How to Play Can’t Find My Way Home Chords by Blind Faith on Guitar

“Can’t Find My Way Home” is a classic rock song by the British supergroup Blind Faith, released in 1969 on their self-titled and only album. The song was written and sung by Steve Winwood, who also played keyboards and guitar on the track. The song features a distinctive acoustic guitar intro and a soulful vocal performance by Winwood, as well as a slide guitar solo by Eric Clapton.

The song is about feeling lost and hopeless in life, and longing for a place to belong. The lyrics are simple but powerful, expressing the frustration and despair of the narrator. The song has been covered by many artists, such as Eric Clapton, Alison Krauss, Gilberto Gil, and Steve Winwood himself.

In this article, we will show you how to play “Can’t Find My Way Home” on guitar, using chords, tabs, and video lessons. We will also explain some of the techniques and tips that you can use to make your playing sound more authentic and expressive.

Chords

The song is in the key of D major, and uses mostly open chords and barre chords. The chords are:

Can't Find My Way Home (Blind Faith)
Written by Steve Winwood
 
[Intro]
|D/C  G/B  |Gm/Bb  D/A |F   G   |D     | (x2)
 
[Verse 1]
      |D/C           G/B       |Gm/Bb             D/A    |
Come  down off your throne and leave your body a-lone__
|F     G        |D     |
  some-body must change
 
|D/C             G/B            |Gm/Bb       D/A  |
     You are the reason I've been waiting so long
|F     G             |D
  some-body holds the key
 
[Chorus]
         ||G/B                  |A7                  |D    |
Well, I'm     near the end and I   just ain't got the time.
|Em7                    |G           D/F#  Em |D    ||
    And I'm wasted and I  can't find my    way home
 
[Interlude]
|D/C  G/B  |Gm/Bb  D/A  |F   G   |D     | (x2)
 
[Verse 1]
      |D/C           G/B       |Gm/Bb             D/A    |
Come  down off your throne and leave your body a-lone__
|F     G        |D     |
  some-body must change
 
|D/C             G/B            |Gm/Bb       D/A  |
     You are the reason I've been waiting so long
|F     G             |D
  some-body holds the key
 
[Chorus]
         ||G/B                  |A7                  |D    |
Well, I'm     near the end and I   just ain't got the time.
|Em7                    |G           D/F#  Em |D    ||
    And I'm wasted and I  can't find my    way home
 
[Interlude]
|D/C  G/B |Gm/Bb  D/A |F   G   |D      |
 
[Outro]
|: D/C  G/B  |Gm/Bb  D/A    |
                          And
|F        G          |D    :| (x4)
 I  can't find my way home
       |F          G      |D
Still I can't find my way  home
       |F          G      |D
And I    ain't got nothing wrong
       |F          G      |D    |
And I   can't find my way  home

Tabs

The tabs for the intro and the solo are shown below. You can also find the full tabs for the song here.

The intro is played by Winwood on an acoustic guitar with a capo on the second fret. He uses a fingerstyle technique, plucking the strings with his thumb and fingers. He also uses hammer-ons, pull-offs, slides, and bends to add some expression to his playing.

The solo is played by Clapton on an electric guitar with a slide. He uses a bluesy style, mixing major and minor pentatonic scales. He also uses vibrato, bends, slides, and double stops to create a smooth and melodic sound

Video Lessons

If you prefer to learn by watching and listening, you can also check out some of the video lessons that are available online. Here are some of the best ones that we found:

How to Play “Can’t Find My Way Home” by Blind Faith on Guitar: This video lesson by Marty Music shows you how to play the intro and the chords of the song, as well as some tips on how to strum and fingerpick the song.

[How to Play “Can’t Find My Way Home” by Blind Faith on Guitar – Solo Lesson]: This video lesson by GuitarLessons365Song shows you how to play the solo of the song, note by note, with tabs and explanations.

[How to Play “Can’t Find My Way Home” by Blind Faith on Guitar – Acoustic Cover]: This video by Acoustic Cover shows you how to play the song on an acoustic guitar, with vocals and lyrics.