The key to getting this song to sound just like the original is to play a standard G chord with fingers 1, 2 & 3 and then use finger 4 (index) to tap on and off fret 1 string 2 then again fret 2 string 3 (verses only, not the chorus). Listen to the song to get the feel for the strum and the tap on/off timing. It’ll come to you easily enough … enjoy!
[Verse 1]
G G I've been long, a long way from here G Put on a poncho, played for mosquitoes, G C* And drank 'til I was thirsty again
G G We went searching through thrift store jungles G Found Geronimo's rifle, Marilyn's shampoo G C* And Benny Goodman's corset and fan
[Pre-Chorus]
D C D Well, o.k. I made this up… I promised you I'd never give up
[Chorus]
Am C G D If it makes you happy it can't be that ba-aa-aa-ad Am C G If it makes you happy then why the hell are you so sad?
[Verse 2]
You get down, real low down You listen to Coltrane, derail your own train Well who hasn't been there before?
I come round, around the hard way Bring you comics in bed; scrape the mold off the bread, And serve you French toast again
[Pre-Chorus]
Well, o.k. I still get stoned… I'm not the kind of girl you'd take home
[Chorus]
[Verse 3]
G G We've been far, far away from here G Put on a poncho, played for mosquitoes, G C* And everywhere in between
[Pre-Chorus]
D C D Well, o.k. we get along… so what if right now everything's wrong?
[Chorus & close]
C* - this particular C chord is played similarly to the preceding G chord with your pinky on the string 1; G note (fret 3). When changing from the preceding G chord merely drop fingers 2 and 3 one string down
[Verse 1] [Bm] High tide, [F#m/A] Mid-afternoon, [Em7] People fly by__ [Em7b5] In the [Bm] traffic's boom, [Bm] Knowing, Just where your [F#m/A] blowin, [Em7] Getting to where, [Em7b5] you should be [Bm] going.
[Verse 2] [Bm] Don't let, them_ [F#m/A] _ get you down, [Em7] Making you feel, [Em7b5][Bm] guilty about, [Bm] Golden rain will bring [F#m/A] you riches, [Em7] All the good things, [Em7b5][Bm] you deserve now.
[Chorus 1] [Bm] Climbing, For [F#m/A] ever__ trying, [Em7] Find your way out, [Em7b5] of the [Bm] wild wild wood, [Bm] Now there's, no__ [F#m/A] justice, [Em7] You've only yourself, [Em7b5] that you can [Bm] trust in,
[Verse 3] [(Bm)] And I said, [Bm] High tide, [F#m/A] Mid-afternoon, [Em7] People fly by__ [Em7b5] In the [Bm] traffic's boom, [Bm] Knowing, Just where [F#m/A] your blowin, [Em7] Getting to where, [Em7b5] you should be [Bm] going.
[Verse 4] [Bm] Day by day, your [F#m/A] world fades away, [Em7] Waiting to Feel, [Em7b5] all the [Bm] dreams that say, [Bm] Golden rain will bring [F#m/A] you riches, [Em7] All the good things, [Em7b5][Bm] you deserve now,
[Chorus 2] [(Bm)] And I said [Bm] climbing, Forever__ [F#m/A] trying, You're gonna [Em7] find your way out, [Em7b5] of the [Bm] wild wild wood, [(Bm)] Said your gonna [Em7] find your way out, [Em7b5] of the [Bm] wild wild wood.
