Shilo

Here's Shilo from Neil Diamond.

It's from my big sister's original Bang Records

single.

 

When I was a little kid, I worshipped Neil Diamond.

My sister bought a ton of albums and singles in the

late late sixties and early seventies,

so this stuff is in my blood.

 

I also want to mention that I think the totally

undefinable Neil Diamond is still great. Granted,

orchestrated slow ballads make my skin crawl, but he

could/can kick and rock.

 

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So, here's my formal invitation to Neil Diamond

to come up here to Minneapolis and do

an unplugged or semi-plugged thing at 1st Ave.

(If you need a second guitarist, send me mail).

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SHILO

Neil Diamond

 

Intro:

 

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C ///

 

Young child with dreams

 

F C

Dream every dream on your own

 

C F

When children play

 

F C

Seems like you end up alone

 

C F

Papa said he longed to be with you

 

C

If he had the time

 

C F G

So you turn to the only friend you can find

 

F G F

There in your mind

 

CHORUS

/* Finger pick the intro riff as you sing - if you can't, the

C chords holds up the vocal line */

Shilo, when I was young

 

I used to call your name

 

When no one else would come

 

Shilo you always came

 

And we'd play

 

 

Verse

 

Doubting the years

 

F C

Keeping my dreams to myself

 

C F

`til a young girl with fire

 

C

Made me trust somebody else

 

 

C

Held my hand out

 

I let her take me

 

C

Blind as a child

 

F G

All I know is the way that she made me smile

 

F G F

She made smile

 

 

CHORUS

 

Shilo when I was young ..

 

 

Solo riff under the orchestra

 

 

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C F

Had a dream and it filled me with wonder

 

C F C G6 (?) C

She had other plans

 

F G F

Got to go, she said I'd know that you'd understand

 

 

G F

I understand

 

 

The G6 is trying to mimick the orchestration - give it a try.