To France Lyrics

TO FRANCE - Mike Oldfield
Email: zerofret_ad@hotmail.com
Date: September 18, 2005
CD: "Discovery" (1984, Virgin Records)
and "Elements: The Best Of Mike Oldfield" (1993, Virgin Records)
h...hammer on
p...pull off
/...slide up
\...slide down
=...hold note
-Tuning: Standard
-the song is in B minor/all lead guitar is in B minor
-bar lines indicate measures of 4/4 time
-Figure 1 is a mandolin and oboe part transcribed for guitar
-the tab of the 5th intervals throughout the song (verse, chorus,
bridge) is a keyboard part transcribed for guitar
-the chords are included here, although for most parts of the song they
aren't played, but are only implied by the other instruments' parts
INTRO:
Figure 1 - (whole intro is Fig. 1)
Gtr1
E -------|-------14-19--17--------|-------14-14=h15p14-----------|
Gtr2 | | |
B -------|----14-15---------------|----14-15-12=h14p12-----------|
Gtr1
Gtr2 | |
1ST VERSE:
1 Taking on water, Sailing a restless sea, From a memo-ry, A fan-ta-
2-sy,The wind carries Far from the Don't you know you're
into white water, islands,
B -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------o|
A -2---2---2---2---|-2---2---0---0---|-0---0-----4---4-|-2---4---5---7---o|
CHORUS:
1. Ne - ver going to get to France, Mary
2. Ne - ver going to get to France, Could a
Queen of chance, will they find you?
new romance ever bind you?
Transition to 2nd verse: (mandolin transcribed for guitar)
Gtr1
E -------|-------14-19--17--------|-------14-14=h15p14-----------|
Gtr2 | | |
Gtr1
Gtr2 | |
2ND VERSE:
1.Walking on foreign ground,
like a shadow, Roaming in far off terri-tor-y
2.Over your shoulder stories unfold, searching for
You're sanctuary, You know you're
B -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------o|
A -2---2---2---2---|-2---2---0---0---|-0---0-----4---4-|-2---4---5---7---o|
Play CHORUS
BRIDGE:
I see a pic - ture, By the lamp's fli - cker,
Is - n't it strange how dreams fade and shim - mer?
Play CHORUS
BREAK: (electric guitar)
Figure 2 -
Gtr1
E -------|-------14-(14)/19--17--------|-------14-14=h15p14-----------|
Gtr2 | | |
Gtr1
Gtr2 | |
GUITAR SOLO: (acoustic guitar)
E -2-0-|--------------------2h3-2p0-----|------------2=h3p2p0----0------|
B -----|-3-0-2--0--0-2--3h5---------3p2-|-3-5p3p2p0-----------3-----2-3-|
Gtr1
B -5---5-3--2h3p2---------------------|----3--2-----3-------------|
G ----------------4-2--4p2\1-1------2-|-4-------------------------|
Gtr2 | |
Repeat BRIDGE
Play CHORUS
Play FIGURE 1 2x with lyrics below
Never going to get to France
Never going to
Then: (electric guitar)
Gtr1
E -------|-------14-(14)/19--17--------|-------14-14=h15p14-----------|
Gtr2 | | |
Gtr1
Gtr2 | |
D -----------------------------|-------------------2h4-2------|
Gtr1
E -------14-(14)/19--17--------|-------14-14=h15p14-----------|
Gtr2 | |
Gtr1
Gtr2 | |
D -----------------------------|-------------------2h4-2------|
(lyrics go with staff below)
- 1. Never going to
get to France 2. Never going to
- 3. Never going to
B ------7-5---5-----|----------3--5---|-5----------|-----------------o|
D ------------------|-----------------|------------|----------2h4-2---|
A -2----------------|-----------------|------------|-2--4--5---------o|
get to France Nev-er going to...
D ---x---| (with tremolo)
(This file is the transcriber's own work and represents
their interpretation of the song.)