hey this is an awesome song to play, and its pretty easy too! have fun learning it.
important:
you have to play the D chord this way the entire song, otherwise the song wont sound
like the real deal: x54030
D/F#, however, is played the normal way: 2000232
intro
[G] [D/F#] [Em] [C]
[G] [D/F#]
gone away far from home the weekends over
[G] [D/F#] [Em] [C]
lets pack up and start again.
[G] [D/F#]
20 days on the road. just left Kentucky.
[G] [D/F#] [Em] [C]
with 16 days to go.
[G] [D/F#] [C]
I just called my mom to tell her that I miss her.
[C] [D] [Em]
I just wrote my girl
[C]man I ca[D]nt remember the last time I kissed her. soon, Ill be at home with all my friends.
[G] [D/F#] [Em] [C][D][Em]
after 36 days on the road.
[C] [D]
lights go down the noise has faded. we leave this town anticipated.
soon well be back on the road again.
all is lost but not forgotten. one by one the fights we fought in. soon well be back on the
[G]road again.[D/F#][F][C][G][D/F#]
[C]
interlude
[G] [D/F#] [Em] [C]
[G] [D/F#]
we turn around, face the crowd. were starting over. this time the twin cities
[G] [D/F#] [Em] [C][G][D/F#][C]
once again here we are its a new beginning
[G] [D/F#] [Em] [C]
Id leave this life any day.
[G] [D/F#] [C]
I feel so alive, though part of me is gone.
[C] [D] [Em]
but this life I lead
[C]is the l[D]ife that Ive dreamed of since I was the age of 12.
[G] [D/F#] [Em][C]
now Ill sing with all that is within me.
[D] [Em]
after 36 days on the road.
[C] [D]
lights go down the noise has faded. we leave this town anticipated.
soon well be back on the road again.
all is lost but not forgotten. one by one the fights we fought in. soon well be back on the
[G]road again.[D/F#][F][C][G][D/F#]
[C]for 36 days.
G D/F# Em C G D/F# C ? slide up to D
[G] [D/F#] [Em] [C][G][D/F#][C]
I feel so alive, though part of me is gone.
[C] [D] [Em]
but this life I lead
[C]is the l[D]ife that Ive dreamed of since I was only 12.
[G] [D/F#] [Em][C]
now Ill sing with all that is within me.
[D] [Em]
after 36 days on the road.
[C] [D]
[G] [D/F#]
then:
end on G
God bless!
MonkTM
important:
you have to play the D chord this way the entire song, otherwise the song wont sound
like the real deal: x54030
D/F#, however, is played the normal way: 2000232
intro
[G] [D/F#] [Em] [C]
[G] [D/F#]
e-----------------------------0---0----------------|
b-------------------1---------1---0----------------|
g-------------0---------------0---0----------------|
d------2----------------------2---2----------------|
a---3-----3-------------------3---3----------------|
E--------------------------------------------------|
gone away far from home the weekends over
[G] [D/F#] [Em] [C]
lets pack up and start again.
[G] [D/F#]
e-----------------------------0---0----------------|
b-------------------1---------1---0----------------|
g-------------0---------------0---0----------------|
d------2----------------------2---2----------------|
a---3-----3-------------------3---3----------------|
E--------------------------------------------------|
20 days on the road. just left Kentucky.
[G] [D/F#] [Em] [C]
with 16 days to go.
[G] [D/F#] [C]
I just called my mom to tell her that I miss her.
[C] [D] [Em]
I just wrote my girl
[C]man I ca[D]nt remember the last time I kissed her. soon, Ill be at home with all my friends.
[G] [D/F#] [Em] [C][D][Em]
after 36 days on the road.
[C] [D]
lights go down the noise has faded. we leave this town anticipated.
e--------3--------3--------3--------------1----------1---------1------|
b---------------------------------------------------------------------|
g--5--5-----5--5-----4--4-----4-----3--3------3--3-------2--2-----2/5-|
d---------------------------------------------------------------------|
a---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------------------------|
soon well be back on the road again.
e-------3-------3--------3----------------------------------0---0---|
b-------------------------------------------------1---------1---0---|
g--5-5----5--5----4--4-----4---------------0----------------0---0---|
d------------------------------------2----------------------2---2---|
a---------------------------------3-----3-------------------3---3---|
E-------------------------------------------------------------------|
all is lost but not forgotten. one by one the fights we fought in. soon well be back on the
[G]road again.[D/F#][F][C][G][D/F#]
[C]
interlude
[G] [D/F#] [Em] [C]
[G] [D/F#]
e------------------------0-----|
b-------------------1----3-----|
g-------------0----------0-----|
d------2-----------------4-----|
a---3-----3--------------5-----|
E------------------------------|
we turn around, face the crowd. were starting over. this time the twin cities
[G] [D/F#] [Em] [C][G][D/F#][C]
once again here we are its a new beginning
[G] [D/F#] [Em] [C]
Id leave this life any day.
[G] [D/F#] [C]
I feel so alive, though part of me is gone.
[C] [D] [Em]
but this life I lead
[C]is the l[D]ife that Ive dreamed of since I was the age of 12.
[G] [D/F#] [Em][C]
now Ill sing with all that is within me.
[D] [Em]
after 36 days on the road.
[C] [D]
lights go down the noise has faded. we leave this town anticipated.
e--------3--------3--------3--------------1----------1---------1------|
b---------------------------------------------------------------------|
g--5--5-----5--5-----4--4-----4-----3--3------3--3-------2--2-----2/5-|
d---------------------------------------------------------------------|
a---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------------------------|
soon well be back on the road again.
e-------3-------3--------3----------------------------------0---0---|
b-------------------------------------------------1---------1---0---|
g--5-5----5--5----4--4-----4---------------0----------------0---0---|
d------------------------------------2----------------------2---2---|
a---------------------------------3-----3-------------------3---3---|
E-------------------------------------------------------------------|
all is lost but not forgotten. one by one the fights we fought in. soon well be back on the
[G]road again.[D/F#][F][C][G][D/F#]
[C]for 36 days.
G D/F# Em C G D/F# C ? slide up to D
[G] [D/F#] [Em] [C][G][D/F#][C]
I feel so alive, though part of me is gone.
[C] [D] [Em]
but this life I lead
[C]is the l[D]ife that Ive dreamed of since I was only 12.
[G] [D/F#] [Em][C]
now Ill sing with all that is within me.
[D] [Em]
after 36 days on the road.
[C] [D]
e---------3---------3-------3--------------1----------1---------1-------|
b-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
g--5--5-------5--5----4--4-----4-----3--3------3--3------2--2-----------|
d-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
a-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
[G] [D/F#]
then:
e-----------------------------|
b-------------------1---------|
g-------------0---------0-----|
d------2--------------------2-|
a---3-----3-------------------|
E-----------------------------|
end on G
God bless!
MonkTM