Reason for Living Lyrics

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2. Song structure and lyrics:
The structure of the song is very simple. It has a so-called AAA-form,
which simply consists of three repeated verses. So there's no chorus
and no bridge. The necessary contrast comes from the "normal" guitar
and the slide-guitar. They both play backings and solo's.
Intro: |F5 |F5 |
Verse 1:
I felt in need of some lovin'
So I sat down on a wall
I tried to find a reason for living
But I couldn't find a reason at all
So I owned up to my maker
And I started to say a prayer
I waited for an answer
But there wasn't anybody there.
Short slide solo:
Verse 2:
I thought there should have been someone
But I wasn't quite sure who
It finished me to find there was no one
That I could take my troubles to
So I knelt down by my bedside
And I started to say a prayer
It was when I asked for nothing
I could feel that there was somebody there.
Middle slide solo:
"Plain" solo:
Strum the chord once in the last bar, hold it and start to boogie again:
Verse 3:
I'm looking still but it's easy
'Cos I know which way to go
It doesn't matter how long it takes me
'cos there's someone there to help me who knows
All the things that I am after
All the lovin' that I want to share
it's so hard but I don't mind
'cos there really is somebody there.
Repeat verse 1
Slide solo and the ending:
With half time feel (time of two beats is now one beat):
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3. Tabs
Short slide solo:
Middle slide solo:
. . (. = short)
At the end of the "normal" guitar solo there is again some slide:
Ending slide-solo:
The first eight bars of the ending solo are the same as the first
eight bars of the middle slide solo. And it ends with:
"Normal" guitar parts
Fills for first verse:
Middle solo:
* bend 1/4 tone
Ending: