The original song is played in Open G.
[Intro]
e-3----3-3---------------------------------------------3-------3-------------|
B--3---3-3-1-1-0---------------------------------------3-------3-------------|
G---0--0-0-------2-0-----------------------------------0-------0-------------|
D----0-0-0-----------0---0-2-0-------------------------0-------0-------------|
A-----22---------------------------3-2------0-2--------2-------2-------------|
E-----33----------------------------------3------------3-------3-------------|
[Riff]
(Riff 1a)
   G
  ˅ ˄ ˅                                          ˅ ˅ ˄
e--3-3-3------------------------------------3-----3-3-3-|

B--3-3-3------------------------------------3-----3-3-3-|

G--0-0-0—-4-X-X-5-X-7-X-X-9-X-X-11-X-12-----0-----0-0-0-|  X3

D--0-0-0------------------------------------0-----0-0-0-|

A—-2-2-2--2-X-X-3-X-5-X-X-7-X-X--9-X-10\3---2-----2-2-2-|

E--3-3-3----------------------------------3-3-----3-3-3-|
(Riff 1b)
   G
   ˅ ˄ ˅                                          ˅   ˄ ˄   ˅        ˅   ˅ ˅
e--3-3-3------------------------------------3-----0---1-1—--3-----0---1-1-|
B--3-3-3------------------------------------3-----1---3-3---3-----1---3-3-|
G--0-0-0—-4-X-X-5-X-7-X-X-9-X-X-11-X-12-----0-----0---3-3---0-----0---3-3-|  X1
D--0-0-0------------------------------------0-----2---3-3---0-----2---3-3-|
A—-2-2-2--2-X-X-3-X-5-X-X-7-X-X--9-X-10\3---2-----3-0-1-1---2-----3-0-1-1-|
E--3-3-3----------------------------------3-3-----X---X-X---3-----X---X-X-|
[Verse]
G                                     C Bb Bb G 
You say the hills too steep to climb  
G                                     C Bb Bb G 
Chiding  
G                                     C Bb Bb G 
You say you'd like to see me try  
G                                     C Bb Bb 
Climbing  
A                                       D 
You pick the place and I'll choose the time  
          G                    C 
And I'll climb that hill in my own way  
G                          C 
  Just wait awhile for the right day  
G                         C 
  And as I rise above the tree line and the clouds  
          D             C                               G 
I'll look down hear the sounds of the things you said today
[Instrumental]
N.C.
(Riff 1a) x4
(Riff 1b) x1
[Verse]
G                                      C Bb Bb G 
Fearlessly the idiot faced the crowd  
G                                      C Bb Bb G 
Smiling  
G                                      C Bb Bb G 
Merciless the magistrate turns round  
G                                      C Bb Bb 
Frowning  
A                                 D 
And who's the fool who wears the crown  
       G            C 
And go down in your own way  
G                      C 
  And every day is the right day 
 G                           C 
  And as you rise above the fear lines in his brow  
         D             C                           G 
You look down hear the sounds of the faces in the crowd