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Song title:      Paris 1919
Original Album:  Paris 1919

Words and Music by John Cale
Copyright © 1973 Reprise Records.
Published by Blackhill Music Publishing Limited

Transcribed by Gavin Chart (contactus@gartfrets.net)


NOTES:
Not the first song you would think of if you wanted to busk something.
But it's a great song... You would need a couple of guitars (or a guitar 
and bass) to do it justice, though. The title track is rich in strings, 
so I have added bass notes in brackets to help bulk the sound.

In the song's INTRO, the cello plays eighth notes on C. Here, substitute 
strummed "C" chords, as indicated, while the bass (or a 2nd guitar) plays
the theme.


INTRO:
Notes:
Viola and cello transcribed for guitar and bass.

[play: INTRO Figure]  [x2]

INTRO Figure

  C
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|
|-2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---|-2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---|
|-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|


  C
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|
|-2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---|-2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---|
|-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|                                                                   |
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-----0---1-----------0-----------|-0-------------------------------|
|-3-------------------------------|-----1---3-----------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

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


  C
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|
|-2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---|-2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---|
|-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|                                                                   |
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------1-----------|-1---2---3-----------------------|
|-----3---4-----------------------|---------------------------------|

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



VERSE1:
Chords:
C      x32010    F    xx3211
G/B    x20033    C/E  032010
F/A    x03211    G/D  
G11/G  330201

   (C)           (B)       (A)   (G) 
    C             G/B       F/A   G11/G
She makes me so unsure of myself
(C)                (B)                (A)    (G)              
 C                  G/B                F/A    G11/G
 Standing there but never ever talking sense
      (F)         (E)          (F)           (E)
       F           C/E          F             C
Just a visitor you see, so much wanting to be seen
     (F)         (E)              (D)     (/F - /G)
      F           C                G11/D 
She'd open up the door and vaguely carry us a____way


VERSE2:
        (C)       (B)             (A)   (G)
         C         G/B             F/A   G11/G
It's the customary thing to say or do
    (C)          (B)              (A)   (G)
     C            G/B              F/A   G11/G
To a disappointed proud man in his grief
      (F)              (E)          (F)            (E)
       F                C/E          F/F            C/E
And on Fridays she'd be there and on Mondays not at all
    (F)       (E)               (D)         (/F - /G)
     F         C/E               G11/D 
Just casually appearing from the clock across the hall


CHORUS1:
Chords:
C      x32010    F   xx3211              Bbm   113321 or 668876
G/B    x20033    C/E 032010
F/A    x03211    Eb  xxx343 or x68886
G11/G  330201    Bb  xx0331 or 688766

        (C)         (B)         (A)       (G)
         C           G/B         F/A       G11/G
You're a ghost la la la la la la la la la
        (C)         (B)         (A)   (G)
         C/C         G/B         F/A   G11/G
You're a ghost la la la la la la la
          (F)             (E)     (F)               (E)
           F               C/E     F                 C/E
I'm in the church and I've come to claim you with my iron drum

(Eb)    (Eb)     (D)     (Db)     (C)
 Eb/Eb   Eb/Eb    Bb/D    Bbm/Db   C/C     
 la      la       la      la       la


[repeat INTRO figure]


VERSE3:
Notes:
Play as for previous VERSEs.

The Continent's just fallen in disgrace
William William William Rogers put it in its place
Blood and tears from old Japan
Caravans and lots of jam and maids of honor
singing crying singing tediously


CHORUS2:
Notes:
Play as for CHORUS1:

You're a ghost la la la la la la la la la
You're a ghost la la la la la la la
I'm the bishop and I've come
To claim you with my iron drum
la la la la la la


[repeat INTRO figure]


VERSE4:
Notes:
Play as for previous VERSEs.

Efficiency efficiency they say
Get to know the date and tell the time of day
As the crowds begin complaining
How the Beaujolais is raining
Down on darkened meetings on the Champs Elysee


CHORUS3:
Notes:
Play as for previous CHORUSes.

You're a ghost la la la la la la la la la
You're a ghost la la la la la la la
I'm the judge and I've come
To claim you with my iron drum
la la la la la la


[repeat CHORUS3 and fade]