This can be played strummed but sounds nice with just about any finger-picking pattern. These are the chords in standard tuning, I believe he plays with a capo on the second fret. After each verse he stops his finger-picking and plays a tiny pattern (I'll call it "riff")- RIFF: ||---------------------| ||0-------0/1----0-----| ||---------------0-----| ||--------0------------| ||2--------------2-----| ||------3--------------| G (320003@1) B (x2444x@1) C (x32010@1) GRolled (320003@1)on out of Motown back in '91 G (320003@1) Em (022000@1) D7 (xx0212@1) DLeft (xx0232@1)them bitter winters for the Florida summer sun G (320003@1) G7Breakin' (320001@1)hearts in theme parks C (x32010@1) Cm (x3101x@1) G (320003@1) D7 (xx0212@1) G(riff) (320003@1)Smiled for anyone who held a camera to my face and said "Say cheese!" G (320003@1) B (x2444x@1) C (x32010@1) GWound (320003@1)up on the telly With a twinkle in my eye G (320003@1) Em (022000@1) D7 (xx0212@1) DTwinkle (xx0232@1)disappeared the night I started gettin' high G (320003@1) G7And (320001@1)everything seemed so absurd C (x32010@1) Cm (x3101x@1) GUntil (320003@1)the night I finally heard the sound of Coltrane D7 (xx0212@1) G(riff) (320003@1)It brought me to my knees CHORUS D (xx0232@1) CThere's (x32010@1)a long drive straight through the night G (320003@1) D7Starin' (xx0212@1)out the window Lookin' for the first signs of daylight G (320003@1) CJust (x32010@1)hold on tight With all of your might G (320003@1) D7 (xx0212@1) G(riff) (320003@1)See it takes the time it takes to get it right G (320003@1) B (x2444x@1) C (x32010@1) GSo (320003@1)I peddled across the country Wound up here in Hollywood G (320003@1) Em (022000@1) D7 (xx0212@1) DLeft (xx0232@1)my high school sweetheart when I realized I could G (320003@1) G7She (320001@1)became a movie star C (x32010@1) Cm (x3101x@1) G (320003@1) D7 (xx0212@1) G(riff) (320003@1)I've took to sleepin' in my car Still singin' songs about her to this day G (320003@1) B (x2444x@1) C (x32010@1) GDrove (320003@1)myself to New York City Chasin' love again G (320003@1) Em (022000@1) D7 (xx0212@1) DShe (xx0232@1)moved me to tears and then I wound up movin' in G (320003@1) G7That (320001@1)Apple got the best of me C (x32010@1) Cm (x3101x@1) G (320003@1) D7 (xx0212@1) G(riff) (320003@1)So I packed up the rest of me And I grabbed a cab, said "Straight to JFK!" CHORUS D (xx0232@1) CThere's (x32010@1)a long drive straight through the night G (320003@1) D7Starin' (xx0212@1)out the window Lookin' for the first signs of daylight G (320003@1) CJust (x32010@1)hold on tight With all of your might G (320003@1) D7 (xx0212@1) G(riff) (320003@1)See it takes the time it takes to get it right G (320003@1) B (x2444x@1) C (x32010@1) GNow (320003@1)I'm back in Hollywood This guitar in my hand G (320003@1) Em (022000@1) D7 (xx0212@1) DThese (xx0232@1)days I'm only using words that I can understand G (320003@1) G7Singin' (320001@1)songs, I'll carry on C (x32010@1) Cm (x3101x@1) G (320003@1) D7 (xx0212@1) G(riff) (320003@1)Keep at it until I'm dead and gone Then maybe my gravestone will say CHORUS D (xx0232@1) CThere's (x32010@1)a long drive straight through the night G (320003@1) D7Starin' (xx0212@1)out the window Lookin' for the first signs of daylight G (320003@1) CJust (x32010@1)hold on tight With all of your might G (320003@1) D7 (xx0212@1) G(riff) (320003@1)See it takes the time it takes to get it right G (320003@1) D7 (xx0212@1) GSee (320003@1)it takes the time it takes to get it right (Third time's the charm) G (320003@1) D7 (xx0212@1) G(riff) (320003@1)They say it takes the time it takes to get it right First tab, so feel free to let me know if I made any mistakes!
