Standard tuning EADGBe

Play chord progression Em A E5add7 A in E voicings (i.e. for A and A5add7 play 
second inversions) apart from verse endings- for all others just play straight chords.

Note: E5add7 is an Em7 without the minor 3rd. You can still use Em7 but doesn't sound as good.

Main riff

[Part 1]

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------8--10---------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------8h9--------9---------8p7---8--10----------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------9--------5-------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

[Part 2]

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------8--10---------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------8h9--------9----------8p7---8--10--(8)/10 ------------------------|
D|---------------------------------9----------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

[Played over lyrics]

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------2------------2--2--------2--2--------2--2--------------------------|
A|-------2------------2--2--------2--2--------2--2--------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

STRUCTURE

[Main riff parts 1 & 2] (x3)

Well the road I see before me threatens pain at every bend, yeah.

[Main riff part 1]

I might meet somebody I understand and hope to call him friend.

[Main riff part 2]

(straight)  Asus2 (x02200@1)G (320003@1)      A (x02220@1)Asus4 (x02230@1)A (x02220@1)           C (x32010@1)   Csus2 (x35533@1) C (x32010@1)    DWell (xx0232@1)good company, it may comfort me. But I don't want love to distract my 
heart from the way.

Em  A  E5add7  A  (x2)

[Main riff parts 1 & 2]

Now your love it gave me sorrow and a broken heart to mend, yeah.

[Main riff part 1]

So I took me to this lonely road my sweet hopes to defend.

[Main riff part 2]

(straight)  Asus2 (x02200@1)G (320003@1)      A (x02220@1)Asus4 (x02230@1)A (x02220@1)           C (x32010@1)        Csus2 (x35533@1) C (x32010@1)  DOh (xx0232@1)and why pretend, I won't look back. Even though the life of a happy man waits before.

Em  A  E5add7  A  (x2)

[Instrumental] (E blues)

Em  A  E5add7  A  (x2)

[Main riff parts 1 & 2]

Well, the winter wind blows chilly and the road is dark and gray.

[Main riff part 1]

So take pity on a wanderer should you pass me on the way.

[Main riff part 2]

(straight)  Asus2 (x02200@1)G (320003@1)A (x02220@1)Asus4 (x02230@1)A (x02220@1)     C (x32010@1)        Csus2 (x35533@1) C (x32010@1)    DOh, (xx0232@1)I'm left alone without a home. Makes a man ask why he travels on when hope is gone.

Em  A  E5add7  A  (x2)

(softly)
Em  A  E5add7  A

E5add7  A  Em  A5add7  (x6)

e|--------15--------14------------12---------------10-----------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E5add7  A  Em