[Verse 1] [D/A] Fre-- [C][D] ezin', [D/A] rests his [C] head on a [D] pillow made of [D/A] concrete [C] , [D] again [D/A] Oh, Fee- [C] -lin [D] ' [D/A] maybe he'll [C] see a little [D] better set a [D/A] days, [C] ooh [D] yeah [D/A] Oh, haaa [C] aaan [D] d out, [D/A] faces that he [C] sees time a [D] gain ain't that fa [D/A] miliar, [C] ooh [D] yeah [D/A] Oh, daaa [C] aaar [D] k grin, [D/A] he can't help, [C] when he's [D] happy looks in [D/A] sane, o [C] h ye [D] ah
[Chorus 1] [D] Even [Bb] flow, thoughts arrive like [D] butter [C] flies Oh, [D] he don't [Bb] know, so he chases them [D] away, [C] yeah...ooh... Oh, s [D] omeday y [Bb] et, he'll begin his l [D] ife [C] again [Dsus2] life a-- [C] gain [Dsus2] life a-- [C] gain...
[Verse 2] [D/A] Kne--e l [C] in', [D] [D/A] looking through the [C] paper though he [D] doesn't know to [D/A] read, [C][D] ooh yeah [D/A] Oh, pra- [C] -yin [D] ', [D/A] now to something [C] that has never [D] showed him any [D/A] thing [C][D] [D/A] Oh, fee- [C] -lin [D] ', [D/A] understands the [C] weather of the [D] winters on its [D/A] way [C][D] [D/A] Oh, cei- [C] -lin [D] gs, [D/A] few and far be [C] tween all the [D] legal halls of [D/A] shame, [C] yeah [D] ...
[Chorus 2 - Can play Bb with low D if want to make bigger] [D] Even [Bb] flow, thoughts arrive like [D] butter [C] flies Oh, [D] he don't [Bb] know, so he chases them [D] away, [C] yeah...ooh.. [D] Oh, some [Bb] day yet, he'll begin his [D] life [C] again Oh, w [D] hispering h [Bb] ands, gently lead, lead him away [D] ... [C] [Dsus2] him a-- [C] way, [Dsus2] him a-- [C] way... [Dsus2][C] Yeah!
[Solo] C D
[Chorus 2] [D] Even [Bb] flow, thoughts arrive like [D] butter [C] flies Oh, [D] he don't [Bb] know, so he chases them [D] away, [C] yeah...ooh.. [D] Oh, some [Bb] day yet, he'll begin his [D] life [C] again Oh, w [D] hispering h [Bb] ands, gently lead, lead him away [D] ... [C] [Dsus2] him a-- [C] way, [Dsus2] him a-- [C] way... [Dsus2][C] Yeah!
[Intro and main riff] G1 e-----|-------------------------------|------------------------------|-------| B-----|-------------------------------|------------------------------|-------| G-----|-------------------------------|------------------------------|-------| D-----|-------------------------------|------------------------------|-------| A-----|-------3p0-0-5-----------------|-------3--0-5-----------------|-------| E-15\-|-/7--7-------0----0-0--6-5-3-0-|-/7--7------0----0-0--6-5-3-0-|-------|
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