Grant Lee Buffalo Storm Hymnal - Gems From The Vault Of Grant Lee Buffalo - 2001 Disk I: Takes CHORDS Please e-mail your corrections, questions and suggestions: vladimirroman@hotmail.com Vladimir Roman Tune guitar down half a step to play along: Eb Bb Gb Db Ab Eb. 2. THE SHINING HOUR ----- Comments: 1. Piano chords: Bass Chords Dsus2 D d - e - a 2. Guitar chords: Dsus2 Bmsus4 [0] e[0] [3] b[3] [2] g[4] [0] d[4] [0] a[2] [x] e[2] 3. You may also replace all Dm chords by Dsus2. 4. The final chord is hard to define. My suggestion is to play A5 or Am instead. It's logical at least. 5. Scroll down till the bottow of the page to see the tab for the live acoustic version of the song! ----- Intro: Figure 1: x2 (is played through all Verses and Solos) Am C Bmsus4 Dm b[-----------------1-----1--------------------------] g[-----2-----2-----0-----0-----4----4---------------] d[-----2-----2-----2-----2-----4----4---0--2--0-----] a[--0-----0-----3-----3------2----2--------------3--] Verse 1: Am C Bmsus4 Dm Are we still on the phone Am C Bmsus4 Dm With the lady Anna Clarke and her trumpet solo Am C Bmsus4 Dm Whose ghost sings for pay Am C Bmsus4 Dm In the blue billiard room of the Monterey Am C Bmsus4 Dm For room and for board Am C Bmsus4 Dm And the backdoor key is a 19th century civil war sword Am C Bmsus4 Dm Once owned by John Booth Am C Bmsus4 Dm Am (this Am starts the Chorus) Who misplaced his script when he caught his leather boot Chorus: C F Dm This could be the shining hour Am C F Dm Based on all those mad beliefs Am C F Dm In the money oil and angel powder Am C F Dsus2 In the new age magazine Solo: (piano) Am C Bmsus4 Dm x2 Verse 2: Am C Bmsus4 Dm There's a hole in the wall Am C Bmsus4 Dm Am Behind the photograph of Al Capone he's a sittin' down at city hall C Bmsus4 Dm The police they peek thru here Am C Bmsus4 Dm And they watch you get dressed in the two-way mirror Am C Bmsus4 Dm But it's all in good spirits Am C Bmsus4 Dm Am (this Am start the Chorus) And if you close your eyes ya can't help help but to hear 'em move Chorus: C F Dm This could be the shining hour Am C F Dm Based on all those mad beliefs Am C F Dm In the money oil and angel powder Am C F Dsus2 In the new age magazine Solo: (guitar) Am C Bmsus4 Dm x2 Verse 3: Am C Bmsus4 Dm I propose a toast Am C Bmsus4 Dm Am To the memory of the horse who carried King Tut and his gold C Bmsus4 Dm Into the sun Am C Bmsus4 Dm He collapsed last summer from the heat stroke somewhere in the East Village oh Am C Bmsus4 Dm It kills me to think Am C Bmsus4 Dm Am That I'm no longer living just looking for excuses to drink C Bmsus4 Dm So lift up your glass Am C Bmsus4 Dm And you Ouija board 'cause I'm fading fading fading fast Chorus: Am C F Dm This could be the shining hour Am C F Dm Based on all those mad beliefs Am C F Dm In the money oil and angel powder Am C F Dsus2 A5 In the new age magazine ----- SHINING HOUR - LIVE ACOUSTIC ACOUSTIC VERSION That's just a suggestion for the acoustic version based on my impressions of Grant's live performance that I saw (Berlin, 04-20-2002). I can't guess the chords exactly 'cause I was sitting too far from the scene to do that. :( Asus2/7 Cmaj7 Bmsus4 Dsus2 e[---0--------0------0-----------0-----------] b[---0--------0------0----------(0)----------] for g[---0--------9------7-------7-------7---5---] Intro, d[---7--------10-----9-------7-------7---5---] Verses and a[---7--------10-----9-------5-------5-------] Solos e[---5--------8------x-------5-------5-------] Asus2/7 Cmaj7 Fmaj7 Dsus2 e[---0--------0------0-----------------------] b[---0--------0------10----------------------] for g[---0--------9------10------7---------------] Choruses d[---7--------10-----10------7---------------] a[---7--------10-----8-------5---------------] e[---5--------8------8-------5---------------]