as performed by Weezer
Words and Music by Rivers Cuomo
12/8 Time
All strings tuned one half step down
(All chords relative to standard tuning)
Intro
(Pickup Measure)
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A5 B5 A5 B5 A5 E5 F#5 G#5
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Bb|-5~~~~~~~~~–7–5–9bbrp7–10bbbb—-|-8-b-b-b-b-b-bb-r-10bbbbbbbbbbbbbbbr-|
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Eb|-5–5–5–5–5–5–7–7–7–5–7–5–|(Continued In Chords)
A5 B5 A5 B5 A5
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Bb|-10-10-10-10-9–10-12b—-r–12——|
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Verse
E5 F#5 G#5 A5 B5 A5 B5 A5 E5
Let’s go away for a while, you and I, to a strange and distant land,
F#5 G#5 A5 B5
where they speak no word of truth, but we don’t understand any
Chorus
C#5 E5 G#5 A5 E5/B
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Bb|-9–9–9–9–9–9–9–9–9–9–9–9–|-9–9–9–9–9–9——————–|
F#|————————————-|——————-9–9–9–9–9–9–|
C#|-6–6–6–6–6–6–6–6–6–6–6–6–|-6–6–6–6–6–6——————–|
Ab|————————————-|——————-7–7–7–7–7–7–|
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way. Hol – i – day, far away, to
A5 E5 G#5 A5 E5/B
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Bb|——————-9–9–9–9–9–9–|-9–9–9–9–9–9——————–|
F#|————————————-|——————-9–9–9–9–9–9–|
C#|——————-6–6–6–6–6–6–|-6–6–6–6–6–6——————–|
Ab|-7–7–7–7–7–7——————–|——————-7–7–7–7–7–7–|
Eb|-5–5–5–5–5–5——————–|————————————-|
stay on a hol – i – day, far away, let’s go to
A5 E5 G#5 E5 B5 C5 B5
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C#|——————-9—————-|—————-4–5–5–5–5–5–4–|
Ab|-7–7–7–7–7–7–7——-6——–|-2–2–2–2–2–2–3–3–3–3–3–2–|
Eb|-5–5–5–5–5–5———–4——–|-0–0–0–0–0———————–|
day in a heart beat, heart beat,
E5 B5 C5 B5 E5 F#5 G#5
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Bb|————————————-|—-5–4–5–4–5————–4–5–|
F#|————————————-|-4—————–4—————–|
C#|—————-4–5–5–5–5–5–4–|————————————-|
Ab|-2–2–2–2–2–2–3–3–3–3–3–2–|————————————-|
Eb|-0–0–0–0–0———————–|————————————-|
heart beat.
A5 B5 A5 B5 A5
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Bb|————-4–5–4h5p4————-|
F#|-6————————6–4——-|
C#|———————————-7–|
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Verse
E5 F#5 G#5 A5
Don’t bother to pack your bags or your map.
B5 A5 B5 A5 E5
We won’t need them where we’re goin’.
F#5 G#5 A5
We’re goin’ where the wind is blowin’,
B5 C#5
not knowin’ where we’re gonna stay.
Chorus
E5 G#5 A5 E5/B A5 E5 G#5 A5
Hol-i – day, far away, to stay on a hol-i – day,
E5/B A5 E5 G#5 A5
far away, to stay on a hol-i – day,
E5/B A5 E5 G#5
far away, let’s go today in a heart beat,
E5 B5 C5 B5 E5 B5 C5 B5 E5 B5 C5 B5
heart beat, heart beat, heart beat,
E5 B5 C5
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Bb|-15bbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbb-|
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Bridge
C#5
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We will write a
post card to our friends and family in free verse.
We will write a post card to our
On the road with Kerouac, sheltered in his Bivouac.
(friends and family in free verse. We will write a post card to our)
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On this road will never die.
(friends and family in free verse.)
E5 B5 C5 B5 E5 B5 C5 B5
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C#|-9–9–9–9–9–9–10-10-10-10-10-9–|-9–9–9–9–9–9–10-10-10-10-10-9–|
Ab|-7–7–7–7–7–9–10-10-10-10-10-9–|-7–7–7–7–7–9–10-10-10-10-10-9–|
Eb|—————-7–8–8–8–8–8–7–|—————-7–8–8–8–8–8–7–|
E5 B5 C5 B5 E5 B5 C5 B5
Heart beat, heart beat.
Verse
E5 F#5 G#5 A5 B5 A5 B5 A5
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Bb|-0—–4—–4—–0———–4—–|-2———–4—–4—–2–0——–|
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Let’s go away for a while, you and I , to a strange and distant
E5 F#5 G#5 A5 B5
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Bb|——————-9—–7———–|———-7–7———————–|
F#|-1——–9—–9———–9—–8–|-6————–9–8—–6———–|
C#|————————————-|—————————-9—–7–|
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land, where they speak no word of truth, but we don’t understand any
E5 G#5 A5 E5/B A5
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Bb|———-9–9–9–9–9–9–9–9–9–|————————————-|
F#|————————————-|-9–9–9–9–9–9——————–|
C#|-6——–6–6–6–6–6–6–6–6–6–|——————-7–7–7–7–7–7–|
Ab|————————————-|-7–7–7–7–7–7–7–7–7–7–7–7–|
Eb|————————————-|——————-5–5–5–5–5–5–|
Hol – i – day, far a – way, to stay on a
(way.)
E5 G#5 A5 E5/B A5
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Bb|-9–9–9–9–9–9–9–9–9–9–9–9–|————————————-|
F#|————————————-|-9–9–9–9–9–9——————–|
C#|-6–6–6–6–6–6–6–6–6–6–6–6–|——————-7–7–7–7–7–7–|
Ab|————————————-|-7–7–7–7–7–7–7–7–7–7–7–7–|
Eb|————————————-|——————-5–5–5–5–5–5–|
hol – i – day, far a – way, to stay on a
E5 G#5 A5 E5/B
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Bb|———————–4–5–4h5p4—|————————————-|
F#|——————-4h6————-6-|————————————-|
C#|————————————-|——————-9–9–9–9–9–9–|
Ab|-2——–6————————–|-7–7–7–7–7–7–7–7–7–7–7–7–|
Eb|-0——–4————————–|-5–5–5–5–5–5–7–7–7–7–7–7–|
hol – i day, far away, to
(Let’s go away!
A5 E5 G#5
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Bb|——————-9–9–9–9–9–9–|-9–9–9–9–9–9——————–|
F#|————————————-|——————-9–9–9–9–9–9–|
C#|——————-6–6–6–6–6–6–|-6–6–6–6–6–6——————–|
Ab|-7–7–7–7–7–7——————–|——————-7–7–7–7–7–7–|
Eb|-5–5–5–5–5–5——————–|————————————-|
stay on a hol – i – day, far away, to
Let’s go away! Let’s go away!
A5 E5 G#5 A5 C#5 B5 F#5
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C#|——————-2—————–|———-6——–4—————–|
Ab|-7–7–7–7–7–7–2——–6——–|-7——–4——–2——–4bbbbr—|
Eb|-5–5–5–5–5–5–0——–4——–|-5————————–2bbbbr—|
stay in a heart beat.
Let’s go away!)
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