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Sean composed this in 1966. It was one of the first tunes I learned from him as we practiced together throughout most of the year of 1967. Usually after he composed a tune, he would play it over a few times, as if he wanted to renew the initial experience of when he first composed it.
G,B,D GBd | cAA BAG | ADD fed | cAG FDC |
B,DD GBd | cAG FGA | d^cd fed | cAF G2 G, ||
G,B,D GBd | cAd BAG | ADD fed | cAG FDC |
B,DD GBd | cAG FGA | d2 d{/f} e2 d | cAF G2 G ||
GBd g2 g | fag fdc | B/d/Bd cAA | BAG ADD |
GBd gag | fag fdc | B/d/Bd cAF | AGF G2 d ||
GBd ggg | fag fdc | B/d/Bd cAA | BAG ADD |
GBd ggg | fag fdc | B2 d cAF | AGF G2 G, ||
G,B,D GBd | cAd BAG | ADD fed | cAG FDC |
B,DD GBd | cAG FGA | d^cd fed | cAF G2 G, ||
G,B,D GBd | cAd BAG | ADD fed | cAG FDC |
B,DD GBd | cAG FGA | d^cd fed | cAF G2 d ||
GBd g/f/gg | fag fdc | B/d/Bd cAA | BAG ADD |
GBd g2 g | fag fdc | B2 d cAF | AGG G2 d ||
GBd gag | fag fdc | B/d/Bd cAA | BAG ADD |
GBd gag | fag fdc | B2 d cAF | AGF G3- |