April 18, 2003 12:19 PM
Artist: Clare Marlo acoustic layout by Paolo Santos
Tabbed by: Mako Torres
Song: Till they take my heart away (acoustic version)
I couldn't find any tabs of this great song anywhere on the net so instead of
waiting for it to come i just made my own. it's a classic piece by Clair Marlo
and i think Paolo santos made a wonderful job of working it into an acoustic
version. Here are just the chords to the whole song but they're in the dreaded
tablature version because i don't know the chord names. they are fingerpicked
throughout most of the song. i'm too lazy to sketch out the plucking and the
timing so listen to the song for the patterns. it'll be easy once you've listened
to it now that you have the chords. if you love sentimental songs like most the
filipinos i know and don't have this yet then download it from kazaa. its a
perfect song for that special someone! hope to see more acoustic tabs out there
by paolo santos. any comments or corrections pls email me at
tito_puento@yahoo.com. P.S. Paolo! it's not perfect but i hope i got the gist of
what you played. pls send me the acoustic guitar tab of overjoyed by stevie wonder thnx.
John!! maiinggit ka dito!! haha
~ =slide
X = dead string/ string that isn't plucked
intro and verse: chords (repeat twice)
I II III
|e|-----0-------0--------0--------------------------------
|B|-----4-------5--------0--------------------------------
|G|-----4-------4--------6--------------------------------
|D|-----X-------X--------7--------------------------------
|A|-----X-------4--------5--------------------------------
|E|-----0-------X--------X--------------------------------
Note: while listening to the song you will hear some variations from the B string
in chord II of the verse. in this instance he plays from (X4X450) to (X4X440)
variably.
Refrain
IV V VI VII VIII IX
|e|-----0-------2-------0--------0------2--------2----------------||
|B|-----2-------2-------0--------5------2--------2----------------||
|G|-----1-------2-------1--------4------2--------2----------------||
|D|-----2-------4-------2--------X------2--------4----------------||
|A|-----X-------2-------0--------4------4--------2----------------||
|E|-----0-------0-------X--------X------2--------X----------------||
Note: the variation in the third chord also holds for chord VII in the refrain
(because chords II and VII are the same)
2nd Refrain (same as the first but with an additional chord X with both chords
to fill in the timing of the first. once again refer to the song to get the
timing right.
IV V VI VII VIII IX X
|e|-----0-------2-------0--------0------2--------2------2---------||
|B|-----2-------2-------0--------5------2--------2------4---------||
|G|-----1-------2-------1--------4------2--------2------2---------||
|D|-----2-------4-------2--------X------2--------4------4---------||
|A|-----X-------2-------0--------4------4--------2------2---------||
|E|-----0-------0-------X--------X------2--------X------X---------||
Instrumental (all strumming)
XI XII XIII XIV XV XVI
|e|-----2-------4--------6-------X------4--------4-4-4--------||
|B|-----4-------4--------6-------7-6-7--4--------4-4-4--------||
|G|-----3-------4--------6-------6------4--------4-4-4--------||
|D|-----4-------6--------6-------4------4--------6-6-6--------||
|A|-----2-------4--------8-------6------6--------4-4-4--------||
|E|-----X-------X--------6-------X------4--------X-X-X--4~9~2-||
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/c/clair_marlo/till_they_take_my_heart_away_tab.html ]
Last chorus "Believe in me..."
XI XII XIII XIV XV
|e|-----2-------4--------6-------X------4--4-------------||
|B|-----4-------4--------6-------7-6-7--4--4-------------||
|G|-----3-------4--------6-------6------4--4-------------||
|D|-----4-------6--------6-------4------4--4-------------||
|A|-----2-------4--------8-------6------6--6-------------||
|E|-----X-------X--------6-------X------4--4-------------||
"Away, away, away......." "i will love you..."
XI XII XIII XIV XV
|e|-----2-------4--------6-------X------4--4-------------||
|B|-----4-------4--------6-------7-6-7--4--4-------------||
|G|-----3-------4--------6-------6------4--4-------------||
|D|-----4-------6--------6-------4------4--4-------------||
|A|-----2-------4--------8-------6------6--6-------------||
|E|-----X-------X--------6-------X------4--4-------------||
"...take my heart away."(freeze the last chord)
|e|-----4--||
|B|-----4--||
|G|-----4--||
|D|-----6--||
|A|-----4--||
|E|-----X--||
Note: there is an intro to this instrumental part which is the last part of the
second refrain2. (it is specified anyway) instrumental is similar to refrain 1
and 2 but there are chord changes like power chords because they sound better
when strummed. also the song switches this to higher keys
Ending (plucked)
F#maj (rep. twice) Bmaj7 G#m7
|e|------2---------|------2----|-4-------4----4-----||
|B|-------2--------|-----4-4---|-4------4-4---4-----||
|G|----3---3-3-----|----3---3-3|-4-----4---4--4-----||
|D|---4-----4------|---4-----4-|-4----4-------6-----||
|A|--4-------------|--2--------|-6---6--------4-----||
|E|-2--------------|-2---------|-4--4---------X-----||
end on F#maj7 strum and hold
LYRICS (with corresponding chords)
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Verse:
i
I look into your eyes,
ii iii
So far away.
i
There's trouble on your mind,
ii iii
You're loosing faith.
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Refrain:
iv
Hey now
v
Let me hold you.
vi vii
It will be o.k.
viii
Cause I will love you,
ix
Till they take my heart away.
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(repeat verse)
Remember when you called,
And said goodbye.
You thought we've lost it all
And so did I.
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Refrain 2
iv v
Even if I lost you,
vi vii
It will be the same.
viii
Cause I will love you,
ix x iv
Till they take my heart away.....
v vi vii
Believe, I'm here to stay.
viii
Cause I will love you,
ix
Till they take my heart away.
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(repeat verse)
Now we're stronger than before,
We made it through.
I never felt so sure,
Because of you.
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(repeat refrain 2) except last part (specified)
Hey now, are you listening.
Can you hear me say,
That I will love you,
Till they take my heart away...
Believe, in me, I'm here to stay.
Cause I will love you,
intro to instrumental (all power chords)
ix----------------> Dmaj7,C#m7,F#m7,G#m7---then instrumental
Till they take my heart away...
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INSTRUMENTAL
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Last chorus
Believe, in me, I'm here to stay.
Cause I will love you,
Till they take my heart away...
Away, away, away.......
Cause I will love you,
Till they take my heart away.
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For mae.
Any comments or corrections pls email at tito_puento@yahoo.com.
