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Instruments:
1.Strummed nylon guitar
2.bass played with pick and muted with the wrist.
3.Shaker playing semiquavers.

Both bass and guitar play a similar rythme figure:

||:* - + - + - - * - + - - + - + - :||

(accents '*'=strong '+'=firm '-'=subtle)



AGuitar |F (splang) - - - - - |Bb - - - - - - - |

Bass |F - - - - - - - |F - - - - - - - |
Tell me now what have you done,


AGuitar |F - - - - - - - |Bb - - - - - - - |

Bass |F - - - - - - - |F - - - - - - - |
To justify your life my son?


AGuitar |Dm - - - - - - - |Bb - - - - - Bbmaj7 |

Bass |D - - - - - - - |Bb - - - - - - - |
Did you help your brothers when they were down?


AGuitar |Am - - - - - - - |Bb - - - - - - - |

Bass |A - - - - - - - |Bb - - - - - - - |
And when the bullets flew did you stick around?


Verse 2
=======

Electric guitar with chorus takes over the strumming
Rythme changes slightly to:

||:* - - - * - - * - * - - - * - - :||


EGuitar |F - - - - - - - |Bb - - - - - - - |

Bass |F - - - - - - - |F - - - - - - - |
I had no words, I never spoke,


EGuitar |F - - - - - - - |Bb - - - - - - - |

Bass |F - - - - - - - |F - - - - - - - |
If had said one thing, you wouldn't know.


EGuitar |Dm - - - - - - - |Bb - - - - - Bbmaj7- |

Bass |D - - - - - - - |Bb - - - - - - - |
I did no harm, I hurt no one,


EGuitar |Am - - - - - - - |Bb - - - - - - - |

Bass |A - - - - - - - |Bb - - - - - - - |
Why you ask me now? My chance has gone.


Chorus
======

Acoustic guitar takes over strumming again.
Full rotary organ plays as one with acoustic guitar, played by Edward.
Shaker holds the tempo with tamborine on the off beat.


Guitar |Am7 - - D7 - - - - |G - - Bm - - - - |
+Organ
Bass |A - - D - - - - |G - - Bm - - - - |
Please don't.. send me away....


Guitar |Am7 - - D7 - - - - |C - - C - - - - |
+Organ
Bass |A - - D - - - - |C - - C - - B - |
I want.. to come in.


Guitar |Am7 - - D7 - - - - |G - - Bm - - - - |
+Organ
Bass |A - - D - - - - |G - - Bm - - - - |
If you .. give me today


Guitar |Am7 - - D7 - - - - |Cmin- - - - - - - |
+Organ
Bass |A - - D - - - - |C - - - - - - - |
I.. will try again.


Verse 3
=======

Cue gritty drum pattern with gramaphone crackle in background.

Instruments:
1.Strummed nylon guitar
2.muted bass played with pick
3.chorus guitar playing the chord of F all the way through (quietly, though)


Guitar |F - - - - - - - |Bb - - - - - - - |

Bass |F - - - - - - - |F - - - - - - - |
Childhood gave you all the breaks


Guitar |F - - - - - - - |Bb - - - - - - - |

Bass |F - - - - - - - |F - - - - - - - |
But all you did was take and take..


Guitar |Dm - - - - - - - |Bb - - - - - Bbmaj7 |

Bass |D - - - - - - - |Bb - - - - - - - |
You say you did no harm, but you did no good


Guitar |Am - - - - - - - |Bb - - - - - - - |

Bass |A - - - - - - - |Bb - - - - - - - |
You never sought redemption, I think you should.


Verse 4
=======

Electric guitar with chorus takes over strumming from acoustic guitar as
verse 2


EGuitar |F - - - - - - - |Bb - - - - - - - |

Bass |F - - - - - - - |F - - - - - - - |
I realise my selfish love


EGuitar |F - - - - - - - |Bb - - - - - - - |

Bass |F - - - - - - - |F - - - - - - - |
Has always got me through by just enough


EGuitar |Dm - - - - - - - |Bb - - - - - Bbmaj7- |

Bass |D - - - - - - - |Bb - - - - - - - |
I never thought this day would come


EGuitar |Am - - - - - - - |Bb - - - - - - - |

Bass |A - - - - - - - |Bb - - - - - - - |
When the demons of my soul will be undone.


Chorus2
=======

As Chorus1



Instrumental
============

The wierd noises in this section actually come from a
guitar solo played by Matthew played in reverse, slowed down and cut up.

EGuitar ||:D - - Em7 - - - - |G - - Asus4 - - - -
:||x2
+Bass


Coda
====

EGuitar |D - - Em7 - - - - |G - - Asus4 - - - -
|
+Bass Look up and see the angels, The gates have opened up for you


EGuitar |D - - Em7 - - - - |G - - Asus4 - - - -
||:D - - Em7 - - - - :|| till fade...
+Bass I hope you're mind is peaceful and love is everything
you do..

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