18 Best The Dead South Songs (list with chords & lyrics)
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Black Lung
[Intro]
Bass - E B E B E B E B
Banjo & Guitar - Em G Em G Em G Em G
[Verse]
Em G
Basically we are all alone in the centre of a pickaxe mine.
Em
Black lung stings as the pickaxe swings.
Em G
As the void of the mine closes in,
Em
The Devil came and the angels sang.
Em G
A Song of the Holy Ghost.
Em
Tempted the soul from the pennies to the gold,
Em G
Like the dust I spit from my mouth.
[Chorus]
Em G
Wooa Wooa oooo oo oo oooooooo oo oo oooooooo oo
Em G
Wooa Wooa oooo oo oo oooooooo oo oo oooooooo oo
[Verse]
Em
Remember the night with the barroom fight
Em G
Where I killed all my best friends.
Em
We gambled it away with the whiskey open keg,
Em G
And we never saw it again.
Em
Well I had a wife that I met back in high school;
Em G
Her name was Lyla-Jean.
Em
We saved away to escape some place
Em G
On a local miner's minor pay.
[Chorus]
Em G
Wooa Wooa oooo oo oo oooooooo oo oo oooooooo oo
Em G
Wooa Wooa oooo oo oo oooooooo oo oo oooooooo oo
[Banjo Break]
[Verse]
Em
We saved so long, the fall came and gone
Em G
At Least 27 times.
Em
It fell through the floorboards into deep dark darkness,
Em G
And we never saw it again.
Em
So West Virginia's home and that's where we're staying
Em G
To the blade of the bible hymn.
Em
Jesus says we're wicked so we just keep on pickin'
Em G
At the scab of the open mine
[Chorus]
Em G
Wooa Wooa oooo oo oo oooooooo oo oo oooooooo oo
Em G
Wooa Wooa oooo oo oo oooooooo oo oo oooooooo oo
Em G
Wooa Wooa oooo oo oo oooooooo oo oo oooooooo oo
Em N.C. Em
Wooa Wooa oooo oo oo oooooooo oo oo oooooooo oo
[Outro]
Em
(Single strum)
Spaghetti Acoustic
[Intro]
Dm F C Dm
[Verse 1]
Dm
Mama made something sweet
F
It’s good for you to eat
C Dm
But you were out late messin’ round
Dm
The girls are in your hands
F
Dangerous charms you don’t understand
C Dm
The other men will burn you alive
[Chorus]
Dm F
Your just naive boy
C
You better leave boy
Dm
Tonight
Dm F C Dm Dm
[Verse 2]
Dm
The streets are whisperin now
F
This gentleman in town
C Dm
A lover Who cannot be beat
Dm
The men around town
F
Gathered on sacred ground
C Dm
And repeated to beat their chests
[Chorus] (x2)
Dm F
Your just naive boy
C
You better leave boy
Dm
Right now
Dm F C Dm x2 Dm
[Verse 3]
Dm
Been hiding as you can
F
To weak to even stand
C Dm
Your bones don’t fit your skin no more
Dm
Got you cryin out the moon
F
Begging mamma for a room
C Dm
But she’s felt the burn of your love
[Chorus] (x2)
Dm F
Your just naive boy
C
You better leave boy
Dm
Right now
Dm F C Dm x2 Dm
[Verse 4]
Dm
Got down on your knees to Pray
F
Asking your father in his grave
C Dm
He whispered son
Dm F C Dm x2
**Play this next 3 times building intensity***
Dm
Get on your horse and ride
F
I wanna show you
C Dm
Where your gonna die
Dm F C Dm
[Chorus] (x3)
Dm F
Your just naive boy
C
You better leave boy
Dm
Right now
***Played slowly***
Dm F
This blessing turned to curse
C Dm
your charm worked in reverse
Dm F C Dm
It’s a love song that is burnt in my mindBanjo Odyssey
[Intro]
Gm
[Verse]
Gm
Tore up the restraining order, I don't care I'm comin' over
F
What your daddy said isn't goin' over too well
Gm
Don't you know not to kiss and tell?
[Chorus]
G Am Bb G Am Bb
Mother said "She's my brothers daughter" and I don't even know who's my father
G Am Bb Gm
I guess she's my cousin but she needs some sweet lovin' anyway!
[Verse]
Gm
Pulled you out by your hair, if people ask I was never there
F
Come on baby and take a ride with me
Gm
Come on baby let's drive to the sea
[Chorus]
G Am Bb G Am Bb
Mother said "She's my brothers daughter" and I don't even know who's my father
G Am Bb Gm
I guess she's my cousin but she needs some sweet lovin' anyway!
[Instrumental]
G Am Bb
G Am Bb
[Bridge]
Gm Am Bb Gm Am Bb
It's a hot night drivin' down highway sixty with my baby in the passenger seat
Gm Am Bb Gm Am Bb
I roll down the window and I lean my head back and put my foot to the floor
Gm Dm Bb
We're going faster and she's saying slow down
Gm Dm Bb
We're going faster and she's saying slow down
Gm Dm Bb
We're going faster and she's saying slow down
Gm Dm Bb
We're going faster and she's saying slow down
Gm Dm Bb
And I say no and she's saying slow down
Gm Dm Bb
And I say no and she's saying slow down
Gm Dm Bb
And I say no and she's saying slow down
Gm Dm Bb
And I say no and shes screaming slow down
Gm Dm Bb
And I say no, no
[Chorus]
G Am Bb G Am Bb
Mother said "She's my brothers daughter" and I don't even know who's my father
G Am Bb Gm
I guess she's my cousin but she needs some sweet lovin' anyway!People Are Strange
[Intro]
| Em | Am Em | Am Em | B7 Em | x4
[Verse 1]
Em Am Em
People are strange when you're a stranger
Am Em B7 Em
Faces look ugly when you're alone
Em Am Em
Women seem wicked when you're unwanted
Am Em B7 Em
Streets are uneven when you're down
[Chorus]
B7
When you're strange
G B7 N.C.
Faces come out of the rain
B7
When you're strange
G N.C.
No one remembers your name
B7
When you're strange
B7
When you're strange
B7 B7
When you're strange
[Instrumental]
| Em | Am Em | Am Em | B7 Em |
[Verse 2]
Em Am Em
People are strange when you're a stranger
Am Em B7 Em
Faces look ugly when you're alone
Em Am Em
Women seem wicked when you're unwanted
Am Em B7 Em
Streets are uneven when you're down
[Chorus]
B7
When you're strange
G B7 N.C.
Faces come out of the rain
B7
When you're strange
G N.C.
No one remembers your name
B7
When you're strange
B7
When you're strange
B7 B7
When you're strange
Alright, yeah
[Instrumental]
| Em | Am Em | Am Em | B7 Em | x6
[Chorus]
B7
When you're strange
G B7
Faces come out of the rain
B7
When you're strange
G B7
No one remembers your name
B7
When you're strange
B7
When you're strange
B7 N.C. B7
When you're strangeThe Recap
[Intro]
Am Am/C Am/B Am/E Am/G Am/F# F E7
Am Am/C Am/B Am/E Am/G Am/F# F E7
[Verse 1]
Am G
Well we're all wasted, in a bar
F E7
Somewhere downtown
Am G F E7
When a man walks up and pokes me with a knife And says "Man I'm gonna send you to hell"
Am G F E7
Well I took that knife, I stared him straight in the eyes I said, "homeboy, you better fuckin' run,
Am G F E7
I'm sittin' here just a slammin' down beers and, now its time to have some fun" Oh
[Interlude]
Am Am/C Am/B Am/E Am/G Am/F# F E7
Am Am/C Am/B Am/E Am/G Am/F# F E7
Am Am/C Am/B Am/E Am/G Am/F# F E7
Am Am/C Am/B Am/E Am/G Am/F# F E7
F F F F E7 E7 E7 E7
F F F F E7 E7 E7
[Bridge]
Am G
Oh well he hit me hard, yeah he hit me good
F E7 Am
And then I fell to the ground, but I kicked him fast
G F E7
I kicked him real swift and he came a tumblin' down
Am G
He took a stab at me and nearly cut my gut, but
F E7
I kicked that knife to the floor
Am G
Then I took his head and slammed it into the bar, I don't
F E7 E7 Am F C E7
Think he'll come around no more Ohhhhhh Ohhhhhh Ohhhhhh
[Chorus]
Am F C E7
Well I've been drinkin' here for so many damn years, Trying to recap my life
Am F C E7
Every night trouble finds my sight and I cant help but fight
Am F
With a bottle of Jack and a tin of skoal
C E7 Am F C E7
I'll be stickin' around, until the day a man will put me away and I can rest my soul
[Verse 2]
Am G
Well we're all wasted, in a bar
F E7
Somewhere downtown
Am G F E7
When a man walks up and pokes me with a knife And says "Man, I'm gonna send you to hell"
Am G F E7
Well I took that knife, I stared him straight in the eyes I said, "homeboy this is the day"
Am G F E7 E7
Then I grabbed that knife, stabbed it straight through my eye and Then I fell to my knees Ohhhhh
Am F C E7
Ohhhhhh Ohhhhhh
[Chorus]
Am F C E7
Well I've been drinkin' here for so many damn years, Trying to recap my life
Am F C E7
Every night trouble finds my sight and I cant help but fight
Am F
With a bottle of Jack and a tin of skoal
C E7 Am F C E7
Tonight I'm goin' home, today's the day a man put me away and I can rest my soul
[Outro]
Am Am/C Am/B Am/E Am/G Am/F# F E7 Am
Down That Road
[Intro]
Am* | Am* ||
[Intro]
N.C.
Oh, well, we run to the break of day,
N.C.
the old man groaned as we rolled away.
N.C.
Our women wept as we sped on by,
N.C.
we hung our heads low as they raised their flags high.
[Verse 1]
Am Am
Then we grabbed our guns and we shot away,
Am Am
let's kill our brothers on a Saturday.
Am Am
Blood spills out and our wounds were deep,
Am*
Old Jesse James, well, he won't even take a peep.
[Chorus]
Am
So, then we go on down that road,
Am* Am
breakin' your backs and breakin' your souls,
Am* Am
breakin' your backs and breakin' your souls,
Am* N.C.
mama said I'd die before I get old.
[Interlude]
Am* | Am* | Am* | Am* ||
[Verse 2]
Am Am
The war is over and the graves were deep,
Am Am
the sun was down just like my brother Rim's keep.
Am Am
You burned my house and you raped my wife,
Am*
I fall to my knees and I pray to the Lord
N.C.
that I can kill that fucker tonight!
[Chorus]
Am
So, then we go on down that road,
Am* Am
breakin' your backs and breakin' your souls,
Am* Am
breakin' your backs and breakin' your souls,
Am* N.C.
mama said I'd die before I get old.
[Interlude]
Am* | Am* | Am* | Am* ||
[Verse 3]
Am Am
Oh, hey, there dad, don't you know who I am?
Am*
No motherfucker, don't give a God damn!
[Interlude]
Am* | Am* | Am* | Am* ||
[End-Chorus]
Am Am
So, then we go on down that road,
Am* Am
breakin' your backs and breakin' your souls.
Am* Am
Breakin' your backs and breakin' your souls.
Am*
Mama said I'd die before I get old.
Am*
Mama said I'd die before I get old.
Am*
Mama said I'd die before I get old.
Am*
Mama said I'd die before I get old.
Am*
Mama said I'd die before I get old.
Am*
Mama said I'd die before I get old.
Am*You Are My Sunshine
[Intro]
| Am | Am
[Verse 1]
Am Am
The other night, dear, as I lay sleeping
Dm Am
I dreamed I held you in my arms
Dm Am
When I awoke, dear, I was mistaken
Am E7 Am N.C.
So I bowed my head and I cried
[Chorus]
Am Am
You are my sunshine, my only sunshine
F Am
You make me happy when skies are gray
F Am
You'll never know dear, how much I love you
Am G Am
Please don't take my sunshine away
[Instrumental]
| Am | Am | Am |
| Dm | Am | Dm | Am |
| Am E7 | Am
[Verse 2]
Am Am
I'll always love you and make you happy
Dm Am
If you will only say the same
Dm Am
But if you leave me to love another
Am E7 Am N.C.
You'll regret it all some day
[Chorus]
Am Am
You are my sunshine, my only sunshine
F Am
You make me happy when skies are gray
F Am
You'll never know dear, how much I love you
Am G Am
Please don't take my sunshine away
[Instrumental]
| Am | Am | Dm |
| Am | Dm | Am | Am E7 |
| Am
[Verse 3]
Am Am
You told me once, dear, you really loved me
Dm Am
And no one else could come between
Dm Am
But now you've left me to love another
Am E7 Am N.C.
You have shattered all of my dreams
[Chorus]
Am Am
You are my sunshine, my only sunshine
F Am
You make me happy when skies are gray
F Am
You'll never know dear, how much I love you
C E7 Am
Please don't take my sunshine away
[Outro]
G N.C. Em N.C. Am
Please don't take my sunshine awayThis Little Light Of Mine
[Intro]
| G | G | C | G |
| G | Em | G D | G |
[Verse 1]
G
This little light o' mine
G
I'm gonna let it shine
C
Oh, this little light o' mine
G
I'm gonna let it shine
G
This little light o' mine
Em
I'm gonna let it shine
G D C G
Let it shine, let it shine, let it shine
[Verse 2]
G
Oh, don't let Satan blow it out!
G
I'm gonna let it shine
C
Oh, don't let Satan blow it out!
G
I'm gonna let it shine
G
Don't let Satan blow it out!
Em
I'm gonna let it shine
G D C G
Let it shine, let it shine, let it shine
[Instrumental]
| G | G | C | G |
| G | Em | G D | G
[Verse 3]
G
Oh, hide it under a bushel? No!
G
I'm gonna let it shine
C
Oh, hide it under a bushel? No!
G
I'm gonna let it shine
G
Hide it under a bushel? No!
Em
I'm gonna let it shine
G D C G
Let it shine, let it shine, let it shine
[Verse 4]
G
Oh, let it shine 'til Jesus comes
G
I'm gonna let it shine
C
Oh, let it shine 'til Jesus comes
G
I'm gonna let it shine
G
Let it shine 'til Jesus comes
Em
I'm gonna let it shine
G D C G C G
Let it shine, let it shine, let it shine
[Instrumental]
| G | G | C | G |
| G | Em | G D | G
[Verse 5]
G
This little light o' mine
G
I'm gonna let it shine
C
Oh, this little light o' mine
G
I'm gonna let it shine
G
This little light o' mine
Em
I'm gonna let it shine
G D G
Let it shine, let it shine, let it shineAchilles
[Intro]
C Am F G C
[Verse]
C Am
I am a man, I am the wind
F G C
I am all your deepest sins
C Am
I am the sun, I am the moon
F G C
I am all your sweetest tunes
[Chorus]
F G C G Am
And when the time calls upon me, I will know where to go,
F G C G Am
The pedals will fall past me as I find my way home,
C G Am
as I find my way home
[Interlude]
C G C
[Verse]
C Am
I am Achilles on a mountain,
F G C
Standing beside the hour glass,
C Am
I am a hero, I am a thief
F G C
I am a resurrected man
[Chorus]
F G C G Am
And when the time calls upon me, I will know where to go,
F G C G Am
The pedals will fall past me as I find my way home,
C G Am
as I find my way home
[Interlude]
C G C
[Verse]
C Am
I am a rhythm, I am a beat
F G C
I am that curse walking down the street
C Am
I am a cheat, I am a liar
F G C
I am no ones desire
[Chorus]
F G C G Am
And when the time calls upon me, I will know where to go,
F G C G Am
The pedals will fall past me as I find my way home,
C G Am
as I find my way home,
C G Am
as I find my way home,
C G Am
as I find my way home
[Outro]
C G C
The Dead South
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[Verse]
Dm A# A
Oh pass the rum on down the line it's getting pretty cold
Dm A# A
It's been nine straight days of hell and burning fires in the snow
Dm A# A
And I haven't seen my baby since that old black ship set sail
Dm A# A Dm
Still we're holding out 'till winter dies and hoping our strength prevails
Dm A# A
Dm A# A Dm
[Verse]
Dm A# A
The full moon peaks around the clouds as the grey wolves cry
Dm A# A
The hour's getting late and we've drunk every bottle dry
Dm A# A
Just one more march from dusk 'till dawn 'till we finally arrive
Dm A# A Dm
At the gates of those who long ago burned our houses and took our lives
[Chorus]
And we'll sing
Dm A# A
"We are the Dead South who came across the sea
Dm A# A Dm
To take back our lives and leave this land of misery
Dm A# A Dm
Our will is our weapon our hearts forever bound
Dm A# A Dm
Come on now tilt your bottle back and let's go grab another round
[Verse]
Dm A# A
The wind is at our back the ground is shaking at our feet
Dm A# A
Marching for the gates we pray the lord my soul to keep
Dm A# A
For if we ever get ourselves out from this mess alive
Dm A# A Dm
I'll be singing this song for years to say I'm happy we survived
[Chorus]
And we'll sing
Dm A# A
"We are the Dead South who came across the sea
Dm A# A Dm
To take back our lives and leave this land of misery
Dm A# A Dm
Our will is our weapon our hearts forever bound
Dm A# A Dm
Come on now tilt your bottle back and let's go grab another round
Dm A# A Dm
tilt your bottle back and let's go grab another round
[Chorus]
Dm A# A
"We are the Dead South who came across the sea
Dm A# A Dm
To take back our lives and leave this land of misery
Dm A# A Dm
Our will is our weapon our hearts forever bound
Dm A# A Dm
Come on now tilt your bottle back and let's go grab another round
[Chorus]
Dm A# A
"We are the Dead South who came across the sea
Dm A# A Dm
To take back our lives and leave this land of misery
Dm A# A Dm
Our will is our weapon our hearts forever bound
Dm A# A Dm
Come on now tilt your bottle back and let's go grab another round
Dm A# A Dm
tilt your bottle back and let's go grab another round
Dm A# A Dm
tilt your bottle back and let's go grab another roundHouse Of The Rising Sun
[Intro] - Half Tempo 70bpm
Am C D F
Am E Am
E Am C D
F Am C E7
Am C D F
Am E Am
[Verse 1]
E Am C D
There is a house in New Orleans
F Am C E7
They call the Rising Sun
Am C D F
And it's been the ruin of many a poor boy
Am E Am
And God, I know I'm one
[Verse 2] - Normal Time 140bpm
Am C D F
My mother was a tailor
Am C E7
She sewed my new blue jeans
Am C D F
My father was a gamblin' man
Am E Am
Down in New Orleans
[Interlude]
Am C D F
Am C E7
Am C D F
Am E Am
[Verse 3]
E Am C D F
Now the only thing a gambler needs
Am C E7
Is a suitcase and a trunk
Am C D F
And the only time he's satisfied
Am E Am
Is when he's on a drunk
[Interlude]
Am C D F
Am C E7
Am C D F
Am E Am
[Verse 4]
E Am C D F
Oh mother, tell your children
Am C E7
Not to do what I have done
Am C D F
Spend your lives in sin and misery
Am E Am
In the House of the Rising Sun
[Interlude]
Am C D F
Am C E7
Am C D F
Am E Am
[Verse 5]
E Am C D F
Well, one foot on the platform
Am C E7
The other on the train
Am C D F
I'm goin' back to New Orleans
Am E Am E
To wear that ball and chain
Am C D F
there is a house in New Orleans
Am C E7
They call the Rising Sun
Am C D F
And it's been the ruin of many a poor boy
Am E Am
And God, I know I'm one
Am E Am
And God, I know I'm one
Am E Am
And God, I know I'm oneBoots
[Banjo Intro to]
C G C G C G D Em B7 Em
[Verse 1]
C G C G
Seven long years, I waited for you
C G D
You played your games, I played
Em
Mine too
B Em
While I wait for you
C G C G
Courting calls and lots of hurt
C G D
Girls are crying and I'm lying in
Em
The dirt
B Em
Trying to make this work
B7 Em B7 Em
I'm a big jerk, fooled by your smirk
C G C G C G D Em B7 Em
[Verse 2]
C G C
Pulled out your gun, shooting me
G
With words
C G D
Right through the head, oh, just
Em
Like I deserve
B7 Em
Throw me to the curb
C G
All them old folks
C G
Gathering round me
C G D
Point and laugh, oh, while they
Em
Watch me bleed
B7 Em
I'm starting to believe
B7 Em
This is not a dream
B7 Em
Completely obsene
C G C G C G D Em B7 Em
[Verse 3]
C G C G
Bury me, in the cold hard ground
C G
Throw my body in
D Em
While I'm lying down
B7 Em
Then you steal my crown
C G
Before you leave me
C G
Lying in the dirt
C G
Take off my boots
D Em
And give em to the herd
B7 Em
All them sad words
B7 Em
Beaten and disturbed
B7 Em
Company deserved
[Slow down the tempo]
:C G B Em:
[Bridge]
C G
Take off my boots
B Em
And I will love youThat Bastard Son
[Intro]
Am G F
[Verse]
Am
Always lookin' out for number one
G F
We never talk about that bastard son
Am
Heading out to the liquor store
G F
Never been without my baby before
Am
Waiting in line just to have a drink
G F
Guy beside you's puking in the sink, oh
[Chorus]
Am F E
I don't feel no more
Am F E Am
I just want liquor and dirty whores
Am E Am
Cause I don't care no more
N.C.
(One two, one two three four)
[Verse]
Am
When you walk out of that bar
G F
You try and get in your car
Am
With a girl hanging on your hip
G F
You're getting ready for the big trip
Am
Better give that girl just one more kiss
G F
All that cocaine will leave you in a bliss, oh
[Chorus]
Am F E
I don't feel no more
Am F E Am
I just want liquor and dirty whores
Am E Am
Cause I don't care no more
Am E Am
No I don't care no more
[Verse]
Am
You're heading on a one-way trip
G F
Its blizzarding out so you take a dip
Am
Then you look down at your phone
G F
No message from your baby cause you're all alone
Am
With all your cheat and all your lies
G F
Your faithful father won't forgive
Am
Your crimes
[Chorus]
Am F E
I don't feel no more
Am F E Am
I just want liquor and dirty whores
Am E Am
Cause I don't care no more
Am E Am
No I don't care no more
Broken Cowboy
[Intro]
Am E Am E
Am ...
[Verse 1]
Am
It's been a long dark dirty road
F C
And pocket full of gold
E
And I've been out here now
Am
All on my own
Am
Well it's real quiet here
F C
Just the way I like it here
E
There's no one to bother me
Am
Except...
Am F C
In 1955, born into Wadena's pride
E
I laid my head on that
Am
Milligan creek bed
Am
When I was a young man
F C
I helped build this land
E Am
Oh, I put down these rails as a CPR man
Am
Thought I'd live forever
F C
With my heart in my pocket
E
Oh, my gun by my side
Am
And my feelings in a locket
Am F C
Well, that was a cold year in Seventyseven
E
But I married my wife
Am
We had 2 kids
Am
I gave her a daughter
F C
She gave me a son
E Am
And we rode those damn horses until we had none
Am
Fists still like flyin'
F C
Doing things for dyin'
E Am
Oh I should have put that old gun away
[Chorus]
F G Am
But I, I am me, a broken cowboy
F C E
And I don't feel right no more
F G Am
'Cause I am a broken cowboy
[Solo]
Am F C E Am (x2)
[Verse 2]
Am
Livin' life in the fast lane
F C
Racing cars and robbing trains
E
I thought I had it all
Am
Then one day I got the call
Am
A father's worst dream
F C E
My son went down and I
Am
The colours deceive me
F C
As I see grey
E
Oh you're cutting me down with those
Am
Cold words you're saying
Am
Then you called me brother
F C E
But this can't be so 'cause you slander my name
Am F E Am
Anywhere the wind will blow
[Chorus]
F G Am
But I, I am me, a broken cowboy
F C E
And I don't feel right no more
F G Am
'Cause I am a broken cowboy
F G Am
Yes I am broken cowboy
[Outro]
Am
It's been a long dark dirty road
F C
But a pocket full of gold
E
And I've been out here now
Am
All on my own
Am
Well it's real quiet here
F C
Just the way I like it here
E
There's no one to bother me
Am
Except that old taunting treeHoney You
Capo: 2nd fret
[Intro]
C C C C x2
[Verse 1]
C E Am F
Honey you are a rock and I am your land and we will grow.
C E Am F
Before the sun dries us up and turns us to sand. Oh
C E Am F
Do you remember when the ocean went mad and we were to blame?
C E Am F
And ran to another world with lives to save. Oh
C E Am F
a-hoh...
[Pre Chorus]
C E Am
They were the ones who could fly.
C E Am
They flew so high.
[Chorus]
C E Am F
Then I looked into your eyes never understanding why.
C E Am F
You would never run with me while the world is turning upside down
C E Am F
And all around and we are watching those birds in the sky from the mountainside and
C E Am F
you, a-hoh o-hoh
[Instrumental]
C E Am F x4
(cello)
C E Am F x3
(banjo)
[Verse 1]
C E Am F
Honey you are a rock and I am your land and we will grow.
C E Am F
Before the sun dries us up and turns us to sand. Oh
C E Am F
Do you remember when the ocean went mad and we were to blame?
C E Am F
And ran to another world with lives to save. Oh
C E Am F
a-hoh...
[Pre Chorus]
C E Am
They were the ones who could fly.
C E Am C
They flew so high.The Good Lord
[Intro]
F#m
D A
D B7
C#7 F#m
[Chorus]
D A
Well I pray, every day
E F#m
That the good Lord keep me safe
D A E E
And I try to hide all this fear built in my spine
D A
Give a man a day
E F#m
So I can see your pretty face
D C#7 F#m
Until I arrive in your arms
[Verse 1]
D A
Well I don't know what you doin'
A7
Fightin' in this silly war
D
You're not a yankee, love
B7
Nor a grey-back confederate
E7
Tryin' to keep these slaves abhorred
D
You were just a simple man
A A7
Tryin' to do these things the best you can
D
Now it's time to come on home
B7
Got a baby in the oven
C#7
That I need to see before she gets old
[Chorus]
D A
Well I pray, every day
E F#m
That the good Lord keep me safe
D A E E
And I try to hide all this fear built in my spine
D A
Give a man a day
E F#m
So I can see your pretty face
D C#7 F#m
Until I arrive in your arms
[Verse 2]
A
Well I don't know what I'm doin'
F#m
Fightin' in this stupid war
A F#m
I'm not a yankee or a grey-back anymore
A
I've killed so many men
C#7
Just to kill so many more
F#m B7
Just wanna see my baby before I die
C#7
In this shitstorm
[Instrumental]
D A E F#m
D A E E
D A E F#m
D A E C#7
[Outro]
D A
Well I pray, every day
E F#m
That the good Lord keep me safe
D A E E
And I try to hide all this fear built in my spine
D A
Give a man a day
E F#m
So I can see your pretty face
D A E
Until I arrive in your arms
D A
Well I pray, every day
E F#m
That the good Lord keep me safe
D A E E
And I try to hide all this fear built in my spine
D A
Give a man a day
E F#m
So I can see your pretty face
D C#7 F#m
Until I die in your arms
D C#7 F#m
Until I die in your arms
D C#7 F#m
Until I die in your armsIn Hell I’ll Be In Good Company
[Intro]
| Gm | % |
[Whistle]
| Gm | % | % | F |
| Gm | Cm | Gm D7 | Gm |
|Gm | % | F D7 | Gm |
[Verse]
Gm
Dead Love couldn't go no further,
Gm
Proud of and disgusted by her,
Gm
Push shove, a little bruised and battered,
F D7 Gm
Oh Lord I ain't comin' home with you
Gm
My lifes a bit more colder,
Gm
Dead wife is what I told her,
Gm
Brass knife sinks into my shoulder,
F D7 Gm
Oh babe don't know what I'm gonna do
e|---------------------|
B|---------------------|
G|---------------------|
D|--0-1-2-3-4-0-2-4-5--|
A|---------------------|
E|---------------------|
| Gm | % |
[Chorus]
Gm
I see my red head, messed bed, tear shed, queen bee, my squeeze.
F
The stage it smells, tells, hells bells, mis-spells, knocks me on my knees
Gm Cm
It didn't hurt, flirt, blood squirt, stuffed shirt, hang me on a tree
Gm D7 Gm
After I count down, three rounds, in Hell I'll be in good company
|Gm | % | F D7 | Gm |
[Verse]
Gm
Dead Love couldn't go no further,
Gm
Proud of and disgusted by her,
Gm
Push shove, a little bruised and battered,
F D7 Gm
Oh Lord I ain't comin' home with you
Gm
My lifes a bit more colder,
Gm
Dead wife is what I told her,
Gm
Brass knife sinks into my shoulder,
F D7 Gm
Oh babe don't know what I'm gonna do
e|---------------------|
B|---------------------|
G|---------------------|
D|--0-1-2-3-4-0-2-4-5--|
A|---------------------|
E|---------------------|
| Gm | % |
[Chorus]
Gm
I see my red head, messed bed, tear shed, queen bee, my squeeze.
F
The stage it smells, tells, hells bells, mis-spells, knocks me on my knees
Gm Cm
It didn't hurt, flirt, blood squirt, stuffed shirt, hang me on a tree
Gm D7 Gm
After I count down, three rounds, in Hell I'll be in good company
Gm F D7 Gm
in Hell I'll be in good company
Gm F D7 Gm
in Hell I'll be in good company
| Gm | % |
[Outro]
[Whistle]
| Gm | % | % | F |
| Gm | Cm | Gm D7 | Gm |Help Me Scrape The Mucus Off My Brain
[Intro]
G Bm Am G
[Verse 1]
N.C. Am
I guess it's something in my brain
D G
I need whiskey to ease the pain
Em C
But it's early in the morning
D G
And I'm feeling bad again
G A G
[Pre Chorus]
C
But if you ever loved me
D G
You'll go easy on me now
Em A7
Fix me up a cup of coffee
D
And in a while I'll come around
[Chorus]
N.C. Am
I think I’ll spend the dog-food money
D G
But he'll love me just the same
Em C
But if you really love me baby
D G
Help me scrape the mucus off my brain
G A G
[Instrumental]
G Am D G
Em C D G
C D G Em A7 D
G Am D G
Em C D G
[Verse 2]
N.C. Am
It's a shame when morning hurts
D G
But I've seen bad and I've seen worse
Em C
It's the nature of my being
D G
I took some money from your purse
G A G
[Pre Chorus]
C
And that Frenchman loves to party
D G
And I know he's not to blame
Em A7
But the way you're lookin' at me, baby
D
I just can't help but feel the shame
[Chorus]
N.C. Am
I think I’ll spend the dog-food money
D G
But he'll love me just the same
Em C
But if you really love me baby
D G
Help me scrape the mucus off my brain
G A G
[Outro]
Em C
But if you really love me baby
D G
Help me scrape the mucus off my brain
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