The Waterboys – Long Strange Golden Road (Guitar)
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Guitar Solo Tab
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Chords
NOTE:
This is a somewhat strange song to make a chord tab of
in a way mainly because the song is played in different
keys. On the ALBUM version it is played in one key which
I tabbed first with and without capo. However, when played
LIVE they capo at the 5th fret mainly but in some live
versions they capo at the 7th fret. I have the live version
tabbed below the album version also with and without capo.
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SONG: LONG STRANGE GOLDEN ROAD
ARTIST: THE WATERBOYS
TAB BY: DON CZARSKI
EMAIL: [email protected]
LONG STRANGE GOLDEN ROAD
THE WATERBOYS
INTRO:
Cm Bb Cm Bb Cm Bb Cm Bb
VERSE:
Cm Eb I was longing to be wooed Ab Cm I was ready to be humbled Ab Cm by the words that you had written Bb Ab by the syllables you mumbled Cm Eb yeah, I was ready in my heart Ab Cm to have my heart invaded Ab Cm by the fervour of your passion Bb Ab yes, I came to be persuaded
VERSE:
Cm Eb But when I heard your ragged voice Ab Cm something switched in my perception Ab Cm and I knew I was the victim Bb Ab of a beautiful deception Cm Eb all my once exact beliefs Ab Cm like tangled threads unravelled Ab Cm I walked out, stunned and liberated Bb Ab and so began my travels
CHORUS:
Ab Eb Keep the river on your right Bb Cm and the highway at your shoulder Ab Eb Bb and the front line in your sights, pioneer Ab Cm Keep your eye on the road Bb Cm remember what you told her Ab Fm Cm this is all in code, my dear
VERSE:
Cm Eb You better get yourself a coat Ab Cm said the handsome taxi driver Ab Cm and he sighed like seven bridges Bb Ab like a natural-born survivor Cm Eb as we drove into the night Ab Cm I could feel the forest jangling Ab Cm all the choices laid before me Bb Ab Eb and their consequences dangling
VERSE:
Cm Eb We came upon a stricken ship Ab Cm that must have once been splendid Ab Cm the captain as he died said Bb Ab “Boys, our revels now are ended” Cm Eb I heard a wild holy band Ab Cm playing jazz that was outrageous, Ab Cm that recalled the days of rapture Bb Ab when our love was still young and contagious
CHORUS:
Ab Eb Keep the river on your right Bb Cm and the highway at your shoulder Ab Eb Bb and the front line in your sights, pioneer Ab Cm Keep your eye on the road Bb Cm remember what you told her Ab Fm Cm this is all in code, my dear
VERSE:
Cm Eb In a dim-lit motel room Ab Cm two sad lovers were discoursing Ab Cm on the dignity of exile Bb Ab and the merits of divorcing Cm Eb she said “all certainty is gone” Ab Cm but he leapt up, still denying, Ab Cm cried “I won’t believe the flame I lit Bb Ab is dead or even dying”
VERSE:
Ab Cm Eb She left him drooling in the dust Ab Cm and with rucksack packed begun her Ab Cm bitter journey to the border Bb Ab which is where I wooed and won her Cm Eb she was Aphrodite, Helen, Thetis, Ab Cm Eve among the satyrs Ab Cm She was Venus in a v-neck sweater Bb Ab she was all that ever mattered
CHORUS:
Ab Eb Keep the river on your right Bb Cm and the highway at your shoulder Ab Eb Bb and the front line in your sights, pioneer Ab Cm Keep your eye on the road Bb Cm remember what you told her Ab Fm Cm this is all in code, my dear
VERSE:
Cm Eb Like Dean Moriarty’s ghost Ab Cm I came in quest of secret knowledge Ab Cm in the winter of my journey Bb Ab to a crumbling Druid college Cm Eb there I read the books of lore Ab Cm and contemplated in seclusion Ab Cm but I took my leave embittered, Bb Ab still in love with my illusions
VERSE:
Ab Cm Eb In the drizzling Irish rain Ab Cm as a tender dawn was breaking Ab Cm in a doorway I stood spellbound by Bb Ab the ancient music they were making Cm Eb I took my breakfast with the Gods Ab Cm on a blushing summer morning Ab Cm till a wind blew them all away Bb Ab I had misread every warning
CHORUS:
Ab Eb Keep the river on your right Bb Cm and the highway at your shoulder Ab Eb Bb and the front line in your sights, pioneer Ab Cm Keep your eye on the road Bb Cm remember what you told her Ab Fm Cm this is all in code, my dear
VERSE:
Cm Eb Under cold electric light Ab Cm I watch the scenes mutating Ab Cm like an old time frontier ballad Bb Ab or a carousel rotating Cm Eb As if in a moment from a film Ab Cm with astonishing precision Ab Cm the camera zooms in close Bb Ab and a figure comes into vision
VERSE:
Cm Eb I’m in Tokyo, it’s dawn Ab Cm and it’s raining hallelujahs Ab Cm down the bright-lit neon canyons Bb Ab along the sidewalks of Shibuya Cm Eb I’m trying to take a stance Ab Cm and rise above my contradictions Ab Cm but I’m just a bunch of words in pants Bb Ab and most of those are fiction
CHORUS:
Ab Eb Keep the river on your right Bb Cm and the highway at your shoulder Ab Eb Bb and the front line in your sights, pioneer Ab Cm Keep your eye on the road Bb Cm remember what you told her Ab Fm Cm this is all in code, my dear
CHORUS:
Ab Eb Keep the river on your right Bb Cm and the highway at your shoulder Ab Eb Bb and the front line in your sights, pioneer Ab Cm Keep your eye on the road Bb Cm remember what you told her Ab Fm Cm this is all in code, my dear
INSTRUMENTAL/OUTRO/SOLO:
(CHORUS CHORDS - 3x's)
Ab Eb Bb Cm Ab Eb Bb Ab Cm Bb Cm Ab Fm Cm
Ab Eb Bb Cm Ab Eb Bb Ab Cm Bb Cm Ab Fm Cm
Ab Eb Bb Cm Ab Eb Bb Ab Cm Bb Cm Ab Fm Cm
===================== CAPO 1st FRET ======================
SONG: LONG STRANGE GOLDEN ROAD
ARTIST: THE WATERBOYS
TAB BY: DON CZARSKI
EMAIL: [email protected]
LONG STRANGE GOLDEN ROAD
THE WATERBOYS
CAPO: 1st FRET
INTRO:
Bm A Bm A Bm A Bm A
VERSE:
Bm D I was longing to be wooed G Bm I was ready to be humbled G Bm by the words that you had written A G by the syllables you mumbled Bm D yeah, I was ready in my heart G Bm to have my heart invaded G Bm by the fervour of your passion A G yes, I came to be persuaded
VERSE:
Bm D But when I heard your ragged voice G Bm something switched in my perception G Bm and I knew I was the victim A G of a beautiful deception Bm D all my once exact beliefs G Bm like tangled threads unravelled G Bm I walked out, stunned and liberated A G and so began my travels
CHORUS:
G D Keep the river on your right A Bm and the highway at your shoulder G D A and the front line in your sights, pioneer G Bm Keep your eye on the road A Bm remember what you told her G Em Bm this is all in code, my dear
VERSE:
Bm D You better get yourself a coat G Bm said the handsome taxi driver G Bm and he sighed like seven bridges A G like a natural-born survivor Bm D as we drove into the night G Bm I could feel the forest jangling G Bm all the choices laid before me A G D and their consequences dangling
VERSE:
Bm D We came upon a stricken ship G Bm that must have once been splendid G Bm the captain as he died said A G “Boys, our revels now are ended” Bm D I heard a wild holy band G Bm playing jazz that was outrageous, G Bm that recalled the days of rapture A G when our love was still young and contagious
CHORUS:
G D Keep the river on your right A Bm and the highway at your shoulder G D A and the front line in your sights, pioneer G Bm Keep your eye on the road A Bm remember what you told her G Em Bm this is all in code, my dear
VERSE:
Bm D In a dim-lit motel room G Bm two sad lovers were discoursing G Bm on the dignity of exile A G and the merits of divorcing Bm D she said “all certainty is gone” G Bm but he leapt up, still denying, G Bm cried “I won’t believe the flame I lit A G is dead or even dying”
VERSE:
G Bm D She left him drooling in the dust G Bm and with rucksack packed begun her G Bm bitter journey to the border A G which is where I wooed and won her Bm D she was Aphrodite, Helen, Thetis, G Bm Eve among the satyrs G Bm She was Venus in a v-neck sweater A G she was all that ever mattered
CHORUS:
G D Keep the river on your right A Bm and the highway at your shoulder G D A and the front line in your sights, pioneer G Bm Keep your eye on the road A Bm remember what you told her G Em Bm this is all in code, my dear
VERSE:
Bm D Like Dean Moriarty’s ghost G Bm I came in quest of secret knowledge G Bm in the winter of my journey A G to a crumbling Druid college Bm D there I read the books of lore G Bm and contemplated in seclusion G Bm but I took my leave embittered, A G still in love with my illusions
VERSE:
G Bm D In the drizzling Irish rain G Bm as a tender dawn was breaking G Bm in a doorway I stood spellbound by A G the ancient music they were making Bm D I took my breakfast with the Gods G Bm on a blushing summer morning G Bm till a wind blew them all away A G I had misread every warning
CHORUS:
G D Keep the river on your right A Bm and the highway at your shoulder G D A and the front line in your sights, pioneer G Bm Keep your eye on the road A Bm remember what you told her G Em Bm this is all in code, my dear
VERSE:
Bm D Under cold electric light G Bm I watch the scenes mutating G Bm like an old time frontier ballad A G or a carousel rotating Bm D As if in a moment from a film G Bm with astonishing precision G Bm the camera zooms in close A G and a figure comes into vision
VERSE:
Bm D I’m in Tokyo, it’s dawn G Bm and it’s raining hallelujahs G Bm down the bright-lit neon canyons A G along the sidewalks of Shibuya Bm D I’m trying to take a stance G Bm and rise above my contradictions G Bm but I’m just a bunch of words in pants A G and most of those are fiction
CHORUS:
G D Keep the river on your right A Bm and the highway at your shoulder G D A and the front line in your sights, pioneer G Bm Keep your eye on the road A Bm remember what you told her G Em Bm this is all in code, my dear
CHORUS:
G D Keep the river on your right A Bm and the highway at your shoulder G D A and the front line in your sights, pioneer G Bm Keep your eye on the road A Bm remember what you told her G Em Bm this is all in code, my dear
INSTRUMENTAL/OUTRO/SOLO:
(CHORUS CHORDS - 3x's)
G D A Bm G D A G Bm A Bm G Em Bm
G D A Bm G D A G Bm A Bm G Em Bm
G D A Bm G D A G Bm A Bm G Em Bm
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=========== IN CONCERT THEY PLAY IN THIS KEY ===============
SONG: LONG STRANGE GOLDEN ROAD
ARTIST: THE WATERBOYS
TAB BY: DON CZARSKI
EMAIL: [email protected]
LONG STRANGE GOLDEN ROAD
THE WATERBOYS
INTRO:
Dm C Dm C Dm C Dm C
VERSE:
Dm F I was longing to be wooed Bb Dm I was ready to be humbled Bb Dm by the words that you had written C Bb by the syllables you mumbled Dm F yeah, I was ready in my heart Bb Dm to have my heart invaded Bb Dm by the fervour of your passion C Bb yes, I came to be persuaded
VERSE:
Dm F But when I heard your ragged voice Bb Dm something switched in my perception Bb Dm and I knew I was the victim C Bb of a beautiful deception Dm F all my once exact beliefs Bb Dm like tangled threads unravelled Bb Dm I walked out, stunned and liberated C Bb and so began my travels
CHORUS:
Bb F Keep the river on your right C Dm and the highway at your shoulder Bb F C and the front line in your sights, pioneer Bb Dm Keep your eye on the road C Dm remember what you told her Bb Gm Dm this is all in code, my dear
VERSE:
Dm F You better get yourself a coat Bb Dm said the handsome taxi driver Bb Dm and he sighed like seven bridges C Bb like a natural-born survivor Dm F as we drove into the night Bb Dm I could feel the forest jangling Bb Dm all the choices laid before me C Bb F and their consequences dangling
VERSE:
Dm F We came upon a stricken ship Bb Dm that must have once been splendid Bb Dm the captain as he died said C Bb “Boys, our revels now are ended” Dm F I heard a wild holy band Bb Dm playing jazz that was outrageous, Bb Dm that recalled the days of rapture C Bb when our love was still young and contagious
CHORUS:
Bb F Keep the river on your right C Dm and the highway at your shoulder Bb F C and the front line in your sights, pioneer Bb Dm Keep your eye on the road C Dm remember what you told her Bb Gm Dm this is all in code, my dear
VERSE:
Dm F In a dim-lit motel room Bb Dm two sad lovers were discoursing Bb Dm on the dignity of exile C Bb and the merits of divorcing Dm F she said “all certainty is gone” Bb Dm but he leapt up, still denying, Bb Dm cried “I won’t believe the flame I lit C Bb is dead or even dying”
VERSE:
Bb Dm F She left him drooling in the dust Bb Dm and with rucksack packed begun her Bb Dm bitter journey to the border C Bb which is where I wooed and won her Dm F she was Aphrodite, Helen, Thetis, Bb Dm Eve among the satyrs Bb Dm She was Venus in a v-neck sweater C Bb she was all that ever mattered
CHORUS:
Bb F Keep the river on your right C Dm and the highway at your shoulder Bb F C and the front line in your sights, pioneer Bb Dm Keep your eye on the road C Dm remember what you told her Bb Gm Dm this is all in code, my dear
VERSE:
Dm F Like Dean Moriarty’s ghost Bb Dm I came in quest of secret knowledge Bb Dm in the winter of my journey C Bb to a crumbling Druid college Dm F there I read the books of lore Bb Dm and contemplated in seclusion Bb Dm but I took my leave embittered, C Bb still in love with my illusions
VERSE:
Bb Dm F In the drizzling Irish rain Bb Dm as a tender dawn was breaking Bb Dm in a doorway I stood spellbound by C Bb the ancient music they were making Dm F I took my breakfast with the Gods Bb Dm on a blushing summer morning Bb Dm till a wind blew them all away C Bb I had misread every warning
CHORUS:
Bb F Keep the river on your right C Dm and the highway at your shoulder Bb F C and the front line in your sights, pioneer Bb Dm Keep your eye on the road C Dm remember what you told her Bb Gm Dm this is all in code, my dear
VERSE:
Dm F Under cold electric light Bb Dm I watch the scenes mutating Bb Dm like an old time frontier ballad C Bb or a carousel rotating Dm F As if in a moment from a film Bb Dm with astonishing precision Bb Dm the camera zooms in close C Bb and a figure comes into vision
VERSE:
Dm F I’m in Tokyo, it’s dawn Bb Dm and it’s raining hallelujahs Bb Dm down the bright-lit neon canyons C Bb along the sidewalks of Shibuya Dm F I’m trying to take a stance Bb Dm and rise above my contradictions Bb Dm but I’m just a bunch of words in pants C Bb and most of those are fiction
CHORUS:
Bb F Keep the river on your right C Dm and the highway at your shoulder Bb F C and the front line in your sights, pioneer Bb Dm Keep your eye on the road C Dm remember what you told her Bb Gm Dm this is all in code, my dear
CHORUS:
Bb F Keep the river on your right C Dm and the highway at your shoulder Bb F C and the front line in your sights, pioneer Bb Dm Keep your eye on the road C Dm remember what you told her Bb Gm Dm this is all in code, my dear
INSTRUMENTAL/OUTRO/SOLO:
(CHORUS CHORDS - 3x's)
Bb F C Dm Bb F C Bb Dm C Dm Bb Gm Dm
Bb F C Dm Bb F C Bb Dm C Dm Bb Gm Dm
Bb F C Dm Bb F C Bb Dm C Dm Bb Gm Dm
=============== IN CONCERT - CAPO: 5th FRET ================
SONG: LONG STRANGE GOLDEN ROAD
ARTIST: THE WATERBOYS
TAB BY: DON CZARSKI
EMAIL: [email protected]
LONG STRANGE GOLDEN ROAD
THE WATERBOYS
CAPO: 5th FRET
INTRO:
Am G Am G Am G Am G
Played like this:
Note: You can just use the
A & D string and not
hit the G string if
you wish.
Am G E ------------------------- B ------------------------- G -2--2-2--2-2--2-2------- D --2--2-2--2-2--2-2------- A --0--0-0--0-0--0-0------- E -------------------0-3---
VERSE:
Am C I was longing to be wooed F Am I was ready to be humbled F Am by the words that you had written G F by the syllables you mumbled Am C yeah, I was ready in my heart F Am to have my heart invaded F Am by the fervour of your passion G F yes, I came to be persuaded
VERSE:
Am C But when I heard your ragged voice F Am something switched in my perception F Am and I knew I was the victim G F of a beautiful deception Am C all my once exact beliefs F Am like tangled threads unravelled F Am I walked out, stunned and liberated G F and so began my travels
CHORUS:
F C Keep the river on your right G Am and the highway at your shoulder F C G and the front line in your sights, pioneer F Am Keep your eye on the road G Am remember what you told her F Dm Am this is all in code, my dear
VERSE:
Am C You better get yourself a coat F Am said the handsome taxi driver F Am and he sighed like seven bridges G F like a natural-born survivor Am C as we drove into the night F Am I could feel the forest jangling F Am all the choices laid before me G F C and their consequences dangling
VERSE:
Am C We came upon a stricken ship F Am that must have once been splendid F Am the captain as he died said G F “Boys, our revels now are ended” Am C I heard a wild holy band F Am playing jazz that was outrageous, F Am that recalled the days of rapture G F when our love was still young and contagious
CHORUS:
F C Keep the river on your right G Am and the highway at your shoulder F C G and the front line in your sights, pioneer F Am Keep your eye on the road G Am remember what you told her F Dm Am this is all in code, my dear
VERSE:
Am C In a dim-lit motel room F Am two sad lovers were discoursing F Am on the dignity of exile G F and the merits of divorcing Am C she said “all certainty is gone” F Am but he leapt up, still denying, F Am cried “I won’t believe the flame I lit G F is dead or even dying”
VERSE:
F Am C She left him drooling in the dust F Am and with rucksack packed begun her F Am bitter journey to the border G F which is where I wooed and won her Am C she was Aphrodite, Helen, Thetis, F Am Eve among the satyrs F Am She was Venus in a v-neck sweater G F she was all that ever mattered
CHORUS:
F C Keep the river on your right G Am and the highway at your shoulder F C G and the front line in your sights, pioneer F Am Keep your eye on the road G Am remember what you told her F Dm Am this is all in code, my dear
VERSE:
Am C Like Dean Moriarty’s ghost F Am I came in quest of secret knowledge F Am in the winter of my journey G F to a crumbling Druid college Am C there I read the books of lore F Am and contemplated in seclusion F Am but I took my leave embittered, G F still in love with my illusions
VERSE:
F Am C In the drizzling Irish rain F Am as a tender dawn was breaking F Am in a doorway I stood spellbound by G F the ancient music they were making Am C I took my breakfast with the Gods F Am on a blushing summer morning F Am till a wind blew them all away G F I had misread every warning
CHORUS:
F C Keep the river on your right G Am and the highway at your shoulder F C G and the front line in your sights, pioneer F Am Keep your eye on the road G Am remember what you told her F Dm Am this is all in code, my dear
VERSE:
Am C Under cold electric light F Am I watch the scenes mutating F Am like an old time frontier ballad G F or a carousel rotating Am C As if in a moment from a film F Am with astonishing precision F Am the camera zooms in close G F and a figure comes into vision
VERSE:
Am C I’m in Tokyo, it’s dawn F Am and it’s raining hallelujahs F Am down the bright-lit neon canyons G F along the sidewalks of Shibuya Am C I’m trying to take a stance F Am and rise above my contradictions F Am but I’m just a bunch of words in pants G F and most of those are fiction
CHORUS:
F C Keep the river on your right G Am and the highway at your shoulder F C G and the front line in your sights, pioneer F Am Keep your eye on the road G Am remember what you told her F Dm Am this is all in code, my dear
CHORUS:
F C Keep the river on your right G Am and the highway at your shoulder F C G and the front line in your sights, pioneer F Am Keep your eye on the road G Am remember what you told her F Dm Am this is all in code, my dear
INSTRUMENTAL/OUTRO/SOLO:
(CHORUS CHORDS - 3x's)
F C G Am F C G F Am G Am F Dm Am
F C G Am F C G F Am G Am F Dm Am
F C G Am F C G F Am G Am F Dm Am