Albatross


Corrosion of Conformity "Albatross" Album: Deliverance (1994) Sony Tuning: D G C F A D (One step down) Verse riff/Intro |-----------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------| |--x-5/7-77-x-5-x-5/7-7-x-5/7-77-x-10~-x-12~12~12~x---------| |--x-3/5-55-x-3-x-3/5-5-x-3/5-55-x-8~--x-10~10~10~x---------| |-----------------------------------------------------------| continues... |-----------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------| |--x-5/7-77-x-5-x-5/7-7-x-10~1010--5~55-6-------------------| |--x-3/5-55-x-3-x-3/5-5-x-8~~8-8---3~33-4-------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------| Chorus riff |-----------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------| |--3-0---5-5-------3-0-----------------------3~0------------| |------3-----5~---------5-3-0------------0-5----3-----------| |-------------------------------3~3~-1~---------------------| Fill |-----------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------| |-------3---------------------------------------------------| |---3/5---5~------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------| Bridge |-----------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------5~--------------------------------| |--3~3~-1~-----------3~3~-----------------------------------| Riff under Woody's solo Play this two (2) times... |-----------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------| |-x-7-5-7-x-7-5-7---7-5-7-x-7-5-7---------------------------| |-x-5-3-5-x-5-3-5---5-3-5-x-5-3-5--5-3----------------------| |----------------------------------3-1----------------------| then... |-----------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------| |-x-7-5-7-x-7-5-7-(7)xxxx---7-5-7-x-7-5-7-------------------| |-x-5-3-5-x-5-3-5-(5)xxxx---5-3-5-x-5-3-5--5-3--------------| |------------------------------------------3-1--------------| continues... |-----------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------| |-x-7-5-7-x-7-5-7--x-7-5-7-x-7-5-7--------------------------| |-x-5-3-5-x-5-3-5--x-5-3-5-x-5-3-5--5-3~~-------------------| |-----------------------------------3-1~~-------------------| Lyrics: Well I'm feelin' left behind, Lord what a waste of time They're coming to get you, run on How can I respect your crime When all you criminals whine They bought and sold you, run on, run on You can call me crazy You can call me wrong Cause I was born a liar Albatross fly on, fly on My home is kind, man it pays to be blind I promise to forget you run on No swallowed pride, no conspiracy lined Broken promise of the virtue, run on, Lord run on You can call me lazy But I know where I belong Cause I was born a liar Albatross, fly on, fly on With your trust in love from your God above... I believe the Albatross is me You can call me lazy You can call me wrong Cause I was born a liar Albatross, fly on, fly on I should have seen the signs Now the memories far behind It was no big loss, Fly on, Albatross yeah