12/8 Time All strings tuned one half step down (All chords relative to standard tuning) Intro (Pickup Measure) E5 F#5 G#5 eb||----------------------|-------------------------------------| Bb||------4--5--4h5p4-----|-7bbbb----7bbbbrp5--7bb~~~~~~--7b-7--| F#||-4h6---------------6--|-------------------------------------| C#||----------------------|-------------------------------------| Ab||----------------------|-------------------------------------| Eb||----------------------|-------------------------------------| ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////\ eb||----------------------|-------------------------------------| Bb||----------------------|-------------------------------------| F#||----------------------|-------------------------------------| C#||----------------------|-------------------------------------| Ab||----------------------|-2--2--2--2--2--4--6--6--6--6--6--6--| Eb||----------------------|-0--0--0--0--0--2--4--4--4--4--4--4--| A5 B5 A5 B5 A5 E5 F#5 G#5 eb|---------------------------7---------|-------------------------------------| Bb|-5~~~~~~~~~--7--5--9bbrp7--10bbbb----|-8-b-b-b-b-b-bb-r-10bbbbbbbbbbbbbbbr-| F#|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| C#|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| Ab|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| ////////////////////////////////////////\ eb|-------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------| F#|-------------------------------------| C#|-------------------------------------| Ab|-7--7--7--7--7--7--9--9--9--7--9--7--| Eb|-5--5--5--5--5--5--7--7--7--5--7--5--|(Continued In Chords) A5 B5 A5 B5 A5 eb|-------------------------------------| Bb|-10-10-10-10-9--10-12b----r--12------| F#|-------------------------------------| C#|-------------------------------------| Ab|-------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------| Verse E5 F#5 G#5 A5 B5 A5 B5 A5 E5 Let's go away for a while, you and I, to a strange and distant land, F#5 G#5 A5 B5 where they speak no word of truth, but we don't understand any Chorus C#5 E5 G#5 A5 E5/B eb|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| Bb|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|-9--9--9--9--9--9--------------------| F#|-------------------------------------|-------------------9--9--9--9--9--9--| C#|-6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--|-6--6--6--6--6--6--------------------| Ab|-------------------------------------|-------------------7--7--7--7--7--7--| Eb|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| way. Hol - i - day, far away, to A5 E5 G#5 A5 E5/B eb|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------9--9--9--9--9--9--|-9--9--9--9--9--9--------------------| F#|-------------------------------------|-------------------9--9--9--9--9--9--| C#|-------------------6--6--6--6--6--6--|-6--6--6--6--6--6--------------------| Ab|-7--7--7--7--7--7--------------------|-------------------7--7--7--7--7--7--| Eb|-5--5--5--5--5--5--------------------|-------------------------------------| stay on a hol - i - day, far away, let's go to A5 E5 G#5 E5 B5 C5 B5 eb|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| F#|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| C#|-------------------9\----------------|----------------4--5--5--5--5--5--4--| Ab|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7\-------6--------|-2--2--2--2--2--2--3--3--3--3--3--2--| Eb|-5--5--5--5--5--5-----------4--------|-0--0--0--0--0-----------------------| day in a heart beat, heart beat, E5 B5 C5 B5 E5 F#5 G#5 eb|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------|----5--4--5--4--5--------------4--5--| F#|-------------------------------------|-4-----------------4-----------------| C#|----------------4--5--5--5--5--5--4--|-------------------------------------| Ab|-2--2--2--2--2--2--3--3--3--3--3--2--|-------------------------------------| Eb|-0--0--0--0--0-----------------------|-------------------------------------| heart beat. A5 B5 A5 B5 A5 eb|-------------------------------------| Bb|-------------4--5--4h5p4-------------| F#|-6------------------------6--4-------| C#|----------------------------------7--| Ab|-------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------| Verse E5 F#5 G#5 A5 Don't bother to pack your bags or your map. B5 A5 B5 A5 E5 We won't need them where we're goin'. F#5 G#5 A5 We're goin' where the wind is blowin', B5 C#5 not knowin' where we're gonna stay. Chorus E5 G#5 A5 E5/B A5 E5 G#5 A5 Hol-i - day, far away, to stay on a hol-i - day, E5/B A5 E5 G#5 A5 far away, to stay on a hol-i - day, E5/B A5 E5 G#5 far away, let's go today in a heart beat, E5 B5 C5 B5 E5 B5 C5 B5 E5 B5 C5 B5 heart beat, heart beat, heart beat, E5 B5 C5 eb|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-| Bb|-15bbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbb-| F#|-------------------------------------| C#|-------------------------------------| Ab|-------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------| Bridge C#5 eb|-12----------------------------------| Bb|-15b---------------------------------| F#|-------------------------------------| C#|-------------------------------------| Ab|-------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------| We will write a post card to our friends and family in free verse. We will write a post card to our On the road with Kerouac, sheltered in his Bivouac. (friends and family in free verse. We will write a post card to our) eb|------------------------------20-----|--------20---------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------|--------16---------------------------| F#|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| C#|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| Ab|----7--------------------------------|-------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////\ eb|--------------------16---------------|(16)----------------------(16)\14\12-| Bb|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| F#|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| C#|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| Ab|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| On this road will never die. (friends and family in free verse.) E5 B5 C5 B5 E5 B5 C5 B5 eb|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| F#|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| C#|-9--9--9--9--9--9--10-10-10-10-10-9--|-9--9--9--9--9--9--10-10-10-10-10-9--| Ab|-7--7--7--7--7--9--10-10-10-10-10-9--|-7--7--7--7--7--9--10-10-10-10-10-9--| Eb|----------------7--8--8--8--8--8--7--|----------------7--8--8--8--8--8--7--| E5 B5 C5 B5 E5 B5 C5 B5 Heart beat, heart beat. Verse E5 F#5 G#5 A5 B5 A5 B5 A5 eb|----0-----0-----0-----------------0--|----------------0--------------------| Bb|-0-----4-----4-----0-----------4-----|-2-----------4-----4-----2--0--------| F#|-------------------------------------|----------------------------------2--| C#|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| Ab|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| Let's go away for a while, you and I , to a strange and distant E5 F#5 G#5 A5 B5 eb|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------9-----7-----------|----------7--7-----------------------| F#|-1--------9-----9-----------9-----8--|-6--------------9--8-----6-----------| C#|-------------------------------------|----------------------------9-----7--| Ab|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| Eb|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| land, where they speak no word of truth, but we don't understand any E5 G#5 A5 E5/B A5 eb|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| Bb|----------9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|-------------------------------------| F#|-------------------------------------|-9--9--9--9--9--9--------------------| C#|-6--------6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--|-------------------7--7--7--7--7--7--| Ab|-------------------------------------|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--| Eb|-------------------------------------|-------------------5--5--5--5--5--5--| Hol - i - day, far a - way, to stay on a (way.) E5 G#5 A5 E5/B A5 eb|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| Bb|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|-------------------------------------| F#|-------------------------------------|-9--9--9--9--9--9--------------------| C#|-6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--|-------------------7--7--7--7--7--7--| Ab|-------------------------------------|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--| Eb|-------------------------------------|-------------------5--5--5--5--5--5--| hol - i - day, far a - way, to stay on a E5 G#5 A5 E5/B eb|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| Bb|-----------------------4--5--4h5p4---|-------------------------------------| F#|-------------------4h6-------------6-|-------------------------------------| C#|-------------------------------------|-------------------9--9--9--9--9--9--| Ab|-2--------6--------------------------|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--| Eb|-0--------4--------------------------|-5--5--5--5--5--5--7--7--7--7--7--7--| hol - i day, far away, to (Let's go away! A5 E5 G#5 eb|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------9--9--9--9--9--9--|-9--9--9--9--9--9--------------------| F#|-------------------------------------|-------------------9--9--9--9--9--9--| C#|-------------------6--6--6--6--6--6--|-6--6--6--6--6--6--------------------| Ab|-7--7--7--7--7--7--------------------|-------------------7--7--7--7--7--7--| Eb|-5--5--5--5--5--5--------------------|-------------------------------------| stay on a hol - i - day, far away, to Let's go away! Let's go away! A5 E5 G#5 A5 C#5 B5 F#5 eb|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| F#|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| C#|-------------------2-----------------|----------6--------4-----------------| Ab|-7--7--7--7--7--7--2--------6--------|-7--------4--------2--------4bbbbr---| Eb|-5--5--5--5--5--5--0--------4--------|-5--------------------------2bbbbr---| stay in a heart beat. Let's go away!) E5 eb|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| Bb|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| F#|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| C#|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| Ab|-2-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------| Eb|-0-----------------------------------|------------------(0)----------------| eb|-------------------------------------|-------------------x-----------------| Bb|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| F#|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| C#|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| Ab|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| Eb|------------4/-----------------------|-------------------------------------| eb|-------------------------------------|| Bb|-x\----------------------------------|| F#|-x\----------------------------------|| C#|-x\----------------------------------|| Ab|-------------------------------------|| Eb|-------------------------------------||