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Date: Thu, 14 Nov 1996 14:50:53 -0500
 From: Andrew Rogers 
 Subject: ./y/yardbirds/shapes_of_things.crd
                            "Shapes Of Things"
             (Keith Relf - Jim McCarty - Paul Samwell-Smith)
 Intro:
 	(eighth-note triplets):
 
 	F
 	/ / / /  / / / /
 
 Verse 1:
 
 	(bass over verse chord progression):
 
 	 G                F/D
 	 v   v   v   v     v   v   v   v
 	-----------------|-----------------
 	-----------------|-----------------
 	-----2---3---4---|-5---------------
 	-3---------------|-----5---3---1---
 
 	  G
 	Shapes
 	    F/D              G
 	Of things before my eyes
 	      F/D            G
 	Just teach me to despise
 	     F/D                 F
 	Will time make man more wise
 
 Verse 2:
 
 	Here
 	Within my lonely frame
 	My eyes just hurt my brain
 	But will they seem the same
 
 Chorus:
 
 	(bass over chorus chord progression):
 
 	 C                 Bb
 	 v   v   v   v     v   v   v   v
 	-----------5-3---|-----------3-1---
 	-----2---5-----5-|-----0---3-----3-
 	-3---------------|-1---------------
 	-----------------|-----------------
 
 	C
 	  Come tomorrow
 	Bb
 	   Will I be older
 	C
 	  Come tomorrow
 	Bb
 	   May be a soldier
 	C
 	  Come tomorrow
 	Bb
 	   Will I be bolder
 	(Bb)    D
 	Than today?
 
 Verse 3:
 
 	Now
 	The trees are almost green
 	But will they still be seen
 	Where time and tide have been
 
 Verse 4:
 
 	Fallen
 	Into your passing hands
 	Please don't destroy these lands
 	Don't make them desert sands
 
 [repeat chorus]
 
 Guitar solo:
 
 	[Note: solo is played entirely on G string; other strings not shown]
 
 	   G                         F
 	   v     v     v     v       v     v     v     v  
 	g -------------------------|-10-12-14-16b17----16-14-12-
 	                              8th-note triplet ^^^^^^^^
 
 	   G                         F
 	   v     v     v     v       v          v     v     v  
 	g -14---b16----------------|----15p14p1214-12-14--15--14--
 	              16th-note triplet ^^^^^^^^       ^^^^^^^^^^ qtr-note
 	                                                          triplet
 
 	   G                         F
 	   v     v     v     v       v     v     v     v  
 	g -15---b17----------10-12-|-8-----10---12b14-12-10--
 	                       qtr-note triplet ^^^^^^^^^^^
 
 	   G                         F
 	   v     v     v     v       v          v       v         v  
 	g -12----------------------|----15p14p1214--121012--1012109---109-
 	             16th-note triplets ^^^^^^^^            ^^^^^^
 
 	   G                             F
 	   v       v       v     v       v     v     v     v  
 	g -7---9-7-5---7-5-4--5--4--5--|-7--9-b10-9--7-------
 
 	   G                         F
 	   v     v     v     v        v     v     v     v  
 	g ----10-10-12-12-14b15r1412|-14b16------------------
 	    8th-note triplet ^^^^^^^
 
 	   G                         F
 	   v     v     v     v       v     v     v     v  
 	g -12~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
 	     * harmonic w/feedback
 
 	   Bb       D [N.C.]
 	   / / / /  /
 
 Verse 5:
 
 	Soon
 	I hope that I will find
 	Loves deep within my mind
 	That won't disgrace my kind
 
 Coda:
 
 	rhythm guitar (quarter notes, doubled with bass; lead guitar
 	  plays drone on open G string):
 
 	G
 	/ / / /  / / / /     [fade...]
 
 
 -- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers