Date: Sun, 24 Jul 1994 14:54:21 +0400 (EDT)
Subject: CRD: Come Down In Time - Elton John (Al Kooper)
To: guitar@nevada.edu
Come Down In Time - Taupin/John
I heard this song performed by Al Kooper`s band in the late 70`s.
I picked up the chords from listening it on the radio. I may not be
the actual chords, but represent an amazing simulation!
The fret and root string are in parenthesis after the chord itself, to
give you an idea of how I play it.
Am7 (V-6) Bm7(VII-6)
In the quiet, silent seconds I
Am7 (V-6) Bm7(VII-6)
I turned off the light switch and I
Cmaj7 (VIII-6) Bm7(VII-6)
I came down to meet you
Dm7 (V-5) E7sus4 E7 (II-4)
in the half-light the moon left while a
Am7 (V-6) Bm7(VII-6)
cluster of night jars sang some
Am7 (V-6) Bm7(VII-6)
songs out of tune.
Cmaj7 (VIII-6) Bm7(VII-6)
A mantel of bright light shone
Dm7 (V-5) E7sus4 E7 (II-4)
down from her (a?) room
Chorus:
Fmaj7 (VIII-5) Em7 (VII-5) Dm7 (V-5) Cmaj7 (VIII-6)
Come down in time, I still hear her say
Fmaj7 (VIII-5) Em7 (VII-5) Dm7 (V-5) Cmaj7 (VIII-6)
So clear in my ear, like it was today.
Fmaj7 (VIII-5) Ab (VIII-6) Cmaj(VIII-6) Bm7 (VII-6) Am7 (V-6) Gm7 (III-6)
Come down in time was the message she gave
Fmaj7 (III-4) Ebmaj7(I-4) Dm7 (open) F (I-6) C/G D
Come down in time and I`ll meet you half way.
Well, I don`t know if I should have
heard her as yet but a
a true love like ours is a
a hard love to get and I
I`ve walked most all the way and I
I ain`t heard her call and I
I`m getting to thinking if she`s
coming at all.
Chorus
(In Al Kooper`s version, they improvise over an up-tempo Am7 and Bm7 here)
Am7 (V-6) Bm7(VII-6)
There are women and women and
Am7 (V-6) Bm7(VII-6)
some hold you tight while
Cmaj7 (VIII-6) Bm7(VII-6)
some leave you counting the
Em7 (VII-5) Bm7(VII-6) F C/G D
stars in the night
From: scribepa@aol.com (Scribepa)
Subject: CRD/LRY Come Down In Time (Elton John)
someone asked for this, my favorite song.
Come Down in Time
Intro: Am7 Am7 D D (2x)
verse:
| Am7 | D | Am7 | D |
| Cmaj7 | Bm7 | Dm | E7 |
| Am7 | D | Am7 | D |
| Cmaj7 | Bm7 | Dm | E7 |
chorus:
| F | Em | Dm | C |
| F | Em | Dm | C |
| F | F0 | C | Am |
| F | Gm/Bb | F/A | F C D |
verse:
| Am7 | D | Am7 | D |
| Cmaj7 | Bm7 | Dm | E7 |
| Am7 | D | Am7 | D |
| Cmaj7 | Bm7 | Dm | E7 |
chorus:
| F | Em | Dm | C |
| F | Em | Dm | C |
| F | F0 | C | Am |
| F | Gm/Bb | F/A | F C D |
verse:
| Am7 | D | Am7 | D |
| Cmaj7 | Bm7 | Am7 | Bm7 |
LYRICS:
In the quiet silent seconds I
turned off the light switch and I
came down to meet you in the
half light the moon left while a
cluster of night jars sang some
songs out of tune and a
mantle of bright light shone
down from a room
come down in time
i still hear her say
so clear in my ears
like it was today.
come down in time
was the message she gave
come down in time
and i`ll meet you halfway.
Well i don`t know if i should have
heard her as yet but a
true love like hers is a
hard love to get and I
Walked most all the way and I
ain`t heard her call and I`m
getting to thinking is she
coming at all
come down in time
i still hear her say
so clear in my ears
like it was today.
come down in time
was the message she gave
come down in time
and i`ll meet you halfway.
There are women and women and
some hold you tight while
some leave you counting the
stars in the night.
