Grant Lee Buffalo
Copperopolis - 1996
CHORDS
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Tune guitar down half a step to play along: Eb Bb Gb Db Ab Eb.
11. HYPERION AND SUNSET
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1. Piano chords
Bass Chord
Eb (here) Eb bb - eb - g
E (here) Eb bb - db - f
C (here) C g - c - e
Fsus2/7 F a - c - eb - g
Abmaj7 Ab ab - c - eb - g
2. Guitar chords:
See Figure 1 +:
Fsus2/7 Abmaj7 Ab7
e[3] e[4] e[4]
b[1] b[6] b[6]
g[2] g[5] g[4]
d[1] d[5] d[5]
a[3] a[x] a[x]
e[1] e[x] e[x]
If Fsus2/7 doesn't fit on your guitar, try a simpler F7.
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Intro:
Figure 1: x1 (sounds through all Verses)
Eb Ebsus2/7 C Eb Esus2/7 C
e[--3---1-------0--1--3------3---1--------0--1--0--]
b[--4---2-------1------------4---2--------1--------]
g[--3---3-------0------------3---3--------0--------]
d[--1---1-------2------------1---1--------2--------]
a[--x---x-------3------------x---x--------3--------]
e[--x---x-------x------------x---x--------x--------]
Verse 1:
Eb Ebsus2/7 C
Gift of the sage chaparral
Eb Ebsus2/7 C
Born of this bone-dry heat
Eb Ebsus2/7 C
In summer when roads turn caramel
Eb Ebsus2/7 C
The earthquakes and everyone leaves
Chorus:
Db Ab
Where have they gone
Eb Bb
Far from Hyperion
Db Gb Eb
And Sunset Boulevard
Db Ab
Where have they gone
Eb Bb
North up to Oregon
Db Gb Eb
And Mt. Saint Helens ha ha ha
Verse 2:
Eb Ebsus2/7 C
Left behind dishes and furniture
Eb Ebsus2/7 C
Took only the blankets to sleep
Eb Ebsus2/7 C
Sprinkled their pillows with lavender
Eb Ebsus2/7 C
Safe from the grasp of the enemy
Chorus:
Db Ab
Where have they gone
Eb Bb
Far from Hyperion
Db Gb Eb
And Sunset Boulevard
Db Ab
Where have they gone
Eb Bb
North up to Oregon
Db Gb Eb
And Mt. Saint Helens ha
Middle part 1:
Abm6 Eb Abm6
Thrown from the nest of Los Angeles
Fsus2/7 Abmaj7 Ab7
Naive and motherless each
e[-----8--------8--]
b[--8-----8--7-----]
Figure 1: x1
Verse 3:
Eb Ebsus2/7 C
Dear friends farewell
Eb Ebsus2/7 C
Write down the e-mail for me
Eb Ebsus2/7 C
We're out of town till these aftershocks
g[--5--4--3--]
Eb Ebsus2/7 C
Let up most definitely
Chorus:
Db Ab
Where have they gone
Eb Bb
Far from Hyperion
Db Gb Eb
And Sunset Boulevard
Db Ab
Word is you've gone
Eb Bb
On up to Oregon
Db Gb Eb
With room for company
Middle part 2:
Abm6 Eb Abm6
Flown from the nest of Los Angeles
Fsus2/7 Abmaj7 Ab7
Naive and motherless me
e[-----8--------8--]
b[--8-----8--7-----]
Ending:
Figure 1: x1 (
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