VERVE - "sonnet" Tablature

Date: Wed, 12 Nov 1997 00:09:44 +1200
From: Ross <rossh@clear.net.nz>
Subject: Re: CHORD: Sonnet By The Verve (fwd)

Group: The Verve
Album: Urban Hymns
Song: Sonnet
Music: Richard Ashcroft
Lyrics: Richard Ashcroft
Hut Recordings, Virgin Records (72484491321)
Chorded by: Ross Howard (Rossh@clear.net.nz)

This is track 2 on The Verve's Urban Hymns. I found a small section of
it on the a Verve Homepage. But as usual it was incomplete and a bit to
sketchy. So here is the best Sonnet that I can do, and some credit to
Bryan Elliot for help from his version.


Chords

C - 032010
Am - X02210
Am7 - X02010
Asus2 - X02200
F - 133211
G - 320033
Em - 022000


Intro: C(final strums with 3rd fret on high E) - Em - Am(for 3 strums
then Am7 for 1 and then Am for 3 strums then Asus4 for 1)- F(ending with
3rd fret on high E).

Verse 1
-------
C
my friend and me,
Em
looking thru her
Em Am F
red box of memories
C
Faded, I'm sure,
Em
but love seems to
Em Am F
stick in her things you know


Chorus
------
F G
yes, there's love if you want it,
Em F
don't sound like a sonnet, my love
F G
yes, there's love if you want it,
Em F
don't sound like a sonnet, my love
Em F
my love.

REPEAT INTRO


Verse 2
-------
C
why can't you see
Em
that nature has it's way
Em Am F
of warning me?
C
eyes open wide,
Em
looking at the heavens
Em Am F
with a tear in my eye


Chorus
------
F G
yes, there's love if you want it,
Em F
don't sound like a sonnet, my love,
F G
yes, there's love if you want it,
Em F
don't sound like a sonnet, my love
Em F
my love.


REPEAT INTRO


Middle 8
--------

G
Sinking faster than a boat
F
without a hull
F
my love
G
dreaming about the day
F
when i can see you here
F G
by my side
F G F
by my side


Verse 3
-------
F G
Here we go again
Em
and my head it is gone
F
my love
F G
I stop to say hello
Em
because I think you should know
Em F G F
by now, by now (x7)