Chords for Interview With Roger McGuinn & David Crosby - 1995 - Part ll/ll
Tempo:
128.6 bpm
Chords used:
E
Em
A
D
C
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
I guess it would be music that kind of bleeds together.
In hallucinogenic drugs,
everything kind of blends together.
You see colors and you hear, you taste
sounds and the senses are kind of intertwined, not clearly defined, not terribly [D#] rhythmic,
not terribly
And [Em] Crosby hit [E]
[A] [E]
[F#] [Bm] [E]
a
In January 1966, the Byrds recorded a song which put them at the vanguard of a new sound.
Eight [F#m]
[G] miles high, [D] and when you [C] touch down, [G] you [D] find that it's stranger [C] than known.
[E] [Bm] Sirens [G] in the [D] street, that's where [C] you're [D] going, [G] are [D] somewhere just [C] being their own.
[E] I was trying to emulate the music of John Coltrane, I believe it was India, and there
was a repetitive line, dee doo doo doo, and I wanted to get almost the valves closing
on the
try to emulate that on the 12 string.
So the sustain made that [C#] possible with [F#] a
[G#m] It rings out like a wind instrument as opposed to a [F#] string instrument.
[G#] [D#m] [A#m]
[C] [Em] [A]
[Em] [A]
[E] [Em]
[A] In [F#m] the previous year, they had [Bm] topped the charts [E] twice, but this new record was barely
in the shops when disaster struck.
There was a report in the States called the Gavin Report.
It was a radio station tip sheet.
They sent little flyers around to radio stations, telling them what songs they thought were
good and which ones they didn't like so much.
And Eight Miles High came up on the list of
ones they didn't like because they thought it was a drug.
And they recommended that it not be played anymore on the radio, and consequently it wasn't.
Eight Miles High was actually a very interesting example of censorship.
[A#] The Gavin Report accused
Eight Miles High [D] of being about drugs and [E] Dylan's
Everybody must get stoned.
But of being about drugs.
I can't imagine why.
And we had a hit with Eight Miles High going at the time.
And they actually killed it.
[F#m] [Em] Elvis had been told lascivious, the [A] Beatles sacrilegious, [Em] but this was something new.
[A] Well, I think the word high was a double meaning and we all knew it.
Everyone at that time
had experimented with drugs.
There was a tongue in cheek thought about the word high, but
it wasn't the main [E] thrust of the song.
We had a strong feeling about drugs.
We thought the drugs we [C] were talking about then were
psychedelics and marijuana.
We thought that they would very much help us blow our
In hallucinogenic drugs,
everything kind of blends together.
You see colors and you hear, you taste
sounds and the senses are kind of intertwined, not clearly defined, not terribly [D#] rhythmic,
not terribly
And [Em] Crosby hit [E]
[A] [E]
[F#] [Bm] [E]
a
In January 1966, the Byrds recorded a song which put them at the vanguard of a new sound.
Eight [F#m]
[G] miles high, [D] and when you [C] touch down, [G] you [D] find that it's stranger [C] than known.
[E] [Bm] Sirens [G] in the [D] street, that's where [C] you're [D] going, [G] are [D] somewhere just [C] being their own.
[E] I was trying to emulate the music of John Coltrane, I believe it was India, and there
was a repetitive line, dee doo doo doo, and I wanted to get almost the valves closing
on the
try to emulate that on the 12 string.
So the sustain made that [C#] possible with [F#] a
[G#m] It rings out like a wind instrument as opposed to a [F#] string instrument.
[G#] [D#m] [A#m]
[C] [Em] [A]
[Em] [A]
[E] [Em]
[A] In [F#m] the previous year, they had [Bm] topped the charts [E] twice, but this new record was barely
in the shops when disaster struck.
There was a report in the States called the Gavin Report.
It was a radio station tip sheet.
They sent little flyers around to radio stations, telling them what songs they thought were
good and which ones they didn't like so much.
And Eight Miles High came up on the list of
ones they didn't like because they thought it was a drug.
And they recommended that it not be played anymore on the radio, and consequently it wasn't.
Eight Miles High was actually a very interesting example of censorship.
[A#] The Gavin Report accused
Eight Miles High [D] of being about drugs and [E] Dylan's
Everybody must get stoned.
But of being about drugs.
I can't imagine why.
And we had a hit with Eight Miles High going at the time.
And they actually killed it.
[F#m] [Em] Elvis had been told lascivious, the [A] Beatles sacrilegious, [Em] but this was something new.
[A] Well, I think the word high was a double meaning and we all knew it.
Everyone at that time
had experimented with drugs.
There was a tongue in cheek thought about the word high, but
it wasn't the main [E] thrust of the song.
We had a strong feeling about drugs.
We thought the drugs we [C] were talking about then were
psychedelics and marijuana.
We thought that they would very much help us blow our
Key:
E
Em
A
D
C
E
Em
A
I guess it would be music that kind of bleeds together.
In _ hallucinogenic drugs,
everything kind of blends together.
You see colors and you hear, you taste
sounds and the senses are kind of intertwined, not clearly defined, _ not terribly [D#] rhythmic,
not _ terribly_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ And [Em] Crosby hit _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ [Bm] _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ a_
In January 1966, the Byrds recorded a song which put them at the vanguard of a new sound.
_ Eight [F#m] _
[G] miles high, _ [D] and when you [C] touch down, [G] _ _ you [D] find that it's stranger [C] than _ known.
_ _ _ [E] _ [Bm] Sirens [G] in the _ [D] street, that's where [C] you're [D] going, [G] _ are [D] somewhere just [C] being their own.
_ _ _ [E] I was trying to emulate the music of John Coltrane, I believe it was India, and there
was a repetitive line, dee doo doo doo, and I wanted to get almost the valves closing
on the_
try to emulate that on the 12 string.
So the sustain made that [C#] possible with [F#] a_
[G#m] _ _ It rings out like a wind instrument as opposed to a [F#] string instrument.
_ [G#] _ [D#m] _ [A#m] _ _
[C] _ [Em] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ [A] In [F#m] the previous year, they had [Bm] topped the charts [E] twice, but this new record was barely
in the shops when disaster struck.
_ _ There was a report in the States called the Gavin Report.
It was a radio station tip sheet.
They sent little flyers around to radio stations, telling them what songs they thought were
good and which ones they didn't like so much.
And Eight Miles High came up on the list of
ones they didn't like because they thought it was a drug.
And they recommended that it not be played anymore on the radio, and consequently it _ wasn't. _ _
Eight Miles High was actually a very interesting example of censorship.
[A#] The Gavin Report accused
Eight Miles High [D] of being about drugs and _ _ [E] _ Dylan's_
Everybody must get stoned.
But of being about drugs.
I can't imagine why. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ And we had a hit with Eight Miles High going at the time.
And they actually killed it.
_ [F#m] _ _ [Em] Elvis had been told lascivious, the [A] Beatles sacrilegious, [Em] but this was something new.
_ [A] _ Well, I think the word high was a double meaning and we all knew it.
Everyone at that time
had experimented with drugs.
There was a tongue in cheek thought about the word high, but
it wasn't the main [E] thrust of the song.
We had a strong feeling about drugs.
We thought the drugs we [C] were talking about then were
psychedelics and marijuana.
_ We thought that they would very much help us blow our
In _ hallucinogenic drugs,
everything kind of blends together.
You see colors and you hear, you taste
sounds and the senses are kind of intertwined, not clearly defined, _ not terribly [D#] rhythmic,
not _ terribly_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ And [Em] Crosby hit _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ [Bm] _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ a_
In January 1966, the Byrds recorded a song which put them at the vanguard of a new sound.
_ Eight [F#m] _
[G] miles high, _ [D] and when you [C] touch down, [G] _ _ you [D] find that it's stranger [C] than _ known.
_ _ _ [E] _ [Bm] Sirens [G] in the _ [D] street, that's where [C] you're [D] going, [G] _ are [D] somewhere just [C] being their own.
_ _ _ [E] I was trying to emulate the music of John Coltrane, I believe it was India, and there
was a repetitive line, dee doo doo doo, and I wanted to get almost the valves closing
on the_
try to emulate that on the 12 string.
So the sustain made that [C#] possible with [F#] a_
[G#m] _ _ It rings out like a wind instrument as opposed to a [F#] string instrument.
_ [G#] _ [D#m] _ [A#m] _ _
[C] _ [Em] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ [A] In [F#m] the previous year, they had [Bm] topped the charts [E] twice, but this new record was barely
in the shops when disaster struck.
_ _ There was a report in the States called the Gavin Report.
It was a radio station tip sheet.
They sent little flyers around to radio stations, telling them what songs they thought were
good and which ones they didn't like so much.
And Eight Miles High came up on the list of
ones they didn't like because they thought it was a drug.
And they recommended that it not be played anymore on the radio, and consequently it _ wasn't. _ _
Eight Miles High was actually a very interesting example of censorship.
[A#] The Gavin Report accused
Eight Miles High [D] of being about drugs and _ _ [E] _ Dylan's_
Everybody must get stoned.
But of being about drugs.
I can't imagine why. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ And we had a hit with Eight Miles High going at the time.
And they actually killed it.
_ [F#m] _ _ [Em] Elvis had been told lascivious, the [A] Beatles sacrilegious, [Em] but this was something new.
_ [A] _ Well, I think the word high was a double meaning and we all knew it.
Everyone at that time
had experimented with drugs.
There was a tongue in cheek thought about the word high, but
it wasn't the main [E] thrust of the song.
We had a strong feeling about drugs.
We thought the drugs we [C] were talking about then were
psychedelics and marijuana.
_ We thought that they would very much help us blow our
Facts about this song