NICK DRAKE - "clothes of sand" Tablature
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Date: 10 Jun 1995 17:29:42 -0500
Subject: TAB: "Clothes of Sand" Nick Drake
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This is "Clothes of Sand", off the Nick Drake album "Time of No Reply".
The tuning is DGDGAD, with a capo on the 3rd fret.
CLOTHES OF SAND
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Intro (play 2X)
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Who has dressed you in strange clothes of sand
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Who has taken you far from my land
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Who has said that my sayings were wrong
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And who will say that I've stayed much too long
REFRAIN
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Clothes of sand have
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covered your face-- Given you meaning and
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taken my place So make your way
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on down to the sea Something has taken
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you so far from me [then go directly to
intro, but play into
only once, and onto
2nd verse]
ENDING
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so far from me
ADDITIONAL LYRICS
[verse 2]
Does it now seem worth all the color of skies
To see the earth through painted eyes
To look through panes of shaded glass
See the stains of winter's grass (refrain)
[verse 3]
Can you now return to from where you came
Try to burn your changing name
Or with silver spoons and colored light
Will you worship moons in winter's night (refrain)
The toughest thing about learning this song is in making it sound
fluid all the way through, but once mastered, it is a great addition
to one's repertoire. A smooth transition from end of refrain back to
into takes a bit of work too, but it's more a matter of timing than
difficult fingerings, etc. If anyone has corrections, additions, or
comment, by all means let me know. E.H.
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