Song: The Big Sky
Artist: Kate Bush
Album: Hounds of Love
Tabbed by DJ
31st Mar 2015
CAPO: 3rd fret (Sounds in the key of F)
Chord names and fret positions are relative to the capo:
D = xx0232 Em7 = 022030
C = x32010 C/D = xx0010 or xx0553
B7 = x21202
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[Intro]
D C B7
They look down ...at the ground, ...missing,
Em7 D C B7
But I never ...go in ...now!
[Verse 1]
D C/D
I'm looking at the big sky, I'm looking at the big sky now,
D C/D
I'm looking at the big sky, you never understood me,
D C/D
You never really tried, that cloud... that cloud...
D
...It looks like Ireland!
(Diddle -li -dah, diddle -li -dah!)
C/D
(Diddle -li -dah, diddle -li -dah, dah!) Come on, blow it a kiss now,
D C/D
(Diddle -li -dah, diddle -li -dah, diddle -li -dah, diddle -li -dah, dah!)
[Verse 2]
D
Quick, ...'cause it's changing in a big sky,
C/D D
It's changing in a big sky now, we're looking at the big sky,
C/D D
You never understood me, you never really tried,
C/D
This cloud, ...this cloud... it says,
D
"Noah,....
(Build me an ark, build me an ark, build me an ark, build me an ark!)
C/D
...Come on, ...build me an Ark---------!"
(Build me an ark, build me an ark, build me an ark, build me an ark!)
D
...And if you're coming, ...jump!
(Build me an ark, build me an ark, build me an ark!)
[Verse 3]
D
'Cause we're leaving with the big sky,
C/D
We're leaving with the big sky, honey,
D C/D
We're leaving with the big sky,
D C/D
Looking at the ...yeah, yoh, yeah, yoh, yeah - ee, yeah, yeah, yoh!
D C/D
Looking at the ...yeah, yoh, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yoh!
[Verse 4]
D C/D
And we pause for a jet, Hup - hup!
D C/D
Up in the big sky, we're looking at the big sky, honey,
D C/D
You want my reply? What was the question?
D C/D
Yeah, I was looking at the Big Sky,
D C/D
...Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, big sky, now,
D C/D D
Looking at the big sky, yeah, yoh, yeah, yoh, yeah - ee,
C/D
Yeah, tell 'em sisters...
[Coda - Repeat]
D C/D
||: Rolling over like a great big cloud, walking out in a big sky! :||
