[Tab] Keeping the Sunset

Below are my official tabs for the song “Keeping the Sunset”

This is track #1 from the album “Keeping the Sunset on my Side”.

As usual, I suspect basic chords are known (or can be Googled), and leave room for improvisation.

Intro

C         F    C
I’ve been calling out, but there’s no one there

       F      C
I’m keeping the sunset on my side

I’ve been trying hard, but it’s beyond repair
Keeping the sunset on my side

I’ve been touching souls, but nobody cares
Still keeping the sunset on my side

Intermezzo

Do fun stuff with C variations, until we end on Cm

Verse

Notes:

• Quickly riff on the low notes before switching chords! (Do whatever sounds cool.)

Cm     Eb     Fm  Eb  Cm
We could try to burn real low, save for our enemies

Gm     Fm
All of ourselves, a carnival

Or we could try to hit real hard, throw weight into punches
Breaking our wrist, a hit or a miss

Chorus

Bb        Eb
Or we could save, we could save ourselves

  Bb       Gm
We could put our head on a dusty shelf

   Ab   (Bb)   Cm
And leave it … until we need its help

Verse

We could try to wait real long, keeping the sunset
Onto our backs, our shadows prevail

Or we could try to race headstrong, right from the outset
Use the surprise as a golden disguise

Chorus

And you will see, you will see real soon
There is no plan needed to shoot to the moon
And we’ll get there … with our hearts still in tune
Just hope we’re not immune

Solo

Notes:

• Verse chords continue.
• Play something cool. It sounds best to follow the main chord pattern (up -> up -> down | down -> down -> up)

Verse

Notes:

• Very calm, almost whispery in vocals as well
• Cut verse short, so we immediately transition into chorus on high energy

We could try to shout real loud, if that’s what it takes then
The clouds won’t dissolve, but mountains of gold

Chorus

Will await, we will wait my dear
For that famous sunset to reappear
It’s never … never the same
Just hold me till we’re tamed

Outro

Nope, just stop angrily on the last chord