Caravan - With An Ear To The Ground You Can Make It Chords & Tabs

                    WITH AN EAR TO THE GROUND YOU CAN MAKE IT
                             As recorded by Caravan

Words and Music by Pye Hastings
Transcribed by Jeremy Diringer (dwarfmuncher(at)gmail.com)

This isn't a strict note-for-note transcription; that can be found in the Powertab version 
(available at: http://tabs.ultimate-guitar.com/c/caravan/
with_an_ear_to_the_ground_you_can_make_it_power_tab.htm)
Rather, this is more like a chord sheet that also features riffs and solos.



[Part I: With an Ear to the Ground]

     A                                            E
1,3: Would you like to ride with me, while you're waiting for the band to come?
2: You and I are all we need,                     waiting for the band to come,

A                                                E
Come tell me all you'd like to see, while you're waiting for the band to come
Searching for someone to see,                and hoping that the band will come

 B                                      C#7
 |-----------------|----------7--9---|-4---------------|---------9-------|
 |-7-9-7---7---9---|-10--------------|-----------2---2-|-6---6-9---------|
 |-------9---------|-----------------|-----------------|---6-------------|
 |-----------------|-----------------|-3---3---3---3---|-3---------------|
 |-----------------|-----------------|---4---4---------|-----------------|
 |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
   1 . 2 . 3 . 4 .   1 . 2 . 3 . 4 .   1 . 2 . 3 . 4 .   1 . 2 . 3 . 4 .  
1,3:Would you make    slight   -ly for   you_________________________ If we
          me take me 
2: Can this drizzled  taste,   in your  mind?_________________________and the
              tension



   B                                   E
e------------------|---------9---11--|-12_______________________---------|
B--7-9-7---7---7-9-|-10--12--10--10--|-12_______________________---------|
G--------9---8-----|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
   1 . 2 . 3 . 4 .   1 . 2 . 3 . 4 .   1 . 2 . 3 . 4 .   1 . 2 . 3 . 4 .

1,3: Talk about      swollen gladness  too? [3rd time: to Martinian]
      your pride and
2: thought that      may be left be - hind
     puzzled me, you




[Part II: Martinian]

(Repeat once:)
7/4
     E     Esus4 A E             E5     A Emaj7sus4  E
||------------------------------|-----------------------------||
||o-----------------------------|----------------------------o||
||-------------/6---------------|/9-----6---8-----------------||
||--6-----7-------9_____________|-------------9_____________--||
||o-----------------------------|----------------------------o||
||------------------------------|-----------------------------||
    1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 5 . 6 . 7 .   1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 5 . 6 . 7 .   

(Repeat once:)

     E     Esus4 A E             E5     A Emaj7sus4  E

|------------------------------|-----------------------------||
|o-----------------------------|----------------------------o||
|-----------/6-----------------|/9-9-9-6---8-----------------||
|--6-----7-----9_______________|-------------9______________-||
|o-----------------------------|----------------------------o||
|------------------------------|-----------------------------||
|                              |                             ||
|------------------------------|-0-0-0-----------------------||
|o-----------2-0---------------|-0-0-0-2---4----------------o||
|--1-----2---2-1---------------|-1-1-1-2---2-1---------------||
|--2-----2---2-2---------------|-------2---2-2---------------||
|o-2-----2---0-2---------------|-------------2--------------o||
|--0-----0-----0---------------|-------------0---------------||
   1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 5 . 6 . 7 .   1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 5 . 6 . 7 .   



[Riff A]                                                       
 4/4
  E                            A      E                           A
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-------6---------|-----------------|-------6---------|-----------------|
|-676-----9-7-6---|-7-6-----6-------|-676-----9-7-6---|-7-6-----6-------|
|-----7---------9-|-----9-7---------|-----7---------9-|-----9-7---------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
  1 . 2 . 3 . 4 .   1 . 2 . 3 . 4 .   1 . 2 . 3 . 4 .   1 . 2 . 3 . 4 .  
                                                       [End Riff]

 F#m7                       A
|-------0________________---0--00---|
|-----2-----------|---------2--22---|
|---2-------------|---------2--22---|
|-4---------------|---------2--22---|
|-----------------|---------0--00---|
|-----------------|-----------------|
  1 . 2 . 3 . 4 .   1 . 2 . 3 . 4 .


[w/Riff A]
E                                                       A
Would you believe it possible to leave yourself behind?

E                                                        A
Turning upside down inside out I've somehow lost my mind

F#m      F#m7
Help me, someone,

G#m     G#m7        A*
Someone please help me________


*Solo lead-in (keyboard, arr. for guitar)
 A
|---------------9-|
|----------9-12---|
|-----------------|
|-----------------|
|-----------------|
|-----------------|
 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 
(me_______)

 [Part III: Only Cox]
  C#m               F#m              C#m               F#m
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------9--7-----|
|-9__________________-10109-9-7-----|-----------------|-------------9-7-|
|-----------------|-------------9-8-|-6-------------6-|---6---8---------|
|-----------------|-----------------|---9-6-----------|-7---9-----------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
  1 . 2 . 3 . 4 .   1 . 2 . 3 . 4 .   1 . 2 . 3 . 4 .   1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 


  C#m              F#m               G#m7              A
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-9_________109---|-7-9-----7-9-109-|-7---------------|-----------------|
|---------------9-|-----6-9---------|---8-------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-------9---6-----|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|---------------9-|---7---7-9-7---7-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----9-------9---|
  1 . 2 . 3 . 4 .   1 . 2 . 3 . 4 .   1 . 2 . 3 . 4 .   1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 

  C#m               F#m              C#m               F#m
|-----------------|-------79--121214|11-----9797------|---7-9-7---------|
|-----------------|-7-579-----------|-----------9-7---|-79------97--7---|
|-----6--68-689-89|-----------------|---------------9-|-----------9---9-|
|-6-9---9---------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
  1 . 2 . 3 . 4 .   1 . 2 . 3 . 4 .   1 . 2 . 3 . 4 .   1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 

[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/c/caravan/with_an_ear_to_the_ground_you_can_make_it_tab.html ]
  C#m                              F#m
|-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7---|-------5---5-------------9-1112--|
|---9-----9-----9-----9-----9-----|-----5---9---9-------9-10--------|
|-6-----6-----6-----6-----6-------|---6-----------10--9-------------|
|---------------------------------|-7---------------11--------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
  1 E . A 2 E . A 3 E . A 4 E . A   1 E . A 2 E . A 3 E . A 4 E . A 

  G#m                               A
|-111211------111211------111211--|-11/14\9---9-121411--------------|
|-------12--12------12--12--------|---------10--------109---7---7---|
|---------13----------13----------|-----------------------9---9---9-|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
  1 E . A 2 E . A 3 E . A 4 E . A   1 E . A 2 E . A 3 E . A 4 E . A 

  C#m7                             F#m
|---------------------------------|-9---9---------------------------|
|-----12----12----12----12----12--|---------12--9---9---7-------7---|
|-1113--1113--1113--1113--1113----|-------------------------9-------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
  1 E . A 2 E . A 3 E . A 4 E . A   1 E . A 2 E . A 3 E . A 4 E . A 

  C#m7                             F#m
|---------------------------------|-------------------------9---11--|
|-4---2-0-2---0-------------------|-2p0-4p0-5p0-7p0-9p0-120---------|
|-------------------9-7---9-------|---------------------------------|
|-----------------6-----------6---|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
  1 E . A 2 E . A 3 E . A 4 E . A   1 E . A 2 E . A 3 E . A 4 E . A 

 C#m7                              F#m
|-12--11------9______-------------|-12--9-----------------------9---|
|-------12------------12--9-------|---------9---7---5--/7---9-------|
|---------9-----------------119---|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
  1 E . A 2 E . A 3 E . A 4 E . A   1 E . A 2 E . A 3 E . A 4 E . A 

  G#m                              A
|-7-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-----9---------------------------|-----5---5-----5-----7-x-7---5---|
|-------------9_______------------|/6-----------6-------------------|
|---------------------9__________-|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
  1 E . A 2 E . A 3 E . A 4 E . A   1 E . A 2 E . A 3 E . A 4 E . A 


  C#m               F#m               C#m               F#m
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-9---------------|-7---9-7______---|-9---------------|-7---9-7______---|
|-------6---8---9-|-----------------|-------6---8---9-|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
  1 . 2 . 3 . 4 .   1 . 2 . 3 . 4 .   1 . 2 . 3 . 4 .   1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 

  C#m              F#m               G#m7              A
|---------7--5----|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-9--7--9-------9-|-7--9--7-5---7---|-----------------|---------------7-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-8________---9---|-6---------8-9---|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
  1 . 2 . 3 . 4 .   1 . 2 . 3 . 4 .   1 . 2 . 3 . 4 .   1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 

 
  C#m               F#m               C#m               F#m
|-----------------|-----------9-9-11|-----------------|-----------------|
|-9---------------|-7---9-7---------|-9---------------|-7---9-7---------|
|---------6--8--9-|-----------------|---------6--8--9-|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
  1 . 2 . 3 . 4 .   1 . 2 . 3 . 4 .   1 . 2 . 3 . 4 .   1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 

4/4                                  6/8 time
  C#m               F#m                G#m7              A
|---------7--5----|-----------------||-------------|-------------|
|-9--7--9-------9-|-7--9--7-5---7---||-9___________________------|
|-----------------|-----------------||-------------|-------------|
|-----------------|-----------------||-------------|-------------|
|-----------------|-----------------||-------------|-------------|
|-----------------|-----------------||-------------|-------------|
  1 . 2 . 3 . 4 .   1 . 2 . 3 . 4 .    1 . . 2 . .   1 . . 2 . . 

C#m               F#m7         C#m                 F#m7
So, where but for you would I, dreaming, make your face my eyes?

C#m        C#m7         F#m                  G#m         A
Turning so slow, taking care, just a smile I do____, for you___


C#m          F#m7             C#m            F#m7
So wipe away all those fears, I'm longing to feel you here

C#m         C#m7         F#m                     G#m       A
Go slipping by while you stand mind in hand with me, with me

6/8 time
  N.C.
|-------------|------------|-------------|------------|
|-------------|------------|-------------|------------|
|-6888888-6---|-4666666-4--|-6888888-6---|-4666666-4--|
|--666666-6---|--444444-4--|--666666-6---|--444444-4--|
|-------------|------------|-------------|------------|
|-------------|------------|-------------|------------|
  1.2.3.4.5.6. 1.2.3.4.5.6. 1.2.3.4.5.6. 1.2.3.4.5.6. 


|C#m7 . . / . . |F#m . . / . . | C#m7 . . / . . |F#m . . / . . |
|C#m7 . . / . . |F#m . . / . . | G#m  . . / . . |A   . . / . . |

|C#m7 . . / . . |F#m . . / . . | C#m7 . . / . . |F#m . . / . . |
|C#m7 . . / . . |F#m . . / . . | G#m  . . / . . |A   . . / . . |

|A . . / . . |
[to reprise]


[Part IV: Reprise]

A                           
Would you like to ride with me (Would you like to ride)

             E                       
While you're waiting for the band to come? (Waiting for the band)

    A
Come tell me all you'd like to see
 (You can tell me what to see)

             E
While you're waiting for the band to come


B                                      C#7
Would you make me take me slightly for you?

      B                                            E
If we talked about your pride and swollen gladness too?