ACTIVITY
Thumbing My Way
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Thumbing my way .....
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by Pearly Jam Necklace
Tabbed from the wet slopes of western Kenya by Richie
'Rich' Herbert for Monsieur Cranefly aka Tall John.
If my guitar is tuned correctly (which I think it is)
then this is played with CAPO 1. Therefore, the D
chord played is technically an E flat, but we don't
need to worry about that. I have simply written a D (E
flat) as a D.
Here is the bass of the thing, to start you rocking.
e --------|-----------|--------|
B --------|-----------|--------|
G --------|-----------|--------|
D --0--4--|--4--2--0--|--------|
A --------|-----------|--2--0--|
E --------|-----------|--------|
(Bear this bass in mind when strumming through the D
section.)
Here are the shapes of the chords used in the D
section, and the order in which they are all played.
(I don't know what all the chord names are, so I'll
just make them up.)
D
e |---------|----X----|---------|
B |---------|---------|----X----|
G |---------|----X----|---------|
D |---------|---------|---------|
A |---------|---------|---------|
E |---------|---------|---------|
FRET 1 2 3
D add F#
e |---------|----X----|---------|---------|
B |---------|---------|----X----|---------|
G |---------|----X----|---------|---------|
D |---------|---------|---------|----X----|
A |---------|---------|---------|---------|
E |---------|---------|---------|---------|
FRET 1 2 3 4
D add E
e |---------|----X----|---------|
B |---------|---------|----X----|
G |---------|---------|---------|
D |---------|----X----|---------|
A |---------|---------|---------|
E |---------|---------|---------|
FRET 1 2 3
D sus A
e |---------|----X----|---------|
B |---------|---------|----X----|
G |---------|---------|---------|
D |---------|---------|---------|
A |---------|---------|---------|
E |---------|---------|---------|
FRET 1 2 3
D add B
e |---------|----X----|---------|
B |---------|---------|----X----|
G |---------|---------|---------|
D |---------|---------|---------|
A |---------|----X----|---------|
E |---------|---------|---------|
FRET 1 2 3
A6 add D
e |---------|---------|---------|
B |---------|---------|----X----|
G |---------|---------|---------|
D |---------|----X----|---------|
A |---------|---------|---------|
E |---------|---------|---------|
FRET 1 2 3
A6
e |---------|---------|
B |---------|----X----|
G |---------|---------|
D |---------|----X----|
A |---------|---------|
E |---------|---------|
FRET 1 2
C bass G
e |---------|---------|---------|
B |----X----|---------|---------|
G |---------|---------|---------|
D |---------|----X----|---------|
A |---------|---------|----X----|
E |---------|---------|----X----|
FRET 1 2 3
The hardest part of this song is the D section, but
once you get it, it's easy. Refer to the bass bit at
the top and then piece it together using the folowing
chords.
D D add F# D add E / D sus A / D add B / A6
NOTE: When I write A6, you can play the A6 add D shape
first and pull off to create a twiddly-dee effect -
but don't over do it mate, you're not Kenny Rogers!
NB. I have had to remove most of the lyrics as requested, but I have put
blanks where the words should be, so print it out and fill them in! Good
luck Pot-pickers!
D D add B A6
I have not been ____ _____ ___ left me ____ ___.
D D add F# D add E/D sus A/D add B/A6
I'm thumbing __ ___ back to heaven.
D D add B A6
Count _____, _______ backwards __ ___ road.
D D add F# D add E/D sus A/D add B/A6
I'm counting __ ___ back to heaven.
G
I can't be free
C bass G
____ ______ ______ ______ of me.
Am G
If there ___ a key __ ___ nothing.
G
There's __ _____ __ right,
C bass G
But ___ ____ _______ good and bad.
Am G
___ questions ______ here.
D D add B
A6
No matter ___ ____ ___ ______, _______ _ spring time
ahead.
D D add F# D add E/D sus A/D add B/A6
I'm thumbing __ ___ back to heaven.
D D add B
A6
I wish ____ _ _____ ____ ___ ..... I wish that _
had .....
D D add F# D add E/D sus A/D add B/A6
Thinking about ______.
MIDDLE 8 bit (sorry I haven't really worked on this,
but I reckon it starts with this strange G add C chord
on fret 7).
G add C
e |---------|----O----|----O----|
B |---------|---------|----O----|
G |---------|----O----|---------|
D |---------|---------|---------|
A |---------|---------|---------|
E |---------|---------|---------|
FRET 6 7 8
G
e |---------|----O----|---------|
B |---------|---------|----O----|
G |---------|----O----|---------|
D |---------|---------|---------|
A |---------|---------|---------|
E |---------|---------|---------|
FRET 6 7 8
G add C G
I go ____ my road,
________ ____ you'll have __ back
___ __ ____ ____ I realise,
____ ___ wrapped ______ my neck.
_ _____ ___ ______ next,
____ ____ lonely overpass.
Hang my head ___ _____ __ _____,
__ _______ car goes past.
G C bass
G
All the rusted signs, __ ______ __________ ___ life.
Am G
Choosing ___ shiny ____ instead.
G C bass G
I turned __ ____, ___ _______ __ turning back.
Am G
Mmmmmmmm.
D D add B
A6
No matter how cold ___ ______, _______ _ spring time
ahead.
D D add F# D add E/D sus A/D add B/A6
I _____, ___ _____ okay, (I don't know what he's
mumbling on about here)
D D add B
A6
I'm just _______ around, every once in _ _____ _ ___ a
ride.
D D add F# D add E/D sus A/D add B/A6
Thumbing my ___ ____ __ heaven.
D D add F# D add E/D sus A/D add B/A6
Thumbing __ ___ ____ __ heaven.
D D add F# D add E/D sus A/D add B/A6
Thumbing __ ___ ____ __ ______.
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