Chris Cornell - Follow My Way
From Euphoria Morning (1999)
Standard Tuning
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Intro - Play 2x
Guitar 1
e|-------0-2h3----------------------|
B|---0h3-------0--2h3p2-0-3-----3---|
G|---0-----0---0--------------0-----|
D|----------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|
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|Guitar 2 - with fingers
e|-3-------3---3--3-----------1-3---|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------| this is two guitars
D|----------------------------------| arranged for one
A|--------------------------1-------|
E|-3-------3------3---------------0-|
Verse ~
Guitar 1
e|-------0-2h3----------------------|-------0-2h3---------------------|
B|---0h3-------0--2h3p2-0-3-----3---|---0h3-------0--2h3p2-0-3----3---|
G|---0-----0---0--------------0-----|---------------------------0-----|
D|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
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|Guitar 2
e|-3-------3------3-----------1-3---|-3-------3------3-----------1-3--|
B|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|--------------------------1-------|-------------------------1-------|
E|-3-------3------3---------------0-|-3-------3------3--------------2-|
1. Little one dont be a fool. I'm a wreck when I look
E7 F#7 G
e|-------0-3h4---------------------|-------0-2h3----------------------|
B|---0h3--------0--2h3p2-0-3--3-3--|---0h3-------0--2h3p2-0-3-----3---|
G|---0-----0----0------------------|---0-----0---0--------------0-----|
D|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
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e|-4-------4---4---4------------6--|-3-------3---3--3-----------1-3---|
B|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
G|------------------------------3--|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------2----|----------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|--------------------------1-------|
E|-0-------0-------0-------2-------|-3-------3------3---------------0-|
migh - ty. In eu - phoria I'm
e|-------0-2h3---------------------|-------0-3h4---------------------|
B|---0h3-------0--2h3p2-0-3----3---|---0h3-------0--2h3p2-0-3----3---|
G|---0-----0-----------------0-----|---------0---0-------------0-----|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
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e|-3-------3---3--3---------1-3----|-4-------4---4--4------------6---|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|-----------------------------3---|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------2-----|
A|------------------------1--------|---------------------------------|
E|-3-------3------3-------------2--|-0-------0------0-------2--------|
bruised, in confusion next I'm light - ning.
e|-3-----0-2h3---------------------|-3-----0-2h3------------------|
B|---0h3-------0--2h3p2-0-3--0-3---|---0h3-------0--0-----3---3---|
G|-0-------------------------0-----|-0--------------0-------0-----|
D|---------------------------------|------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|------------------------------|
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e|-3-------3---3--3----------3-----|-3-------3------3-------------|
B|---------------------------------|--------------------------3---|
G|---------------------------------|------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|------------------------4---4-|
A|------------------------1--------|----------------------2-------|
E|-3-------3------3-------------0--|-3-------3------3-------------|
"In complacence I am small, through oblivion I"
Chorus (one guitar) Note the numbered lines for each chorus repeat
Bb5 F5
e|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
G|-3------3------3---3---3---3---|-------------------------------|
D|-3------3------3---3---3---3---|-3------3------3---3---3---3---|
A|-1------1------1---1---1---1---|-3------3------3---3---3---3---|
E|-------------------------------|-1------1------1---1---1---1---|
1. charge. So follow my way when I'm not leading any - one
2. part. So follow my way when I am falling from your heart
3. charge. So follow my way when I am useless to your cause
Bb5 D/A A5
e|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
D|-8---8---8------7---7---7------|-7------7------7---7---7---7---|
A|-8---8---8------5---5---5------|-7------7------7---7---7---7---|
E|-6---6---6------5---5---5------|-5------5------5---5---5---5---|
1 Open and frayed when you can see that I'm unsure.
2 When I'm the pain, fever and sweet relief in one.
3 When I derail calm in the patience of remorse.
E B6/F#
e|------------------------------|-------------------------------|
B|-9------9-----9---9---9---9---|-9------9------9---9---9---9---|
G|-9------9-----9---9---9---9---|-8------8------8---8---8---8---|
D|-9------9-----9---9---9---9---|-9------9------9---9---9---9---|
A|-7------7-----7---7---7---7---|-9------9------9---9---9---9---|
E|-0------0-----0---0---0---0---|-------------------------------|
1 Out on my way, Im on- ly pure when I get lost,
2 Out on my way, though I'm not worthy of your trust,
3 Out on my way, out on my empty o-pen nerves
E7 Ebsus4 Eb - this bar changes in repeats
e|-------------------------------|------------------------------|
B|-9---9---9------9---9---9------|-8------8------8---8---8---8--|
G|-7---7---7------8---8---8------|-8------8------8---8---8---8--|
D|-9---9---9------8---8---8------|-8------8------8---8---8---8--|
A|-7---7---7------6---6---6------|-6------6------6---6---6---6--|
E|-0---0---0---------------------|------------------------------|
1. "And you're only needing when you're finding that I'm not"
2. "Follow me down into a swan dive" * Go To 'Repeat Ending'
3. "When all you know is that I don't know where"
Pre-Verse 2, play 2x:
Guitar 1
e|-----0-2h3-------------------------|
B|-0h3-------0----2h3p2----0-3-----3-|
G|-0-----0---0-------------------0---|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|
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| Guitar 2
e|-----15----14----------------------|
B|----------------14h15p14-12-15-----|
G|--12----12---12--------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|
Verse 2:
Play Verse Riff again with different Guitar 2 part:
e|-----3-----2------------------|-----3-----2------------------|
B|---0---0---------2-----3----3-|---0---0---------2-----3----3-|
G|-0-------0-----0-----0----0---|-0-------0-----0-----0----0---|
D|------------------------------|------------------------------|
A|------------------------------|------------------------------|
E|------------------------------|------------------------------|
2. You're just looking for a boy bathed in infrared and
e|-----4-----2-------------------6---|-----3-----2------------------|
B|---1---1---------2h3p2-0-3---3-----|---0---0---------2-----3----3-|
G|-1-------1-----1-------------------|-0-------0-----0-----0----0---|
D|---------------------------------4-|------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|------------------------------|
"sun - light. I'm all polish and re-"
e|-----3-----2------------------|-----4-----2-------------------6---|
B|---0---0---------2-----3----3-|---1---1---------2h3p2-0-3---3-----|
G|-0-------0-----0-----0----0---|-1-------1-----1-------------------|
D|------------------------------|---------------------------------4-|
A|------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
E|------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
"-ward When I'm confident, I'm hopeless"
e|-----3-----2------------------|-----3-----2-------------------|
B|---0---0---------2-----3----3-|---0---0---------2-----3-----3-|
G|-0-------0-----0-----0----0---|-0-------0-----0-----0-----4---|
D|------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|------------------------------|-------------------------2-----|
E|------------------------------|-------------------------------|
"Just like every-body else right before they fall a-"
Play Chorus again, but change last bar to the 'Repeat Ending' (below)
Repeat Ending:
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|-8------8------8/9\8---6/8\6--|
D|-8------8---------------------|
A|-6------6------6/7\6---4/5\4--|
E|------------------------------|
"All eyes closed"
Refrain (2:12) - play 2x
Guitar 1 - keyboard plays this an octave higher
e|------------------------|-------------------------|
B|------------------------|-------------------------|
G|---------9-----------9--|---------8-----------8---|
D|-8---8h9-----8---8h9----|-8---8h9-----8---8h9-----| see below
A|------------------------|-------------------------|
E|------------------------|-------------------------|
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|Guitar 2
e|------------------------|-------------------------|
B|------------------------|-------------------------|
G|------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2-|-6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--| see below
A|-2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2-|-6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--|
E|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-|-4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--|
1. "tightly..."
2. "Low-ly, slowly now I know I"
Guitar 1:
e|------------------------|------------------------|
B|------------------------|------------------------|
G|-8---8b9r8---6---6b8r6--|------------------------|
D|------------------------|-9---9b11r9--8~~--------|
A|------------------------|------------------------|
E|------------------------|------------------------|
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|Guitar 2:
e|------------------------|------------------------|
B|------------------------|------------------------|
G|------------------------|------------------------|
D|-2--2--2--2--5--5--5--5-|-4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4-|
A|-2--2--2--2--5--5--5--5-|-4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4-|
E|-0--0--0--0--3--3--3--3-|-2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2-|
1. no lyrics
2. "Like where you go when you're gone"
Bridge (2:42) -
Guitar 1:
e|-------3-5h6-------------1-----1---|-----3-5h6-------------1-----1---|
B|---3-6-------3---5h6p5-3-----------|-3-6-------3---5h6p5-3-----------|
G|---3-------------------------3---1-|---------------------------1-----|
D|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
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|Guitar 2 (or use an octave pedal to play this harmony on one guitar)
e|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|-------0-2h3-----------------------|-----0-2h3-----------------------|
D|---0-3-------0---2h3p2-0-3-----3---|-0-3-------0---2h3p2-0-3-----3---|
A|---1-------------------------1-----|-1-------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|---------------------------4-----|
Verse 3 - One Guitar, very similar to Guitar 2 part of Verse 2
e|-----3-----2------------------|-----3-----2------------------|
B|---0---0---------2-----3----3-|---0---0---------2-----3----3-|
G|-0-------0-----0-----0----0---|-0-------0-----0-----0----0---|
D|------------------------------|------------------------------|
A|------------------------------|------------------------------|
E|------------------------------|------------------------------|
"Warm your hands inside my veins I might be con-"
e|-----4-----2-------------------6---|-----3-----2-------------------|
B|---1---1---------2h3p2-0-3---3-----|---0---0---------2-----3-----3-|
G|-1-------1-----1-------------------|-0-------0-----0-----0-----4---|
D|---------------------------------4-|-------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|-------------------------2-----|
E|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------|
"ta - gious. Through oblivion I"
Play Chorus again, with 3rd set of Lyrics
Thrid Chorus ending (instead of last bar of Chorus 1)
e|--------------|-----------------------------|---------------|
B|--------------|-9------9------9------9------|-8------8------|
G|-8-8--8-8-8-8-|-7------7------8------8------|-8------8------|
D|-8-8--8-8-8-8-|-9------9------8------8------|-8------8------|
A|-6-6--6-6-6-6-|-7------7------6------6------|-6------6------|
E|--------------|-0------0--------------------|---------------|
"we are. When all you know is that I dont know"
e|-----------------|
B|-----------------|
G|--8/9\8---6/8\6--|
D|-----------------|
A|--6/7\6---4/6\4--|
E|-----------------|
"Follow my"
Continue with "Refrain" Part until fadeout, and lyrics "Follow my way" repeated
At 4:10, Guitar 1 Stops playing Refrain and plays:
Ending:
e|----------------|-------------------|----------------------|------------|
B|----------------|-------------------|----------------------|------------|
G|----------------|---------8~--12b13-|-12\9-----------------|------------|
D|-8--\6--/8--\6--|-/11--9------------|-------9--11--9--9/11-|-9~~--8~~---|
A|----------------|-------------------|----------------------|------------|
E|----------------|-------------------|----------------------|------------|
Key:
/ or \ Slide up or down between notes
~ Vibrato
b bend note to higher pitch shown
r release bend to get original note
h hammer-on
p pull-off
