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Back to the Earth Guitar Tablature
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Back To The Earth



Chords used throughout the song:

 Cadd9    G/B     G5      Gsus4
e---3------3-------3--------3-----
B---3------3-------3--------1-----
G---0------0-------0--------0-----
D---2------0-------0--------0-----
A---3------2----------------------
E------------------3--------3-----


Intro:
(figure 1)
e-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B-------------------3--3---------------3--3-----------------3--3--3--3----------
G------------0------0--0---------------0--0------------0----0--0--0--0----------
D------------0^2---------------0--0^2------------------0^2-------------------0--
A-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E----3---3------------------3-------------------3---3---------------------3-----

e-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B----------3---------------1----1--1-----1---------1------1---1^(0)---------0^1^
G--0----0--0---------------0----0--0-----0-----0---0------0-----------------0---
D--0^2--0-------0----------0^2-----------------0---0^2----------------------0---
A---------------x---------------------------------------------------------------
E---------------3-----3------------------------------------------3-----3--------

e---------------------------
B-0---0------------0^1------
G-----0-----0------0--------
D--------0-----0------------
A---------------------------
E---------------------------

Before verse (play before 2nd verse too)

G5           C/G           G
Hey,  hey,   hey,   hey,   hey,ah  

G5           C/G           G
Hey,  hey,   hey,   hey,   hey,ah



1st Verse: w/ figure 1

G5
Ah,back to the earth, I screamed ah

                            C/G                                   G
and no one listened to me.  Back to the earth I lived and they all followed.

G5
Well, come on, come on see my world, my world.  Well, come on, come on see my 

          C/G         G
world, my world,      hey,     hey, ah.



2nd Verse:

G5
Well, they're comin' down now too,  write my way.


C/G                                            G
Well, come on, come on see my world, won't you fly,  high, oo.


G5                                         
Well, come on see my world, my world.  Well, come on, come on see my world,

   C/G     G
my world,  hey,   hey, ah.

G5
Write my way a write my way, my way.


                                C/G    G
Write my way a write my way, my way,   hey,   hey, ah.


Interlude: 

Figure 2 

Cadd9       G/B (4x's)        


3rd Verse: w/ fig. 1

G5                                                                C/G    G
Back to the earth, I feel it.   Back to the earth, I'm fallin'.

G5                                                                C/G    G
Ah, back to the earth, I feel it.  Back to the earth, I'm fallin'


G5
M, m, m, visions of you   m, m, m, visions of me,  m, m, m, visions of you

                      C/G     G
m, m, m, visions of me,       hey   ah.

G5
M, m, m, visions of you   m, m, m, visions of me,  m, m, m, visions of you

                      C/G              G
m, m, m, visions of me,    when we are so young.



Outro:

G5    Gsus4  (2x's)

Fig.1  w/G5


Enjoy,

Any questions?  Feel free to ask.

Joe



From [email protected] Fri May 16 08:08:27 1997
Date: Sun, 04 May 1997 21:18:01 -0500
From: Jeff Jenks 
To: [email protected]
Subject: back to the earth (rusted root)

TAB: "Back To The Earth" by Rusted Root

Album: WHEN I WOKE
Track #: 13
transcriber: Jeff Jenks


Back To The Earth



Chords used throughout the song:

 Cadd9    G/B     G5      Gsus4
e---3------3-------3--------3-----
B---3------3-------3--------1-----
G---0------0-------0--------0-----
D---2------0-------0--------0-----
A---3------2----------------------
E------------------3--------3-----


Intro:
(figure 1)
e-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B-------------------3--3---------------3--3-----------------3--3--3--3----------
G------------0------0--0---------------0--0------------0----0--0--0--0----------
D------------0^2---------------0--0^2------------------0^2-------------------0--
A-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E----3---3------------------3-------------------3---3---------------------3-----

e-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B----------3---------------1----1--1-----1---------1------1---1^(0)---------0^1^
G--0----0--0---------------0----0--0-----0-----0---0------0-----------------0---
D--0^2--0-------0----------0^2-----------------0---0^2----------------------0---
A---------------x---------------------------------------------------------------
E---------------3-----3------------------------------------------3-----3--------

e---------------------------
B-0---0------------0^1------
G-----0-----0------0--------
D--------0-----0------------
A---------------------------
E---------------------------

Before verse (play before 2nd verse too)

G5           C/G           G
Hey,  hey,   hey,   hey,   hey,ah  

G5           C/G           G
Hey,  hey,   hey,   hey,   hey,ah



1st Verse: w/ figure 1

G5
Ah,back to the earth, I screamed ah

                            C/G                                   G
and no one listened to me.  Back to the earth I lived and they all
followed.

G5
Well, come on, come on see my world, my world.  Well, come on, come on
see my 

          C/G         G
world, my world,      hey,     hey, ah.



2nd Verse:

G5
Well, they're comin' down now too,  write my way.


C/G                                            G
Well, come on, come on see my world, won't you fly,  high, oo.


G5                                         
Well, come on see my world, my world.  Well, come on, come on see my
world,

   C/G     G
my world,  hey,   hey, ah.

G5
Write my way a write my way, my way.


                                C/G    G
Write my way a write my way, my way,   hey,   hey, ah.


Interlude: 

Figure 2 

Cadd9       G/B (4x's)        


3rd Verse: w/ fig. 1

G5                                                                C/G   
G
Back to the earth, I feel it.   Back to the earth, I'm fallin'.

G5                                                                C/G   
G
Ah, back to the earth, I feel it.  Back to the earth, I'm fallin'


G5
M, m, m, visions of you   m, m, m, visions of me,  m, m, m, visions of
you

                      C/G     G
m, m, m, visions of me,       hey   ah.

G5
M, m, m, visions of you   m, m, m, visions of me,  m, m, m, visions of
you

                      C/G              G
m, m, m, visions of me,    when we are so young.



Outro:

G5    Gsus4  (2x's)

Fig.1  w/G5
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