Danube
by Dolorean
From the album Sudden Oak

Tabbed by Kevin (liquoricewhip@hotmail.com)

Standard tuning

C:
x355xx
G:
355xxx
A:
x577xx



This song is a little odd, due to its being in 7/4 time (i.e., 7 beats per measure).  Most of the song (once the words start), the chords come in threes, with the first for 2 beats, the second for 1 beat, the last for 4 beats.  

The intro is just weird, though, with these chords and number of beats:

4  2  8  2  7  1  4
C  G  C  G  A  G  C 

Then in the rest, repeats these chords for the respective number of beats
2 1 4       2 1 4      2 1 4
C G C       C G A      A G C

(the timing is about like this:)
     C                G  C    C                      G     A    A                      G     C
As I drifted down the Danube, dark stones rolled the other way, dark stones rolled the other way
     C              G    C    C                  G      A      A                  G      C
As I drank another drink you, shook your head in silent shame, shook your head in silent shame
C        G  C     C                G C
Hey hey hey hey, no one knows what I do
C       G    A   A                 G C
Hey hey hey hey, no one knows what I do

C                  G     C               C               G             A              A               G             C
When we reach the secret spot, where the horse and rider fell into the sea, where the horse and rider fell into the sea
     C                 G  C       C          G        A       A          G        C
I'll tell you a secret I got, the rider I confess was me, the rider I confess was me

(chorus)

C                G      C     C                 G     A     A                G      C
When I reach the river banks, wash my hands of all my days, wash my hands of all my days
C                  G    C      C                G       A      A                G       C
Hand me an old cassette tape, says I heard you sing my praise, says I heard you sing my praise

(chorus)


     C             G       C        C                G    A     A                G    C
And when I finally see his face, in all its thousand pieces, in all its thousand pieces
C            G         C              C               G  A            A               G   C
Take me to a brand new place, where I need not hide my deeds, where I need not hide my deeds


C           G     C      C         G C
Grace grace grace grace, I do what I do
C           G     A      A          G C
Grace grace grace grace, I did what I did
A          G C     C
I did what I did

A          G  C
I did what I did