Grant Lee Buffalo
Copperopolis - 1996
CHORDS

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Vladimir Roman

Tune guitar down half a step to play along: Eb Bb Gb Db Ab Eb.

4. EVEN THE OXEN

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Comments:
1. I guess guitars for this song are turned to F and not to Eb 
(like in other songs), which means that the chords for this song are:
Intro: D A E x2, Verse: D A E x4, Chorus: F#m A F#m B,
Middle part: G D A x2 Bm D Bm E.
My supposition is connected with the fact, that the Intro
hammers (see the tab below) sound wonderful if 'D A E' are used
and doesn't fit at all if I try to transpose it to 'C D G'.
Intro:
    D           A           E
e[------------------------------------------]
b[--0--h3-0--h3-0--h2-0--h2-0--------0------]
g[--2-----2-----2-----2-----1--1--2-----1---]   x2
d[--0-----0-----2-----2-----2---------------]
a[--0-----0-----0-----0-----2---------------]
e[------------------------------------------]
The chords below are for the guitar turned to Eb (standard Copperopolis
turning).
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Intro:

C G D x2

Verse 1:

C                                G                  D
Here is the one here is the one here is the one mistake that can not be 
made
C                       G                       D
There is a line that is crossed over once and only once let it be said
C                 G                          D
All of the hubris clenched in our fist won't punch our way out of here
C                           G                    D
You know what I've told and I tell but you won't let it pass into your ears

Chorus:

Em                                        G
Even the oxen ramming their heads on wood rails
Em                                          A
Come to know pain before the rusted barrier falls

Verse:

C                 G                D
Before the radio long before radio waves struck down to touch
C                             G                   D
Off the wild flame that took all in its path and trampled the young underbrush
C                         G                      D
Music shooed clouds away billowing anxieties are rolled over and out
C                               G              D
Seems like a lot of folks gave up and got out except for the truly devout

Chorus:

Em                                             G
Who like the oxen ramming their heads on wood rails
Em                                   A
Came to be dizzy before the barrier fell

Middle part:

F C G x2

Am C

Am D

Verse 3:

C                                G                        D
Love is the one love is the one weapon that hasn't been brandished yet in 
this song
         C                     G                        D
Strikes fear in the pockets of bankers and generals without it we can't 
carry on
    C                       G                         D
And all of us knew this at one time from teething to toothless it's safe 
to say
    C                         G                       D
But useless perhaps to point out that we've lost our instincts and awe in 
this day

Chorus:

Em                                        G
And like the oxen ramming their heads on tin walls
      Em                                     A
Might come to know mercy before the barrier falls
      Em                                     A
And I come to know mercy before the barrier falls
      Em                                     A
And I come to know mercy before the barrier falls

Outtro:

C      G     D

C      G     D
Falls falls falls
        C     G     D
And it falls falls falls
        C     G     D
And it falls falls falls

C       G     D

C       G     D