Jackson Browne - Barricades Of Heaven First Version: chords and tabs for the song. Watch chords and tablatures for all songs of the singer (group) Jackson Browne. Other chords and tabs for the "Barricades Of Heaven" can find at the bottom of the page. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SONG NAME - Band Name ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tuning: Standard EADGBE, or if you're going off the Solo Acoustic album version (like I then down a semitone Intro: Em C G Em E --0-------------------0-0---------------------------| B --0-------------------1-1---------------------------| G --0-------------------0-0---------------------------| D --2--------------0----2-2--0--2---------------------| A --2----------0h2---3--3-3--------2p0----------------| E --0----------------------------------3-0------------| **Strum the first Em for a while (1 and half bars or so)** Em C G D E --0--------0-------------------3------------2--------------| B --0--------1-------------------3------------3--------------| G --0--------0---0---0-----------0------------2--------------| D --2--------2-----4------2---0--0------------0--------------| A --2--------3---------3---------2--3--2--0------------------| E --0----------------------------3---------------3--2--0-----| **This phrase is repeated at other times in the song, just listen to find out when** Verse: Em C G D Running down around the town's along the shore Em C G D I was sixteen and on my own Em C G D Though I couldn't tell you what the hell those breaks were for Em C G D I was just trying to hear my song Em C G D Jimmy found his own sweet sound, when he won that free guitar Em C G D We'd all get in the van and play Em C G D Life became the paradox, the bear, the rouge et noir Em C G D And a stretch of road running to L.A Pre-Chorus: Em C G D Pages turning, pages we were years from learning Em C G D Straight into the night our hearts were flung Chorus: C G D C G D Better bring your own redemption when you come C G D C To the barricades of heaven where I'm from Verse: Em C G D All the world was shining from those hills Em C G D The stars above and the lights below Em C G D Among those there to test their fortunes and their wills Em C G D I lost track of the score long ago Pre-Chorus: Em C G D Pages turning, pages we were years from learning Em C G D Straight into the night our hearts were flung Chorus: C G D C G D Better bring your own redemption when you come C G D C To the barricades of heaven where I'm from Bridge: Em F C Childhood comes for me at night Em F C Voices of my friends Em F C Your face bathing me in light Em F C Hope that never ends Little Musical Interlude: same chords as verse. good section for a bit of the ol' improvised solo. the key being G major (or E minor). Blues scale is always good, or any that you feel work Pre-Chorus: Em C G D Pages turning, pages we were years from learning Em C G D Straight into the night our hearts were flung Chorus: C G D C G D Better bring your own redemption when you come C G D C To the barricades of heaven where I'm from C G D C G D Better bring your own redemption when you come C G D C To the barricades of heaven where I'm from END Good song, enjoy it, I know I did | / slide up | slide down | h hammer-on | p pull-off | ~ vibrato | + harmonic | x Mute note =============================================================================== |