Lorelei I the Mighty
Song: Lorelei
Artist: I the Mighty
Tabbed by: foundthvlvtsun7
Email: soccrrockr23@aim.com
Band Website: http://www.myspace.com/ithemighty
Tuning: Standard
In the actual song, there is a picking pattern to go with
these chords (as well as an extra guitar part), but strumming
them sounds fine too. You can watch this video to get an idea
of what he's doing:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G0tTXHGKm3Q
And if you find anything that sounds off, feel free to email
me or leave a correction in the comments.
Chords:
[G] [Cadd9] [Am] [C] [D]
|---3----3----0----0----2---| |---3----3----1----1----3---| |---0----0----2----0----2---| |---0----2----2----2----0---| |---2----3----0----3----0---| |---3----0----0----0----0---|
Intro: G, Cadd9
He [G]prays his eyes stay open on the [Cadd9]long and lonesome road
He [G]lives his life through daydreams of the [Cadd9]girl he had known before
He [G]laughs about his wasted life, turns [Cadd9]off the radio
There's no [G]use in being angry so [Cadd9]long as he makes it home
He sings "If[Am] I, [C]I could [G]turn this around to[D]night
I'd [Am]drive, dr[C]ive back [G]to my old town [D]life
And when [Em]I say that I [C]miss you, I [G]know it don't mean [D]much
But [Am]I'll see you again, my Lore[C]lei
[D]I, I[G] will, [Cadd9]I will"
He [G]pulls the brake of his big rig and gives his [Cadd9]boss his last regards
Takes a [G]Greyhound back to his hometown, to the [Cadd9]steps of her old front yard
He's [G]sent to Graveyard Boulevard, where he [Cadd9]finds her at the top of the hill
He [G]mouths the words "Will you marry me?" Her [Cadd9]tombstone reads "I will"
He sings "If[Am] I, [C]I could've [G]asked you out that [D]night
I'd have [Am]led a different [C]life, and [G]maybe you would be my [D]wife
But [Em]now I sit here [C]missing you, and I [G]know it don't mean [D]much
But [Am]I'll see you again, my Lore[C]lei
[D]I, I[G] will, [Cadd9]I will, I[G] will, [Cadd9]I will"
He [G]ain't scared of death, he greets the e[Cadd9]nd
He [G]ain't scared of death, he greets the e[Cadd9]nd
He [G]ain't scared of death, he greets the e[Cadd9]nd
He [G]ain't scared of death, he greets the e[Cadd9]nd
Well I[G] will, [Cadd9]I will
Well I[G] will, [Cadd9]I will
Well I[G] will, I will
Well I will, I will
Well I will
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