Standard (EADGBE)
Listen to the sound of the night bird singin'
I wonder who he calls
My fingers hurt so bad it's got me grinnin'
And I wonder can I do it all
Hit a stretch of rapids in the rushing ragin' river
Looking out for boulders and falls
A woman she watches from the top of the canyon
Hopin' we don't drown us all
Chorus
Help me now, I got to slow down
Hear my singin' call
Hurt myself bad on a run through the desert
Threw a shoe and took a bad fall
Long for the peace that the ancients bring me
Murmur of the lowlands shut my jaw
Chorus
Everyone knows there's a price for the askin'
Some people buy themselves a doll
Help me sweet Jesus
I'm weary from the journey
I need to tell my brothers what I saw
Chorus
GENERAL PICKING PATTERN:
B -10----------10-----------09----------09----------|
E ----00----------00-----------00----------00-------|
E -00-------00--------------00-------00-------------|
CHORDS:
E -12- -12- --0- --0-|
B -10- --9- --0- --0-|
E -12- -12- --0- --0-|
E --0- --0- --7- --5-|
E --0- --0- --7- --5-|
E --0- --0- --7- --5-|
NOTE: On the picking pattern, any given second string note can be
replaced by a first string note. It is the sequence of first string
notes that makes this picking pattern challenging and interesting.
Listen to the record closely to hear this- the first string note is
relatively easy to pick out.