A beautiful bluesy ballad from the Invisible Empire album 2013
This is transcribed from a solo acoustic performance KT gave
on BBC2's Later programme in May 2013
Standard tuning
Am x02210
F 133211
C x32010
C/G 3x2010
G 320003
Riff 1 - this is played with variations and spasmodically, but basically goes like this
E --0--0--0--0---0|
B --5--3--1--0-0-0|
G -------------2--|
D ----------------|
A ----------------|
E ----------------|
Riff 2
E --3--0----------|
B --------3--1----|
G -------------2-0|
D ----------------|
A ----------------|
E ----------------|
Verse 1
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Riff1 Am
I'm growing like a seed
Riff1 F
Rain's been falling on me
Riff2 C
I've been covered in cold
Riff2 G
I've been shrouded in doubt
Riff1 Am
My heart is on the wire
F
Sitting pretty like a bird
Riff2 C
But the hunter is out
C/G G
And the eagle has heard the word
Refrain 1
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F Am C/G G
That I feel feel it all
F Am G
yes I can feel feel it all
Verse 2
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Riff1 Am
I'll look into the sky
F
And I'll be listening to the stars
Riff2 C
And maybe thinking of you
Riff2 C/G G
And wondering where you are
Am
And do you know what you've done for me
F
You've made my branches grow
C
And they can play with the wind
C/G G
And they can carry the snow
Refrain 2
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F Am G
And they can feel feel it all
F Am G
Yes they can feel feel it all
= inst =
Riff 1 Am F Riff2 C Riff2 G
Riff 1 Am F Riff2 C Riff2 G
Verse 3
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Am
So take what you want
F
Leave what you don't need
C
And I'll go looking for you
C/G G
You keep your eye out for me
Riff 1 Am
Cos our hearts are on the wire
F
Sitting pretty like a bird
C
But the hunter is hunted
C/G G
And the eagle is ours
Refrain 3
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F Am G
And we can feel feel it all
F Am G
Yes we can feel feel it all
Refrain 4 / end
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F Am G
Oh we can fe-el it all
F Am G
Yes we can fe-el it all
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I hope I've done it justice!
Kevin O'Brien
Watford
England
March 2013
[email protected]
