Thumbing my way .....
by Pearly Jam Necklace
Tabbed from the wet slopes of western Kenya by Richie
'Rich' Herbert for Monsieur Cranefly aka Tall John.
If my guitar is tuned correctly (which I think it is)
then this is played with CAPO 1. Therefore, the
chord played is technically an flat, but we don't
need to worry about that. I have simply written a (
flat) as a
Here is the bass of the thing, to start you rocking.
(Bear this bass in mind when strumming through the
section.)
Here are the shapes of the chords used in the
section, and the order in which they are all played.
(I don't know what all the chord names are, so I'll
just make them up.)
FRET 1 2 3
add
FRET 1 2 3 4
add
FRET 1 2 3
sus
FRET 1 2 3
add
FRET 1 2 3
add
FRET 1 2 3
FRET 1 2
bass
FRET 1 2 3
The hardest part of this song is the section, but
once you get it, it's easy. Refer to the bass bit at
the top and then piece it together using the folowing
chords.
add add / sus / add /
NOTE: When I write , you can play the add shape
first and pull off to create a twiddly-dee effect -
but don't over do it mate, you're not Kenny Rogers!
NB I have had to remove most of the lyrics as requested, but I have put
blanks where the words should be, so print it out and fill them in! Good
luck Pot-pickers!
add
I have not been ____ _____ ___ left me ____ ___.
add add sus add
I'm thumbing __ ___ back to heaven.
add
Count _____, _______ backwards __ ___ road.
add add sus add
I'm counting __ ___ back to heaven.
I can't be free
bass
____ ______ ______ ______ of me.
If there ___ a key __ ___ nothing.
There's __ _____ __ right,
bass
But ___ ____ _______ good and bad.
___ questions ______ here.
add
No matter ___ ____ ___ ______, _______ _ spring time
ahead.
add add sus add
I'm thumbing __ ___ back to heaven.
add
I wish ____ _ _____ ____ ___ ..... I wish that _
had .....
add add sus add
Thinking about ______.
MIDDLE 8 bit (sorry I haven't really worked on this,
but I reckon it starts with this strange add chord
on fret 7).
add
FRET 6 7 8
FRET 6 7 8
add
I go ____ my road,
________ ____ you'll have __ back
___ __ ____ ____ I realise,
____ ___ wrapped ______ my neck.
_ _____ ___ ______ next,
____ ____ lonely overpass.
Hang my head ___ _____ __ _____,
__ _______ car goes past.
bass
All the rusted signs, __ ______ __________ ___ life.
Choosing ___ shiny ____ instead.
bass
I turned __ ____, ___ _______ __ turning back.
Mmmmmmmm.
add
No matter how cold ___ ______, _______ _ spring time
ahead.
add add sus add
I _____, ___ _____ okay, (I don't know what he's
mumbling on about here)
add
I'm just _______ around, every once in _ _____ _ ___ a
ride.
add add sus add
Thumbing my ___ ____ __ heaven.
add add sus add
Thumbing __ ___ ____ __ heaven.
add add sus add
Thumbing __ ___ ____ __ ______.
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