New South Wales chords by Jason Isbell

Chords with lyrics

New South Wales
By:Jason Isbell
Album: Southeastern
Tabbed by: the JK5000

Capo 2, chords relative to capo

Intro: D MajorD


    D MajorD         G+G        D MajorD
Here we sit, across the table from each other
      G+G          D MajorD
A augmentedA thousand miles from both our mothers
    E7E7      A augmentedA
Barely old enough to rust.
    D MajorD        G+G        D MajorD
Here we sit, pretending both our are anchored
     G+G        D MajorD
Taking candy from these strangers
      A augmentedA        D MajorD
Amidst the diesel and the dust.

     D MajorD      G+G      D MajorD
Here we sit, singing words nobody taught us.
     G+G         D MajorD
Drinking fire and spitting sawdust
     E7E7         A augmentedA
Trying to teach ourselves to breathe.
      D MajorD        G+G        D MajorD
We haven't yet, but every chorus brings us closer
   G+G        D MajorD
Every flyer and every poster
     A augmentedA        D MajorD
Gives a piece of what we need.


Chorus 1:
    G+G                  D MajorD
And the sand that they call cocaine cost you twice as much as gold
     G+G                A augmentedA
You'd be better of to drink your coffee black
    D MajorD     D/C#   D/B    D/AD/A   G+G        D MajorD
But I swear the land it listened to the stories that we told
  D MajorD        A augmentedA            G+G   D MajorD
God bless the busted boat boat that brings us back

     D MajorD           G+G       D MajorD
Mornings rough, it don't give a damn about the mission
      G+G      D MajorD
Has no aesthetic or tradition,
    E7E7      A augmentedA
Only lessons never learned.
      D MajorD        G+G      D MajorD
And I'd had enough, about a month ago tomorrow.
     G+G         D MajorD
Parting holds no trace of sorrow
     A augmentedA       D MajorD
For the bitter and the burned.

Chorus 2:
    G+G              D MajorD
And the piss they call tequila even Waylon wouldn't drink
    G+G               A augmentedA
Well I'd rather sip this Listerine I packed
    D MajorD   D/C#   D/B   D/AD/A  G+G         D MajorD
But i swear I've never seen a better place to sit and think
  D MajorD         A augmentedA          G+G  D MajorD
God bless the busted ship that brings us back


(violin and picking solo)


Repeat Chorus 1

  D MajorD        A augmentedA          G+G  D MajorD
God bless the busted boat that brings us back (x2)
END


*D D/C# D/B D/AD/A G+G refers to a walk-down using the bass strings while still in a D MajorD form.

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