I've only seen one sets of chords out here on the internet but they didn't sound quite
right so I studied Dallas Green play it live and acoustic and made my own version which I
believe is correct.
Capo on the 4th fret. Standard tuning.
CHORDS
Am7 C/G Em Dsus2/F# Em7 Em7* (don't know the actual name)
e--0------0------0-------0----------0------0------------|
B--1------1------0-------3----------0------0------------|
G--0------0------0-------2----------0------0------------|
D--2------2------2-------0----------0------0------------|
A--0------3------2-------0----------2------4------------|
E---------3------0-------2----------0------0------------|
Intro (relative to the capo)
2x (strumming instead of picking) 1x (listen for the strumming)
e--------------------------------|-0--0---0---0----0----0----0----0---0--|
B--------------------------------|-0--0---0---0----0----0----0----0---0--|
G--0-0--0----0------0h2----2h4---|-0--0---0--0h2--2p0--0h2--2h4--4p2--2p0|
D--0-2--2h4--4h5----5------5-----|-2--2p0-0---0----0----0----0----0---0--|
A--0-0--0----0------0------0-----|-3--3---3---3----3----3----3----3---3--|
E--------------------------------|-0--0---0---0----0----0----0----0---0--|
The whole intro part is played twice.
[ Tab from: http://www.guitaretab.com/c/city-and-colour/363638.html ]
When playing Am7 he does pulloffs and hammer ons with his 1st finger on the B string and
also hammers on with his pinky on the high e string on the 3rd
fret. When playing C with the G base he first does a pull off and a hammer on
with on the B string, then with the 2nd finger on the D string and after
that a pull off with his 4th finger on A string but if you do this you must move your
second finger to the A string which makes a new chord which I can't name for the life of
me. Play around with these, he
does them different every time.
Verse
Am7
Northwest is where I'm headed,
C/G
Underneath the golden sky
Am7
I'm searching for a wisdom
C/G
That every man seeks to find
Am7
I've got wicked thoughts a brewin'
C/G
Many evil deeds I've done
Am7
I'm looking for a reason
C/G
For a reason not to run
Chorus (notice the Em7 isn't a regular one)
Em
I've always been dark
Dsus/2F# Em7 -> Em7*(slide)
With light somewhere in the distance
Verse
Am7
I've got no destination
C/G
No place to call my own
Am7
I'll explore the constellations
C/G
Till I find the course I mean to hone
Am7
But come fever or come famine
C/G
Come the biting winter cold
Am7
Just put two coins upon my eyelids
C/G
So I can pay the poor man's toll
Chorus
Em
I've always been dark
Dsus/2F# Em7 -> Em7*(slide)
With light somewhere in the distance
Em
I've been so unforgiving
Dsus/2F# Em7 -> Em7*(slide)
Stranded in old traditions
Em
I've always been dark
Dsus/2F# Em7 -> Em7*(slide)
With light somewhere in the distance
Bridge
Played twice
Dsus2/F# Em CG
Em
I've always been dark
Dsus/2F# Em7 -> Em7*(slide)
With light somewhere in the distance
