Chords with lyrics
Drop-D tuning DADGBE
VERSE:
Eb5Eb5 Eb5Eb5
sometimes I know I become
Eb5Eb5 Eb5Eb5 Absus2Absus2 Absus2Absus2
all that's weak in a man and weak in a boy but
'Ab 'Eb/G 'Fm 'Eb
I keep trying and I won't quit and
'Fm 'Eb 'Db 'Ab/C Bb majorBb Bb majorBb
that must be worth some-thing more than a
(-2/4 bar-)
Bb majorBb Bb majorBb Bb majorBb Ab5Ab5 Absus2Absus2
strong man who be-lieves that there's nothing left to try for and
'Ab 'Eb/G 'Fm 'Eb
I can be cold I know I know but a
'Fm 'Eb 'Db 'Ab/C
woman is a warm breath on the back of your
Bb majorBb Bb majorBb Eb5Eb5 Eb5Eb5
neck and a warm belly pressed against yours__ and oh-hoh-
CHORUS:
AbAb Eb MajorEb Bb7sus4Bb7sus4 AbAb
hoh-oh we need to feel the sum of all our parts are
AbAb Eb MajorEb Bb7sus4Bb7sus4 F7F7
more than what's laid out in lines upon our palms al-
AbAb Eb MajorEb Bb7sus4Bb7sus4 F7F7 AbAb AbAb
though our hands are tied we move as though they are___ and
VERSE:
Eb5Eb5 Eb5Eb5
there's one house in ev-er-y town that
Eb5Eb5 Eb5Eb5 Absus2Absus2 Absus2(6)
ev-er-y-one fears and ev'ryone steers clear and
'Ab 'Eb/G 'Fm 'Eb
I don't wanna live like that I
'Fm 'Eb 'Db 'Ab/C Bb majorBb Bb majorBb
wanna live somewhere more like you by the
Bb majorBb Bb majorBb Bb majorBb Ab5Ab5 Absus2Absus2
sea where the cliffs keep sentry watching over me and
'Ab 'Eb/G 'Fm 'Eb
it can get rough out there I know but a
'Fm 'Eb 'Db 'Ab/C
woman is a sail that re-mains un-furled so stay a-
Bb majorBb Bb majorBb Eb5Eb5 Eb5Eb5
head of the wind man or you won't catch her and oh-hoh-
CHORUS-LONG:
AbAb Eb MajorEb Bb7sus4Bb7sus4 AbAb
hoh-oh we need to feel the sum of all our parts are
AbAb Eb MajorEb Bb7sus4Bb7sus4 F7F7
more than what's laid out in lines upon our palms al-
AbAb Eb MajorEb Bb7sus4Bb7sus4 F7F7 AbAb AbAb
though our hands are tied we move as though they are un-til we're bound by
FF FF Eb5Eb5 Eb5Eb5
branching out
VERSE-SHORT:
Eb5Eb5 Eb5Eb5
sometimes I know where I am and
Eb5Eb5 Eb5Eb5 Absus2Absus2 Absus2(6)
what I'm doing and what things might be-come but
'Ab 'Eb/G 'Fm 'Eb
that always seems such a fleeting state for the re-
'Fm 'Eb 'Db 'Ab/C
mainder of the time I feel that I am a
Bb majorBb Bb majorBb
babe in the woods out for deliverance and
CODA:
AbAb AbAb
I can be cold I know I know but a
FF FF
woman is a warm breath on the back of your
AbAb 'Bb* 'Bb7 Eb MajorEb
neck and a warm belly pressed a-gainst yours__