Jackson Browne – Late For The Sky (Guitar Tab)

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Taken from: [Intro]

e|---------12--10--10\7-7-|-----10--8-8--7---------|
B|------------------------|----------------8-------|
G|---10/12-----10---------|--10---------------7/9--|
D|------------------------|------------------------|
A|------------------------|------------------------|
E|------------------------|------------------------|

e|-------------------------------|----------------------------|-----------------------|
B|-------------------------------|----------------------------|-----------------------|
G|--12/14-12--14p12--------------|--------12------------------|-----------------------|
D|------------------14p12-10-10--|--12/14----14\12--10--------|--12/14--10------------|
A|-------------------------------|---------------------10/12--|-------------12p10-----|
E|-------------------------------|----------------------------|-------------------12--|

[Verse 1] [0:25] C G The words had all been spoken F C And somehow the feeling still wasn't right

e|------8--10-10----|
B|------------------|
G|--7/9----10-10----|
D|------------------|
A|------------------|
E|------------------|

And still we continued on

e|-8----8---------|                       e|--------------------|---------------------|
B|-8h10-8---------|                       B|--------------------|------------8--------|
G|---------9\7--5-|   through the night   G|----5-7b-r--7-5-7-5-|------5-7/9---7------|
D|----------------|                       D|--7-----------------|--5-7-----------10---|
A|----------------|                       A|--------------------|---------------------|
E|----------------|                       E|--------------------|---------------------|

Tracing our steps from the beginning

e|---------3--|------------|
B|------------|------------|
G|--4/5-4-----|------------|
D|------------|--5/7-5--3--|
A|------------|------------|
E|------------|------------|

Until they vanished into the air

e|--------0--|
B|------0----|
G|----0------|
D|--2--------|
A|-----------|
E|-----------|

e|----1--|                            e|---5/7--7--8--|
B|--1----|                            B|--------------|
G|-------|  Trying to understand how  G|---5/7--7-----|   our lives had led us there
D|-------|                            D|--------------|
A|-------|                            A|--------------|
E|-------|                            E|--------------|

e|--------------------------------0---|
B|--6--8-8---5h6-8-6p5------------6---|
G|---------------------7p5------5-5---|
D|--------------------------5h7-------|
A|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|

[Chorus] [1:12]

e|--5---5--5-------5---|
B|--6--------5---5-----| 
G|--7----------5-------|  Looking hard into your eyes
D|--7------------------|
A|---------------------|
E|---------------------|

e|------8-7----5/7-7--|
B|-----------------8--|
G|---/9---7----5/7-7--|   There was nobody I'd ever known
D|-----------------9--|
A|--------------------|
E|--------------------|

e|-------|
B|--5----|
G|----5--|   Such an empty surprise 
D|-------|
A|-------|
E|-------|

e|--------|               e|--3----3---5--5--7--|
B|---5-6--|               B|-----3--------------|
G|-5------|  to feel so   G|-----------5-----7--|   alone
D|--------|               D|--------------------|
A|--------|               A|--------------------|
E|--------|               E|--------------------|

[Verse 2] [1:34] Now, for me some

e|---------12--10--|
B|-----------------|
G|---10/12-----10--|  words come easy
D|-----------------|
A|-----------------|
E|-----------------|

e|------13-13----------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|--12b--------10h12p10\9--\5-7----|  But I know that they don't mean that much
D|------------------------------7--|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|

Compared with the things

e|-------------|
B|-------------|
G|-----5-7-----|   that are said when lovers touch
D|--/7-----5---|
A|-------------|
E|-------------|

e|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|----5-7---pb9(1/4)-9br---5h7p5--------------|
D|--7----------------------------7p5----------|
A|-----------------------------------7-8/10---|
E|--------------------------------------------|

e|---------------10--|
B|-------------------|
G|-9--10--12-12------|   You never knew what I loved in you 
D|-10----------------|
A|-------------------|
E|-------------------|

e|----------------8--|
B|--10-8-------------|
G|---------10--10----|   I don't know what you loved in me
D|-------------------|
A|-------------------|
E|-------------------|

e|-------------------|
B|------8--10--8-----|
G|--7/9-9--10--9-----|
D|-------------------|
A|-------------------|
E|-------------------|

 (early)
e|-----8---|
B|--10-----|
G|---------|   Maybe the picture of somebody 
D|---------|
A|---------|
E|---------|

e|---8----8----7-------5----8--|
B|---8h10-8----8---------6-----|
G|-------------7---7-----------|   you were hoping I might be
D|-----------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|

e|--12/13-12----10-----8-----8-8-----10-------12---|
B|--11/12-11---------8-----8-----------------------|
G|--12/14-12-------9-----9--------9-----10/12-12---|
D|--11/12-11---------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|

[Chorus] [2:25]

e|--13--13-13-13-|
B|--0---0--0--0--|
G|--12b-b--b--b--|  Awake again I can't pretend 
D|---------------|
A|---------------|
E|---------------|

e|--12--12-12--12----12--|
B|--12--13-13--15p13-12--|
G|--12--14-14--12----12--|
D|-----------------------|
A|-----------------------|
E|-----------------------|

               (fast)
e|--12---\10----3-5-3---|
B|--13p12\10----5-5-5---|
G|--12---\10------------|  that I know I'm alone
D|----------------------|
A|----------------------|
E|----------------------|

e|-------------5--5-6-8---|
B|----5--------6--6-8-10--|
G|------7p5----5--5-6-9---|    And close to the end
D|--5-------7--7--7-6-8---|
A|------------------------|
E|------------------------|

e|--8-8---10-10----10--10/12\10-/12--12----|
B|--6-6---12-------12---9/11\9--/11--11----|
G|--5-5---12-------12--10/12\10-/12--12----|   of the feeling we've known
D|--5-5---12----12-12---9/11\9--/11--11----|
A|--------10-------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------| 

e|------12---------|
B|---------13------|
G|---12-------12---|   
D|-----------------|
A|-----------------|
E|-----------------|

[2:45]

e|------13--13-13--------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|--12b-----b--b--r-10h12p10\9-|   How long have I been sleeping
D|-----------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------| 

e|----------------------|
B|----------------------|
G|--12br--9-------------| 
D|-----------12-10\7----|
A|----------------------|
E|----------------------| 

e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------5-----|   How long have I been drifting alone through the night
D|--10-9-7--------------5-7---7---|
A|---------10-7--\5---7-----------|
E|--------------------------------| 

e|---8---8-------8-----8----|
B|---7----------------------|
G|---9-9-9-9/10--10-10-10---|   How long have I been dreaming I could make it right
D|---7----------------------|    
A|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------| 

e|--8-----8----12--13--13-13-13---|
B|--8-----------------------------|
G|--9----------12--12b-b--b--b----|   If I closed my eyes and tried with all my might
D|--10-10-10----------------------|
A|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------| 

e|-------------|
B|-------------|
G|----10\9-----|   To be the one you need
D|-------------|
A|-------------|
E|-------------|

[Solo 1] [3:14]

e|------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B|------------------------|-----------------------------------|
G|----5-7-7b-r-7-5-7-5\4--|--------12-14--12-12---10h12p10\9--|
D|---5--------------------|--12/14----------------------------|
A|------------------------|-----------------------------------|
E|------------------------|-----------------------------------|

e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--12b--10-10---7h9-5--7br--pb9(1/4)-9br---10h12/14\12---/10-9-9---|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|----------------------8h10-8-8------------|
B|----------------8-10-----------8h10-8-8---|
G|--5-7-9-7---7/9---------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|

e|--5---5------------------------------------------|
B|--6p5-6p5----------------------------------------|
G|--7p5-7p5--------------------------5-7p5---10h12-|
D|-----------5/7---5-------5h7-5--/7---------------|
A|-------------------7-5-7-------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|

e|-----------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------13--|
G|---9--------------------9--9---9---|
D|-----12-10---------/10--10-10--10--|
A|-----------12-10\------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|

[4:02]

                             (fast)
e|--5------5---7---8----8\7--\5---5-5----3---|
B|--6----6-----8---7----7\6--\4-4------------|
G|--5--5-------7---9----9\7--\5--------4-----|  Awake again I can't pretend that I know I'm alone
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|

e|--------------------|
B|--5--------6---5----|
G|----5----5---7------|  And close to the end 
D|--------------------|   
A|--------------------|
E|--------------------|

   (pinkie)   (3rd)
e|-----------------8---8---10--10--|
B|--8----8---------10--10--12--12--|
G|-----------------8---8---10--10--|   of the feeling we've known
D|-----5---5--/10--10--10--12--12--|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|

    (2nd)
e|--11/12--12----10\8----|
B|--12/13--13----12\10---|
G|--11/12--12----12\10---|
D|--12/14--14----12\10---|
A|-----------------------|
E|-----------------------|

e|--8--8----10/12--12-/13\12--10-10--|
B|--10-10---9-/11--11-/12\11--9--9---|
G|--10-10---10/12--12-/14\12--10-10--|  How long have I been sleeping
D|--10-10---9-/11--11-/12\11--9--9---|
A|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|

e|------12------12--------------10--10-|
B|--13--13------12h13p12--------10--13-|
G|------12h14---12--------12\---10--10-|   How long have I been drifting alone through the night
D|------12------12--------------10--10-|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|

e|---8--8-----8-8-----8----|
B|---5------------5-5------|
G|---5-----5---------------|   How long have I been running for that 
D|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|

e|-8-----8-8-----8---8--|
B|---6-6-----6-6---6----|
G|----------------------|   morning flight
D|----------------------|
A|----------------------|
E|----------------------|

e|----8---8----7------5---5-------|
B|---------------------------6-6--|
G|--5---5---5----5-5----5---------|   Through the whispered promises and the changing light 
D|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|

e|-----8---5/7---|
B|---------------|
G|--/9-9---5/7---|   Of the bed where we both lie 
D|---------------|
A|---------------|
E|---------------|

Late for the sky [Solo 2] [5:07]

e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---12p10h12--9h10--p9h10p9h10----12p10h12----17p15-(14)h15-----|   
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------|
B|--10-8---------------------------------------|
G|-------10--9h10p9---------------------5h7-5--|   
D|------------------10-------7-8----5h7--------|
A|---------------------10----------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|