Follow My Way
Chris Cornell

Intro: G Bb G Gm

Verse:
Little one don’t be a fool, I’m a wreck when I look mighty
In euphoria I'm bruised, in confusion next I’m lightning
Chorus:
So follow my way, when I’m not leading anyone
Open and frayed, when you can see that I’m unsure
Out on my way, I’m only pure when I get lost
And you’re only needing, when you’re finding that I’m not

Intro

Verse 2:
You’re just looking for a boy, bathed in infrared and sunlight
I’m all polish and reward, when I’m confidant I’m hopeless
Just like everybody else, right before they fall apart

Chorus:
So follow my way, when I am falling from your heart
When I’m the pain, fever and sweet relief in one
Out on my way, though I’m not worthy of your trust
Follow me down into a swan dive, all eyes closed tightly

Solo: E Ab Em G F#

Lowly, slowly, now I know, I like where you go when you’re gone

Verse 3:
Warm your hands inside my veins, I might be contagious
Through oblivion I charge

Chorus:
Follow my way, when I’m useless to your cause
When I derail, calm in the patience of remorse
Out on my way, out on my empty open nerves
When all you know, is that I don’t know where we are
When all you know, is that I don’t know
Follow my way

Staring in the mirror with two borrowed eyes
Looking for a part of me that’s still alive
Waiting for my chest to fall ’n rise

Standing on the corner with my shirt tucked in
Summer turns to autumn winter turns to spring
And it all flies by
Like a speeding train

Dead wishes on a broken chain
White roses in a dead man’s dream
Down and out
With everything to lose
If these long dead wishes
Never do come true

Waiting for the night to come and chase away
All the flies hovering around my head
With my memories for a pillow
And all my regrets for a bed

Standing on the corner now I’m passed surprise
Yelling out a warning to some passer by
I stand just as god made me
And i lie down in disguise

Dead wishes on a burning lake
White roses for my soul to keep
Diving down with everything to win
If my long since sunken ship
Ever does come in

Down and down we all fall down
And that’s how ancient mountains crumble

Time keeps moving slower
Like falling from the sun
Come and knock me over
I keep getting up
Throw a line down to me
Keep hanging on
(Yeah)

Standing on the corner don’t apologize
You don’t have to bow your head or raise your eyes
Or pretend that you don’t see me

Dead wishes on a broken chain
White roses in a dead man’s dream
Down and out
With everything to lose
If these long dead wishes
These long dead wishes
Ever do come true

Down and down we all fall down
And that’s how ancient mountains crumble

INTRO:

VERSE:
Night falls while drunken angels
G D G Bbaug
Sleep by the side of the road
And I’m nodding in a stairwell
G D Em Bbaug
Just trying to stay out of the cold

CHORUS:
Circling around the drain
Can’t find my way back home
The road is long
And never ends
Dark is the heart that wanders

VERSE:
Light breaks in through the window
Takes a minute to know where I am
A dying blackbird
Gives her soul to the wind
On the roof of the house
G Bbaug
That I can see from my bed

CHORUS:
Circling around the drain
Show me the way back home
The road is long
And never ends
Dark is the heart that wanders

BREAK:
I’d crawl a hundred thousand miles
Just to see your two eyes look me over
I’d steal you flowers in the bloodshot light
Of the lonely hours on a moonless night

BREAK:
Yeah, just like a stray dog in the rain
I can run all night and get nowhere
I picture you out underneath the porch light

Calling my name all night
And waiting for me

VERSE:
I thought I heard your voice in the water
G D G Bbaug
As I walked by a fountain uptown
Now I’m an orphaned at the door of church
G Em Bbaug
Just watching the water come down

OUTRO:
Circling around the drain
Hope that I make it home
I never felt so far away
Dark is the heart
That wanders.
Ooooooh ooh ooh

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Tuning: EADGBe
capo 4. fret

Intro: E |E/G# |Am |Em/G |F# |F |

What have you [E/G#]done, my little s[Em/G]park?
Cursing my name ‘cause again I put you out
Falling a[E/G#]part, you tell yourself you [Em/G]are
Dreaming only of the ones who never dream of
Am Am/G F#ø B7
you.. never dream of
Am Am/G F#ø B7/F#
you

I’m y[G/B]our disappearin[E/G#]g one
Vani[G/B]sh when the curtain’s[E/G#] drawn
But I will come a[D/F#]gain, and [E/G#]you will let me in[C/G]
F Fm/C Bb C (E when chorus is repeated…)
And you’ll see I never disappear for long

Chords:
E E/G# Am Em/G F# F D Am/G F#ø B7 C G/B D/F#

e|0-----0-----0-----0-----2-----1-----2-----0-----0-----2-----0-----3-----2--|
B|0-----0-----1-----0-----2-----1-----3-----1-----1-----4-----1-----3-----3--|
G|1-----4-----2-----0-----3-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----0-----0-----2--|
D|2-----2-----2-----2-----4-----3-----0-----2-----2-----4-----2-----0-----4--|
A|2-----2-----0-----2-----4-----3-----------x-----x-----2-----3-----2-----5--|
E|0-----4-----------3-----2-----1-----------3-----2-----------------------2--|

[C/G] [Fm/C]

e|0-----1-----1--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|1-----1-----3--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|0-----1-----3--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|2-----3-----3--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|3-----3-----1--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|3--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

| / slide up
| slide down
| B hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note

CAPO: 3rd FRET

INTRO:

VERSE:
Time ain’t nothing if it ain’t fast
Taking everything that you ever had
And giving nothing in return
But a cold bed in the quiet earth

PRE-CHORUS:
But there’s a door in every cell
A pearl inside of every shell

CHORUS:
How hard can it be
To share your love with me?
How hard can it be
To rise with me each morning
How long when it feels like
We’ll live forever I fear
That time will hide the years

VERSE:
Life ain’t nothing if it ain’t hard
It’ll show you who you truly are
Knock you down when you get too tall
‘Till you spun around in a free fall

PRE-CHORUS:
But somewhere out there past the storm
Lies the shelter of your heart

CHORUS:
So how hard can it be
To share your love with me?
How hard can it be
To rise with me each morning
How long when it feels like
We live forever I fear
That time can hide the years
Like we were never here
So hold on tightly my dear

BREAK:
I’m not one to waste my time
Searching for some silver lining
Somewhere out there lies the stone
Lies the shelter
Of your heart

CHORUS:
So how hard can it be (how hard)
To share your love with me?
How hard can it be
To rise with me each morning
How long it feels like
We will live forever
But I fear
Time can hide the years
Like we were never here
So hold on tightly my dear

OUTRO:
Before we disappear
Before we disappear

NO CAPO

SONG: BEFORE WE DISAPPEAR
ARTIST: CHRIS CORNELL
TAB BY: DON CZARSKI
EMAIL: GUITARZAN7@HOTMAIL.COM

BEFORE WE DISAPPEAR
CHRIS CORNELL

CAPO: NONE

INTRO:

VERSE:
Time ain’t nothing if it ain’t fast
Taking everything that you ever had
And giving nothing in return
But a cold bed in the quiet earth

PRE-CHORUS:
But there’s a door in every cell
A pearl inside of every shell

CHORUS:
How hard can it be
To share your love with me?
How hard can it be
To rise with me each morning
How long when it feels like
We’ll live forever I fear
That time will hide the years

VERSE:
Life ain’t nothing if it ain’t hard
It’ll show you who you truly are
Knock you down when you get too tall
‘Till you spun around in a free fall

PRE-CHORUS:
But somewhere out there past the storm
Lies the shelter of your heart

CHORUS:
So how hard can it be
To share your love with me?
How hard can it be
To rise with me each morning
How long when it feels like
We live forever I fear
That time can hide the years
Like we were never here
So hold on tightly my dear

BREAK:
I’m not one to waste my time
Searching for some silver lining
Somewhere out there lies the stone
Lies the shelter
Of your heart

CHORUS:
So how hard can it be (how hard)
To share your love with me?
How hard can it be
To rise with me each morning
How long it feels like
We will live forever
But I fear
Time can hide the years
Like we were never here
So hold on tightly my dear

OUTRO:
Before we disappear
Before we disappear

e|———–4—–|
B|—–5———–|
G|——–7——–|
D|—————–|
A|–7————–|
E|–0————–| (x3)

[Verse 1]
AmE E7 E
I’m drinking dust
AmE E7 E
With eyes of rust
Am E Am/C C#m
Tonight my tears might stain your wings
So flutter [F#7/Bb]home
A E/G# C/GA7E E7 E
‘Cause you’re better off alone than with me
[Verse 2]
Am E E7 E
So hide your face
Am E E7 E
And tie your lace
Am EAm/C C#m
And butterflies across your cheek
Forget how [F#7/Bb]soon
AE/G# A7
You’ll become a fool for words when I speak

Flutter girl[Em/D]
CGm/Bb
You don’t want to know what I’ve lived
Cm/Ab G
You don’t want to take what I give
‘Cause I give nothing for free[Em/D]
C Gm/Bb
You don’t want to know what I’ve lived
Cm/Ab G
You don’t want to take what I give
G#7 A7 G G#7 A7E
‘Cause I give nothing for free

[Verse 3]
My hands are rough
Am E E7 E
And my fingers cold
Am E Am/C C#m
And your heart’s so young and so naive
To ever [F#7/Bb]feel
AE/G# A7
For a moment I might dare to believe

Flutter girl[Em/D]
You don’t want to know what I’ve lived[Gm/Bb]
You don’t want to [Cm/Ab]take what I give
‘Cause I give nothing for free[Em/D]
You don’t want to know what I’ve lived[Gm/Bb]
You don’t want to [Cm/Ab]take what I give
‘Cause I give nothing for free

EmAm/Eb C7 (x3)
EbAb7

Eb D7 Ab G7
I’ll tear your wings as I melt in your smile
Eb D7 A7
As I run all your colors away

Flutter girl[Em/D]
You don’t want to know what I’ve lived[Gm/Bb]
You don’t want to [Cm/Ab]take what I give
‘Cause I give nothing for free[Em/D]
You don’t want to know what I’ve lived[Gm/Bb]
Flutter [Cm/Ab]girl . . .

Standard Tuning

some minor changes where I thought there should be.
The chords may look scary at first but they are really easy,
in fact the hole song is not very much complicated.

Use a capo on the 3° (you can play it without it, but
with a capo it’s much easier) Chords are at the end.

Verse:
She can do [Em(maj7)]anything at [Em(6)]all
Have anyth[Em(6)]ing she pleases
The power to ch[Em(maj7)]ange what she thinks is wr[Em(6)]ong
So what could she w[Em(6)]ant with me? Yeah

Chorus:
But wait just one minute here
I can s[G7(11)]ee that shes trying to read me
[Cm/G]Suddenly I know

Shes go[G(5)]ing to ch[A(5)]ange the w[C(5)]orld [B(5)] -> x3
But she c[A(5)]ant ch[B(5)]ange m[C(5)]e
No she ca[A(5)]nt ch[B(5)]ange me

Bridge:

|—–|—–|—–|—–|—–|-
|—–|—–|—–|—–|—–|-
|—–|—–|—–|—–|—–|-
|2-4-5|7-5-4|5~~~~|9-7-5|4~~~~|-
|—–|—–|—–|—–|—–|-
|—–|—–|—–|—–|—–|-

Verse:
She has the da[Em(maj7)]ylight at her comm[Em(6)]and
She gives the n[Em(6)]ight its dreams, yeah
She can unco[Em(maj7)]ver your darkest f[Em(6)]ear
And make you forg[Em(6)]et you feel it

Chorus:
But wait just one minute here
I can s[G7(11)]ee that shes trying to free me
[Cm/G]Suddenly I know

Shes go[G(5)]ing to ch[A(5)]ange the w[C(5)]orld [B(5)] -> x3
But she c[A(5)]ant ch[B(5)]ange m[C(5)]e
No she ca[A(5)]nt ch[B(5)]ange m[C(5)]e

Verse:
[C/G]Suddenly I can see everything thats wrong with m[C/G]e, yeah
But wh[C/G]at can I do?
Im the only thing I really have at all

Bridge 2:

|—–|—–|—–|—–|——-|-
|—–|—–|—–|—–|——-|-
|—–|—–|—–|—–|——-|-
|2-4-5|7-5-4|5~~~~|9-7-5|4-5-2~~|-
|—–|—–|—–|—–|——-|-
|—–|—–|—–|—–|——-|-
|—–|—–|—–|—–|—–|-
|—–|—–|—–|—–|—–|-
|—–|—–|—–|—–|—–|-
|—–|—–|—–|—–|—–|-
|—–|—–|—–|—–|—–|-
|0-2-3|5-3-2|3-7~~|7-5-3|2-3-5|-

Chorus:
But wait just one minute here
I can s[G7(11)]ee that shes trying to need me
[Cm/G]Suddenly I know

Shes go[G(5)]ing to ch[A(5)]ange the w[C(5)]orld [B(5)] -> x3
But she c[A(5)]ant ch[B(5)]ange m[C(5)]e
No she ca[A(5)]nt ch[B(5)]ange me

Rake (from 1° to 6° chord)

|0—–|-
|-0—-|-
|–0—|-
|—2–|-
|—-2-|-
|—–0|-

CHORDS:

[Em(maj7)] [Em(6)]

-|0—-|0——–|0—-|0—-|0—-|
-|0—-|0——–|0—-|0—-|2—-|
-|0—-|0——–|0—-|0—-|2—-|
-|2—-|1——–|0—-|2—-|2—-|
-|2—-|2——–|2—-|4—-|0—-|
-|0—-|0——–|0—-|0—-|—–|

[G7(11)] [Cm/G]

-|3——|2—-|3—-|0—-|3—–|
-|3——|4—-|3—-|1—-|4—–|
-|5——|4—-|4—-|0—-|5—–|
-|3——|4—-|5—-|2—-|5—–|
-|5——|2—-|5—-|3—-|3—–|
-|3——|2—-|3—-|—–|3—–|

Power chords:

[A(5)] [B(5)] [C(5)] [G(5)]

-|—–|—–|—–|—–|
-|—–|—–|—–|—–|
-|2—-|4—-|5—-|—–|
-|2—-|4—-|5—-|5—-|
-|0—-|2—-|3—-|5—-|
-|—–|—–|—–|3—-|