Victory chords by The Avett Brothers

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Intro Tab:
G
e|7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7----|
B|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
G|--7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7--|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|

Verse One:
C         D7        G
I don't write cause I don't think
C         D7     G
I don't have a need to speak
C       D7       G                     C
I don't see the bright side, quite as clear
    D7          G
Accolades and happy days
C          D7       G
They don't ever last
C   D7        G    C                    D7
Stories of courage clouded up with fear

Chorus:
G
In the broom grass, I would lie
C                      D7
Glimmer in my eye, the sun smiled back on me
G                C
From victory, I tried
G                           C
To match eternal light with how I lead my life
   D7                      G       C
Of course, I was forced to retreat
              D7
From victory I accept defeat

Intro Tab:
G
e|7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7----|
B|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
G|--7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7--|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|


Verse Two:
C     D7          G
Waxy green and yellow walls
C   D7       G
Outside my windows fall
C   D7         G                   C
Covering the light I thought I'd see
      D7         G
Am I sad or am I sick?
C      D7            G
What's at the root of it?
C      D7     G
Do I throw my hands and quit?
C                   D7
Something tells me no


Chorus:
G
In the broom grass, I would lie
C                      D7
Glimmer in my eye, the sun smiled back on me
G                C
From victory, I tried
G                           C
To match eternal light with how I lead my life
   D7                      G       C
Of course, I was forced to retreat
              D7
From victory I accept defeat

Post-Chorus Tab:
G                 C         D7
e|7---7---7---7---10---10---8---8---8---8----|
B|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--8-8--8-8-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
G|--7---7---7---7----9----9---7---7---7---7--|
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|

Bridge:
Am                          G
Worries on all sides of my mind
   Am                         C     D7
In silence, my darkness is denied


Chorus:
G
In the broom grass, I would lie
C                      D7
Glimmer in my eye, the sun smiled back on me
G                C
From victory, I tried
G                           C
To match eternal light with how I lead my life
   D7                      G       C
Of course, I was forced to retreat
              D7            G
From victory I accept defeat
     C        D7
From victory I accept defeat

Outro Tab:
G
e|7---7---7---7---10---10---8---8---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7-|
B|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--8-8--8-8-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
G|--7---7---7---5----9----9---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|