Tom: Am
Am G
The waters white, the air is thin
Em F
The mood is envy, it’s in everything
Am G
The ground is cold, the tree is young
Em F
The blade is heavy, but you still swing
F
You still swing…
[Chorus]
F C C (hammer down on the G string)
I’m not going back to the old country
F Am G
And I know that you don’t want me
Am
The past is yellow
G
The heart is blue
Em
You try to break me
F F
But I conquer you……conquer you.
[Interlude]
(up tempo)
Am G Em F F riff
[Verse 2]
(up tempo)
Am G
I was little, but I was great
Em F
You were the church, that abused my faith
Am G
I never prayed, down on my knees
Em F
I faced my judgment, standing on my feet…
F
On my feet.
[Chorus]
F C C (hammer down on the G string)
I’m not going back to the old country
F Am G
knowing you don’t want me
Am
The past is yellow
G
The heart is blue
Em
You try to break me
F F
But I conquer you……conquer you.
[Interlude]
(up tempo)
Am G Em F F riff
[Bridge]
C G
And as I sail around the world
Am
Like a king with a silver ring
F
I was banned from Jericho
C G
I was saved by a girl
Am
that came in like the wind
Fmaj7
From the Gulf of Mexico……ohhhhh Mexico.
[Solo]
(long solo over riff/chords)
Am G Em F F
[Outro]
Am G
The future passed, and so did fear
Em F F
Who I am now, was never there…
