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Chords/Tabulature for
The Old Homestead

Submitted by: Johan Dahlgren (b93jd@hkr03.hk-r.se)

Notes about this song:

  • I don't know the names of the chords I've named Dm7(3), Dm7(6), Dm7(8) and Dm7(10). I play a Dm7 on the frets 3,6,8 and 10. Think it sounds OK.
  • When moving from F to C release your index finger and strike the open G string. Neil does that every time.
  • Note from Wolfgang: The chord progression is OK, but I think the tabs for the intro and fills aren't always exactly to the point. Didn't check it in detail, and Johan is currently unsubsribed from Rust, so I thought I take it as it is.

Chords:                       
                D       xx0232
                F       xx3211
                C       x32010
                G6/B    x2x030
                Gm6/Bb  x1x030
                Dm7     xx0211
                              
Intro (see TAB below)         


D               F                                  
Up and down the old homestead                      
                                                   
C         G6/B  Gm6/Bb              D              
The naked rider gallops through his head           
                                                   
                 F                                 
And although the moon isn't full                   
                                                   
C         G6/B     Gm6/Bb    D                     
He still feels the pull                            
                                                   
                                                   
     Out on the floor where the cowboys dance      
     Approaching slowly at a glance                
     Here comes the shadow of his stance           
     The reins are fallin' from his hands.         
                                                   
     Why do you ride that crazy horse?             
     Inquires the shadow with little remorse       
     Just then a priest comes down the stairs      
     With a sack of dreams and old nightmares.     
                                                   
     Dm7   Dm7(3)   Dm7(6)     Dm7(8)     Dm7(10)   ***see note above***
                                                   
     *Riff 1*                                      
                                                   
     Who are you, the rider says                   
     You dress in black but you talk like a Fed    
     You spout ideas from books that you read      
     Don't you care about this guy's head?         
                                                   
     Just then the sound of hoofbeats was heard    
     And the sky was darkened by a prehistoric bird
     Who flew between the unfulfilled moon         
     And the naked rider, to a telephone booth.    
      
     We'll call the moon and see what's up             
     I've got some change in this little tin cup       
     We'll say that the shadow is growin' dim          
     And we need some light to get back to him         
                                                       
     Dm7                  Dm7(3)                       
     Just one call should do it all                    
     Dm7(6)                        Dm7(8)              
     I'll carve this number on the wall                
             Dm7(10)                                   
     With my beak.                                     
                                                       
     *Riff 2*                                          
                                                       
     Flying feathers were all around                   
     The air was filled with a ringing sound.          
     Two more birds, the second and the third          
     Came down from the sky to deliver the word.       
                                                       
     Where have you been, they said to the first       
     Get back to the clouds, we're dying of thirst     
     There's not enough time to make that call         
     Let's ditch this rider, shadow and all.           
                                                       
     Dm7   Dm7(3)   Dm7(6)     Dm7(8)     Dm7(10)      
                                                       
     The sky was filled with the beautiful birds       
     Still on the ground some crying was heard         
     With his dime in his hand and his hand on the dial
     His ears were sweating as he forced a smile.      
                                                       
     Hoofbeats beating across the range                
     He rode through the night with his cup of change  
     Tired and beaten he fell into slumber             
     But up in the sky they still had his number.      

     *Riff3*                                 
                                             
     Up and down the old homestead           
     The naked rider gallops through his head
     And although the moon isn't full        
     He still feels the pull,                
                                             
     Dm7                                     
     Still feels the pull.                   
     Dm7(3)                                  
     Still feels the pull.                   
     Dm7(6)                                  
     Still feels the pull.                   
     Dm7(8)                                  
     Still feels the pull.                   
     D

Intro:

e|----2-2----------1-1--------1--------1-1--------------------0--------------
B|----3--------------1------1-1--------1-1-----2-1-------1-3---------3-------
G|-2--------2--0h2------0h2-----0--------------2-1-------------------0-------
D|-0------0-3---------------------3-0-------0--------------------------------
A|--------------------------------------------------0h3----------3-2---2-2-2-
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
   D           F                                    C              G6/B      

e|-------------------------
B|---3-3---3---------------
G|-----0-------------------
D|-------------0-------0---
A|-1-----1--------0h3------
E|-------------------------
   Gm6/B       D           

Riff 1:

e|--------------------------0--0-----0---------------------------------
B|--------------------------1--------3---------------------------------
G|-0--0h2--0h2-0--------------------------------------------------0h2--
D|----------------3--0------------------------0--0-3-0--------0--------
A|-----------------------3---------2------1--------------0h3-----------
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------
   D       F             C        G6/B    Gm6/Bb     D                 
Riff 2:                                                                
                                                                       
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------
G|----------0h2--0h2--0------------------------------------------------
D|---0-0-3----------------3-0--3-2-2-0-----------0-0--------0----------
A|-0------------------------------------3-2-2-1--------0h3-------------
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------
   D             F               C       G6/B    D                     
                                              Gm6/Bb                   
Riff 3:                                                                
                                                                       
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------
B|------------------1-----------1-3-3--------3---------------------1---
G|-0h2--0-0h2--0h2-----------0--0---0--------0---------------------0h2-
D|---------------------3-0---2------------------3-0-------0---0-3------
A|---------------------------3---------2--1----------0h3---------------
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------
   D           F             C        G6/B Gm6/Bb D                F   
                                                                       
                                                                       
e|-----------------------0------0------0-------------------------------
B|-------------------1-3------3------3---------------------------------
G|-0h2--0--------------------------------------------------------------
D|---------3-0----------------------------0-------0--------------------
A|--------------0h3---------2------1---------0h3-----------------------
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------
                C          G6/B    Gm6/Bb         D                    

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