{c:For this song I believe in a capo on the 1st fret, at least in a solo acoustic tab, since the uncapoed version would be virtually unplayable. Both versions are included, though, with a list of suggested chords at the end.} A . Bbo . Bm7 . E E7 A . Bbo . Bm7 . E Eo E7 By and by, A . . . | . . Co I'm breathing a lover's sigh. . Bm7 Bbo Well, I'm sitting on my watch Bm7 E7 So I can be on time A7/G D/F# I'm singing love's praises Dm/F E With sugar-coated rhyme. Eo E7 By and by, A . . . | . . Co On you I'm casting my eye. . E7 I'm paintin' the town, Swingin' my partner around Well, I know who I can depend on, I know who to trust I'm watchin' the roads, I'm studying the dust I'm paintin' the town A /C# Co E7/B A . G#7 Making my last go round. . C#7 G#7 Well, I'm scuffling, and I'm shuffling C#7 A7 G#7 And I'm walking on briars C# G#7 I'm not even acquainted C# G#/B# E7/B . E7 with my own desires *) I'm roamin' slow, I'm doing all I know. I'm telling myself I've found true happiness, That I've still got a dream that hasn't been repossessed. I'm roamin' slow Going where the wild roses grow. A Co E9 : . . . : . . . : . . . |-----------------------5-|-7---575-------------------|-------------------------| |-----------------5-7-----|---------7---5-------------|-------------7--------/9-| |-------------5h6---------|---------------5/6---------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|------------------(7)------|-------6---9-------------| |-------------------------|---------------------6-----|---6h7-------------------| |-------------------------|---------------------------|-------------------------| grow A Co : . . . : . . . : . . . |-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| |-----7---6h7-9-----9-----|-5/6---------------------|---5/6-------------------| |-------------------------|-----7-------------------|-------7---------------5-| |-------------------------|-------9---7-9---7-------|-----------9---9-7-9-----| |-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| : . . . : . . . : . . . |-------------------7---7-|-7-------7-8-9-----------|-------------------------| |-------7---5-7---5-------|-----------------5-7---5-|-----------------------5-| |-------------------------|-------------------------|-5/6---------------5/6---| |-6-----------------------|-------------------------|-----7-------7-----------| |-------------------------|-------------------------|-------9---7-------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| : . . . |-5-----------------4-----| |-----5-----------4-------| |-------6-------5---------| |-----------7-6-----------| |-------------------------| |-------------------------| Well, the.... Well, the future for me Is already a thing of the past You were my first love And you will be my last. Papa gone mad, Mama, she's feeling sad. Well, I'm gonna baptize you in fire So you can sin no more I'm gonna establish my rule Through civil war, Gonn' make you see Just how loyal and true a man can be! (instrumental, fade out) If with myself I hold intelligence, Or have acquaintance with mine own desires (...) Bb . Bo . Cm . F F7 Bb . Bo . Cm . F Fo F7 By and by, Bb . . . | . . C#o I'm breathing a lover's sigh. . Cm7 Bo Well, I'm sitting on my watch Cm7 F7 So I can be on time Bb7/Ab Eb/G I'm singing love's praises Ebm/Gb F With sugar-coated rhymes. . . . Bb /D C#o F7/C Bb . A7 Making my last go round. . D7 A7 Well, I'm scuffling, and I'm shuffling D7 Bb7 A7 And I'm walking on briars D7 A7 I'm not even acquainted D A/C# F7/A . F7 with my own desires {c:Here's a tab of what the bass plays during the bridge. I've written it relative to the capo of the rest of the tab, for clarity. The bass obviously doesn't use a capo, though, and the (*) denotes the tone right below the capo... (i.e. the open, lowest string).} |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------3-----------------------|---------3---6---7-----7-6-----6-| |-4---6-------4---6---4---3-------|-4---6---------------------------| |-----------------------------4---|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|------------------------------ |---------------------------------|------------------------------ |---------------------------------|------------------------------ |---------------------------------|------------------------------ |-4-----------------------------3-|-4-----4-3-----3-2-----2------ |-----4---6---5---4---2---1--(*)--|-------------------------0----