Someday after a while
              Eric Clapton
            From The Cradle



Words and Music (c) 1965 by s. Thomson and F. King




Tabbed by Gerd Klaassen
http://spot.fho-emden.de/guitar/ecguitar.htm
With timecode (mm:ss) for CD-player use.

15b(17): full tone bend
(17)rb15 Full tone release bend (bend, pick, release)

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As always, we start with the

Intro (a real power intro!)

I---------------10------------15b(17)-(17)rb15-13-15b(17)b(17)--15b(17)-15b(17)----I
I---------10-12----13b(15)~~-------------------------------------------------------I
I---10-11--------------------------------------------------------------------------I
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0:00  <-- this is the time code                                   

I-13----------------13-15-17-15-13----15--13----13------13-15-15br--13b--------I
I----15-15~~~---15-----------------15--------15----15~~------------------------I
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0:12

I-------13-15-15b(17)-15-13---------13----15b(17)-13b--------------------------I
I-12-15---------------------15-15~~----15-------------15-13----13--------------I
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0:18                                0:20

I--------------------------------------------------------------10-10h13p10-----I
I---------------------10---10-13b(15)-10-10-13b(15)-10-10(b)15-----------------I
I----12----10-12b(13)------------------------------------------------------13--I
I-12----12---------------------------------------------------------------------I
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                      0:24    (also a nice stand-alone lick!)              0:28


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I-------------12b-12-10----12----10b-----------10-11-----------------------------I
I-----------------------12----12-----12-12\--------------------------------------I
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                                      0:30                                   

                                                              D7
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I-------------------12----12-10/11-12-12---------------------------------------I
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                                           00:35 I got to ride

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Some vocals:
                                                     G7
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I-------------------piano--7-6-5----------------------4-piano------------------I
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                                   00:46
that lonesome train                my heart is heavy           with aches and

                         D7               B7            E7
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I-----12br10----piano----------------------------------------------------------I
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pain          I said but someday, someday baby, after a while, you will be


 D7                        G7                    D7
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I-----------------12/14-12b-12-10----10b---------12----12--10b-----------------I
I---------------------------------12---------------------------12--12----------I
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     01:07
sorry


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                 01:14   

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Verse 2, played like 1:

every day, my clouds are grey
01:14
takes you to roll all those clouds away
01:25
I said but someday, someday baby
01:33
after a while, you will be sorry
01:39
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G7                           
double trouble, trouble on my mind
01:52
D7
double trouble, way down the line
02:02
E7
I don't need, I don't need no sympathy
02:11
A7
so babe, babe, don't you, don't you pitty me
02:18
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Verse 3 (like 1):
I may be blue, (aah?) but I don't mind
02:29
because I know way down the line
02:39
I said someday, someday baby
02:47
after a while, you will be sorry...
02:52
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And finally the breathtaking solo (until the strings give up):


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03:05                        03:10


I-15b(17)r-p13b--------13-15-15b-15-13----15-13----13-15br-13-------13----15br-I
I----------------13-15-----------------15-------15------------15-15----15------I
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I------------------------------------------------------------------------------I
                03:14                                            


I----------17(b)20rb--17(b)20--17(b)20--17-15-17-15h17p15----15----------------I
I-15~~----------------------------------------------------18----18-15h18p15----I
I---------------------------------------------------------------------------17-I
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I------------------------------------------------------------------------------I
I------------------------------------------------------------------------------I
03:19


I------------------------------------------------------------------------------I
I-15-18-18(b)20---18-15-18----15-18-15h18p15-15-15-15-15--18b(20)b(21)br\------I
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        03:23                                              03:26

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   03:28                                                           03:31

I---------------------------------------------------10--------10~--------------I
I----10------------------------------------------10----10-13b------13-10h13p10-I
I-12----12br-10----12----10------------------12b-------------------------------I
I---------------12----12----12p10----------------------------------------------I
I---------------------------------12p10\8--------------------------------------I
I------------------------------------------------------------------------------I
                                      03:34

I--------------------------------15-17-15-13----13-------13--17pick fast-------I
I----10----------------12-15-12--------------15----15-15-----------------------I
I-12----12/14-14~~--14---------------------------------------------------------I
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                                                              03:40

I-------------------------20pick fast--19-20-19/--17b(20)\--------10---------10I
I-20pick fast-20-17-20-17-20-----------19-20-19/---------------10----10-13b----I
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                                                   03:45    once again his lick...

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                                                03:51

I----13----13----15b(17)rp13----13-15-15b(17)rp13----15-13----13-15h17p13------I
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                 03:54

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                                                   03:58

I------------------------------------------------------------------------------I
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                                  04:04

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