Seven Sisters
Brooks Williams
Brooks Williams
7 Sisters
1997
I heard Brooks for the first time at the Falcon Ridge Folk Festival
in Hillsdale, NY in July '98. I walked over to the CD tent right after
he played and bought this album, had him sign it (thanks, Brooks!), and
I fell in love with it. Brooks is an incredible guitarist and writes
some great songs. This is the first I've done from him, and I'm not
sure if I got it right, but you can deal. :) Thanks go out to the
Brooks Williams web site for lyrics and tuning. And if you've never
seen Brooks, go do it!
Lyrics
Chords
DGDGBd (low-to-high); Capo 4th
INTRO PART I
palm-mute this lightly throughout
G D6/F#
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
d:-----------------|-----------------|-0---------------|-----------------|
B:-----------0-0-0-|-----------------|-0---0---0-0-0-0-|---0---0---0-0-0-|
G:---------0-0-0-0-|---0---0---0-0-0-|-2---2---2-2-2-0-|---2---4---2-2-2-|
D:-.---0---0-0-0-4-|---0---2---0-0-0-|-0---0---0-0-0-0-|---0---0---0-0-0-|
G:-4---4---4-4-4-4-|---4---4---4-4-4-|-x---x---x-x-x-x-|---x---x---x-x-x-|
D:-5---5---5-5-5-5-|---5---5---5-5-5-|-4---4---4-4-4-4-|---4---4---4-4-4-|
C/D Am/D
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
d:-0---------------|-----------------|-0---------------|-----------------|
B:-1---------------|-----------------|-1---------------|---------------0-|
G:-0---0---0-0-0-0-|---0---0---0-0-0-|-0---0---0-0-0-0-|---0---0---0-0-0-|
D:-2---2---2-2-2-0-|---2---4---2-2-0-|-2---2---2-2-2-2-|---2---2---2-2-0-|
G:-0---0---0-0-0-0-|---0---0---0-0-0-|-2---2---2-2-2-0-|---2---4---2-2---|
D:-0---0---0-0-0-0-|---0---0---0-0-0-|-0---0---0-0-0-0-|---0---0---0-0---|
INTRO PART II (solo guitar added):
G D6/F#
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
d:-0---------------|-----------------|-0---------------|-----------------|
B:-0---------------|-----------------|-0---0---0-0-0-0-|---0---0---0-0-0-|
G:-0---0---0-0-0-0-|---0---0---0-0-0-|-2---2---2-2-2-0-|---2---4---2-2-2-|
D:-0---0---0-0-0-4-|---0---2---0-0-0-|-0---0---0-0-0-0-|---0---0---0-0-0-|
G:-4---4---4-4-4-4-|---4---4---4-4-4-|-x---x---x-x-x-x-|---x---x---x-x-x-|
D:-5---5---5-5-5-5-|---5---5---5-5-5-|-4---4---4-4-4-4-|---4---4---4-4-4-|
d:---0-0-0-0h2p0---|-----------------|---0---0-0h2p0---|-----------------|
B:---------------0-|-----------------|---------------0-|-----------------|
G:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
C/D Am/D
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
d:-0---------------|-----------------|-0---------------|-----------------|
B:-1---------------|-----------------|-1---------------|---------------0-|
G:-0---0---0-0-0-0-|---0---0---0-0-0-|-0---0---0-0-0-0-|---0---0---0-0-0-|
D:-2---2---2-2-2-0-|---2---4---2-2-0-|-2---2---2-2-2-2-|---2---2---2-2-0-|
G:-0---0---0-0-0-0-|---0---0---0-0-0-|-2---2---2-2-2-0-|---2---4---2-2---|
D:-0---0---0-0-0-0-|---0---0---0-0-0-|-0---0---0-0-0-0-|---0---0---0-0---|
. .
d:---9---9-9p7---0-|-----------------|-----9\7---7---.-|-0---------------|
B:-------------8---|-----------------|---------------8-|-----------------|
G:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
The VERSE looks like this (same as intro part):
Seven sisters standing on the valley floor
G D6/F#
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
d:-0---------------|-----------------|-0---------------|-----------------|
B:-0---------------|-----------------|-0---0---0-0-0-0-|---0---0---0-0-0-|
G:-0---0---0-0-0-0-|---0---0---0-0-0-|-2---2---2-2-2-0-|---2---4---2-2-2-|
D:-0---0---0-0-0-4-|---0---2---0-0-0-|-0---0---0-0-0-0-|---0---0---0-0-0-|
G:-4---4---4-4-4-4-|---4---4---4-4-4-|-x---x---x-x-x-x-|---x---x---x-x-x-|
D:-5---5---5-5-5-5-|---5---5---5-5-5-|-4---4---4-4-4-4-|---4---4---4-4-4-|
each one more beautiful than the one before
C/D Am/D
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
d:-0---------------|-----------------|-0---------------|-----------------|
B:-1---------------|-----------------|-1---------------|---------------0-|
G:-0---0---0-0-0-0-|---0---0---0-0-0-|-0---0---0-0-0-0-|---0---0---0-0-0-|
D:-2---2---2-2-2-0-|---2---4---2-2-0-|-2---2---2-2-2-2-|---2---2---2-2-0-|
G:-0---0---0-0-0-0-|---0---0---0-0-0-|-2---2---2-2-2-0-|---2---4---2-2---|
D:-0---0---0-0-0-0-|---0---0---0-0-0-|-0---0---0-0-0-0-|---0---0---0-0---|
The CHORUS picks up from the verse, and includes these interesting chords:
and the coyote's runnin' again in these hills
Gsus4 G Gsus4 G+sus4 Gsus4
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
d:---0-|---0-0---0-0-0-0-|---0-0---0-0-0-0-|---0-0---0-0-0-0-|---0-0-0---0-0-0-|
B:---2-|---2-2---2-2-2-0-|---0-0---0-0-0-2-|---2-2---2-2-2-1-|---1-1-1---1-1-2-|
G:---4-|---4-4---4-4-4-0-|---0-0---0-0-0-4-|---4-4---4-4-4-0-|---0-0-0---0-0-4-|
D:---4-|---4-4---4-4-4-4-|---4-4---4-4-4-4-|---4-4---4-4-4-1-|---1-1-0---0-0-4-|
G:---0-|---0-0---0-0-0-0-|---0-0---0-0-0-0-|---0-0---0-0-0-0-|---0-0-0---0-0-0-|
D:---0-|---0-0---0-0-0-0-|---0-0---0-0-0-0-|---0-0---0-0-0-0-|---0-0-0---0-0-0-|
and the salmon's swimmin' again in the river
G Gsus4 G+sus4 Gsus4
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
d:---0-0---0-0-0-0-|---0-0---0-0-0-0-|---0-0---0-0-0-0-|---0-0-0---0-0-0-|
B:---2-2---2-2-2-0-|---0-0---0-0-0-2-|---2-2---2-2-2-1-|---1-1-1---1-1-2-|
G:---4-4---4-4-4-0-|---0-0---0-0-0-4-|---4-4---4-4-4-0-|---0-0-0---0-0-4-|
D:---4-4---4-4-4-4-|---4-4---4-4-4-4-|---4-4---4-4-4-1-|---1-1-0---0-0-4-|
G:---0-0---0-0-0-0-|---0-0---0-0-0-0-|---0-0---0-0-0-0-|---0-0-0---0-0-0-|
D:---0-0---0-0-0-0-|---0-0---0-0-0-0-|---0-0---0-0-0-0-|---0-0-0---0-0-0-|
and the trees are returning to the mountainside
G Gsus4 G+sus4 Gsus4 Am/D
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
d:---0-0---0-0-0-0-|---0-0---0-0-0-0-|---0-0---0-0-0-0-|---0-0-0---0-0-0-|
B:---2-2---2-2-2-0-|---0-0---0-0-0-2-|---2-2---2-2-2-1-|---1-1-1---1-1-1-|
G:---4-4---4-4-4-0-|---0-0---0-0-0-4-|---4-4---4-4-4-0-|---0-0-0---0-0-0-|
D:---4-4---4-4-4-4-|---4-4---4-4-4-4-|---4-4---4-4-4-1-|---1-1-0---0-0-2-|
G:---0-0---0-0-0-0-|---0-0---0-0-0-0-|---0-0---0-0-0-0-|---0-0-0---0-0-2-|
D:---0-0---0-0-0-0-|---0-0---0-0-0-0-|---0-0---0-0-0-0-|---0-0-0---0-0-0-|
if they can come back maybe there's hope for this man
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
d:---0-0-----0-0-0-|---0-0-0---0-0-0-|---0-0-0---0-0-0-|---0-0-0---0-0---|
B:---1-1-----1-1-1-|---1-1-1---1-1-1-|---1-1-1---1-1-1-|---1-1-1---1-1---|
G:---0-0-----0-0-0-|---0-0-0---0-0-0-|---0-0-0---0-0-0-|---0-0-0---0-0-0-|
D:---2-2-----2-2-2-|---2-2-2---2-2-2-|---2-2-2---2-2-2-|---2-2-2---2-2-0-|
G:---2-2-----2-2-2-|---2-2-2---2-2-2-|---2-2-2---2-2-2-|---2-2-2---2-2-0-|
D:---0-0-----0-0-0-|---0-0-0---0-0-0-|---0-0-0---0-0-0-|---0-0-0---0-0---|
The BRIDGE sounds like this:
the rains come down rivers flood
G Gmaj7 G7 G6 G+
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
d:-5-----5---5---4-|-------4---4---3-|-------3---3-----|-----------------|
B:-0-----0---0---0-|-------0---0---0-|-------0---0---5-|-------5---5---4-|
G:-0-----0---0---0-|-------0---0---0-|-------0---0---0-|-------0---0---0-|
D:-0-----0---0---0-|-------0---0---0-|-------0---0---0-|-------0---0---0-|
G:-0-------------0-|---------------0-|---------------0-|---------------0-|
D:-5-------------5-|---------------5-|---------------5-|---------------5-|
the waters turn deep brown richer than blood richer than blood
G Asus4/D G6
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
d:-----------------|---------------0-|-------0---0---0-|-------0---0---0-|
B:-------4---4---3-|--------3--3---3-|-------3---3---3-|-------3---3---3-|
G:-------0---0---0-|--------0--0---0-|-------0---0---0-|-------0---0---0-|
D:-------0---0---0-|--------0--0---2-|-------2---2---2-|-------2---2---0-|
G:---------------0-|---------------2-|-------2---2---2-|-------2---2---2-|
D:---------------5-|---------------0-|-------0---0---0-|-------0---0---0-|
richer than blood
+ + + + + + + +
d:-------0---0---0-|-------0---0-----|
B:-------3---3---3-|-------3---3---0-|
G:-------0---0---0-|-------0---0---0-|
D:-------0---0---0-|-------0---0---0-|
G:-------2---2---2-|-------2---2-----|
D:-------0---0---0-|-------0---0-----|
The ENDING goes like this:
maybe there's hope for
G D6/F#
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
e:-0---------------|-----------------|-0---------------|-----------------|
B:-0---------------|-----------------|-0---0---0-0-0-0-|---0---0---0-0-0-|
G:-0---0---0-0-0-0-|---0---0---0-0-0-|-2---2---2-2-2-0-|---2---4---2-2-2-|
D:-0---0---0-0-0-4-|---0---2---0-0-0-|-0---0---0-0-0-0-|---0---0---0-0-0-|
G:-4---4---4-4-4-4-|---4---4---4-4-4-|-x---x---x-x-x-x-|---x---x---x-x-x-|
D:-5---5---5-5-5-5-|---5---5---5-5-5-|-4---4---4-4-4-4-|---4---4---4-4-4-|
this man
C/D G+sus4 Gsus4 G
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
e:-0-------------0-|---0-0-0---0-0---|-----------------------------------|-0---------------|
B:-1-------------1-|---1-1-1---1-1---|-----------------------------------|-0---------------|
G:-0---0---0-0-0-0-|---0-0-0---0-0-0-|-----0-----------------------------|-0---------------|
D:-2---2---2-2-2-1-|---1-1-0---0-0-0-|---------4p2p0---------------------|-0---------------|
G:-0---0---0-0-0-0-|---0-0-0---0-0-0-|-----------------4---2h4p2p0-------|-0---------------|
D:-0---0---0-0-0-0-|---0-0-0---0-0---|-------------------------------4---|-5---------------|
LYRICS:
play intro
Seven sisters standing on the valley floor
Each one more beautiful than the one before
Wandering in these mountains that the glaciers left behind
Looking for a path I cannot find
Lost in the silence of spring-swollen creeks
I stumble upon a stone wall fenced in by trees
It's the remnant of a homestead it's a chimney and a stair
The trees and vines take back the land as if no one were ever there
CHORUS
The coyote's running again in these hills
And the salmon's swimming again in the river
The trees are returning to the mountainside
And if they can come back maybe there's hope for this man
Down in the streets they're selling lies and their preachin' greed
They say hey ya wanna find happiness well this is what you need
And I've been first in line with my money in my hand
Eager to buy everything everything everything I can
CHORUS
The coyote's running again in these hills
The salmon's swimming again in the river
The trees are returning to the mountainside
And if they can come back maybe there's hope
BRIDGE
Rains come down rivers flood
Water turns deep brown richer than blood richer than blood richer than blood
Seven sisters the glaciers left behind
All of these years how could I be so blind
Seven sisters standing on the valley floor
Each one more beautiful than the one before
CHORUS
The coyote's running again in these hills
And the salmon's swimming again in the river
The trees are returning to the mountainside
And if they can come back maybe there's hope for this man
play ending
Maybe there's hope for this man
CHORDS:
G 540000 or 004000 or 500005 or 500000
D6/F# 4x0200
C/D 002010
Am/D 022010
Gsus4 004420 or 000010
G+sus4 001010
Gmaj7 500004
G7 500003
G6 50005x or 020030
G+ 50004x
G 50003x
Asus4/D 022030
To learn more about chord theory, check out Dansm's Guitar Chord Theory.
Created on 9-17-98 by Daniel E. Smith.