Thumbing My Way chords by Pearl Jam

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Thumbing my way .....
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    by Pearly Jam Necklace
 
Tabbed from the wet slopes of western Kenya by Richie
'Rich' Herbert for Monsieur Cranefly aka Tall John.
 
If my guitar is tuned correctly (which I think it is)
then this is played with CAPO 1. Therefore, the D
chord played is technically an E flat, but we don't
need to worry about that. I have simply written a D (E
flat) as a D.
 
Here is the bass of the thing, to start you rocking.
 
e --------|-----------|--------
B --------|-----------|--------
G --------|-----------|--------
D --0--4--|--4--2--0--|--------
A --------|-----------|--2--0--
E --------|-----------|--------
 
(Bear this bass in mind when strumming through the D
section.)
 
Here are the shapes of the chords used in the D
section, and the order in which they are all played.
(I don't know what all the chord names are, so I'll
just make them up.)
 
D

 
e |---------|----X----|---------|
B |---------|---------|----X----|
G |---------|----X----|---------|
D |---------|---------|---------|
A |---------|---------|---------|
E |---------|---------|---------|
FRET   1         2         3
 
D add F#
 
e |---------|----X----|---------|---------|
B |---------|---------|----X----|---------|
G |---------|----X----|---------|---------|
D |---------|---------|---------|----X----|
A |---------|---------|---------|---------|
E |---------|---------|---------|---------|
FRET   1         2         3         4
 
D add E
 
e |---------|----X----|---------|
B |---------|---------|----X----|
G |---------|---------|---------|
D |---------|----X----|---------|
A |---------|---------|---------|
E |---------|---------|---------|
FRET   1         2         3    
 
D sus A
 
e |---------|----X----|---------|
B |---------|---------|----X----|
G |---------|---------|---------|
D |---------|---------|---------|
A |---------|---------|---------|
E |---------|---------|---------|
FRET   1         2         3    
 
D add B
 
e |---------|----X----|---------|
B |---------|---------|----X----|
G |---------|---------|---------|
D |---------|---------|---------|
A |---------|----X----|---------|
E |---------|---------|---------|
FRET   1         2         3    
 
A6 add D
 
e |---------|---------|---------|
B |---------|---------|----X----|
G |---------|---------|---------|
D |---------|----X----|---------|
A |---------|---------|---------|
E |---------|---------|---------|
FRET   1         2         3    
 
A6
 
e |---------|---------|
B |---------|----X----|
G |---------|---------|
D |---------|----X----|
A |---------|---------|
E |---------|---------|
FRET   1         2    
 

C bass G
 
e |---------|---------|---------|
B |----X----|---------|---------|
G |---------|---------|---------|
D |---------|----X----|---------|
A |---------|---------|----X----|
E |---------|---------|----X----|
FRET   1         2         3
 
The hardest part of this song is the D section, but
once you get it, it's easy. Refer to the bass bit at
the top and then piece it together using the folowing
chords.
 
D   D add F#       D add E / D sus A / D add B / A6
 
NOTE: When I write A6, you can play the A6 add D shape
first and pull off to create a twiddly-dee effect -
but don't over do it mate, you're not Kenny Rogers!
 

NB. I have had to remove most of the lyrics as requested, but I have put
blanks where the words should be, so print it out and fill them in! Good
luck Pot-pickers!
 
D                            D add B         A6
I have not been ____ _____ ___ left me ____ ___.
 
D   D add F#       D add E/D sus A/D add B/A6
I'm thumbing __ ___ back to heaven.
 
D                     D add B          A6
Count _____, _______ backwards __ ___ road.
 
D   D add F#       D add E/D sus A/D add B/A6
I'm counting __ ___ back to heaven.
 
G
I can't be free
 
                             C bass G
____ ______ ______ ______ of me.
 
               Am          G
If there ___ a key __ ___ nothing.
 
G
There's __ _____ __ right,
 
                              C bass G
But ___ ____ _______ good and bad.
 
     Am               G 
___ questions ______ here.
 
D                                        D add B     
A6
No matter ___ ____ ___ ______, _______ _ spring time
ahead.
 
D   D add F#       D add E/D sus A/D add B/A6
I'm thumbing __ ___ back to heaven.
 
D                                  D add B         
A6
I wish ____ _ _____ ____ ___ .....     I wish that _
had .....
 
D   D add F#  D add E/D sus A/D add B/A6
    Thinking about ______.
 
MIDDLE 8 bit (sorry I haven't really worked on this,
but I reckon it starts with this strange G add C chord
on fret 7).
 
G add C
 
e |---------|----O----|----O----|
B |---------|---------|----O----|
G |---------|----O----|---------|
D |---------|---------|---------|
A |---------|---------|---------|
E |---------|---------|---------|
FRET   6         7         8    
 
G
 
e |---------|----O----|---------|
B |---------|---------|----O----|
G |---------|----O----|---------|
D |---------|---------|---------|
A |---------|---------|---------|
E |---------|---------|---------|
FRET   6         7         8    
 

G add C    G
I go ____ my road,
 
________ ____ you'll have __ back
 
___ __ ____ ____ I realise,
 
____ ___ wrapped ______ my neck.
 
_ _____ ___ ______ next,
 
____ ____ lonely overpass.
 
Hang my head ___ _____ __ _____,
 
__ _______ car goes past.
 

G                                              C bass
G
All the rusted signs, __ ______ __________ ___ life.
 

              Am           G
Choosing ___ shiny ____ instead.
 

G                                        C bass G
I turned __ ____, ___ _______ __ turning back.
 

Am     G
Mmmmmmmm.
 
D                                        D add B     
A6
No matter how cold ___ ______, _______ _ spring time
ahead.
 
D   D add F#       D add E/D sus A/D add B/A6
I _____, ___ _____ okay, (I don't know what he's
mumbling on about here)
 
D                             D add B               
A6
I'm just _______ around, every once in _ _____ _ ___ a
ride.
 
D   D add F#       D add E/D sus A/D add B/A6
Thumbing my ___ ____ __ heaven.
 
D   D add F#       D add E/D sus A/D add B/A6
Thumbing __ ___ ____ __ heaven.
 
D   D add F#       D add E/D sus A/D add B/A6
Thumbing __ ___ ____ __ ______.
 
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