Chords with lyrics
Chords Used:
C majorC : 032010
FF : 133211
G+G : 320033
C' : 030010
Sorry about some of the awkward spacing, I did my best to represent where the rests are in the words.
Listen to the song to get the right rhythm and strum pattern.
First part of song is slightly palm muted
INTRO: C majorC FF x2
C majorC FF C majorC
I spent my life drifting to things that fall apart
C majorC FF C majorC
As soon as it gets hard
G+G C majorC FF
We live without leaders, but now there's nobody to steer
C majorC G+G C majorC FF
Captains go down with the ship, my friend, but there's no captains here
C majorC C' C majorC C'
FF
x2
C majorC FF C majorC
There's no petition we can sign to end poverty
C majorC FF C majorC
Or to make "no" a word with teeth
G+G C majorC FF
I know there's not enough windows on this planet to break us free
C majorC G+G C majorC FF
But maybe one will be just enough for some dignity
*Stop palm muting here*
C majorC C' C majorC C'
FF
x2
C majorC FF C majorC
Just do the dirt and walk away and don't say shit
C majorC FF C majorC
My momma didn't raise no snitch
G+G C majorC FF
If anybody asks, well then I've never heard your name
C majorC G+G C majorC FF
No rest for the wicked till we've crossed the state
C majorC C' C majorC C'
FF C majorC
x2
G+G FF C majorC
And common decency may lead us through a prison cell
G+G
Basic goodness take us to hell
FF G+G
But since we'll all return to dirt
Let's bring some stories for the worms
C majorC C' C majorC C'
FF C majorC
x2
C majorC FF C majorC
We don't know when but the days will come again
C majorC FF C majorC
That their courts can't hold us in
G+G C majorC FF
We'll stand our ground no matter how many police appear
C majorC G+G C majorC FF
Captains go down with the ship, my friend, and we're all captains here
C majorC C' C majorC C'
FF C majorC
x2
Single Strums:
C majorC G+G C majorC FF
And just for a moment, we were all captains then
C majorC (single strum)