Way Down
Written by Eric Heatherly
Corrections welcome
I've included the chords and tabbed the riff used in the intro and as the
instrumental break. Eventually I'll tab the remainder of the song. Cheers
Intro G#m - Includes riff below
1st Verse
[B]Years of blind devotion
[G#m]Shameless self promotion
[B]A million miles in this Chevy [G#m]van
It's been a[B] lovely deconstruction
A [G#m]winding road to nothing
My [B]feet have never left the [G#m]ground
I was [E]working [F#]my way [B]down
2nd Verse
[B]Took one step up the ladder
[G#m]Tried to dress so dapper
[B]Guess I'm not a company[G#m] man
Seen e[B]nough consolidation
[G#m]Livin' in a pink slip nation
[B]They can keep their noses [G#m]brown
I'll b[E]e workin[F#]g my wa[B]y down
Chorus
[G#m]Working my way down the [E]highway
[G#m]Barely getting by but I'v[E]e got it made
[C#m]Playin' my guitar i[A]n town after town
[A]Working [B]my way [E]down
Instrumental: See Riff below - played over G#m
3rd Verse
[B]I ain't no three-piece suiter
But [G#m]don't call me a loser
Cause [B]I could steal your woman for a song[G#m]
Like [B]Elvis leavin' Tupelo
[G#m]When I hit the radio
[B]I won't be turnin[G#m]' around
I'll b[E]e workin[F#]g my wa[B]y down
Chorus
[G#m]Working my way down the [E]highway
[G#m]Barely getting by but I'v[E]e got it made
[C#m]Playin' my guitar i[A]n town after town
[A]Working [B]my way [E]down
I'll b[A]e workin[B]g my way
[A]Working [B]my way
[A]Working [B]my way [E]down
Outro
[G#m]
Riff
E||----------------------|------------------------|-----------------------|
B||----------------------|---------------------3/-|--4~-------------------|
G||---------/4--4--3--3--|--------3----4----6-----|----------/4--4--3--3--|
D||----------------------|--6--6------------------|-----------------------|
A||----------------------|------------------------|-----------------------|
E||----------------------|------------------------|-----------------------|
------------------------|-----------------------|------------------------|
------------------------|-----------------------|---------------------3/-|
------------------------|----------/4--4--3--3--|--------3----4----6-----|
--6--6--4----6----4-----|-----------------------|--6--6------------------|
---------------------5/-|--6/-------------------|------------------------|
------------------------|-----------------------|------------------------|
-----------------------|------------------------|-----------||
--4~-------------------|------------------------|-----------||
----------/4--4--3--3--|------------------------|-----------||
-----------------------|--6--6--4----6----4-----|-----------||
-----------------------|---------------------5/-|--6/-------||
-----------------------|------------------------|-----------||
Written by Eric Heatherly
Corrections welcome
I've included the chords and tabbed the riff used in the intro and as the
instrumental break. Eventually I'll tab the remainder of the song. Cheers
Intro G#m - Includes riff below
1st Verse
[B]Years of blind devotion
[G#m]Shameless self promotion
[B]A million miles in this Chevy [G#m]van
It's been a[B] lovely deconstruction
A [G#m]winding road to nothing
My [B]feet have never left the [G#m]ground
I was [E]working [F#]my way [B]down
2nd Verse
[B]Took one step up the ladder
[G#m]Tried to dress so dapper
[B]Guess I'm not a company[G#m] man
Seen e[B]nough consolidation
[G#m]Livin' in a pink slip nation
[B]They can keep their noses [G#m]brown
I'll b[E]e workin[F#]g my wa[B]y down
Chorus
[G#m]Working my way down the [E]highway
[G#m]Barely getting by but I'v[E]e got it made
[C#m]Playin' my guitar i[A]n town after town
[A]Working [B]my way [E]down
Instrumental: See Riff below - played over G#m
3rd Verse
[B]I ain't no three-piece suiter
But [G#m]don't call me a loser
Cause [B]I could steal your woman for a song[G#m]
Like [B]Elvis leavin' Tupelo
[G#m]When I hit the radio
[B]I won't be turnin[G#m]' around
I'll b[E]e workin[F#]g my wa[B]y down
Chorus
[G#m]Working my way down the [E]highway
[G#m]Barely getting by but I'v[E]e got it made
[C#m]Playin' my guitar i[A]n town after town
[A]Working [B]my way [E]down
I'll b[A]e workin[B]g my way
[A]Working [B]my way
[A]Working [B]my way [E]down
Outro
[G#m]
Riff
E||----------------------|------------------------|-----------------------|
B||----------------------|---------------------3/-|--4~-------------------|
G||---------/4--4--3--3--|--------3----4----6-----|----------/4--4--3--3--|
D||----------------------|--6--6------------------|-----------------------|
A||----------------------|------------------------|-----------------------|
E||----------------------|------------------------|-----------------------|
------------------------|-----------------------|------------------------|
------------------------|-----------------------|---------------------3/-|
------------------------|----------/4--4--3--3--|--------3----4----6-----|
--6--6--4----6----4-----|-----------------------|--6--6------------------|
---------------------5/-|--6/-------------------|------------------------|
------------------------|-----------------------|------------------------|
-----------------------|------------------------|-----------||
--4~-------------------|------------------------|-----------||
----------/4--4--3--3--|------------------------|-----------||
-----------------------|--6--6--4----6----4-----|-----------||
-----------------------|---------------------5/-|--6/-------||
-----------------------|------------------------|-----------||