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.

By the way, I interpreted these chords from listening to the LP - I did not use any other written music as an aid in writing the tab presented on this page. If you think that I have made a mistake, please let me know about it by dropping me a quick note.

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 G_1+1/2 stands for one and a half beats - on the upbeat of two, play the next chord. The D_2+1/2 stands for two and a half beats - on the downbeat of one, play the next chord. Note that the chord after G_1+1/2 is played on the upbeat while the chord after the D_2+1/2 is played on the downbeat.