G G+ B7 C C* D A Am |-3-| |-3-| |-0-| |-0-| |-0-| |-2-| |-0-| |-0-| |-3-| |-3-| |-2-| |-1-| |-1-| |-3-| |-2-| |-1-| |-0-| |-0-| |-0-| |-0-| |-0-| |-2-| |-2-| |-2-| |-0-| |-0-| |-2-| |-2-| |-0-| |-0-| |-2-| |-2-| |-2-| |-0-| |-0-| |-3-| |-2-| |-x-| |-0-| |-0-| |-3-| |-2-| |-x-| |-x-| |-x-| |-x-| |-x-| |-x-| He does this interesting thing with the intro. It starts as a G chord then you play a different chord with each up and down stroke. Here it is. v - downstroke ^ - upstroke E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---3---| B|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---3---| G|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0---| We'll call this G** D|-0-0-0-0-0-2-0-0-0-0-0---0---| A|-2-0-2-3-0-0-0-3-2-0-2---2---| E|-3-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-3---3---| v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v v Intro: G** x4 G** G** From the heart of the southern downs C C* Am D G** To the northeast London reservoirs G** G** From the start that landscaped my sound C C* Am D G** before I'd ever been to America C D G G+ C And if I knew anybody who played pedal steel guitar C D G G+ C I would get them in my band and then my band would get real far C D G G+ B7 but I was raised in middle England, not in Nashville, Tennessee C D and the only person in my band is me G** x2 G** G** A simple scale on an old guitar C C* Am D G** and a punk rock sense of honesty G** G** I cannot fail when I've come this far C C* Am D G** with no knowledge of midwest geography C D G G+ C And if I knew anywhere where I could drive in a straight line C D G G+ C for hours through the desert I'd drive for hours at a time C D G G+ B7 but I was raised in middle England, not in Nashville, Tennessee C D and the only person in this car is me G** Am C G and yes I'm in 4/4 time D Am and yes I use cheap cheap rhymes C G** but I try to make it sound my own Am C G and no I don't break new ground D Am many have traveled this sound C but I try to make it sound like home G O Rhythm Guitar G** x2 C C* Am D G** Lead Guitar (relative to the capo) e e s s s s s s s s s s s s e e s s s s s s s s s s s s+q E|----|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------| B|----|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------| G|0-4-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9---4---| 7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7~~~-----------| D|----|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------| A|----|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------| E|----|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------| q q q q e e h. E|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| G|5-------4-------2------5-------------| 4---2---0----------------------------| D|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| G[hold] Well I've been to Texas state G[hold] I didn't think it was all that fucking great C D and Nebraska is a bunch of songs G A All the way in Hampshire is where I belong C D G G+ C and I don't know anybody who plays pedal steel guitar C D G G+ C all the city roads are twisted and I do not own a car C D G G+ B7 I was raised in middle England and not in Nashville Tennessee C D and the only thing I'm offering is me. Outro Rhythm G** x4 Lead |-5-|-5/7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-8-|-8/10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-| E|---|-------------------------------|---------------------------------------| B|---|-------------------------------|---------------------------------------| G|---|-------------------------------|---------------------------------------| D|---|-------------------------------|---------------------------------------| A|---|-------------------------------|---------------------------------------|