6th April 2001, 11.24am
SHOW ME THE WAY by THE SMALL FACES
Written by Steve Marriott and Ronnie Lane
Off the LP ‘The Small Faces’ (Immediate, 1967)
Chords used:
Capo at first fret:
Bb: x02220
F: 022100
Am: 466444
Dm: x46654
Eb: xx0232
Bb F (x2)
Bb F
I’ve been walking with dawn
Am Dm
For my sleep has been torn
Eb
And my happiness gone
Bb F
There’s an old man in me
Am Dm
Who I caught – do you see?
Eb
He’s as old as the sun
Bb F Bb F Eb F
Want to know just what I’ve been saying
Bb F Bb F
Ple – ase, ple – ase
Bb F
Show me the way
Am Dm Eb Bb F Am Dm Eb
(instrumental)
Bb F Bb F Eb F
Want to know just what I’ve been saying
Bb F Bb F Bb F
Ple – ase, ple – ase show me the way
Am Dm Eb
Bb F
All the truth I have known
Am Dm
Has been scattered and thrown
Eb
I don’t know who I am
Bb F Bb F Eb F
Someone else’s part I am playing
Bb F Bb F Bb F
Ple – ase, ple – ase show me the way