Standard tuning with capo on third; standard chord names indicated



    G   Gadd9   C   Dsus2  Em11

g---3-----3-----3-----0-----0----|

D---0-----0-----1-----3-----0----|

Bb--0-----2-----0-----2-----0----|

F---0-----0-----2-----0-----0----|

C---2-----x-----3-----x-----0----|

G---3-----3-----x-----x-----0----|



(Bruce does a very open strum (indicated now as Em11) during the chorus between two chords)



Intro: G and Gadd9

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              G                       Gadd9

Out where the creek turns shallow and sandy

        G                            Gadd9

And the moon comes skimmin' away the stars

    G                      Gadd9                     G

The wind in mesquite comes rushin' over the hilltops

                 C                      G    Gadd9 G Gadd9

Straight into my arms, straight into my arms

           G                        Gadd9

I'm ridin' hard carryin' a catch of roses

      G                Gadd9

And a fresh map that I made

                  G                   Gadd9            G

Tonight I'm gonna get birth naked and bury my old soul

                 C                       G     Gadd9

Gadd9

And dance on its grave, and dance on its grave

            Dsus2 Em11 G        C

It's been a long time comin' my dear

            Dsus2 Em11 G                  C

It's been a long time comin' but now it's here

              G    Gadd9 G Gadd9

Yeah now it's here

        G                   Gadd9

Well my daddy he was just a stranger

G                Gadd9

Lived in a hotel downtown

     G                  Gadd9

When I was a kid he was just somebody

G                C                        G      

Gadd9

Somebody I'd see around, somebody I'd see around

         G                         Gadd9

Well now down below and pullin' on my shirts

     G                   Gadd9

I've got some kids of my own

     G                    Gadd9

If I had one wish in this godforsaken world, kids

    G                                C

It'd be that your mistakes'd be your own

                         G   Gadd9 G Gadd9

Yeah your sins'd be your own

            Dsus2 Em11 G        C

It's been a long time comin' my babe

            Dsus2 Em11 G                  C

It's been a long time comin' but now it's here

              G    Gadd9 G Gadd9

Yeah now it's here



Bridge: G C G C G C



               G              Gadd9

Out 'neath the arms of Casseopeia

          G              Gadd9

Where the sword of Orion sweeps

     G                      Gadd9

It's me 'n' you Rosie we're cracklin' like crossed wires

G                            C

And you're breathin' in your sleep

                              G     Gadd9 G Gadd9

Yeah you're breathin' in your sleep

               G                      Gadd9

There's just a spark of campfire left burnin'

    G                     Gadd9

Two kids in sleeping bags beside

  G                                  Gadd9                            G

I reach 'neath your shirt 'n' lay my hands 'cross your belly 'n' feel

                C

Another kickin' inside

                                  G    Gadd9 G Gadd9

And I ain't gonna fuck it up this time

            Dsus2 Em11 G        C

It's been a long time comin' my dear

            Dsus2 Em11 G                  C

It's been a long time comin' but now it's here

            Dsus2 Em11 G        C

It's been a long time comin' my babe

            Dsus2 Em11 G                  C

It's been a long time comin' but now it's here

              G    Gadd9 G Gadd9 G

Yeah now it's here



(Fade out)