Easiest ways to play it: 1. Standard tuning, capo 6 2. Half step down tuning, no capo (transpose 5 steps down to the key of Em, play open chords) 3. Standard tuning, no capo (transpose 6 steps down to the key of Ebm, play bar chords) 4. Half step down tuning, capo 7 -You could play with more people tuned in these different ways (combination of 1 and 2 might sound very powerful, add 3 or even 4 and you'll have the entire orchestra covered… kind of). -1 and 4 will probably sound the same, for your information. Both lyrics and chords I transcribed by ear in about two hours. My Youtube channel is www.youtube.com/CompleteDistortion ====================== You can kind of guess the chords of course, but I'll still point out how I play it. YOU MIGHT WANT TO TAKE A LOOK AT THE "Am/D" BELOW. Am/D (actually it's a "C 6add9(no 5th)", but I wrote it as Am/D because that's easier to follow) x00210 Am x02210 Asus2 x02200 Cmaj7 x32000 Fmaj7 x33210 G 32003x F 133211 Dm xx0231 ====================== INTRO: (Am Asus2 Am Asus2) VERSE 1: Am Cmaj7 Am/D Fmaj7 To be rich is Am Cmaj7 Am/D F to still re- member Am Cmaj7 G F To treasure your first dime Am Cmaj7 G F To have a chance to say farewell CHORUS: Am Story of your life C Time of solitude and strife G Freedom of the northern road F Hoping many miles to go Am Promises to keep C Countless gold fields to reap G To be rich is to seek F To relive the memory VERSE 2: Am Cmaj7 Am/D Fmaj7 Far off lands, quests of old Am Cmaj7 Am/D F Self respect, true grit Am Cmaj7 G F Never care, my fortune, my wife Am Cmaj7 G F To seek is to be rich CHORUS: (Am C G F) Story of your life Time of solitude and strife Freedom of the northern road Hoping many miles to go Promises to keep Countless goldfields to reap To be rich is to seek To relive the memory BRIDGE: Am C All the strangers on your path G Crossroads that lead us from home Dm The cooling hymn for soulful Yuletid hearth Am C All the songs of wilderness G The truth in which you fall Dm F They're your lost troves, but that's what you recall CHORUS: (Am C G F) Story of your life Time of solitude and strife Freedom of the northern road Hoping many miles to go Promises to keep Countless goldfields to reap To be rich is to seek To relive the memory [repeat chorus] Guitar solo [which is very, very long…] (Am C G F) Outro F ++++++ Thanks for stopping by, I'm very much looking forward to Tuomas' upcoming solo album "The Life And Times of Scrooge McDuck." OFFICIAL TUOMAS HOLOPAINEN WEBSITE: http://www.tuomas-holopainen.com https://www.facebook.com/Tuomas.L.J.Holopainen
