Standard Tuning

 Intro

D
 
First Verse
G         F# Em     F#   G           D      
Hallways AND staircaSES, everyday to climb.
           G         F# Em                 F# G              D
(just ) to go out to MY white-walled room,OUT on the end of time.
     F#m            Bm            G     F#m          Em
Where I can be with my love, for she is ALL that is mine
            D               Em                  D  
And she'll always be there, my love don't care about time.


Second Verse
   G          F#  Em      Em   G                    D            
I laugh with her cry with her hold her close she is mine, 
     G            F# Em          F#  G             D 
The way she tells me of her love and never is she trying.
F#m               Bm             G    F#m            Em
She don't have to be assured of many good things to find,
            D              Em                        D  
And she'll always be there my love don't care about time.


Third Verse
     G             F# Em              F# G 
Her eyes are dark and deep with love her hair hangs long and 
 D
fine,
 G                  F#   Em          F# G               D
She walks with ease and all she sees is never wrong or right.
     F#m           Bm             G         F#m        Em   
And with her arms around me tight I see her all in my mind,
            D              Em                  D     
And she'll always be there my love don't care about time.
             D              Em                  D     
And she'll always be there my love don't care about time. 


        
   The f# notes are passing tones on the way down from the G
to the Em,  and on the way back up to the G. the timing is,
as always, crucial...and is probably most easily tied to 
the lyrics:(F# on CAPS in First verse) 

   Some possible points of interest...

         *David Crosby uses the first four strings 'open', as a pick up to the opening D 
chord (before the changes shown above)

         * the F# can be expressed as 'D over F#', which could be voiced as:   

          1st finger, 6th string, 2nd fret          
          2nd finger, 3rd string, 2nd fret
          3rd finger, 2nd string, 3rd fret

   F# Chord
E  |----------------|
B  |---3------------|
G  |---2------------|
D  |----------------|
A  |----------------|
E  |---2------------|

         As a passing chord, this is a 'quick grab', and is not considered to be 
compatible with the a priore assumptions of the pat malott philosophies.
{ Home Page comment, This is a private joke.}

   I love the portrait of young life in this song...a walk-up apartment, 
white walls (probably very little furniture),  the notion that your love 
will always be there,  and that your time stretches out forever...

     a clean world

     at least that's some of what I remember...

     my best to all of you.................james