"Almost Gone" by Caedmon's Call From "The Awakening Compilation" Words and music by Derek Webb Copyright 1996 Thirsty Plant Music Capo 2 in G (A), standard-tuned six-string acoustic. Moderate tempo in 4. This is a powerful song, all strumming and flat-picking. It begins in E minor, then modulates between E minor for the verses and G major for the chorus, and to E major for bridge 2. (everything relative to the capo) It's a fairly easy yet impressive and beautiful song that can work well with just one guitar and even with just one voice singing both parts of bridge 1 and the chorus. (Derek sings lead, Cliff sings the parts in (parentheses), Danielle sings the parts in {braces}, and they all harmonize on bridge 2) The lyrics in ALL CAPS are what I sing when performing solo. Before the intro, begin by strumming Em for two bars. Unless you have someone playing recorder--more in that case. At the end, finish with another G, Am7, D9, then a short C (X32010), hammering the second string, followed by a single strummed G, pulling off the second string. Note: thanks to Derek Webb for taking the time after a concert to show me how you play this. Chord - Name 022000 Em (I like to throw in Em9 024000 for more dissonance) 332200 Cmaj7sus6/G (hammer both 2's) 554400 Dsus6,9/A XX0230 D9 X32030 C9 320033 G X02013 Am7 (hammer 1) 022100 E 200230 D9/F# X02220 A [intro] Em, Cmaj7, Dsus6 Count 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 e-|0-----7---7---5---5---5---5-0-0|0---0-0---0-0-0-0---0-0---0-0-0| b-|0-----0---0---0---0---7---7-0-0|0---0-0---0-0-0-0---0-0---0-0-0| g-|0-----0---0---0---0---0---0-0-0|0h2-2-2---2-2-2-4---4-4---4-4-4| d-|x---------------------------0-0|0h2-2-2---2-2-2-4---4-4---4-4-4| a-|7---7-------7-------7----------|3---3-3---3-3-3-5---5-5---5-5-5| e-|0---0-------0-------0----------|3---3-3---3-3-3-5---5-5---5-5-5| (Em)............................ Cmaj7.......... Dsus6.......... [verse 1] Em Cmaj7 Dsus6 MASLOW TOLD ME YEARS AGO THAT Em Cmaj7 Dsus6 THAT I'D NEED TWICE TOMORROW OF WHAT I HAVE TODAY Em Cmaj7 Dsus6 IT MAKES ME WISH I'D NEVER HAD A BED TO LAY MY HEAD Em Cmaj7 Dsus6 AND IF I COULD HAVE ME, THEN I'D TAKE YOU INSTEAD Count 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 e-|0-----0-------0-------0-----0-0|0---0-0---0-0-0-0---0-0---0-0-0| b-|0---------0-------0-------0-0-0|0---0-0---0-0-0-0---0-0---0-0-0| g-|0---0-------2-------0-------0-0|0h2-2-2---2-2-2-4---4-4---4-4-4| d-|2---2-------2-------2-------0-0|0h2-2-2---2-2-2-4---4-4---4-4-4| a-|2---2---x---2---x---2---x---2-2|3---3-3---3-3-3-5---5-5---5-5-5| e-|0---0---x---0---x---0---x---0-0|3---3-3---3-3-3-5---5-5---5-5-5| (Em)............................ Cmaj7.......... Dsus6.......... Switch to this pattern for the first half of each the verse. Then switch back to the intro lick for the last four lines. Verse 2 also. (Em) Cmaj7 Dsus6 WHAT'S THE USE IN HAVING SOMETHING IF IT BELONGS TO ME (Em) Cmaj7 Dsus6 'CAUSE IF I CAN PUT MY HANDS UPON IT I'LL NEVER SET IT FREE (Em) Cmaj7 Dsus6 AND MANY ARE DISTRACTIONS UPON THE ROAD IS WIDE (Em) Cmaj7 Dsus6 MANY THINGS TO SEE, AND LOTS OF ROOM TO HIDE [bridge 1] D9 C9 (I WILL RUN FROM YOU) BUT YOU'LL HAVE TO CATCH ME D9 C9 (YOU CAN'T RUN LIKE ME) YOU'LL NEVER CATCH ME THIS TIME D9 C9 (WHAT A SHAME) AND IT'S ALL SUCH A SHAME [chorus] G Am7 D9 AND I DON'T MISS YOU (BUT I MISS YOU) G Am7 D9 LEAVE ME ALONE (COME FOR ME) G Am7 D9 'CAUSE I'M ALMOST GONE (BUT I'M STILL HERE) G Am7 D9 I'M ALMOST GONE [repeat intro lick] (Em), Cmaj7, Dsus6 [verse 2] Em Cmaj7 Dsus6 PAVLOV SHOWED ME YEARS AGO THAT Em Cmaj7 Dsus6 THAT MY DESIRES WOULD BE WHET BY JUST APPEARANCES Em Cmaj7 Dsus6 AND IT MAKES ME WISH I'D NEVER HAD A VICE OR I'D THOUGHT TWICE Em Cmaj7 Dsus6 AND IF I HAD TO KNOW, THEN YOUR WORDS WOULD SUFFICE Em Cmaj7 Dsus6 AND WHAT'S THE USE IN KNOWING SOMETHING IF IT'S ALL IN MY HEAD Em Cmaj7 Dsus6 'CAUSE IF I CAN THINK ABOUT IT, THEN I'LL THINK IT TILL IT'S DEAD Em Cmaj7 Dsus6 AND MANY ARE ASSUMPTIONS IN THESE HALLOWED HALLS Em Cmaj7 Dsus6 WITH THE DIRT TRACKED ON THE FLOOR, AND THE DAYS CHALKED ON THE WALLS [repeat bridge 1] D9 C9 (I WILL RUN FROM YOU) BUT YOU'LL HAVE TO CATCH ME D9 C9 (YOU CAN'T RUN LIKE ME) YOU'LL NEVER CATCH ME THIS TIME D9 C9 (WHAT A SHAME) AND IT'S ALL SUCH A SHAME [repeat chorus] G Am7 D9 AND I DON'T MISS YOU (BUT I MISS YOU) G Am7 D9 LEAVE ME ALONE (COME FOR ME) G Am7 D9 'CAUSE I'M ALMOST GONE (BUT I'M STILL HERE) G Am7 D9 I'M ALMOST GONE [bridge 2] E D9/F# A NOW I AM DISCOVERING MANY SMALL MINORITIES ) {all of us united} E D9/F# A JOIN TOGETHER PIECES TO BECOME MAJORITIES ) {we could change the world} E D9/F# A AND ALL OF US UNITED, WE COULD CHANGE THE WORLD ) {all of us divided, all of us} E D9/F# A AND ALL OF US DIVIDED, WE COULD CHANGE THE WORLD ) } [chorus] G Am7 D9 AND I DON'T MISS YOU (BUT I MISS YOU) G Am7 D9 LEAVE ME ALONE (COME FOR ME) G Am7 D9 'CAUSE I'M ALMOST GONE {almost gone} (BUT I'M STILL HERE) [tag] G Am7 D9 I'M STILL HERE {I'm still here} (do you hear me) G Am7 D9 DO YOU HEAR ME {do you hear me} (and don't call me) G Am7 D9 DON'T CALL ME {don't call me} (or beckon me) G Am7 D9 YOU GOTTA BECKON ME {beckon me} (come for me) G Am7 D9 OH WON'T YOU COME FOR ME {come for me} (I'm almost gone) G Am7 D9 'CAUSE I'M ALMOST GONE Transcribed 10/2/1997 by tstilwel@comp.uark.edu, revised 12/15/1997 More songs available at http://www.engr.uark.edu/~tks/tab/