Footprints - Lyrics, Chords, Origin and Recording

Footprints is a song I co-wrote with Peter Birkett (Peter and I also wrote 'Remnants' together, which you can find elsewhere on this site). Peter B. wrote the lyrics, and I contributed the music. Footprints is the title track to my album of the same name. You can find out more about my original recordings at my web site: www.peterwebster.org.uk.

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Chords

Introduction

A D E

Verse

Bm D E
See that long, long road down there,
Bm D E
Heading West and out of sight?

A G F#m C G
Well that’s the road I’m gonna take,

A Bm E E7
When I take to the road tonight

Chorus

A D E E7
And no-one here will miss me when I go
A D E E7
And nothing you could want I'll leave behind.

A F#m D E7
All trace of me will vanish by the morning,

A D E E7
Though I tried to leave my footprints in your mind.

Bridge

A G

Though I didn’t touch your soul

D Bm D

Something passed through mine

A D E E7

When I tried to leave my footprints in your mind.

Coda

A D E D

Though I tried. Though I tried.

Lyrics

See that long, long road down there,
Heading West and out of sight?
Well that’s the road I’m gonna take,
When I take to the road tonight.

And no-one here will miss me when I go
And nothing you could want I’ll leave behind.
All trace of me will vanish by the morning,
Though I tried to leave my footprints in your mind

See that suitcase standing there?
I don’t need that; I’m travelling light.
I won’t need anything from here
When I take to the road tonight.

And no-one here will miss me when I go
And nothing you could want I’ll leave behind.
All trace of me will vanish by the morning,
Though I tried to leave my footprints in your mind

Though I didn’t touch your soul
Something passed through mine
When I tried to leave my footprints in your mind.

See that great big sky up there,
Turning red and losing light?
I’m heading for a different sky
When I take to the road tonight.

And no-one here will miss me when I go
And nothing you could want I’ll leave behind.
All trace of me will vanish by the morning,
Though I tried to leave my footprints in your mind

Though I tried,
Though I tried,
Though I tried,
Though I tried.

Copyright © Peter Webster and Peter Birkett 2004