#342  by Dozin
 
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A                         D C#m Bm A Bm
But I'm here by the road, bound to the load
Bm                                         E
That I picked up in ten thousand cafes and bars
A                                            D C#m Bm A Bm
Alone with the rush of the drivers who won't pick me up
Bm                                         E
The highway, the moon, the clouds, and the stars 
 #372  by Guest
 
Wasn't Bobby using some different lyrics when they brought the song back in the 90's?

Fun to play, but typical Bob wierdness with the funky chords and rhythms. :?
 #498  by Felix Millan
 
Funky, or painful? To me, the start of the chorus sounds very "contrived" ("BTW, keeps on pourin" part)... I've played this in a Dead cover band, & I tell ya, someone always misses it (probably b/c we never practiced!).

Still, IMHO, sounds like Weir & Barlow concocted this, as well as some other sections of this tune. Shame, cuz other parts of the song I like :cry:
 #1798  by Hank Quinlan
 
D C#m A
Black throated wind, keeps on pouring in
Em C A
With its words of a life where nothing is new
D C#m A Em A
Ah, mother american night, I'm lost from the light
G D A
Oh, I'm drowning in you
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OK the formatting got messed up with copy/paste but I highlighted the missing chord in red. After listening to a loop of the chorus for 20 minutes, I'm fairly certain this is correct-- at least on the 05-03-72 Paris recording.

P.S. Isn't all original music "concocted?"

 #12244  by HOWEYMAN
 
Does anyone know the "lead rythm" line that is played over the acoustic part on the Ace version of this song?

 #12246  by strumminsix
 
HOWEYMAN wrote:Does anyone know the "lead rythm" line that is played over the acoustic part on the Ace version of this song?
Something like this:
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E|------------------------12-----10-----9-----7-----5--------
B|--10-----12-----14--------------------------------------------
G|------------------------12-----11-----9-----7-----6-----
D|--11-----12-----14-------------------------------------------
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------

 #12253  by HOWEYMAN
 
Thanks strumminsix. another question. Is this a Emajor line?

 #12254  by strumminsix
 
HOWEYMAN wrote:Thanks strumminsix. another question. Is this a Emajor line?
No. It's a play on partial chords playing the 3rds and 5ths.
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     A     G    A      C     Bm    A   G    F#m 
E|---------------------12----10----9----7----5-----
B|--10----12----14---------------------------------
G|---------------------12----11----9----7----6-----
D|--11----12----14---------------------------------
A|-------------------------------------------------
E|------------------------------------------------- 

 #12259  by HOWEYMAN
 
We are talking about the intro which is I believe
E Esus4?

 #12263  by strumminsix
 
HOWEYMAN wrote:We are talking about the intro which is I believe
E Esus4?
Huh? I was helping with the back half verse.

 #12266  by HOWEYMAN
 
Sorry, I don't think we are on the same page. Thats cool it's no biggy. :-)
 #12267  by BlobWeird
 
Felix Millan wrote:Funky, or painful? To me, the start of the chorus sounds very "contrived" ("BTW, keeps on pourin" part)... I've played this in a Dead cover band, & I tell ya, someone always misses it (probably b/c we never practiced!).

Still, IMHO, sounds like Weir & Barlow concocted this, as well as some other sections of this tune. Shame, cuz other parts of the song I like :cry:
It is a shame because I happen to love the whole song. Especially the chorus. I think it sounds raw as hell there lol Kinda hardcore in a sense haha. But of course the ending is the best part. 11/14/72 Amazing BTW.