Open Ended Life chords by The Avett Brothers

Chords with lyrics

The Avett Brothers
"Open Ended Life"

No Capo

For C majorC hammer on d and b strings; listen to song to find the rhythm for riff

Intro:

G, C, G, C majorC

G+G               C majorC                G+G     C majorC
Pack a change of clothes and a pillow for the road for when we drift off
G+G                  C majorC               G+G  C majorC
Put the sketches and the notes in a box labeled "burn with furniture"
    A minorAm                D MajorD             G+G   C majorC
We will watch the fire burn the whole entire house we built down to ashes
     A minorAm             D MajorD
From the mirror we'll admire how the flame quickly retires
     A minorAm              D MajorD
we won't waste no long goodbyes on the smoke or foolish lies
       G+G      C majorC   G+G
that finally passed us

   A minorAm              D MajorD               G+G
I was taught to keep an open ended life and never trap myself in nothin

G+G                 C majorC
Let's find something new to talk about
              G+G
I'm tired talkin' 'bout myself
G+G                  C majorC
I spent my whole life talking to convince everyone
           G+G
that I was something else
    A minorAm
And the part that kinda hurts
   D MajorD
is I think it finally worked
      G+G     C majorC    G+G
and now I'm leaving
     A minorAm
I get the feeling things have changed
    D MajorD
but the mystery to me
      A minorAm
is where and when along the way
    D MajorD          G+G
did anyone decide that they believed me

   A minorAm               D MajorD
I was taught to keep an open-ended life
            G+G     C majorC
and never trap myself in nothin'
   A minorAm              D MajorD
I was told to keep an open-ended life
             G+G
to never trap yourself in nothin'

Hoedown: G, C, G, G+G x2

Riff:
e|----------------|
b|----------------|
g|-3b4-4b3p2p0---0|
d|-----------2-0--|
a|----------------|
E MajorE|----------------|

Over riff: C, G, C, G+G x2


G+G            C majorC
When we settle down in another nowhere town
        G+G
let's tell our neighbors
G+G
We won't be here long
       C majorC               G+G
and we'll be quiet but don't go asking any favors
    A minorAm            D MajorD             G+G     C majorC  G+G
I can't stand the unexpected, uninvited visits from too many strangers
  A minorAm
My trust has dwindled down
       D MajorD              G+G
and I can leave just as abruptly as I came here.


   A minorAm               D MajorD
I was taught to keep an open-ended life
            G+G     C majorC  G+G
and never trap myself in nothin'
   A minorAm              D MajorD
I was told to keep an open-ended life
             G+G    C majorC  G+G
to never trap yourself in nothin'
   A minorAm               D MajorD
I was taught to keep an open-ended life
            G+G
and never trap myself in nothin'


G,  C,  G+G x2   Am,  D MajorD x3

Riff

End on G, C majorC