"40 YEARS IN THE WILDERNESS" Bruce Cockburn - Drawings: Gullerud Chords
Tempo:
68.2 bpm
Chords used:
G
C
Am
D
A
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[G]
[A]
[G]
[C] [G] 40 [C] [G]
years in the wilderness, getting to know the beasts, projected and reflected on the
greatest and the least.
40 years of days and nights, angels hovering near, kept me moving forward though the way
was far from clear.
And they said, take off your load, run south to the [C] road, turn to the setting sun.
[Am]
Sun going down, got to cover some ground [G] before everything [Bm] comes undone.
[G] Take off your load, run south to the [C] road, turn to the setting sun.
[Am]
Sun going down, got to cover some ground [G] before everything comes [D] undone, [C] comes undone.
[G]
40 years in the wilderness, dancing with the flies, dazzled by the visions [C] rolling out
before my [G] eyes.
Angel-made graffiti, demons in disguise.
You could trade away your birthright for [C] another day of supplies.
[G] Or you could take off your load, run south to [C] the road, turn to the setting sun.
[Am]
Sun going down, got to cover some [G] ground before everything [D] comes [G] undone.
Take off your load, run south to [C] the road, turn to the setting sun.
[Am]
Sun going down, got to cover some [G] ground before everything comes [D] undone, [C] comes undone.
[G]
[C] [G]
[C] [G]
Rising with the height of land, falling with the crowd.
Spirits in the scouring wind [C] called my name out loud.
[G] Said you could go to heaven, you could go to hell.
You could hang out in [C] between in the place you know so well.
Or [G] you could take off your load, run south to [C] the road, turn to the setting sun.
[Am]
Sun going down, got to cover some [G] ground before everything comes undone.
Take off your load, run south to the [C] road, turn to the setting sun.
[Am]
Sun going down, got to cover some [G] ground before everything [D] comes undone, [C] comes undone.
[G] [Bb]
[A]
[G]
[C] [G] 40 [C] [G]
years in the wilderness, getting to know the beasts, projected and reflected on the
greatest and the least.
40 years of days and nights, angels hovering near, kept me moving forward though the way
was far from clear.
And they said, take off your load, run south to the [C] road, turn to the setting sun.
[Am]
Sun going down, got to cover some ground [G] before everything [Bm] comes undone.
[G] Take off your load, run south to the [C] road, turn to the setting sun.
[Am]
Sun going down, got to cover some ground [G] before everything comes [D] undone, [C] comes undone.
[G]
40 years in the wilderness, dancing with the flies, dazzled by the visions [C] rolling out
before my [G] eyes.
Angel-made graffiti, demons in disguise.
You could trade away your birthright for [C] another day of supplies.
[G] Or you could take off your load, run south to [C] the road, turn to the setting sun.
[Am]
Sun going down, got to cover some [G] ground before everything [D] comes [G] undone.
Take off your load, run south to [C] the road, turn to the setting sun.
[Am]
Sun going down, got to cover some [G] ground before everything comes [D] undone, [C] comes undone.
[G]
[C] [G]
[C] [G]
Rising with the height of land, falling with the crowd.
Spirits in the scouring wind [C] called my name out loud.
[G] Said you could go to heaven, you could go to hell.
You could hang out in [C] between in the place you know so well.
Or [G] you could take off your load, run south to [C] the road, turn to the setting sun.
[Am]
Sun going down, got to cover some [G] ground before everything comes undone.
Take off your load, run south to the [C] road, turn to the setting sun.
[Am]
Sun going down, got to cover some [G] ground before everything [D] comes undone, [C] comes undone.
[G] [Bb]
Key:
G
C
Am
D
A
G
C
Am
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] 40 [C] _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
years in the wilderness, getting to know the beasts, projected and reflected on the
greatest and the least. _
40 years of days and nights, angels hovering near, kept me moving forward though the way
was far from clear.
And they said, take off your load, run south to the [C] road, turn to the setting sun.
[Am]
Sun going down, got to cover some ground [G] before everything [Bm] comes undone.
[G] Take off your load, run south to the [C] road, turn to the setting sun.
[Am]
Sun going down, got to cover some ground [G] before everything comes [D] undone, [C] comes undone.
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _
40 years in the wilderness, dancing with the flies, dazzled by the visions [C] rolling out
before my [G] eyes.
Angel-made graffiti, demons in disguise.
You could trade away your birthright for [C] another day of supplies.
[G] Or you could take off your load, run south to [C] the road, turn to the setting sun.
[Am]
Sun going down, got to cover some [G] ground before everything [D] comes [G] undone.
Take off your load, run south to [C] the road, turn to the setting sun.
[Am]
Sun going down, got to cover some [G] ground before everything comes [D] undone, [C] comes undone.
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
Rising with the height of land, falling with the crowd. _
Spirits in the scouring wind [C] called my name out loud.
[G] Said you could go to heaven, _ you could go to hell.
You could hang out in [C] between in the place you know so well.
Or [G] you could take off your load, run south to [C] the road, turn to the setting sun.
[Am]
Sun going down, got to cover some [G] ground before everything comes undone.
Take off your load, run south to the [C] road, turn to the setting sun.
[Am]
Sun going down, got to cover some [G] ground before everything [D] comes undone, [C] comes undone.
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] 40 [C] _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
years in the wilderness, getting to know the beasts, projected and reflected on the
greatest and the least. _
40 years of days and nights, angels hovering near, kept me moving forward though the way
was far from clear.
And they said, take off your load, run south to the [C] road, turn to the setting sun.
[Am]
Sun going down, got to cover some ground [G] before everything [Bm] comes undone.
[G] Take off your load, run south to the [C] road, turn to the setting sun.
[Am]
Sun going down, got to cover some ground [G] before everything comes [D] undone, [C] comes undone.
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _
40 years in the wilderness, dancing with the flies, dazzled by the visions [C] rolling out
before my [G] eyes.
Angel-made graffiti, demons in disguise.
You could trade away your birthright for [C] another day of supplies.
[G] Or you could take off your load, run south to [C] the road, turn to the setting sun.
[Am]
Sun going down, got to cover some [G] ground before everything [D] comes [G] undone.
Take off your load, run south to [C] the road, turn to the setting sun.
[Am]
Sun going down, got to cover some [G] ground before everything comes [D] undone, [C] comes undone.
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
Rising with the height of land, falling with the crowd. _
Spirits in the scouring wind [C] called my name out loud.
[G] Said you could go to heaven, _ you could go to hell.
You could hang out in [C] between in the place you know so well.
Or [G] you could take off your load, run south to [C] the road, turn to the setting sun.
[Am]
Sun going down, got to cover some [G] ground before everything comes undone.
Take off your load, run south to the [C] road, turn to the setting sun.
[Am]
Sun going down, got to cover some [G] ground before everything [D] comes undone, [C] comes undone.
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
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