Tuning: Standard tuning -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Artist - The Moody Blues *************************** Song - Floating ***************** Album - To Our Children's children children (1969) **************************************************** Tabbed By - Ayreon77 ********************** -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tuning = Standard INTRO ****** h h h h h s G|-16-17--16-17-|----14--14-------h---|-16-17--16-17-|----12-14--14-12----12\-| D|--------------|-15--------17--15-17-|--------------|-15--------------15-----| A|--------------|---------------------|--------------|------------------------| E|--------------|---------------------|--------------|------------------------|
------------------------ 00:14 VERSE 1 ******** Floating free as a bird sixty foot leaps it's so absurd G|------------------------|------------------|-------------| D|------------------------|-10----9----7-----|-------------| A|---------8---------10---|------------------|-8--------10-| E|-8----------------------|------------------|-------------| From up here you should see the view Such a lot of space for me, and you G|-----------------------|--------------|------------------------|-----------| D|-----------------------|--------------|------------------------|-5-------5-| A|-8------10-------------|--------------|-5--------------5-------|-----------| E|-----------------------|-8---7---5----|------------------------|-----------| ------------------------ 00:29 CHORUS ******* Oh---oh, you'd like it, gliding a - round Get your feet off the ground G|-----------------------------------------|-------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------|-------------------------| A|---------7--------------8----------------|----------10-------------| E|-8---8------------------------------8----|-----------------------8-| Oh---oh, you'd like it, do as you please, with so much ease h G|-----------------------------------------|-------------------|-10-12-| D|-----------------------------------------|-------------------|-------| A|--------7---------------8---------10-----|------8-------10---|-------| E|-8---8-----------------------------------|-------------------|-------| ------------------------ 00:47 BREAK ****** h h h h G|-16-17--16-17-|----14--14-----------|-16-17--16-17-|----14--14----------s-| D|--------------|-15--------17--15-17-|--------------|-15--------17--15-17\-| A|--------------|---------------------|--------------|----------------------| E|--------------|---------------------|--------------|----------------------| ------------------------ 00:55 VERSE 2 ******** Now I know how it feels to have wings on my heels G|----------------------|---------------|---------| D|----------------------|-10--9----7----|---------| A|------8-----------10--|---------------|-8----10-| E|-8--------------------|---------------|---------| To take a stroll a - mong the stars Get a close look at planet Mars G|----------------|-------------------|--------------------|----------| D|----------------|-------------------|--------------------|-5------5-| A|---8------10----|-------------------|-5-----------5------|----------| E|----------------|-----8----7---5----|--------------------|----------| ------------------------ 01:10 CHORUS ******* Oh---oh, you'd like it, gliding a - round Get your feet off the ground G|-----------------------------------------|-------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------|-------------------------| A|---------7--------------8----------------|----------10-------------| E|-8---8------------------------------8----|-----------------------8-| Oh---oh, you'd like it, do as you please, with so much ease h G|-----------------------------------------|-------------------|-10-12-| D|-----------------------------------------|-------------------|-------| A|--------7---------------8---------10-----|------8-------10---|-------| E|-8---8-----------------------------------|-------------------|-------| ------------------------ 01:27 BREAK ****** h h h h G|-16-17--16-17-|----14--14-----------|-16-17--16-17-|----14--14----------s-| D|--------------|-15--------17--15-17-|--------------|-15--------17--15-17\-| A|--------------|---------------------|--------------|----------------------| E|--------------|---------------------|--------------|----------------------| ------------------------ 01:35 VERSE 2 ******** Bouncing about on the Moon Guess you'll all... be up here soon G|--------------------------|-------------------|---------------| D|--------------------------|-10----9------7----|---------------| A|----------8-----------10--|-------------------|----8-------10-| E|-8------------------------|-------------------|---------------| The candy stores they'll be brand new And you'll buy rock with The Moon'right through G|---------------|--------------------|-----------------|--------------------------| D|---------------|--------------------|-----------------|------------5-----------5-| A|---8-----10----|--------------------|----5----------5-|--------------------------| E|---------------|--------8--7-----5--|-----------------|--------------------------| ------------------------ 01:50 CHORUS ******* Oh---oh, you'd like it, gliding a - round Get your feet off the ground G|-----------------------------------------|-------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------|-------------------------| A|---------7--------------8----------------|----------10-------------| E|-8---8------------------------------8----|-----------------------8-| Oh---oh, you'd like it, do as you please, with so much ease h G|-----------------------------------------|-------------------|-10-12-| D|-----------------------------------------|-------------------|-------| A|--------7---------------8---------10-----|------8-------10---|-------| E|-8---8-----------------------------------|-------------------|-------| ------------------------ 02:08 BREAK ****** h h h h G|-16-17--16-17-|----14--14-----------|-16-17--16-17-|----14--14----------s-| D|--------------|-15--------17--15-17-|--------------|-15--------17--15-17\-|Repeat A|--------------|---------------------|--------------|----------------------|This and E|--------------|---------------------|--------------|----------------------|Fade Out. ENJOY........
"Floating" is a song from English rockers The Moody Blues concept album "To Our Children's Children's Children". The album is about space travel and is dedicated to the Apollo 11 crew and NASA. It was released in 1969.
"Floating" is written by singer Ray Thomas. Bass is played by John Lodge.