Journey To The Center Of Your
Heart
(Steve Cash, John Dillon, & Larry
Lee)
Secrets of the Universe Revealed,
1975
(aka "The Little Red Record")
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Chords, Guitar Tablature & Lyrics
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I think that there are two acoustic guitars, and one mandolin in this song. I'm going to show you the chords - you can take it from there. This song should be played on acoustic guitars & mandolins - no electrics. Be sure to visit my tab page in order to understand how I write tablature on the web.
Click here if you want only the lyrics.
THE CHORDS:
(e f f#) G
(GUITARS & MANDOLIN INTRO)
(e f f#) G D7
well, you walked that valley's grassy floor and climbed that hilly ridge
G
you stood there naked stung with fear and tippy-toed on the edge
D7
well, you swung on a vine, you crawled in the dirt and made the river your best friend
G
you ate ev'rything from a skunk to perch and filled me up with Zen
Em7 A7
well, you went to acapella and you sang Acapulco, danced on a coin
C D
you tied six Mexicans up in chains, then hitch-hiked to Des Moines
G D7
you put the tube in the tub when you joined a club, and took the soles off your shoes
Fmaj7 C G
but, baby, there's one thing you forgot to do
(g a b) C
you got to love me
G
more than the trees and stars high a-bove me
C A7
you got to love me, love me,
D7 C G D
love me all the tiiiiiiiime,
(no chord) G
if you wanna be mine
(no chord)
(whhheeeewww)
(e f f#) G D7
well, you turned my pockets inside out and my inside upside down
G
took fourteen reds and shaved your head and let a semi run you down
D7
you filed your teeth and chromed your feet, shot a fifteen under par
G
prayed thirteen days in eighteen ways then gurued in a bar
Em7 A7
well you slipped me a Mickey and you read James Dickey, drank up all my wine
C D
you did all that then drowned a bat and bought a Wurlitzer on time
G D7
you ate barbecued stork with a spoon and a fork in a second-hand fun'ral plot,
Fmaj7 C G
but, baby, there's one thing you forgot
(g a b) C
you got to love me
G
more than the trees and stars high a-bove me
C
you got to love me,
A7
love me,
D7 C G D
love me all the tiiiiiiiime,
(no chord) G
if you wanna be mine
G D7 G D7 G
Em7 A7 C D
G D7 Fmaj7 C G
(MANDOLIN SOLO)
[spoken during the mandolin solo and the last chorus:]
I've been alone a long time now, and it seems like forever
It's not that I wanna be
it's just that all them things in there, together - bother me
guess it's culture
ahhhhhhhh
if you'd only come back
figure this thing out
I guess it keeps going on here
I'm runnin' out of breath, death...
(g a b) C
you got to love me
G
more than the trees and stars high a-bove me
C
you got to love me,
A7
love me,
D7 C G D
love me all the tiiiiiiiime,
THE TAB:
G
1 -|| -----------------------4--------3
2 -|| -----0--------------------------0
3 -|| -----0--------------------------0
4 -|| -----0--------------------------0
5 -|| ---------------2----------------2
6 -|| -----------------------3--------3
D7/A
1 -|| ---------------3----------------2
2 -|| ---------1----------------------1
3 -|| ---------------2----------------2
4 -|| -----0--------------------------0
5 -|| -----0--------------------------0
6 -|| ---------------------------------
Em7
1 -|| ----0----------------------------0
2 -|| -------------------------4-------3
3 -|| ----0----------------------------0
4 -|| ----------------2----------------2
5 -|| ----------------1----------------2
6 -|| ----0----------------------------0
A7
1 -|| -----0---------------------------0
2 -|| ---------------2-----------------2
3 -|| -----0---------------------------0
4 -|| ---------------1-----------------2
5 -|| -----0---------------------------0
6 -|| ---------------------------------
C
1 -|| --------0-----------------------0
2 -|| --------1-----------------------1
3 -|| --------0-----------------------0
4 -|| ---------------2----------------2
5 -|| -----------------------3--------3
6 -|| ---------------------------------
D/A
1 -|| ---------------2----------------2
2 -|| -----------------------3--------3
3 -|| ---------------1----------------2
4 -|| --------0-----------------------0
5 -|| --------0-----------------------0
6 -|| --------------------------------
Fmaj7
1 -|| --------0-----------------------0
2 -|| --------1-----------------------1
3 -|| -------------2------------------0
4 -|| ------------------3-------------2
5 -|| ---------------------------------
6 -|| ---------------------------------
TIPS:
Try playing bass notes on the 'down' beats and the chords on the 'up' beats - adding a ragtime feel to the song.
The single notes: (e f f#) can be played (string/fret): 6/0, 6/1, 6/2.
The single notes: (g a b) can be played (string/fret): 6/3, 5/0, 5/2.
I hope you enjoyed playing this piece.
Remember, that by learning this song, you are helping to preserve the music of the Ozark Mountain Daredevils!
Thanks for stopping by - steve
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Lyrics are copyright 1975, 1976 Steve Cash, John
Dillon, & Larry Lee
chords & music interpreted by steven
hull
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Created 24 April 1997
Updated 15 January 2003
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