"Come Back To Me" by Big Country
From the Album "BBC Live In Concert"
Tab by Colin Dawson - colin_g_dawson@hotmail.com - April 2005
Comments and corrections welcome!
For more information about Big Country, visit www.bigcountry.co.uk
I decided to tab the live solo accoustic version of "Come Back To Me"
from the BBC Live In Concert CD as it's so much better than Steve Lilywhite's
overproduced version on the Steeltown album IMO.
This recording is one of my favourite songs of all time. Absolutely superb!
It's all played on one acoustic guitar with no backing vocals.
h = hammer
p = pull
s = slide
sd = slide down
r = let ring (sustain)
Intro;
You can play this by picking less strings than I've indicated but the way I've
tabbed it works quite well.
Em C G D Em C
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|0-0000-0-0000-0-0000-0-0000-0-0000-0-0000-0-0000-0-0000-|
G|0-0000-0-0000-0-0000-0-0000-2-2222-2-4444-0-0000-0-0000-|
D|2-2222-2-2222-0-0000-0-0000-0-0000-0-2222-2-2222-2-2222-|
A|2-2222-3-3333---------------0-0000-0------3-3333-3-3333-|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
Em C G D Em C
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|0-0000-0-0000-0-0000-0-0000-0-0000-0-0000-0-0000-0-0000-|
G|0-0000-0-0000-0-0000-0-0000-2-2222-2-4444-0-0000-0-0000-|
D|2-2222-2-2222-0-0000-0-0000-0-0000-0-2222-2-2222-2-2222-|
A|2-2222-3-3333---------------0-0000-0------3-3333-3-3333-|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
D Em C G D C
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|0-0000-0-0000-0-0000-0-0000-0-0000-0-0000-0-0000-0-0000-|
G|2-2222-2-4444-0-0000-0-0000-0-0000-0-2222-0-0000-0-0000-|
D|0-0000-0-2222-2-2222-2-2222-0-0000-0-0000-2-2222-2-2222-|
A|0-0000-0-0000-3-3333-3-3333---------------3-3333-3-3333-|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
D Em C Baug Baug/G Baug/F#
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|0-0000-0-0000-0-0000-0-0000-0-0000-0-0000-----------------|
G|2-2222-2-4444-0-0000-0-0000-0-0000-0-0000----0------0-----|
D|0-0000-0-2222-2-2222-2-2222-1-1111-1-1111---1------1------|
A|0-0000-0-0000-3-3333-3-3333-2-2222-2-2222--2------2-------|
E|------------------------------------------3------2--------|
Verse 1;
Em C G D Em C
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|--0-0000-0-0000-0-0000-0-0000-0-0000-0-0000-0-0000-0-0000-|
G|--0-0000-0-0000-0-0000-0-0000-2-2222-2-4444-0-0000-0-0000-|
D|--2-2222-2-2222-0-0000-0-0000-0-0000-0-2222-2-2222-2-2222-|
A|--2-2222-3-3333---------------0-0000-0------3-3333-3-3333-|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
The day they had a party right out in the street
Em C G D Em C
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|0-0000-0-0000-0-0000-0-0000-0-0000-0-0000-0-0000-0-0000-|
G|0-0000-0-0000-0-0000-0-0000-2-2222-2-4444-0-0000-0-0000-|
D|2-2222-2-2222-0-0000-0-0000-0-0000-0-2222-2-2222-2-2222-|
A|2-2222-3-3333---------------0-0000-0------3-3333-3-3333-|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
Flags and flowers and singing for the homecome hero痴 treat
D Em C G D C
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|0-0000-0-0000-0-0000-0-0000-0-0000-0-0000-0-0000-0-0000-|
G|2-2222-2-4444-0-0000-0-0000-0-0000-0-2222-0-0000-0-0000-|
D|0-0000-0-2222-2-2222-2-2222-0-0000-0-0000-2-2222-2-2222-|
A|0-0000-0-0000-3-3333-3-3333---------------3-3333-3-3333-|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
I sat in the kitchen Without a fire on the range
D Em C Baug
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|0-0000-0-0000-0-0000-0-0000-0-0000-0-0000-0-0000-0-0000-|
G|2-2222-2-4444-0-0000-0-0000-0-0000-0-0000-0-0000-0-0000-|
D|0-0000-0-2222-2-2222-2-2222-1-1111-1-1111-1-1111-1-1111-|
A|0-0000-0-0000-3-3333-3-3333-2-2222-2-2222-2-2222-2-2222-|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
I knew this house had lost the cause to ever make me warm again
Chorus:
Em CM7 G Em
E|-------------------------------------------------0------|
B|0-0000-1-11-0------------------------------------0------|
G|0-0000-0-00-0-4-4444-4-4444-0-0000-0-00-0-0-0000-0-0000-|
D|2-2222-2-22-0-5-5555-5-5555-0-0000-0-00-0-2-2222-2-2222-|
A|2-2222-2-22---5-5555-5-5555-2-2222-2-22-0-2-2222-2-2222-|
E|--------------3-3333-3-3333-3-3333-3-33---0-0000-0-0000-|
Come back to me days are all too long
Em CM7 G Em
E|------------------------------------------------0------|
B|------------------------------------------------0------|
G|0-0000-0--0--4-4444-4-4444-0-0000-0-00-0-0-0000-0-0000-|
D|2-2222-2--0--5-5555-5-5555-0-0000-0-00-0-2-2222-2-2222-|
A|-------------5-5555-5-5555-2-2222-2-22-0-2-2222-2-2222-|
E|-------------3-3333-3-3333-3-3333-3-33---0-0000-0-0000-|
Come back to me You never should have gone
C D G D Em C
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------0-0000-0-0000-----------------------------|
G|0-0000--0--2--0-0000-0-0000-2-2222--2--4--0-0000-0-0000-|
D|2-2222--2--4--0-0000-0-0000-0-0000--0--2--2-2222-2-2222-|
A|3-3333--3---------------------------------3-3333-3-3333-|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
I was so young and full of pride and you were wild and strong
Baug Baug/G Baug/F#
E|----------------------------|
B|0-0000-0-0000-0-0000-0-0000-|
G|0-0000-0-0000-0-0000-0-0000-|
D|1-1111-1-1111-1-1111-1-1111-|
A|2-2222-2-2222-2-2222-2-2222-|
E|--------------3-3333-2-2222-|
I never knew how weak I was
Verse 2;
Em C G D Em C
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|--0-0000-0-0000-0-0000-0-0000-0-0000-0-0000-0-0000-0-0000-|
G|--0-0000-0-0000-0-0000-0-0000-2-2222-2-4444-0-0000-0-0000-|
D|--2-2222-2-2222-0-0000-0-0000-0-0000-0-2222-2-2222-2-2222-|
A|--2-2222-3-3333---------------0-0000-0------3-3333-3-3333-|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
I watched them gather round him when he stepped down from the car
Em C G D Em C
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|0-0000-0-0000-0-0000-0-0000-0-0000-0-0000-0-0000-0-0000-|
G|0-0000-0-0000-0-0000-0-0000-2-2222-2-4444-0-0000-0-0000-|
D|2-2222-2-2222-0-0000-0-0000-0-0000-0-2222-2-2222-2-2222-|
A|2-2222-3-3333---------------0-0000-0------3-3333-3-3333-|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
While tears fell on my cigarette he handed out cigars
D Em C G D C
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|0-0000-0-0000-0-0000-0-0000-0-0000-0-0000-0-0000-0-0000-|
G|2-2222-2-4444-0-0000-0-0000-0-0000-0-2222-0-0000-0-0000-|
D|0-0000-0-2222-2-2222-2-2222-0-0000-0-0000-2-2222-2-2222-|
A|0-0000-0-0000-3-3333-3-3333---------------3-3333-3-3333-|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
I have your child inside me but you will never know
D Em C Baug
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|0-0000-0-0000-0-0000-0-0000-0-0000-0-0000-0-0000-0-0000-|
G|2-2222-2-4444-0-0000-0-0000-0-0000-0-0000-0-0000-0-0000-|
D|0-0000-0-2222-2-2222-2-2222-1-1111-1-1111-2-1111-4-1111-|
A|0-0000-0-0000-3-3333-3-3333-2-2222-2-2222-2-2222-2-2222-|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
I never will forget you while I watch that child grow
Chorus:
Em CM7 G Em
E|------------------------------------------------0------|
B|------------------------------------------------0------|
G|0-0000-0--0--4-4444-4-4444-0-0000-0-00-0-0-0000-0-0000-|
D|2-2222-2--0--5-5555-5-5555-0-0000-0-00-0-2-2222-2-2222-|
A|-------------5-5555-5-5555-2-2222-2-22-0-2-2222-2-2222-|
E|-------------3-3333-3-3333-3-3333-3-33---0-0000-0-0000-|
I said come back to me days are all too long
Em CM7 G Em
E|------------------------------------------------0------|
B|------------------------------------------------0------|
G|0-0000-0--0--4-4444-4-4444-0-0000-0-00-0-0-0000-0-0000-|
D|2-2222-2--0--5-5555-5-5555-0-0000-0-00-0-2-2222-2-2222-|
A|-------------5-5555-5-5555-2-2222-2-22-0-2-2222-2-2222-|
E|-------------3-3333-3-3333-3-3333-3-33---0-0000-0-0000-|
Come back to me You never should have gone
C D G D Em C
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------0-0000-0-0000-----------------------------|
G|0-0000--0--2--0-0000-0-0000-2-2222--2--4--0-0000-0-0000-|
D|2-2222--2--4--0-0000-0-0000-0-0000--0--2--2-2222-2-2222-|
A|3-3333--3---------------------------------3-3333-3-3333-|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
I was so young and full of pride and you were wild and strong
Baug Baug/G Baug/F#
E|----------------------------|
B|0-0000-0-0000-0-0000-0-0000-|
G|0-0000-0-0000-0-0000-0-0000-|
D|1-1111-1-1111-1-1111-1-1111-|
A|2-2222-2-2222-2-2222-2-2222-|
E|--------------3-3333-2-2222-|
I never knew how weak I was
Guitar;
Em C G D Em C
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|0-0000-0-0000-0-0000-0-0000-0-0000-0-0000-0-0000-0-0000-|
G|0-0000-0-0000-0-0000-0-0000-2-2222-2-4444-0-0000-0-0000-|
D|2-2222-2-2222-0-0000-0-0000-0-0000-0-2222-2-2222-2-2222-|
A|2-2222-3-3333---------------0-0000-0------3-3333-3-3333-|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
Em C G D Em C
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|0-0000-0-0000-0-0000-0-0000-0-0000-0-0000-0-0000-0-0000-|
G|0-0000-0-0000-0-0000-0-0000-2-2222-2-4444-0-0000-0-0000-|
D|2-2222-2-2222-0-0000-0-0000-0-0000-0-2222-2-2222-2-2222-|
A|2-2222-3-3333---------------0-0000-0------3-3333-3-3333-|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
C D G D Em C
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------0-0000-0-0000-----------------------------|
G|0-0000--0--2--0-0000-0-0000-2-2222--2--4--0-0000-0-0000-|
D|2-2222--2--4--0-0000-0-0000-0-0000--0--2--2-2222-2-2222-|
A|3-3333--3---------------------------------3-3333-3-3333-|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
I was so young and full of pride and you were wild and strong
Baug Baug/G Baug/F#
E|------------------------------|
B|0-0000-0-0000-----------------|
G|0-0000-0-0000-------0-------0-|
D|1-1111-1-1111-----1-------1---|
A|2-2222-2-2222---2-------2-----|
E|--------------3-------2-------|
I never knew how weak I was
Verse 3;
(no guitar)
E|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|
I will always be here, fading by the day
Em C G D Em C
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|0-0000-0-0000-0-0000-0-0000-0-0000-0-0000-0-0000-0-0000-|
G|0-0000-0-0000-0-0000-0-0000-2-2222-2-4444-0-0000-0-0000-|
D|2-2222-2-2222-0-0000-0-0000-0-0000-0-2222-2-2222-2-2222-|
A|2-2222-3-3333---------------0-0000-0------3-3333-3-3333-|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
And I will wash the bloody hands and cast the bowl away
D Em C G D C
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0000-0-0000-0-0000-|
G|2-2-2-2-4-4--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-2222-0-0000-0-0000-|
D|0-0-0-0-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--0-0-0--0-0000-2-2222-2-2222-|
A|0-0-0-0-0-0--3-3-3--3-3-3----------------3-3333-3-3333-|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
As the years hang on me you will always be young
D Em C Baug
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|0-0000-0-0000-0-0000-0-0000-0-0000-0-0000-0-0000-0-0000-|
G|2-2222-2-4444-0-0000-0-0000-0-0000-0-0000-0-0000-0-0000-|
D|0-0000-0-2222-2-2222-2-2222-1-1111-1-1111-2-1111-4-1111-|
A|0-0000-0-0000-3-3333-3-3333-2-2222-2-2222-2-2222-2-2222-|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
And one day I will lie down where the rose was flung
Chorus:
Em CM7 G Em
E|0-----------------------------------------------0------|
B|0-----------------------------------------------0------|
G|0------------0-0000-0-0000-0-0000-0-00-0-0-0000-0-0000-|
D|2------------0-0000-0-0000-0-0000-0-00-0-2-2222-2-2222-|
A|2------------2-2222-2-2222-2-2222-2-22-0-2-2222-2-2222-|
E|0------------3-3333-3-3333-3-3333-3-33---0-0000-0-0000-|
I said come back to me days are all too long
Em CM7 G Em
E|0-----------------------------------------------0------|
B|0-----------------------------------------------0------|
G|0------------0-0000-0-0000-0-0000-0-00-0-0-0000-0-0000-|
D|2------------0-0000-0-0000-0-0000-0-00-0-2-2222-2-2222-|
A|2------------2-2222-2-2222-2-2222-2-22-0-2-2222-2-2222-|
E|0------------3-3333-3-3333-3-3333-3-33---0-0000-0-0000-|
Come back to me You never should have gone
C D G D Em C
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------0-0000-0-0000-----------------------------|
G|0-0000--0--2--0-0000-0-0000-2-2222--2--4--0-0000-0-0000-|
D|2-2222--2--4--0-0000-0-0000-0-0000--0--2--2-2222-2-2222-|
A|3-3333--3---------------------------------3-3333-3-3333-|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
I was so young and full of pride and you were wild and strong
Baug
E|----------------------------|
B|0-0000-0-0000-0-0000-0-0000-|
G|0-0000-0-0000-0-0000-0-0000-|
D|1-1111-1-1111-2-1111-4-1111-|
A|2-2222-2-2222-2-2222-2-2222-|
E|----------------------------|
I never knew how weak I was
Chorus:
Em CM7 G Em
E|0---------------------------------------0-0000-0-0-0--|
B|0---------------------------------------0-0000-0-0-0--|
G|0------------4-44-44-4-4--0-0000-0-00-0-0-0000-0-0-0--|
D|2------------5-55-55-5-5--0-0000-0-00-0-2-2222-2-2-2--|
A|2------------5-55-55-5-5--2-2222-2-22-0-2-2222-2-2-2--|
E|0------------3-33-33-3-3--3-3333-3-33---0-0000-0-0-0--|
I said come back to me days are all too long
Em CM7 G Em
E|0----------------------------------------------0rrrr--|
B|0----------------------------------------------0rrrr--|
G|0------------4-44-44-4-4--0-0000-0-00-0-0-0000-0rrrr--|
D|2------------5-55-55-5-5--0-0000-0-00-0-2-2222-2rrrr--|
A|2------------5-55-55-5-5--2-2222-2-22-0-2-2222-2rrrr--|
E|0------------3-33-33-3-3--3-3333-3-33---0-0000-0rrrr--|
Come back to me You never should have gone
C D G D Em C
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------0-0000-0-0000-----------------------------|
G|0-0000--0--2--0-0000-0-0000-2-2222--2--4--0-0000-0-0000-|
D|2-2222--2--4--0-0000-0-0000-0-0000--0--2--2-2222-2-2222-|
A|3-3333--3---------------------------------3-3333-3-3333-|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
And I was so young and full of pride and you were wild and strong
Baug Baug/G Baug/F# Em
E|------------------------------|
B|0-0000-0-0000-----------------|
G|0-0000-0-0000-------0-------0-|
D|1-1111-1-1111-----1-------1---|
A|2-2222-2-2222---2-------2-----|
E|--------------3-------2-------|
I never knew how weak I was
Here's an alternative way to play the instrumental/chorus bit from
the Final Fling version, played on electric guitar;
Guitar;
Em CM7 G Em
E|-----------------------------------------------0------|
B|0-0000-0-0-0-----------------------------------0------|
G|0-0000-0-0-0-4-4444-4-4444-0-0000-0-0-0-0-0000-0-0000-|
D|2-2222-5-2-0-5-5555-5-5555-0-0000-0-0-0-2-2222-2-2222-|
A|2-2222-2-2-0-5-5555-5-5555-2-2222-5-2-0-2-2222-2-2222-|
E|-------------3-3333-3-3333-3-3333-3-3-3-0-0000-0-0000-|
Em CM7 G Em
E|-----------------------------------------------0------|
B|0-0000-0-0-0-----------------------------------0------|
G|0-0000-0-0-0-4-4444-4-4444-0-0000-0-0-0-0-0000-0-0000-|
D|2-2222-5-2-0-5-5555-5-5555-0-0000-0-0-0-2-2222-2-2222-|
A|2-2222-2-2-0-5-5555-5-5555-2-2222-5-2-0-2-2222-2-2222-|
E|-------------3-3333-3-3333-3-3333-3-3-3-0-0000-0-0000-|
Chords:
CHORD | E A D G B E
Baug | x 2 1 0 0 3
Baug/G | 3 2 1 0 0 3
Baug/F# | 2 2 1 0 0 x
C | 3 3 2 0 1 0
CM7 | 3 2 2 0 1 0
D | 2 0 0 2 3 2
Em | 0 2 2 0 0 0
G | 3 2 0 0 0 3
