True Sadness Live chords by The Avett Brothers

[Intro]
G C G C

[Verse 1]
G                       C
You were a friend to me when my wheels were off the track
    Am                              C           D7
And though you say there is no need I intend to pay you back
G                                  C
When my mind was turning loose and all my thoughts were turning black
Am                           C           D7
You shined a light on me and I intend to pay it back

[Chorus]
       C               G
'Cause I still wake up shaken by dreams
    C                        G
And I hate to say it but the way it seems
        C  D7     G
Is that no one is fine
         D7      G                     Em
Take the time to peel a few layers and you will find
C  D G
True sadness

[Verse 2]
G                     C
When I was a child, I depended on a bottle
Am                            C         D
Full-grown I've been known to lean on a bottle
    G                         C
But you're the real deal in a world of imposters
    Am                         C          D
And I've seen the program make men out of monsters

[Chorus]
       C               G
'Cause I still wake up shaken by dreams
    C                        G
And I hate to say it but the way it seems
        C  D7     G
Is that no one is fine
         D7      G                     Em
Take the time to peel a few layers and you will find
C  D G
True sadness

[Verse 3]
C               G
Angela became a target
   D                      G
As soon as her beauty was seen
   C                      G
By young men who try to reduce her down
     Em                  D7
To a scene on an X rated screen
           C                          G
Is she not more than the curve of her hips?
           C                          G
Is she not more than the shine on her lips?
             Em                   C                          Am
Does she not dream to sing and to live and to dance down her own path
              D7
Without being torn apart?
                    C
Does she not have a heart?

[Verse 4]
  G                      C
I cannot go on with this evil inside me
  Am                           C          D7
I step out my front door and I feel it surround me
     G                   C
Just know the kingdom of God is within you
Am                        C           D7
Even though the battle is bound to continue

[Chorus]
       C               G
'Cause I still wake up shaken by dreams
    C                        G
And I hate to say it but the way it seems
        C  D7     G
Is that no one is fine
         D7      G                     Em
Take the time to peel a few layers and you will find
Em   C
True sadness
Em   C
True sadness
C    D    G
True true sadness

[Outro]
G C G C G C G D G