Words and Music
by Raccoon
as recorded on Rainbow Warrior
The
chord progressions to this song are:
·
E, F#m*, G#m*, F#m*
·
E, G, A, B
·
E**, B, A, B, E6, B, A, B
*
Note: The E, F# and the G# are the same as the “Sweet Melissa” chords. The open
E is played normally while the F#m and G#m are played where you would bar them
starting at the 2nd and 4th frets except you leave the
bottom two strings (B and E) open. (I will add chord diagrams later). Also
there is a lick played off the G# and F# with the picking on the high-E and B
strings (this will be tabbed out later).
**
The E during the chorus is done using the A-form at the 7th fret.
But the 2nd time the E is played during the chorus the chord is
really E6 which is done by doing the same A-form E chord at the 7th
fret, but then also adding the C# note at the 9th fret of the high-E
string.
E F#m G#m F#m
Ooooh
the times are changin' - Nothing ever stays the same
E F#m G#m F#m
Ooooh
the times are changin' - The bear and the eagle are to blame
E F#m G#m F#m
You
can’t tame a bear and you can’t chain an eagle down
E F#m
You
can’t make a river flow upstream
G#m F#m E
And
the dead don’t make no sound, no sound, no sound
F#m G#m
F#m
E F#m
By
tomorrow – I’ll be on the road again my friend
G#m F#m E F#m
I………can
hear the wild birds callin' my name
G#m F#m E
I………can
hear the wild birds callin' me home
E
F#m
Doo
do doot, do doot doot do doot - Doo do doot do doot doot do doot
G#m F#m
Doo
do doot do - Do doot doot do
E
F#m
John’s
down by the river and he never steps foot in the city
G#m F#m
At
least not by the light of day
E F#m
John’s
down by the river - He never steps foot in the city
G#m F#m
All
he wants to do is get high and play
E G
A B
It
feels safer that waaay aaaay aaaay aaay
E* B A B
E6 B A B
Yahweh
sunshine, sunshine light my day
E* B A B E6
B A B
Yahweh
sunshine, sunshine light my way
E* B A B E6 B A B
You
gotta stand up, stand out - Raise your voice and shout
E* B A B E6 B
A B
Be
a man, make a plan and take a stand - Let it all hang out
E* B A B
Kiva,
kiva circle star – You’re in a circle wherever you are
E* B A B E
F#m G#m F#m
Kiva,
kiva circle star – You’re in the largest circle by far
E F#m G#m
You
can feel the beat beneath the city street - poundin' in my head
F#m E
Makin'
me wish I'd never done the things I did
F#m G#m F#m E F#m
Aaah
by tomorrow, yeah tomorrow – I’ll be on the road again, my friend
G#m F#m E F#m
I………can
hear the wild birds callin' my name
G#m F#m E
I………can
hear the wild birds callin' me home
E
F#m
Doo
do doot, do doot doot do doot - Doo do doot do doot doot do doot
G#m F#m
Doo
do doot do - Do doot doot do
E
F#m
John’s
down by the river and he never steps foot in the city
G#m F#m
At
least not by the light of day
E F#m
John’s
down by the river - He never steps foot in the city
G#m F#m
All
he wants to do is get high and play
E G
A B
It
feels safer that waaay aaaay aaaay aaay
E* B A B E6
B A B
Yahweh
sunshine, sunshine fill my heart
E* B A B E6 B A B
Yahweh
sunshine, sunshine help me do my part
E* B A B
Kiva,
kiva circle star – You’re in a circle wherever you are
E* B A B E6 B A B
Kiva,
kiva circle star – You’re in the largest circle by far
E* B A B E6 B
A B
Yahweh
sunshine, sunshine, sunshine, sunshine
E* B A B
Yahweh
sunshine, sunshine, sunshine
E6
B A B E
Sunshine,
sunshine, sunshine, sunshine, sunshine
(need
to add outro chords if this version has them) something like…
E F#m
G#m F#m G#m F#m
E F#m
G#m F#m G#m F#m
E F#m
G#m F#m G#m F#m E