Tuning: E A D G B E

This song is basically just 3 chords + specific voicings / variations. He plays E normally, but the A and B7 are a little weird. If you're struggling, watching these videos closely/on half speed could help: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YvoVMtzof4U https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w5cMqD0WqYE Lastly, play this song dirty. It's ok to hit some strings/notes that aren't listed below. He plays loose. Here's how he plays the A (index finger bars D through E and pinkie is on both the E and B) e|-5-| B|-5-| G|-2-| D|-2-| A|-0-| E|---| And this is his B7 (basically a normal B7 but no pinkie on high E) e|-0-| B|-0-| G|-2-| D|-1-| A|-2-| E|---| Here are some of the most prominent fills/voicings in the song. (He plays other ones only once or twice but you can play the whole song with just these) E fill e|---0-------------0----| B|---0-------------0----| G|---1-------------1----| D|---2----0h2-0----2----| A|---2-0h2---------2----| E|-0-0----------2b-0----| A fill #1 e|---5---------| B|---5---------| G|---2------2--| D|---2-0h3h4-4-| A|-0-----------| E|-------------| A fill #2 (this is usually played after the above A fill, but not played every time) Again, index finger is barring from D down e|-------------4---| B|-4---4---4---4---| G|-4---4---4---2---| D|-7-7-6-6-4-4-2---| A|-----------------| E|-----------------| B7 step down to E e|-0---------------0--| B|-0---------------0--| G|-2---------------1--| D|-1---------------2--| A|-2-0h1h2-0-------2--| E|-0----------s4-2-0--| There are 2 more chords (call them G#m and F#m) that he only plays once, but you need 'em. They're played on the "Turtles All the Way Down The Line" verse. Again, the index is barring G#m e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--4------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|--4------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--6------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|--6------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

^F#me|-----| B|-2---| G|-2---| D|-4---| A|-4---| E|-----|

I've se^Een Jesus play with flames, in a lake of fire That I was standing ^Ain Met the ^B7devil in Seattle And spent nine months inside the lions.^E.. den

Met ^EBuddha yet another time And he showed me the glowing light with^Ain ^B7But I swear that God is there, every time I glare Into the eyes of my best.^E.. friend

[Refrain]

^ASays my son, it's all been done Someday you're gonna wake up old and.^E.. gray So ^Ago and try to have some fun, showing warmth to everyone B7 (walk down) You meet and greet... and cheat along the way

There's a ^Egateway in our minds that leads somewhere out there Far beyond this ^Aplane Where ^B7reptile aliens made of light Cut you open, pull out all your ^Epain

Tell me ^Ehow you make illegal Something that we all make in our ^Abrain Some ^B7say you might go crazy Then again, it might make you go.^E.. sane

^AEvery time I... take a look... inside that old and... fabled book I'm ^Ablinded and... reminded of... The pain caused by some old man in the ^Esky ^AMarijuana... LSD... psilocybin... DMT... ^AThey all changed... the way I see... A B7 (walk down) But love's the only thing... that ever saved my life So, don't ^Ewaste your mind on nursery rhymes or fairy tales of blood and wine It's ^Aturtles all the ^G#mway down the l^F#mine So to ^Aeach their own til' we go home... to other realms our souls must roam ^ATo and through... the myth that... we all call... ^B7space and ^Etime

************************************ | h Hammer-on | b Bend | s Slide ************************************

Sturgill Simpson - Turtles all the way down