Chords with lyrics
Live demo of the main riff here: https://youtu.be/mdhUvQdxHH8?t=1m52s
ORDER: I V1 PC1 INT1 V2 PC2 C majorC INT V3 V4 PC3 C majorC O
[INTRO]
Cm7Cm7
(drums)
Cm7Cm7 | | | |
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[VERSE 1]
Cm7Cm7
Lord, keep these mouths from longing,
Cm7Cm7
Keep these walls from falling.
Cm7Cm7
I put my time in plenty.
Cm7Cm7
Provide for my family.
[PRE-CHORUS 1] - ending chords are implied
C minorCm
Or have I been remiss? (Or have I, have I been remiss?)
C minorCm
Or have I been remiss?
(Or have I, have I been
Cm/Eb Gm7/D C minorCm
have I been remiss?)
[INTERLUDE 1]
C minorCm | | | |
[VERSE 2]
Cm7Cm7
Her heart is cooling on me. (On the road again)
Cm7Cm7
We confer through our baby. (On the road again)
Cm7Cm7
He?s walking talking New Orleans. (On the road again)
Cm7Cm7
What am I to my family? (On the road again.)
[PRE-CHORUS 2]
C minorCm
Oh, have I been, have I been remiss?
[CHORUS]
FF C minorCm
And we?ve lived behind walls that have made us alone
FF C minorCm
Searching for pieces that may be a home
FF C minorCm
How in the world is another one gone?
Eb MajorEb
Howling the words
D MajorD C majorC
Down, down, down...
[INTERLUDE]
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[VERSE 3]
Cm7Cm7
(...)
Lord, keep these wheels a turning,
Cm7Cm7
(I?m always rolling through the world)
Keep, these roads from burning.
Cm7Cm7
(She?s walking talking, louder again)
I put my time in. Spare me.
Cm7Cm7
(It?s never stopping, you know)
Have mercy, forgive me.
[VERSE 4]
Cm7Cm7
So, trip the path unbeaten
Cm7Cm7
Its all I know to give them
Cm7Cm7
Whisper a prayer in tatters
Cm7Cm7
And hope it matters.
[PRE-CHORUS 3]
C minorCm
And hope it matters.
I hope it matters...
[CHORUS]
FF C minorCm
And we?ve lived behind walls that have made us alone
FF C minorCm
Searching for pieces that may be a home
FF C minorCm
How in the world is another one gone?
Eb MajorEb
Howling the words
D MajorD C minorCm
Down, down, down...
[OUTRO]
C minorCm | | Bb/CBb/C | Bb majorBb |
C minorCm | | Bb/CBb/C | Bb majorBb |
C minorCm | | Bb/CBb/C | Bb majorBb |
AbAb | | G minorGm | F minorFm Eb MajorEb |
C minorCm | | | |
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F/CF/C | |
C minorCm | |