E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------3--5--3-----------3--5--3------------------------------------|
A|--------1--3--5-----------5--3--5-----------5--3--1---------------------------|
E|--3--5------------------------------------------------------------------------|


E|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------3--5--3-----------3--5--3-----------|
A|--------1--3--5-----------5--3--5-----------5--3--1--| hold as long as possible
E|--3--5-----------------------------------------------| with feedback through the bass riff


[Verse 1]

Bb          B# D             G                    D        G......   D
I'm a working man..... but I ain't worked for a while

  G  (A) (Bb)  B#  D             F     G       B#   C#          F   G        Bb   A#
like some old tin can..... from the bottom of the pile..  from the bottom of the pile

[Chorus]

        Eb  Bb  F
I have lost my way

    Eb  Bb  Eb
but I hear tell

         Bb    Eb   F
about a heaven in Alberta

                 Bb  F   Eb           Bb
where they have got all hell for a basement


{guitar interlude}

E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------3--5--3-----------3--5--3------------------------------------|
A|--------1--3--5-----------5--3--5-----------5--3--1---------------------------|
E|--3--5------------------------------------------------------------------------|

[Verse 2]

     G           A    Bb               B#               Bb       B#    D
my words are like a rope..... that's wrapped around my throat

  G             A    Bb           B#               Bb
wash my mouth with soap..... for words unfit to quote


[Chorus]

        Eb  Bb  F          Bb  F   Eb
I have lost my way.... but I hear tell

        Bb    Eb    F
about a heaven in Alberta

                 Bb  F   Eb           Bb
where they have got all hell for a basement

         Eb  Bb  F         Bb  F   Eb
I have lost my way.... but I hear tell

        Bb    Eb  F
about a heaven in Alberta

                 Bb  F   Eb           Bb
where they have got all hell for a basement


{guitar solo}


E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------10--12--10--------------10--12--10--------------|
D|-------------------8--10--12--------------12--10--12--------------12--10--12--|
A|--13--12--10--12--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|


E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------11-------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------12--10-----------------------|
D|--^----------------8--10s--12s--10s--8s--12---------------12--10--8------------| hold with
A|--13--12--10--12---------------------------------------------------------------| feedback
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------| through the base riff

Main riff

[Verse 3]

 G           B  C#      F  G    B#     C#      B#    C#
now I'm free to go.... but time cannot remove

     G         B  C        F  G           B#    C#
the only life I know....now only time will prove

F     G         B#    A#
yes, only time will prove


{chorus banjo}

            Eb  Bb  F      Bb   F   Eb
if I have lost my way.... cause I hear tell

         Bb    Eb   F
about a heaven in Alberta

               Bb  F   Eb           Bb
where they've got all hell for a basement...........


{chorus no banjo}

              Eb  Bb  F     Bb  F   Eb
Yeah I have lost my way.... but I hear tell

        Bb     Eb   F
about a heaven in Alberta

                Bb  F   Eb           Bb
where they've got all hell for a basement...........

{End guitar solo}

E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-20--19--17---19--17--15--------17--15--14-------15--14-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------17----------------15-----------17--15--12----------8--10--12-|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------10--12-----------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|