----------------------------------------------------------------------------- SEAGULL - Bad Company ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Written by: P. Rodgers/M. Ralphs Album: "Bad Company" (1974, Swan Song Records) Guitarists: Paul Rodgers, Mick Ralphs Tabbed by: Anne Drury Email: zerofret_ad@hotmail.com Date: July 22, 2009 INTRO: D D/C D/B E -----2-2---2-|-----2-2---2-|-----2-2---2-|-----2-2---2-| B -----3-3---3-|-----3-3---3-|-----3-3---3-|-----3-3---3-| G -0h2-2-2---2-|-0h2-2-2---2-|-----0-0---0-|-----0-0---0-| D -0---0-0---0-|-0---0-0---0-|-----0-0---0-|-----0-0---0-| 5x A -------------|-------------|-0h3---------|-0h2---------| E -------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| 1 + 2 + 3 + . . . . . . . . . D E -----2-2---2-| B -----3-3---3-| G -0h2-2-2---2-| D -0---0-0---0-| 4x A -------------| E -------------| 1ST VERSE: (follow staves as numbered) D D/C D/B D E -----2-2---2-|-----2-2---2-|-----2-2---2-|-----2-2---2-| B -----3-3---3-|-----3-3---3-|-----3-3---3-|-----3-3---3-| G -0h2-2-2---2-|-----0-0---0-|-----0-0---0-|-0h2-2-2---2-| D -0---0-0---0-|-----0-0---0-|-----0-0---0-|-0---0-0---0-| A -------------|-0h3---------|-0h2---------|-------------| E -------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| 1. Seagull, you fly across the horizon 2. Into the misty morning sun 4. Nobody asks you where you are going 5. Nobody knows where you're from D E -----2-2---2-|-----2-2---2-|-----2-2---2-| B -----3-3---3-|-----3-3---3-|-----3-3---3-| G -0h2-2-2---2-|-0h2-2-2---2-|-0h2-2-2---2-| D -0---0-0---0-|-0---0-0---0-|-0---0-0---0-| A -------------|-------------|-------------| E -------------|-------------|-------------| 3. 6. 2ND VERSE: (played same as 1st Verse) Here is a man asking the question: Is this really the end of the world? Seagull, you must have known for a long time The shape of things to come, Now you (In the 2nd Verse, #6 in the numbering above is 1 bar, rather than 3.) CHORUS: (follow staves as numbered) D A E -2---2-2---2-|-2---2-2---2-|-0---0-0---0-|-0---0-0---0-| B -3---3-3---3-|-3---3-3---3-|-5---5-5---5-|-5---5-5---5-| G -2---2-2---2-|-2---2-2---2-|-6---6-6---6-|-6---6-6---6-| D -0---0-0---0-|-0---0-0---0-|-7---7-7---7-|-7---7-7---7-| A -------------|-------------|-0---0-0---0-|-0---0-0---0-| E -------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| . . . 1. fly through the sky, 3. fly all around, 'Til C G6 D E --0---0--0---0-|-0---0-0---0-|-2---2-2---2-|-2---2-2---2-| B --8---8--8---8-|-3---3-3---3-|-3---3-3---3-|-3---3-3---3-| G --9---9--9---9-|-4---4-4---4-|-2---2-2---2-|-2---2-2---2-| D -10--10-10--10-|-5---5-5---5-|-0---0-0---0-|-0---0-0---0-| A ---------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| E ---------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| . . . 2. Never asking why, And you C G6 E --0---0--0---0-|--0---0--0---0-|-0---0-0---0-|-0---0-0---0-| B --8---8--8---8-|--8---8--8---8-|-3---3-3---3-|-3---3-3---3-| G --9---9--9---9-|--9---9--9---9-|-4---4-4---4-|-4---4-4---4-| D -10--10-10--10-|-10--10-10--10-|-5---5-5---5-|-5---5-5---5-| A ---------------|---------------|-------------|-------------| E ---------------|---------------|-------------|-------------| 4. somebody shoots you D D/C D/B E -----2-2---2-|-----2-2---2-|-2---2-2---2-|-2---2-2---2-| B -----3-3---3-|-----3-3---3-|-3---3-3---3-|-3---3-3---3-| G -0h2-2-2---2-|-0h2-2-2---2-|-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-| 3x A -------------|-------------|-3---3-3---3-|-2---2-2---2-| E -------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| 5. down, Da da da da da da da 6. down, Mmm mmm mmm 7. mmm, mmm mmm D E -----2-2---2-| B -----3-3---3-| G -0h2-2-2---2-| D -0---0-0---0-| 4x A -------------| E -------------| 3RD VERSE: (played same as 2nd Verse) Seagull, you fly across the horizon Into the misty morning sun Nobody asks you where you are going Nobody knows where you're from CHORUS: (same as Chorus 1 up until "down") Now you fly through the sky, Never asking why And you fly all around, 'Til somebody shoots you D D/C D/B E -----2-2---2-|-----2-2---2-|-2---2-2---2-|-2---2-2---2-| B -----3-3---3-|-----3-3---3-|-3---3-3---3-|-3---3-3---3-| G -0h2-2-2---2-|-0h2-2-2---2-|-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-| 3x A -------------|-------------|-3---3-3---3-|-2---2-2---2-| E -------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| 1. down 2. Mmm mmm, 3. yeah, Seagull, you fly D D/C D/B E -----2-2---2-|-3p2---------|-2---2-2---2-|-2---2-2---2-| B -----3-3---3-|-3---3-------|-3---3-3---3-|-3---3-3---3-| G -0h2-2-2---2-|-2-------2---|-0---0-0---0-|-0---0-0---0-| D -0---0-0---0-|-0-----------|-0---0-0---0-|-0---0-0---0-| 2x A -------------|-------------|-3---3-3---3-|-2---2-2---2-| E -------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| . . . . . . 1. Seagull, you fly a- 2. -way, And you fly away to- ------------------------------------------- ** (follow staves as numbered between this dotted line & the one below) D Dsus4 D/C D/B E -----2-2---2-|-3p2-3p2-2-2-|-2---2-2---2-|-2---2-2---2-| B -----3-3---3-|-3---3---3-3-|-3---3-3---3-|-3---3-3---3-| G -0h2-2-2---2-|-2---2---2-2-|-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-| A -------------|-------------|-3---3-3---3-|-2---2-2---2-| E -------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| . . . 1.-day, And you fly a - way to- 3.-way, Leave me to my 5. mmm, Seagull, go on and 6. fly, Mmm mmm 7. mmm, Fly to your to- D Dsus4 D D/C D/B E -----2-2---2-|-3p2-2-2-2-2-|-2---2-2---2-|-2---2-2---2-| B -----3-3---3-|-3---3-3-3-3-|-3---3-3---3-|-3---3-3---3-| G -0h2-2-2---2-|-2---2-2-2-2-|-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-| A -------------|-------------|-3---3-3---3-|-2---2-2---2-| E -------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| . . . 2.-morrow, And you fly a- D Dsus4 D D/C D/B E -----2-2---2-|-3==p2-2-2-2-|-2---2-2---2-|-2---2-2---2-| B -----3-3---3-|-3-----3-3-3-|-3---3-3---3-|-3---3-3---3-| G -0h2-2-2---2-|-2-----2-2-2-|-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-| A -------------|-------------|-3---3-3---3-|-2---2-2---2-| E -------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| . . . 4. sorrow, Mmm mmm D Dsus4 D D/C D/B E -----2-2---2-|-3p2---------|-2---2-2---2-|-2---2-2---2-| B -----3-3---3-|-3---3-------|-3---3-3---3-|-3---3-3---3-| G -0h2-2-2---2-|-2-------2---|-0---0-0---0-|-0---0-0---0-| D -0---0-0---0-|-0-----------|-0---0-0---0-|-0---0-0---0-| A -------------|-------------|-3---3-3---3-|-2---2-2---2-| E -------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| . . . 8.-morrow, Leave me to my ------------------------------------------- ** D Dsus4 D D/C D/B E -----2-2---2-|-3==p2-----2-|-2---2-2---2-|-2---2-2---2-| B -----3-3---3-|-3-----3---3-|-3---3-3---3-|-3---3-3---3-| G -0h2-2-2---2-|-2---------2-|-0---0-0---0-|-0---0-0---0-| D -0---0-0---0-|-0---------0-|-0---0-0---0-|-0---0-0---0-| A -------------|-------------|-3---3-3---3-|-2---2-2---2-| E -------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| . . . sorrow, Fly D Dsus4 D D/C E -----2-2---2-|-2h3p2---2-2-|-2---2-2---2-|-2---2-2---2-| B -----3-3---3-|-3-----3-3-3-|-3---3-3---3-|-3---3-3---3-| G -0h2-2-2---2-|-2-------2-2-|-0---0-0---0-|-0---0-0---0-| D -0---0-0---0-|-0-------0-0-|-0---0-0---0-|-0---0-0---0-| A -------------|-------------|-3---3-3---3-|-3---3-3---3-| E -------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| . . . D/B E -2---2-2---2-|-2---2-2---2-| B -3---3-3---3-|-3---3-3---3-| G -0---0-0---0-|-0---0-0---0-| D -0---0-0---0-|-0---0-0---0-| A -2---2-2---2-|-2---2-2---2-| E -------------|-------------| D F G E -2-2-2-2---2-|-2/5-5-5---5-|-5/7-7-7---7-|-7---7-7---7-| B -3-3-3-3---3-|-3/6-6-6---6-|-6/8-8-8---8-|-8---8-8---8-| G -2-2-2-2---2-|-2/5-5-5---5-|-5/7-7-7---7-|-7---7-7---7-| D -------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| A -------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| E -------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| . . . . . . G Bb C D E -7/10-10-10--10-|-10/12-12-12--12-|-12/14-----14---| B -8/11-11-11--11-|-11/13-13-13--13-|-13/15-15--15---| G -7/10-10-10--10-|-10/12-12-12--12-|-12/14-----14---| D ----------------|-----------------|----------------| A ----------------|-----------------|----------------| E ----------------|-----------------|----------------| . . . . . . . . . ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Notes: -Bar lines indicate measures of 3/4 time. -Dots (...) located under any staff are for timing, and indicate where the downbeats (123) fall. -Be careful to keep the feel of a 3 beat rhythm (1+2+3+), otherwise it can start to sound like a triplet-ish 6/8 rhythm (1&a2&a). -For the strum pattern, any chord that falls on a downbeat is a downstroke, any chord that falls on a "+" is an upstroke. 1 + 2 + 3 + d u d u d u -This is the fingering I use for the D chord: E --2---- index finger | B --3---- ring finger | G --0h2-- middle finger | - middle finger does all hammer on notes h...hammer on =...hold note p...pull off /...slide up (This file is the transcriber's own work and represents their interpretation of the song.) 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