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Off He Goes Tab by Pearl Jam

Off He Goes tab by Pearl Jam

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Off He Goes

ok, this one's not too tough... basically three chords, though there are
some nice variations you can throw in if you want- i added in a
G/F-Asus2-Am pattern that can just be left as F-C-Am if you prefer...
and instead of playing Fs, you can play Csus4 (11033x)... that sounds
pretty good, too.

Intro
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---------------------0--1---------------------------
---------------------2--2---------------------------
--------3--2--2------2--2---------------------------
--0--3----------------------------------------------
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[repeat 2x]
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----------------1--1--1-----------------------------
----------------2--0--0-----------------------------
--------3--2----3--2--2-----------------------------
--0--3----------3--3--3-----------------------------
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F C

F C           F C                    Am
  Know a man... His  face ...
          F C                             G/F  Asus2 Am
Like he's riding on a motorbike...
       F           C                    F           C
So I approach with tact... ...
    F           C      G/F      F
But he's always moving ...
                             Am Asus2 Am                          Asus2 Am
Said he'll see me on the ....

          F C       F        C     F      C
He's been takin'...
            F   C  G/F Asus2 Am         F        C
with his perfectly un--...

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--2--2--2--3--2--3--2-----0--2----2--2--2--3--2--3--2-
-----------------------3------------------------------
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-----2--0-------------------------------2--0----------
--0--------0--0--2----2--3--2--3--2--0--------0--2--0-
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-----------2--0---------------------------------------
--3--2--0--------0--2--0------------------------------
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F C Am

     F           C     F C
He's yet to come back... ...
F C                F    C         Am         F      C
  Doesn't look the same up on the ....
F                    Am Asus2  Am                                Asus2   Am
I wonder 'bout his insides... it's ....

          F C              F       C       F      C
He's been taken... ..
            F   C  G/F Asus2 Am      F        C
with his perfectly un--...

[repeat chorus riff]

          F      C              F     C
And now I rub ...
F C           F     C              G/F         Asus2 Am
  Seems my preconceptions ....
    F        C
For he still smiles....
F C                            F        C           G/F  Asus2 Am
  Nothing's changed but the surrounding ....

F            C    F         C
And now he's home and ...
F              C      F       C               Am
Like we always did... my ....
        F          C                F            C
Until a quarter to ten...
F C                          F         C                G/F Asus2 Am
  He seemed distracted and I know ...
           F     C       F         C
Before his first ....



          Am (strum Am a few times)
E|---------0-
B|---------1-
G|---------2- x 2
D|-----3-2-2-
A|---3-----0-
E|-1---------

then
           F C C
E|---------1-0-0-
B|---------1-1-1-
G|-------2-2-0-0-
D|-----3---3-2-2-
A|---3-----3-3-3-
E|-1-------1-----

Then the rest of the song is basically just a combination
or F, C and Am chords. A classic "3 chord"-er.


There's also this little bit, or something similar.

E|--------------|------|--------------|-----------|
B|--------------|------|--------------|-----------|
G|--------------|------|--------------|-2-0-------|
D|-3-2-3-2-3-2--|-0--2-|-3-2-3-2-3-2--|-----0-0-2-|
A|-------------3|------|-------------3|-----------|
E|--------------|------|--------------|-----------|

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About this song

"Off He Goes" by Pearl Jam, from their 1996 album "No Code," features a fingerpicked acoustic guitar pattern played by Stone Gossard. The song's lyrics were written by Eddie Vedder about a friend who would frequently come and go in his life. The track also includes a subtle bassline by Jeff Ament and delicate drumming by Jack Irons. The song showcases Pearl Jam's ability to create introspective and emotive music.