I think that there are two acoustic rhythm guitars playing is this incredible song - one is playing on lower frets and the other is playing on upper frets. I'm going to show you the chords for both parts - then you can pick which way to pick! Be sure to visit my tab page in order to understand how I write tablature on the web.

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(P. S. - Be forewarned! I'm not 100% sure about the accuracy of the chords in this particular song - especially the beginning)

THE CHORDS:

 
(BLOWJUG (SAW?) INTRO)
 
(b d e)  Gmaj7   Dmaj7/F#  A  E  A
(GUITAR JOINS IN)
 
 
                 D      A
there's a beauty in the river
 
          G      D      A     
there's a beauty in the stream
 
          G      D      A              
there's a beauty in the forest at night
 
         E                A       
when the lonely nightbird screams
 
                    D        A      
and there's so much time for singin'
 
    G       D        A     
and so much time for words
 
        G       D       A    
there's so much time to listen
 
    E                  A     
and so much time to be heard
 
 
 
                   D             A     
there's a brighter day round the corner
 
          G       D        A  
there's a crown behind the hill
 
          G       D             A                    
there's a city of light on that foggy mountain top
 
          E             A  
where the wind is never still
 
                    D        A    
and there's so much time for livin'
 
    G       D       A  
and so much time to die
 
           G    D        A        
there's so much time for laughin'
 
    E               A  
and so much time to cry
 
 
 
        E                A    
we must all stand in the water
 
        D               G     D   
we must find it when we roam
 
         A              E   
it don't matter what is said
 
       D                A    
we can wake up from the dead
 
    E             G     D   
and roll away the stone
 
       A     E       A    
we can roll away the stone
 
 
A    D    A
G    D    A
G    D    A
E         A        
(MANDOLIN DITTY)
 
 
 
                       D          A      
there's a truth in the eyes of my woman
 
        G      D    A     
that no mortal ever knew
 
    G         D            A                    
she lights my way like the coming of the day
 
         E                 A    
when the sun shines on the dew
  
                  D        A      
and there's so much time for singin'
 
    G       D        A     
and so much time for words
 
        G       D       A     
there's so much time to listen
 
    E                  A    
and so much time to be heard
 
 
 
        E                A    
we must all stand in the water
 
        D               G     D   
we must find it when we roam
 
         A              E   
it don't matter what is said
 
       D                A    
we can wake up from the dead
 
    E             G     D   
and roll away the stone
 
       A     E       A    
we can roll away the stone (hallelujah)
 
 
 
        E                A    
we must all stand in the water
 
        D               G     D   
we must find it when we roam
 
         A              E   
it don't matter what is said
 
       D                A    
we can wake up from the dead
 
    E             G      D   
and roll away the stone
 
       A     E       A    
we can roll away the stone (oh lord)
 
 
 
        E                A    
we must all stand in the water
 
        D               G     D   
we must find it when we roam
 
         A              E   
it don't matter what is said
 
       D                A    
we can wake up from the dead
 
    E             G      D   
and roll away the stone
 
       A     E       D     A
we can roll away the sto o one
 

THE TAB:

GUITAR 1 (low part)

Gmaj7

1 -|| ----------1--------------------2
2 -|| -------------------2-----------3
3 -|| ------------------------4------4
4 -|| ------------------------3------4
5 -|| -------------------(1)---------X
6 -|| --------------------1----------3

Dmaj7/F#

1 -|| --------2-----------------------2
2 -|| --------2-----------------------2
3 -|| --------2-----------------------2
4 -|| --------0-----------------------0
5 -|| --------0-----------------------0
6 -|| --------T-----------------------2

A/E

1 -|| --------0-----------------------0
2 -|| --------2-----------------------2
3 -|| --------2-----------------------2
4 -|| --------2-----------------------2
5 -|| --------0-----------------------0
6 -|| --------0-----------------------0

E

1 -|| -----0-------------------------0
2 -|| -----0-------------------------0
3 -|| -----1-------------------------1
4 -|| ---------3---------------------2
5 -|| ---------2---------------------2
6 -|| -----0-------------------------0

D/F#

1 -|| ---------------2----------------2
2 -|| -----------------------3--------3
3 -|| ---------------1----------------2
4 -|| --------0-----------------------0
5 -|| --------0-----------------------0
6 -|| ---------------T----------------2

G

1 -|| -----------------------4--------3
2 -|| --------0-----------------------0
3 -|| --------0-----------------------0
4 -|| --------0-----------------------0
5 -|| ---------------2----------------2
6 -|| -----------------------3--------3

GUITAR 2 (high part)

Gmaj7

1 -|| -------------------------------X
2 -|| ----------------4-------------12
3 -|| ----------------2-------------11
4 -|| ----------------3-------------12
5 -|| ----------------1-------------10
6 -|| -------------------------------X

Dmaj7

1 -|| -------------------------------X
2 -|| ----------------4--------------7
3 -|| ----------------2--------------6
4 -|| ----------------3--------------7
5 -|| ----------------1--------------5
6 -|| -------------------------------X

A

1 -|| -------------1-----------------5
2 -|| -------------1-----------------5
3 -|| -------------1-----2-----------6
4 -|| -------------1----------4------7
5 -|| -------------1---------3-------7
6 -|| -------------1-----------------5

E/B

1 -|| -------------1-----------------7
2 -|| -------------1---------3-------9
3 -|| -------------1---------3-------9
4 -|| -------------1---------3-------9
5 -|| -------------1-----------------7
6 -|| -------------1-----------------7

D/A

1 -|| -------------1-----------------5
2 -|| -------------1---------3-------7
3 -|| -------------1---------3-------7
4 -|| -------------1---------3-------7
5 -|| -------------1-----------------5
6 -|| -------------1-----------------5

G

1 -|| -------------1-----------------3
2 -|| -------------1-----------------3
3 -|| -------------1-----2-----------4
4 -|| -------------1---------4-------5
5 -|| -------------1---------3-------5
6 -|| -------------1-----------------3

THE INTRO:

(b d e) C H O R D S

The (b d e) are these 3 notes (played by guitar 1 only):

1 -|| -----------------------------
2 -|| -----------------------------
3 -||------------------------------
4 -|| --------------0---2--------
5 -|| ----------2------------------
6 -|| ------------------------------

CHORDS

Please note that while Guitar 1 plays these chords:

Gmaj7 Dmaj7/F# A/E E A/E

(these are the exact chords that are listed above for Guitar 1),

Guitar 2 plays these chords with a different fingering:

Gmaj7 Dmaj7 A E A

the Gmaj7 and Dmaj7 chords are the same that are listed above for Guitar 2,

but the A and E chords are actually played this way by Guitar 2 during the intro only:

A

1 -|| -------------1-----------------5
2 -|| -------------1-----------------5
3 -|| -------------------2-----------6
4 -|| ------------------------3------7
5 -|| -------------------------------X
6 -|| -------------------------------X

E

1 -|| -------------1-----------------7
2 -|| ------------------------3-------9
3 -|| ------------------------3-------9
4 -|| ------------------------3-------9
5 -|| --------------------------------X
6 -|| --------------------------------X

TIP: I purposely made the tab a little generic so that I wouldn't have to write two guitar parts. So please don't be confused over things like this: The 'Chords' with the lyrics say to play D, but the 'Tab' shows Guitar 1 plays D/F# while guitar 2 plays D/A. The D actually represents each of these two chords, which sound great when played together.

The key to playing this song is playing the chords on the 'up' beat while using full 6 string chords (both the high and low parts). Learn both parts (just in case the second guitarist doesn't know both parts!).