Al Stewart

Accords et partitions

A League Of Notions

C G F Fm C7 Cm

Pas de barré*

I'm here sitting in the wreck of Europe With a map of Europe Spread out in a hall of Versailles And every single nationality and principality Have come for a piece of the pie

A Man For All Seasons

A E B C#m D G#

[Intro] (break) (break) (break)

Almost Lucy

Am G C F Dm G7

I've been listening to Stewart's recording lately and suddenly realized That the chord sequence in the last line of the BRIDGE has a beautifully There. The changes are so fast there and it's all so hazy, but now I think The chord is actually Bdim7. Sounds great and fits the vocal melody Perfectly. Let me know what you think!

Angry Bird

Em Bm Am D G A

Tuning half step down ( ) One day you fell down from the sky You overthought things, forgot how to fly You`re an angry bird walking in circles All alone, angry bird

Apple Cider Reconstitution

A G D Bm F#7 F#

Intro: Verse/chorus When we came to the station, all the trains were rusty

The Ballad Of Mary Foster

E G Dm F D A

David Foster lives in Gloucester with his family Works 'til pay-time, through the day-time, then comes home for tea Steak and kidney, then with Sydney to his club and feels free They close the bar, he finds his car and then goes home to sleep And his wife has been with Rosie, in the parlour where it's cosy

Bedsitter Images

Bm D E G F#7 A7

The subway station's closed again and sleeps beneath its veil of rain My footprints broken trail behind steals the night lights from my mind The dark deserted streets stand clear today has lived and died in here So I leave the chapel gloom to find the shelter of my tiny room

Broadway Hotel

D E F#m C#m A Bm

You told the man in the Broadway Hotel Nothing was stranger than being yourself And he replied, with a tear in his eye Love was a rollaway Just a cajole away

The Carmichaels

E D A Dmaj7 B G#

The Carmichaels - Al Stewart Intro - - 2x Mr Carmichael says that he loves his wife, I believe he does Gives her everything that a man can give But Mr Carmichael beggars himself on the altar of his love

Carol

Em Am D B7 G C

[Verse] Sometimes it seems unimaginable That you were ever any other way With your white rose face and your orphan clothes, Embroidered jeans and silver chains

Charlotte Corday

C G D F Eb Em

[Verse 1] If you hear a step upon your stair tonight If you see a shadow in the candle light It's only your imagination leading you astray See her for a moment then she'll slip away

Clifton In The Rain

G D C A F Bm

SONG: CLIFTON IN THE RAIN ARTIST: AL STEWART TAB BY: DON CZARSKI EMAIL: [email protected]

The Coldest Winter In Memory

C G F Am Em

[Verse 1] The coldest winter in memory was 1709 The sea froze off the coast of France all along the Neptune line By the lost town of Dunwich the shore was washed away They say you hear the church bells still as they toll beneath the waves

Constantinople

Em D C G B Cmaj7

[Verse] Across the western world The lights are going down The gypsy armies of the evening Have lit their fires across

The Dark And The Rolling Sea

G C F Am Dm E

Oh you slipped away from the harbour side In the morning bright and clear And your sails were filled with the rising wind And you laughed for all to hear But you never glanced at the ragged dance

Down In The Cellars

C G F E Em Am

Down in the cellars of Jean-Louis Chave All the shadows are leaving Bottles lying asleep in the caves You'll see history breathing

Eight Arms To Hold You

C F G Am D E

[Verse 1] If I told you that I had (told you that I had) Eight arms to hold you Would it really make you glad (really make you glad) I’d upped and told you

Electric Los Angeles Sunset

G Am F E7 C Am/G

Shots split the night, a bullet lodged in his brain He must have died instantly, he felt no pain A crowd quickly gathered to the feast of the gun Waiting for the ambulance and cops to come Hm mmm mmm mmm mmm mmm mmm Sirens wail in the concrete

The Elf

D G A Em

Pas de barré

[Verse 1] I sat upon the evening hill The shadows set, the night grew still And as I sat, guitar on knee A voice of flowers called to me

Elvaston Place

G F# Bm A D Em

[Verse 1] Elvaston Place A run-down basement in South Ken Hiding your face Behind the railings in the rain

End Of The Day

D F# Gm Bbmaj7 Am7 A

[Verse 1] And in the evening when the day goes down She leaves the bright house lights Stands and watches with her coat pulled around As torches light the western skies

Feel Like

D A G Em

Pas de barré

I feel as volatile as the weather Over fields of Scottish heather The night before Hallowe'en You know I feel like A catamaran in summer

Fields of france

Am E D F E7 G

His flying jacket still hast her perfume Memories of the night play across his mind High above the fields of France A single biplane in a clear blue sky

Flying Sorcery

D G A C Am Em

1. With your photographs of Kitty Hawk And the bi-planes on your wall You were always Amy Johnson From the time that you were small No schoolroom kept you grounded

Gethsemane Again

A F#m Bm E7 D E

[Verse 1] In Gloucester Cathedral, on Saturday night I came to your flower show, blown like a kite And I stood by the tombstones, and gazed at the lights On the altar

Hanno The Navigator

D A G Bm Em

Pas de barré*

Hanno the Navigator said to me. There's an open sky and a steady breeze Out beyond the Pillars of Hercules. Above the foam-kissed waves seagulls scream Up in the masts of our trireme

If It Doesnt Come Naturally Leave It

G D A Bm F# Gm

D G Electric Guitar Nothing that's forced can ever be right [-----------] If it doesn't come naturally, leave it [-----------] That's what she said as she turned out the light [-------0-5-] And we bent our backs as slaves of the night

Im Falling

Dm E Am A C B

(1)It's Sunday afternoon and it's raining, I'm falling Colour sections, pastel blue, an empty church, a movie queue, Im falling (2)Get up, put the kettle on, make us some tea, I'm falling If we've got some biscuits left, please bring one for me, I'm just falling (3)Why don't we take the whole next week off work, we're falling

The Immelman Turn

D A G Em C F

I always was the reckless kind, I do what I must do I put the danger out of mind, and go on I joined the barnstorm fliers back in Nineteen Twenty-Two And a-bove those dusty farms, we put a show on

In Brooklyn

D Bm A7 G F#m A

Verse:1 'Oh I come from Pittsburgh to study astrology,' She said as she stood on my instep, 'I could show you New York with a walk between Fourth Street and Nine.'

Jackdaw

Em7 Dmaj9 G F Am E7

[Verse 1] I'm running away On a day like today Nothing you say Could cause me to stay

Joe The Georgian

Am E G Dm C F

Now I've got my payment For the service that I gave They've given me my ticket To this place beyond the grave I suppose it's kind of funny

Katherine Of Oregon

C# G# F# Fm C F#m

Tips to simplify for the novice player: - Transpose one step down to C to avoid barré chords. - To still play in the key of the recording, use capo on 1st fret. - In both cases, ignore the instrumental break. - Al plays slightly different outros after each chorus, but you can reasonably use the intro for all.

Last Days Of The Century

D A Em G B Cmaj7

When the cock crows And the wind blows And the primrose of dawn Is at your windows Moving through the deep

Last Train To Munich

Am E7 E Dm C Bb

[Verse 1] Meet me at the station underneath the clock Carry an umbrella, no need to talk The man in the homburg, hiding in the fog will be watching Get yourself a ticket, go through the gate

Laughing Into 1939

Dm C Bb A F Gm

[Verse] Party hat and satin dress Silver paper curled in her long black hair Tapping one small elegant shoe in time Oh, the way she plays with them

Life In Dark Water

Dm Em/D Dm5+ F/D Dm6 Gm

MIDDLE 8 Wonder what the stars look like Coming out tonight Tell my girl she must be strong She sits and waits all night long, yeah, yeah

The Loneliest Place On The Map

Am Bb Dm Em Bm B

The Loneliest Place On The Map - Al Stewart (capo 3) This place is so far Away from what passes for civilized life No shops and no cars and no city lights Just a river of stars

Lord Grenville

A D Dm C#m G F

I'll be honest i knocked these out in a rush (in frustration at the lack of Existing tablature, 'oh man i have to do it myself i guess' situation) so a Lot of it is probably wrong, and if you're playing a guitar it might sound Weird even if they are right, because some of the progressions rely upon Notes other than the root, which is fine if you're using a keyboard becuase

Lord Salisbury

G D E A Bm F#

Lord Salisbury reads the news And puts the paper on the table Many paths will be ours to choose No fear shall we know Look away, look away, look away

Love Chronicles

D G C A7 A Bm

Love Chronicles By Al Stewart Part I

Man For All Seasons

A E B C#m D G#

[Intro] (break) (break) (break)

Manuscript

D G A Bb F

Prince Louis Battenberg is burning the Admiralty lights down low Silently sifting through papers sealed with a crown Admiral Lord Fisher is writing to Churchill, calling for more Dreadnoughts The houses in Hackney are all falling down

Marion The Chtelaine

D A F#m Em Bm G

When the great collector found her She was just a girl She rang a chord inside him And he stole her to the centre of his world Many wished they could be in her shoes

Merlins Time

Am G Em Dm C F

And I think of you now As a dream that I had long ago In a kingdom lost to time In the forest of evening The archer is bending a bow

Midas Shadow

Am7 Dm Gm7 Bbmaj7 F C

[verse] You've got your ticket and your hotel keys And your overnight bag at your feet You're looking down on the tropical trees While the Spanish maids pick up the sheets

Midnight Rocks

D F# G Em A C#

[Verse 1] You say with best intention, let's throw away convention Set sail across the water, to find the tides of fortune I say please understand it, don't let our love be stranded Upon the midnight rocks, oh yeah, upon the midnight rocks

Modern Times

C G D Em A E

This is another Al Stewart song that I cannot find on ultimate guitar so I thought I would add it. I found it on a web site run by Adrie Meijer https://adriemeijerguitartabs.weebly.com/ And claim no credit at all for the tab. All have done is formatted it for this site And made a minor correction to the lyrics to bring them in line with this you tube version (for which You will need the Capo on the second fret if you want to play along) https://youtu.be/Eyyef_GZZNw

News From Spain

Am E F G F6 Ddim

I have heard the news from Spain Now you say you've mamy things yet to be learning And you don't know if or when you'll be returning It depends on how everything works out If it can somehow in Carvajal

Night Of The Fourth Of May

Gm D F Cm Eb C

Ah the days they flew by and the leaves fell from the trees And many times you came around and many times you slept with me And every time that we made love you wrote it down in your diary Lady of ladies

Nostradamus

D G A Bm Bb

In the east the wind is blowing The boats across the sea And their sails will fill the morning And their cries ring out to me Oh oh oh........oh the more it changes

Old Admirals

D G A C Bm Am

Verse 1 I can well recall the first time I ever put to sea Was on the old Calcutta in eighteen fifty-three I was just a lad of fourteen years a midshipman to be To make my way in sailing ships

On The Border

F#m D A Bm G E

The fishing boats go out across the evening water Smuggling guns and arms across the Spanish border The winds whip up the waves so loud The ghost moon sails among the clouds And turns the rifles into silver on the border

One Stage Before

Gm Eb F Cm Bb Dm

It seems to me as though I've been upon this stage before And juggled away the night for the same old crowd These harlequins you see with me, they too have held the floor As here once again they strut and they fret their hour

Paint By Numbers

G F Am C G/E E

Verse 1: When all the help in the world won't get you by When all the friends that you lean on let you down You'll wonder why I see you there with your painting box

Palace Of Versailles

D C Em Am G B

[Verse] The wands of smoke are rising From the walls of the Bastille And through the streets of Paris Runs a sense of the unreal

Post World War Two Blues

D G C A Em F

[Verse 1] I was a post-war baby in a small Scots town I was three years old when we moved down South Hard times written in my mother's looks With her widow's pension and her ration books

Princess Olivia

G D C

Pas de barré

[Verse 1] I never was one for talk  I keep things to myself  Let everyone ramble on  When people get to reminiscing 

Red Toupee

D E Dbm F Esus4

To Catalina on a fishing boat We call it Henry Cisneros We got no money but we stay afloat The jellyfishes don't scare us You're telling everybody life's a ball

The Ringing Of Bells

Gm7 F C Eb Bb Am7

[Verse 1] Upon this day, if all else fails It seems we'll have to face the truth I believe for my part in this thing I really did love you

Roads To Moscow

G Fmaj7 Em Am D E

Roads to Moscow- Al Stewart G|------0----|------0----| repeated Intro solo from Indian Summer live version

Rocks In The Ocean

D G C Em F Bm

[Verse 1] On a night just like this, in a place far away He met with a girl in the spring And something about him just turned her around As though she were caught on a string

Rumours Of War

G D C Em Bm Am

[Verse 1] We met on the beach amid rumours of war Your head in your hand, what you saw you won't say As the newspapers flew in the wind

Running Man

C D Bbmaj7 Dm A Bb

VERSE Before the phone hits the receiver You're halfway to the door The voice said 'get out while you can, There's just ten minutes, nothing more'

Russians And Americans

C F G G7 Gm Am

[Verse 1] So here we stand at the edge of Nineteen eighty-four, bracing ourselves once again For the storm approaching as Those who long before huddled in caves from the rain

Samuel Oh How Youve Changed

Eb Cm Bb Gm Ab F7

[Verse 1] Most of the better bred woolen toys have gone to bed Ab Eb Ebsus4 And the teddy bear is a-sleeping in the cupboard And the wooden soldiers all and the rubber bouncing ball

Sand in Your Shoes

G D C Em Bm Am

You always were a city kid though you were country raised And back in some forgotten time we shared the cold north days. But the simple life was not your style and you just had to escape So it's goodbye to my lady of the islands.

Sirens Of Titan

G Am F E7 C G7

[Verse 1] I was drawn by the sirens of Titan  Carried along by their call  Seeking for a way to enlighten  Searching for the sense of it all

Song On The Radio

C Bb/C F Bb Eb Ab

VERSE I was making my way through the wasteland The road into town passes through I was changing the radio stations With my mind on you

Songs Out Of Clay

C B G Em D Am

[Verse 1] "Oh I know that you are an artist" she said, “for you make your songs out of clay. You carry the dust on your hands and your face, you never quite brushed it away You were trying to chisel a perfect truth, when the instrument broke in your hand Now you seat all alone on the greenhouse roof, with your shoes full of sand“.

Strange Girl

Am F F7 G G7 Em7

Strange Girl -Al Stewart Capo 2 Intro: (4x) You're a strange girl, you come from a strange family You're a strange girl, I don't understand your vanity Your mother's taking pills although she's looking to escape

Swiss Cottage Manoeuvres

D G A7 Bm Gm Em

[Verse 1] On a Christmas cake day, one Friday in August In a bookshop in Charing Cross Road I first set eyes on a girl and at once I did know She had eyes like a poet and hair like a rainbow

Terminal Eyes

C F G A A7 D

G Csus Cut glass porcupine sailing on the Serpentine Fingers on the skyline pulling down the black blinds Csus C G7 Terminal eyes at the edge of the night

Three Mules

G C Am Em F D

Three mules came over a hill They were dragging a cart Creaking, it seemed to be falling apart Laden with millions of dreams It weighed more than they thought

Time Passages

D A G F#m7 Bm Bb

[Verse] It was late in December, the sky turned to snow All round the day was going down slow Night like a river beginning to flow I felt the beat of my mind go drifting into

Timeless Skies

G D Em Am C A

[Verse 1] While travelling northwards on a back country lane I came on the village where first I grew And stopped to climb up the hill once again Looking down from the tracks to the grey slate roofs

Trespasser

Bm F#m Em D C G

When I first saw your trespasser He wandered uninvited to your door He seemed to know his way around Although I'd never seen his face before Pausing for a moment underneath your window ledge

Valentina Way

C Fm G Ab Bb F

[Verse] Find another lover tomorrow Go find another lover today You've been so long on lonely street That you're surely falling into decay

Warren Harding

F# B C# G#

I'm leaving my home in Europe behind Heading out for a new state of mind New York town is calling to me Dollar an hour in the company

Year of the Cat

Em Cmaj7 Bm Am7 D B

On a morning from a Bogart movie In a country where they turned back time You go strolling through the crowd like Peter Lorre contemplating a crime. She comes out of the sun in a silk dress

Zero She Flies

B E A F# D G

She's a mollusk A seamstress A princess A priestess A negress