I've only seen one sets of chords out here on the internet but they didn't sound quite
right so I studied Dallas Green play it live and acoustic and made my own version which I
believe is correct.
Capo on the 4th fret. Standard tuning.
CHORDS
Am7 C/G Em Dsus2/F# Em7 Em7 (don't know the actual name)
e--0------0------0-------0----------0------0------------|
B--1------1------0-------3----------0------0------------|
G--0------0------0-------2----------0------0------------|
D--2------2------2-------0----------0------0------------|
A--0------3------2-------0----------2------4------------|
E---------3------0-------2----------0------0------------|
Intro (relative to the capo)
2x (strumming instead of picking) 1x (listen for the strumming)
e--------------------------------|-0--0---0---0----0----0----0----0---0--|
B--------------------------------|-0--0---0---0----0----0----0----0---0--|
G--0-0--0----0------0h2----2h4---|-0--0---0--0h2--2p0--0h2--2h4--4p2--2p0|
D--0-2--2h4--4h5----5------5-----|-2--2p0-0---0----0----0----0----0---0--|
A--0-0--0----0------0------0-----|-3--3---3---3----3----3----3----3---3--|
E--------------------------------|-0--0---0---0----0----0----0----0---0--|
The whole intro part is played twice.
When playing Am7 he does pulloffs and hammer ons with his 1st finger on the B string and
also hammers on with his pinky on the high e string on the 3rd
fret. When playing C with the G base he first does a pull off and a hammer on
with on the B string, then with the 2nd finger on the D string and after
that a pull off with his 4th finger on A string but if you do this you must move your
second finger to the A string which makes a new chord which I can't name for the life of
me. Play around with these, he
does them different every time.
Verse
[Am7]Northwest is where I'm headed,
Underneath the golden [C/G]sky
I'm s[Am7]earching for a wisdom
That every man seeks to [C/G]find
I've got [Am7]wicked thoughts a brewin'
Many evil deeds I've d[C/G]one
I'm l[Am7]ooking for a reason
For a reason not to [C/G]run
Chorus (notice the Em7 isn't a regular one)
I've [Em]always been dark
Dsus/2F# Em7 -> Em7(slide)
With light somewhere in the distance
Verse
I've [Am7]got no destination
No place to call my [C/G]own
I'll expl[Am7]ore the constellations
Till I find the course I mean to [C/G]hone
But come f[Am7]ever or come famine
Come the biting winter [C/G]cold
Just put two [Am7]coins upon my eyelids
So I can pay the poor man's [C/G]toll
Chorus
I've [Em]always been dark
Dsus/2F# Em7 -> Em7(slide)
With light somewhere in the distance
I've b[Em]een so unforgiving
Dsus/2F# Em7 -> Em7(slide)
Stranded in old traditions
I've [Em]always been dark
Dsus/2F# Em7 -> Em7(slide)
With light somewhere in the distance
Bridge
Played twice
[Dsus2/F#] [Em] [CG]
I've [Em]always been dark
Dsus/2F# Em7 -> Em7(slide)
With light somewhere in the distance
right so I studied Dallas Green play it live and acoustic and made my own version which I
believe is correct.
Capo on the 4th fret. Standard tuning.
CHORDS
Am7 C/G Em Dsus2/F# Em7 Em7 (don't know the actual name)
e--0------0------0-------0----------0------0------------|
B--1------1------0-------3----------0------0------------|
G--0------0------0-------2----------0------0------------|
D--2------2------2-------0----------0------0------------|
A--0------3------2-------0----------2------4------------|
E---------3------0-------2----------0------0------------|
Intro (relative to the capo)
2x (strumming instead of picking) 1x (listen for the strumming)
e--------------------------------|-0--0---0---0----0----0----0----0---0--|
B--------------------------------|-0--0---0---0----0----0----0----0---0--|
G--0-0--0----0------0h2----2h4---|-0--0---0--0h2--2p0--0h2--2h4--4p2--2p0|
D--0-2--2h4--4h5----5------5-----|-2--2p0-0---0----0----0----0----0---0--|
A--0-0--0----0------0------0-----|-3--3---3---3----3----3----3----3---3--|
E--------------------------------|-0--0---0---0----0----0----0----0---0--|
The whole intro part is played twice.
When playing Am7 he does pulloffs and hammer ons with his 1st finger on the B string and
also hammers on with his pinky on the high e string on the 3rd
fret. When playing C with the G base he first does a pull off and a hammer on
with on the B string, then with the 2nd finger on the D string and after
that a pull off with his 4th finger on A string but if you do this you must move your
second finger to the A string which makes a new chord which I can't name for the life of
me. Play around with these, he
does them different every time.
Verse
[Am7]Northwest is where I'm headed,
Underneath the golden [C/G]sky
I'm s[Am7]earching for a wisdom
That every man seeks to [C/G]find
I've got [Am7]wicked thoughts a brewin'
Many evil deeds I've d[C/G]one
I'm l[Am7]ooking for a reason
For a reason not to [C/G]run
Chorus (notice the Em7 isn't a regular one)
I've [Em]always been dark
Dsus/2F# Em7 -> Em7(slide)
With light somewhere in the distance
Verse
I've [Am7]got no destination
No place to call my [C/G]own
I'll expl[Am7]ore the constellations
Till I find the course I mean to [C/G]hone
But come f[Am7]ever or come famine
Come the biting winter [C/G]cold
Just put two [Am7]coins upon my eyelids
So I can pay the poor man's [C/G]toll
Chorus
I've [Em]always been dark
Dsus/2F# Em7 -> Em7(slide)
With light somewhere in the distance
I've b[Em]een so unforgiving
Dsus/2F# Em7 -> Em7(slide)
Stranded in old traditions
I've [Em]always been dark
Dsus/2F# Em7 -> Em7(slide)
With light somewhere in the distance
Bridge
Played twice
[Dsus2/F#] [Em] [CG]
I've [Em]always been dark
Dsus/2F# Em7 -> Em7(slide)
With light somewhere in the distance
