' Cello Song chords by Nick Drake (Official Version)

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Ebsus4
Eb7sus4
Eb7
Bbsus2
Eb
Ab/Eb

Intro 1
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Ebsus4 
Eb7sus4 
Eb7sus4 
Eb7 
Eb7 
Eb7 
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Bbsus2 
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Verse 1
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Strange face, with your eyes
Eb 
Bbsus2 
So pale and sincere
Underneath you know well
Eb 
Bbsus2 
You have nothing to fear
Eb 
Bbsus2 
For the dreams that came
Eb 
Bbsus2 
to you when so young
Eb 
Bbsus2 
Told of a life
Ab/Eb 
Bbsus2 
Where spring    is sprung

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Interlude 1

Bbsus2

Verse 2
Bbsus2 
You would seem so frail
Eb 
Bbsus2 
In the cold of the night
When the armies of emotion
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Go out to fight
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But while the earth
Eb 
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sinks to its grave
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You sail to the sky
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Bbsus2 
On the crest of a wave

Interlude 2

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Verse 3
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So forget this cruel world
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Bbsus2 
Where I belong
I'll just sit and wait
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And sing my song
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Eb 
And if one day you should see me
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in the crowd
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Bbsus2 
Lend a hand and lift me
Ab/Eb 
Bbsus2 
To your place in the cloud

Interlude 3

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Outro 1
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Ebsus4
Eb7sus4
Eb7
Bbsus2
Eb
Ab/Eb

Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: IntermediateKey: Bb majorBPM: 118

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Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

Ebsus4: x-6-8-8-9-x
Eb7sus4: x-x-1-3-2-4
Eb7: x-x-1-3-2-3
Bbsus2: x-1-3-3-1-1
Eb: x-6-8-8-8-x
Ab/Eb: x-6-6-5-4-4

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This is the definitive original version of ' Cello Song by Nick Drake, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of Bb major. It is designed for guitarists ready to move past the basics and capture the true feel of Nick Drake's performance.

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