High Days Chords by Bert Jansch

Tempo:
171.85 bpm
Chords used:

Bbm

Eb

Db

F

Ab

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Bert Jansch - High Days chords
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[Db] [Eb]
[F] [Db] [Ab]
[Bbm] [Eb]
[Bbm] [Eb]
[Bbm] [Db]
[Ab] Sorry if [Bbm] I failed [Eb] you, for that I [Bbm] take the blame
[Db]
[Ab] Sorry [Bbm] if I snubbed you, [Eb] I hanged [Ab] my [F] head in shame
[Bbm] But those people [Db] you call friends, [Eb] is much more [F] harm than good
[Db] I [Fm] should [Bbm] have tried much harder, [Eb] to reach out when [Bbm] I did
[Eb] [Bbm]
[Eb] [Bbm]
[Db] When the [Ab] children come [Bbm] to visit you, you [Eb] break [Bbm] into a smile
[Db] They fill [Fm] your heart [Bbm] with sunshine, [Eb] just for a [F] little while
[Bbm] You make them [Db] model airplanes, [Eb] to teach them how [F] to [Db] fly
But when it [Ab] crashed [Bbm] on the runway, [Eb] you didn't ask the [Bbm] pilot why
[Eb] I [Bbm]
[Eb] [Bbm]
[Db] got the [Ab] [Bbm] lady from Baltimore, [Eb] stuck on [Bbm] my mind
[Db] [Ab] Bringing [Bbm] back those high days, [Eb] when we would [F] hang around
[Bbm] You play [Db] your guitar, but [Eb] you never ever [F] finish the song
[Db] It didn't matter [Bbm] then, [Eb] I guess it don't [Bbm] matter now
[Eb] [Bbm]
[Eb] [Bbm]
[Db] [Ab] [Bbm]
[Eb] [Bbm]
[Db] [Bbm]
[Eb] [Db] [F]
[Bbm] [Db]
[Eb] [Db] [F]
[Db] [Ab] [Bbm]
[Eb] [Bbm]
[Eb] [Bbm]
[Db] I got the [Bbm] lady from Baltimore, [Eb] stuck on [Bbm] my mind
[Fm] [Db] [Ab] Bringing [Bbm] back those high days, [Eb] when we would [F] hang around
[Bbm] You play [Db] your guitar, but [Eb] you never ever finish [F] the [Db] song
It didn't matter [Bbm] then, [Eb] I guess it don't [Bbm] matter now
[Eb] [Bbm]
[Eb] Oh, I guess it [Bbm] don't matter now
[Eb] [Bbm]
[Eb] Yeah, I guess it don't [Bbm] matter now
[Eb]
[Bbm]
[N]
Thank you
Key:  
Bbm
13421111
Eb
12341116
Db
12341114
F
134211111
Ab
134211114
Bbm
13421111
Eb
12341116
Db
12341114
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Learn the basic chords of Bert Jansch - (Celtic Connections, BBC Scotland, 2008) High Days chords, with this master sequence: Ab, Bbm, Eb, Bbm and Db. To build a solid grasp, start slowly at 85 BPM and then match the original tempo of 172 BPM. For a balanced pitch, adjust the capo with respect to your voice and the song's key: Db Major.

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[Db] _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ [Db] _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ [Bbm] _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ [Bbm] _ _ _ _ _ [Db] _ _
[Ab] Sorry if [Bbm] I failed _ [Eb] you, for that I [Bbm] take the blame
_ _ [Db] _
[Ab] Sorry [Bbm] if I _ snubbed you, [Eb] I hanged [Ab] my [F] head in shame
[Bbm] But those _ people [Db] you call friends, [Eb] is much more [F] harm than good _
[Db] I [Fm] should [Bbm] have tried much harder, [Eb] to reach out when [Bbm] I did _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ _
[Db] When the [Ab] children come [Bbm] to visit you, you [Eb] break [Bbm] into a smile
_ [Db] They fill [Fm] your heart [Bbm] with _ sunshine, [Eb] just for a [F] little while
[Bbm] _ You make them [Db] model _ airplanes, [Eb] to teach them how [F] to [Db] fly
But when it [Ab] crashed [Bbm] on the runway, _ _ [Eb] you didn't ask the [Bbm] pilot why
_ _ [Eb] I [Bbm] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _
_ [Db] got the [Ab] [Bbm] lady from Baltimore, _ [Eb] stuck on [Bbm] my mind
[Db] _ _ [Ab] Bringing [Bbm] back those high days, [Eb] when we would [F] hang around
_ [Bbm] _ You play [Db] your guitar, but [Eb] you never ever [F] finish the song
[Db] _ It didn't matter [Bbm] then, _ [Eb] I guess it don't [Bbm] matter now
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _
_ [Db] _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Bbm] _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _
_ [Db] _ _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Db] _ [F] _ _
_ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ [Db] _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Db] _ [F] _ _
_ _ [Db] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Bbm] _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _
_ [Db] I got the [Bbm] lady from Baltimore, _ [Eb] stuck on [Bbm] my mind
[Fm] _ [Db] _ [Ab] Bringing [Bbm] back those high days, [Eb] when we would [F] hang around
[Bbm] _ You play [Db] your guitar, but [Eb] you never ever finish [F] the _ [Db] song
It didn't matter [Bbm] then, _ [Eb] I guess it don't [Bbm] matter now _
_ [Eb] _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ _
[Eb] Oh, I guess it [Bbm] don't matter _ now _
[Eb] _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] Yeah, I guess it don't [Bbm] matter _ now
[Eb] _
_ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _
_ _ _ Thank you _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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This song was featured on the Bert at the BBC album.

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