Peter Wolf

The Owl(Cavaco chords)

Peter Wolf

Key: D

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There's a lot of guitar layers and improvisation on the original recording; this is a fairly simplified  
version that gets across the main patterns and chords. Just mess about with hammer-ons, pull-offs and  
fingerpicking to get the vibe of the song. 




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INTRO / MAIN PATTERN 
    D 
D |---------------0-------------------0-----|---------------0-------------------------| 
A |-----------0h2------2---p0---------------|-----------0h2------2---p0---------------| 
F#|------0-----------------------0----------|------0-----------------------0----------| 
D |-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------| 
A |-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------| 
D |-0---------------------------------------|-0---------------------------------0-----| 

    E 
D |---------------2---------4---------------|--------------------4--------------------| 
A |-----------2-----------------------2-----|------2------------------2---------------| 
F#|------2----------------------------------|-----------2------------------2----------| 
D |-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------| 
A |-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------| 
D |-2------------------2---------2----------|-2-------------2-------------------2-----| 

    G 
D |---------------5-------------------5-----|-----------9-------9----7----------------| 
A |-----------5h7------7---p5---------------|-----------5-------5----5----------------| 
F#|------5-----------------------5----------|------5----------------------------5-----| 
D |-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------| 
A |-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------| 
D |-5---------------------------------------|-5-------------5--------------5----------| 

    D 
D |---------------0-------------------0-----|-----------------------------------------| 
A |-----------0h2------2---p0---------------|--------0---------0---------0---------0--| 
F#|------0-----------------------0----------|-----0---------0---------0---------0-----| 
D |-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------| 
A |-----------------------------------------|-4---------4---------4---------0---------| 
D |-0---------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------| 
______ PART 1 D E Wait a couple of days, you know I will G D C# F#m Ten thousand years, I'll be there still D E Drive a couple of nights, of course I will G D Ten thousand miles, I'll be there still ______ PART 2 C# F#m G Oh did you ever hear the owl of the sea D Singing in a black pine tree E When all the world's asleep A About a bird he used to... Bm / / / | D / / / | G / / / | Bm / / / | Know... E / / / | G / / / | D / / / | C# / / F#m Oh..... Bm / / / | D / / / | G / / / | Bm / / / | Oh..... E / / / | G / / / | D / / / | C# / / F#m Oh..... End on D ENJOY

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