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THE ENDLESS PLAIN OF FORTUNE - John Cale
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Band: John Cale
Song: The Endless Plain of Fortune
Album: Paris 1919 (1973)
Tabbed by: crimson-dync
Tuning: Standard
--INTRO--
Am / / Am7 (x4)
--VERSE 1--
Am Am7 Am Am7
Old taylor said
F C G
Old taylor meant to cry -- oh my
Field marshall meant
Field marshall went away again
--CHORUS 1--
F Cmaj7
Watch out below; the tides
F Cmaj7
Lean heavily like wine
F C G Am
We are all innocent in spite of you and me
Am
G|-2-------|
D|---2-----| (x4)
A|-----3-0-|
E|---------|
--VERSE 2--
Am Am7 Am Am7
Then martha went
F C G
Yes martha went away again
Down in transvaal
Where crocodiles and men fight on
--CHORUS 2--
F Cmaj7
They would have played all night
F Cmaj7
Even with loaded dice
F C G Am
It's gold that eats the heart away and leaves the bones to dry
Am
G|-2-------|
D|---2-----| (x2)
A|-----3-0-|
E|---------|
--INTERLUDE--
E D C Bm
Am
G F Em Dm
C G
--VERSE 3--
Am Am7 Am Am7
Segovia watched
F C G
Gendarmerie and all that's all
The radio man
Amanda did you choose your tune
--CHORUS 3--
F Cmaj7
She walked away in time
F Cmaj7
She walked a crooked line
F C G Am
So gracefully she turned her head and smiled -- away
Am
G|-2-------|
D|---2-----| (x12)
A|-----3-0-|
E|---------|
Buenos Aires. January, 2014.
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