World Before Columbus Lyrics

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World Before Colombus
originally performed by Suzanne Vega
track #8 on "nine objects of desire"
"World Before Colombus" is a rather simple song. The chord
progression is easy, and the fingerpicking is simple as
well. I have included the lyrics with the basic chords,
and then the tablature below that.
Chords:
Em=022000 Dsus2/E=0x0230 Cmaj7=x32000 G=320033
Amsus=x02210 D/F#=2x0230 F=133211 Bm=x24400
Lyrics and chords:
(intro)
If your love were taken from me
Every color would be black and white.
It would be as flat as the world before Colombus.
That's the day that I lose half my sight.
If your life were taken from me
All the trees would freeze in this cold ground.
It would be as cold as the world before Colombus.
Sail to the edge and I'll be there, looking
Down.
Those men who lust for land and for riches strange and new,
All those trinkets of desire, but they never will have you.
And they'll never know the gold or the copper in your hair,
How could they weigh the worth of you so rare.
If your love were taken from me
Every light that's bright would soon grow dim.
It would be as dark as the world before Colombus.
Down the waterfall and I'd swim over the
Brim.
Those men who lust for land and for riches strange and new,
All those trinkets of desire, oh they never will have you.
And they'll never know the gold or the copper in your hair,
How could they weigh the worth of you so rare.
(outro)
TAB notation:
P: pull off
h: hammer on
(intro riff)
E-------------------------------0-|------------------------B-------------3-------3-------3---|-----3-------3-------3--G---------2-----4---0-----2h4-----|---------2-----4---0----D---------------------------------|------------------------A---------------------------------|------------------------E-0-------------------------------|-0----------------------
+ . ^ . + . ^ . + . ^ . + . ^ . + . ^ . + . ^ . + . ^ .
+ . ^ . + . ^ . + . ^ . + . ^ . + . ^ . + . ^ . + . ^
. + . ^ . + . ^ .
(verse)
+ . ^ . + . ^ . + . ^ . + . ^ . + . ^ . + . ^ . + . ^ .
If your love were taken...
If your life were taken...
j7
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+ . ^ . + . ^ . + . ^ . + . ^ . + . ^ . + . ^ . + . ^
. + . ^ . + . ^ . + . ^ . + . ^ . + . ^ . + . ^ . + . ^
(these two measures go with the first verse)
. + . ^ . + . ^ . + . ^ . + . ^ . + . ^ . + . ^ .
(these two measures go with the second and third verses;
they replace the two measures above)
+ . ^ . + . ^ . + . ^ . + . ^ . + . ^ . + . ^ .
(pre-chorus riff)
+ . ^ . + . ^ . + . ^ . + . ^ . + . ^ . + . ^ . + . ^ .
...down.
...brim.
(chorus riff)
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+ . ^ . + . ^ . + . ^ . + . ^ . + . ^ . + . ^ . + . ^
. + . ^ . + . ^ .
(repeat chorus riff 3 times; the last time, play only the
first measure, then the chorus outro)
(chorus outro)
+ . ^ . + . ^ . + . ^ . + . ^ . + . ^ . + . ^ .
(play intro riff 2 times; replace the last measure with the
outro riff)
(outro riff)
+ . ^ . + . ^ . + . ^ . +
That's it everybody. Have fun.