Grievances chords by Daniel Johnston

Chords with lyrics

• Capo on 4th

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

Key: BB

Difficulty: Novice

Capo 4th fret


Intro:

e|---3-/5-/7-/8~----7-\5-\3-\2----|--------------|
BB|--------------------------------|---3-/5-/7~---|
G+G|---4-/5-/7-/9~----7-\5-\4-\2----|--------------|
D MajorD|--------------------------------|---4-/5-/7~---|
A augmentedA|--------------------------------|--------------|
E MajorE|--------------------------------|--------------|

  G+G    D5D5   E minorEm    B minorBm     C majorC    G6G6   D MajorD
e|------3---------------0-------------|-------------------------0—2----|
BB|------3-----3---------0--------3-x--|------1-----0--------3----------|
G+G|------0-----2-------0----------4-x--|------0-------0------2----------|
D MajorD|----------0---0---2-----2------4-x--|------2-----------0-------------| x2
A augmentedA|----------------------------2-------|--3-----------------------------|
E MajorE|--3---------------------------------|----------3---------------------|
/ = slide-up
~ = vibrato
x = dead note

Verse 1:
G+G   D5D5   E minorEm B minorBm
 If I had my own way
C majorC     G6G6      D5D5
 You'd be with me here today
   G+G   D5D5   E minorEm B minorBm
But I rarely have my own way
        C majorC       G6G6      D5D5
I guess that's why you're not here with me today


Chorus 1:
    E minorEm D MajorD    C/GC/G
And the li--brarian said
E minorEm      D MajorD     C/GC/G
  "You can't buy no respect"
    E minorEm D MajorD     C/GC/G
I said "hey lady, what can you expect
     C/GC/G  D MajorD   G+G    C/GC/G D MajorD G+G
When I'm lyin' on the floor?"

Verse 2:
       G+G   D5D5      E minorEm      B minorBm
Well you're a lovely lady but you don't wanna' be
C majorC  G6G6   D5D5
 No girl of mine
     G+G  D5D5       E minorEm    B minorBm
Well the only thing you ever done for me
  C majorC    G6G6    D5D5
Was help me waste my time


Chorus 2:
   E minorEm   D MajorD    C/GC/G
And I saw you at the funeral
     E minorEm    D MajorD       C/GC/G
You were standin' there like a temple
     E minorEm   D MajorD      C/GC/G
I said, "hi, how are you, hello"
   C/GC/G     D MajorD     G+G
And I pulled up a casket and crawled in
C/GC/G D MajorD G+G     C/GC/G D MajorD G+G
    Yes I did


Bridge:
G+G           D5D5  E minorEm    B minorBm
 Climbed up a mountain and I looked around
C majorC       G6G6          D5D5
 Some kind of circus with all them clowns
    G+G      D5D5        E minorEm     B minorBm
I said "hey, wait a minute, can't we slow down a bit?"
   C majorC     G6G6   D5D5
And I almost got hit by a truck

    G+G      D5D5         E minorEm     B minorBm
Well it just goes to show ya' that we're all on our own
C majorC          G6G6      D5D5
 Scroungin' for our own share of good luck
G+G      D5D5       E minorEm  B minorBm
 Stab your brother in the back
C majorC     D5D5     C majorC   G/BG/B Am7Am7 G+G
 And pick up your paycheck
C majorC G/BG/B Am7Am7


Verse 3:
G+G D5D5  E minorEm  B minorBm
C majorC G6G6  D MajorD

G+G   D5D5     E minorEm    B minorBm
 Goodbye lonely heart drawings
  C majorC     G6G6   D5D5
You never did work anyhow
G+G   D5D5      E minorEm  B minorBm
 I'm lookin' for a nice girl
  C majorC    G6G6   D5D5
And I don't want no cow


Chorus 3:
E minorEm   D MajorD      C/GC/G
  I'm headin' out West
E minorEm    D MajorD      C/GC/G
  Gonna' find me the best
    E minorEm     D MajorD     C/GC/G
Well I played the game but I failed the test
   C/GC/G    D MajorD       G+G
If I can't be a lover then I'll be a pest
C/GC/G D MajorD G+G
    Yes I will
C/GC/G D MajorD  G+G
   Yes I will
C/GC/G D MajorD G+G
Yes I  will


Outro:
                         G7G7
e|---3-/5-/7-/8~----7-\5-\3-\2----|--------------1---|
BB|--------------------------------|---3-/5-/7----0---|
G+G|---4-/5-/7-/9~----7-\5-\4-\2----|--------------0---|
D MajorD|--------------------------------|---4-/5-/7----0---|
A augmentedA|--------------------------------|--------------2---|
E MajorE|--------------------------------|--------------3---|

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