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Can't Find My Way Home

Alison Krauss

FolkAdvanced for beginners8 chords

How to play it

Fingering diagrams for the shapes in this song. × = don't play, ○ = open string.

BDiagram coming soon
Em○○○○
G○○○
D××○
E○○○
F#Diagram coming soon
C#mDiagram coming soon
GmDiagram coming soon

Chords & lyrics

Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.

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Capo on 3rd fret
              
 
 
 
Intro B Em G B  D E B (2x) 
 
     B             Em         G                B 
Come down off your throne and leave your body alone; 
D   E         B 
somebody must change. 
            Em               G          B 
You are the reason I ve been waiting so long; 
D   E              B 
somebody holds the key. 
 
        E        F#                   C#m     B 
But I m near the end and I just ain t got the time; 
        C#m          E          C#m    B 
and I m wasted and I can t find my way home. 
 
B Em G B  D E B (2x) 
 
     B            Em      G                B 
Come down on your own and leave your money home; 
D   E         B 
somebody must change. 
            Em               G                 B 
You are the reason I ve been waiting all these years 
D   E              B 
somebody holds the key. 
 
        E        F#                   C#m     B 
But I m near the end and I just ain t got the time; 
        C#m          E          C#m    B 
and I m wasted and I can t find my way home. 
 
B Em G B  D E B (2x) 
 
        E        F#                   C#m     B 
But I m near the end and I just ain t got the time; 
        C#m          E          C#m    B 
and I m wasted and I can t find my way home. 
 
      E          C#m    B 
But I can t find my way home. 
 
      Gm         Em     B 
But I can t find my way home 
 
      Gm         Em     B 
But I can t find my way home

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Chord set

B · Em · G · D · E · F# · C#m · Gm

Practice tip

Loop the first two chords slowly until the change is clean, then add the rest.