Tom Sawyer chords by Rush

Intro:

E

Verse:

N.C. (E)
A modern-day warrior
N.C. (E)
Mean mean stride,
N.C. (E)
Today's Tom Sawyer
N.C. (E)
Mean mean pride.

Bridge:

E D/E A/E C/E

Verse:

E
 Though his mind is not for rent,
D/E
 Don't put him down as arrogant.
A/E
 His reserve, a quiet defense,
C/E
 Riding out the day's events.
C G/B Am7 C  G/B Am7
     The river

Bridge:

Em D/F# G A5 Em Cmaj7 B5 A5 G5 F#5
Em D/F# G A5 Em Cmaj7 B5 A5 G5 F#5

Chorus:

  Em    D/F#     G   A5
And what you say about his company
  Em     Cmaj7  B5  A5 G5 F#5
Is what you say about society.
Em     D/F# G     A5
Catch the mist, catch the myth
Em     Cmaj7 B5    A5 G5 F#5
Catch the mystery, catch the drift.

Bridge:

Em D/F# G A5 Em Cmaj7 B5 A5 B

C-Part:

B
 The world is, the world is,
A    G    B
Love and life are deep,
A      G  A  E
Maybe as his eyes are wide.

Verse:

N.C. (E)
Today's Tom Sawyer,
N.C. (E)
He gets high on you,
N.C. (E)
And the space he invades
N.C. (E)
He gets by on you.

Riff:

e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-7-4-6---4-----7---4-6-------| x10
A|-------7---5-----------7-5---|
E|---------------------------7-|

Solo:

e|-----------------------------|  |----------------------|
B|-----------------------------|  |----------------------|
G|-----------------------------|  |----------------------|
D|-7-4-6---------7---4-6-------| x3 |-7-4-6----------------|
A|-------7-5-------------7-5---|  |-------7-5---------5--|
E|-----------7---------------7-|  |-----------7-5--7-----|
All of this twice.

e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-7-4-6---4-----7---4-6-------| x2
A|-------7---5-----------7-5---|
E|---------------------------7-|

e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-7-4-6---------5---4-6-------|
D|-------7-5-------------7-5---| x2
A|-----------7---------------7-|
E|-----------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|-7-4-6---4-----7---4-6--------7-4-6----------------|
A|-------7---5-----------7-5----------7-5---------5--|
E|---------------------------7------------7-5--7-----|

Bridge:

E D/E A/E C/E

Verse:

E
 No, his mind is not for rent
D/E
 To any god or government.
A/E
 Always hopeful, yet discontent,
C/E
 He knows changes aren't permanent,
C G/B Am7 C  G/B Am7
     But change is.

Bridge:

Em D/F# G A5 Em Cmaj7 B5 A5 G5 F#5
Em D/F# G A5 Em Cmaj7 B5 A5 G5 F#5

Chorus:

  Em    D/F#     G   A5
And what you say about his company
  Em     Cmaj7  B5  A5 G5 F#5
Is what you say about society.
Em    D/F#   G     A5
Catch the witness, catch the wit,
Em     Cmaj7 B5     A5 G5 F#5
Catch the spirit, catch the spit.

Bridge:

Em D/F# G A5 Em Cmaj7 B5 A5 B

C-Part:

B
 The world is, the world is,
A    G     B
Love and life are deep,
A      G   A  E
Maybe as his skies are wide.

Verse:

N.C. (E)
Exit the warrior,
N.C. (E)
Today's Tom Sawyer,
N.C. (E)
He gets high on you,
N.C. (E)
And the energy you trade,
N.C. (E)
He gets right on to the friction of the day.

Outro:

E F#m E F#m E F#m E F#m