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Show Me The Way by Styx
Show Me The Way
D - A - G
D G A D Bm Em A
1. Every night I say a prayer, in the hopes that there's a heaven,
D G A D Bm G A
but every day I'm more confused as the saints turn into sinners.
Bm D Bm E
All the heroes and legends I knew as a child,
G D A
have fallen to idols of clay,
D G A D G Em A
and I feel this empty place inside, so afraid that I've lost my faith.
D G D G
Show me the way, show me the way !
D F#m Bm A Em A
Take me tonight to the river and wash my illusions away.
D G D G - D - G - D - G
please, show me the way.
D G A D Bm Em A
2. And as I slowly drift to sleep, for a moment dreams are sacred,
D G A D Bm G A
I close my eyes and know there’s peace in a world so filled with hatred.
Bm D Bm E
That I wake up each morning and turn on the news,
G D A
to find we’ve so far to go,
D G A D G Em A
and I keep on hoping for a sign, so afraid that I just won’t know.
D - G D - G
Show me the way, show me the way !
D F#m Bm A Em - A
Bring me tonight to the mountain and take my confusion away !
D - G - D - G - D - G - D - G
and show me the way.
F# Bm
And if I see a light, should I believe ?
Em - A - A7
Tell me, how will I know !
+ F - G - F - G - F - G + F - G - F - G + A - G - A - G
+ instrumental = CHORUS lines 1 & 2
D - G D - G
Show me the way, show me the way !
D F#m Bm A Em - A
Take me tonight to the river and wash my illusions away.
D - G D - G
Show me the way, show me the way !
D F#m Bm A Em A
Give me the strength and the courage,to believe that I’ll get there someday.
D - G - D - G - D - G - D - G
and, please, show me the way.
+ D - G - D - A
D G A D Bm Em A
+ Every night I say a prayer, in the hopes that there's a heaven,
(orig. = capo 4th)
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version 2
b = bend
r = release
~ = hold, vibrato
tr = trill
h = hammer on
p = pull off
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Verse:
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F# Abmin Bbmin Ebmin B
Ever night I say a prayer, in the hopes that
C#
there's a heaven
F# Abmin Bbmin Ebmin B
but everyday I'm more confused as the saints
C#
turn into sinners
Ebmin*** (This is a walkdown with Ebmin)
All the heroes and legends I knew as a child
B C#
have fallen to idols of clay
F# Abmin Bmin Ebmin B
And I feel this empty space inside, so afraid
C#
that I've lost my faith
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Chorus:
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F# C# B
Show me the way
F# C# B
Show me the way
F# Bbmin Ebmin
Take me tonight to the river and wash my
Abmin C#
illusions away
F#
show me the way
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Then just play another verse and switch on the distortion, cuz here comes the best parts :)
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Chorus:
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e|----------------------------| }
b|----------------------------| }
g|---------------6------4-----| }
d|--4------------6------4-----| }x2
a|--4------------4------2-----| }
e|--2-------------------------| }
}
Show me the way ________________________ }
e|--------------------------------------------------|
b|--------------------------------------------------|
g|--------------------------------------------------|
d|--------------------6------6---8---9---11---------|
a|--/9---8---6---4----6------6---8---9---11---------|
e|--------------------4------4---6---7---9----------|
Take me tonight...... . . .
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Guitar riff:
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e|--16b18~~~~~~~--16b18r16-14~~--------------------------|
b|--------------------------------/16-14---12tr14--11~~~~|
g|-------------------------------------------------------|
d|-------------------------------------------------------|
a|-------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------|
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The interlude that seemingly changes keys:
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Bb Ebmin-C#-B
And if I see a light, should I believe
Abmin C#
Tell me how will I know
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Mini acoustic solo:
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e---------------------------------------------12-|
b----9---9-11---11--13-14-13-11---9---13-14-11---|
g------------------------------------------------|
d------------------------------------------------|
a------------------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------------------|
e-------------------------------------14---|
b----9---9-11---11--13-14-13-11-13-14------|
g------------------------------------------|
d------------------------------------------|
a------------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------------|
e--13p12--13p12--13--12--13-14-13-12-13-12-13-12-|
b------------------------------------------------|
g------------------------------------------------|
d------------------------------------------------|
a------------------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------------------|
e--13-12-----------------------------------------|
b---------13-11----------------------------------|
g------------------------------------------------|
d------------------------------------------------|
a------------------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------------------|
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Solo:
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e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
b|----------------12b13------12p11-12~~~~-------------------------|
g|----------------------------------------------------------------|
d|-------------------------------------------11h13-11~~~~---------|
a|-------------/11------------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
b|--13b15-13b15--13p11--------------------------------------------|
g|----------------------13~~~~------------------------------------|
d|----------------------------------------------------------------|
a|----------------------------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
and then that small little run
e|-------------------------------------|
b|--------------------11-14-14b16~~--14|
g|--------------11-13------------------|
d|--11-11h13h15------------------------|
a|-------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------|
e|--16b18r16b18r16-p14-16-14~~--18-21-21b23-21b23~~~~--21b23-21b23-21~~|
b|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
g|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
d|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
a|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|--21b23r21-18--------------|
b|---------------21-19-------|
g|---------------------------|
d|---------------------------|
a|---------------------------|
e|---------------------------|
Then back to the chorus, which is played twice. Then into the outro, which
is just the first line of the first verse, so you would play this:
F# Abmin Bbmin Ebmin B
Ever night I say a prayer, in the hopes that
C#
there's a heaven
Chords:
F# Abmin Bbmin Ebmin B C# Bb
e|---2----| e|---4----| e|--------| e|--------| e|--------| e|--------| e|--------|
b|---2----| b|---4----| b|---2----| b|---7----| b|---4----| b|---6----| b|---3----|
g|---3----| g|---4----| g|---3----| g|---8----| g|---4----| g|---6----| g|---3----|
d|---4----| d|---6----| d|---3----| d|---8----| d|---4----| d|---6----| d|---3----|
a|---4----| a|---6----| a|---1----| a|---6----| a|---2----| a|---4----| a|---1----|
e|---2----| e|---4----| e|--------| e|--------| e|--------| e|--------| e|--------|
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version 3
Tuning:Standard EADGBe
Verse:
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F# Abmin Bbmin Ebmin B
Ever night I say a prayer, in the hopes that
C#
there's a heaven
F# Abmin Bbmin Ebmin B
but everyday I'm more confused as the saints
C#
turn into sinners
Ebmin*** (This is a walkdown with Ebmin)
All the heroes and legends I knew as a child
B C#
have fallen to idols of clay
F# Abmin Bmin Ebmin B
And I feel this empty space inside, so afraid
C#
that I've lost my faith
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Chorus:
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F# C# B
Show me the way
F# C# B
Show me the way
F# Bbmin Ebmin
Take me tonight to the river and wash my
Abmin C#
illusions away
F#
show me the way
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Then you just play through the second verse the same way. After that the
distorted guitar comes in.
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Chorus:
F# C# B F# (*) C# B
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------6----4-----------------x~--6-----4--------------------------|
D|-----4-------6----4-------------4---x~--6-----4--------------------------|
A|-----4-------4----2-------------4---x~--4-----2--------------------------|
E|-----2--------------------------2----------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------6---6/8----9---11---------------------------|
A|-----/9----8----6----4-------6---6/8----9---11---------------------------|
E|-----------------------------4---4/6----7---9----------------------------|
Then there's this little fill-in JY does
e|------16b18---------18r16------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------/16--14---12tr14----11~------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb Ebmin-C#-B
And if I see a light, should I believe
Abmin C#
Tell me how will I know
Next comes the solos. The first I think sounds best when played as acoustic with some reverb.
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------12~-|
G|-----9~----11~----11/13-13-14----13--11~------9~------11/13-14--11~------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------12------14~----12--11--12~-----|
G|---9~-----11~---11/13-13-14--13-11---14----------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----14-12-11-12-11-------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------13--11--13--11---------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------13--11~----------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----12b14~-----12--11--12-----------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------13b15----13b15---13---11------|
D|-------------------------------11--13--11----------------------------13--|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------16b18---16b18---16--14-|
B|----------------------------14--14b16-----16r14--------------------------|
G|--------------10---11---13-----------------------------------------------|
D|-------11--13------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|--------16/21-21-----21b23-----21b23---21b23----21b23----18--------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-----18------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--21----21---19~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~----------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Then the solo over the ending chorus
e|------16b18---18r16--14------21b23---18---------18-----------18---21-----|
B|----------------------------------------21--19------21-19-21-------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---21b23-----23r21~--------18--------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------21------21---19~----------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Here's the walkdown:
D#m D#m#7 D#m7 D#m6
e|--------6-------2--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------7-------3----------------------------7--------------7------------|
G|--------8-------3----------------------------6--------------5------------|
D|--------8-------1----------------------------8--------------4------------|
A|--------6------------------------------------6--------------6------------|
E|--------6----------------------------------------------------------------|
Chords:
F# Abmin Bbmin Ebmin B C#
e|---2----| e|---4----| e|--------| e|--------| e|--------| e|--------|
B|---2----| B|---4----| B|---2----| B|---7----| B|---4----| B|---6----|
G|---4----| G|---3----| G|---8----| G|---4----| G|---6----| G|---3----|
D|---4----| D|---6----| D|---3----| D|---8----| D|---4----| D|---6----|
A|---4----| A|---6----| A|---1----| A|---6----| A|---2----| A|---4----|
E|---2----| E|---4----| E|--------| E|--------| E|--------| E|--------|
Bb
e|--1-----|
B|--3-----|
G|--3-----|
D|--3-----|
A|--1-----|
E|--1-----|
(*)This is something that I think I hear and that I throw in the chorus.
It's a very quick and subtle pick slide.
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
| b Bend
| pb Pre-bend
| r Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend
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