So, I actually started to learn this song from Rockcru's tab (great work, thanx a lot)
in the meantime I watched Bruce playing this song on the Devils + Dust DVD and I found
differencies I'd like to share with you. So this is how Bruce plays it on the video.
to the song to get the rhythm.
Standard tuning with capo on third; standard chord names indicated
g---3-----3-----3-----0-----0----|
D---0-----0-----1-----3-----0----|
Bb--0-----2-----0-----2-----0----|
F---0-----0-----2-----0-----0----|
C---2-----x-----3-----x-----0----|
G---3-----3-----x-----x-----0----|
(Bruce does a very open strum (indicated now as Em11) during the chorus between two chords)
Intro: G and Gadd9
Out where the creek turns shallow and sandy
And the moon comes skimmin' away the stars
The wind in mesquite comes rushin' over the hilltops
Straight into my arms, straight into my arms
I'm ridin' hard carryin' a catch of roses
And a fresh map that I made
Tonight I'm gonna get birth naked and bury my old soul
And dance on its grave, and dance on its grave
It's been a long time comin' my dear
It's been a long time comin' but now it's here
Yeah now it's here
Well my daddy he was just a stranger
Lived in a hotel downtown
When I was a kid he was just somebody
Somebody I'd see around, somebody I'd see around
Well now down below and pullin' on my shirts
I've got some kids of my own
If I had one wish in this godforsaken world, kids
It'd be that your mistakes'd be your own
Yeah your sins'd be your own
It's been a long time comin' my babe
It's been a long time comin' but now it's here
Yeah now it's here
Bridge:
Out 'neath the arms of Casseopeia
Where the sword of Orion sweeps
It's me 'n' you Rosie we're cracklin' like crossed wires
And you're breathin' in your sleep
Yeah you're breathin' in your sleep
There's just a spark of campfire left burnin'
Two kids in sleeping bags beside
I reach 'neath your shirt 'n' lay my hands 'cross your belly 'n' feel
Another kickin' inside
And I ain't gonna fuck it up this time
It's been a long time comin' my dear
It's been a long time comin' but now it's here
It's been a long time comin' my babe
It's been a long time comin' but now it's here
Yeah now it's here
(Fade out)