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Richard Manuel is Dead
Counting Crows
Standard Tuning
Note: () denotes a single note (i.e. not a whole chord)
Intro riff:
E-|——–12—————————————————-|
B-|-12/14—–14-12——10/12–14-12—————10-10/12-10–|
G-|—————–14—————-14-12—9/11—————|
D-|————————————————————–|
A-|————————————————————–|
E-|————————————————————–|
E-|——–12—————————————————-|
B-|-12/14—–14-12——10/12–14-12—————10-13-12-10–|
G-|—————–14—————-14-12—9/11—————|
D-|————————————————————–|
A-|————————————————————–|
E-|————————————————————–|
Verse 1:
Bm D
Got a message in my head
A
that the papers had all come
Bm
Richard Manuel is dead
D
and the daylight’s comin’ on
A
I’ve been wandering through the dark
Bm (B) (C#) D
now I’m standing on the lawn
Chorus:
A Bm D
If I could give all my love to you
A
I could justify myself
G D
but I’m just not coming through
A
You’re a pill to ease the pain
G D
of all the stupid things I do
(C#) Bm
I’m an anchor on the line
G
of a clock that tells the time
A G D (play first 1/2 of intro riff over A
G D)
that is running out on you
Verse 2:
Bm D
It was cold when I awoke
A
and the day was halfway done
Bm
Nearly spring in San Francisco
D
and I cannot feel the sun
A
You were sleeping next to me
Bm (B) (C#) D
but I knew that you’d be gone
Repeat Chorus
Lead-in to solo:
E-|——————————|
B-|——————————|
G-|——————————|
D-|——————————|
A-|——————————|
E-|—-4~–5——4~–5-4-5-6~—|7
Solo chords: (key of A, I think)
Bm D A E
Bm D A G D
Verse 3:
Bm D
Take some time before you go
A
To think of Mondays coming down
E
and the people that you knew
Bm
and the ones that aren’t around
D
You’ve been fading day to day
Bm D
I’ve been moving town to town
Repeat Chorus twice
(skip the intro riff between these repeats)
End with a variation on Riff 1 (it’s a really easy variation)
Tabbed by Neil ([email protected]) on Thursday 11 July 2002.
