Donovan – Hurdy Gurdy Man (Guitar Intro)

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Song: Hurdy Gurdy man Artist: Donovan Composer: Donovan Leitch Album: The hurdy gurdy man Tabbed by DJ 25th July 2016 Copy and paste this link to hear the song: ttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jRsrDLkACTs * Below the tab I've included the verse written by George Harrison, which was recorded by Donovan, but later dropped in favour of the guitar solo. Maybe Donovan thought twice about it, as he may have had to share the publishing credit with Harrison. The chords in brackets are optional passing bass notes, they add interest but are not essential F = 133211 (G/D) = xx0xxx F5 = 1-3-3-x-x-x C = x32010 (G/A) = x0xxxx C5 = 8-10-10-x-x-x G = 355433 (Bm/D) = xx0xxx G5 = 3-5-5-x-x-x Bm = x24432 (C/E) = xx2xxx N.C. = No chords D7 = xx0212 Please select a star rating for this tab, many thanks ====================================================== [Intro] N.C. Ooo, ooo, ooo, oo-oo, oo!
F    C     G
Ooo, ooo,  ooo, oo-oo, oo!
[Verse 1]
G (G/D) G                 (G/A) Bm            (Bm/D)
        Thrown like a star in   my vast sleep,

  C           (C/E) D7
I open my eyes to   take a peep,

G             (G/A) Bm          (Bm/D)
To find that I was  by the sea,

C          (C/E)   D7
Gazing with tran - quility
[Verse 2]
      F                   C
'Twas then when the hurdy gurdy man,

     G
Came singing songs of love,

F                   C
Then when the hurdy gurdy man

     G       G     N.C.           G
Came singing songs  ...of love---
^ ^ [Chorus]
F5                 C5
Hurdy gurdy, hur - dy gurdy,

         G5
Hurdy ...gurdy gurdy, he sang,

F5                 C5
Hurdy gurdy, hur - dy gurdy,

         G5
Hurdy ...gurdy gurdy, he sang,

F5                 C5
Hurdy gurdy, hur - dy gurdy,

         G5
Hurdy ...gurdy gurdy, he sang
[Link]
   F5    C5       G5 G5 G5  N.C.
|  /  /  /  /  |  /__/  /  /  /  |
^ ^ ^ [Verse 3]
G        (G/A) Bm       (Bm/D)
Histories of   ages past, 

C           (C/E) D7
Unenlight - ened  shadows cast,

G           (G/A)    Bm     (Bm/D)
Down through all e - terni - ty,

    C     (C/E)    D7
The crying of hu - manity
[Verse 4]
     F                   C
'Tis then when the hurdy gurdy man,

      G
Comes singing songs of love,

F                   C
Then when the hurdy gurdy man,

      G       G     N.C.             G 
Comes singing songs  ...of love----!
^ ^ [Chorus]
F5                 C5
Hurdy gurdy, hur - dy gurdy,

         G5
Hurdy ...gurdy gurdy, he sang,

F5                 C5
Hurdy gurdy, hurdy gurdy,

            G5
Hurdy gur - dy, hurdy gurdy, hurdy gurd,

F5                 C5
Hurdy gurdy, hur - dy gurdy,

         G5
Hurdy ...gurdy gurdy, he sang
[Link]
   F5    C5       G5 G5 G5 D5
|  /  /  /  /  |  /__/  /  /  /  |
^ ^ ^ [Guitar solo]
     F5      C5        G5
||:  /_/ /_/ /_/ /_/ | /_/ /_/ /_/ /_/ :|| [x7]

   F5    C5       G5 G5 G5 N.C.
|  /  /  /  /  |  /__/  /  /  /  |
^ ^ ^ [Chorus]
F5                 C5
Hurdy gurdy, hur - dy gurdy,

         G5
Hurdy ...gurdy gurdy, he sang,

F5                  C5
Here comes a roly - poly man,

     G5
He's singing songs of love,

F5               C5           G5
Roly poly, rol - y poly, roly poly poly, he sang
[Chorus]
F5                 C5
Hurdy gurdy, hur - dy gurdy,

         G5
Hurdy ...gurdy gurdy, he sang,

F5                 C5
Hurdy gurdy, hur - dy gurdy,

         G5
Hurdy ...gurdy gurdy, he sang
[Suggestion for ending]
   F5    C5       G5 G5 G5
|  /  /  /  /  |  /__/  /  /  /  ||
^ ^ ^ ==================================================== * [Optional unused Verse instead of the guitar solo]
G             (G/A) Bm          (Bm/D)
When the truth gets buried deep,

     C             (C/E) D7
Be - neath a thou - sand years of sleep,

G           (G/A) Bm          (Bm/D)
Time demands a    turn around,

    C         (C/E) D7
And once again the  truth is found