Ben Kweller – On My Way (Guitar)

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------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tabbed by: Jeremy Koebel Email: [email protected] Listen to the song to get a more precise idea of the riff and strumming patterns and rhythm. Chords: G - 320003 D - X00232 C - X32010 Bm - 224432 Em - 022000 This is a very simple, catchy, and fun tune to play. At the beginning of each verse, Ben a run on the E string which goes into a G chord followed by strumming. Run:
E|-0-2-3
   I---want

E|-0-2-3
   He--wouldn't
Riff # 1:
e|2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-8-8-------------|
B|3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-------------|
G|2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-------------|
D|0-0-0-0-0-0-x-x-x-x-x-x-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-------------|
A|0-0-0-0-0-0-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-------------|
E|x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x------0-2-3--|
[Verse 1]
    G                D             G               D
I want to kill this man, but he turned around and ran

      C              D              C         D
I'll kill him with karate that I learned in Japan

      G              D         G               D
He wouldn't see my face, I wouldn't leave a trace.

     C              D               C            D
I wouldn't use a bullet, cause a bullet's a disgrace.
[Chorus]
Em         Bm                Em                Bm
Aw, Mom I never thought that I was a murdering man

       C               G      C               G
But tonight I'm on my way, tonight I'm on my way
[Verse 2]
                G           D          G            D
There's this drawer that I know, in a house up the road

        C         D              C      D
That's full of things that are easily sold

           G         D           G               D
When they go out of town I could go and snoop around

      C          D              C             D
And make myself rich, off the things that I found
[Chorus]
Em         Bm                Em               Bm
Aw, Mom I never thought that I was a stealing man

       C               G      C               G
But tonight I'm on my way, tonight I'm on my way
[Verse 3]
         G              D         G              D
I was sitting on the bleacher, staring at the speaker

  C           D           C            D
Reading his lips, but I could not understand

       G           D          G              D
So I opened up my ears and clearly I could hear

        C       D         C                D
This detailed story all about a grain of sand
[Chorus]
Em          Bm              Em             Bm
Aw, Mom I always dreamt of being a good listener

      C               G      C               G
So tonight I'm on my way, tonight I'm on my way
[Verse 4]
              G             D         G                D
There's this kid you gotta meet, he lives across the street

          C          D           C          D
Hes got spirit and heart, we're ten years apart

       G         D             G            D
He is up for anything, he can hang with anyone

     C               D                  C         D
He still likes the things, we used to think were fun
[Chorus]
Em         Bm                Em               Bm
Aw, mom I never thought that I could have a friend

      C               G      C               G
But tonight I'm on my way, tonight I'm on my way

      C                G    C     (D, Riff)
Oh tonight, I'm on my way
[Verse 5]
         G            D              G            D
I'm in love with someone, who's as pretty as a flower

      C             D             C            D
Her life gives me power, so I'm buying her a ring

            G            D      G                D
She makes hats with her hands, she is such an artist

 C               D              C            D
I'm her biggest fan and I'm teaching her to sing
[Chorus]
Em         Bm                Em              Bm
Aw, Mom I never thought that I could love no one

       C               G      C               G
But tonight I'm on my way, tonight I'm on my way

         C               G       C     G
Ohhhh tonight I'm on my way.