Bee Gees – King And Country (Guitar)

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Written by: Barry, Robin & Maurice Gibb
B-Side of single “Wouldn't I Be Someone” (1973)
Re-released on “Tales of the Brothers Gibb” (CD 2)
Tabbed by: maguri Tuning: Standard The recording features Barry Gibb’s acoustic guitar with an open tuning. This tab has chords for regular tuning, but I chose some shapes that reproduce some of the open voicings if possible. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- CHORDS E-A-D-G_B-E Esus4 0-2-2-2-0-0 A/E 0-2-2-2-2-0 F#m7 2-x-2-2-2-0 C#m x-4-6-6-5-0 A/B x-2-2-2-2-x --------------------------------------------------------------------------- INTRO (freely) |Esus4 E | E Esus4| E Esus4| E Esus4 VERSE
        E                             A/E
All the love of my mother, I offer to you

A/E                                      E        E7
   And I'll try so very hard, to get you through
CHORUS
     A                 F#m7       
If I lay down my life,   for my king and country men

E                             A
  Would it change you for the better

E                  C#m
  It better be all right

F#m7                E
  To be always like children

 A/B          E
Afraid of the night
INTRO (freely) |Esus4 E | E Esus4| E Esus4| E Esus4 VERSE
     E                                 A/E
If I gave up the cause, what would you give me

A/E                                           E     E7
   To make up for all the things that I would lose
CHORUS
     A                 F#m7       
If I lay down my life,   for my king and country men

E                             A
  Would it change you for the better

E                  C#m
  It better be all right

F#m7                E
  To be always like children

 A/B          E
Afraid of the night
INTRO (freely) |Esus4 E | E Esus4| E Esus4| E Esus4 VERSE
          E                                A/E
Well, you better get busy, get it over and done

A/E                                                      E     E7
   I was here when you arrived; I'll be here when you're gone
CHORUS
     A                 F#m7       
If I lay down my life,   for my king and country men

E                             A
  Would it change you for the better

E                  C#m
  It better be all right

F#m7               E
  To be never like people

 A/B          E
Afraid of the night
INTRO | E | E | E | E | CODA
        E                             F#m7
Doo doo doo, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo

        F#m7                                              E
Doo doo doo, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo

        E                             F#m7
Doo doo doo, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo

        F#m7                                              E
Doo doo doo, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo