Off He Goes
Pearl JamVersion1
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Know a man, his face seemed pulled and tense
Like he's riding on a motorbike, in the strongest winds
So I approach with tact; suggest that he should relax
But he's always moving much too fast
Said he'll see me on the flipside, on this trip he's taken for a ride
He's been taking, too much on, there he goes
with his perfectly, unkempt clothes; there he goes
4x
He's yet to come back, but I see his picture
Doesn't look the same up on the rack, we go way back
I wonder bout his insides, it's like his thought are too big for his size
He's been taking; where I don't know; off he goes
with his perfectly, unkept hopes; there he goes
4x
And now I rub my eyes, for he has returned
Seems my preconceptions are what should have been burned
For he still smiles; and he's still strong
Nothing's changed but the surrounding bullshit; that has grown
And now he's home and we're laughing
Like we always did, my same old, same old friend,
until a quarter to ten, I saw the strain creep in
He seemed distracted and I know just what is going to happen next;
before his first step, he is off again
4x
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Readable chord sheet for Off He Goes by Pearl Jam
[Am]x2 [F] x2 [C]Know a man[F], his face seeme[F]d pulled an[Am]d tens[C]e Like he's [F]rid[C]ing on a [F]motor[C]bike, in the [F]strong[C]est [Am]winds [C] So I ap[F]proach with [C]tact; suggest that [F]he should re[C]lax But [F]he's always [C]moving [F]much [C]too [Am]fast [F]Said he'll see me on the [Am]flipside, [F]on this trip he's [Am]taken for a [F]ride He's been [C]taking,[F] too much [C]on, [F]there he [C]goes with his [F]perfect[C]ly, [F]un[C]kempt [Am]clothes; [F]there he [C]goes [F] [C] 4x He's [F]yet to come [C]back[F], but I see his pictur[F]e Doesn't look the [F]same up [C]on the [Am]rack,[F] we go way [C]back [F] I wonder bout his [Am]insides, it's [F]like his thought are [Am]too big for his [F]size He's been [C]taking; where [F]I don't [C]know; [F]off he [C]goes with his [F]perfect[C]ly, [F]un[C]kept [Am]hopes; [F]there he [C]goes [F] [C] 4x And now I [F]rub my [C]eyes, for he [F]has re[C]turned[F] [C] Seems my precon[F]ceptions are what [C]should have been [Am]burned [F] For he still [C]smiles; and [F]he's still [C]strong[F] [C] Nothing's changed but the [F]surrounding [C]bullshit; [F]that [C]has [Am]grown And [F]now he's [C]home [F]and we're [C]laughing [F]Like we [C]always [F]did, my [C]same [F]old, same [C]old [Am]friend,[F] until a quarter to [C]ten, I saw the [F]strain creep [C]in [F] [C] He seemed distracted and I [F]know just [C]what is going to [F]hap[C]pen [Am]next;[F] before his first [C]step, [F]he is off a[C]gain [F] [C] 4x