Roll Away
Back Door SlamVersion1
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Chords in this song
Strum
D-DU-UDU
(Inro - Pre-verse riff)
e|-0----0-0-0---16-0-0-0-|-0----0-0-0---16-0-0-0-|
B|-0----0-0-0---16-0-0-0-|-0----0-0-0---16-0-0-0-|
G|-0----0-0-0------0-0-0-|-0----0-0-0------0-0-0-|
D|-0h2--2-2-0------0-0-0-|-0h2--0-0-0------0-0-0-|
A|-0h2--2-2-0------0-0-0-|-0h2--0-0-0------0-0-0-|
E|-0----0-0-0------0-0-0-|-0----0-0-0------0-0-0-| (Repeat twice)
I've taken walks by the rolling sea
Where the cliffs drop down to the big blue deep
I've breathed in the air that rolls over these hills
I breathe it in but I've had my fill
(Chorus)
I've gotta roll, roll away
Maybe I'll return to this island some day
Roll, roll away
Maybe I'll return to this island some day
(Pre-verse riff)
From the towns to the ports to my thatched hill-top house
I've never felt as safe as I do right now
But I know there's a world waiting out there
I'll rush head first to it, on a wing and a prayer
(Chorus)
(Pre-verse riff)
(Solo thing - See below lyrics..)
(Pre-verse riff)
I love this place with my breath and my bones
I'll always call this island my home
But I know when the day comes to way my farewell
I will return with a story to tell
(Chorus x2)
(Pre-verse riff)
Fade out..
THE SOLO... If you watch some video of him playing it, it's just chords with hammer-ons
pull-offs and bass runs. Easy to just wing it or just play the chords and let someone
do the solo. But the song works fine without the solo so feel free to not play it if you
be bothered..
Anyway what I do for the solo is like this..
Then proceed to the pre-verse riff and the last verse. Like I said, watch some videos or
to the song to get the feel of the hammer-ons etc and you'll figure them out.
Good luck, hope people enjoy this song as much as me!
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Readable chord sheet for Roll Away by Back Door Slam
(Inro - Pre-verse riff) e|-0----0-0-0---16-0-0-0-|-0----0-0-0---16-0-0-0-| B|-0----0-0-0---16-0-0-0-|-0----0-0-0---16-0-0-0-| G|-0----0-0-0------0-0-0-|-0----0-0-0------0-0-0-| D|-0h2--2-2-0------0-0-0-|-0h2--0-0-0------0-0-0-| A|-0h2--2-2-0------0-0-0-|-0h2--0-0-0------0-0-0-| E|-0----0-0-0------0-0-0-|-0----0-0-0------0-0-0-| (Repeat twice) [Em]I've taken walks by the [G]rolling sea Where the [D]cliffs drop [C]down to the [D]big blue [Em]deep [Em]I've breathed in the air that rolls [G]over these hills [D]I breathe it [C]in but [D]I've had my [Em]fill (Chorus) I've gotta [Em]roll, [G]roll away [D]Maybe I'll re[C]turn to this [D]island [Em]some day [Em]Roll, [G]roll away [D]Maybe I'll re[C]turn to this [D]island [Em]some day (Pre-verse riff) [Em]From the towns to the ports to my [G]thatched hill-top house I've [D]never felt as [C]safe as [D]I do right [Em]now But I [Em]know there's a world [G]waiting out there I'll [D]rush head first [C]to it, on a [D]wing and a [Em]prayer (Chorus) (Pre-verse riff) (Solo thing - See below lyrics..) (Pre-verse riff) [Em]I love this place with my [G]breath and my bones [D]I'll always [C]call this [D]island my [Em]home But I [Em]know when the day comes to [G]way my farewell [D]I will re[C]turn with a [D]story to [Em]tell (Chorus x2) (Pre-verse riff) Fade out.. THE SOLO... If you watch some video of him playing it, it's just chords with hammer-ons pull-offs and bass runs. Easy to just wing it or just play the chords and let someone do the solo. But the song works fine without the solo so feel free to not play it if you be bothered.. Anyway what I do for the solo is like this.. [Am] [C] [Am] [C] [Am] [Am] [C] [D] [Em] [G] [D] [C] [D] [Em] [Em] [G] [D] [C] [D] [Em] Then proceed to the pre-verse riff and the last verse. Like I said, watch some videos or to the song to get the feel of the hammer-ons etc and you'll figure them out. Good luck, hope people enjoy this song as much as me!