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                             On My Way - Ben Kweller
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Tabbed by: Jeremy Koebel

Tuning: Standard

Listen to the song to get a more precise idea of the riff and strumming patterns and rhythm.

Chords:

G  - 320003
D  - X00232
C  - X32010
Bm - 224432
Em - 022000

This is a very simple, catchy, and fun tune to play. At the beginning of each verse, Ben 
a run on the E string which goes into a G chord followed by strumming.

Run:

E|-0-2-3
E|---wa| nt
E|-0-2-3
   He--wouldn't

Riff # 1:

E|2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-8-8-------------|
B|3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-------------|
G|2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-------------|
D|0-0-0-0-0-0-x-x-x-x-x-x-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-------------|
A|0-0-0-0-0-0-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-------------|
E|x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x------0-2-3--|


[Verse 1]

    G                D             G               D
I want to kill this man, but he turned around and ran
      C              D              C         D
I'll kill him with karate that I learned in Japan
      G              D         G               D
He wouldn't see my face, I wouldn't leave a trace.
     C              D               C            D
I wouldn't use a bullet, cause a bullet's a disgrace.


[Chorus]

Em         Bm                Em                Bm
Aw, Mom I never thought that I was a murdering man
       C               G      C               G
But tonight I'm on my way, tonight I'm on my way


[Verse 2]

                G           D          G            D
There's this drawer that I know, in a house up the road
        C         D              C      D
That's full of things that are easily sold
           G         D           G               D
When they go out of town I could go and snoop around
      C          D              C             D
And make myself rich, off the things that I found


[Chorus]

Em         Bm                Em               Bm
Aw, Mom I never thought that I was a stealing man
       C               G      C               G
But tonight I'm on my way, tonight I'm on my way

[Verse 3]

         G              D         G              D
I was sitting on the bleacher, staring at the speaker
  C           D           C            D
Reading his lips, but I could not understand
       G           D          G              D
So I opened up my ears and clearly I could hear
        C       D         C                D
This detailed story all about a grain of sand


[Chorus]

Em          Bm              Em             Bm
Aw, Mom I always dreamt of being a good listener
      C               G      C               G
So tonight I'm on my way, tonight I'm on my way


[Verse 4]

              G             D         G                D
There's this kid you gotta meet, he lives across the street
          C          D           C          D
Hes got spirit and heart, we're ten years apart
       G         D             G            D
He is up for anything, he can hang with anyone
     C               D                  C         D
He still likes the things, we used to think were fun


[Chorus]

Em         Bm                Em               Bm
Aw, mom I never thought that I could have a friend
      C               G      C               G
But tonight I'm on my way, tonight I'm on my way
      C                G    C     (D, Riff)
Oh tonight, I'm on my way


[Verse 5]

         G            D              G            D
I'm in love with someone, who's as pretty as a flower
      C             D             C            D
Her life gives me power, so I'm buying her a ring
            G            D      G                D
She makes hats with her hands, she is such an artist
 C               D              C            D
I'm her biggest fan and I'm teaching her to sing


[Chorus]

Em         Bm                Em              Bm
Aw, Mom I never thought that I could love no one
       C               G      C               G
But tonight I'm on my way, tonight I'm on my way
         C               G       C     G
Ohhhh tonight I'm on my way.