<i>Intro:</i> ^ v ^ v ||-----3--3---------3--3----|| ||-----0--0---------0--0----|| ||o----0--0---------0--0---o|| ||o----0--0---0h2---2--0---o|| ||------------|| ||--3------------|| INTRO Recitation (over riff above): "I started out writin’ this song about . . . insert own music gods!" Notes: * each chord name below = one entire "bum-chicky-bum-chicky"; * (...sus4) = add sus4 to 2nd half of measure) * letters in are bass notes than can optionally be incorporated into guitar accompaniment verse 1: add sus4 to 2nd half of measures at will See him wasted on the sidewalk in his jacket and his jeans Wearin’ yesterday’s misfortunes like a smile-- Once he had a future full of money love and dreams (...sus4) Which he spent like they was goin’ outa style-- And he keeps right on a’changin’ for the better or the worse Searchin’ for a shrine he’s never found-- Never knowin’ if believin’ is a blessin’ or a curse Or if the goin’ up was worth the comin’ down-- = He’s a poet he’s a picker-- He’s a prophet he’s a pusher-- He’s a pilgrim and a preacher and a problem when he’s stoned-- He’s a walkin’ contradiction partly truth and partly fiction Takin’ ev’ry wrong direction on his lonely way back home. modulate whole-step up: (...sus4) (...sus4) verse 2: add sus4 to 2nd half of A measures at will He has tasted good and evil in your bedrooms and your bars And he’s traded in tomorrow for today-- Runnin’ from his devils Lord and reachin’ for the stars And losin’ all he’s loved along the way-- But if this world keeps right on turnin’ for the better or the worse And all he ever gets is older and around-- From the rockin’ of the cradle to the rollin’ of the hearse (or ) The goin’ up was worth the comin’ down-- He’s a poet he’s a picker-- He’s a prophet he’s a pusher-- He’s a pilgrim and a preacher and a problem when he’s stoned-- He’s a walkin’ contradiction partly truth and partly fiction / Takin’ ev’ry wrong direction on his lonely way back home. :coda riff There’s a lotta wrong directions on that lonely way back home. CODA Riff: 1 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 2 3 hold |------------|------------/2-----------|| |------------|------------/2-----------|| |------------|-----2------------/2-----------|| |------------2---4---2------|------------/2-----------|| |--0----2---3---4------------|------------0========0-----------|| |------------|------------|| home.

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À propos de la chanson

Cette chanson évoque le parcours tumultueux d’un homme qui, à travers ses échecs et ses luttes, cherche à trouver un sens à sa vie. Il se débat avec ses choix, oscillant entre les hauteurs de l'espoir et les profondeurs du désespoir, tout en naviguant entre le bien et le mal. Cet homme, à la fois poète et pèlerin, symbolise une quête de vérité et de rédemption, mais se heurte également à ses contradictions et à ses doutes. Le contexte se situe dans un monde où les rêves et les désillusions se mêlent, où l’espoir d’un avenir prometteur peut rapidement se transformer en un sentiment de perte. Les défis qu'il rencontre illustrent une réalité partagée par beaucoup, celle de la lutte pour donner un sens à son existence. C'est une réflexion sur la nature humaine, sur notre inclinaison à errer, cherchant un chemin vers la paix intérieure, tout en apprenant à accepter les revers de la vie.