Al Stewart – Katherine Of Oregon (Guitar Intro Tab)

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From the album "A Beach Full of Shells" (2005) Tips to simplify for the novice player: - Transpose one step down to C to avoid barré chords. - To still play in the key of the recording, use capo on 1st fret. - In both cases, ignore the instrumental break. - Al plays slightly different outros after each chorus, but you can reasonably use the intro for all. [Intro] F# C# G# C# F# C# G# C# [Verse 1]

C#         Fm        F#         C#
When I get even more old than I am now

C#           Fm        F#          G#
I'll have a house overlooking the water

      C#           Fm           F#         C#
I'll read all the books that I never got 'round to

C#           Fm       F#         G#
Pile all my suitcases up in the corner

[Chorus 1]

     G#            C#        G#           C#
The lights of the city they blink off and on again

C#           Fm         F#                  G#
Names in my memory are there, then they're gone again

G#          C#           F#           G#
Albums of photographs spread on the floor again

C#            Fm             F#          C#
I'll spend my evenings with Katherine of Oregon

C# Fm F# G# C# C# Fm F# G# C# [Verse 2]

      C#        Fm            F#           C#
I'll fill my garage up with things I've no use for

C#         Fm                F#         G#
Obsolete knick-knacks that there's no excuse for

C#            Fm          F#              C#
I'll turn my back on the world's grand illusions

C#         Fm            F#        G#
Take my delights in the simplest amusements

[Chorus 2]

     G#            C#        G#           C#
The lights of the city they blink off and on again

C#           Fm         F#                  G#
Names in my memory are there, then they're gone again

G#          C#           F#           G#
Albums of photographs spread on the floor again

C#            Fm             F#          C#
I'll spend my evenings with Katherine of Oregon

F# C# G# C# F# C# G# C# [Instrumental] G#m F#m E A F#m E C#m D# G#m F#m E A F#m E D#dim G# [Verse 3]

C#            Fm                 F#         C#
I'll wear my clothes with their colors all clashing

C#            Fm                F#           G#
They'll be so old that they'll come back in fashion

      C#         Fm            F#            C#
I'll sit on the beach with my paper wrapped luncheon

C#          Fm       F#          G#
I'll enjoy being the ancient curmudgeon

[Chorus 3]

     G#            C#        G#           C#
The lights of the city they blink off and on again

C#           Fm         F#                  G#
Names in my memory are there then they're gone again

G#           C#          F#          G#
I'll have a jukebox and play Lonnie Donegan

C#            Fm             F#          C#
I'll spend my evenings with Katherine of Oregon

C# Fm G# C# G# C# F# G# C# [Outro] C# Fm F# C# C# Fm F# G# C# [Additional coda to fade, key change] C Em F C C Em F G C G C G