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Lost On Yer Merry Way

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Timing might be a bit off... chorus is better played with barre chords. I use open 
chords for the verse, but that's just me.
Verse:
        Em  CTrouble with a capital AmT
Tie him Emdown they said, but Ftired ain't for CmeAm  
(let this one Emfly) . . .F  
I Cwonder what they'll make of Amme
when I'm Emgood, and gone, in Fsong, in God's counCtry Am  
(let this one Emfly) . . .A  
Chorus:
AOff on a merry wayDm  
GOften alotta daysC  
ALost on yer merry wayDm  
GCause unrevealed and never knownF  
and never Eknown . . .
   E     F   C(G)  E(and so on -- timing is tricky)
(Instrumental)
End on C  
(Verse)
(Chorus)
Bridge:
CAll that I'm askin' tonEight
Is that FI make it back home aliAve
No explDmosions no crashes no Gfights,
I wanna get Fback home . . .
FBack home, back home, back home, back home tonEight
   E     F   C(G)  E(and so on -- timing is tricky)
(Instrumental)

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Lost On Yer Merry Way

by Grandaddy

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Timing might be a bit off... chorus is better played with barre chords. I use open

chords for the verse, but that's just me.

Verse:

Em C Am

Trouble with a capital T

Em F C Am

Tie him down they said, but tired ain't for me

Em F

(let this one fly) . . .

C Am

I wonder what they'll make of me

Em F C Am

when I'm good, and gone, in song, in God's country

Em A

(let this one fly) . . .

Chorus:

A Dm

Off on a merry way

G C

Often alotta days

A Dm

Lost on yer merry way

G F

Cause unrevealed and never known

and never known . . .

E F C G E

() (and so on -- timing is tricky)

(Instrumental)

End on

(Verse)

(Chorus)

Bridge:

C E

All that I'm askin' tonight

F A

Is that I make it back home alive

Dm G

No explosions no crashes no fights,

I wanna get back home . . .

F E

Back home, back home, back home, back home tonight

E F C G E

() (and so on -- timing is tricky)

(Instrumental)

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