Big Sur
Alanis Morissette
RockMedium for beginners5 chords
How to play it
Fingering diagrams for the shapes in this song. × = don't play, ○ = open string.
G
Em
D
C
Am
Chords & lyrics
Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.
Intro: G Em D C Verse 1: G D C G Highway One G D C G Crystalline haunted sun G C G D C G With the pacific masculine crash G D C G My little one G D C G Enthralled by the redwoods G C G As I ride amongst monarchs and mist G Em D C Me and Anaïs and Henry and Jack Kerouac G Em D C Me and the Ohlone, the Esselen and Salinan G Em D C Me and Julia, Helmut and Brautigan G D C All roads lead to Big Sur G D C All roads home to Big Sur Verse 2: G D C G Clear celestial and frogs G D C G Fritz and cabins of logs G C G Amongst the springs we are barefoot and warmed G Em D C Me and Anaïs and Henry and Jack Kerouac G Em D C Me and the Ohlone, the Esselen and Salinan G Em D C Me and Julia, Helmut and Brautigan G D C All roads lead to Big Sur G D C All roads home to Big Sur Bridge: D Em I am climbing on the bluff D C Beseeching God to answer us D Em Am Not much distracts from our shamanic creek breakfast C G This wandering heartbeat by the forest G Em D C Me and Anaïs and Henry and Jack Kerouac G Em D C Me and the Ohlone, the Esselen and Salinan G Em D C Me and Julia, Helmut and Brautigan G D C All roads lead to Big Sur G D C All roads home to Big Sur G Em D C Me and Mickey and a paths high on the Molera G Em D C Me and Lolly and Bill watching a red-tailed hawk G Em D C Me and the posts take it all in through the big ventana G D C All roads lead to Big Sur G D C All roads home to Big Sur
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Chord set
G · Em · D · C · Am
Practice tip
Loop the first two chords slowly until the change is clean, then add the rest.