Tom: Am
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----1---1-----1---1-----1---1-----1---1------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--0---3---3-0---3---3-0---3---3-0---3---3-0--------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
The whole song can be finger picked and lends itself to the 'clawhammer'
style of picking, where your thumb is playing an alternating bassline whilst
your fingers pick out a melody on the higher strings.
I've tabbed out how you could play the verse using this picking style but feel
free to experiment. I appreciate some people may not be familiar with clawhammer
but it's worth persevering with as it can create a really lovely, lilting, melodic
sound and a thumb pick can help bring out the bass a little more if you so wish.
I also try and put an extra note in here and there as I move to the next chord
to try and link the changes together e.g. the '2' on the A string as you move
from Am to C, a bit like running up or down into chords when strumming.
Another thing I often do when playing in this style is if I have to hold down
an F major shape, rather than use the full barre chord, I'll use my thumb to
play the 6th string. For me, this makes it easier to link the Dm and F by playing
the open 6th string and then just wrapping your thumb over as you place your other
fingers for the F chord.
[Verse 1]
Am C
E|----------------------------|--0-------0----0-------0----|
B|--1-------1----1-------1----|----------------------------|
G|------2------------2--------|------0------------0--------|
D|----2-------2----2----------|----2-------2----2-------2--|
A|--0-----0------0-----0---2--|--3-----3------3-----3------|
E|----------------------------|----------------------------|
Am C
E|----------------------------|--0-------0----0-------0----|
B|--1-------1----1-------1----|----------------------------|
G|------2------------2--------|------0------------0--------|
D|----2-------2----2----------|----2-------2----2-------2--|
A|--0-----0------0-----0---2--|--3-----3------3-----3------|
E|----------------------------|----------------------------|
G Dm
E|----------------------------|--1-------1----1-------1----|
B|--0-------0----0-------0----|------3------------3--------|
G|------0------------0--------|----2-------2----2----------|
D|----0-------0----0-------0--|--0-----0------0-----0------|
A|----------------------------|----------------------------|
E|--3-----3------3-----3------|-------------------------0--|
F Am
E|--------------------------|---------------------------|
B|--1-------1----1----------|--1-------1----1-------1---|
G|------2------------2------|------2------------2-------|
D|----3-------3----3--------|----2-------2----2-------2-|
A|---------------------3-2--|--0-----0------0-----0-----|
E|--1-----1------1----------|---------------------------|
T T T
You can contine this clawhammer style into the chorus but the chord changes
come up quickly so be ready!
This would be my suggestion for the chorus.
[Chorus]
F G Am G
E|----------------------------------------------|-------|---------|----------|
B|--1-------1----1-------1----1-------1----1----|--0----|--1------|---0------|
G|------2------------2------------2-------------|-------|------0--|-------0--|
D|----3-------3----3-------3----3-------3----3--|----0--|----2----|-----0----|
A|----------------------------------------------|-------|--0------|----------|
E|--1-----1------1-----1------1-----1------1----|--3----|---------|---3------|
T T T T T T T
Em F G Em
E|--------|----------------------------|--------------------|---------|
B|--0-----|--1-------1----1-------1----|--0-------0----0----|---------|
G|------0-|------2------------2--------|------0-------------|----0----|
D|----2---|----3-------3----3-------3--|----0-------0----0--|------2--|
A|--------|----------------------------|--------------------|---------|
E|--0-----|--1-----1------1-----1------|--3-----3------3----|--0------|
T T T T
F G
E|----------------------------|--------------------|-------|
B|--1-------1----1-------1----|--0-------0----0----|--1----|
G|------2------------2--------|------0-------------|-------|
D|----3-------3----3-------3--|----0-------0----0--|----0--|
A|----------------------------|--------------------|-------|
E|--1-----1------1-----1------|--3-----3------3----|--0----|
T T T T
F G Am G
E|----------------------------------------------|-------|---------|----------|
B|--1-------1----1-------1----1-------1----1----|--0----|--1------|---0------|
G|------2------------2------------2-------------|-------|------0--|-------0--|
D|----3-------3----3-------3----3-------3----3--|----0--|----2----|-----0----|
A|----------------------------------------------|-------|--0------|----------|
E|--1-----1------1-----1------1-----1------1----|--3----|---------|---3------|
T T T T T T T
Em F G
E|--------|----------------------------|----------------------------|
B|--0-----|--1-------1----1-------1----|--0-------0----0-------0----|
G|------0-|------2------------2--------|------0------------0--------|
D|----2---|----3-------3----3-------3--|----0-------0----0-------0--|
A|--------|----------------------------|----------------------------|
E|--0-----|--1-----1------1-----1------|--3-----3------3-----3------|
T T T T
Am
E|------------------------------------------------------|
B|--1-------1----1-------1----1-------1----1-------1----|
G|------2------------2------------2------------2--------|
D|----2-------2----2-------2----2-------2----2-------2--|
A|--0-----0------0-----0------0-----0------0-----0------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|
Capo @ 1st
[Intro]
Am C x4
[Verse 1]
Am C
Crossroads and warning signs
Am C
And I just don't how to be inside those boundary lines
G
But my feet just keep on walking
Dm
And my eyes keep looking up for
F Am
Something new…woah
[Verse 2]
Am C
The mountains they keep getting higher
Am
All the wishing in the world
C
It won't stop the hands of time
G Dm
And time doesn't care, she moves faster
F Am
As I fall behind…woah
[Chorus]
F
And you could light a city
G Am G Em F
With this fire
G
Never getting smaller
Em F G
Only gets wilder
F
And it’s testing me like crazy
G Am G Em F
Just for once I'd like to walk the easy road
G
Try the ordinary
Am
But the fire won't let me
[Verse 3]
Am C
Chasing a world of walking wires
Am C
All I've ever known is how to follow my desires
G
And if this is how I'm made
Dm F Am
Then my head and heart will always have to fight...woah
[Chorus]
F
And you could light a city
G Am G Em F
With this fire
G
Never getting smaller
Em F G
Only gets wilder
F
And it’s testing me like crazy
G Am G Em F
Just for once I'd like to walk the easy road
G
Try the ordinary
Am
But the fire won't let me
[Bridge]
Am G F
Oh oh oh
F G Am
Oh oh oh
Am Cadd9 G
Oh oh oh
[Chorus]
F
And you could light a city
G Am G Em F
With this fire
G
Never getting smaller
Em F G
Only gets wilder
F
And it’s testing me like crazy
G Am G Em F
Just for once I'd like to walk the easy road
G
Try the ordinary…
Am
But the fire won't let me
