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

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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

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—-|