• Song:

    Direction

  • Artist:

    The Cribs

  • Album:

    Mirror Kissers

From the 2001 Album "Sebastopol."  Words and music by Jay Farrar.

I believe this is in 6/8 time.  For the intro, pull off the B string with your ring 
like on the third strum of each bar of G and Cadd9 like so:

  G                         Cadd9
e|--3-3-3-3--3-|3-3-3-3--3-|-3-3-3-3--3-|-3-3-3-3--3-|
B|--3-3-3-p0-h3|3-3-3-p0-h3|-3-3-3-p0-h3|-3-3-3-p0-h3|
G|-------------|-----------|------------|------------|
D|-------------|-----------|-2-2-2-2--2-|-2-2-2-2--2-|
A|--2-2-2-2--2-|2-2-2-2--3-|-3-3-3-3--3-|-3-3-3-3--3-|
E|--3-3-3-3--3-|3-3-3-3--3-|-x-x-x-x--x-|-x-x-x-x--x-|
    d d u d  u  d d u d  u   
d u d  u   d d u d  u

Intro: G Cadd9 x2

[ G ]Along for the ride or just watching the time
The spirit of the one constant thread
Policing yourself, a lifelong pursuit
Hanging on to the ring of the bell

[ D ]And it's out on the town
The [ Dsus2 ] world spins around
And the [ Cadd9 ]rules we'd rather forget
It's [ D ] not what we're here for
So [ Dsus2 ] dear to die for
[ Cadd9] Believe it's worth saving [ G ] yet

Intro again

[ G ]City sounds, a life of their own
Never found any other way
Not to preach or teach
Not good at either one
There's a space that shines in the sun

[ D ]Then it's out on the town
The [ Dsus2 ] world spins around
In [ Cadd9 ] step with the best intention
It [ D ] is what we're here for
So [ Dsus2 ] dear to die for
[ Cadd9] Count me in your [ G ] direction

Intro again to close
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