from the album “Journeyman”

Transcribed by Steve Garner ([email protected])

NOTES: This song was written by Eric’s friend George Harrison,

and it appears on Eric’s 1989 “Journeyman” album. The song

has several guitar parts, including a rhythm guitar playing

the chords, a lead guitar playing the fills, and a slide

guitar played by George Harrison. I have transcribed the

rhythm guitar part and some of the leads/fills.

Intro/Chorus:

|–/-12—8—–3–2–3–2–1————-|
|——————————-3–0——-|
|——^———————————–| (play twice)
|—-slide———————————|
|—-guitar——————————–|
|——————————————|

|–/-12—8—–3—3–2–3–2–1———|
|———————————–3–1—|
|——^———————————–|
|—-slide———————————|
|—-guitar——————————–|
|——————————————|

Verse 1:

You fly out as your smile wears thin

And I sigh, knowing the mess you’re in

And you know that you can’t get away

G C (play fill #1)

And you know you can’t hide it from yourself

Chorus 1: (play intro)

Lonely days, heavy heart

No escape, can only run so far

Verse 2:

I know something I ought to say

C G C F (play fill #2 after “here”)

Stuck here, trying to find a way (play fill #3 after “way”)

And you know that you can’t get away

G C (play fill #1)

And you know you can’t hide it from yourself

Chorus 2: (play intro twice)

Lonely nights, blue guitar

No way out, can only run so far

Lonesome tears at the bar

One way street, can only run so far

Verse 3:

Oooh ooooh, oooohh ooooh oooh

C G C F (play fill #2)

I pray that you might make it through

C G C F (play fill #3)

Those teardrops they now seem a part of you

And you know that you can’t get away

G C (play fill #1)

And you know you can’t hide it from yourself

Chorus 3: (play intro three times)

Fallin’ down, under par

Can’t get out, can only run so far

Lonely days, heavy heart

No escape, can only run so far

Lonesome tears at the bar

One way street, can only run so far

Ending:

Oooh ooooh, oooohh ooooh oooh

Oooh ooooh, oooohh ooooh oooh

Fill #1 Fill #2 Fill #3

|–0-0-0-1h3-3–|–0h1p0——–|–0h1p0———-|
|—————|——–1——|——–1——–|
|—————|———-2-0–|———-2—0–|
|—————|—————|————3—-|
|—————|—————|—————–|
|—————|—————|—————–|
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