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Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young : Crosby, Stills & Nash
1969

  1. Suite: Judy Blue Eyes
    +1
  2. Marrakesh Express
  3. Guinnevere
    +1
  4. You Don't Have To Cry
  5. Pre-Road Downs

  6. Wooden Ships
  7. Lady Of The Island
  8. Helplessly Hoping
  9. Long Time Gone
  10. 49 Bye-Byes

Suite: Judy Blue Eyes

E
D
A
E
B7
It's getting to the point where I'm no fun anymore
A
A7
I am sorry
E
D
A
E
B7
Sometimes it hurts so badly I must cry out loud
A
A7
I am lonely
E
B7
A
A7
I am yours, you are mine, you are what you are
E
A
And you make it hard Remember what we've said and done and felt about each other Oh babe, have mercy Don't let the past remind us of what we are not now I am not dreaming I am yours, you are mine, you are what you are You make it hard Tearing yourself away from me now, you are free And I am crying This does not mean, I don't love you, I do, that's forever Yes and for always I am yours, you are mine, you are what you are You make it hard Something inside is telling me that I've got your secret Are you still listening? Fear is the lock, and laughter the key to your heart And I love you I am yours, you are mine, you are what you are You make it hard
E
A
And you make it hard And you make it hard And you make it hard
E
A
And you make it hard
E
A
A7
Friday evening, Sunday in the afternoon
A
E
What have you got to lose?
E
A
A7
Tuesday morning, please be gone, I'm tired of you
A
E
What have you got to lose?
D
Can I tell it like it is? (Help me I'm suffering)
A
Listen to me baby
D
A
It's my heart that's a suffering (Help me I'm dying)
E
It's a dying, that's what I have to lose
E
A
A7
I've got an answer, I'm going to fly away
A
E
What have I got to lose?
E
A
A7
Will you come see me Thursdays and Saturdays?
A
E
What have you got to lose?
D
E
Chestnut brown canary
D
E
Ruby throated sparrow
D
Bm
D
Bm
Sing the song, don't be long
D
E
Thrill me to the marrow
D
E
D
E
Voices of the angels, ring around the moonlight
D
Bm
D
Bm
Asking me, said she so free
D
E
How can you catch the sparrow?
D
E
D
E
Lacy, lilting lady, losing love, lamenting
D
Bm
D
Bm
Change my life, make it right
D
E
Be my lady
A
Bm
F#m
D
E
x16
Do do do do do..do..do..do do

Marrakesh Express

G/d
Dm7
Dm9
G/d
Dm7
Dm9
G/d
Dm7
Dm9
Looking at the world through the sunset in your eyes
G/d
Dm7
Dm9
Traveling the train through clear Moroccan skies
Em
Ducks and pigs and chickens call
A
Animal carpet wall-to-wall
C
D
Dsus4
D7sus4
Dsus2
D
American ladies five foot tall in blue Sweeping cobwebs from the edges of my mind Had to get away to see what we could find Hope the days that lie ahead Bring us back to where they've led Listen not to what's been said to you
C
G
Am
G
Wouldn't you know we're riding on the Marrakesh Express
C
G
Em7
A
Wouldn't you know we're riding on the Marrakesh Express
C
D
G
They're taking me to Marrakesh
G
G7
F/g
G/d
All aboard the train!
G
G7
F/g
G/d
All aboard the train!
Bm
G
I've been saving all my money just to take you there
E
C5
Cmaj7(#11)
C5
Cmaj7(#11)
C
I smell the garden in your hair
G/d
Dm7
Dm9
Take the train from Casablanca going south
G/d
Dm7
Dm9
Blowing smoke rings from the corners of my mouth
Em
Colored cottons hang in the air
A
Charming cobras in the square
C
D
Dsus4
D7sus4
Dsus2
D
Striped djellebas we can wear at home Well, let me hear you now...
C
G
Am
G
Wouldn't you know we're riding on the Marrakesh Express
C
G
Em7
A
Wouldn't you know we're riding on the Marrakesh Express
C
D
G
They're taking me to Marrakesh
C
G
Am
G
Wouldn't you know we're riding on the Marrakesh Express
C
G
Em7
A
Wouldn't you know we're riding on the Marrakesh Express
C
D
G
They're taking me to Marrakesh
G
G7
F/g
G/d
All on board the train!
G
G7
F/g
G/d
All on board the train!
Dm9/g
All on board!

Guinnevere

Tuning: EBDGAD (Open Em11)
Em7
Am7
Bm7
Am7
Em7
Em7
Guinnevere had green eyes
Em7
Gm7
Like yours, m'lady, like yours
Gm7
She'd walk down through the garden
Dm7
Em7
In the morning after it rained
Gm7
Peacocks wandered aimlessly
Em7
Underneath an orange tree
Em7
Why can't she see me?
Em7
Guinnevere drew pentagrams
Em7
Gm7
Like yours, m'lady, like yours
Gm7
Late at night when she thought
Dm7
Em7
That no one was watching at all
Dm7
Gm7
Em7
On the wall
Em7
Em7/g
Bm7
She shall be free
Bm7
As she turns her gaze
Am7
Bm7
Em7
Down the slope to the harbor where I lay
Em7
Anchored for a day
Em7
Guinnevere had golden hair
Em7
Gm7
Like yours, m'lady, like yours
Gm7
Streaming out when we'd ride
Dm7
Em7
Through the warm wind down by the bay
Em7
Yesterday
Gm7
Seagulls circle endlessly
Em/b
I sing in silent harmony
Em7
We shall be free
Em7
Bm7
Em7
Bm7
Am7
Em7

You Don't Have To Cry

D
F
C
In the mornin' when you rise
G
D
Do you think of me, and how you left me cryin'?
F
C
G
Are you thinkin' of telephones, and managers
D
And where you got to be at noon?
F
C
G
You are living a reality I left years ago
D
It quite nearly killed me
F
C
In the long run it will make you cry
G
D
Make you crazy and old before your time
F
C
And the difference between me and you
G
I won't argue right or wrong
D
C
But I have time to cry, my baby
G
D
You don't have to cry
D
C
G
D
I said cry my baby, you don't have to cry
D
C
G
D
I said cry my baby, you don't have to cry
F
C
In the mornin' when you rise
G
D
Do you think of me, and how you left me cryin'?
F
C
G
Are you thinkin' of telephones, and managers
D
And where you got to be at noon?
F
C
G
You are living a reality I left years ago
D
It quite nearly killed me
F
C
In the long run it will make you cry
G
D
Make you crazy and old before your time
F
C
And the difference between me and you
G
I won't argue right or wrong
D
C
But I have time to cry, my baby
G
D
You don't have to cry
D
C
G
D
I said cry my baby, you don't have to cry
D
C
G
D
I said cry my baby, you don't have to cry

Pre-Road Downs

Tuning: EEEEBE
A 000075 or 0000A9
E 000054 or 000075
D 000032
Bm 007777
F#m 002222
A
E
A
E
D
E|-5--4-4-4---9--7-7-7-7---2---|
B|-7--5-5-5---10-9-9-9-9---3---|
E|-0--0-0-0---0--0-0-0-0---0---|
E|-0--0-0-0---0--0-0-0-0---0---|
E|-0--0-0-0---0--0-0-0-0-- 0---|
E|-0--0-0-0---0--0-0-0-0---0---|
A
E
A
E
I have kissed you, so I'll miss you
A
E
A
E
On the road I'll be wantin' you
A
E
A
E
But I have you, 'cause I love you
A
E
A
And you have me, 'cause you love me too Felt forsaken, you'll awaken To the joys of livin' hand-in-glove And then I will lend you my will And your days will be filled with love
Bm
A
F#m
E
Don't run, the time approaches
Bm
A
F#m
E
Hotels and midnight coaches
Bm
A
F#m
E
D
Be sure to hide the roaches |
A
E
A
E
D
x2
|
E
D
C#m
A
E
| Felt rejected, as expected You rejected all the thoughts of worth So I'll pray with you to stay with Me forever, and we'll make it work |
A
E
A
E
D
x2
|
E
D
C#m
A
E
| Elevated, you're elated 'Cause I've waited a year for you If you're thinkin' what I'm thinkin' Then I'm gonna make my love to you Don't run, the time approaches Hotels and midnight coaches Be sure to hide the roaches
E
D
D/c#
A
E

Wooden Ships

Em
Am
If you smile at me I will understand 'Cause that is something
Em
Am
Em
Am
Everybody, everywhere does in the same, language
Em
Am
I can see by your coat, my friend you're from the other side There's just one thing I got to know
Am
Em
Am7
Em
Am
can you tell me please, who won?
Em
Say can I have some of your purple berries?
Am
Yes, I've been eating them
Em
Am
for six or seven weeks now, haven't got sick once
Em
G
A
D
probably keep us both alive
Em
G
A
D
Wooden ships on the water very free and easy
Em
G
A
D
Easy, you know the way it's supposed to be
Em
G
A
D
Silver people on the shoreline let us be
C
Em
Cmaj7
Talkin' 'bout very free and easy
Solo
Em
G
A
D
Horror grips us as we watch you die
Em
G
A
D
All we can do is echo your anguished cries
Em
G
A
D
Stare as all human feelings die
C
Em
Cmaj7
We are leaving, you don't need us
Solo
Aaaah ...
Em
G
A
D
Go take your sister then by the hand
Em
G
A
D
Lead her away from this foreign land
Em
G
A
D
Far away where we might laugh again
C
Em
Cmaj7
We are leaving, you don't need us
Solo
Am
And it's a fair wind
Cmaj7
Em
Am
blowin' warm out of the south over my shoulder
Em
Am
Guess I'll set a course and go

Lady Of The Island

Eb x688xx Cm x35543
Eb/d x588xx Fm 133111
G#m 466444 E 022100
Gm 355333 E(b5) 022300
Eb
Eb/d
Holding you close, undisturbed before a fire
Cm
G#m
The pressure in my chest when you breathe in my ear
Gm
Fm
We both knew this would happen when you first appeared
Gm
Fm
My lady of the island The brownness of your body in the fire glow Except the places where the sun refused to go Our bodies were a perfect fit in afterglow we lay My lady of the island
E
E(b5)
E
E(b5)
E
E(b5)
Eb
Letting myself wander through the world inside your eyes
E
E(b5)
E
E(b5)
E
E(b5)
Eb
You know I'd like to stay here until every tear runs dry
Harmony part:
Eb
|
F#
|
Cm
|
G#m
|
Gm
|
Fm
|
Gm
|
Fm
Gm
Fm
My lady of the island
Eb
Eb/d
Wrapped around each other in the peeping sun
Cm
G#m
Beams of sunshine light the stage, the red light's on
Gm
Fm
I never want to finish what I've just begun with you
Gm
Fm
My lady of the island
Harmony part 2:
Gm
|
Fm
|
Gm
|
G#m
Eb

Helplessly Hoping

Am7
C
Helplessly hoping her harlequin hovers
G
D
Nearby, awaiting a word
Am7
C
Gasping at glimpses of gentle true spirit
G
D
Am7
C
G
C/g
D
He runs wishing he could fly only to trip at the sound of goodbye...
Am7
C
Wordlessly watching he waits by the window
G
D
And wonders at the empty place inside
Am7
C
Heartlessly helping himself to her bad dreams
G
D
Am7
C
G
C/g
He worries did he hear a goodbye or even... hello?
G
C/g
They are one person
G
C/g
They are two alone
G
C/g
They are three together
G
Dm/f
C
G
C/g
G
They are for... each other
Am7
C
Stand by the stairway you'll see something certain
G
D
To tell you confusion has its cost
Am7
C
Love isn't lying it's loose in a lady
G
D
Am7
C
C/g
Who lingers, saying she is lost and choking... on hello
G
C/g
They are one person
G
C/g
They are two alone
G
C/g
They are three together
G
Dm/f
C
G
C/g
G
They are for... each other

Long Time Gone

Am
D7
Am
D
Am
D7
Am
D
It's been a long time comin'
Am
D7
Am
D
It's goin' to be a long time gone
Am
G6
Fmaj7
And it appears to be a long
Am
G6
Fmaj7
Appears to be a long
Am
G6
D
Appears to be a long
Am
D7
C
Am
G
Time, yes, a long, long, long, long time
D
Am
D
Before the dawn
Am
D
Am
D
Turn, turn any corner
Am
D
Am
D
Am
D
Hear, you must hear what the people say
Am
D
Am
D
You know there's something that's goin' on around here
Am
D
Am
D
The surely, surely, surely won't stand the light of day And it appears to be a long Appears to be a long Appears to be a long Time, yes, a long, long, long, long time Before the dawn
Am
D
Am
D
Am
D
Speak out, you got to speak out against the madness
Am
D
Am
D
You got to speak your mind
Am
D
If you dare
Am
D
Am
D
Am
D
But don't no don't now try to get yourself elected
Am
D
Am
D
If you do you had better cut your hair 'Cause it appears to be a long Appears to be a long Appears to be a long Time, yes, a long, long, long, long time Before the dawn
Am
D7
Am
D
It's been a long time comin'
Am
D7
Am
D
It's goin' to be a long time gone
Am
D
But you know
Am
D
The darkest hour is always
Am
D
Always just before the dawn And it appears to be a long Appears to be a long Appears to be a long Time, yes, a long, long, long, long time Before the dawn

49 Bye-Byes

B
Esus4
A
E
G#m
B
Esus4
A
E
Forty nine reasons all in a line
B
Esus4
A
E
G#m
All of them good ones all of them lies
B
Esus4
A
E
Driftin' with my lady we're oldest of friends
B
Esus4
A
E
G#m
Need a little work and there's fences to mend
Chorus
B
Esus4
Steady girl be my world (Steady girl)
B
Esus4
Till the drifter come now she's gone (Be my world)
B
Esus4
I let that man play his hand (Drifter come)
B
F#
I let them go how was I to know? (Now you're gone)
F#7
B
I'm down on my knees, nobody left to please
Intro
Now it's over they left in the spring Her and the drifter looking for beautiful things
Instrumental (Electric Guitar and Organ)
Chorus+
B
On my knees, Feeling wrong
F#
C#
E
Mama's gone, oh...
B
G#m
F#
Bye, bye baby (Bye, bye baby)
A
E
B
Write if you think of it maybe
B
G#m
F#
Know I love you (Know I love you)
A
E
B
Go if it means that much to you
F#
Hey, but you can run baby
E
D
Asus4
If the feeling's wrong before too long it's crazy
B
A
B
And you're trapped, babe, and you know that's not where it's at, babe
A
E
B
You're just seein' things through a cat's eye, baby
A
B
That's not my old lady
Esus4
B
Come on and tell me baby
Esus4
B
You better tell me baby
F#
Who do you
C#
E
Who do you love? Time will tell us Who is trying to sell us Bye, bye baby (Bye, bye, bye, bye baby) Write if you think of it maybe Hey, but you can run baby...