#------------------------------------------------------------------------------## ANYWHERE IS BETTER THAN HERE (Mary Karlzen) ------------------------------------------- [I find it hard to believe an acoustic guitarist would _want_ to play B chords, but it doesn't sound like she uses a capo in this song.] Where I wrote "TAB," that means there's tablature for that part. EEE E One, two, three ins[A A E A trumental (TAB)] E E E E A TAB[A I ride the long dark highway, the sign says keep to the right ] E E E E A TAB[A I ride the long dark highway in the cool black of the night ] B B A A I know things have got to get better when I get there hold B B A - Asus2 'Cause anywhere is better than... E B A B ...here; Anywhere is better than here E B A B And where I'm going, boy, I don't really care F#m F#m B B 'Cause I've been there and I'll be there again E E A B (E) But tonight, anywhere is better than here with you in my sight E Ein[AA E E A A (..my sight) strumental; same as intro (TAB)] I'm riding fast and low, with his memory right behind There's a new life waiting for me, and I'm a-gonna make it mine And I don't care if the sun don't shine out there 'Cause anywhere is better than here Anywhere is better than here And where I'm going, boy, I don't really care 'Cause I've been there and I'll be there again But tonight, anywhere is better than here with you in my G#m G#m A A And I've never felt so strong and alive hold F#m F#m B Than to pack up, leave you, and drive gui[A A EA tar solo (TAB)] guit[FBm B B#m ar solo (TAB)] I ride the long dark highway, dawn is coming, I see the light And if I start all over, this time, this time I'll get it right Don't ask me where I'm going when you don't really care 'Cause anywhere is better than here Anywhere is better than here And where I'm going, boy, I don't really care 'Cause I've been there and I'll be there again But tonight, anywhere is better than here with you in my sight TAB Tonight TAB Tonight "=" is a hammer-on or pull-off; "/" or "\" is a slide. ["2b3" means bend fret 2 up a half-step; "3r2" means pluck the string while bent (at the second fret) and release back down.] intro: EEAA --------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| --------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| --------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| ----2---|4=6-------------|------6-6--4--2-|24----2-2-------|------------2---| 2=4-----|----------------|--------triplet-|--------------2-|2=4-----2=4-----| --------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . EEAA |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|--| |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|--| |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|--| |4=6-------------|------6-6--4--2-|24----2-2-------|----------------|--| |----------------|------7-7--4----|--------------2-|2=4-------------|--| |----------------|--------triplet-|----------------|------0-2b3-3r2-|0-| ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ verse riff (not exactly the same in all verses): AAAA |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----| |----------5---5-|------------5---|--5-------5---5-|----------------|----| |----4=6-----4---|7---6---4=6-----|----6-------4---|7---6---4=6=4---|----| |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|4/6-| |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----| |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----| ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . guitar solo: EEAA --------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| --------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| --------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| ----2---|4=6-------------|------6-6--4--2-|24----2-2-------|------------2---| 2=4-----|----------------|--------triplet-|--------------2-|2=4-----2=4-----| --------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . EEAA |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| |4=6-------------|------6-6--4--2-|/7----6-6-----4-|4-----2-2-------| |----------------|------7-7--4----|/7----7-7-----4-|4---------0-2-3-| |----------------|--------triplet-|----------------|----------------| ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . FFBB |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| |----------------|----------------|5---4---4---2-2=|4-------2=4=2---| |----------------|/6--------4-5-6-|6---4---4---4-4-|--------------4-| |----2-----7.----|/7----7---------|----------------|----------------| |4---------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . FFBB |----------------|7-----5---------|----------------|----------------|--| |----5---5-7b9---|-b9-----9r7-5---|----------------|----------------|--| |4/6---6---------|----------------|----------------|----------------|--| |----------------|----------------|----2---4-6---7-|7-6---4---------|--| |----------------|----------------|2=4-------------|--------4=2-----|--| |----------------|----------------|----------------|------------2b--|0-| ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ ending: EEAA --------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| --------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| --------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| ----2---|4=6-------------|------6-6--4--2-|24----2-2-------|------------2---| 2=4-----|----------------|------7-7--4----|--------------2-|2=4-----2=4-----| --------|----------------|---------triplet|----------------|----------------| ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . EEAA |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| |4=6-------------|------6-6--4--2-|/7----6-6-----4-|4-----2-2=4=2---| |----------------|------7-7--4----|/7----7-7-----4-|4---------------| |----------------|--------triplet-|----------------|----------------| ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . EEAA |----------------|----------------|----------------|--7-----5-------| |----------------|----------------|------------5-7b|9--b9-----9r7---| |----------------|----------------|----4-4-4=6-----|----------------| |----2---2---4=2-|/6--4-2---2=4=2-|4/6-------------|----------------| |2=4---4---------|----------------|----------------|----------------| |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . EEAA |------0-----0---|--0---0-----0---|--0-------------|----------------|--| |5---5---4=5---45|----5---4=5---45|----4---2-------|----------------|--| |----------------|----------------|------------4---|2---1-----------|--| |----------------|----------------|----------------|--------2=4-----|--| |----------------|----------------|----------------|------------2=4\|--| |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|0-| ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^