Chords with lyrics
Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)
Key: G+G
Difficulty: Novice
Intro:
G+G
Verse 1:
G+G E minorEm A augmentedA
Don't make me feel bad cause I know
G+G E minorEm A augmentedA
It's too much to take in one go
G+G E minorEm A augmentedA
But there's something that you should all know
G+G E minorEm A augmentedA
Now tell all these young folks to go
G+G E minorEm A augmentedA
I gave him my gun just to try
G+G E minorEm A augmentedA
But it went off right in his eye
G+G E minorEm A augmentedA
And his brains hit and bounced off my shed
G+G E minorEm A augmentedA
So it's safe to assume that he's dead
Chorus:
D MajorD G+G D MajorD E MajorE B minorBm
Oh, my life is a festival
F#F#
She's been so kind to me
G+G
And I know these people
F#F# G+G
And they never would spit in my eye
Verse 2:
G+G E minorEm A augmentedA
Don't make me feel sad cause I know
G+G E minorEm A augmentedA
My news must've come as some blow
G+G E minorEm A augmentedA
And losing a man is quite low
G+G E minorEm A augmentedA
I'm off now, so mind how you go
G+G E minorEm A augmentedA
When I think of the harvest we've had
G+G E minorEm A augmentedA
And, praise God, I should be quite glad
G+G E minorEm A augmentedA
Oh, On Earth, our blood turns to dirt
G+G E minorEm A augmentedA
Most of his covered my shirt
Chorus:
D MajorD G+G D MajorD E MajorE B minorBm
Oh, my life is a festival
F#F#
And I know it's because
G+G
And they're all straight and plain
F#F# G+G
And they never would spit in my eye
D MajorD G+G D MajorD E MajorE B minorBm
Oh, my life is a tapestry
F#F#
Just plain honest folk
G+G
And they never would do
F#F# G+G
No not anything bad in their lives
Solo:
G+G E minorEm A augmentedA x8
Outro:
D MajorD G+G
D MajorD G+G
D MajorD G+G
D MajorD G+G