Difficulty
Beginner 👶
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Key: E
Tuning: E A D G
Intro:
E G#m Bbm Bm
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--0------------------------------------4------4-----4------4--6--7-7------|
E G#m Bbm Bm
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--0----0-0-0----0-0------0-0-0---------4----4-4-4----4-4------6--7-7------|
Verse 1:
E G#m Bbm Bm
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--0----0-0-0----0-0------0-0-0---------4----4-4-4----4-4------6--7-7------|
It all seemed to happen so fast
E G#m Bbm Bm
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--0----0-0-0----0-0------0-0-0---------4----4-4-4----4-4------6--7-7------|
Will you ever believe the way he passed away
E G#m Bbm Bm
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--0----0-0-0----0-0------0-0-0---------4----4-4-4----6-----6--7----7------|
I saw his widow speak on her fortune
E
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------|
E|--0----0-0-0----0-0-0----0-0-0------------------|
She was feeling pretty apathetic
Chorus:
G#m F# E
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--4---4---4---4---2---2---2---2-----0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-----|
Coax me Cajole me Coax
G#m F# E
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--4---4---4---4---2---2---2---2-----0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-----|
me Cajole me
Verse 2:
E G#m Bbm Bm
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--0----0-0-0----0-0------0-0-0---------4----4-4-4----4-4------6--7-7------|
If I drink concentrated OJ
E G#m Bbm Bm
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--0----0-0-0----0-0------0-0-0---------4----4-4-4----4-4------6--7-7------|
Can I think Consolidated’s OK
E G#m Bbm Bm
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--0----0-0-0----0-0------0-0-0---------4----4-4------6-----6--7----7------|
It’s not the band I hate it’s their fans
E
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------|
E|--0----0-0-0----0-0-0----0-0-0------------------|
Three cans of water perverts me
Chorus:
G#m F# E
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--4---4---4---4---2---2---2---2-----0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-----|
Coax me Cajole me Coax
G#m F# E
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--4---4---4---4---2---2---2---2-----0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-----|
me Cajole me Coax
G#m F# E
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--4---4---4---4---2---2---2---2-----0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-----|
me Cajole me
Bridge:
G E
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-7-7-7-7-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
And after
G E
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-7-7-7-7-|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
he died
G
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
By rights she’d have cried
E G#m Bbm
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-13-13|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
I gave mine away
Bm E G#m Bbm
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-14-14-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-13-13-13-13|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
I gave mine away
Bm
G|-------------|
D|-------------|
A|-14-14-14-14-|
E|-------------|
[Interlude]
E G#m Bbm Bm
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--0------------------------------------4-----------------------6----7-----|
I saw a widow’s peak on her forehead
E
G|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|
E|--0-------------------------------------|
It was full of lines and sinkers
Chorus:
G#m F# E
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--4---4---4---4---2---2---2---2-----0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-----|
Coax me Cajole me Coax
G#m F# E
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--4---4---4---4---2---2---2---2-----0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-----|
me Cajole me yeah yeah Coax
G#m F# E
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
E|--4---4---4---4---2---2---2---2-------------------------------------|
me Cajole me
Outro:
G#m Bbm Bm E
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-13-13-14-14-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G#m Bbm Bm E
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-7-7-7-7-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-13-13-14-14-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G#m Bbm Bm E
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-13-13-13-13-14-14-14-14-7-7-7-7-|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G#m
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D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G#
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D|--------------------------------------|
A|-11-----------------------------------|
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Published: April 25, 2026
Last Updated: April 25, 2026