It’s from my big sister’s original Bang Records
single.
When I was a little kid, I worshipped Neil Diamond.
My sister bought a ton of albums and singles in the
late late sixties and early seventies,
so this stuff is in my blood.
I also want to mention that I think the totally
undefinable Neil Diamond is still great. Granted,
orchestrated slow ballads make my skin crawl, but he
could/can kick and rock.
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So, here’s my formal invitation to Neil Diamond
to come up here to Minneapolis and do
an unplugged or semi-plugged thing at 1st Ave.
(If you need a second guitarist, send me mail).
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SHILO
Neil Diamond
Intro:
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C ///
C
Young child with dreams
F C
Dream every dream on your own
C F
When children play
F C
Seems like you end up alone
C F
Papa said he longed to be with you
C
If he had the time
C F G
So you turn to the only friend you can find
F G F
There in your mind
CHORUS
/* Finger pick the intro riff as you sing – if you can’t, the
C chords holds up the vocal line */
C
Shilo, when I was young
I used to call your name
When no one else would come
Shilo you always came
And we’d play
Verse
C
Doubting the years
F C
Keeping my dreams to myself
C F
`til a young girl with fire
C
Made me trust somebody else
C
Held my hand out
F
I let her take me
C
Blind as a child
F G
All I know is the way that she made me smile
F G F
She made smile
CHORUS
C
Shilo when I was young ..
Solo riff under the orchestra
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C F
Had a dream and it filled me with wonder
C F C G6 (?) C
She had other plans
F G F
Got to go, she said I’d know that you’d understand
G F
I understand
The G6 is trying to mimick the orchestration – give it a try.
