THOMPSON RICHARD - "i want to see album" Tablature

From: phillip@phoenix.Princeton.EDU (Phillip Charles Saunders)
Subject: TAB:RichardThompson-IWantToSeeTheBrightLightsTonight


Richard and Linda Thompson - I Want to See the Bright Lights Tonight
version 1.0, Nov 12,1993
Transcribed by Phil Saunders (phillip@phoenix.princeton.edu)
Additions/Corrections welcome!

When I Get To The Border (Lyrics,Chords)
The Calvary Cross (Lyrics,Chords)
Withered And Died (Lyrics,Chords)
I Want To See The Bright Lights Tonight (Lyrics,Chords)
Down Where The Drunkards Roll (Lyrics,Chords)
We Sing Hallelujah (Lyrics,Chords)
Has He Got A Friend For Me? (Lyrics,Chords)
The Little Beggar Girl (Lyrics,Chords)
The End Of The Rainbow (Lyrics,Chords)
The Great Valerio (Lyrics,Chords,Tab)
The See Saw (Instrumental,Tab)

WHEN I GET TO THE BORDER

Intro: C F(add D)

C
Dirty ..
F G
I ..
C G/B Am C/G
They ..
F G
When ..

Sawbones ..
Waiting ..
He ..
When ...

G
Monday ..
G
Closing ..
G D/F# Em
I'm ..
C D
To ..

If ..
With ...
Just ...
When ..

A ..
Heading ..
My ..
When ..

Salty ..
Waiting ..
And ..
When ..

Monday ..
Closing ..
I'm ..
To ..

Dusty ..
Paved ..
And ..
When ..
When ...


THE CALVARY CROSS

Fabulous guitar intro not transcribed--I'd love to have this


F Am G
F Am
G F Am
I ..
G F Am
The ..
G F Am
I've ...
G F Am
And ...
G F Am
You ...
G F Am
You ..
G F Am
One ..
G F Am
Never ...

CHORUS
C
Everything ..
F (8th fret)
Everything ..
C G
You ..

Now ..
You ..
Scrub ..
I'll ..
Black ...
Why ..
My ..
This ..

CHORUS


WITHERED AND DIED

C F
This ..
G C F G
Teased ..
C F
I've ..
G C
My ..

F C Dm
Once ..
C Dm Am G
Kind ..

Then I ..
Played ...
Count ..
My ..

Silver ..
On ...
Steal ..
My ..

If...
Then ..

This ..
Teased ..
I've ..
My ..


I WANT TO SEE THE BRIGHT LIGHTS TONIGHT

C Bb F/A G C
I'm ..
G C
Now ...
C Bb F/A G C
If ...
C G/B F/A G C
I ..

CHORUS
F
Meet ..
G F G
I ..
F C/E Dm C
Take ..
C G/B F/A G C
I ..

There's ..
There's a .
And ..
I ..

CHORUS

A ..
Is ...
I'm ..
I ..

CHORUS

F C/E Dm C
Take ..
C G/B F/A G C
I ..

C F C


DOWN WHERE THE DRUNKARDS ROLL

(capo 3rd fret to play with record. Song is recorded in Bb,
but written here in G)

G
See ..
C G
The ..
C G
Dressed ..
C G
Their ..
G
Soon ..
D C
Under ..

CHORUS
C/G D
Down ..
C/G D
Down ..

See ..
Staring ..
He's ..
Lies ..
You ..
It ..

There ..
She ..
She ..
She ..
Soon ..
To ..

You ..
Who ..
You ..
Who ..
You ..
All ..


WE SING HALLELUJAH

Intro A E A Asus E

A E
A ...
A E
On a ..
A E/G# F#m D E
He ..
D E A
and ...

CHORUS
A E
And ..
A E
At ..
A E/G# F#m D E
And ..
D E A
'Til ..

A ..
He ..
he ..
And ..

CHORUS

A ..
Hanging ...
He ..
Or ...

CHORUS

A ..
Wishes ...
He ..
And ...

CHORUS


HAS HE GOT A FRIEND FOR ME?

(capo 3rd fret to play with record, chords are written in G, song
recorded in Bb)
Intro
Am F C G
C G
Saturday ...
D Am
No ..
Em D C G Am Dm C G
And ...

Your ...
It ..
You ..
Scurrying ..

CHORUS
D
Has ..
C G
Has ..
C
Has ..
D G
Has ...

He's ..
He ...
I ..

If ...
Doesn't ...
I ...


THE LITTLE BEGGAR GIRL

G D C D
I'm ..
G F C G
You ..
G F C F
You ..
G C G
That ..

G D
Yes ..
G F C F
You ...
G C G
That ..

I'll ..
I'll ..
For ..

For ..
Yes ..
And ..
That ..

I've ..
I ..
Cause ..

For ..
Yes ..
Cause ..
That ..

Oh ..
That's ..
And ..

For ..
Yes ..
And ..
For ..

If ..
Just ..
If ..

For ..
Yes ..
If ..
For ..

THE END OF THE RAINBOW
Richard Thompson
Transcribed by Phil Saunders
(Capo 3rd fret, recorded in Cm, transcribed in Am)

Am F
I ..
Dm G
Safe ..
Dm Am F G
No ..
Am Am/G F
'Cause ..
Dm G
And ..
C(?) F C Am
And ...

Dm Am F G
Life ..
Am G F G
But ..
Dm Am F G
There's ...
Am G F G
There's ..

Tycoons ...
And ..
And ..
And ..
Up ..
And ...

Your ..
But ..
There's ...
There's ..

All ..
That ..
All ..
Every ..
Is ..
How ..

Life ..
But ..
There's ...
There's ..


THE GREAT VALERIO
Capo 7th Fret Verse
Am Am
-|-------------------|-------------------|---------------------------|
-|---------0-------0-|---------0-------0-|---------------------------|
-|-2---2-0-0-0-0H2---|-2---2-0-0-0-0H2---|-2---2---2---2-------------|
-|-2---2---2---------|-2---2---2---------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------|
-|-0---0---0---------|-0---0---0---------|-0---0---0---0-------------|
-|-------------------|-------------------|---------------------------|

Em7b5/Bb Am Dm/A
-|-----------------|-----------------|-------1-1P0--------------------|
-|-----3-----------|-----------------|-3---3-------3-0----------------|
-|-0---------0---0-|-2---2---2---2---|--------------------------------|
-|-2-2---2-3---0---|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-3---3-----3---3-3--------------|
-|-1-------1---1---|-0---0---0---0---|-0------------------------------|
-|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------------------|

Am7(9) Em7b5/Bb Gm7b5/Bb Am G7
-|------------------|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
-|-----0-------0----|-----3--------2---|-----------------|-------0---------|
-|-2---4---2---4----|-0------------0---|-2---2---2---2---|-0---0-0-0---0---|
-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|-2-2---2----3---3-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|---3---0-0-0-----|
-|-0---0---0---0----|-1--------1-------|-0---0---0---0---|---------------2-|
-|------------------|------------------|-----------------|-3-------3-------|

F6 G/F Am F6 G7 C
E7aug
-|-----------------|---------3P0-------|-----------------|------------------|
-|-----------------|-----0-------0---0-|-----------------|------------------|
-|-----2-------0---|---2---2-------2---|-----2-------2---|-------0---0----1-|
-|---0---0---0---0-|-2---2-------------|---0---0---0---0-|-----3---3---2----|
-|-3---3---2-------|-0-------------0---|-3---3---3-------|---2-----3---3----|
-|-1-------1-------|-------------------|-1-------1-------|-3----------------|

Am9 Dm9 Em7b5/Bb E7aug Am9
-|-----------------|-----0-------0---|-----------------|---------3---|
-|-----0-------0---|-3-----3---3---3-|-----3-----0---0-|---0-----0---|
-|---2---2---2---2-|---------2-------|---0---0-1-----1-|-2---2---2---|
-|-----2-------2---|---0-0---0---0---|-----2-------2---|---2-----2---|
-|-0-------0-------|-0---------------|-1-------3-------|-0-----0-----|
-|-----------------|-----------------|-------------4---|-------------|

Chorus
B7 // / // C // F // G // C // F
-|------------|-----------|-----------|------------------------------|
-|-0----------|-1----1----|-0----1----|-1-1-0-------0----------------|
-|-2----------|-0----2----|-0----0----|-2-----2---2------------------|
-|-1----------|-2----3----|-0----2----|-3-3-3-3-3-3------------------|
-|-2----------|-3----3----|------3----|-3-------3--------------------|
-|------------|-3---------|-3----3----|------------------------------|

Am9 Dm9 Em7b5/Bb E7aug Am9
-|-----------------|-----0-------0---|-----------------|----------------|
-|-----0-------0---|---3-------3-----|-----3-----0---0-|--------0-----0-|
-|-2-----2---2---2-|-2---2---2---2---|---0---0-1---1---|-2-2-0----0H2---|
-|-2---2---2---2---|---0---0---0---0-|-----2-----------|-2-2----2-------|
-|-0-------0-------|-0-------0-------|-1-------3---3---|-0-0------------|
-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|

Am
-|----------------------------|--------------------------------------|
-|----------0-0-------0-------|--------------------------------------|
-|-2--2-0H2-----2-0H2---2-0H2-|-2------------------------------------|
-|-2--2-----------------------|-2------------------------------------|
-|-0--0-----------------------|-0------------------------------------|
-|----------------------------|--------------------------------------|

Am Em7b5/Bb
High ..
Am Dm/A
The ..
Am7(9) Em7b5/Bb Gm7b5/Bb
The ..
Am G7
And ..
F6 G/F Am
His ..
F6 G7 C E7aug
His ...
Am9 Dm9
Alone ..
Em7b5/Bb E7aug Am9
And ..

CHORUS
B7 C F
How ..
G C F
Watching ..
Am7 Dm9
We ..
Em7b5/Bb E7+ Am
The ..

We ..
We ..
Fools ..
Prepare ..
But ..
And ..
until ..
And ..

Come ..
Are ..
Who ..
When ..
So ..
As ..
I'm ..
And ...

The See Saw (Instrumental)

-|---0---0---0---0-|---0---0---0-|---0---0---0---0-|---0---0---0---0-|
-|---------0---2---|-------------|-----------------|-3---2---1---0---|
-|-0---2-----------|---------2---|-----------------|-----------------|
-|-----------------|-------------|-----------------|-----------------|
-|-----------------|-------------|-----------------|-----------------|
-|-0---0---0---0---|-0---0---0---|-0---0---0---0---|-0---0---0---0---|

-|---0---0---0-|-5-0-3-0-2-0---0-|---0---0---0---0-|-0-----0---0---0-|
-|-------------|-------------3---|-2---0-----------|-------------0---|
-|-------------|-----------------|---------2-------|-----0---2-------|
-|-------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
-|-------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
-|-0---0---0---|-0---0---0---0---|-0---0---0---0---|-0---0---0---0---|


-|---------------|-------------0-|---0---0---0---0-|---0---0---0---0-|---|
-|---------------|-0-------------|-3---------------|-----------------|---|
-|-------------2-|---------------|-----------------|-----------------|---|
-|---------------|---------------|-----------------|-----------------|---|
-|---------------|---------------|-----------------|-----------------|---|
i|-0---0---0---0-|-0---0---0---0-|-0---0---0---0---|-0---0---0---0---|-0-|


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