Email: [email protected] Tuned half a step up,but you can play it in standard tuning. INTRO E------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ B------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ G----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- D----------------------7-----8-------9------------------7----8-----9-------------------9h11p9-------------- A--11\5--5--6--7----7h9--8h10--9h11----11\5--5--6--7----7h9--8h10--9h11----11--11-------------11--------- E--11\5--5--6--7-----------------------11\5--5--6--7-------------------------------------------------------------- VERSE 1 E------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ B------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ G--8--8--7--6------------------------3/4--3/4--------------8--8--88----------------------------------------------- D--9--9--8--7------------6--6--66----5/6--5/6--4h6p4--6----9--9--99-----------7--------------------6--6--66------ A--9--9--8--7----5--6----7--7--77---------------------7----9--9--99--------------7h9p7-----7--7--7--77------ E--7--7--6--5------------0--0--00---------------------0----7--7--77----7h9---------------9------0--0--00----- When the jacks are all in their boxes, and the clowns have all gone to bed. E------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ B-----------------------------------------------------------9----------------------------------------------------------------- G--6--4--------------8--8--7--6-----------------------9----------------------------------------------------------------- D--7--6--4h6p4--6----9--9--8--7-------------6-------------7h9p7----------------------------6--6--66--------------- A---------------7----9--9--8--7----5--6-----7--7/11---------------7h9p7--5h7p5-----7--7--7--77--------------- E--------------------7--7--6--5-------------0------------------------------------------9-----0--0--00--------------- You can hear happiness walking down the street. E---------4--2--2----------7--5--5-----------------------------------------4--2--2---------7--5--5----------------------- B------------2--2-------------5--5---------------------------------------------2--2------------5--5----------------------- G--3--3------------6--6----------------------------------------------3------------6--6---------------------------------- D--4--4------------7--7----------------------------------------------4------------7--7---------------------------------- A--4--4------------7--7---------------5--6--7----------7h9p7---------4------------7--7---------------5--6--7----------- E--2--2------------5--5---------------5--6--7----7h9------------9----2------------5--5--------------5--6--7---------- Footsteps dressed in red, and the wind whispers, Mary. E------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ B------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ G----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- D--7----8-----9-----------------9h11p9-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A--7h9--8h10--9h11--11--11--------------11--------------------------------------------------------------------------- E------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ VERSE 2 E------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ B------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ G--8--8--7--6-------------------------3/4--3/4--------------8--8--88----------------------------------------------- D--9--9--8--7------------6--6--66-----5/6--5/6--4h6p4--6----9--9--99-----------7-------------------6--6--66------ A--9--9--8--7----5--6----7--7--77----------------------7----9--9--99--------------7h9p7-----7--7--7--77------ E--7--7--6--5------------0--0--00----------------------0----7--7--77----7h9---------------9------0--0--00----- A broom is drearily sweeping, up the broken pieces of yesterdays life. E------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ B----------------------------------------------------------9----------------------------------------------------------------- G--6--4--------------8--8--7--6------------------------9----------------------------------------------------------------- D--7--6--4h6p4--6----9--9--8--7-------------6-------------7h9p7----------------------------6--6--66--------------- A----------------7---9--9--8--7----5--6-----7--7/11---------------7h9p7--5h7p5-----7--7--7--77--------------- E--------------------7--7--6--5-------------0------------------------------------------9-----0--0--00--------------- Somewhere a queen is weeping, E---------4--2--2---------7--5--5-----------------------------------------4--2--2---------7--5--5----------------------- B------------2--2-------------5--5---------------------------------------------2--2------------5--5----------------------- G--3--3------------6--6-------------------------------------------------3------------6--6---------------------------------- D--4--4------------7--7-------------------------------------------------4------------7--7---------------------------------- A--4--4------------7--7---------------5--6--7----------7h9p7--------4------------7--7--------------5--6--7----------- E--2--2------------5--5---------------5--6--7----7h9------------9----2------------5--5--------------5--6--7---------- Somewhere a king has no wife, and the wind cries, Mary. E------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ B------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ G----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- D--7-----8-------9-----------------9h11p9-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A--7h9--8h10--9h11--11--11--------------11--------------------------------------------------------------------------- E------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ SOLO E-------------------12\5------------------------------------------------------------------------12\5------------------------ B-------------------12\5--7h9--7-----7h9p7-------------------------------------------------12\5--7h9--7-------------- G------------------------------------9------------9----------9h11--9h11--------------------------------------9---------- D-----------------------------------------------------9h11------------------------------------------------------------------ A--5/12--12-12---------------------------------------------------------------5/12--12-12------------------------------- E--5/12--12-12---------------------------------------------------------------5/12--12-12------------------------------- E--------------------------------------------------------12\5---------------------------------------------------------------- B--7h9p7----------------------------------------------12\5--7h9--7-----7h9p7----------------------------------------- G------------9--------7h9--7--7h9-------------------------------------9-----------9----------9h11---------------------- D---------------7h9-------------------7h9----------------------------------------------9h11----------9h11-------------- A------------------------------------------------5/12------------------------------------------------------------------------ E------------------------------------------------5/12------------------------------------------------------------------------ E--12--14\11--9h11--9-------9h11--11---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- B--14-----------------------12---------------------7-------------14b----------------------13----------------------------- G----------------------------------------------7/9------9--7--6--------------12-------12-------12----------------------- D--------------------------------------------------------------------------14-------14-----------------14------------------ A----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- E------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ E--12--12\5----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- B--12--12\5--7h9--7------7h9p7----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- G-------------------------9------------9-------------------------1----------------------------------------------------------- D-----------------------------------------------------------------2----------------------------------------------------------- A------------------------------------------------7----------------2---------------------------------------------------------- E------------------------------------------7h9-----9--7--5------0---------------------------------------------------------- VERSE 3 E------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ B------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ G--8--8--7--6---------------------------3/4--3/4-----------------8--8--88----------------------------------------------- D--9--9--8--7-------------6--6--66----5/6--5/6--4h6p4--6----9----9--9--99-----------7------------------6--6--66------ A--9--9--8--7----5--6----7--7--77---------------------------7----9--9--99--------------7h9p7-----7--7--7--77------ E--7--7--6--5-------------0--0--00--------------------------0----7--7--77----7h9---------------9------0--0--00----- The traffic lights they turn all blue tomorrow, and shine their emptiness down upon my bed. E------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ B--------------------------------------------------------9----------------------------------------------------------------- G--6--4-----------------8--8--7--6-----------------------9----------------------------------------------------------------- D--7--6--4h6p4--6----9--9--8--7-------------6------------7h9p7----------------------------6--6--66--------------- A-------------------7----9--9--8--7----5--6----7--7/11---------------7h9p7--5h7p5-----7--7--7--77--------------- E-------------------------7--7--6--5-------------0------------------------------------------9-----0--0--00--------------- A tiny island drifts downstream, E---------4--2--2---------7--5--5-----------------------------------------4--2--2---------7--5--5----------------------- B------------2--2-------------5--5---------------------------------------------2--2------------5--5----------------------- G--3--3------------6--6-------------------------------------------------3------------6--6---------------------------------- D--4--4------------7--7-------------------------------------------------4------------7--7---------------------------------- A--4--4------------7--7---------------5--6--7----------7h9p7--------4------------7--7--------------5--6--7----------- E--2--2------------5--5---------------5--6--7----7h9------------9----2------------5--5--------------5--6--7---------- cos the life that lived, is dead, and the wind it screams! Mary. VERSE 4 E------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ B------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ G--8--8--7--6---------------------------3/4--3/4-----------------8--8--88----------------------------------------------- D--9--9--8--7-------------6--6--66----5/6--5/6--4h6p4--6----9--9--99-----------7------------------6--6--66------ A--9--9--8--7----5--6----7--7--77--------------------------7----9--9--99--------------7h9p7-----7--7--7--77------ E--7--7--6--5-------------0--0--00--------------------------0----7--7--77----7h9---------------9------0--0--00----- And will the wind ever remember the names it has blown in the past? E------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ B-----------------------------------------------------------9----------------------------------------------------------------- G--6--4-----------------8--8--7--6-----------------------9----------------------------------------------------------------- D--7--6--4h6p4--6----9--9--8--7-------------6-------------7h9p7----------------------------6--6--66--------------- A-------------------7----9--9--8--7----5--6----7--7/11---------------7h9p7--5h7p5-----7--7--7--77--------------- E-------------------------7--7--6--5-------------0------------------------------------------9-----0--0--00--------------- And with this crutch, this old age, and this wisdom. E---------4--2--2---------7--5--5-----------------------------------------4--2--2---------7--5--5----------------------- B------------2--2-------------5--5---------------------------------------------2--2------------5--5----------------------- G--3--3------------6--6-------------------------------------------------3------------6--6---------------------------------- D--4--4------------7--7-------------------------------------------------4------------7--7---------------------------------- A--4--4------------7--7---------------5--6--7----------7h9p7--------4------------7--7--------------5--6--7----------- E--2--2------------5--5---------------5--6--7----7h9------------9----2------------5--5--------------5--6--7---------- It whispers no, this will be the last, and the wind cries Mary. E------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ B------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ G----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- D--7-----8-------9------------------------7-----8-------9-------9h11--9------------------------------------------------- A--7h9--8h10--9h11--12\5--5--6--7--7h9--8h10--9h11-------------12--11----------5--6--7---------7h9p7----- E-------------------------12\5--5--6--7-----------------------------------------------12\5--5--6--7--7h9------------9- E------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ B------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ G----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- D------------------9h11--9-------9--9h11--9----------------------------------------------------------------------------- A-------5--6--7--9----------11------9----------11h12--11--------------------------------------------------------------- E--9\3--5--6--7--------------------------------------------0---------------------------------------------------------------- I usually end the song something like this but you can improvise as much as you want in most of Hendrix's music. Enjoy my hard rocking amigo's.

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