Chords with lyrics
Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)
Key: A minorAm
Difficulty: Intermediate
Works nicely with a basic travis picking pattern.
Intro:
A minorAm Am/B C majorC E minorEm A minorAm D MajorD
A minorAm Am/B C majorC E minorEm D MajorD G+G
Verse 1:
G+G A minorAm C majorC E minorEm
I will invite you, I'll give you my bell
G+G A minorAm D MajorD
And then you can ring it and go, "Fair thee well"
A minorAm Am/B C majorC E minorEm D MajorD
And the leaves don't fall on my grandfather's grave
A minorAm Am/B C majorC G+G
'Cause the trees have been replaced with the city buildings
Chorus:
A minorAm Am/B C majorC E minorEm A minorAm D MajorD
Hmmm, hmmm, hmmm, hmmm, hmmm
A minorAm Am/B C majorC E minorEm D MajorD G+G
Hmmm, hmmm, hmmm, hmmm, hmmm
Verse 2:
G+G A minorAm C majorC E minorEm
Gather 'round people as fast as you can
G+G A minorAm D MajorD
I'm gonna tell another story about an animal called man
A minorAm Am/B C majorC E minorEm D MajorD
Well, he struts all around with his tailor made suits
A minorAm Am/B C majorC G+G
But his mind is all filled up with bullshit
Chorus:
A minorAm Am/B C majorC E minorEm A minorAm D MajorD
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
A minorAm Am/B C majorC E minorEm D MajorD G+G
Hmmm, hmmm, hmmm, hmmm, hmmm
Verse 3:
G+G A minorAm C majorC E minorEm
Join in singing and feeling this place
G+G A minorAm D MajorD
I'd like to be in a lifetime that you can't erase
A minorAm Am/B C majorC E minorEm D MajorD
If you don't like my story then don't buy my songs
A minorAm Am/B C majorC G+G
'Cause I wouldn't want you to listen to anything wrong
(Take a while, take, take a while)
(Take, take, take a while, take a while)
(Take a while)