[Intro - No drums - BPM 90 - Barre chords for verses] [Freetime]
[G] Kyrie E [F]leison [G] Kyrie E [F]leison [G] Kyrie Eleison
[Vamp - just bass drum G to G7]
[Verse] (Just bass drum and play bass of chords muted) [G] The wind blows hard against this mountainside, [G] Across the sea, into my soul. [F] It reaches into where I cannot hide, [G] Setting my feet upon the road. (play G7 to G as riff)
(offbeat xxxx xxxX - no snare, just chord and bass drum)
[Verse - Drums in - G to G7 back to G riff] [G] My heart is old, it holds my memories, [G] My body burns a gem-like flame. [F] Somewhere between the soul and soft machine, [G] Is where I find myself again.
[Chorus - Open chords to sound bigger] [C] Kyrie E [Dm] leison, down the [Em] road that I must [F] travel. [G] [C] Kyrie E [Dm] leison, through the [F] darkness of the [Am] night [G] [C] Kyrie E [Dm] leison, where I'm [Em] going will you [F] follow? [G] [C] Kyrie E [Dm] leison, on a [Em] highway in the [F] light. [G]
[Vamp G to G7]
[Verse] [G] When I was young I thought of growing old, [G] Of what my life would mean to me. [F] Would I have followed down my chosen road? [G] Or only wished what I could be?
[Chorus] [C] Kyrie E [Dm] leison, down the [Em] road that I must [F] travel. [G] [C] Kyrie E [Dm] leison, through the [F] darkness of the [Am] night [G] [C] Kyrie E [Dm] leison, where I'm [Em] going will you [F] follow? [G] [C] Kyrie E [Dm] leison, on a [Em] highway in the [F] light. [G]
Key shifts up one whole step to D [Chorus 2 - A ccapella with drums - minimal guitar] [D] Kyrie E [Em] leison, down the [F#m] road that I must [G] travel. [A] [D] Kyrie E [Em] leison, through the [G] darkness of the [Bm] night. [A] (guitar in) [D] Kyrie E [Em] leison, where I'm [F#m] going will you [G] follow? [A] [D] Kyrie E [Em] leison, on a [F#m] highway in the [G] light. [A]
[Chorus 2 - Full drums] [D] Kyrie E [Em] leison, down the [F#m] road that I must [G] travel. [A] [D] Kyrie E [Em] leison, through the [G] darkness of the [Bm] night. [A] [D] Kyrie E [Em] leison, where I'm [F#m] going will you [G] follow? [A] [D] Kyrie E [Em] leison, on a [F#m] highway in the [G] light. [A] [End] [D]
[Intro - Full drums - plodding rhythm] | A | Amaj7 | Bm | Esus4 x x E - x Esus4 x x | x 2
[Verse - Drums stop - gentle vocals - plodding downstroke muted guitar] [A] I walked across [Amaj7] an empty land [Bm] I knew the pathway like the [Esus4] back of my [E] hand [Esus4] [A] I felt the earth [Amaj7] beneath my feet [Bm] Sat by the river and it [Esus4] made me comp [E] lete [Esus4]
[Pre-chorus] [F#m] Oh simple thing [C#m] where have you gone [D] I'm getting old and I need [D6-x00202] something to re [E] ly on [F#m] So tell me when [C#m] you're gonna let me in [D] I'm getting tired and I need [D6] somewhere to be [E] gin (drums in)
[Verse - muted plodding downstroke chords] [A] I came across [Amaj7] a fallen tree [Bm] I felt the branches of it [Esus4] looking at [E] me [Esus4] [A] Is this the place [Amaj7] we used to love? [Bm] Is this the place that I've been [Esus4] dreaming [E] of?
[Pre-chorus - open up chords] [F#m] Oh simple thing [C#m] where have you gone [D] I'm getting old and I need [D6] something to re [E] ly on [F#m] So tell me when [C#m] you're gonna let me in [D] I'm getting tired and I need [D6] somewhere to be [E] gin
[Chorus] [Bm] So if you have a [A/C#] minute why don't [E] we go [Bm] Talk about it [A/C#] somewhere only [E] we know [Bm] This could be the [A/C#] end of every [E] thing [D] So why don't we go [E] Somewhere only [A] we know? (drums stop) [D] .......... So [E] mewhere only we know [D] .... [E] (drum fill)
[Pre-chorus] [F#m] Oh simple thing [C#m] where have you gone? [D] I'm getting old and I need [D6] something to re [E] ly on [F#m] So tell me when [C#m] you're gonna let me in [D] I'm getting tired and I need [D6] somewhere to be [E] gin
[Chorus] [Bm] And if you have a [A/C#] minute why don't [E] we go [Bm] Talk about it [A/C#] somewhere only [E] we know? [Bm] This could be the [A/C#] end of every [E] thing [D] So why don't [D]we go [D] so why don't [E]we go
[Chorus] [Bm] This could be the [A/C#] end of every [E] thing [D] So why don't we go [E] Somewhere only [A] we know [D] (drums stop - slow vocals to end) [E] Somewhere only we know [D] [E] Somewhere only [D] we know
