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Song title:      Fields of Gold
Original Album:	 Ten Summoner's Tales (Sting)
Other Albums:    Songbird (Eva Cassidy)
                 Live At Blues Alley (Eva Cassidy)

Words and Music by Sting
Copyright © 1993 A&M Records and © 1996 Eva Music
Published by Universal Music Group

Transcribed by Gavin Chart (contactus@gartfrets.net)


NOTES:
Capo on 7. Chords and tab are relative to capo. Timing is 4/4.


INTRO:

  D6                               Gadd9
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-3---------------3--------------|-0-----------0---------------0--|
|---------4---------------4------|---------2---------------2------|
|-----4-------4-------4-------4--|-----0---------------0----------|
|-2---------------0--------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|-3---------------3--------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -|

  Oooh_____________________,       oooh_ooh    ooh_ooh



  Gadd9           A                D              Dmaj7
|--------------------------------|-----------------2--------------|
|-0-----------0---------------2--|---------3----------------------|
|---------2---------------2------|-----2-------2-------2----------|
|-----0---------------2----------|-0-----------2---0-----------2--|
|-----------------0--------------|-------------------------4------|
|-3------------------------------|--------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -|

                                                           You re-


VERSEs 1 and 2 and 3:

[play: VERSE figure]  [x3]

VERSE figure

  D6                               Gadd9
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-3---------------3--------------|-0-----------0------------------|
|---------4---------------4------|---------2---------------0-0h2--|
|-----4-------4-------4-------4--|-----0---------------0----------|
|-2---------------0--------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|-3---------------3--------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -|

 -mem-ber     me          when the west wind       moves       a-

  took her    love        for      to gaze     a - while       a- 

  stay with   me?         Will you be my       love_____       a- 



  Gadd9           A                D              Dmaj7
|--------------------------------|-----------------2--------------|
|-0-----------0---------------2--|---------3----------------------|
|---------2---------------2------|-----2-------2-------2----------|
|-----0---------------2----------|-0---------------0-----------2--|
|-----------------0--------------|-------------------------4------|
|-3------------------------------|--------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -|

 -mong        the fields      of   barley                  You can

 -mong        the fields      of   barley                  In his

 -mong        the fields      of   barley              And you can



  D6                               Gadd9           D/F#
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-3---------------3--------------|-0---------------3--------------|
|---------4---------------4------|---------2---------------2------|
|-----4-------4-------4-------4--|-----0-------0-------0-------0--|
|-2---------------0--------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|-3---------------2--------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -|

  tell the sun            in  his  jealous sky             when we

  arms she fell           as  her  hair came down              a-

  tell the sun            in his   jealous sky             when we



 _________________________________________________________________
|1.2.

  G6              A                D
|--------------------------------|-----------------2--------------|
|-0-----------0---------------2--|---------3----------------------|
|---------0---------------2------|-----2-------2------------------|
|-----0---------------2----------|-0---------------0--------------|
|-----------------0--------------|--------------------------------|
|-0------------------------------|--------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -|

  walked  in      fields      of   gold                    So  she

 -mong    the     fields      of   gold


 _________________________________________________________________
|3.

  G6              A                D
|--------------------------------|---------2h3-----2-------0------|
|-0-----------3---------------2--|-------------3------------------|
|---------0---------------2------|-----2---------------2-------2--|
|-----0---------------2----------|-0---------------0--------------|
|-----------------0--------------|--------------------------------|
|-0------------------------------|-------------------------2------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -|

  walked  in      fields      of   gold



CHORUS1:

  Cadd9           Gsus2            A               D5/F#
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-3-----------3------------------|-------------2-----------3------|
|---------0---------------2------|---------2-----------2----------|
|-----2---------------0-------0--|-----2-----------0-----------0--|
|-3------------------------------|-0------------------------------|
|-----------------3--------------|-------------------------2------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -|

              I   never   made     promi - ses     lightly

              And there have been some that I've broken
              But I swear in the days still left
              We'll walk in fields of gold
              We'll walk in fields of gold



[Guitar SOLO over acoustic guitar accompaniment:]

Acoustic guitar:
  Gadd9           A                D              Dmaj7
|--------------------------------|-----------------2--------------|
|-0-----------0---------------2--|-3-------3----------------------|
|---------2---------------2------|-----2-------2-------2-------0--|
|-----0---------------2----------|-0---------------0--------------|
|-----------------0--------------|-------------------------4------|
|-3------------------------------|--------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -|


  D6                               Gadd9
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-3---------------3-------3------|-0-----------0------------------|
|---------4----------------------|---------2---------------0-0h2--|
|-----4-------4-------4-------4--|-----0---------------0----------|
|-2---------------2-------0------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|-3---------------3--------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -|


  Gadd9           A                D              Dmaj7
|--------------------------------|-----------------2--------------|
|-0-----------0---------------2--|---------3----------------------|
|---------2---------------2------|-----2-------2-------2-------2--|
|-----0---------------2----------|-0---------------0--------------|
|-----------------0--------------|-------------------------4------|
|-3------------------------------|--------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -|


  D6                               Gadd9
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-3---------------3-------3------|-0-----------0------------------|
|---------4----------------------|---------2---------------2------|
|-----4-------4-------4-------4--|-----0---------------0-------0--|
|-2---------------2-------0------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|-3---------------3--------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -|


  G6              A                D
|--------------------------------|-----------------2--------------|
|-0-----------0---------------2--|---------3----------------------|
|---------0---------------2------|-----2-------2------------------|
|-----0---------------2----------|-0---------------0--------------|
|-----------------0--------------|--------------------------------|
|-0------------------------------|--------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -|


  D6                               Gadd9
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-3---------------3-------3------|-0-----------0------------------|
|---------4----------------------|---------2---------------0-0h2--|
|-----4-------4-------4-------4--|-----0---------------0----------|
|-2---------------2-------0------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|-3---------------3--------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -|


  Gadd9           A                D              Dmaj7
|--------------------------------|-----------------2--------------|
|-0-----------0---------------2--|---------3----------------------|
|---------2---------------2------|-----2-------2-------2-------2--|
|-----0---------------2----------|-0---------------0--------------|
|-----------------0--------------|-------------------------4------|
|-3------------------------------|--------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -|



  D6                               Gadd9           D
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-3---------------3-------3------|-0-----------0---3--------------|
|---------4----------------------|---------2---------------2------|
|-----4-------4-------4-------4--|-----0---------------0-------0--|
|-2---------------2-------0------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|-3---------------2--------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -|


  G6              A                D
|--------------------------------|-----------------2--------------|
|-0-----------0---------------2--|---------3----------------------|
|---------0---------------2------|-----2-------2------------------|
|-----0---------------2----------|-0---------------0--------------|
|-----------------0--------------|--------------------------------|
|-0------------------------------|--------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -|


CHORUS2:

  Gsus2                            A               D5/F#
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-3-----------3------------------|-------------2-----------3------|
|---------2---------------2------|---------2-----------2----------|
|-----0---------------0-------0--|-----2-----------0-----------0--|
|--------------------------------|-0------------------------------|
|-3---------------3--------------|-------------------------2------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -|

              I   never   made     promi - ses     lightly

              And there have been some that I've broken


  Gsus2                            A              Bsus2    D
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-3-----------3---------------3--|-------------2---2-------3------|
|---------2---------------2------|---------2----------------------|
|-----0---------------0----------|-----2---------------4-------4--|
|--------------------------------|-0---------------2-------0------|
|-3---------------3--------------|--------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -|

              But I swear in the days still left


  Gadd9           A                D6              
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-0-----------0---------------2--|-3---------------3--------------|
|---------2---------------2------|---------4---------------4------|
|-----0---------------2----------|-----4-------4-------4-------4--|
|-----------------0--------------|-2---------------0--------------|
|-3------------------------------|--------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -|

              We'll walk in fields of gold
              We'll walk in fields of gold


  Gadd9           A                D6             Dmaj7
|--------------------------------|-----------------2--------------|
|-0-----------0---------------2--|---------3----------------------|
|---------2---------------2------|-----2-------2-------2----------|
|-----0---------------2----------|-0---------------0-----------2--|
|-----------------0--------------|-------------------------4------|
|-3------------------------------|--------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -|


[repeated INTRO section:]

  D6                               Gadd9
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-3---------------3--------------|-0-----------0---------------0--|
|---------4---------------4------|---------2---------------2------|
|-----4-------4-------4-------4--|-----0---------------0----------|
|-2---------------0--------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|-3---------------3--------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -|


  D               Dsus4            D              Dmaj7
|-----------------2h3------------|-2---------------2--------------|
|---------3---------------3------|---------3----------------------|
|-----2-------2-------2-------2--|-----2-------2-------2-------2--|
|-0------------------------------|-0---------------0--------------|
|--------------------------------|-------------------------4------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -|

                                                           Many


VERSE4&5:

[play: VERSE figure]  [x2]

VERSE figure

  G6                               Gadd9
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-3---------------3--------------|-0-----------0------------------|
|---------4---------------4------|---------2---------------0-0h2--|
|-----4-------4-------4-------4--|-----0---------------0----------|
|-2---------------0--------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|-3---------------3--------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -|

  years have  past        since those summer   days            a-

 -mem-ber     me          when the west wind       moves       a-



  Gadd9           A                D              Dmaj7          
|--------------------------------|-----------------2--------------|
|-0-----------0---------------2--|---------3----------------------|
|---------2---------------2------|-----2-------2-------2----------|
|-----0---------------2----------|-0---------------0-----------2--|
|-----------------0--------------|-------------------------4------|
|-3------------------------------|--------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -|

 -mong        the fields      of   barley                  See the

 -mong        the fields      of   barley                  You can



  G6              D                Gadd9           D/F#
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-3---------------3-------3------|-0---------------3--------------|
|---------4----------------------|---------2---------------2------|
|-----4-------4-------4-------4--|-----0-------0-------0-------0--|
|-2---------------0-------0------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|-3---------------2--------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -|

  children    run         as the   sun goes    down        as  you

  tell the    sun         in his   jealous     sky         when we 



 _________________________________________________________________
|1.

  G6              A                D
|--------------------------------|-----------------2--------------|
|-0-----------0---------------2--|---------3----------------------|
|---------0---------------2------|-----2-------2------------------|
|-----0---------------2----------|-0---------------0--------------|
|-----------------0--------------|--------------------------------|
|-0------------------------------|--------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -|

  lie     in      fields      of   gold                    You'll re-



 _________________________________________________________________
|2.

  G6              A                D               D6      D6/F#
|--------------------------------|---------2h3-----2-------0------|
|-0-----------3---------------2--|-------------3------------------|
|---------0---------------2------|-----2---------------2-------2--|
|-----0---------------2----------|-0---------------0--------------|
|-----------------0--------------|--------------------------------|
|-0------------------------------|-------------------------2------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -|

  walked  in      fields      of   gold                    When we


  Gadd9           A                D6              
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-3-----------3---------------2--|-3------------------------------|
|---------2---------------2------|---------4---------------4------|
|-----0---------------2----------|-----4-------4-------4-------4--|
|-----------------0--------------|-2---------------0--------------|
|-3------------------------------|--------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -|

  walked  in      fields      of   gold                    When we


  Gadd9                            D
|--------------------------------|-----------------2--------------|
|-0-----------0------------------|---------3---------------3------|
|---------2----------------------|-----2-------2-------2-------2--|
|-----0--------------------------|-0---------------0--------------|
|-----------------0--------------|--------------------------------|
|-3------------------------------|--------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -|

  walked  in      fields      of   gold


OUTRO:
Notes:
End on an arpeggiated D and let ring.

  D6                              Gadd9
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-3---------------3--------------|-0-----------0---------------0--|
|---------4---------------4------|---------2---------------2------|
|-----4-------4-------4-------4--|-----0---------------0----------|
|-2---------------0--------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|-3---------------3--------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -|


  D               Dsus4            D
|-----------------2h3-----0------|-------2_-________________------|
|---------3-----------3----------|-----3___-________________------|
|-----2-------2---------------2--|---2_____-________________------|
|-0------------------------------|-0_______-________________------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -|