Wishbone Ash – Lady Jay (Bass Tab)

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[Intro]
00:00 - 00:40 bass rests
G|---7----------------|----------------|-----------------7-|
D|----------3---------|--------------5-|-3---3-5-------7---|
A|-5---5--5---3-3-5---|-0-2-3--3-2-----|---5-----3---5-----|
E|------------------5-|------------3---|-----------5-------|

[Verse 1]
"hear me when I cry, listen to my song"                               "but the manor lady's bright young son"
G|------------|------------|-----------------------|------------------|------------------7-|
D|------------|------------|-----------------------|----------------5-|---3-5----------5---|
A|-5--5-3-2---|------------|-5---5-5--3-3-2--------|--5---5-------5---|-5-----3-2-0--------|
E|----------5-|-3-5-5--3-5-|---5------------5--5-5-|----5----1--3-----|-------------3------|

[Break]
G|-------------|-----------|-------------|-----------|
D|-------------|-----------|-------3-----|-----------|
A|---5---5---3-|-------1-3-|---5-7---5-3-|-------1-3-|
E|-5---5---5---|-3-1-3-----|-5-----------|-3-1-3-----|

[Verse 2]
"under forest branches, she came to me"                            "for she took her life on Princetown Moor"
G|----------------------|------7--------------|--------------------|--------------------|
D|----------------------|----7----------------|-----------------5--|---3-3-----5-5------|
A|-5--5-5--3-3-2--------|-5------3-3-2--------|--5-5-5------3-5----|-------3----------5-|
E|---------------5--5-5-|--------------5--5-5-|--------1--3--------|-1-------3----------|

[Instrumental] 02:25 - 03:39
G|-----------|---------------|----------------------|----------------------------|---------2---------|
D|-----------|---------2-3---|---------0--------5-5-|------------------------5-5-|-3-2-0-3---3-2-3-0-|
A|-3-2-3-5-5-|-3-2-3-5-----5-|-3-2-3-2--3-2-0-------|-0-2-3-2-3-2-3-2-0-2--------|-------------------|
E|-----------|---------------|----------------3-----|---------------------3------|-------------------|

G|----------------|----------------|--------------------------------------|
D|----------------|----------------|--------------------------------------|
A|-8--8-8--8--8-8-|----------------|--------------------------------------|
E|----------------|-8--8-8--8--8-8-|-10--10-10--8--8-8--10--10-10--8--8-8-|

G|----------------|----------------|------------------------------|----------|
D|----------------|----------------|------------------------------|--------5-|
A|-8--8-8--8--8-8-|----------------|------------------------------|-5-3-2----|
E|----------------|-8--8-8--8--8-8-|-10--10-10--8--8-8--10--10-10-|----------|

G|---------------------|---------------|-----------------------|
D|---------------------|-------------5-|-3-3---------3-3-------|
A|-5---5--3--5-3-0-3---|-3-1-3-1---5---|------3-3-5------3-3-5-|
E|---5---------------3-|---------3-----|-----------------------|

[Verse 3]
G|------------|------------|-----------------------|------------------|------------------7-|
D|------------|------------|-----------------------|----------------5-|---3-5----------5---|
A|-5--5-3-2---|------------|-5---5-5--3-3-2--------|--5---5-------5---|-5-----3-2-0--------|
E|----------5-|-3-5-5--3-5-|---5------------5--5-5-|----5----1--3-----|-------------3------|

"far beyond this land, I will take your hand"
G|--------------|----------------5---|
D|--------------|-2--2-2--3--3-3---5-|
A|--------3-----|--------------------|
E|-0---1------3-|--------------------|

[Playout]
basic as verses but a lot of improv going on....up to you
G|---7----------------|----------------|-----------------7-|
D|----------3---------|--------------5-|-3---3-5-------7---|
A|-5---5--5---3-3-5---|-0-2-3--3-2-----|---5-----3---5-----|
E|------------------5-|------------3---|-----------5-------|

for last bit play something like this
G|----------------------|----------------------|
D|-12-10----------10----|-12-10----------10----|
A|-------12-10-12-------|-------12-10-12-------|
E|-------------------10-|-------------------10-|