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Anywhere is Better Than Here

Mary Karlzen
Tab

This is tablature — fret positions rather than chord names. Wide lines scroll sideways on their own, so the page never does.

instrumental (TAB)

E E E E A A A A

I ride the long dark highway, the sign says keep to the right

E E E E A A A A

I ride the long dark highway in the cool black of the night

B B A A

I know things have got to get better when I get there

B B A - Asus2 [hold]

'Cause anywhere is better than...

E B A B

...here; Anywhere is better than here

E B A B

And where I'm going, boy, I don't really care

F#m F#m B B

'Cause I've been there and I'll be there again

E E A B (E)

But tonight, anywhere is better than here with you in my sight

E E A A E E A A

(..my sight) [instrumental; same as intro (TAB)]

I'm riding fast and low, with his memory right behind

There's a new life waiting for me, and I'm a-gonna make it mine

And I don't care if the sun don't shine out there

'Cause anywhere is better than here

Anywhere is better than here

And where I'm going, boy, I don't really care

'Cause I've been there and I'll be there again

But tonight, anywhere is better than here with you in my

G#m G#m A A

And I've never felt so strong and alive

F#m F#m B [hold]

Than to pack up, leave you, and drive

E E A A E E A A

guitar solo (TAB)

F#m F#m B B F#m F#m B B

guitar solo (TAB)

I ride the long dark highway, dawn is coming, I see the light

And if I start all over, this time, this time I'll get it right

Don't ask me where I'm going when you don't really care

'Cause anywhere is better than here

Anywhere is better than here

And where I'm going, boy, I don't really care

'Cause I've been there and I'll be there again

But tonight, anywhere is better than here with you in my sight

Tonight

Tonight

TAB:

["=" is a hammer-on or pull-off; "/" or "\" is a slide.]

["2b3" means bend fret 2 up a half-step; "3r2" means pluck the string

while bent (at the second fret) and release back down.]

intro:

E E A A

--------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
--------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
--------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
----2---|4=6-------------|------6-6--4--2-|24----2-2-------|------------2---|
2=4-----|----------------|--------triplet-|--------------2-|2=4-----2=4-----|
--------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ .

E E A A

|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|--|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|--|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|--|
|4=6-------------|------6-6--4--2-|24----2-2-------|----------------|--|
|----------------|------7-7--4----|--------------2-|2=4-------------|--|
|----------------|--------triplet-|----------------|------0-2b3-3r2-|0-|

^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^

verse riff (not exactly the same in all verses):

A A A A

|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----|
|----------5---5-|------------5---|--5-------5---5-|----------------|----|
|----4=6-----4---|7---6---4=6-----|----6-------4---|7---6---4=6=4---|----|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|4/6-|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----|

^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ .

guitar solo:

E E A A

--------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
--------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
--------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
----2---|4=6-------------|------6-6--4--2-|24----2-2-------|------------2---|
2=4-----|----------------|--------triplet-|--------------2-|2=4-----2=4-----|
--------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ .

E E A A

|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|4=6-------------|------6-6--4--2-|/7----6-6-----4-|4-----2-2-------|
|----------------|------7-7--4----|/7----7-7-----4-|4---------0-2-3-|

|----------------|--------triplet-|----------------|----------------|

^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ .

F#m F#m B B

|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|5---4---4---2-2=|4-------2=4=2---|
|----------------|/6--------4-5-6-|6---4---4---4-4-|--------------4-|
|----2-----7.----|/7----7---------|----------------|----------------|
|4---------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ .

F#m F#m B B

|----------------|7-----5---------|----------------|----------------|--|
|----5---5-7b9---|-b9-----9r7-5---|----------------|----------------|--|
|4/6---6---------|----------------|----------------|----------------|--|
|----------------|----------------|----2---4-6---7-|7-6---4---------|--|
|----------------|----------------|2=4-------------|--------4=2-----|--|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|------------2b--|0-|

^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^

ending:

E E A A

--------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
--------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
--------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
----2---|4=6-------------|------6-6--4--2-|24----2-2-------|------------2---|
2=4-----|----------------|------7-7--4----|--------------2-|2=4-----2=4-----|

--------|----------------|---------triplet|----------------|----------------|

^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ .

E E A A

|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|4=6-------------|------6-6--4--2-|/7----6-6-----4-|4-----2-2=4=2---|
|----------------|------7-7--4----|/7----7-7-----4-|4---------------|

|----------------|--------triplet-|----------------|----------------|

^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ .

E E A A

|----------------|----------------|----------------|--7-----5-------|
|----------------|----------------|------------5-7b|9--b9-----9r7---|
|----------------|----------------|----4-4-4=6-----|----------------|
|----2---2---4=2-|/6--4-2---2=4=2-|4/6-------------|----------------|
|2=4---4---------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ .

E E A A

|------0-----0---|--0---0-----0---|--0-------------|----------------|--|
|5---5---4=5---45|----5---4=5---45|----4---2-------|----------------|--|
|----------------|----------------|------------4---|2---1-----------|--|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|--------2=4-----|--|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|------------2=4\|--|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|0-|

^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^

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