Chords with lyrics
Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)
Key: G# minorG#m
Difficulty: Intermediate
Intro:
G# minorG#m
G#m
G# minorG#m
G#m
Verse 1:
G# minorG#m
Here comes a barrow
G# minorG#m
Rumbling down the lane
G# minorG#m
Some call him a thief
G# minorG#m
Some said he was insane
E MajorE
Straining in the darkness
C# minorC#m
Sleeping in the day
G# minorG#m
That's what they say
G# minorG#m
A augmentedA lifeless body
G# minorG#m
In a mothy robe
G# minorG#m
A augmentedA worn-out hat
G# minorG#m
And a perforated coat
E MajorE
Nobody's gonna miss him
C# minorC#m
Or gather at his grave
G# minorG#m
That's what they say
Interlude:
G# minorG#m A#mA#m BB C#C#
C# minorC#m
(or this tab, it's up to you)
C# minorC#m
e|--------------------4|-----------------------|
BB|--------------------5|-----------------------|
G+G|------------4---6---6|-----------------------|
D MajorD|----6---8-----------6|-----------------------|
A augmentedA|------------2-------4|-----------------------|
E MajorE|----4---------------xv-----------------------|
Chorus:
G# minorG#m BB
What's your name, vagabond?
F#F# C# minorC#m
Where have you been?
G# minorG#m BB
What's your aim, vagabond?
F#F# C# minorC#m
What have you seen?
G# minorG#m BB
Where do you come from
F#F#
And what do you strive?
D#mD#m G# minorG#m
Come tell me about a vagabond's life
Verse 2:
G# minorG#m
Ashes to ashes
G# minorG#m
The glow of thrombose
G# minorG#m
Leaves off society
G# minorG#m
He was one of those
E MajorE
Was living on others
C# minorC#m
Put all of us to shame
G# minorG#m
That's what they say
G# minorG#m
He walked with a limp
G# minorG#m
But he'd been around
G# minorG#m
From far east to west
G# minorG#m
With a northwind down south
E MajorE
He was rendered an outlaw
C# minorC#m
Was time to repay
G# minorG#m
That's what they say
Interlude:
G# minorG#m A#mA#m BB C#C#
C# minorC#m
(or this tab, it's up to you)
C# minorC#m
e|--------------------4|-----------------------|
BB|--------------------5|-----------------------|
G+G|------------4---6---6|-----------------------|
D MajorD|----6---8-----------6|-----------------------|
A augmentedA|------------2-------4|-----------------------|
E MajorE|----4---------------xv-----------------------|
Chorus:
G# minorG#m BB
What's your name, vagabond?
F#F# C# minorC#m
Where have you been?
G# minorG#m BB
What's your aim, vagabond?
F#F# C# minorC#m
What have you seen?
G# minorG#m BB
Where do you come from
F#F#
And what do you strive?
D#mD#m G# minorG#m
Come tell me about a vagabond's life
Solo:
G# minorG#m
G#m
E MajorE C# minorC#m
G# minorG#m
G# minorG#m
G#m
E MajorE C# minorC#m
G# minorG#m
Bridge:
G# minorG#m
Don't call it murder
G# minorG#m
How can you dare?
G# minorG#m
Turn around and leave
G# minorG#m
You shouldn't really care
E MajorE C# minorC#m
All cases closed and pauper's grave
G# minorG#m C# minorC#m
That's what they say
Chorus:
G# minorG#m BB
Rest in peace, vagabonds
F#F# C# minorC#m
Where have you been?
G# minorG#m BB
Rest in peace, vagabonds
F#F# C# minorC#m
What have you seen?
G# minorG#m BB
Where did you come from
F#F#
And what did you strive?
D#mD#m G# minorG#m C# minorC#m
Come tell me about a vagabond's life, yeah
G# minorG#m BB
Rest in peace, vagabonds
F#F# C# minorC#m
Where have you been?
G# minorG#m BB
Rest in peace, vagabonds
F#F# C# minorC#m
What have you seen?
G# minorG#m BB
Where did you come from
F#F#
And what did you strive?
D#mD#m G# minorG#m
The story of a vagabond's life
Outro:
D#mD#m G# minorG#m
The story of a vagabond's life