Turn Of A Friendly Card Chords & Tabs
Turn Of A Friendly Card Tab
The Turn Of A Friendly Card, by Eric Woolfson/Alan Parson, version 2
> i. The Turn Of A Friendly Card I (0-2.40 min)
> ii. Sneak Eyes (2.40-5.58 min)
> iii. The Ace Of Swords (5.58-8.56 min)
> iv. Nothing Left To Lose (8.56-13.01 min)
> v. The Turn Of A Friendly Card II (13.01-16.22 min)
i. The Turn Of A Friendly Card I
Key: Dm
Dm C Bb Dm
There are unsmiling faces and bright plastic chains
Dm A Dm
And a wheel in perpetual motion
Dm C Bb Dm
And they follow the races and pay out the gains
Dm A Dm
With no show of an outward emotion
A Dm
And they think it will make their lives easier
A Gm
For God knows up till now it's been hard
Dm C Eb Dm
But the game never ends when your whole world depends
Dm A Dm
On the turn of a friendly card
Dm C Eb Dm
No the game never ends when your whole world depends
Dm A Dm
On the turn of a friendly card
Dm C Bb Dm
There's a sign in the desert that lies to the west
Dm A Dm
Where you can't tell the night from the sunrise
Dm C Bb Dm
And not all the king's horses and all the king's men
Dm A Dm
Have prevented the fall of the unwise
A Dm
And they think it will make their lives easier
A Gm
For God knows up till now it's been hard
Dm C Eb Dm
But the game never ends when your whole world depends
Dm A Dm
On the turn of a friendly card
Dm C Eb Dm
No the game never ends when your whole world depends
Dm A Dm
On the turn of a friendly card
E |-----------------------1--0-----------------------------------|
B |---------1-3---3-1---1------3-3-------------------------------|
G |-----0-2-----------2--------------2-0-------------------------|
D |---3----------------------------------3--2-0-2--0---0-2-3-0---|
A |--------------------------------------------------3-----------|
E |--------------------------------------------------------------|
Dm C Bb Dm
But a pilgrim must follow in search of a shrine
Dm A Dm
As he enters inside the cathedral...
ii. Sneak Eyes
Key: C
Intro:
E |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B |----1------1----|----1------1----|----1------1----|----1------1----|
G |--2---2-0-------|--2---2-0-------|--2---2-0-------|--2---2-0-------|
D |-------------4--|-------------4--|-------------4--|-------------4--|
A |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E |--------0------------|-----------------|
B |-----1----3-1-3--1---|---------1---3---|
G |---2-----------------|---2-2-2---2-----|
D |---------------------|-----------------|
A |---------------------|-----------------|
E |---------------------|-----------------|
E |--------0------------|-----------------|---0-0-0----------|
B |-----1----3-1-3--1---|---------1---3---|---------3--1-3---|
G |---2-----------------|---2-2-2---2-----|------------------|
D |---------------------|-----------------|------------------|
A |---------------------|-----------------|------------------|
E |---------------------|-----------------|------------------|
Solo:
E |------------------------------------------|
B |------------------------------------------|
G |---16--14-16-17-16------------------------|
D |--------------------15-14-----------------|
A |---------------------------15-14--12------|
E |-------------------------------------12---|
E |------------------------------------------------------------|
B |------------------------------------------------------------|
G |------------------------------12----14-16--17-16-17-19-14---|
D |-----------------------10-12-----14-------------------------|
A |------10----9-------12--------------------------------------|
E |---12----12---12-13-----------------------------------------|
E |-------------------------------------------------------------|
B |-------------------------------------------------------------|
G |---12----12----12-----12--------------------------------14---|
D |------14----12------------------------------12-14-12---------|
A |-------------------15----14--12-14-15-14-15----------15------|
E |-------------------------------------------------------------|
E |------------------------------------------|
B |------------------------------------------|
G |---17-17-16-14----------------------------|
D |---------------14-------------------------|
A |-------------------15-14--12--------------|
E |-----------------------------12--10-8-5---|
iii. The Ace Of Swords
Key: Dm
iv. Nothing Left To Lose
Key: Gm
Bb Eb Bb Eb
Nothing's good, the news is bad
Bb Eb Bb Eb
The heat goes on and it drives you mad
Bb F Gm
Scornfull thoughts that fly your way
Gm/F Eb Bb
You should turn away, cause there's nothing more to say
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Bb Eb Bb Eb
You gave the best you had to give
Bb Eb Bb Eb
You only have one life to live
Bb F Gm
You thought so hard you were a slave
Gm/F Eb Bb
After all you gave, there was nothing left to save
Gm Eb
You got nothing left to lose (you've got nothing left to lose)
Gm Eb G
No, you got nothing left to lose (who would wanna be standing in your shoes)
Bb Eb Bb Eb
You read the book, you turn the page
Bb Eb Bb Eb
You change your life in a thousend ways
Bb F Gm
And though the reason lights your eyes
Gm/F Eb Bb
With the key you realise, through the kingdom of the wise
Gm Eb
You've got nothing left to lose (you've got nothing left to lose)
Gm Eb G
No, you got nothing left to lose (who would wanna be standing in your shoes)
Bb Eb Bb Eb
Nothing ventured, nothing gained
Bb Eb Bb Eb
No more lingering doubt remained
Bb F Gm
Nothing sacred or profane
Gm/F Eb G
Everything to gain, cause you've nothing more
First Solo:
E |-----------1-----1-------------1------1-6-8-6-3-1--3h1----|
B |---------3----4----4h3--1h3h4---4h3-----------------------|
G |-------3--------------------------------------------------|
D |---0-3----------------------------------------------------|
A |----------------------------------------------------------|
E |----------------------------------------------------------|
E |-----1-----1-6-10-8--6-5-5h6-----6-5-6-6-5---6-5-6-8-1----|
B |---4---4-3-------------------3-------------3--------------|
G |----------------------------------------------------------|
D |----------------------------------------------------------|
A |----------------------------------------------------------|
E |----------------------------------------------------------|
E |---13-11-10-8-6-------------------------------------------|
B |--------------------3-1-1---------------------------------|
G |--------------------------3-2-3-3-------------------------|
D |------------------3---------------------------------------|
A |----------------------------------------------------------|
E |----------------------------------------------------------|
v. The Turn Of A Friendly Card II
Key: Dm
Dm C Bb Dm
There are unsmilling faces and fetters and chains
Dm A Dm
And a wheel in perpetual motion
Dm C Bb Dm
Who belong to all races and anwer all names
Dm A Dm
With no show of an outward emotion
A Dm
And they think it will make their lives easier
A Gm
For God knows up till now it's been hard
Dm C Eb Dm
But the game never ends when your whole world depends
Dm A Dm
On the turn of a friendly card
Dm C Eb Dm
No the game never ends when your whole world depends
Dm A Dm
On the turn of a friendly card
Solo:
E |--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |---7-9-9b(1/2)--7h9h7-----------------------------------------------------|
G |---------------------8------5-6b(1/2)--5h7h5-------------7-----7-----7----|
D |-------------------------7-------------------8-7---3h5-7---7-7---7-7------|
A |--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E |--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E |-----------------------------------------------------------|
B |-----------------------------------------------------------|
G |---7-9-10-9h10h9-7-------5-7-5-------------7-----7-----7---|
D |-------------------8---7-------8-7---3h5-7---7-7---7-7-----|
A |-----------------------------------------------------------|
E |-----------------------------------------------------------|
E |------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |-------------------------------------15---15-14-15-17-17--15-17-17b(1/2)|
G |---10-9-10-12-12---10/12-10-12-12/14------------------------------------|
D |------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A |------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E |------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E |----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G |------7-9-10--9h10h9-7--------5-7-8-7h8h7-5-----------7-----9-----7---|
D |---10------------------10---7---------------8---7h5-7---7-7---7-7-----|
A |----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E |----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E |--------------------------|
B |--------------------------|
G |---9h7------5---------7---|
D |-------9h7----7-5---7-----|
A |------------------7-------|
E |--------------------------|
In this version I left out everything I was unsure about and I spent another hour on
all the chords fit with the right words. I hope it was worth it. Please vote.
