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.......................... The Rose of Aberdeen ..........................

Demo version from the Sony Simon and Garfunkel album remasters collection,
released 2001.

Transcribed by John McGann.

This song appears to be a variant of an old Irish folk song called "Rambler
Gambler."  Though the verses have nothing in common with the original, the
chorus of the Irish folk song went:
	
	I'm a rambler, I'm a gambler, I'm a long way from my home.
	And if you don't like me, well leave me alone.
	I'll eat when I'm hungry, I'll drink when I'm dry.
	And if moonshine don't kill me, I'll live till I die.

% indicates a repeat of the previous measure.


Capo 4th fret  (see tuning info on main page)

     G                     C/G                             G
e:|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B:|-----0-----0---0-|----0h1------1---|-----1-----1-----|-----0---------0-|
G:|-----------------|-----------0---0-|---------------0-|-----------0-----|
D:|-----0-------0---|----0h2------2---|-----2-------2---|-----0-------0---|
A:|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E:|--3-----3--------|--3------3-------|--3------3-------|--3-----3--------|


     G                 G
e:|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B:|-----------------|-----0-------0---|-----0-----------|-----0-----0-----|
G:|-------%---------|---------------0-|------------0----|---------------0-|
D:|-----------------|-----0-----0-----|-----0---------2-|-----0-------0---|
A:|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E:|-----------------|--3------3-------|--3------3-------|--3------3-------|

                I'm a rambler                       I'm a gambler


     G                 C                                   D
e:|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----2-------0---|
B:|-----0---------0-|-------1-----1---|------------1----|-------3---------|
G:|-----------0-----|---------------0-|-----(0)---------|-----2---------2-|
D:|-----0-------0---|-----2-------0---|---------------0-|--0--------0-----|
A:|-----------------|--3-------2------|--0--------------|-----------------|
E:|--3------3-------|-----------------|----------3------|-----------------|

              I'm a   long    way       from     my       home


     D  !              G                                   C      G/B
e:|--2--2-----------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B:|-----3-----------|-----0h1-------1-|-----0-----0-----|-----------0-----|
G:|-----2-----------|------------0----|---------------0-|---------------0-|
D:|--0---------0----|-----0h2-------2-|-----0-------0---|-----2-------0---|
A:|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--3------2-------|
E:|---------2-------|--3-------3------|--3------3-------|-----------------|

            If you   people                        don't  li -  - ike


     G                 C      G/B        Am     Am/G       D/F#
e:|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------0-----|
B:|-----0-----------|---------------1-|-----------------|--------3--------|
G:|------------0----|-------------0---|-----------------|--------------2--|
D:|-----0---------0-|-----2-----0-----|-----2------2----|-----0-----------|
A:|-----------------|--3------2-------|--0--------------|-----------------|
E:|--3-------3------|-----------------|---------3-------|--2--------------|

    me        I can   make   out         on     my      own


     D/F#           *  G    C/G          G                      C/G
e:|--2--------------||----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B:|-----3-----------||----0h1---------|-----0-----0---0-|-----0h1---0-----|
G:|-----2--------0--||-----------0----|-----------------|---------------0-|
D:|-----0------0----||----0h2-------2-|-----0-------0---|-----0h2-----0---|
A:|-----------------||----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E:|--2------2-------||-3-------3------|--3------3-------|--3------3-------|

          'Cause it's dark                       and it's rainin'


     G                C       G/B        Am7     Am/G      D
e:|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----2------0----|
B:|-----0---------0-|---1-------1-----|----1-------1----|-------3---------|
G:|-----------0-----|-------0-------0-|--------0--------|-----2---------2-|
D:|-----0-------0---|-----2-------0---|------2--------0-|--0-------0------|
A:|-----------------|-3-------2-------|--0--------------|-----------------|
E:|--3------3-------|-----------------|----------3------|-----------------|

             and the moo -  - oon       gives    no       light


     D  !              G    C/G          G                 C      G/B
e:|--2--2-----------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B:|-----3-----------|-----0h1---------|-----0-----0-----|-----------0-----|
G:|-----2-----------|------------0----|---------------0-|---------------0-|
D:|--0---------0----|-----0h2-------2-|-----0-------0---|-----2-------0---|
A:|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--3------2-------|
E:|---------2-------|--3-------3------|--3------3-------|-----------------|

           And my    pony                      can hardly tra - - a - - -


     G                C       G/B        Am7     C/G       D
e:|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----2------0----|
B:|-----0-----------|---1-------1-----|----1-------1----|-------3---------|
G:|------------0----|-------0-------0-|--------0--------|-----2---------2-|
D:|-----0---------0-|-----2-------0---|------2--------2-|--0-------0------|
A:|-----------------|-3-------2-------|--0--------------|-----------------|
E:|--3-------3------|-----------------|----------3------|-----------------|

  - vel      on this dark - - end       road     at      night


     D  !
e:|--2--2-----2----||
B:|-----3----------||
G:|-----2----------||     Return to * and repeat for each
D:|--------------0-||     of the remaining three verses.
A:|----------------||
E:|--2------2------||



Ending solo:

     G                                                    Am7
e:|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B:|--0----0----0----|--0----------0---|--3--------3-----|---1-------1-----|
G:|-----------------|--------0h2------|-------0-------0-|-------0-------0-|
D:|-----0---------0-|-----0-----------|-----0-------0---|-----2-------2---|
A:|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-0-------0-------|
E:|--3------(3)-----|--3--------------|--3------3-------|-----------------|


    Am7     Am/G       D/F#                                G
e:|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B:|---1-------0-----|-----------------|------------0----|--0---------0----|
G:|-------0-------0-|------------0----|--2--------------|-------0---------|
D:|-----2-------2---|--------------2--|-------0-h2---2--|-----0---h2---0--|
A:|-0---------------|-------0-h2------|----(0)----------|-----------------|
E:|---------3-------|--2--0-----------|--2--------------|--3-------3------|


     G                                                    Am7
e:|-----------------|-----------------|---------------3-|-----------------|
B:|--0----------0---|--0---------0----|--3--------3-----|---1-------1-----|
G:|-------0---------|-------0h2-------|-------0---------|-------0-------0-|
D:|-----0---------0-|-----0--------0--|-----0-------0---|-----2-------2---|
A:|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-0-------0-------|
E:|--3--------3-----|--3-----(3)------|--3------3-------|-----------------|

                                                                     (fade)
Lyrics:

I'm a rambler.  I'm a gambler.
I'm a long way from my home.
If you people don't like me, 
I can make out on my own.

'Cause it's dark, and it's rainin'.
And the moon gives no light.
And my pony can hardly travel,
On this darkened road at night.

You know once I had a true love.
Lord, her age was just sixteen.
She was the flower of Belton,
And the rose of Aberdeen.

But her parents did not like me.
And now she feels much the same.
If I'm writ' on your diary,
Well, blot out my name.

'Cause there's changes in the ocean.
And there's changes in the sea.
And there's changes in my own true love,
But there ain't no change in me.