Mr. Powell
(Larry Lee)
The Car Over The Lake Album, 1975
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Chords, Guitar Tablature & Lyrics
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I think that there are two acoustic guitars in this one. I'm going to show you the chords - you can take it from there. Be sure to visit my tab page in order to understand how I write tablature on the web.
If there is enough interest, I'll tab the harpsichord intro............ just kidding.
Click here if you want only the lyrics.
THE CHORDS:
(HARPSICHORD INTRO)
G4 G4 G
(ADD GUITARS & BASS)
D Em Em/D
just about a hundred years or so ago
A/C#4 C D G
ten men rode their way down the mighty colorado
D Em Em/D
and as I read about their journey
A/C#4 C D
I couldn't help but feel a very similar yearning
G D Em Em/D
to mr. powell
A/C#4 C D Em
and I wish that I could have been there with him
Em/D A/C# Am/C Em
the way he talked about the river I could tell
Em/D A/C# Am/C Em
the revelations he must have felt within himself
Em/D A/C# Am/C G1+1/2
the realization of what man's supposed to do I feel it too
Am74 Am74 Cmaj74 Cmaj74 Am74 Am74
(FLUTE SOLO)
Em Em/D A/C# Am/C
Em Em/D A/C# Am/C
Em Em/D A/C# Am/C
Em Em/D A/C# Am/C
D4 Am74
as they would ride over the waves
D4 Am74 G
as they would glide over the waves
D Em Em/D
the river forged its way through canyons
A/C#4 C D G
that were so high that the clouds would float within them
D Em Em/D
cascade fountains moss surrounded
A/C#4 C D
on through a gorge grand beyond description
G D Em Em/D
and the river rolls
A/C#4 C D Em
and like a whirlpool it sets my mind to spinnin'
Em/D A/C# Am/C Em
can you imagine walls that went so high
Em/D A/C# Am/C Em
the sky would be nothing more than a single thin blue line
Em/D A/C# Am/C
and rocks would rainbow their way up to the sky
D4 Am74
as they would ride over the waves
D4 Am74
as they would glide over the waves
G D2+1/2
you'd hear them singing, singing
Em Em/D A/C# C
Em Em/D A/C# C
Em Em/D A/C# C
Em Em/D A/C#
Am74 Am74 Cmaj74 Cmaj74 Am74 Am74 G
THE TAB:
G
1 -|| -----------------------3--------3
2 -|| --------0-----------------------0
3 -|| --------0-----------------------0
4 -|| --------0-----------------------0
5 -|| ---------------2----------------2
6 -|| -----------------------3--------3
D
1 -|| ---------------2----------------2
2 -|| -----------------------3--------3
3 -|| ---------------1----------------2
4 -|| --------0-----------------------0
5 -|| ---------------------------------
6 -|| ---------------------------------
Em
1 -|| ----0----------------------------0
2 -|| ----0----------------------------0
3 -|| ----0----------------------------0
4 -|| ----------------2----------------2
5 -|| ---------------------------------
6 -|| ---------------------------------
Em/D
1 -|| ----0----------------------------0
2 -|| ----0----------------------------0
3 -|| ----0----------------------------0
4 -|| ----0----------------------------0
5 -|| ---------------------------------
6 -|| ---------------------------------
A/C#
1 -|| ---------------------------------
2 -|| ----------1----------------------2
3 -|| ----------1----------------------2
4 -|| ----------1----------------------2
5 -|| -------------------3-------------4
6 -|| ----------------------------------
C
1 -|| --------0-----------------------0
2 -|| --------1-----------------------1
3 -|| --------0-----------------------0
4 -|| ---------------2----------------2
5 -|| -----------------------3--------3
6 -|| ---------------------------------
Am/C
1 -|| -----0---------------------------0
2 -|| ---------1-----------------------1
3 -|| -------------3-------------------2
4 -|| -------------2-------------------2
5 -|| -------------------4-------------3
6 -|| ----------------------------------
Am7
1 -|| -----0---------------------------0
2 -|| ---------1-----------------------1
3 -|| -----0---------------------------0
4 -|| -------------2-------------------2
5 -|| -----0---------------------------0
6 -|| ----------------------------------
Cmaj7
1 -|| -----0---------------------------0
2 -|| -----0---------------------------0
3 -|| -----0---------------------------0
4 -|| -------------2-------------------2
5 -|| -------------------3-------------3
6 -|| ----------------------------------
TIPS:
ALL of the chord symbols represent two beats - unless you see a 4 in the chord symbol. If you see a symbol like Am74 or D4 - play that chord for 4 beats. The G1+1/2 stands for one and a half beats - on the upbeat of two, play the next chord. The D2+1/2 stands for two and a half beats - on the downbeat of one, play the next chord. Note that the chord after G1+1/2 is played on the upbeat while the chord after the D2+1/2 is played on the downbeat.
I hope you enjoyed playing this piece.
Remember, that by learning this song, you are helping to preserve the music of the Ozark Mountain Daredevils!
Thanks for stopping by - steve
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Lyrics are copyright 1973, 1976 Larry
Lee
chords & music interpreted by steven
hull
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Created 17 February 1999
Updated 15 January 2003
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