Chris Cornell - Follow My Way Chords & Tabs

Chris Cornell - Follow My Way
From Euphoria Morning (1999)
Standard Tuning
Tabbed by jjhand


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Intro - Play 2x

  Guitar 1
e|-------0-2h3----------------------|
B|---0h3-------0--2h3p2-0-3-----3---|
G|---0-----0---0--------------0-----|
D|----------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|
 |
 |Guitar 2 - with fingers
e|-3-------3---3--3-----------1-3---|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------| this is two guitars
D|----------------------------------| arranged for one
A|--------------------------1-------|
E|-3-------3------3---------------0-|

Verse ~


  Guitar 1
e|-------0-2h3----------------------|-------0-2h3---------------------|
B|---0h3-------0--2h3p2-0-3-----3---|---0h3-------0--2h3p2-0-3----3---|
G|---0-----0---0--------------0-----|---------------------------0-----|
D|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 |
 |Guitar 2
e|-3-------3------3-----------1-3---|-3-------3------3-----------1-3--|
B|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|--------------------------1-------|-------------------------1-------|
E|-3-------3------3---------------0-|-3-------3------3--------------2-|
1.         Little one dont be  a     fool.    I'm a wreck when I look


   E7                    F#7         G
e|-------0-3h4---------------------|-------0-2h3----------------------|
B|---0h3--------0--2h3p2-0-3--3-3--|---0h3-------0--2h3p2-0-3-----3---|
G|---0-----0----0------------------|---0-----0---0--------------0-----|
D|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
 |
 |
e|-4-------4---4---4------------6--|-3-------3---3--3-----------1-3---|
B|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
G|------------------------------3--|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------2----|----------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|--------------------------1-------|
E|-0-------0-------0-------2-------|-3-------3------3---------------0-|
   migh  -   ty.                           In  eu - phoria     I'm

e|-------0-2h3---------------------|-------0-3h4---------------------|
B|---0h3-------0--2h3p2-0-3----3---|---0h3-------0--2h3p2-0-3----3---|
G|---0-----0-----------------0-----|---------0---0-------------0-----|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 |
 |
e|-3-------3---3--3---------1-3----|-4-------4---4--4------------6---|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|-----------------------------3---|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------2-----|
A|------------------------1--------|---------------------------------|
E|-3-------3------3-------------2--|-0-------0------0-------2--------|
 bruised,     in confusion next I'm  light - ning.
 ward,        when I'm confident, I'm hope  - less

e|-3-----0-2h3---------------------|-3-----0-2h3------------------|
B|---0h3-------0--2h3p2-0-3--0-3---|---0h3-------0--0-----3---3---|
G|-0-------------------------0-----|-0--------------0-------0-----|
D|---------------------------------|------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|------------------------------|
 |
 |
e|-3-------3---3--3----------3-----|-3-------3------3-------------|
B|---------------------------------|--------------------------3---|
G|---------------------------------|------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|------------------------4---4-|
A|------------------------1--------|----------------------2-------|
E|-3-------3------3-------------0--|-3-------3------3-------------|
          "In complacence I   am    small,   through oblivion   I"

Chorus (one guitar):
   Bb5                             F5
e|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
G|-3------3------3---3---3---3---|-------------------------------|
D|-3------3------3---3---3---3---|-3------3------3---3---3---3---|
A|-1------1------1---1---1---1---|-3------3------3---3---3---3---|
E|-------------------------------|-1------1------1---1---1---1---|

1. charge. So follow my way when I'm not leading any  - one
2. part.   So follow my way when I am    falling from your heart
3. charge. So follow my way when I am    useless to your cause


   Bb5            D/A              A5
e|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
D|-8---8---8------7---7---7------|-7------7------7---7---7---7---|
A|-8---8---8------5---5---5------|-7------7------7---7---7---7---|
E|-6---6---6------5---5---5------|-5------5------5---5---5---5---|

      Open and frayed when you can  see that I'm unsure.
        When I'm the pain, fever and  sweet relief in one.
        When I derail   calm in  the  patience of remorse.

   E                              B6/F#
e|------------------------------|-------------------------------|
B|-9------9-----9---9---9---9---|-9------9------9---9---9---9---|
G|-9------9-----9---9---9---9---|-8------8------8---8---8---8---|
D|-9------9-----9---9---9---9---|-9------9------9---9---9---9---|
A|-7------7-----7---7---7---7---|-9------9------9---9---9---9---|
E|-0------0-----0---0---0---0---|-------------------------------|

        Out on my way, Im     on- ly  pure when I get lost,
        Out on my way, though I'm not worthy of your trust,
        Out on my way, out    on  my  empty  o-pen  nerves
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/c/chris_cornell/follow_my_way_tab_ver_3.html ]
   E7             Ebsus4           Eb - this bar changes in repeats
e|-------------------------------|------------------------------|
B|-9---9---9------9---9---9------|-8------8------8---8---8---8--|
G|-7---7---7------8---8---8------|-8------8------8---8---8---8--|
D|-9---9---9------8---8---8------|-8------8------8---8---8---8--|
A|-7---7---7------6---6---6------|-6------6------6---6---6---6--|
E|-0---0---0---------------------|------------------------------|
 1. "And you're only needing when you're finding that I'm not"
 2. "Follow  me  down  into a    swan    dive"    * continued below
 3. "When all you know is that I don't know where"

Pre-Verse 2, play 2x:

   Guitar 1
e|-----0-2h3-------------------------|
B|-0h3-------0----2h3p2----0-3-----3-|
G|-0-----0---0-------------------0---|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|
 |
 | Guitar 2
e|-----15----14----------------------|
B|----------------14h15p14-12-15-----|
G|--12----12---12--------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|

Verse 2:
Play Verse Riff again with different Guitar 2 part:

e|-----3-----2------------------|-----3-----2------------------|
B|---0---0---------2-----3----3-|---0---0---------2-----3----3-|
G|-0-------0-----0-----0----0---|-0-------0-----0-----0----0---|
D|------------------------------|------------------------------|
A|------------------------------|------------------------------|
E|------------------------------|------------------------------|
2.    You're just looking for a boy      bathed in infrared and

e|-----4-----2-------------------6---|-----3-----2------------------|
B|---1---1---------2h3p2-0-3---3-----|---0---0---------2-----3----3-|
G|-1-------1-----1-------------------|-0-------0-----0-----0----0---|
D|---------------------------------4-|------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|------------------------------|
  "sun   -   light.                        I'm all  promise and re-"

e|-----3-----2------------------|-----4-----2-------------------6---|
B|---0---0---------2-----3----3-|---1---1---------2h3p2-0-3---3-----|
G|-0-------0-----0-----0----0---|-1-------1-----1-------------------|
D|------------------------------|---------------------------------4-|
A|------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
E|------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

e|-----3-----2------------------|-----3-----2-------------------|
B|---0---0---------2-----3----3-|---0---0---------2-----3-----3-|
G|-0-------0-----0-----0----0---|-0-------0-----0-----0-----4---|
D|------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|------------------------------|-------------------------2-----|
E|------------------------------|-------------------------------|
       "Just like every-body else     right before they fall a-"


Play Chorus again, but change last bar to

Repeat Ending:
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|-8------8------8/9\8---6/8\6--|
D|-8------8---------------------|
A|-6------6------6/7\6---4/5\4--|
E|------------------------------|
                "All eyes closed"

Refrain (2:12) - play 2x

  Guitar 1
e|-----------12-----------12-|-----------11-----------11-|
B|-11--11h12----11--11h12----|-11--11h12----11--11h12----|
G|---------------------------|---------------------------|
D|---------------------------|---------------------------|
A|---------------------------|---------------------------|
E|---------------------------|---------------------------|
 |
 |Guitar 2
e|--------------------------|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|--------------------------|
D|--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--|--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--|
A|--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--|--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--|
E|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--|

1.   "tightly..."
2.   "Low-ly, slowly       now I   know I"


Guitar 1:
e|-11--11b12r11--9--9b10r9--|-7--7b(9)r7-6~~~~~-------|
B|--------------------------|-------------------------|
G|--------------------------|-------------------------|
D|--------------------------|-------------------------|
A|--------------------------|-------------------------|
E|--------------------------|-------------------------|
 |
 |Guitar 2:
e|--------------------------|-------------------------|
B|--------------------------|-------------------------|
G|--------------------------|-------------------------|
D|--2--2--2--2--5--5--5--5--|-4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--|
A|--2--2--2--2--5--5--5--5--|-4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--|
E|--0--0--0--0--3--3--3--3--|-2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--|

1. no lyrics
2. "Like where you go when you're gone"

Bridge (2:42) -

Guitar 1:
e|-------3-5h6-------------1-----1---|-----3-5h6-------------1-----1---|
B|---3-6-------3---5h6p5-3-----------|-3-6-------3---5h6p5-3-----------|
G|---3-------------------------3---1-|---------------------------1-----|
D|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 |
 |Guitar 2 (or use an octave pedal to play this harmony on one guitar)
e|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|-------0-2h3-----------------------|-----0-2h3-----------------------|
D|---0-3-------0---2h3p2-0-3-----3---|-0-3-------0---2h3p2-0-3-----3---|
A|---1-------------------------1-----|-1-------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|---------------------------4-----|


Verse 3 - One Guitar, very similar to Guitar 2 part of Verse 2

e|-----3-----2------------------|-----3-----2------------------|
B|---0---0---------2-----3----3-|---0---0---------2-----3----3-|
G|-0-------0-----0-----0----0---|-0-------0-----0-----0----0---|
D|------------------------------|------------------------------|
A|------------------------------|------------------------------|
E|------------------------------|------------------------------|
   "Warm your hands inside my veins    I might be con-"

e|-----4-----2-------------------6---|-----3-----2-------------------|
B|---1---1---------2h3p2-0-3---3-----|---0---0---------2-----3-----3-|
G|-1-------1-----1-------------------|-0-------0-----0-----0-----4---|
D|---------------------------------4-|-------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|-------------------------2-----|
E|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------|
  "ta  -  gious.                                Through oblivion I"


Play Chorus again, with 3rd set of Lyrics


Thrid Chorus ending (instead of last bar of Chorus 1)
e|--------------|-----------------------------|---------------|
B|--------------|-9------9------9------9------|-8------8------|
G|-8-8--8-8-8-8-|-7------7------8------8------|-8------8------|
D|-8-8--8-8-8-8-|-9------9------8------8------|-8------8------|
A|-6-6--6-6-6-6-|-7------7------6------6------|-6------6------|
E|--------------|-0------0--------------------|---------------|
  "we are.                 When all you know is that I dont know"

e|-----------------|
B|-----------------|
G|--8/9\8---6/8\6--|
D|-----------------|
A|--6/7\6---4/6\4--|
E|-----------------|
        "Follow my"

Continue with "Refrain" Part until fadeout, and lyrics "Follow my way" repeated