My Wrecking Ball chords by Ryan Adams

My Wrecking Ball

Capo 4 (all chords relative)


Great song off the new album.

I play the C as a C/G and the G as a technically a G6add11 below in the diagram.

Play the Fmaj7 in the verses and chorus with your thumb on the bass note (see chord diagram).

Sounds good if you add a few embellishments such as hammer ons etc.


    C/G   G   Am  Fadd9   Fmaj7   Am/B
e|---0----0----0----3-------0-----0-|
b|---1----1----1----1-------1-----1-|
g|---0----0----2----2-------2-----2-|
d|---2----0----2----3-------3-----0-|
a|---3----2----0----x-------x-----2-|
e|---3----3----x----1-------1-----0-|

Intro:

Fadd9 (only strum last 4 strings)


Verse:


Fmaj7                           C
Driving through the streets tonight

  G                       Am
It's hot I've got the windows down


Fmaj7                   C                       G
I wish I could call you I wish you were still around

Fmaj7                   C
Nothing much left in the tank

G                         Am
Somehow this thing still drives

Fmaj7                         C                 G
It forgot what it needed but somehow still survives


Bridge:


   Am       Am/B     C          Fmaj7           G
And all the walls we built they must come down


Chorus:


Fmaj7
Hey, You're my wrecking ball

         C              G             Fmaj7
won't you come and maybe knock me down

Fmaj7
Hey, You're my wrecking ball

         C              G             Fmaj7
won't you come and maybe knock me down


Fmaj7
Hey, You're my wrecking ball

         C               G
won't you come and knock me down,

         C          Fmaj7
come and knock me down,

C                G              Fadd9 (hold)
come and knock me down tonight



Verse:



Fmaj7                C
Lying in the bed at night

  G                       Am
Feeling like I'm somebody else


Fmaj7                      C                            G
My thoughts inside my head get lost inside the haunted house


Fmaj7                C
Everyone I used to know

 G                        Am
Left their dreams by the door


Fmaj7                      C                            G
I accidentally kick em thats how I can tell you're still not sure


Bridge:


   Am       Am/B     C          Fmaj7           G
And all the walls we built they rise and they fall


Chorus:


Fmaj7
Hey, You're my wrecking ball

         C               G        Fmaj7
wont you come and maybe knock me down,

Fmaj7
Hey, You're my wrecking ball

         C          G          Fmaj7
wont you come and maybe knock me down

Fmaj7
Hey, You're my wrecking ball

         C          G            Fmaj7
wont you come and maybe knock me down

Fmaj7
Hey, You're my wrecking ball

         C              G
wont you come and   knock me down

         C          Fmaj7
come and knock me down,

C                G              Fmaj7
come and knock me down   tonight

C                   G
come and       knock me down

         C          Fmaj7
come and knock me down,

C                G              Fmaj7
come and knock me down   tonight

  C              G
come and knock me down,

         C          Fmaj7
come and knock me down,

C                G              Fmaj7
come and knock me down tonight

    C            G
come and knock me down,

         C          Fmaj7
come and knock me down,

C                G              Fmaj7
come and knock me down tonight


Verse:


Fmaj7                           C
Driving through the streets tonight

  G                       Am
Its hot Ive got the windows down


F                       C                       G
I wish I could call you I wish you were still around


End on G chord riff, listen to the song for pattern:

     G:
e|--0-----0----0----0--|
b|--1-----1----1----1--|
g|--0-----0----0----0--|
d|--0-----0----0----0--|
a|--3-----2----3----0--|
e|--3-----3----3----3--|