Rockport chords by Kayla Ray

Chords with lyrics

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

Intro:
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Verse 1:
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She left Rockport in December

She had nothing left to lose
E MajorE
Daddy died the prior winter
D MajorD              A augmentedA
Momma fell in love with booze

She cashed in all her pennies
         E MajorE
She’d been saving for so long

She asked the neighbors to watch the house
    D MajorD           A augmentedA A augmentedA F# minorF#m
As she nailed the last board on

Chorus:
           D MajorD
Hello goodbye, Hello freedom
     A augmentedA                 E MajorE   E MajorE F# minorF#m
Here’s to all the miles that build you along the way
            D MajorD
Hello hard times, Hello demons
     A augmentedA             E MajorE       A augmentedA
Here’s to all the nights when you’re too afraid to pray

Verse 2:
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She thought New Orleans was the coolest

She’d never seen that shit before
     E MajorE
They had cold case files, voodoo smiles
  D MajorD      A augmentedA
And blues men on tour
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But the darkness of the city

Began to show around her eyes
     E MajorE
She found comfort in the needle
      D MajorD     A augmentedA A augmentedA F# minorF#m
And daddy’s snubnosed .45

Chorus:
           D MajorD
Hello goodbye, Hello freedom
     A augmentedA                 E MajorE   E MajorE F# minorF#m
Here’s to all the miles that build you along the way
            D MajorD
Hello hard times, Hello demons
     A augmentedA             E MajorE       A augmentedA
Here’s to all the nights when you’re too afraid to pray

Instrumental:
A augmentedA F# minorF#m D MajorD A augmentedA E MajorE F# minorF#m D MajorD A augmentedA E MajorE A augmentedA

Verse 3:
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He was born to migrant workers

In Southeast Arkansas
    E MajorE
He had 2 strikes against him
     D MajorD        A augmentedA
Before he ever learned to crawl
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They crossed paths south of Reno

Fell in love and placed their bets
  E MajorE
But hope don’t last forever
       D MajorD        A augmentedA  A augmentedA F# minorF#m
And a fallin’ knife is hard to catch

Chorus:
           D MajorD
Hello goodbye, Hello freedom
     A augmentedA                 E MajorE   E MajorE F# minorF#m
Here’s to all the miles that build you along the way
            D MajorD
Hello hard times, Hello demons
     A augmentedA             E MajorE       A augmentedA
Here’s to all the nights when you’re too afraid to pray

Reprise:
A augmentedA
She left Rockport in December

She had nothing left to lose
E MajorE
Daddy died the prior winter
D MajorD            A augmentedA
Momma fell in love with booze

Outro:
A augmentedA E MajorE D MajorD A augmentedA E MajorE D MajorD A augmentedA E MajorE D MajorD A augmentedA D MajorD E MajorE D MajorD A augmentedA D MajorD A augmentedA