Arranged in 3/4 timing (denoted by the 1 & 2 & 3 & above the tablature).
The timing took the longest to figure out. The whole tab was figured out
by ear so if it's not 100% that's why but I think it sounds pretty close.
Hope it helps!
Intro:
00:04 - staccato violin arranged for guitar*
1 & 2 & 3 &
E---2--5--(b9)-5--2--------- |
B------------------------- |
G------------------------- |
D------------------------- |
A------------------------- |
E------------------------- |
00:06 - Lead guitar (played throughout the chorus and song also)
B5 F#5 B5
1 & 2 & 3 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 1 & 2 & 3 &
E-------------------- | ------------------- | ------------------------- |
B-------------------- | ------------------- | ------------------------- |
G-------------------- | ------------------- | ------------------------- |
D---4--------------4- | --6--2--4~--------- | -------6--6--2--4-------- |
A-------------------- | ------------------- | ------------------------- |
E-------------------- | ------------------- | ------------------------- |
F#5 B5
1 & 2 & 3 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 1 & 2 & 3 &
E-------------------- | ------------------- | ------------------------- |
B-------------------- | ------------------- | ------------------------- |
G-------------------- | ------------------- | ------------------------- |
D-----------4--6--2-- | --4~------------4-- | --6--2--4~--------------- |
A-------------------- | ------------------- | ------------------------- |
E-------------------- | ------------------- | ------------------------- |
F#5 B5
1 & 2 & 3 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 1 & 2 & 3 &
E-------------------- | -------------------- | ----------------------- |
B-------------------- | -------------------- | ----------------------- |
G-------------------- | -------------------- | ----------------------- |
D-----6--6--2--4~---- | -----------6--6--2-- | --4~-------------4----- |
A-------------------- | -------------------- | ----------------------- |
E-------------------- | -------------------- | ----------------------- |
F#5
1 & 2 & 3 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 1 & 2 & 3 &
E-------------------- | --------------------- | ---------------------- |
B-------------------- | --------------------- | ---------------------- |
G-------------------- | --------------------- | ---------------------- |
D--4--6--2--4~------- | --------------------- | ---------------------- |
A-------------------- | --------------------- | ---------------------- |
E-------------------- | --------------------- | ---------------------- |
Lyrics and Chords - 00:31
B5
I?ve been gone awhile away from you
F#5
And I hope you overstand
B5
That I?ve got to do what I must do
F#5
To be a better man
B5
Cuz if I was to just to act a fool
F#5
Do nothing with myself
B5
Then all my blessings would be cursed
F#5
My world would crumble in
B5
It?s a joy when I sit down and
F#5
Think of the good times that we have
B5
And what we do to make it through
F#5
When the good turns to bad
B5
Well I hope you?ll find it in your heart
F#5
And know these words are true
B5
And please don?t fuss
F#5
Because I must go do what I must do
(Chorus) - 01:24
B5
Hey baby don?t you worry
F#5
Even though the road is rocky
B5
I?ll be coming home to you again
F#5
Cuz if you thought that I was lost
B5
I had to bare my cross
F#5
Now I?m free from all these Chains
Verse 2 - 01:49
B5
A time, a space, a different place
F#5
How perfect we might be
B5
I would be the wind that blows
F#5
You?d be that Willow tree
B5 F#5
And I could never bare the thought of you not by my side
B5
So I would be the warmth of day
F#5
You?d be the cool of night
B5 F#5
And everyday I pray to Jah that one day you will see
B5 F#5
And overstand the fact I must fulfill my destiny
B5 F#5
I hope you?ll find it in your heart and know these words are true
B5
And please don?t cry
F#5
You know that I must do what I must do
(Chorus) - 02:42
B5
Hey baby don?t you worry
F#5
Even though the road is rocky
B5
I?ll be coming home to you again
F#5
Cuz if you thought that I was lost
B5
I had to bare my cross
F#5
Now I?m free from all these Chains
(Bridge)
B5
Well and it?s not easy
F#5
Jah knows how I try, I try
B5
So don?t you get irie
F#5
Jah knows how I try, I try
Verse 3 - 3:32
B5
God knows...
F#5
Life is one big road
B5
With a lot of signs and turns & twists and curves
F#5
Even though the road is rocky
B5
My main thing's to rock and keep on rockin'
F#5
From city to city
B5
Backyard to yard
F#5
And we be seein' the sights, standin' under the lights
B5
And the spot is hot, it's cold and lonely at night
F#5
And I'm feelin' and I'm dreamin' and I'm holding you tight
B5
But hold on, every single road I roll on
F#5
Comes to an end and I'm back home again
B5 F#5
So baby please don't cry, there's no valley low and there's no mountain high
B5
And our love don't die with the passage of time
F#5
It just grows more,
And just keep strong
B5
And even though i'm gone, I am never too far
F#5
You're the light thru the dark, shining right thru my heart
B5
So my journey must start...
(Chorus) - 04:26
B5
Hey baby don?t you worry
F#5
Even though the road is rocky
B5
I?ll be coming home to you again
F#5
Cuz if you thought that I was lost
B5
I had to bare my cross
F#5
Now I?m free from all these Chains
B5 F#5
B5 F#5
B5 F#5
B5 F#5
B5 F#5
. . . . repeat till end
Playing Notes / Musical Notation;-
* - mute the strings with your fretting hand to accentuate the staccato feel of the strings.
~ - Vibrato
