WITHERED AND DIED By Richard Thompson From the album "I want to see the bright lights tonight" -------------------------------------------------- NOTE: THIS FILE CONTAINS TWO VERSIONS OF THIS SONG -------------------------------------------------- FIRST VERSION ------------- Transcribed by Phil Saunders WITHERED AND DIED C F This cruel country has driven me down G C F G Teased me and lied, teased me and lied C F I've only sad stories to tell to this town G C My dreams have withered and died F C Dm Once I was bending the tops of the trees C Dm Am G Kind words in my ear, kind faces to see Then I struck up with a boy from the West, Played run and hide, played run and hide. Count one to ten and he's gone with the rest My dreams have withered and died Solo -|----------------------------------------------------------------------| -|-----------------6--5--h6vvv--(8)b10--r8--p6--\5-----(12)/13--(13)/15-| -|--0----------5-----------------------------------5--------------------| -|----------------------------------------------------------------------| -|----------------------------------------------------------------------| -|----------------------------------------------------------------------| (hold......) -|-------------------------------------------------------------13--15--------| -|--(8)-b10--r8--p6-\5-/6--5--h8---/13--15--b17--13---13--b15----------12vvv-| -|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| -|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| -|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| -|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| -|---------------10---------------------------| -|-(12)-b13-r12-------------------------------| -|------------------12vvv--9-h12-p9-\7--7-----| -|-----------------------------------------9--| -|--------------------------------------------| -|--------------------------------------------| Silver moon sail up and silver moon shine On the waters so wide, waters so wide Steal from the bed of some good friend of mine My dreams have withered and died If I was a butterfly lived for a day Then I could be free just blowing away This cruel country has driven me down Teased me and lied, teased me and lied I've only sad stories to tell to this town My dreams have withered and dies Notation guide: (12) fretted note for bend (note that the (12) b13 r12) at the end is a pre-bend; don't strike the note until the string is already bent). /=slide up \=slide down vvv=vibrato SECOND VERSION -------------- Transcribed by bhutchinson@cix.compulink.co.uk ("Barry Hutchinson") A simple fingerstyle arrangement of a very pretty song - sung by Linda T., as was, on the album "I Want to See the Bright Lights Tonight". R.T. has a great knack for writing very authentic-sounding "traditional" songs - "How Will I Ever Be Simple Again" being another of my own favourites. I like his later style too, but the early stuff still moves me most. One verse and coda transcribed. All comments very welcome. 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Coda: e e e e e e e e e e e e H ------------------|-----------------5--|---10--||----------------------- -3--------5/7-----|---5--------7/8-----|---10--||----------------------- -0-----0-------7--|---6-----6----------|---11--||----------------------- ----0-------------|---7--7-------------|-------||----------------------- ------------------|---0----------------|-------||----------------------- -5----------------|--------------------|---0---||----------------------- arp. arp. arp. ======================================================================== == TABLATURE EXPLANATION == ======================================================================== ---------- ----5h8--- Hammeron ---------- ----5p8--- Pulloff ---------- ----5/8--- Slide Up ---------- ----5\8--- Slide Down Rhythm: w = whole note W = dotted whole h = half note H = dotted half q = quarter note Q = dotted quarter e = eighth note E = dotted eighth s = sixteenth note S = dotted sixteenth ^ = triplet General: arp. = arpeggio