FARTHER ON – Jackson Browne (Album: Late for the sky) Intro: |Dsus4/A D/A |A |Bm G |D | |Bm E |A |G A |D | Dsus4/A D/A A A In my early years I hid my tears Bm G D And passed my days alone Bm E A Adrift on an ocean of loneliness G A D My dreams like nets were thrown Dsus4/A D/A A A To catch the love that I'd heard of Bm G D In books and films and songs Bm E A Now there's a world of illusion and fantasy G A D In the place where the real world belongs G A D Still I look for the beauty in songs F#m A To fill my head and lead me on G A D Though my dreams have come up torn and empty A G As many times as love has come and gone Dsus4/A D/A A A To those gentle ones my memory runs Bm G D To the laughter we shared at the meals Bm E A I filled their kitchens and living rooms G A D With my schemes and my broken wheels Dsus4/A D/A A A It was never clear how far or near Bm G D The gates to my citadel lay Bm E A They were cutting from stone some dreams of their own G A D But they listened to mine anyway G A D I'm not sure what I'm trying to say F#m A It could be I've lost my way G A D Though I keep a watch over the distance A G Heaven's no closer than it was yesterday D A F# And the angels are older Bm Bm/A G They know not to wait up for the sun D A/C# They look over my shoulder Bm Bm/A E/G# A At the maps and the drawings of the journey I've begun Solo: |Dsus4/A D/A |A |Bm G |D A/C# | |Bm E |A |G A |D | |Dsus4/A D/A |A |Bm G |D A/C# | |Bm E |A |G A |D | G A D Now the distance leads me farther on F#m A Though the reasons I once had are gone G A D I keep thinking I'll find what I'm looking for A G In the sand beneath the dawn D A F# But the angels are older Bm Bm/A G They can see that the sun's setting fast D A/C# They look over my shoulder Bm Bm/A E/G# A At the vision of paradise contained in the light of the past D A F# And they lay down behind me Bm Bm/A G To sleep beside the road till the morning has come D A/C# Where they know they will find me Bm Bm/A G With my maps and my faith in the distance A D G A Moving farther on |D A/C# |Bm Bm/A |G A |D || Transcribed by Gerard Koot (Amsterdam, The Netherlands) November 2006 Email: gerardkoot@hotmail.com