The Stone

Intro - 6/8 time
Figure 1
Dave and Tim - acoustic guitars
E|---------------------|               
B|---------------------|               
G|---2-2---------------| play 32 times 
D|------3-3-5-5-2-3--2-|               
A|-5-------------------|               
E|---------------------|               

I've been....

Verse

.......creeping
Dave                   Gm
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B|---------------------| -3------- ------------------ 
G|----2----------------| -3------- -------------2---- 
D|-------3---5-5-2-3--2| (0)------ 5-5-2-3--2-----3-- 
A|-5-------------------| -1------- -----------5------ 
E|---------------------| -3------- ------------------ 


Tim
E|---------------------| -3------- ------------------ 
B|---------------------| -3------- ------------------ 
G|---2-2---------------| -3------- -------------2---- 
D|-------3-3-5-5-2-3--2| -5------- 5-5-2-3--2-------- 
A|-5-------------------| -5------- -----------5---3-- 
E|---------------------| -3------- ------------------ 

suspicion that....
Dave
E|-------------------| 
B|-------------------| 
G|-------------------| 
D|----3-------2------| 
A|-1-----5-------5--3| 
E|-------------------| 


Tim
E|-------------------| 
B|-------------------| 
G|-------------------| 
D|---3-3------2------| 
A|-1-----5-5----5-5-3| 
E|-------------------| 

things here are not as they seem.....

Dave                   Gm
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B|---------------------| -3------- ------------------ 
G|----2----------------| -3------- -------------2---- 
D|-------3---5-5-2-3--2| (0)------ 5-5-2-3--2-----3-- 
A|-5-------------------| -1------- -----------5------ 
E|---------------------| -3------- ------------------ 


Tim
E|---------------------| -3------- ------------------ 
B|---------------------| -3------- ------------------ 
G|---2-2---------------| -3------- -------------2---- 
D|-------3-3-5-5-2-3--2| -5------- 5-5-2-3--2-------- 
A|-5-------------------| -5------- -----------5---3-- 
E|---------------------| -3------- ------------------ 

............reassure
Dave
E|--------------------| 
B|--------------------| 
G|--------------------| 
D|----3-------2--3--2-| 
A|-1-----5------------| 
E|--------------------| 


Tim
E|--------------------| 
B|--------------------| 
G|--------------------| 
D|---3-3------2--3--2-| 
A|-1-----5-5----------| 
E|--------------------| 

Dave and Tim repeat last 8 bars (now referred to as fig. 2) 3 times

then both play Figure 1 - 8 times

Verse 2

Oh, unholy day......
Play figure 2 - 2 times

Chorus

I was just wond'ring if you'd come along....

Dave and Tim play these chords (strum not notated)
Figure 3
E|-1--| -0-- -1-- -------                            
B|-1--| -1-- -1-- -1--1--                            
G|-2--| -0-- -2-- -0--0-- play Fig. 3 - 2 more times 
D|-3--| -2-- -0-- -3--2--                            
A|-3--| -3-- ---- -3--3--                            
E|-1--| -0-- ---- -------                            

Figure 4

.....go. I will go alone......
Dave
E|--------------------------|                   
B|--------------------------|                   
G|--------------------------|                   
D|-----2--------------3-----|                   
A|---------3---5------------|                   
E|-5---------------6--------| play 3 more times 


Tim
E|--------------------------| 
B|--------------------------| 
G|--------------------------| 
D|-----2-2-------------3-3--| 
A|---------3-3-5-5----------| 
E|-5-5-------------6-6------| 

Verse 3

I'm a long way, Oh, from that fool's mistake.......

Figure 2 - 2 times

Chorus

I was just wond'rin....

Figure 3 - 3 times
Figure 4 - 4 times

Verse 4

A long way to the bury the past, for I don't want to pay.....

Figure 2 - 2 times

Chorus

Figure 3 - 3 times
Figure 4 - 4 times

Figure 1 - 8 times

Verse 5

I need so to stay in your arms, see you smile, hold you close....

Figure 2 - 2 times

Outro
E|was| just wond'rin if you'd come a---long 

Guitars tacit - strings continue (Kronos Quartet)
20 bars

then guitars play
E|-1--| -0-- -1-- -0--                        
B|-1--| -1-- -3-- -1--                        
G|-2--| -0-- -2-- -0--                        
D|-3--| -2-- -0-- -2-- 10 times then fade out 
A|-3--| -3-- ---- -3--                        
E|-1--| -0-- ---- -3--                        


Scott Taylor
School of Music
The Florida State University
AOL IM: tromba1B
"Eat, drink, and be merry, for tomorrow we shall die." - Epicurus