Riff 1:
G1G1G1G1G1G1
Drivin' through the dessert I met a man
G1G1
He told me of his crazy plan
FC
He'd been walkin' there for twenty days
G1G1
He was gonna walk on for twenty more
G1G1G1
Said how 'bout a drink or a bite to eat
G1G1G1
Said no my faith is all I need
FC
Said then save me save me
G1G1
Mister walkin' man if you can
G1G1G1G1
You don't need to prove a thing to me
G1G1G1
Just give me faith make me believe
FC
Come on save me save me
G1G1G1
Mister walkin' man, if you can
FC
Come on save me save me
G1G1
Mister stranger, if you please
FC
Save me save me..
Riff 2: Emphasis on the bass notes. Dave kind of mutes/muffles the other notes with the beat
stranger... if you... please
e----3-----------3----------3----------
b----1-----------1----------1----------
g--------------------------------------
d--------------------------------------
a------------------------2--2----------
e-3--3--------2--2---------------------AmC
Or am I too far gone....
(Riff 1 rythm)
CG1
To get back home
G1
To get back home
(Riff 1)
G1G1G1
How 'bout you take a ride with me
G1G1
We could kill some or shoot the breeze
FC
Every whisperin' wind and second counts
G1G1G1
Oh maybe if you walk but you should drive around
FC
And save me save me
G1G1G1
Mister walkin' man, if you can
FC
Come on save me save me
G1G1
Mister stranger, if you please
FC
Save me save me..
(Riff 2)
Stranger if you please
Or am I too far gone....
(Riff 1 Rythm)
G1
To get back home
G1
To get back home
Riff 3: There's two ways to play this part. 1: the way Dave plays it and 2: the
way people with normal hands, fingers and joints play it. I'll show both but the
I play it with the second way and it sounds fine.
Dave's way:
e-----0--------0--------0--------0
b-----0--------0--------0--------0
g-----7--------7--------7--------7
d-----4--------4--------5--------5
a-----0--------0-----3--3-----5--5
e--7--7-----5--5-----5--5-----3--3
My way:
e-----0--------0--------0--------0
b-----0--------0--------0--------0
g-----7--------7--------7--------7
d-----4--------4--------x--------x
a-----0--------0-----3--3-----5--3
e--7--7-----5--5-----5--5-----3--5
(Riff 3)
I don't need you to stop the sunshine
I ain't askin' you to make water into wine
I ain't askin' you to fly
(Riff 4 starts on "me" and "you" on the same beat)
I'm just askin' you to save me
Riff 4:
GGFC
You might try savin' yourself
CGC
Why don't you save me
GGFC
You might try savin' yourself
C
As if the moon could
GGFC
Shine, try savin' yourself
C
I saw tears down...
GGFC
There, try savin' yourself
C
Why don't you save me, yeah