I think that there are two acoustic and two electric guitars playing in this song - it's really hard to tell with all the keyboards and string parts. 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.

WARNING: If you try to play this song along with the record - you will be out of tune! You need to tune your guitar down almost a half step. The song on the record sounds like it's almost in Db rather than D - but even then it's not in tune. It sounds like the Daredevils recorded it D and then slowed down the recording when recording the master tape - thus making it sound a little flat (down to almost Db). Anyway if you tune your guitar down to almost a half step, when you play a D it would sound like a Db and match the sound on the recording. Sorry for this inconvenience, but the 'record' is just not in tune. Or am I out of tune?

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.

Click here if you want only the lyrics.

THE CHORDS:
 
(a) Bm  (a) Bm  (a) Bm
(PIANO & GUITAR INTRO)
 
                      D      F#m
fast asleep in the garden
 
                     Gmaj7   Bm
the rain is gone away
 
                    D       F#m
somewhere in the margin
 
                            Gmaj7
are sheep that's gone astray
 
         A
like the old man of the ocean
 
      G
whose eyes tells where he's been
 
   A
or one who lacks devotion
 
   G
betrays his love again
 
     A
the thief will surely die
 
          G
when he's taken all he can steal
 
 
 
        D
oh whippoorwill
 
        G               D  F#m/C#
are you high upon your hill
 
          Bm              A
while my feet are on the ground
 
       D
oh whippoorwill
 
    G                   D     F#m/C#
you make my heart stand still
 
        Bm                G    
when I hear your evening sound
 
 
D        F#m
Gmaj7    F#m
Gmaj7    Bm  (a) Bm  (a) Bm
(PIANO & STRINGS)
 
 
                         D     F#m
I know you're sad, much deeper
 
                        Gmaj7  Bm
then my human ears can hear
 
                 D    F#m 
you never had a keeper
 
                               Gmaj7
cause you live where no man's near
 
    A 
you call from out the timber
 
       G
like a chanter on a throne
 
A
only to remember
 
    G
the secret still unknown
 
    A
and makes us to decide
 
       G
are we false or are we real
 
 
 
        D
oh whippoorwill
 
        G               D  F#m/C#
are you high upon your hill
 
          Bm              A
while my feet are on the ground
 
       D
oh whippoorwill
 
    G                   D     F#m/C#
you make my heart stand still
 
       Bm                 G    D  F#m/C# 
when I hear your evening sound
 
       Bm                 G    D  F#m/C# 
when I hear your evening sound
 
       Bm                 G    D
when I hear your evening sound
 

THE TAB:

Bm

1 -|| --------1-----------------------2
2 -|| --------1----2------------------3
3 -|| --------1-------4---------------4
4 -|| --------1-------3---------------4
5 -|| --------1-----------------------2
6 -|| ----------------------------------

D

1 -|| ---------------2----------------2
2 -|| -----------------------3--------3
3 -|| ---------------1----------------2
4 -|| --------------------------------0
5 -|| ---------------------------------
6 -|| ---------------------------------

F#m

1 -|| --------1------------------------2
2 -|| --------1------------------------2
3 -|| --------1------------------------2
4 -|| --------1-------4----------------4
5 -|| --------1-------3----------------4
6 -|| --------1------------------------2

Gmaj7

1 -|| ----------1--------------------2
2 -|| -------------------2-----------3
3 -|| ------------------------4------4
4 -|| ------------------------3------4
5 -|| -------------------(1)---------X
6 -|| --------------------1----------3

A

1 -|| -----0--------------------------0
2 -|| ---------------2----------------2
3 -|| ---------------2----------------2
4 -|| ---------------2----------------2
5 -|| -----0--------------------------0
6 -|| ---------------------------------

G

1 -|| ----------------------4---------3
2 -|| --------0-----------------------0
3 -|| --------0-----------------------0
4 -|| --------0-----------------------0
5 -|| ---------------2----------------2
6 -|| -----------------------3--------3

F#m/C#

1 -|| --------1------------------------2
2 -|| --------1------------------------2
3 -|| --------1------------------------2
4 -|| --------1-------4----------------4
5 -|| --------1-------3----------------4
6 -|| ----------------------------------

TIPS:

In the intro part, the (a) Bm means to play an A note - in this case, fifth string open, then play a Bm chord. The trick is to ready the Bm fingering then lift the first finger just right before you play the A note - then put the first finger back down to play the Bm chord.

When playing the part that has these four chords: D, F#m/C#, Bm, & A chords, the bottom note of each of the chords makes a descending bass part - so play this part cleanly! The bass note pattern is note(string/fret): D(4/0), C#(5/4), B(5/2), A(5/0). The same goes for the D, F#m/C#, Bm, & G chords. The bass note pattern is note(string/fret): D(4/0), C#(5/4), B(5/2), G(6/3).