Frank Turner – Sweet Albion Blues (Guitar)

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SONG: SWEET ALBION BLUES ARTIST: FRANK TURNER VIDEO: HUCK presents... frank Turner - Sweet Albion Blues TAB BY: DON CZARSKI EMAIL: [email protected] NOTE: LOOK AT VIDEO FOR TIMING, ETC. VIDEO: HUCK presents... Frank Turner - Sweet Albion Blues INTRO: E VERSE:

E -(MUTED/MUFFLED)
I came down from Newcastle town                     E
To the part of the south coast that I love the most.

E -(MUTED/MUFFLED)
I was stretched out tight after a couple of nights          E
Going crazy in Glasgow, I think you all know how that goes.

CHORUS:

A
I needed some peace, somewhere to stand still,

Through the Cotswold hills down to Portland Bill,

         E
And to charge up my batteries for next weekend,

Where I'd be cruising through Cardiff and ending up in Southend.

    B
So don't go stopping and putting down roots

A-(MUTED/MUFFLED) E Or your shoes won't fit in your travelling boots. VERSE:

E -(MUTED/MUFFLED)
I met a guy from Cornwall who'd never left the county        E    
I told him about the big smoke, I don't think he believed me.

E -(MUTED/MUFFLED)
I told him about the scene along the south coast to Kent,                E
Across the estuary to East Anglia, and then I think he knew what I meant.

CHORUS:

   A
A man is bored of life if he's bored of these islands,

All creation is here from Hythe to the Highlands.

 E
The Black Country witnessed my basest predations

And the road up to Hull is paved with wicked intentions.

    B
So don't go stopping and putting down roots

A-(MUTED/MUFFLED) E Or your shoes won't fit in your travelling boots. INSTRUMENTAL:

RIFF:
                        Em                      A
E --3--0----------------------3--0------------------
B --------3--0----------------------3--0------------
G --------------3--4--0-------------------3--4--2---
D -----------------------2----------------------2---
A -----------------------2--------------------------
E --------------------------------------------------

                         Em      A   E
E --3--0----------------------
B --------3--0----------------
G --------------3--4--0-------
D -----------------------2----
A -----------------------2-----
E ----------------------------

BREAK: (PLAY RIFF ABOVE OVER THESE WORDS) All across the hills and valleys, From the A roads to the seas, The suburbs lead up to the cities, And that's where you'll find me. BREAK: (PLAY RIFF ABOVE OVER THESE WORDS) All across the hills and valleys, From the A roads to the seas, The suburbs lead up to the cities, And that's where you'll find me. VERSE:

    A
Go mad in Manchester, wind down in Winchester,

Roaming the home counties, where the parties are free,

  E
Circling London like dirt round a storm drain and

Somewhere near Holborn's the heart of the beast.

 B
Don't go stopping and putting down roots

A-(MUTED/MUFFLED) E Or your shoes won't fit in your travelling boots. OUTRO:

       E         A        B           E
Sweet Albion around me, everywhere I go,

       E         A                 B            E           
Sweet Albion surround me, you're everything I know. 

       E         A        B           E
Sweet Albion around me, everywhere I go,

       E         A                 B           E
Sweet Albion surround me, you're everything I know.