From: sunking@gate.net (E. D. Harvey)
Date: 10 Jun 1995 17:29:42 -0500
Subject: TAB: Clothes of Sand Nick Drake
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This is Clothes of Sand, off the Nick Drake album Time of No Reply.
The tuning is DGDGAD, with a capo on the 3rd fret.
CLOTHES OF SAND
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|-5-------------------|------------0--3---------|----------(3)--------|
Intro (play 2X)
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Who has dressed you in strange clothes of sand
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Who has taken you far from my land
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Who has said that my sayings were wrong
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And who will say that I`ve stayed much too long
REFRAIN
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Clothes of sand have
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covered your face-- Given you meaning and
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taken my place So make your way
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on down to the sea Something has taken
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you so far from me [then go directly to
intro, but play into
only once, and onto
2nd verse]
ENDING
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so far from me
ADDITIONAL LYRICS
[verse 2]
Does it now seem worth all the color of skies
To see the earth through painted eyes
To look through panes of shaded glass
See the stains of winter`s grass (refrain)
[verse 3]
Can you now return to from where you came
Try to burn your changing name
Or with silver spoons and colored light
Will you worship moons in winter`s night (refrain)
The toughest thing about learning this song is in making it sound
fluid all the way through, but once mastered, it is a great addition
to one`s repertoire. A smooth transition from end of refrain back to
into takes a bit of work too, but it`s more a matter of timing than
difficult fingerings, etc. If anyone has corrections, additions, or
comment, by all means let me know. E.H.
