Here are the guitar tablatures for the songs on the Crossroads album:
01. Crossroads
02. Bridges
03. Freedom Now
04. Material World
05. Be Careful Of My Heart
06. Subcity
07. Born To Fight
08. A Hundred Years
09. This Time
10. All That You Have Is Your Soul
CROSSROADS GUITAR TABS {'d' means downstroke, 'u' upstroke} chords: F, C, G, Am mainriff: E--------------------------------------------- B------1-1---------1-1---------1-1------------ G-2--2-2-2-0-------0-0-0-------0-0-0--2-2-2-0- D-3--3-----0--2--2-2-2-0-------0-0-0--2-2-2-0- A-------------3--3--------2--2---------------- E-------------------------3--3---------------- | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | d d u u d d d u u d d d u u d d d d d E--------------------------------------------- B------1-1---------1-1---------1-1------------ G-2--2-2-2-0-------0-0-0-------0-0-0--2-0-2--- D-3--3-----0--2--2-2-2-0-------0-0-0--2-0-2--- A-------------3--3--------2--2---------------- E-------------------------3--3---------------- All you folks think you own my life But you never made any sacrifice Demons they are on my trail I'm standing at the crossroads of the hell I look to the left I look to the right There're hands that grab me on every side All you folks think I got my price At which I'll sell all that is mine You think money rules when all else fails Go sell your soul and keep your shell I'm trying to protect what I keep inside All the reasons why I live my life Some say the devil be a mystical thing I say the devil he a walking man He a fool he a liar conjurer and a thief He try to tell you what you want Try to tell you what you need Standing at the point The road it cross you down What is at your back Which way do you turn Who will come to find you first Your devils or your gods All you folks think you run my life Say I should be willing to comprimise I say all you demons go back to hell I'll save my soul save myself
BRIDGES GUITAR TABS Introduction: C Am Fmaj7 G F F C All the bridges that you burn Am Come back one day to haunt you Fmaj7 One day you'll find you're walking G F C Lo-----nely C Am C Am C Baby I Am Never meant to hurt you Fmaj7 Sometimes the best intentions C Still don't make things right C Am C Am C Am But all my ghosts they find me C Am Like my past they think they own me Fmaj7 In dreams and dark corners they surround me G F Till I cry I cry Am G C Let me take this time to set the record straight Am G C Let me take this time to take it all back Am G C Let me take this time to tell you how I felt Am G C Let me take this time to try and make it right C Am C Am C All the bridges that you burn Am Come back one day to haunt you Fmaj7 One day you'll find you're walking G F C Lo-----nely C But you can Am Walk away Fmaj7 Be all alone G Spend all your time F C Thinking about the way things used to be Am If love feels right Fmaj7 You work it out G You don't give it up F C Ba---by Am Anybody tell you that Fmaj7 Anybody tell you that G F Anybody tell you that Am G C You should take some time maybe sleep on it tonight Am G C You should take some time baby hear the words I said Am G C You should take some time think about your life Am G C You should take some time before you throw it all away C Am C Am C All the bridges that you burn Am Come back one day to haunt you Fmaj7 One day you'll find you're walking G F C Lo-----nely Am G I ain't got the time C To sit here and wait around Am G But I got the time C If you say I'm what you want C All the bridges that you burn Am Come back one day to haunt you Fmaj7 One day you'll find you're walking G F C Lo-----nely
FREEDOM NOW GUITAR TABS [By David Ribeiro - Tracy Chapman - A Living Legend] Notes: Capo on 1. Introduction: G C G (Twice) Special Chords Formations B C(bar) E-2 E-3 B-4 B-5 G-4 G-5 D-4 D-5 A-2 A-3 E-2 E-3 (G) They throwed him in jail And they kept him there C G Hoping soo he'd die That his body and spirit would waste away C G C And soon after that his mind G C But every day is born a fool G C One who thinks that he can rule G C One who says tomorrow's mine D G One who wakes one day to find The prison doors open the shackles broken C G And chaos in the street C D G Everybody sing we're free free free free C D G Everybody sing we're free free free free C D G Everybody sing we're free free free free They throwed him in jail And they kept him there C G Hoping his memory'd die That the people forget how he once led C G C And fought for justice in their lives G C But every day is born a man G C Who hates what he can't understand G C Who thinks the answer is to kill D Who thinks his actions are god's will C D G And he thinks he's free free free free C D G Yes he thinks he's free free free free C D G C He thinks he's free free free free G Soon must come the day Em Where the righteous have their way B Unjustly tried are free C(bar) And people live in peace I say G Give the man release Em Go on and set your conscience free B Right the wrongs you made C(bar) G C(bar) G Even a fool can have his day C D G Let us all be free free free free C D G Let us all be free free free free C D G Let us all be free free free free C G C G G Free our bodies free our minds Em Free our hearts B Freedom for everyone C(bar) G And freedom now Em Freedom now B Freedom now C(bar) C G Freedom now C D G Let us all be free free free free C D G Let us all be free free free free C D G Let us all be free free free free C(bar) G (to fade-out)
MATERIAL WORLD GUITAR TABS [By David Ribeiro - Tracy Chapman - A Living Legend] Notes: Capo on 2. Introduction: Am C G (Along with Bass solo, twice) * B Chord Formation With Capo / Not counting with Capo E-2 E-4 B-4 B-6 G-4 G-6 D-4 D-6 A-2 A-4 E-2 E-4 Am You in your fancy C Material world Don't see the links of chain G Binding blood Am Our own ancestors C Are hungry ghosts Closets so full of bones G They won't close * *B Call it upward mobility Em Am But you've been sold down the river Just another form of slavery C And the whole man-made white world Is your master Am You in your fancy C Material world Create in your own image G A supreme god Am Your virgin mary C Your holy ghosts Claimed to be pure of heart G Have hands that are stained with blood * *B Call it upward mobility Em Am But you've been sold down the river Just another form of slavery C And the whole man-made white world Is your master Am You in your fancy C Material world Don't see the links of chain G Binding Am Our own ancestors C Are hungry ghosts Closets so full of bones G They won't close * *B Call it upward mobility Em Am But you've been sold down the river Just another form of slavery C And the whole man-made white world Is your master Am You in your fancy C Material world Don't see the links of chain G Binding (Repeat last 2 more times)
BE CAREFUL OF MY HEART GUITAR TABS e|-------1-------------0-------0-----------------------------| B|-----3---3---------1-------1-----------0-------------0-----| G|---2-------2-----2-------0-------0-------0-------------0---| D|-0-----------0-3---------------------------0-------------0-| A|-----------------------3-------2---3-3-------2-3-5-3-------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------| You and your sweet smile You and your tantalizing ways You and your honey lips You and all the sweet things that they say You and your wild wild ways One day you just up and walked away You left me hurting But I can forgive you for that now You taught me something Something took half my life to learn When you give all yourself away Just tell them to be careful of your heart Be careful of my heart, heart Be careful of this heart of mine Be careful of my heart, heart It just might break and send some splinters flying Be careful of my heart, heart Be careful You you you You you you You you you Took my love Thought you took it all You you you You you you You you you Took my love And now you're gone But I'm not breaking down And I'm not falling apart I just lost a little faith When you broke my heart Given a chance I might try it again But I wouldn't risk it all this time I'd save A little love for myself Enough for my heart to mend A little love for myself One day I just might love again One day some sweet smile might turn my head One day I just might give all myself away One day One day One day
SUBCITY GUITAR TABS [By David Ribeiro - Tracy Chapman - A Living Legend] Notes: Capo on 2. Introduction: G Am C (Twice) G Am People say it doesn't exist C 'Cause no one would like to admit G That there is a city underground Am Where people live everyday C Off the waste and decay G Off the discards of their fellow man CHORUS: G Am C Here in subcity life is hard G Am D We can't receive any government relief G Am C I'd like to please give Mr. President my honest regards D G For disregarding me They say there's too much crime in these city streets My sentiments exactly Government and big business hold the purse strings When I worked I worked in the factories I'm at the mercy of the world I guess I'm lucky to be alive Am They say we've fallen through the cracks G They say the system works But we won't let it C Help I guess they never stop to think G We might not just want handouts Am But a way to make an honest living G Living this ain't living What did I do deserve this Had my trust in god Worked everyday of my life Thought I had some guarantees That's what I thought At least that's what I thought Last night I had another restless sleep Wondering what tomorrow might bring Last night I dreamed A cold blue light was shining down on me I screamed myself awake Thought I must be dying Thought I must be dying
BORN TO FIGHT GUITAR TABS [By Jarde - jkoski@kannel.lut.fi] e---0--0---------- H---0-----3---0--- G---1------------- D-0-2------------- A-0-2------------- E---0------------- repeat 4 times D E ^^^ actually the bass plays the D and E but they can be "simulated" with this guitar picking. E B7 They're tryin' to take away my pride, C7 A7 by stripping me of everything I own E B7 They're tryin' to hurt me inside C7 A7 and make into a white man's drone C7 B7 E Oh no, oh no this one's not for sale C7 B7 E And I was born to fight B7 I ain't been knocked down yet, E I was born to fight B7 tell you I'm the surest bet, C7 A7 there ain't no man, no woman, no beast alive B7 E that can beat me 'cause I'm born to fight They're tryin' to dig into my soul, and take away the spirit of my God They're tryin' to take control and monitor my every thought Oh no, oh no I won't let down my guard And I was ...
A HUNDRED YEARS GUITAR TABS [By David Ribeiro - Tracy Chapman - A Living Legend] Introduction: C G F G F G C Cmaj7 C F G F C Cmaj7 C F G F C Bb (B flat) Chord formation: E-1 B-3 G-3 D-3 A-1 E-x(not played) G F Baby sweet baby Won't you please G F C Come on back home to me G F I've been so lonely G These few days feel like F A hundred years C Cmaj7 C F G F C C Cmaj7 C F G F Bb F G How you make me worry baby C Bb How you make me worry about you F G Here I am I'm knowing C Bb That I can't live without you Here I am thinking F G C Bb Someday we make this a long time thing F Here I am I'm knowing G C That I would do most anything F G C If you keep on loving me Baby Baby sweet baby I've been waiting Seem like waiting is all I do Don't say you won't come back to me And make me have to go aout chasing after you C Cmaj7 C F G F C C Cmaj7 C F G F Bb We get in a fight You stay out late You have no idea How much you make me worry baby Called everyone in town I think you know So come on now Come on come on Back home Baby sweet baby I'm a fool in love But I still got my pride too I'll wait a little longer I'll suffer for my heart Then I'll go find someone to worry about me As much as I worry about you How you make me worry about you Here I am I'm knowing That I can't live without you Here I am thinking Someday we make this a long time thing Here I am I'm knowing That I would do most anything If you keep on loving me Baby
THIS TIME GUITAR TABS [By Alon Drori - salond@t2.technion.ac.il] Capo 1st fret E||--------------------------|-------------------| B||--------------------------|--3----------------| G||---------------------0----|-------------------| D||----------------4---------|-------------------| A||--------0h3p-2------------|--3----------------| E||--0h2h3-------------------|-------------------| --------------------------|-------------------| --------------------------|--5----------------| ---------------------0----|-------------------| ----------------4---------|-------------------| --------0h3p-2------------|--5----------------| --0h2h3-------------------|-------------------| verse starts on return Emadd9 Dsus2,add5+ |---------------------------|-------------------------| |---------------------------|--7---8---7--5---5-------| |*---------------------0----|--------------------0----| |*----------------4---------|----------------------0--| |---------0h3p-2------------|--7----------5-----------| |---0h2h3-------------------|-------------------------| Cadd9 ----------------------------|-------------------------| --3----3-------3----3-------|--7---8---7--5---5-------| -----0----0-------0----0----|--------------------0----| ------------2------------2--|----------------------0--| --3----3-------3----3-------|--7----------5-----------| ----------------------------|-------------------------| ----------------------------|------7----------5------| --3----3-------3----3-------|--7------8---5------5---| -----0----0-------0----0----|------------------------| ------------2------------2--|------------------------| --3----3-------3----3-------|--7----------5----------| ----------------------------|------------------------| ----------------------------|------7----------5------| --3----3-------3----3-------|--7------8---5------5---| -----0----0-------0----0----|------------------------| ------------2------------2--|------------------------| --3----3-------3----3-------|--7----------5----------| ----------------------------|------------------------| ----------------------------|-----------------------------|| --3----3-------3----3-------|-----------------------------|| -----0----0-------0----0----|----------------------------*|| ------------2------------2--|-----2----2----2----2----2--*|| --3----3-------3----3-------|--3----3----3----3----3------|| ----------------------------|-----------------------------|| Emadd9 This time Dsus2,add5+ Cadd9 I won't show I'm vulnerable This time I won't give in first This time I will hold out with my love This time I will not be hurt Cmaj7 I'm gonna love myself More than anyone else I'm gonna treat me right D I'm gonna make you say That you love me first Cmaj7 And you'll be the one with the most to lose tonight D This time Em This time D C I won't let my emotions rule my life This time I'm gonna keep my heart locked safe inside This time I'm gonna be my own best friend This time I'm gonna be the one Emadd9 To win Dsus2,add5+ Your love Cadd9 Your affection D To hide C My fear B7 Of rejection Emadd9... This time E||--------------------------|-------------------| B||--------------------------|--3----------------| G||---------------------0----|-------------------| D||----------------4---------|-------------------| A||--------0h3p-2------------|--3----------------| E||--0h2h3-------------------|-------------------| --------------------------|-------------------| --------------------------|--5----------------| ---------------------0----|-------------------| ----------------4---------|-------------------| --------0h3p-2------------|--5----------------| --0h2h3-------------------|-------------------| ---------------------------|--12----------------|| ---------------------------|--12----------------|| ----------------------0----|--12----------------|| -----------------4---------|--------------------|| ---------0h3p-2------------|--------------------|| ---0h2h3-------------------|--------------------||
ALL THAT YOU HAVE IS YOUR SOUL GUITAR TABS [By Lothar - steidle@alpha.fh-furtwangen.de] A D Oh my mama told me A E cause she learned the hard way E D say she wanna spare the children D she say don't give or sell your soul away 'cause A E A all that you have is your soul. D | | A Asus2 | | | A | Asus2 D Don' be tempted by the shinny apple, A don't you eat - of the bitter fruit. D Hunger only for a taste of justice, A hunger only for a word of truth, 'cause E A all that you have is your soul. D I was a pretty young girl once, A I had dreams, I had high hopes. E Married a man, he stole my heart away, D he gave his love but what a hig price I paid and A E A all that you have is your soul. Verse2: Why was I such a young fool Thought I'd make history Making babies was the best I could do Thought I'd make someting that could me mine forever Found out the hard way once can't possess another And all that you have is your soul Verse3: I thought, thought that I could find a way to beat the system to make a deal and have no debts to pay I'd take it all, I'd run away Me for myself fist class and first rate But all that you have is your soul. Verse4: Here I am waiting for a better day A second change A little luck to come my way A hope to dream, a hope that I can sleep again And wake in the world with a clear conscience and clean hands 'Cause all that you have is your soul. All that you have is your soul...
