Tuning: Half-Step Down (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) note: You can play the song with slight variations of the fifth chords Intro: E5 G5 A5 Verse: E5 G5 A5 E5 G5 A5 I stood down in the shade of the sun C5 To look for some better days G5 A5 A better day had not yet dawned E5 G5 A5 E5 G5 A5 Tried to cross where the water was wide C5 G5 A5 Thought I saw eden across on the other side
Chorus: C5 Oh lord G5 A5 Lord don't you hear me C5 Oh lord G5 A5 Lord can't you hear me Bridge: E5 G5 A5 x8 Chorus: C5 G5 A5 x1 C5 Oh lord G5 A5 Lord don't you hear me Verse: E5 G5 A5 E5 G5 A5 I stood down in the shade of the sun C5 To look for my woman G5 A5 My woman she was gone E5 G5 A5 E5 G5 A5 Kept a hammering away at the gate C5 I kept on knocking G5 A5 But I was far too late Chorus: C5 Woman G5 A5 Woman don't you hear me C5 Woman G5 A5 Woman don't you hear me end: E5 G5 A5 E5 G5 A5 I stood down in the shade of the sun E5 G5 A5 x4