From: sunking@gate.net (E. D. Harvey)
Date: 10 Jun 1995 17:29:42 -0500
Subject: TAB: "Clothes of Sand" Nick Drake

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This is "Clothes of Sand", off the Nick Drake album "Time of No Reply".
The tuning is DGDGAD, with a capo on the 3rd fret.





                           CLOTHES OF SAND



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 Intro (play 2X)




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 Who    has    dressed    you    in    strange    clothes    of    sand


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 Who    has    taken    you    far    from    my    land



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 Who    has    said    that    my    sayings    were    wrong



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  And    who    will    say    that    I've    stayed    much    too    long


                          REFRAIN
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                          Clothes    of    sand    have




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 covered    your    face--  Given    you    meaning    and




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 taken    my    place                     So    make    your    way




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 on    down    to    the    sea             Something    has    taken



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 you      so    far    from    me                 [then go directly to
                                                   intro, but play into
                                                   only once, and onto
                                                   2nd verse]
 ENDING
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           so    far    from    me



                       ADDITIONAL LYRICS


  [verse 2]
  Does it now seem worth all the color of skies
  To see the earth through painted eyes
  To look through panes of shaded glass
  See the stains of winter's grass  (refrain)

  [verse 3]
  Can you now return to from where you came
  Try to burn your changing name
  Or with silver spoons and colored light
  Will you worship moons in winter's night  (refrain)



   The toughest thing about learning this song is in making it sound
   fluid all the way through, but once mastered, it is a great addition
   to one's repertoire. A smooth transition from end of refrain back to
   into takes a bit of work too, but it's more a matter of timing than
   difficult fingerings, etc. If anyone has corrections, additions, or
   comment, by all means let me know.  E.H.