During chorus play snare with no chord and the chord on upbeat for those pushes/stabs C to D section in chorus play Snare + Bass then chord with upstroke to get offbeat BPM 86 [Intro - run during C chord 32010 3x010 32010 3x210] (lifting finger off the B on A string helps emphasise the higher D) | G D | C | G D | C |
[Verse 1] [G] I don't [D] know where I'm [C] going, [C/G?] [G] but I [D] sure know where I've [C] been. [C/G?] [G] Hanging on the [D] promises in [C] songs of yesterday. [C] ...... [G/B] ... [Am] And I've made up my min [D] d [Am] I ain't wasting no more [D] time.... [C] ..... [D] . [Verse 2] [G] Though I keep [D] searching for an [C] answer, [C/G?] [G] I never seem to f [D] ind what I'm looking f [C] or.. [C/G?] [G] Oh Lord, I [D] pray you give me s [C] trength to carry on. [C] ...... [G/B] ... [Am] 'cause I know what it mean [D] s to [Am] walk along, the lonely street of [D] dreams.. [C] ... [D] .....
[Chorus] And [G] here I go a [C] gain on my o [D] wn.. [C] .... [D] .... going [G] down the only r [C] oad I've ever kn [D] own. [C] .... [D] ..... Like a d [G] rifter I was b [C] orn to walk a [D] lone. [C] .. [G/B] ....... [Am7] And I've made up my mi [D] nd, [Am7] I ain't wasting no more t [D] ime.. [C] ... [D] .....
[Verse 3] [G] I'm just another [D] heart in need of [C] rescue... [C/G?] ....... [G] waiting on [D] love's sweet chari [C] ty..... [C/G?] .... [G] And I'm gonna [D] hold on for the [C] rest of my days. [C] ...... [G/B] ... [Am7] 'cause I know what it mea [D] ns, to [Am7] walk along, the lonely street of [D] dreams.. [C] ... [D] .....
[Chorus] And [G] here I go a [C] gain on my o [D] wn.. [C] .... [D] .... going [G] down the only r [C] oad I've ever kn [D] own. [C] .... [D] ..... Like a d [G] rifter I was b [C] orn to walk a [D] lone. [C] .. [G/B] ....... [Am7] And I've made up my mi [D] nd, [Am7] I ain't wasting no more t [D] ime. But [C] here I [D] go a [Em] gain, [Am] here I go ag [Em] ain. [Am] Here I go ag [Em] ain, [Am] ooooh baby.. [Am] .... [C] ... [D] .
[Solo] | G D/G | C/G | G D/G | C/G | | G D/F# | C/E C G/B|
[Pre-chorus] [Am7] And I've made up my mi [D] nd, [Am7] I ain't wasting no more t [D] ime.. [C] ... [D] .....
[Chorus] And [G] here I go a [C] gain on my o [D] wn.. [C] .... [D] .... going [G] down the only r [C] oad I've ever kn [D] own. [C] .... [D] ..... Like a d [G] rifter I was b [C] orn to walk a [D] lone. [C] .. [G/B] ....... [Am7] And I've made up my mi [D] nd, [Am7] I ain't wasting no more t [D] ime.. [C] ... [D] .....
And [G] here I go a [C] gain on my o [D] wn.. [C] .... [D] .... going [G] down the only r [C] oad I've ever kn [D] own. [C] .... [D] ..... Like a d [G] rifter I was b [C] orn to walk a [D] lone. [C] .. [G/B] ....... [Am7] 'cause I know what it mea [D] ns, to [Am7] walk along, the lonely street of [D] dreams.. [C] ... [D] .....
And [G] here I go a [C] gain on my o [D] wn.. [C] .... [D] .... going [G] down the only r [C] oad I've ever kn [D] own. [C] .... [D] ..... Like a d [G] rifter I was b [C] orn to walk a [D] lone. [C] .. [G/B] ....... (fade out)
[BPM 81 - Intro - No drums - Fmaj7 Riff] [C][Fmaj7+riff][C][Fmaj7] - straight quarter note strums drums in - don't play riff second time
[Verse 1 - Drums in - Big fill flat of hand on main body - don't play final riff of intro] [C] Slip inside the [G] eye of your mind [Am] Don't you [E7] know you might [F] find ...... [G] A better place to [C] play [Am][G]
[Verse 2] [C] You said that [G] you'd never been [Am] But all the [E7] things that you've [F] seen .... [G] Slowly fade a [C] way [Am][G]
[Prechorus] [F] Gonna start a revo [Fm] lution from my [C] bed Cos you [F] said the brains I [Fm] have went to my [C] head
[F] Step outside the [Fm] summertime's in [C] bloom (drums - backward beat S B S B) [G] Stand up beside the fireplace [E7] Take that look from off your face (normal beat) [Am] Cos you ain't ever [G] going to burn my [F] heart ou.... [G] out [Vamp on G - Big fills thumb and chords at same time - play quarter notes on bass drum throughout]
[Chorus] [C] So [G] Sally can [Am] wait, she [E7] knows it's too [F] late As we're [G] walking on [C] by [Am][G] Her [C]soul [G] slides a [Am] way [E7] but don't look [F] back in anger [G] I heard you [C] say [Am][G]
[Instrumental] C G Am E7 F G C Am-G
[Verse 3] [C] Take me to the [G] place where you [Am] go Where no [E7] body knows [F] .... [G] If it's night or day [C][Am][G] [C] Please don't put your [G] life in the [Am] hands Of a [E7] Rock and Roll [F] band .... [G] Who'll throw it all [C] away [Am][G]
[Prechorus] [F] Gonna start a revo [Fm] lution from my [C] bed Cos you [F] said the brains I [Fm] have went to my [C] head [F] Step outside the [Fm] summertime's in [C] bloom (backward beat) [G] Stand up beside the fireplace [E7] Take that look from off your face (normal beat) [Am] Cos you ain't ever [G] going to burn my [F] heart ou... [G]..outX
[Vamp on G - with drum fills] (drums - leave open strings of G ringing - play r/h bottom of board) (l/h - top of board near submarine pickup)
[Chorus] [C] So [G] Sally can [Am] wait, she [E7] knows it's too [F] late As we're [G] walking on [C] by [Am][G] Her [C]soul [G] slides a [Am] way [E7] but don't look [F] back in anger [G] I heard you [C] say [Am][G]
[Chorus] [C] So [G] Sally can [Am] wait, she [E7] knows it's too [F] late As we're [G] walking on [C] by [Am][G] Her [C]soul [G] slides a [Am] way [E7] but don't look [F] back in anger [G] I heard you [C] say [Am][G]
[C] So [G] Sally can [Am] wait, she [E7] knows it's too [F] late As we're [G] walking on [C] by [Am][G] Her [C] soul [G] slides a [Am] way, [Stop]
But don't look [F] back in anger Dont look [Fm] back in anger I heard you [C] say
[G][Am][E7][F][Fm] At least not to [C] day [End]
[Notes] [Fmaj7 Riff] E 0-0-0 B 1-1-1 G x-x-0 D 2-3-3 on D string finger 2 with 2nd finger, 3 with 3rd finger - G is sort of naturally muted