{t:Exiles} {st:Written by Cross, Fripp, Palmer-Jones. Tabbed by checkman@math.gatech.edu} {c: Intro: lots of weird noises, (some neighing?), then a mellotron} {c: starts playing the following line:} {sot} G-------------------------- D-------------------------- A-----------7-------------- E--0--5--7-----0--5--7--0-- {eot} {c: then, when the acoustic guitar enters, there are the chords (note that} {c: the last Am(sus2) is a quick alternation between Am and Asus2):} {c: Am Em Am Em Am Em Am Em Bm Am(sus2)} [Am]Now ... in this [Em]faraway land, [Am]strange ... that the palms of [Em]my hands Should be damp with ex[Bm]pectan[Am(sus2)]cy [Em] {c: Introduction all over again, a bit shorter this time} [Am]Spring ... and the air's [Em]turning mild, [Am]city lights ... And the glimpse of a [Em]child of the alleyway [Bm]infan[Am(sus2)]try [Am]Friends ... do they know [Em] what I mean, [Am]rain ... and the gather[Em]ing green Of an after[Bm]noon out-of-[Am(sus2)]town {c: Interlude, slower tempo:} But [Em]Lord, I had to go, my trail was laid too [Am]slow behind me [Em]To face the call of fame, or make a [Am]drunkard's name for me [Em]But now this bitter life has brought a [Am]different understanding [Em]And from these endless days shall come a [Am]broader sympathy [Em]And though I count the hours, to be alone's no in[Am]jury ... [Bm]My [Am]home ... was a place near the [Em]sand, [Am]cliffs ... and a military [Em]band Blew and air of [Bm]normali[Am(sus2)]ty. {c: Now, repeat the verse progression (Am Em Am Em Bm Am(sus2)) twice,} {c: whereupon the electric guitar enters with a solo that sounds tonal;} {c: the verse is repeated twice more. Then the coda follows the } {c: Am Em Am Em Am Am(sus2)(sus4?) pattern.}