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TO FRANCE - Mike Oldfield
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Tabbed by: Anne Drury
Email: zerofret_ad@hotmail.com
Date: September 18, 2005
Written by: M. Oldfield
CD: "Discovery" (1984, Virgin Records)
and "Elements: The Best Of Mike Oldfield" (1993, Virgin Records)
Notes:
h...hammer on
p...pull off
/...slide up
\...slide down
=...hold note
-Tuning: Standard
-the song is in B minor/all lead guitar is in B minor
-bar lines indicate measures of 4/4 time
-Figure 1 is a mandolin and oboe part transcribed for guitar
-the tab of the 5th intervals throughout the song (verse, chorus,
bridge) is a keyboard part transcribed for guitar
-the chords are included here, although for most parts of the song they
aren't played, but are only implied by the other instruments' parts
INTRO:
Figure 1 - (whole intro is Fig. 1)
Bm A
Gtr1
E -------|-------14-19--17--------|-------14-14=h15p14-----------|
B ----14-|-15-17---------------14-|-15-17--------------17--------|
G -16----|------------------16----|------------------------14-16-|
D -------|------------------------|------------------------------|
A -------|------------------------|------------------------------|
E -------|------------------------|------------------------------|
| | |
| | |
Gtr2 | | |
E -------|------------------------|------------------------------|
B -------|----14-15---------------|----14-15-12=h14p12-----------|
G ----14-|-16-------16---------14-|-16-----------------14--------|
D -16----|--------------16--16----|------------------------14-16-|
A -------|------------------------|------------------------------|
E -------|------------------------|------------------------------|
F#m Bm A Bm
Gtr1
E ----------19--21--------|------------------------|
B -14-15-17------------14-|-15-17-14---------------|
G ------------------16----|----------16------------|
D ------------------------|------------------------|
A ------------------------|------------------------|
E ------------------------|------------------------|
| |
| |
Gtr2 | |
E ------------------------|------------------------|
B -------14---------------|----14------------------|
G -14-16---------------14-|-16----14---------------|
D ----------14--16--16----|----------16------------|
A ------------------------|------------------------|
E ------------------------|------------------------|
1ST VERSE:
1 Taking on water, Sailing a restless sea, From a memo-ry, A fan-ta-
2-sy,The wind carries Far from the Don't you know you're
into white water, islands,
Bm A F#m Bm A D E
E -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
B -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------o|
G -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
D ---4---4---4---4-|---4---4---2---2-|---2---2---------|---4---6---7---9--|
A -2---2---2---2---|-2---2---0---0---|-0---0-----4---4-|-2---4---5---7---o|
E -----------------|-----------------|---------2---2---|------------------|
CHORUS:
1. Ne - ver going to get to France, Mary
2. Ne - ver going to get to France, Could a
F#m E D
E --------------------|------------------|
B --------------------|------------------|
G --------------------|------------------|
D ---11---9----9---11-|---7---7---7---7--|
A -9----7---11---9----|-5---5---5---5----|
E --------------------|------------------|
Queen of chance, will they find you?
new romance ever bind you?
E F#m
E -----------------|---------------------|
B -----------------|---------------------|
G -----------------|---------------------|
D ---9---9---9---9-|---11---11---11---11-|
A -7---7---7---7---|-9----9----9----9----|
E -----------------|---------------------|
Transition to 2nd verse: (mandolin transcribed for guitar)
Bm A
Gtr1
E -------|-------14-19--17--------|-------14-14=h15p14-----------|
B ----14-|-15-17---------------14-|-15-17--------------17--------|
G -16----|------------------16----|------------------------14-16-|
D -------|------------------------|------------------------------|
A -------|------------------------|------------------------------|
E -------|------------------------|------------------------------|
| | |
| | |
Gtr2 | | |
E -------|------------------------|------------------------------|
B -------|----------7-------------|------------------------------|
G -------|-7------------9---------|-7--------7---9-9-------------|
D -------|------------------------|------------------------------|
A -------|------------------------|------------------------------|
E -------|------------------------|------------------------------|
F#m Bm A D E
Gtr1
E ----------19--21--------|------------------------|
B -14-15-17------------14-|-15-17-14---------------|
G ------------------16----|----------16------------|
D ------------------------|------------------------|
A ------------------------|------------------------|
E ------------------------|------------------------|
| |
| |
Gtr2 | |
E ------------------------|------------------------|
B --------------7---------|-------------7----------|
G -9--------9-------------|-7-----9----------------|
D ------------------------|------------------------|
A ------------------------|------------------------|
E ------------------------|------------------------|
2ND VERSE:
1.Walking on foreign ground,
like a shadow, Roaming in far off terri-tor-y
2.Over your shoulder stories unfold, searching for
You're sanctuary, You know you're
Bm A F#m Bm A D E
E -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
B -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------o|
G -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
D ---4---4---4---4-|---4---4---2---2-|---2---2---------|---4---6---7---9--|
A -2---2---2---2---|-2---2---0---0---|-0---0-----4---4-|-2---4---5---7---o|
E -----------------|-----------------|---------2---2---|------------------|
Play CHORUS
BRIDGE:
I see a pic - ture, By the lamp's fli - cker,
D A D E
E -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D ---7---7---7---7-|---7---7---7---7-|---7---7---7---7-|---7---7---7---7-|
A -5---5---5---5---|-5---5---4---4---|-4---4---4---4---|-5---5---7---7---|
E -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Is - n't it strange how dreams fade and shim - mer?
D A D E
E -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D ---7---7---7---7-|---7---7---7---7-|---7---7---7---7-|---7---7---9---9-|
A -5---5---5---5---|-5---5---4---4---|-4---4---4---4---|-5---5---7---7---|
E -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Play CHORUS
BREAK: (electric guitar)
Figure 2 -
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/m/mike_oldfield/to_france_tab.html ]
Bm D A
Gtr1
E -------|-------14-(14)/19--17--------|-------14-14=h15p14-----------|
B ----14-|-15-17--------------------14-|-15-17--------------17--------|
G -16----|-----------------------16----|------------------------14-16-|
D -------|-----------------------------|------------------------------|
A -------|-----------------------------|------------------------------|
E -------|-----------------------------|------------------------------|
| | |
| | |
Gtr2 | | |
E -------|-----------------------------|------------------------------|
B -------|----14-15-(15)/19--17--------|----14-15-15--------14--------|
G ----14-|-16-----------------------14-|-16------------------------13-|
D -16----|-----------------------16----|------------------------14----|
A -------|-----------------------------|------------------------------|
E -------|-----------------------------|------------------------------|
F#m Bm A D E
Gtr1
E ----------19/21-21-----17-|-19-21-17-------------|
B -14-15-17-----------19----|----------19----------|
G --------------------------|----------------------|
D --------------------------|----------------------|
A --------------------------|----------------------|
E --------------------------|----------------------|
| |
| |
Gtr2 | |
E --------------------------|----------------------|
B -----------------------14-|-15-17-14-------------|
G -14-13-14-----------16----|----------16----------|
D ----------14----16--------|----------------------|
A --------------------------|----------------------|
E --------------------------|----------------------|
GUITAR SOLO: (acoustic guitar)
Bm D A
E -2-0-|--------------------2h3-2p0-----|------------2=h3p2p0----0------|
B -----|-3-0-2--0--0-2--3h5---------3p2-|-3-5p3p2p0-----------3-----2-3-|
G -----|--------------------------------|-------------------------------|
D -----|--------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A -----|--------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E -----|--------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A F#m Bm A D E
Gtr1
E ---5--------------------------------|----------0-----2--0-2-3-0-|
B -5---5-3--2h3p2---------------------|----3--2-----3-------------|
G ----------------4-2--4p2\1-1------2-|-4-------------------------|
D -----------------------------4--4---|---------------------------|
A ------------------------------------|---------------------------|
E ------------------------------------|---------------------------|
| |
| |
Gtr2 | |
E ------------------------------------|----2--0--3--2--5--3-------|
B ----------------------------------2-|-3-------------------------|
G --------------------------------4---|---------------------------|
D ------------------------------------|---------------------------|
A ------------------------------------|---------------------------|
E ------------------------------------|---------------------------|
Repeat BRIDGE
Play CHORUS
Play FIGURE 1 2x with lyrics below
Never going to get to France
Never going to
Then: (electric guitar)
Bm D A
Gtr1
E -------|-------14-(14)/19--17--------|-------14-14=h15p14-----------|
B ----14-|-15-17--------------------14-|-15-17--------------17--------|
G -16----|-----------------------16----|------------------------14-16-|
D -------|-----------------------------|------------------------------|
A -------|-----------------------------|------------------------------|
E -------|-----------------------------|------------------------------|
| | |
Gtr2 | | |
E -------|-----------------------------|------------------------------|
B -------|-----------------------------|------------------------------|
G -------|-----------------------------|------------------------------|
D -------|---------------4---2---------|--------------------2---------|
A -------|-2---------------------------|-2--------5-------------------|
E -------|-----------------------------|------------------------------|
F#m Bm A D E
Gtr1
E -----------19/21---21-----17-|-19-21-17---------------------|
B -14-15-17--------------19----|----------19--------------14--|
G -----------------------------|-----------------------16-----|
D -----------------------------|------------------------------|
A -----------------------------|------------------------------|
E -----------------------------|------------------------------|
| |
| |
Gtr2 | |
E -----------------------------|------------------------------|
B -----------------------------|------------------------------|
G -----------------------------|------------------------------|
D -----------------------------|-------------------2h4-2------|
A -0---------------------------|-2------4-----5---------------|
E ------------0-------2--------|------------------------------|
Bm D A
Gtr1
E -------14-(14)/19--17--------|-------14-14=h15p14-----------|
B -15-17--------------------14-|-15-17--------------17--------|
G -----------------------16----|------------------------14-16-|
D -----------------------------|------------------------------|
A -----------------------------|------------------------------|
E -----------------------------|------------------------------|
| |
| |
Gtr2 | |
E -----------------------------|------------------------------|
B -----------------------------|------------------------------|
G -----------------------------|------------------------------|
D ---------------4---2---------|--------------------2---------|
A -2---------------------------|-2--------5-------------------|
E -----------------------------|------------------------------|
F#m Bm A D E
Gtr1
E ----------19/21-21-----19-21-|-22-21-17/19------------------|
B -14-15-17--------------------|------------------------------|
G -----------------------------|------------------------------|
D -----------------------------|------------------------------|
A -----------------------------|------------------------------|
E -----------------------------|------------------------------|
| |
| |
Gtr2 | |
E -----------------------------|------------------------------|
B -----------------------------|------------------------------|
G -----------------------------|------------------------------|
D -----------------------------|-------------------2h4-2------|
A -0---------------------------|-2------4-----5---------------|
E ------------0-------2--------|------------------------------|
(lyrics go with staff below)
- 1. Never going to
get to France 2. Never going to
- 3. Never going to
Bm D A F#m A Bm A D E
E ------------------|-----------------|------------|------------------|
B ------7-5---5-----|----------3--5---|-5----------|-----------------o|
G ----------7----6--|-4---------------|------4--2--|------------------| 3x
D ------------------|-----------------|------------|----------2h4-2---|
A -2----------------|-----------------|------------|-2--4--5---------o|
E ------------------|-----------------|------------|------------------|
get to France Nev-er going to...
Bm D A F#m A
E ------------------|-----------------|------------|------------------|
B ------7-5---5-----|----------3--5---|-5----------|------------------|
G ----------7----6--|-4---------------|------4--2--|------------------|
D ------------------|-----------------|------------|---4---6---7---9--|
A -2----------------|-----------------|------------|-2---4---5---7----|
E ------------------|-----------------|------------|------------------|
E ---0---|
B ---0---|
G ---0---|
D ---x---| (with tremolo)
A ---2---|
E ---x---|
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(This file is the transcriber's own work and represents
their interpretation of the song.)
