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Talking To The Buddha- Gandalf Murphy and the Slambovian Circus of Dreams
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Tuning: (So =, =, =, and =)
Intro:
(Dm)
e|-------------------------------------2-----------------|
B|-----------------------------3-------3-------3---------|
G|-----------------------------2---2-2-2---2-2-2--0------|
D|-2--0h2-0h2-0h2-0h2-0h2-0h2--0---0-0-0---0-0-0----4--0-|
A|-2--2---2---2---2---2---2------------------------------|
E|-0-(0)-(0)-(0)—(0)-(0)-(0)-----------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------0--|
B|-0-------------------------------------------------------0--|
G|-0--0---0---0---0---0---0-----4---4---4---4--4---4-------0--|
D|-2--0h2-0h2-0h2-0h2-0h2-0h2-0-4---4---4---4--4---4----0--2--|
A|-2--2---2---2---2---2---2-----2---0h2-0h2-02-0h2-0h2--0--2--|
E|-0-(0)-(0)-(0)—(0)-(0)-(0)-------------------------------0--|
Now play the intro again strum more notes of each chord.
This is how you play it during the rest of the song.
Verse 1: (C*= Play C like in the intro with bass run)
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We went out on the road today
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And the sky was full of tears
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And each small town looked so blue to me
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And seemed to ache for better years
Then my cell phone started ringing wild
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Like a fire alarm from hell
And When I picked it up a sad voice said
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It’s time to ring that golden bell
Chorus:
And I was talkin’ to the Buddha
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And I made the Buddha cry
And I was talkin’ to the Buddha
And I realized that I-
I’ve been causing all this rain
Play intro
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He said meet me at Joe’s Diner
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Where route 6 meets 88
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Well I arrived at the appointed time
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But the Buddha said you’re running late
So we both ordered an espresso
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From the owner’s new machine
And as the jukebox played Nirvana
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The Buddha said ignorance is mean
Play Chorus
Play Intro
Play Solo over intro chords
The Buddha said the twelve gates wait for you
And creation’s in travail
Waiting for us all to see the light
And restore what we have failed
The Waitress said you want a refill
The Buddha said there’s no time
There’s three seconds left to zero
And then that white light stole my mind
Play Chorus
Play a crazy sweet solo over the Intro chords(during Am say “help me stop the rain”)
End on Dm after playing Am
-Adam .
Love this song. It has great words/message and a sweet solo.