Ben Harper plays this song one step down: (d,F,A,C,G,D) but it works perfectly with the usual tuning except it's a bit harder to sing...
[Intro:]
d u d u ....
G . . C G . . C
e|----3-3-----3-3---------------------3-3-----3-3-----------------|
B|----3-3-----3-3---------------------3-3-----3-3-----------------|
G|----0-0-----0-0---------------------0-0-----0-0-----------------|
D|----0-0-----0-0---------------0-----0-0-----0-0---------------0-|
A|------------------0-2---3-2-0---------------------0-2---3-2-0---|
E|3-------3-3-----3-----3---------3-------3-3-----3-----3---------|
G . . C G . . C
e|----3-3-----3-3---------------------3-3-----3-3-----------------|
B|----3-3-----3-3---------------------3-3-----3-3-----------------|
G|----0-0-----0-0---------------------0-0-----0-0-----------------|
D|----0-0-----0-0---------------0-----0-0-----0-0-----------------|
A|------------------0-2---3-2-0---------------------0-2---3--2--0-|
E|3-------3-3-----3-----3---------3-------3-3-----3-----3---------|
Then you start singing...
Watch out for the anticipated C chord in the end of the verses...
[Verse:]
G . . . E . C . C
e|------3-3-------3-3-----3-3---------------0-0-----0----------------0-0---------|
B|------3-3-------3-3-----3-3---------------0-0-----0----------------1-1---------|
G|------0-0-------0-0-----0-0---------------0-0-----0----------------0-0---------|
D|------0-0-------0-0-----0-0---------------2-2-----2----------------2-2-------2-|
A|------------------------------------------2-2-----2----------3---------3-2-0---|
E|3----------3-3------3---------3---2---0-------0-0------------------------------|
[V1]
Let us burn one from end to end And pass it over to me my friend
Burn it long and burn it slow to light me up before i go
[V2]
my choice is what i choose to do and if i'm causing no harm it shouldn't bother you
your choice is who u choose to be and if your causing no harm then its all right with me
[V3]
herbs a gift from the earth and whats from the earth is of the greatest worth
so before you knock it, try it first and you'll see its a blessing its not a curse
[Chorus:]
G . E . . D . G
e|-------------3-3-----3-3---------0-0-----0-0-----0-0-------2-2--------------|
B|-------------3-3-----3-3---------0-0-----0-0-----0-0-------3-3--------------|
G|-------------0-0-----0-0---------0-0-----0-0-----0-0-2-----2-2--------------|
D|-------------0-0-----0-0---------2-2-----2-2-----2-2-0-----0-0------------2-|
A|---------------------------------2-2-----2-2-----2-2----------------3-2-0---|
E|-----3-----------3-3---------0-------0-0-----0------------------------------|
if you dont like my fire then dont come around cos i'm gonna burn one down
dud
G E ||| D C . .
e|----3-3-----000-2-2-2-0-----------------|
B|----3-3-----000-3-3-3-0-1---------------|
G|----0-0-----000-2-2-2-0-0--let ring-----|
D|----0-0-----222-0-0-0-0-2---------------|
A|------------222---------3---------------|
E|3-------0-------------------------------|
yes i'm gonna... burn one doowwwn
[Between chorus and verse]
d u d u ....
G . . C G . . C
e|----3-3-----3-3---------------------3-3-----3-3-----------------|
B|----3-3-----3-3---------------------3-3-----3-3-----------------|
G|----0-0-----0-0---------------------0-0-----0-0-----------------|
D|----0-0-0---0-0---------------0-----0-0-0---0-0---------------0-|
A|------------------0-2---3-2-0---------------------0-2---3-2-0---|
E|3-3-------------3-----3---------3-3-------------3-----3---------|
G . . C G . . C
e|----3-3-----3-3---------------------3-3-----3-3-----------------|
B|----3-3-----3-3---------------------3-3-----3-3-----------------|
G|----0-0-----0-0---------------------0-0-----0-0-----------------|
D|----0-0-----0-0---------------0-----0-0-----0-0-----------------|
A|------------------0-2---3-2-0---------------------0-2---3--2--0-|
E|3-------3-3-----3-----3---------3-3-----3-------3-----3---------|
Let us burn one from end to end
And pass it over to me my friend
Burn it long
and burn it slow
to light me up before i go
[chorus]
if you dont like my fire
then dont come around
cos i'm gonna burn one down
yes i'm gonna... burn one doowwwn
my choice is what i choose to do
and if i'm causing no harm it shouldn't bother you
your choice is who u choose to be
and if your causing no harm then its all right with me
[chorus]
herbs a gift from the earth
and whats from the earth is of the greatest worth
so before you knock it,
try it first
and you'll see its a blessing its not a curse
[chorus]
G
Let us burn one from end to end
Emin C
And pass it over to me my friend
G
Burn it long and burn it slow
Emin C
To light me up before I go
Chorus
The chorus is three chords, G, E minor, D, and C.
All the charts for them are up in the document, with the exception of D.
G Emin
If you don�t like my fire then don�t come around
D C G
Cause I�m going to burn one down
D C G
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