song : woodstock
artist : crosby , stills , nash and young
album : deja vu
tab by : don czarski
email : guitarzan7@hotmail . com
woodstock
crosby , stills , nash and young
intro : this is the way i play ( improvise ) the intro .
remember , there are 3 guitars playing this not just one .
E | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
B | – – – – – – – – – – – – – 3b – – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – – – – – – – – 3b – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
G | – – – – – – – – – 3 – – – 3b – – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – – – – – – – – 3b – – 5b5b5b5b5r5r – – – 3 – – – – – |
D | – – 3h5 – 5 – 3 – – 5 – – – – 3 – 5 – 5 – 5 – – | – 3 – 5 – – 5 – 3 – 5 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 5 – – – |
A | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
E | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
note : this section is mainly improvised by me and
therefore it is not like the album version .
E | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
B | – – – – – – – – 5b – 3 – 5b – 3 – 5b – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
G | – – – – 3 – – – 5b – 3 – 5b – 3 – 5b – 3 – 6 – 5 – 3 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
D | – – 5 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 5 – 3 – – – – – – – – – – – – 3 – 5 – |
A | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 5 – 3 – – 3 – 5 – – – – – – |
E | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
verse :
Gm
well i came upon a child of god
G7 C Csus4
he was walking along the road
C Csus4
and i asked him , tell me where are you going?
Gm
this he told me
Gm
said i’m going down to yasgur’s farm ,
G7 C Csus4
gonna join in a rock and roll band .
C Csus4 Gm
got to get back to the land and set my soul free .
chorus :
C G
we are stardust , we are golden
C G
we are billion year old carbon
A# F C G F
and we’ve got to get ourselves back to the gaaar aaar den
verse :
Gm
well then , can i walk beside you?
G7 C Csus4
i have come here to lose the smog ,
C Csus4 Gm
and i feel as i’m a cog in something turning .
Gm
and maybe it’s the time of year ,
G7 C Csus4
yes , and maybe it’s the time of man .
C Csus4 Gm
and i don’t know who i Am , but life is for learning .
chorus :
C G
we are stardust , we are golden
C G
we are billion year old carbon
A# F C G F
and we’ve got to get ourselves back to the gaaar aaar den
instrumental solo over these chords : Gm C Csus4 C Csus4 Gm
chorus :
C G
we are stardust , we are golden
C G
we are billion year old carbon
A# F C G F
and we’ve got to get ourselves back to the gaaar aaar den
verse :
Gm
by the time we got to woodstock ,
G7 C Csus4
we were half a million strong
C Csus4 Gm
and everywhere was song and a celebration .
Gm
and i dreamed i saw the bombers , jet planes
G7 C Csus4
riding shotgun in the sky ,
C Csus4
turning into butterflies
Gm
above our nation .
chorus :
C G
we are stardust , we are golden
C G
we are caught in a devils bargain
A# F C G F
and we’ve got to get ourselves back to the gaaar aaar den
outro : instrumental
note : to me the other versions tabbed were not
playable to the album . this one is close as i
believe that the guitars in the original version
were tuned up 1/2 step . . . also , i noticed when
csn played this later in concert their intro was
nothing like the original version . as stated i
believe that it is difficult to get the original
intro as there were 3 guitars doing it instead of
just one . . . if someone has a better intro send it
to me and i may change the one i have posted here .
thanks
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