Words and Music
by Raccoon
as recorded on Rainbow Warrior
The
chord progressions to this song are:
·
C, F, F, G
·
C, Am, F, G
·
F, Em, G, F, Em, Am
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F, G, Am
·
F, G, Am, G
C,
F, F, G (The song’s intro is done by arpeggiating these chords)
C Am F G
Hey,
hey I’m a long way from home
C Am F G
Yeah
I’m a long way from home
C Am F G
I’ll
be no closer tomorrow than I am today
C Am
Livin'
with the pain and the sorrow
F G
I
guess that that’s the price I pay
C Am F G
I
feel all alone every time I pass a payphone
C Am F G
I’m
beginning to understand oblivion in a can
F Em G
Hey
I’m a long way from home
F
Em Am
But
hey I’m on my way home
F
G Am F G Am
I’m
an old road soldier – Growing bolder as I’m older
F G Am
I
don’t need no gun
F G Am
G
'Cuz
the war against the highway can’t be lost or won
C Am F G
I’m
a Child of the Sixties - I believe in elves and pixies
C Am F G
The
world today is a bigger game - But the rules remain the same
C Am F G
I’m
in a sea of clarity - It seems kinda strange to me
C Am F G
That
if I can see beyond the stars - I gotta live in a world full of motor cars
C Am F G
I’m
a Child of the Sixties - I believe in elves and pixies
C Am F G
I
never had a place to call my bed - 'Cept where any crazy hippy can lay his head
C
Am F G
People
been tellin' me what to do - Gonna make 'em take their statements back
C Am F G
Their
worlds are tinted blue by the windows on their Cadillacs
C Am F G
The
golden green of the tree in the spring in the evening sunshine
C Am F G
I’ve
been tryin' to live this dream but this dream is not mine
C Am
Home
is where the heart is
F G
I
guess the hardest part is
C Am
My
heart is like an eagle that soars on the wind
F G
I
don’t know where I’ll be when I land again
F E G
But
hey I’m a long way from home
F
E Am
But
hey I’m on my way home
F
G Am
I'm
an old road soldier
F G Am
Growing
bolder as I’m older
F G Am
I
don’t need no gun
F G Am G
'Cuz
the war against the highway can’t be lost or won
C
And
I’ve traveled – I’ve wandered
Am
Abroad
and asunder
F
My
thoughts are like lightning
G
My
footsteps are thunder
C Am
The
way that things are times the way that I feel
F G
I
don’t want a blindfold – I just want my last meal
F E G
Hey
I’m a long way from home
F E Am
But
hey I'm on my way home
F
G Am
I’m
an old road soldier
F G Am
Growing
bolder as I’m older