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23 August 2012

Crucify Your Mind - Rodriguez - chords and lyrics




I finally got round to adding another Rodriguez song on here from my songbook.
There are still more to come - so stay tuned...
You'll probably find better quality vids out there of Crucify Your Mind - but this one is good because you get to see him playing.
If you want to see all Rodriguez songs I have (and more in the future, as time permits) click on Sixto Rodriguez label at the bottom of the post - just above the comments.

"...Climb up on my music and my songs will set you free..." - Rodriguez

Crucify Your Mind  by  Rodriguez

Intro: A, E, F#m, E, A  (twice)
if you watch the video, you'll see how to play it like Rodriguez

A                            
Was it a huntsman or a player
       Amaj7 
That made you pay the cost
             F#m
That now assumes relaxed positions
      E                       A
And prostitutes your loss?
 A                                
Were you tortured by your own thirst?
            Amaj7 
In those pleasures that you seek
       F#m
That made you Tom the curious
       E                             A
That makes you James the weak?

A, Amaj7, E, F#m, E, A

            E                                 A
But you claim you got something going
E                          A
  Something you call unique
D                                       A
  But I've seen your self-pity showing
E                                        A
 As the tears rolled down your cheeks.

A, Amaj7, E, F#m, E, A

A                      
Soon you know I'll leave ya
          Amaj7 
And I'll never look behind
               F#m 
'Cos I was born for the purpose
        E                 A 
That crucifies your mind.
 A        
So con, convince your mirror.
               Amaj7 
As you've always done before
            F#m  
Giving substance to shadows
           E                   A 
Giving substance ever more.

A, Amaj7, E, F#m, E, A

            E                                        A 
And you assume you got something to offer
E                          A 
  Secrets shiny and new
D                                 A 
  But how much of you is repetition
E                                             A 
  That you did not whisper to him too     Amaj7, F#m, E, A


There you have it - enjoy...
Of course it's always good to view other players and see how their cover versions compare.
This one below - by Martinwaymusic is worth a look at.
His version uses a Capo on the second and is in the chord of G




And a few more for comparison...




8 comments:

  1. The chord following the A is A/Ab, not E. Soon you know I'll (A/Ab) leave ya

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    1. Cheers, thanks for that - appreciate it

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    2. Well its actually Amaj7

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    3. It's actually Amaj7. Do you know the exact tab?

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    4. Exact tab? I wish, but will suss it out some more and paste it here when I do.

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  2. Ingrid BerglarFebruary 05, 2013

    You've got the chords right, but to me you seem to have mixed up the order a bit in the intro and the verse. I play it like this:

    Intro: A, Amaj7, F#m, E, A

    ------------A--------------------------------
    Was it a huntsman or a player
    -------Amaj7---------------------------------
    That made you pay the cost
    --------------F#m----------------------------
    That now assumes relaxed positions
    -------E---------------------A----------------
    And prostitutes your loss?

    ...and so on.

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    1. Hi Ingrid - thanks for that. I've rechecked everything so hope the chords are now in the right places. Are you on YouTube? I'd love to hear your version.

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  3. And Amaj7 is 002120 :)
    Thanks for this tab

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