Tuning: D-A-D-F#-A-D
Intro/Main Riff (Repeat throughout until verse begins)
D |--0~-----------------------0-0-0------------0~---------------------------------|
A |--0~-----------------------0-0-0------------0~---------------------------------|
F#|--0~-----------------------5-8-0------------0~---------------------------------|
D |--0~-----------------------slide------------5~---------------------------------|
A |--0~----------------------------------------5~---------------------------------|
D |--0~----------------------------------------5~---------------------------------|
Mama I'm so sorry if this breaks your heart ...
Verse
D |-0-------------------0-------0------|------0----------------------------------------------|
A |-5-------------------7-------4------|------0----------------------------------------------|
F#|-0-------------------0-------0------|------0----------------------------------------------|
D |-0-------------------0-------0------|------5----------------------------------------------|
A |-0-------------------0-------0------|------5----------------------------------------------|
D |-0-------------------0-------0------|------5----------------------------------------------|
I just need a place to rest my head ... But I swear this is my last try...
Bridge (x2)
D |-0----0----0-------0----0----0--|------0-----0------0--------0-----0-----0-----|----0~---|
A |-0----0----0-------0----0----0--|------0-----0------0--------0-----0-----0-----|----0~---|
F#|-0----0----0-------0----0----0--|------0-----0------0--------0-----0-----0-----|----0~---|
D |-0----0----0-------0----0----0---|-----0-----0------0--------0-----0-----0-----|----5~---|
A |-5----7----9-------5----7----9--|------2-----4------5--------2-----4-----5-----|----5~---|
D |--------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|----5~---|
End on
Bridge (Optional)
D |-0----0----0-------0----0----0---|------0-----0------0--------0-----0-----0-----|
A |-0----0----0-------0----0----0---|------0-----0------0--------0-----0-----0-----|
F#|-8----10---12------8----10---12--|------5-----7------8--------5-----7-----8-----|
D |-7----9----11------7----9----11--|------4-----6------7--------4-----6-----7-----|
A |-5----7----9-------5----7----9---|------2-----4------5--------2-----4-----5-----|
D |---------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
Brian plays the bridge with just the root note and all open but you can choose to play this too
Outro
D |-0~-----------------------0-0-0------------0~---------------------------------|
A |-0~-----------------------0-0-0------------0~---------------------------------|
F#|-0~-----------------------5-8-0------------0~---------------------------------|
D |-0~----------------------------------------5~---------------------------------|
A |-0~----------------------------------------5~---------------------------------|
D |-0~----------------------------------------5~---------------------------------|
See your only son died ten years ago ...
End on an open chord. Congratulations now you can show this to your friends and sing along.