***************************************** The Palace Of Versailles - Al Stewart ***************************************** Intro - the notes are equally spaced in time, half a beat each, except where the number of beats is indicated in brackets. Lower case indicates a lower octave and the chords are above the notes. Em Am D Gmaj7 Cmaj7 Am B G(1) B(1) C G F# E | F# C B A B F# E D | E B A g A B C E | D#(2) E(1) F#(1) Em C D G The wands of smoke are rising, from the walls of the bastille Cmaj7 Am D B7 And through the streets of Paris runs a sense of the unreal Em C D G The kings have all departed, their servants are nowhere Cmaj7 Am D B7 We burned out all their mansions in the name of Robespierre Gtr fill 1 C D G D G And still we wait to see the day be-gin Gtr fill 2 C D G D G Our time is wasting in the wind B C B C Wond'ring why, wond'ring why, it echoes Em B Em Through the lonely palace of Versailles. ----> intro except after last verse/chorus Ending - this adds on after the last chorus: -------- Em Am D G Wond'ring why, it echoes Em B Em ----> most excellent solo Through the lonely palace of Versailles. Guitar Tab Transcribed by Rob Watson rob@gcmac.demon.co.uk Intro for guitar Em Am D G Cmaj7 Am B E|--------------|----------------|-----------------|--------| B|8--------8-7--|7----------7----|-----------------|----7---| G|-------------9|-------------9-7|9---------------9|8-9-----| D|----9-10------|--10-9-7-9------|--9-7----7-9-10--|--------| A|--------------|----------------|------10---------|--------| E|--------------|----------------|-----------------|--------| Guitar Fills Gtr Fill 1 Gtr Fill 2 E|--8-7-----|------12-15-14| B|------10--|13-15---------| G|9---------|--------------| D|----------|--------------| A|----------|--------------| E|----------|--------------| Guitar Solo Em Am D G E|14b15-r14p12-12--12-14-15|14-----------15--------------| B|-------------------------|----15-13-12----12-13s15-----| G|-------------------------|-------------------------16--| D|-------------------------|-----------------------------| A|-------------------------|-----------------------------| E|-------------------------|-----------------------------| Cmaj7 Am B E|-----------------------------|-------------11-14-12-11-| B|13----------12-13------------|----------12-------------| G|---12-12-14-------------11-12|11-----11----------------| D|------------------14-14------|-------------------------| A|-----------------------------|-------------------------| E|-----------------------------|-------------------------| Em Am D G E|12--15b17r15-15------------|----------------------------------| B|----------------15b17r15-12|15---------------------------12-13| G|---------------------------|---14b16r14-12-------14b16--------| D|---------------------------|---------------14-12--------------| A|---------------------------|----------------------------------| E|---------------------------|----------------------------------| Cmaj7 Am B E|------------------------------|------14-15-14----------14-15-17| B|12-----------12h13-12---------|---------------17-16-17---------| G|---12-12--------------12-12---|14b16---------------------------| D|---------14-----------------14|--------------------------------| A|------------------------------|--------------------------------| E|------------------------------|--------------------------------| C D E|15p14-12----------------------------------15-17| B|---------15-13p12----------------15-17b19------| G|------------------14-12-14-16-17---------------| D|-----------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------| G D G E|19p20r19-17-19p20-19--15-17b19-r17-15-14-17-----| B|------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------| C D G D G E|15----------14-15-17---------------|---15----------------19-19-17-17-15-15s17| B|---17-17-17------------------------|15---------------------------------------| G|---------------------14-14-14-16-17|------(16pb17)r16------------------------| D|-----------------------------------|------------------17---------------------| A|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------| B C E|14-------14-15-14-------------------14-15-14| B|---16-17----------17-17b19r17-16-17---------| G|--------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------| B C E|14----------------------------------------15-17| B|---16b17r16----------------------15-15b17------| G|------------16-16-(16pb17)r16b17---------------| D|-----------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------| Em B E|17b19r17-------14-15-14s11-11-14-11-| B|---------17-17----------------------| G|------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------| With Synth Intro Em Am D G Cmaj7 Am B E|12---|---|--------|-----------------------------| B|-----|---|--------|-----------------------------| G|-----|---|--------|-----------------------------| D|-----|---|--------|----1-2-4-4-4--s5-s4-2--1-2-4| A|-----|---|--------|--2--------------------------| E|-----|---|--------|-----------------------------| Em Am D G Cmaj7 Am B E|----8s7----------|---7s5--------|--------|2h3p2-----3h5p3-2--2-| B|--------10s8-----|-------8s7----|--------|------4-----------5--| G|-------------11p9|11---------9s7|9h11p9--|--------4------------| D|5----------------|--------------|--------|---------------------| A|-----------------|--------------|--------|---------------------| E|-----------------|--------------|--------|---------------------| Em Am D G Cmaj7 Am B E|3---12---------|--------------------|--------|------------------| B|-------15-12-13|15-15-13-12---------|--------|------------------| G|---------------|------------14-12-11|--------|11h12h14-14-12-11-| D|---------------|--------------------|14------|------------------| A|---------------|--------------------|--------|------------------| E|---------------|--------------------|--------|------------------|