Biography:
Joseph Fidler "Joe" Walsh (born November 20, 1947) is an American guitarist, songwriter, and rock musician. He has served stints in two successful bands, the James Gang and the Eagles. He has also experienced success as a solo artist.
A native of Wichita, Kansas, Walsh moved to Montclair, New Jersey and attended Montclair High School. He spent time in various bands playing around the Cleveland area while attending Kent State University, but came to widespread attention in 1969 after replacing Glen Schwartz as lead guitarist for the James Gang
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Other songs:
- Life Of Illusion
- Lifes Been Good
- Life’s Been Good
- Rocky Mountain Way
- A Future To This Life
- A Life Of Illusion
- Analog Man
- Birdcall Morning
- Bookends
- Comin Down
- Falling Down
- Help Me Through The Night
- Help Me Thru The Night
- In The City
- Lucky That Way
- Midnight Visitor
- One And One
- One Day At A Time
- Ordinary Average Guy
- Over And Over
- Second Hand Store
- Time Out
- Turn To Stone
- Wrecking Ball
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The song seems to be in an open tuning but this alternative version in standard tuning seems to work just as
fine.
[Intro]
Guitar 1:
C |G |F |C [RIFF 1]|C |Bm |Am
e|--0--0---3--3--3---1--1--1--1---0--| |------------------------------------------------|
B|--1--1---3--3--3---1--1--1--1---1--| |------------------------------------------------|
G|--0--0---0--0--0---2--2--2--2---0--| |-----------0------------0----1------------------|
D|--2--2---0--0--0---3--3--3--3---2--| |---------2------------0------2------------------|
A|--3--3---2--2--2---3--3--3--3---3--| |-------3----------0H2--------2------------------|
E|--X--X---3--3--3---1--1--1--1---X--| |------------------------------------------------|
C |G |F |C [RIFF 2]|C |Bm |C
e|--0--0---3--3--3---1--1--1--1---0--| |-----------------------------0----------------|
B|--1--1---3--3--3---1--1--1--1---1--| |-----------------------------1----------------|
G|--0--0---0--0--0---2--2--2--2---0--| |-----------0------------0----0----------------|
D|--2--2---0--0--0---3--3--3--3---2--| |---------2------------0------2----------------|
A|--3--3---2--2--2---3--3--3--3---3--| |-------3----------0H2--------3----------------|
E|--X--X---3--3--3---1--1--1--1---X--| |----------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2:
|C |G |F |C |C |G |F |C
e|-------8-----------------------------------| |----------------------------8-------------|
B|-----8---8------------------------35------| |-------------------------8-----8----------|
G|--b10------10--5-----2--5--2--5------------| |--9---------7------7--9-------------------|
D|------------------5------------------------| |-----7--10-----10-------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------|
*In between guitar 2 parts Riff 1 takes place, meanwhile guitar 2 remains silent. it only plays during the
intro chord sequence.
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F/C Fm [Riff 2]
Making no deposit, no return
F/C Fm [Riff 1]
Making the same mistakes, we never learn
G Am
All of the pain in those faces
G Am
Trying not to show concern
Am F/C
Spent and broken
Am G C
Like a worn out subway door in the city
*ReIntro without guitar 2 parts
F/C Fm [Riff 2]
Hanging in the closet, wait in line
F/C Fm [Riff 1]
When you go by the laws, you pay the fine
G Am
I'm burning the candle at both ends
G Am
Twice the light in half the time
Am F/C
Down to crawlin'
Am G
Feel like I'm falling
Am G F/C C
Oh & yes, the rain doesn't have to hurry in the city;
Am G F
Falls sadly to the ground
Am G F/C A
Rain doesn't have to hurry in the city
Am G F Am D Am D Am D
Only way to fall is down
E7*
Falling down
F C D X4
F/C Fm [Riff 2]
But still you're running in a race that can't be won
F/C Fm [Riff 1]
Aiming hard to fill the spaces when they're gone
G Am
Worn out shoes with no laces
G Am
Getting too loose to stay on
Am F/C
Back to crawling
Am G
Feel like I'm falling
Am G F/C C
Oh & yes the rain takes its time to fall in the city
Am G F
Falls sadly to the ground
Am G F/C C
Rain kinda of says it all in the city
Am G F Am D Am D Am D
Only way to fall is down
E7* F C D (Repeat Until Fade)
Falling down
F/C: X33210
E7*: XX0434
fine.
[Intro]
Guitar 1:
C |G |F |C [RIFF 1]|C |Bm |Am
e|--0--0---3--3--3---1--1--1--1---0--| |------------------------------------------------|
B|--1--1---3--3--3---1--1--1--1---1--| |------------------------------------------------|
G|--0--0---0--0--0---2--2--2--2---0--| |-----------0------------0----1------------------|
D|--2--2---0--0--0---3--3--3--3---2--| |---------2------------0------2------------------|
A|--3--3---2--2--2---3--3--3--3---3--| |-------3----------0H2--------2------------------|
E|--X--X---3--3--3---1--1--1--1---X--| |------------------------------------------------|
C |G |F |C [RIFF 2]|C |Bm |C
e|--0--0---3--3--3---1--1--1--1---0--| |-----------------------------0----------------|
B|--1--1---3--3--3---1--1--1--1---1--| |-----------------------------1----------------|
G|--0--0---0--0--0---2--2--2--2---0--| |-----------0------------0----0----------------|
D|--2--2---0--0--0---3--3--3--3---2--| |---------2------------0------2----------------|
A|--3--3---2--2--2---3--3--3--3---3--| |-------3----------0H2--------3----------------|
E|--X--X---3--3--3---1--1--1--1---X--| |----------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2:
|C |G |F |C |C |G |F |C
e|-------8-----------------------------------| |----------------------------8-------------|
B|-----8---8------------------------35------| |-------------------------8-----8----------|
G|--b10------10--5-----2--5--2--5------------| |--9---------7------7--9-------------------|
D|------------------5------------------------| |-----7--10-----10-------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------|
*In between guitar 2 parts Riff 1 takes place, meanwhile guitar 2 remains silent. it only plays during the
intro chord sequence.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
F/C Fm [Riff 2]
Making no deposit, no return
F/C Fm [Riff 1]
Making the same mistakes, we never learn
G Am
All of the pain in those faces
G Am
Trying not to show concern
Am F/C
Spent and broken
Am G C
Like a worn out subway door in the city
*ReIntro without guitar 2 parts
F/C Fm [Riff 2]
Hanging in the closet, wait in line
F/C Fm [Riff 1]
When you go by the laws, you pay the fine
G Am
I'm burning the candle at both ends
G Am
Twice the light in half the time
Am F/C
Down to crawlin'
Am G
Feel like I'm falling
Am G F/C C
Oh & yes, the rain doesn't have to hurry in the city;
Am G F
Falls sadly to the ground
Am G F/C A
Rain doesn't have to hurry in the city
Am G F Am D Am D Am D
Only way to fall is down
E7*
Falling down
F C D X4
F/C Fm [Riff 2]
But still you're running in a race that can't be won
F/C Fm [Riff 1]
Aiming hard to fill the spaces when they're gone
G Am
Worn out shoes with no laces
G Am
Getting too loose to stay on
Am F/C
Back to crawling
Am G
Feel like I'm falling
Am G F/C C
Oh & yes the rain takes its time to fall in the city
Am G F
Falls sadly to the ground
Am G F/C C
Rain kinda of says it all in the city
Am G F Am D Am D Am D
Only way to fall is down
E7* F C D (Repeat Until Fade)
Falling down
F/C: X33210
E7*: XX0434
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