The Long Cut (Uncle Tupelo)
From: "Anodyne"
[Intro]
Em D G
Em D G
[Verse 1]
D C G
I've been searchin', and you been gone
D C G
I'm lookin' for the shortest path to the one that you're on.
C D
I've already seen all I want to see
Em C G
Can always take the long cut, I think that's what we need
D C G
When we were younger, and we were strong
D C G
It felt a lot better, the things that we done
C D
Now if it's to be, refuse to believe
[CHORUS]
Em C G
Can always take the long cut, I think that's what we need
Em C G
D'ya wanna take the long cut, we'll get there eventually
[SOLO]
Em D G
Em D G
D {pause} C G
I've been searching, and you been gone
D C G
I'm looking for the shortest path to the one that you're on.
C D
Now if it's to be, refuse to believe
[CHORUS]
Em C G
Can always take the long cut, I think that's what we need
Em C G
'Cause we been in a deep rut, and it's been killing me
Em C G
D'ya wanna take the long cut, we'll get there eventually
[OUTRO]
Em D G
Em D G
Em C G
Eventually
G
Eventually
*(Rhythm guitar riff: as close as I can tell is an open G chord with an
open B string with the innards of a C chord hammered-on (Strumming centers
on the middle strings, so you can actually not even finger the G chord,
just deaden all but the D, G and B strings):
X-----X-----X-----X
0-----1-----0-----0
0-----0-----0-----0
0-----2-----0-----0
X-----X-----X-----X
X-----X-----X-----X