hey this is an awesome song to play, and its pretty easy too! have fun learning it.
important:
you have to play the D chord this way the entire song, otherwise the song wont sound
like the real deal: x54030
D/F#, however, is played the normal way: 2000232
intro
G D/F# Em C
G D/F#
e-----------------------------0---0----------------|
b-------------------1---------1---0----------------|
g-------------0---------------0---0----------------|
d------2----------------------2---2----------------|
a---3-----3-------------------3---3----------------|
E--------------------------------------------------|
gone away far from home the weekends over
G D/F# Em C
lets pack up and start again.
G D/F#
e-----------------------------0---0----------------|
b-------------------1---------1---0----------------|
g-------------0---------------0---0----------------|
d------2----------------------2---2----------------|
a---3-----3-------------------3---3----------------|
E--------------------------------------------------|
20 days on the road. just left Kentucky.
G D/F# Em C
with 16 days to go.
G D/F# C
I just called my mom to tell her that I miss her.
C D Em
I just wrote my girl
C D
man I cant remember the last time I kissed her. soon, Ill be at home with all my friends.
G D/F# Em C D Em
after 36 days on the road.
C D
lights go down the noise has faded. we leave this town anticipated.
e--------3--------3--------3--------------1----------1---------1------|
b---------------------------------------------------------------------|
g--5--5-----5--5-----4--4-----4-----3--3------3--3-------2--2-----2/5-|
d---------------------------------------------------------------------|
a---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------------------------|
soon well be back on the road again.
e-------3-------3--------3----------------------------------0---0---|
b-------------------------------------------------1---------1---0---|
g--5-5----5--5----4--4-----4---------------0----------------0---0---|
d------------------------------------2----------------------2---2---|
a---------------------------------3-----3-------------------3---3---|
E-------------------------------------------------------------------|
all is lost but not forgotten. one by one the fights we fought in. soon well be back on the
G D/F# F C G D/F#
road again.
C
interlude
G D/F# Em C
G D/F#
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e------------------------0-----|
b-------------------1----3-----|
g-------------0----------0-----|
d------2-----------------4-----|
a---3-----3--------------5-----|
E------------------------------|
we turn around, face the crowd. were starting over. this time the twin cities
G D/F# Em C G D/F# C
once again here we are its a new beginning
G D/F# Em C
Id leave this life any day.
G D/F# C
I feel so alive, though part of me is gone.
C D Em
but this life I lead
C D
is the life that Ive dreamed of since I was the age of 12.
G D/F# Em C
now Ill sing with all that is within me.
D Em
after 36 days on the road.
C D
lights go down the noise has faded. we leave this town anticipated.
e--------3--------3--------3--------------1----------1---------1------|
b---------------------------------------------------------------------|
g--5--5-----5--5-----4--4-----4-----3--3------3--3-------2--2-----2/5-|
d---------------------------------------------------------------------|
a---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------------------------|
soon well be back on the road again.
e-------3-------3--------3----------------------------------0---0---|
b-------------------------------------------------1---------1---0---|
g--5-5----5--5----4--4-----4---------------0----------------0---0---|
d------------------------------------2----------------------2---2---|
a---------------------------------3-----3-------------------3---3---|
E-------------------------------------------------------------------|
all is lost but not forgotten. one by one the fights we fought in. soon well be back on the
G D/F# F C G D/F#
road again.
C
for 36 days.
G D/F# Em C G D/F# C – slide up to D
G D/F# Em C G D/F# C
I feel so alive, though part of me is gone.
C D Em
but this life I lead
C D
is the life that Ive dreamed of since I was only 12.
G D/F# Em C
now Ill sing with all that is within me.
D Em
after 36 days on the road.
C D
e---------3---------3-------3--------------1----------1---------1-------|
b-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
g--5--5-------5--5----4--4-----4-----3--3------3--3------2--2-----------|
d-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
a-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G D/F#
then:
e-----------------------------|
b-------------------1---------|
g-------------0---------0-----|
d------2--------------------2-|
a---3-----3-------------------|
E-----------------------------|
end on G
God bless!
MonkTM
