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STORNOWAY - FUEL UP
Having listened to the live version quite a few times now, I still cant discern 
some of the chords, possibly due to a non-standard so these are simply 
approximations. Please feel free to post an edited version if you cant stand any 
minute inaccuracies! 
Enjoy what is a very beautiful song.
Capo on 4
       E   A   D   G   Be 
E     0-2-2-1-0-0
E6    0-4-2-1-0-0
A     x-0-2-2-2-0
A6    x-0-4-2-2-0
Amaj7 x-0-2-1-2-0
B     x-2-4-4-4-2
B6    x-2-4-4-4-4
B7    x-2-4-2-4-2
F#m   2-4-4-2-2-2
C#m   x-4-6-6-5-4
[Verse]
CEurled up in the back of the car,
9 Eyears old you dont know where you are
And your hAead's on the window, your eyes are just closed,
Theres a vAoice in the front and a hush on the road,
You're a pEassenger but your E6mind is travelling onE  E6  
OEpen your eyes and you're nE6ine years older,
HEands on the wheel and you're rE6acing on over 
to Alie with your first love, you cA6ant wait to see her,
You Aborrowed the car and you tA6hink you're the driver,
But Bnow you're the passenger B6to your own heart
and it Btakes you travelling, Atravelling on,
E  E6  E  E6
WEhen that moring broke and E6the sky fell down,
iEt went black as night, and E6the wind blew round,
And sAtole your directions, you A6lost your way home,
and you Amaj7felt like a passenger lA6eft by the road.
WEell I'll tell you the reasE6on you couldnt get home
'Ecos its nowhere you been, E6and it's nowhere you're going,
Home is Aonly a feeling you geA6t in your mind,
From the Amaj7people you love and you A6travel beside,
You may F#mfeel like a passenger, now you're the driver,
you've Bgot to go travelling, travelling on.
If you F#mbreak down, 
Its a Bcold, hard sB7houlder
[Chorus]
So fuel Eup your Amind,
And fire Eup your Aheart,
And drive Eon,F#m  
Drive Aon, drive onB,
And when your Edays are dAarker,
Put your Efoot down hAarder,
Drive oF#mn, drive onB.
[Interlude]
  E    E6   E    E6    A    A6    AA6, 
[Verse]
AEnd it's nine more years yoE6u've been driving now,
bEut tonight you're stumblinE6g through your own town
You met Aup with a school friend who's A6still just the same,
And you Atalked all the same shit you A6talked in those days,
and now you;re dErunk and you're sad for thE6e old times passing you by,E  E6  
[Bridge]
Well theres C#mno rewind so you might as well play,
While your Etime is rolling away.
Get F#mback on the road,
Its a beautiful day,
APick up all the friends you caA6n find on the way
And if you F#mlose direction they'll be there guiding you C#mon,
guiding you, Bguiding you on,
Cos' we're Aall going the same way 
Down this Blong road,
Yes were Aall bound the same way, 
Down this Blong, long road,
[Chorus]
So fuel Eup your Amind,
And fire Eup your Aheart,
And drive Eon,
DrAive on, drive Bon,
And when your Edays are dAarker,
Put your Efoot down haArder,
Drive F#mon, fuel uB7p,
And drive F#mon, fuel B7up,
And drive F#mon, drive Aon.E  

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Skill · find home

E major

This shape is home. Capo 4 makes it sound in Ab major. End the line on this chord.

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Fuel Up

by Stornoway

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 4 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Amaj7

F#m

C#m

STORNOWAY - FUEL UP

Having listened to the live version quite a few times now, I still cant discern

some of the chords, possibly due to a non-standard so these are simply

approximations. Please feel free to post an edited version if you cant stand any

minute inaccuracies!

Enjoy what is a very beautiful song.

Capo on 4

E A D G B

E 0-2-2-1-0-0

E6 0-4-2-1-0-0

A x-0-2-2-2-0

A6 x-0-4-2-2-0

Amaj7 x-0-2-1-2-0

B x-2-4-4-4-2

B6 x-2-4-4-4-4

B7 x-2-4-2-4-2

F#m 2-4-4-2-2-2

C#m x-4-6-6-5-4

[Verse]

Curled up in the back of the car,

9 years old you dont know where you are

And your head's on the window, your eyes are just closed,

Theres a voice in the front and a hush on the road,

E E6 E E6

You're a passenger but your mind is travelling on

E E6

Open your eyes and you're nine years older,

E E6

Hands on the wheel and you're racing on over

A A6

to lie with your first love, you cant wait to see her,

A A6

You borrowed the car and you think you're the driver,

B B6

But now you're the passenger to your own heart

B A

and it takes you travelling, travelling on,

E E6 E E6

E E6

When that moring broke and the sky fell down,

E E6

it went black as night, and the wind blew round,

A A6

And stole your directions, you lost your way home,

Amaj7 A6

and you felt like a passenger left by the road.

E E6

Well I'll tell you the reason you couldnt get home

E E6

'cos its nowhere you been, and it's nowhere you're going,

A A6

Home is only a feeling you get in your mind,

Amaj7 A6

From the people you love and you travel beside,

F#m

You may feel like a passenger, now you're the driver,

you've got to go travelling, travelling on.

F#m

If you break down,

B B7

Its a cold, hard shoulder

[Chorus]

E A

So fuel up your mind,

E A

And fire up your heart,

E F#m

And drive on,

A B

Drive on, drive on,

E A

And when your days are darker,

E A

Put your foot down harder,

F#m B

Drive on, drive on.

[Interlude]

E E6 E E6 A A6 A

A6,

[Verse]

E E6

And it's nine more years you've been driving now,

E E6

but tonight you're stumbling through your own town

A A6

You met up with a school friend who's still just the same,

A A6

And you talked all the same shit you talked in those days,

E E6 E E6

and now you;re drunk and you're sad for the old times passing you by,

[Bridge]

C#m

Well theres no rewind so you might as well play,

While your time is rolling away.

F#m

Get back on the road,

Its a beautiful day,

A A6

Pick up all the friends you can find on the way

F#m C#m

And if you lose direction they'll be there guiding you on,

guiding you, guiding you on,

Cos' we're all going the same way

Down this long road,

Yes were all bound the same way,

Down this long, long road,

[Chorus]

E A

So fuel up your mind,

E A

And fire up your heart,

And drive on,

A B

Drive on, drive on,

E A

And when your days are darker,

E A

Put your foot down harder,

F#m B7

Drive on, fuel up,

F#m B7

And drive on, fuel up,

F#m A E

And drive on, drive on.

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