High Lonesome Moan tab

High Lonesome Moan

David Pajo
High Lonesome Moan
From the album 'Pajo' 2005

Tabbed by Brian Coney 
[email protected]

Standard Tuning
Capo on the 5th Fret.

Intro:

 Fig. 1
e|--------0-----------0------|
B|--------1-1-----------1----|
G|------0---0---------2-0----| Play 4 times
D|----2-------2-----3-----3--|
A|--3-----3-------3----------|
E|--------------1-----1------|


Verse 1:

 Fig. 2
e|--------0-----------0------------0------|
B|--------1-1-----------1----------1-1----|
G|------0---0---------2-0--------0---0----| 
D|----2-------2-----3-----3----2-------2--|
A|--3-----3-------3----------3-----3------|
E|--------------1-----1-------------------|
      "How far you are when close..."

 Fig. 2 cont.
e|--------0----------0---------0----------0---0------------1--|
B|----------1~---------1~--------0~---------1---------4~------|
G|------2----------2-------------------------------------1----|
D|----2----------2-----------2----------3-----------1---------|
A|--0----------0-----------2----------3-----------3-----------|
E|-----------------------0----------1-----------1-------------|
                  "How near to me when gone"

Repeat Fig. 2 and Fig. 2:
"The dark is full of ghosts, 
 That howl into the dawn"

 Fig. 3
e|--------------------3------|
B|--------1-------------0----|
G|------0---0-------------0--|
D|----2-------2-----0--------|
A|--3-------------2----------|
E|--------------3------------|
   "That howl into the dawn"
                  

Pre-Chorus:

Fig. 1 x 3

 Fig. 4
e|--------0------|
B|----------1----|
G|------0-----0--| Play 4 times
D|----2----------|
A|--3------------|
E|---------------|
 "The sky has opened..."

 Fig. 4 cont.
e|--------0------|
B|------3---3----|
G|----2-------2--| Play 2 times
D|--0------------|
A|---------------|
E|---------------|
 "The power is down..."

 Fig. 5
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------1-------1--|
G|--------2-----2-----2------------1-------1---1----|
D|------3---3-----3-----3--------3---3-------3------|
A|----3-------3-----3-----3----3-------3------------|
E|--1------------------------1----------------------|
               "Deserted in this town"

Chorus:

 Fig. 6
e|---------------------------------------------3------|
B|--------1-------------0-----------1------------0----|
G|------0---0---------1---1-------2---2------------0--|
D|----2-------2-----2-----------3------------0--------|
A|--3-------------2-----------3------------2----------|
E|--------------0-----------1------------3------------|
                 "High lonesome moan"

Bridge:

Fig. 1 x 4

Play Verse 2 as Verse 1:

"How far you are when close,
 How near to me when gone,
 The lone forsaken voice,
 So broken and withdrawn,
 Broken and withdrawn..."

Play Pre-Chorus 2 and Chorus 2
as Pre-Chorus and Chorus.

Play Bridge 2 as Bridge.

Play Interlude as Verse 1
without any lyrics.

Play Pre-Chorus 3 and Chorus 3
as Pre-Chorus and Chorus with
exception to Fig. 6 now being:


Outro/Chorus 3 cont.:

 Fig. 7
e|---------------------------------------------3------|
B|--------1-------------0-----------1------------0----|
G|------0---0---------1---1-------2---2------------0--| Play x 2
D|----2-------2-----2-----------3------------0--------|
A|--3-------------2-----------3------------2----------|
E|--------------0-----------1------------3------------|
                 "High lonesome moan"

Fig. 7 cont.
e|---------------------------------------------2------|
B|--------1-------------0-----------1--------3---3----|
G|------0---0---------1---1-------2---2----2-------2--| 
D|----2-------2-----2-----------3--------0------------|
A|--3-------------2-----------3-----------------------|
E|--------------0-----------1-------------------------|
                 "High lonesome moan"

Fig. 5

Fig. 1 x 3

End on a slowly strummed C:

e|--0~--|
B|--1~--|
G|--0~--|
D|--2~--|
A|--3~--|
E|------|

x

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