The Castle
(Arthur Lee)

Last Update: 03. oktober 2003

PLEASE NOTE
This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the song.
You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research.

Intro:

   (fingerpicked):

   Am/E  Em/B      C   Fmaj7   Am/E          A/E
          /  /  /  /    /  /  /  /    /  /  /  /   /  /  /  /

     D   Fmaj7     G
          /  /  /  /    /  /  /  /

[instrumental over verse chords]

Verse 1:

    C         G        Am          C
        Here's my baggage, hand me my staff

   bass:
              D       Am                A
              v   v   v   v   v   v     v
             ---------2---------------|---
             -0---0-3---3-2---0-------|---
             ---0---------------3-----|-0-
             ---------------------1h2-|---
        I'm leaving on a plane, a boat or raft

   Em     G
        Oh...

Verse 2:

   A my love, B I love, so hard to choose
        If that were in my mind, it I would use
        Oh...

Bridge:

    C             F
        Goin' back to Mother
         C              F
        Leavin' on the double
          D               G A D
        Think I'll go to Mexico

   [3/4]
        F             Em            G
        / / /  / / /  / / /  / / /  /
        Oh            oh            oh

   bass:
         v   v   v     v   v   v     v   v   v     v
        ---------7\--|---------5\--|---------4\--|---
        -------7-7\--|-------5-5\--|-------4-4\--|---
        -5---5-------|-3---3-------|-2---2-------|---
        -------------|-------------|-------------|-3-

[3 instrumental repeats of verse chords (w/harpsichord 2nd and 3rd time)]

[repeat intro (w/full band, bass as indicated)]:

    Am    Em      C   Fmaj7     Am           A
        [A  C  B  D    C  E  D  F    E     A      E     A]     <= bass
         /  /  /  /    /  /  /  /    /  /  /  /   /  /  /  /

   D  Fmaj7/C    G
        /  /  /  /    /  /  /  /

Coda:

   C     G     Am     C
        /  /  /  /  /  /   /  /  /  /

   C#addG        DaddG
        x4302x        x5403x
          /  /  /  /    /  /  /  /

[2:20]

Acoustic guitar [2X]:

                                              Em [band]
         v       v       v       v         v       v       v       v
        ---------------------------------|---------/---/-------------------
        ---------------------------------|---------------------------------
        ---------------------------------|---------------------------------
        -------------2---3p2---2p0-------|---------------------------------
        -2---2h3h5-------------------3---|-2-------------------------------
        ---------------------------------|---------0---0-------------------
                                                       ^ 1st time only

[2:25]

   guitar 1:
         v   v   v     v   v   v     v   v   v     v   v   v
        -------------|-------------|-------------|-------------
        -------------|-------------|-------------|-------------
        -------------|-------------|-------------|-------------
        -2---3---0---|-------------|-------------|-------------
        -------------|-2-------0---|-2---3----0--|-2-------0---
        -------------|-----3-------|-------------|-----3-------

   guitar 2:
         v   v   v     v   v   v     v   v   v     v   v   v
        -------------|-------------|-------------|-2---3---0---
        -------------|-------------|-2---3---0---|-------------
        -------------|-2---3---0---|-------------|-------------
        -2---3---0---|-------------|-------------|-------------
        -------------|-------------|-------------|-------------
        -------------|-------------|-------------|-------------

   bass:
         v   v   v     v   v   v     v   v   v     v   v   v
        -------------|-------------|-1---2-------|-4---5-------
        -------------|-2---3---0---|---------3---|---------7---
        -------------|-------------|-------------|-------------
        -------------|-------------|-------------|-------------

   guitar 1:
         v   v   v     v   v   v     v
        -------------|-------------|-7-
        -------------|-3---5---7---|-7-
        -------------|-4---6---8---|-8-
        -------0-2-0-|-------------|---
        ----2--------|-------------|---
        -0-----------|-------------|---

   guitar 2:
         v   v   v     v   v   v     v
        -------------|-2-3-2---2---|---
        -3---4---0---|-------------|---
        -------------|-------------|-0-
        -------------|-------------|---
        -------------|-------------|---
        -------------|-------------|---

   bass:
         v   v   v     v   v   v     v
        -6---7-------|-8---9-------|---
        ---------9---|---------10--|-9-
        -------------|-------------|---
        -------------|-------------|---

[2:31; free tempo to end]

   ---------------
        ---------------
        -2----2h3-2----
        -2-----2--0----
        -0-----0--0----
        ---------------
              ^^^^^ 6X

   Em   F   D
        /    /   /

   [drum roll]

   ---------------
        ---------------
        -2----2h3-2----
        -2-----2--0----
        -0-----0--0----
        ---------------
              ^^^^^ 5X

   G   G7   G
        /   /    /

-- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers