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The Power of Gold (Diatonic)

by Dan Fogelberg · posted by harlezy2

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How to read this tab — notation key
+
Blow note
−
Draw note
b or '
Half-step bend
bb or ''
Two half-step bend
bbb or '''
Three half-step bend
(###)
Chord — relevant hole numbers in parentheses
< or *
Push the button in (chromatic harmonica)

Full reference and posting tips in the tab guide.

Tab
-3    6   -5 6  -5      -4 -3    6  -5  5  -5     -4   -3  6   -5   6
The stor – y is told___ of the pow – er of gold__ and its lure on the
-5   -4    -4       5  -3  6      -5   6    -5     -3  6     -5   5
un – sus – pect – ing; it glit – ters and shines,_ it bad – gers and
-5       -3  6     -5      6  -5       -4     -4     5    -4     -4
blinds_ and con – stant – ly needs____ pro – tect – ing.  Bal – ance
-4   -4      -3  -3   5      -5   6      6  -6     7  -6  6
the cost____ of the soul___ you lost__ with the dreams__ you 
-6      7    5          -4  5     -5    6 ------------->  -3
Light – ly sold.______ Are you___ un – der_______________ the
-6    6  -5 (6 5)-----> -3   6     -5   6   -5      -4  -3
pow – er of gold?______ The let – ters and calls___ got you 
6       -5   5   -5      -3  6    -5    6   -5     -4  -4    5   -3
climb – ing the walls__ and ev – 'ry – one wants___ a fav – or; they 
6   -5  6    -5     -4  -3   6    -5   5    -5    -4   -3   6   -5
beg to re – mind___ you of times left be – hind__ you, but you know 
6    -5     6 -5 -5    5    -3   -4   -4     -4     4  -3  5     -5
the past___ is a los – er.  The face you're wear – ing is dif – f'rent 
6      6   -6   7  -6  6  -6     7    5        -4   5     -5
now,_ and the days___ run hot___and cold.____  Are you___ un – 
6--------------------> -3  -6     6 -5  (65)----->
der___________________ the pow – er of gold?______ 
-3    -3  6      -5  6  -5    -4   6
You're a crea – ture of hab – it, run 
-5   5 -5    -4      6   -5 6  -5      5   -4        5     -3   6
like a rab – bit, scared of a fear___ you can't___ name.  Your own 
-5    6    -5  -4 -3   6     -5  5    -5       -4  -3  6     6    6
par – a – noi – a is loom – ing be – fore____ you, but no – bod – y 
6       -5   5  -4  5             -4     -4  -4   -4     -3  -3
thinks that it's a game.________  Bal – ance the cost____ of the 
5       -5    6       6  -6     7     -6   6     -6   7    5      4
soul___ you lost___ with the dreams__ you light – ly sold.____  Then 
-4   5       5    -5     6-------------------> -3  -3 -6     6 -5
tell me___ that you're free___________________ of the pow – er of 
(65)----->  -3   6    -5  6   -5    -4 -3   6   -5  6   -5      -4
gold.______ The wom – en are love – ly the wine is su – perb,__ but 
-2        6      -5  6   -5   -4   6       -5   6     -5  -4  -4
there's some – thing a – bout the song___ that dis - turbs__ you 
                      -4 -7    -6 -7   -6    -5   -4  -7  -6 -7    -6
(background vocal):  The wom – en are love – ly, the wine is su – perb,___ 
-5    -6     -7      -6  -7   -6        -5  -7         -6
but there's some – thing a – bout_____ the song _____ that
-7     -6       -5
dis – turbs____ you.  (repeat and fade)
Play on a harmonica— watch which holes to blow & draw, with sound

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