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I'm On My Way Bass

(ver. 1)
Proclaimers
[INTRO]
  G#       G#       G#       G#       
G:--------|--------|--------|--------|
D:--------|--------|--------|--------|
A:--------|--------|--------|--------|
E:4-4-4-4-|4-4-4-42h4-4-4-4-|4-4-4-4-|



[VERSE]
  G#  
    I'm on my way from misery to happiness today    Uh huh, Uh huh, Uh huh, Uh huh
  D#
    I'm on my way from misery to happiness today    Uh huh, Uh huh, Uh huh, Uh huh

  G#       G#       G#       G#       D#       D#       D#       D#
G:--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
D:--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
A:--------|--------|--------|-------4h6-6-6-6-|6-6-6-6-|6-6-6-6-|6-4-3---|
E:4-4-4-4-|4-4-4-42h4-4-4-4-|4-4-4-4-|--------|--------|--------|------6-|



[CHORUS]
  G#                     C#
    I'm on my way     to what I want from this world
  G#                             C#
    And years from now,     I'll make it to the next world
  G#                   C#
    And everything     that you receive up yonder
  G#                        D#
    Is what you gave     to me the day I wandered

  G#       C#       G#       C#       G#       C#       G#       D#
G:--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
D:--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|1-1-1-1-|
A:--------|4-------|--------|4-------|--------|4-------|--------|--------|
E:4-4-4-4-|--1-2-3-|4-4-4-4-|--1-2-3-|4-4-4-4-|--1-2-3-|4-4-4-4-|--------|



[VERSE]
  G#
    I took a right   I took a right turn yesterday  Uh huh, Uh huh, Uh huh, Uh huh
  D#
  Yeah  I took a right   I took a right turn yesterday  yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

  G#       G#       G#       G#       D#       D#       D#       D#
G:--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
D:--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
A:--------|--------|--------|-------4h6-6-6-6-|6-6-6-6-|6-6-6-6-|6-4-3---|
E:4-4-4-4-|4-4-4-42h4-4-4-4-|4-4-4-4-|--------|--------|--------|------6-|


[CHORUS]
  G#                             C#
    I took the road         that brought me to your home town
  G#                           C#
    I took the bus          to streets that I could walk down
  G#                           C#
    I walked the streets    to find the one I've looked for
  G#                             D#
    I climbed the stair     that led me to your front door

  G#       C#       G#       C#       G#       C#       G#       D#
G:--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
D:--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|1-1-1-1-|
A:--------|4-------|--------|4-------|--------|4-------|--------|--------|
E:4-4-4-4-|--1-2-3-|4-4-4-4-|--1-2-3-|4-4-4-4-|--1-2-3-|4-4-4-4-|--------|

[BRIDGE]
  C#             D#               G#
    And now that I don't want for anything   (Oooh Oooh Oooh Oooh Oooooooh)
  C#             D#               G#                    D#
    I'll have Al Jolson sing "I'm Sittin' On Top of the World"

  C#       D#       G#       G#       C#       D#       G#       D#
G:--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
D:--3-6-3-|--5-8-5-|------3-|--------|--3-6-3-|--5-8-5-|------3-|--------|
A:4-------|6-------|--3-6--3|------3-|4-------|6-------|--3-6--4|6-6-6-6-|
E:--------|--------|4-------|4-4-6---|--------|--------|4-------|--------|


[VERSE]
  G#  
    I'll do my best       I'll do my best to do the best I can

    Uh huh, Uh huh, Uh huh, Uh huh, Yeah
  D#
    I'll do my best       I'll do my best to do the best I can

    Ah, ah, ah, ah

  G#       G#       G#       G#       D#       D#       D#       D#
G:--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
D:--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
A:--------|--------|--------|-------4h6-6-6-6-|6-6-6-6-|6-6-6-6-|6-4-3---|
E:4-4-4-4-|4-4-4-42h4-4-4-4-|4-4-4-4-|--------|--------|--------|------6-|

[CHORUS]
  G#                           C#
    To keep my feet       from jumping from the ground, dear
  G#                           C#
    To keep my heart      from jumping through my mouth, dear
  G#                          C#   
    To keep the past,     the past but not the present
  G#                           D#
    To try and learn,     will you teach me a lesson?
  
  G#       C#       G#       C#       G#       C#       G#       D#
G:--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
D:--------|--------|------1-|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
A:----1-3-|4-------|----1---|4-------|----1-3-|4-------|----3-4-|6-6-6-6-|
E:4-4-----|--1-2-3-|4-4-----|--1-2-3-|4-4-----|--1-2-3-|4-4-----|--------|


[BRIDGE]
  C#             D#               G#
    And now that I don't want for anything   (Oooh Oooh Oooh Oooh Oooooooh)
  C#             D#               G#                    D#
    I'll have Al Jolson sing "I'm Sittin' On Top of the World"

  C#       D#       G#       G#       C#       D#       G#       D#       D#
G:--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
D:--3-6-3-|--5-8-5-|------3-|--------|--3-6-3-|--5-8-5-|--------|--------|--------|
A:4-------|6-------|--3-6--3|------3-|4-------|6-------|----3-4-|6-6-6-6-|6-4-3---|
E:--------|--------|4-------|4-4-6---|--------|--------|4-6-----|--------|------6-|

[VERSE]
  G#  
    I'm on my way from misery to happiness today    Uh huh, Uh huh, Uh huh, Uh huh
  D#
    I'm on my way from misery to happiness today    Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

  G#       G#       G#       G#       D#       D#       D#       D#
G:--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
D:--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
A:--------|--------|--------|-------4h6-6-6-6-|6-6-6-6-|6-6-6-6-|6-4-3---|
E:4-4-4-4-|4-4-4-42h4-4-4-4-|4-4-4-4-|--------|--------|--------|------6-|

[CODA]
  G#                     C#
    I'm on my way     to what I want from this world
  G#                             C#
    And years from now,     I'll make it to the next world
  G#                   C#
    And everything     that you receive up yonder
  G#                        C#
    Is what you gave     to me the day I wandered

  G#       C#       G#       C#       G#       C#       G#       C#
G:--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
D:--------|--------|------1-|--------|--------|--------|--------|--3-6-3-|
A:----1-3-|4-------|----1---|4-------|----1-3-|4-------|----1-3-|4-------|
E:4-4-----|--1-2-3-|4-4-----|--1-2-3-|4-4-----|--1-2-3-|4-4-----|--------|

  G#                     C#
    I'm on my way     to what I want from this world
  G#                             C#
    And years from now,     I'll make it to the next world
  G#                   C#
    And everything     that you receive up yonder
  G#                        D# (let ring...)
    Is what you gave     to me the day I wandered

  G#       C#       G#       C#       G#       C#       G#       D#
G:--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
D:--------|--------|--------|--3-6-3-|--------|--------|------3-|--------|
A:----1-3-|4-------|--3-6-3-|4-------|----1-3-|4-------|--3-6--4|6~~~~~~~|
E:4-4-----|--1-2-3-|4-------|--------|4-4-----|--1-2-3-|4-------|--------|

  I'm on my way...  I'm on my way...  I'm on my way...  I'm on my way...
  G#       G#       G#       G#       G#       G#       G#       G#
G:--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
D:--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
A:--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
E:4-4-4-4-|4-4-4-42h4-4-4-4-|4-4-4-42h4-4-4-4-|4-4-4-42h4-4-4-4-|4-4-4-4-|
            
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