Chords (EADGBe)
C/A: x02010
C/G: 3x2010
Dm7: xx0211
Eb6: xx1313 or x68888
[ch]Eb6/D[/ch]: xx0313 or x58888
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C C/A C/G x8
C C/A C/G x4
Free as a driving wheel
Dm7 C C/A C/G x2
Circling around your iron will
C C/A C/G x4
See only what you feel
Dm7 C C/A C/G x2
Keeps you turning when you're standing still
[G]You try to run from trouble [Dm7]when it comes[F]
You follow the [C]drum
F C C/A C/G x4
Keeping time with everyone
C C/A C/G x4
High as the light of day
Dm7 C C/A C/G x2
Falling down across your lost highway
C C/A C/G x4
Why does it hurt this way?
Dm7 C C/A C/G x2
To come so far to find they've closed the gates
[G]You've lost your tongue when you fall from the [Dm7]pendulum[F]
Your heart is a [C]drum
F C C/A C/G x2
Keeping time with everyone
Every[G]one, hear the drum from the under[Dm7]tow[F]
[G]I need to find someone t[Dm7]o show me how to play i[F]t slow
C C/A C/G x4
And just let it go
Eb6 [ch]Eb6/D[/ch]
C C/A C/G x2
Eb6 [ch]Eb6/D[/ch]
C C/A C/G x4
[G]Your eyes get stung by the rays of the [Dm7]sinkin' sun[F]
You follow the [C]drum
F C C/A C/G x2
Keeping time with everyone
Going [Eb6]beat, beat, beat
[ch]Eb6/D[/ch] C C/A C/G x2
It's beating me down
[Eb6]Beat, beat, beat, beat
[ch]Eb6/D[/ch] C C/A C/G x2
It's beating me down
Eb6 [ch]Eb6/D[/ch] C C/A C/G x2
Day after day it's turning around
[Dm7]Till all my days are [G]drowning out
C C/A C/G...
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The original riff (or main theme) shifts between C and Csus4, but it's difficult to play
in standard tuning, and it can't really be expressed with chords.
So I'll recommend an alternative strumming pattern for the riff:
[C] [/A] [/G]
e|-------------------|
B|------1-----1------|
G|------0-----0------|
D|----2-----2-----2--|
A|--3-----0----------|
E|--------------3----|
If you want to play the original riff, you can use a capo on the third fret and
transpose the chords (Beck plays the c-note an octave lower, though):
[Cadd4] [/A] [/G]
g |-------------------|
D |-------------------|
Bb|-------------------|
F |------0-----0------|
C |----4-----4-----4--|
G |--5-----2-----0----|
C/A: x02010
C/G: 3x2010
Dm7: xx0211
Eb6: xx1313 or x68888
[ch]Eb6/D[/ch]: xx0313 or x58888
[-----]
C C/A C/G x8
C C/A C/G x4
Free as a driving wheel
Dm7 C C/A C/G x2
Circling around your iron will
C C/A C/G x4
See only what you feel
Dm7 C C/A C/G x2
Keeps you turning when you're standing still
[G]You try to run from trouble [Dm7]when it comes[F]
You follow the [C]drum
F C C/A C/G x4
Keeping time with everyone
C C/A C/G x4
High as the light of day
Dm7 C C/A C/G x2
Falling down across your lost highway
C C/A C/G x4
Why does it hurt this way?
Dm7 C C/A C/G x2
To come so far to find they've closed the gates
[G]You've lost your tongue when you fall from the [Dm7]pendulum[F]
Your heart is a [C]drum
F C C/A C/G x2
Keeping time with everyone
Every[G]one, hear the drum from the under[Dm7]tow[F]
[G]I need to find someone t[Dm7]o show me how to play i[F]t slow
C C/A C/G x4
And just let it go
Eb6 [ch]Eb6/D[/ch]
C C/A C/G x2
Eb6 [ch]Eb6/D[/ch]
C C/A C/G x4
[G]Your eyes get stung by the rays of the [Dm7]sinkin' sun[F]
You follow the [C]drum
F C C/A C/G x2
Keeping time with everyone
Going [Eb6]beat, beat, beat
[ch]Eb6/D[/ch] C C/A C/G x2
It's beating me down
[Eb6]Beat, beat, beat, beat
[ch]Eb6/D[/ch] C C/A C/G x2
It's beating me down
Eb6 [ch]Eb6/D[/ch] C C/A C/G x2
Day after day it's turning around
[Dm7]Till all my days are [G]drowning out
C C/A C/G...
[-----]
The original riff (or main theme) shifts between C and Csus4, but it's difficult to play
in standard tuning, and it can't really be expressed with chords.
So I'll recommend an alternative strumming pattern for the riff:
[C] [/A] [/G]
e|-------------------|
B|------1-----1------|
G|------0-----0------|
D|----2-----2-----2--|
A|--3-----0----------|
E|--------------3----|
If you want to play the original riff, you can use a capo on the third fret and
transpose the chords (Beck plays the c-note an octave lower, though):
[Cadd4] [/A] [/G]
g |-------------------|
D |-------------------|
Bb|-------------------|
F |------0-----0------|
C |----4-----4-----4--|
G |--5-----2-----0----|