Artist | Eddie Vedder |
Album | Into The Wild (Music for the Motion Picture) |
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Verse: EbWhen I walk beside her Db
I am the better man Ab
When I look to leave her Eb
I always stagger back again Eb
Once I built an Ivory tower Db
so I could worship from above Ab
When I climb down to be set free Eb
she took me in again Chorus: Eb
there's a big Bbm
a big hard sun Ab
beaten on the big people Eb
in the big hard world Verse: Eb
When she comes to greet me Db
She is mercy at my feet Ab
When I see her pin her charm Eb
She just throws it back at me Eb
Once I dug an early grave Db
To find a better land Ab
She just smile and laughed at me Eb
And took her bruise back again Chorus: Eb
there's a big Bbm
a big hard sun Ab
beaten on the big people Eb
in the big hard world Verse: Eb
Once I stood to lose her Db
when I saw what I had done Ab
bound down and flew away the hours Eb
of her garden and her sun Eb
so I tried to warn her Db
I turned to see her weep Ab
40 days and 40 nights Eb
and it's still coming down on me Chorus: Eb
there's a big Bbm
a big hard sun Ab
beaten on the big people Eb
in the big hard world
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Carefully listen to the song and try to really "feel" the rhythm. Once you get the basics of strumming, I can assure you it'll go real quick. Maybe the strumming guide can help you on your way.