The Rockaways chords by Conor Oberst

Chords with lyrics

• Capo on 2nd

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

Difficulty: Novice

Difficulty: Novice


 Obscure Chords:
 F5/G*|C/F#|G5/A*|Em/F#
e|-1- -0- -3- -0-|
BB|-0- -2- -0- -0-|
G+G|-0- -0- -0- -0-|
D MajorD|-3- -2- -5- -2-|
A augmentedA|-3- -3- -5- -2-|
E MajorE|-3- -2- -5- -2-|

 *Riff:
e|---------|
BB|---------|
G+G|-0-------|
D MajorD|---3-2h3-|
A augmentedA|---------|
E MajorE|---------|

 Intro:
e|--------------------------------------0-|
BB|-1-1---0-0----1-0-----1-----3-0--0h1--2-|
G+G|------------------2-0---0-------------0-|
D MajorD|-----2-----2--------------2-----------2-|
A augmentedA|-3-----3------3---3-3-3-----3----3----3-|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------3-|

Verse 1:
C majorC
Scared of everything

Everything's on blast
A minorAm
Never travel light

I carry the past
Am/E
In an armored car

That's my skeleton
Fmaj7Fmaj7
Worship one idea

Like a superfan
C majorC
In a gallery

With a slanted view
A minorAm
There's a book signing

Dystopian haikus
Am/E
As they're read out loud

Under Edison lights
Fmaj7Fmaj7
Makes me scratch my head
              C majorC
And think of simpler times

e|-------------------------|
BB|-------------------------|
G+G|-------------------------|
D MajorD|-------------------------|
A augmentedA|-0-2-3-------------------|
E MajorE|-0-2-3-------------------|

Chorus 1:
F5/G*   G5/A*     C/F#
Borrowed a car for the day
F5/G*    G5/A*    A minorAm  G+G Fmaj7Fmaj7
We drove it out to The Rock a ways
Am/E
And you went swimming
Am/E
I watched you swimming

(*Riff) C majorC

Verse 2:
C majorC
I'm made of money now

There's nothing I want
A minorAm
Except expensive wine

To watch the rocket launch
Am/E
We'll climb up on the roof

And sit in plastic chairs
Fmaj7Fmaj7
Watch it accelerate

Until it disappears
C majorC
Just like your goodbye voice

Trailing off down the hall
A minorAm
I love you, baby

I'll be back in one hour
Am/E
You'll try and smile then

Sometimes it doesn't stick
Fmaj7Fmaj7
I'll help you tune it out
            C majorC
I'll help you reminisce

e|-------------------------|
BB|-------------------------|
G+G|-------------------------|
D MajorD|-------------------------|
A augmentedA|-0-2-3-------------------|
E MajorE|-0-2-3-------------------|

Chorus 2:
F5/G*    G5/A*     C/F#
Borrowed a car for the day
F5/G*   G5/A*     A minorAm   G+G  Fmaj7Fmaj7
Filled it up with some friends I'd made
       Am/E
And they went dancing
Am/E
I watched them dancing

(*Riff) C majorC

Bridge:
Em/F#
Don't feel badly
F5/G*
I'm barely angry
G5/A*         Fmaj7Fmaj7
It's not too much to contain
Em/F#
Always knew that
F5/G*
It'd probably happen
G5/A*            Fmaj7Fmaj7  C majorC
We'd put these memories to shame

e|-------------------------|
BB|-------------------------|
G+G|-------------------------|
D MajorD|-------------------------|
A augmentedA|-0-2-3-------------------|
E MajorE|-0-2-3-------------------|

Chorus 3:
F5/G*   G5/A*     C/F#
Borrowed a car for the day
F5/G*   G5/A*    A minorAm G+G Fmaj7Fmaj7
Gassed it up for our get a way
       Am/E
Said you'd be waiting
Am/E
I left you waiting

(*Riff) C majorC