first off, here is the chord fingering
(which is fret 0 in this tab)
D Dsus4 G Bm A Asus4
e 3----4-------3----2-----0----0------------------------
B 2----2-------3----3-----2----3------------------------
G 3----3-------0----4-----2----2------------------------
D 0----0-------0----4-----2----2------------------------
A 0----0-------2----2-----0----0------------------------
E x----x-------3----2-----0----0------------------------
This can be played without a capo. It'll just be in a key
different than what Jay sings it. If you are using a capo,
shape chords as though the capo is the nut.
The Dsus4 and Asus4 chords are reached by hammering your little
finger to the 3rd fret on the 1st string from D to Dsus4 and
your ring finger to the 3rd fret on the 2nd string from A to
Asus4
Someone please double-check me on the lyrics, especially the
"weatherman..." line.
Intro:
D Dsus4 D Dsus4 D Dsus4
Dsus4 D
It's a long way to Heaven
G D
A short way to Hell
Bm
Pain killers won't help
A Asus4
In a way it's not yourself
D
They're poisoning the air
G D Dsus4
For personal wealth
Bm
It's a long way to Heaven
A G
And a short way to Hell.
D
I don't know
A Bm
What I'm breathin' for
G D A Asus4
'Cause the air around here ain't so good anymore
D
The weatherman says fair
G D
He looks like a lie
Bm
Nothin's free in this country
A G
When there's no place to hide.
D Bm D Bm D Bm D Bm D Dsus4 D
D Dsus4
An industrial wind
G D Dsus4
It blows from the West
Bm
It'll burn-out your eyes
A
And suck-out your breath
D Dsus4
It's waitin' in the wings
G D
The damage down the line
Bm
Save your tears for the soaps
A G
Leave your money behind
D
I don't know
A Bm
What I'm breathin' for
G D A Asus4
'Cause the air around here ain't so good anymore
D
The weatherman says fair
G D
He looks like a lie
Bm
Nothin's free in this country
A G
When there's no place to hide.
No more
D Bm D Bm D Bm D Bm D Dsus4 D
Place to hide anymore.
transcribed by
Joe Rinkevich on 28 May 1995