Journey To The Center Of The Mind
(Ted Nugent - Steve Farmer)

The Amboy Dukes' only hit single (#16, 1968). The eponymous LP has 30-odd
different smoking implements on the cover, and the entire second side (which
this both leads off and concludes) is a suite about finding The Meaning Of
Life through O.D.ing. Nonetheless, Ted Nugent swears to this day that he
didn't know it's about drugs... - AW

Intro:
Rhythm guitar, bass, and drums (2X):
A                 C 
/ / / /  / / / /  / / / /  / / / /
Lead guitar enters, playing variations on A  and C  barre chords
at 5th and 8th frets (2X)

Solo:        
 A 
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-8b9---------------------|-------------------10-8---
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 (slow bend)
 C 
 v     v     v     v       v     v     v     v
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-------------------------|-------------------8b10---
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                                           (slow bend)
 A 
 v     v     v     v       v     v     v     v
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-------------5-----5--7--|-b9-r7-------------8--10--
----------------6--------|-------6--------9---------
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 C 
 v     v      v     v         v     v       v     v
--------------------10b12---|-r10-8----------------------
b12b12-10-8h10p8------------|------10b12r10-8-----10-----
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 A 
 v     v     v     v       v     v     v     v
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8b9---7p5----5--7--5-----|----5--------------8------
----------6-----------6--|-------6--4--2s9------9---
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 C 
 v     v     v     v       v     v     v     v
----------8--------------|--------------------------
-8--10-8-----8-----------|-------------------10b12--
-------------------------|----------------9---------
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 A                         E 
 v     v     v     v       v     v     v     v
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-10----10------b12r10-8--|--------------------------
-------------------------|-9-----9------------------
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 E   (piano in left channel plays E6 )
Verse 1:    Leave your cares behind
Come with us and find
     D                             E 
The pleasures of a journey to the center of the mind

 A                 C    C C B Bb A 
Chorus:        
Come along if you care
(A)                C    C C B Bb A 
Come along if you dare
(A)                 C    C C         B   Bb   B 
Take a ride to the land inside (1,2: of your mind)
                               (3:   and you'll see)

Verse 2:    Beyond the seas of thought
Beyone the realm of what
Across the streams of hopes and dreams where things are really not

repeat chorus

 E 
Bridge:        
But please realise
You'll probably be surprised   (fill: ----------15b17-b17-)
                                      -12-15-12-----------
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    C#m               A 
For it's the land unknown to man
       F#         E 
Where fantasy is fact
   C#m                 A 
So if you can, please understand
F#                  B          (N.C.) 
You might not come back        (fill: -------)
                                      ---9--- (w/heavy vibrato)
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(guitar solo - slight variation on solo from intro)

Break:
(distorted power chords panned between channels - aaaaahh, 1968!)
A5         D5 D#5  E5        B5 Bb5 
 v   v   v   v     v   v   v   v
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-----------------|------------------ (3X)
-7---7---7-12--13|14--14--14-9---8--
-7---7---7-12--13|14--14--14-9---8--
-5---5---5-10--11|12--12--12-7---6--
A5         D5 D#5  E5 
 v   v   v   v     v   v   v   v
-----------------|------------------
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-7---7---7-12--13|14-----------14\--
-7---7---7-12--13|14-----------14\--
-5---5---5-10--11|12-----------12\--

repeat chorus

Verse 3 (note extra line):
How happy life could be
If all of mankind
Would take the time to journey to the center of the mind
       D                               E 
Would take the time to journey to the center of the mind
Center of the mind (echo: the mind, the mind...)

(guitar solo - another variation on intro solo for 10 bars)

Coda:        
(A)      B (fade) 
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----8--|-7-----------------------
s9-----|-------------------------
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