Tabbed by: Todd Young Tuning: Standard EADGBE This is my FIRST tab - and so be nice! A beautiful song by one of Canada's finest who reunited in 1992 and are still going strong in 2006. I posted this tab because I find the song anywhere online; of course it is only my interpretation, so feel free to corrections / feedback. Rich, Kim , Ronnie - great to have you back again! INTRO: A5 D5 A5 D5 Mmm-mmm Mmm-mmm A5 Carry me D5 A5 Home to Birmingham D5 A5 To my Sarah-Ann D5 A5 B5 To where I grew a man D5 E5 A5 Mmm-mmm carry me D5 A5 Away from this old war D5 A5 I don't wanna fight no more D5 A5 B5 I just wish it would end D5 E5 Mmm-mmm CHORUS A5 D5 Here I'm tied down and homesick A5 D5 And that old wind just blows so freely D5 A5 B5 Why can't it take me along D5 E5 A5 Mmm-mmm carry me D5 A5 With you ramblin' wind D5 A5 It's the place you've been D5 E5 A5 I wish I was home again A5 D5 A5 D5 Mmm-mmm Mmm-mmm BREAK: (humming on top) riff1 riff1 B5 E5 B5 (riff2) B5 E5 B5 (riff2) riff1 riff3 B5 E5 B5 (riff2) B5 EEE5 CHORUS A5 D5 Here I'm tied down and homesick A5 D5 And that old wind just blows so freely D5 A5 B5 Why can't it take me along D5 E5 A5 Mmm-mmm carry me D5 A5 Home to Alabam D5 A5 To Sarah's homemade jam D5 A5 B5 To old red mountain land D5 E5 A5 Mmm-mmm carry me D5 A5 With you ramblin' wind D5 A5 It's the place you've been D5 E5 A5 I wish I was home again A5 D5 A5 D5 Mmm-mmm Mmm-mmm CODA: (same as the break): riff1 riff1 B5 E5 B5 (riff2) B5 E5 B5 (riff2) riff2 riff1 B5 E5 B5 (riff2) B5 E5 B5 (riff2) (fade) RIFFS: Of course there are lots of cool licks and riffs in this song, and here are my humble of the more prominent ones that stand out. Try them out if you get two guitars going and of course, feel free to correct them as you see fit (sorry if they?re not entirely ? these are my first riffs!): riff1 (played over the B E B chords in the break and coda): e | -------------------------------------- | B | -------------------------------------- | G | -------------------------------------- | D | --1----------------------------------- | A | -----2--4--2-----2?2------------------ | E | --------------4--------4--2----------- | riff2 (that quick one between the B E B chords in the break and coda): e | -------------------------------------- | B | -------------------------------------- | G | -------------------------------------- | D | -------------------------------------- | A | --------2--4---------2---------------- | E | --2--4--------2--4-------------------- | riff3 (This riff is only played ONCE ? at the end of the break on top of the last B E It starts out the same as the beginning of riff1, but then it goes into a descent which on the A note and sets you up for the A chord of the upcoming chorus ? might not be ? but it works for me!): e | ----------------------------------------------- | B | ----------------------------------------------- | G | -----------------1----------------------------- | D | --1-----------------4--2--4--2--0-------------- | A | -----2--4--2-----------------------4--2-------- | E | --------------4-------------------------------- |