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TO FRANCE - Mike Oldfield
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Tabbed by: Anne Drury
Email: [email protected]
Date: September 18, 2005
Written by: M. Oldfield
CD: "Discovery" (1984, Virgin Records)
and "Elements: The Best Of Mike Oldfield" (1993, Virgin Records)
Notes:
-Tuning: Standard
-the song is inminor/all lead guitar is inminor
-bar lines indicate measures of 4/4 time
-Figure 1 ismandolin and oboe part transcribed for guitar
-the tab of the 5th intervals throughout the song (verse, chorus,
bridge) iskeyboard 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
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 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|------------------------|------------------------|
[Verse 1]
1 Taking on water, Sailingrestless sea, Frommemo-ry, fan-ta-
2-sy,The wind carries Far from the Don't you know you're
into white water, islands,
Bm F#m Bm
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 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?
F#m
e|-----------------|---------------------|
B|-----------------|---------------------|
G|-----------------|---------------------|
D|---9---9---9---9-|---11---11---11---11-|
A|-7---7---7---7---|-9----9----9----9----|
E|-----------------|---------------------|
[Verse 2 transition]
(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 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|------------------------|------------------------|
[Verse 2]
1.Walking on foreign ground,
likeshadow, Roaming in far off terri-tor-y
2.Over your shoulder stories unfold, searching for
You're sanctuary, You know you're
Bm F#m Bm
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]
[Bridge]
I see pic - ture, By the lamp's fli - cker,
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?
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|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
[Chorus]
[Break]
(electric guitar)
Figure 2 -
Bm 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 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 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|-----|--------------------------------|-------------------------------|
F#m Bm 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|------------------------------------|---------------------------|
[Bridge]
[Chorus]
Play FIGURE 1 2x with lyrics below
Never going to get to France
Never going to
Then: (electric guitar)
Bm 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 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 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
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 F#m Bm 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 F#m
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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h hammer on
p pull off
/ slide up
\ slide down
= hold note
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