Joe Bonamassa - Driving Towards the Daylight
Standard Tuning - ( E A D G B E )
Capo - 2nd Fret
This is the main riff in the song, these chords are played throughout the entire song and are
played with light distortion during the chorus'.Listen to the track for strumming patterns.
Em G D C
|--------------------3--3-3--------2--2-2--------0--0-0---|
|--------------------3--3-3--------3--3-3--------1--1-1---|
|----7-/-9-9---------0--0-0-----2--2--2-2--------0--0-0---|
|----7-/-9-9---------0--0-0---0----0--0-0-----2--2--2-2---|
|----5-/-7-7------2--2--2-2-----------------3----3--3-3---|
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Verse 1
Em G
Look upon a mountain, waitin' on a train.
D C
Baby I know what's wrong, and it's still happening.
Em G D c
Waiting on my... destiny, learning from my abilities.
Em G
Who was wrong and who was right and
c D
do we even know why we are fighting?
Em G D
So take your eyes off of me
C
and look upon the churning sea.
Chorus
Em G C
Driving towards the daylight, running from the midnight,
D
trying to get my way home.
Em G C
Running from the spotlight, trying to find the daylight,
D
trying to get back home.
Verse 2
Em G C D
Rusty strings on my old guitar, speaks volumes of who you are.
Em G C D
So never did I think it was you, It was me, one of the chosen few
Em G c D
Who will it be, oh the next time? Hopefully one with more sense of mind.
Em G
So where did you go? Always will see,
C D
it's a story of you and me.
Chorus 2
Em G C
Driving towards the daylight, running from the midnight,
D
trying to get my way home.
Em G C
Running from the spotlight, trying to find the daylight,
D
trying to get back home.
Solo
This is the minor lick i play,
anything in the E minor pentatonic will work.
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|-------------7--------------------7-------------------7-----------------------------------|
|--0--3--5/7------------0--3--5/7-----------0--3--5/7--------------------------------------|
|----------------12------------------10-------------------17---------------12--------------|
|----------------15b17---------------13b15----------------20b22-----15b17-----15--12--15---|
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|-------------7--------------------7-------------------7-----------------------------------|
|--0--3--5/7------------0--3--5/7-----------0--3--5/7--------------------------------------|
Chorus 3&4
Em G C
Driving towards the daylight, running from the midnight,
D
trying to get my way home.
Em G C
Running from the spotlight, trying to find the daylight,
D
trying to get back home. X2
Outro Chords
Em, G, C, D
This is my first tab I've ever done, if you have any questions or
anything like that feel free to
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