Where To Begin

this is an adaptation of lament01’s tab . neither his nor mine is entirely accurate ,
but i made a few changes and clarifications that i thought might be helpful to others .
this is how i play it . again : this is not an exact transcription , but an acoustic adaptation

( capo on 6th fret )
note : don’t play the top ’e’ string throughout; it just sounds bad

chords used :
C ( 032010 )
Cadd6 ( 032210 )
D ( 200232 )
Em ( 022000 )
G ( 320033 )

also , throughout the song there is a little flourish that comes at the end of some of the
lines . i’ve tabbed it as “g C g” but it’s easiest to play by just moving the fingers you’ve
got on the low E and a strings up and then back down , like this :
E | – x – – – x – – – x – – |
B | – 3 – – – 3 – – – 2 – – |
G | – 0 – – – 0 – – – 0 – – |
D | – 0 – – – 2 – – – 0 – – |
A | – 2 – – – 3 – – – 2 – – |
E | – 3 – – – 0 – – – 3 – – |

intro :
E | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
B | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
G | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
D | – – – – – – 0h2p0 – – – | x 4
A | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
E | – 3 – – – – – – – – – – – – |

followed by : C Cadd6 C Cadd6 C Cadd6 C Cadd6 G C G x 2
( you can get away with doing the G as ( 320010 ) if you want – – basically taking the top two
fingers of A C and moving them one string down )

G
up and up and up i climb ,

when i came up i was so far behind ,
C
my head takes a lickin’ ,

but my heart keeps on tickin ,
G C G
just the same .
C
always startin’ over but somehow ,
G C G
i always know where to begin .
G
round and round and round i ride ,

and just when i looked i hadn’t even began ,
C
to feel the effect ,

a cool , dark fever ,
G C G
on the brain .
C
that feelin’ takin’ over ,

like a holy rollercoaster ,
G C G
to the grave .

Em
how can i await the day?
D
and last the night i’m here to see?
Em D
how do i await the mother load?
Em G C G
it’s the art of feeling naked in your clothes .

G
again , again , again i tried ,

that’s how i knew i would never be denied ,
C
that face in the mirror ,
G C G
who could it be? it was my own .
C
that cool , dark figure ,
G C G
that’s when i knew i was alone .
G
on and on and on i drive ,

when will i know i have finally arrived?
C
so far i’ve gone , so far to go ,
G C G
it never ends .
C G C G
always starting over but somehow i always know where to begin
C G C G
always starting over but somehow i always know where to begin
C G C G
always starting over but somehow i always know where to begin