Be Here chords by Turnpike Troubadours

Key: G

Intro:

G


Verse 1:
G
In the bitter honest light of day
                        Em G
(I really don't need to be here)
G
There ain’t too much left to say
                        Am G
(I really don't need to be here)
G

It's all a racket anyway
     Am                 C     G
Just tell ’em what they wanna hear now
Am                 C    G
Tell 'em what they want to hear


Verse 2:
G
The walls are painted cinderblock
               Am       G
(Oh, Lord, the road I'm on)
G
I make my bed and set my clock
               Am       G
(Oh, Lord, the road I'm on)
G
A little harder now to talk
    Am                 C     G
And tell 'em what they wanna hear now
Am                 C    G
Tell 'em what they want to hear


Chorus:
    C
And I'll bе back out, yes, I will
C
Spend my money and drink my fill
G                       Em
Long and еmpty hours to kill
Am       C        G
Ain't no changing me now
Am       C   G
Ain’t no changing me


Interlude:
G    Em G     Am G


Verse 3:
G
My books and clothes and soul, I’m packed
                   Em     G
(Oh, the road that led me here)
G
My roommate tells me 'bout Iraq
                   Am     G
(Oh, the road that led me here)
G
Patched him up when he came back
  Am         C      G
I guess I’ve had it easy
  Am         C      G
I guess I've had it easy


Verse 4:
G
And I play along and force a smile
                   Em     G
(Oh, the road that led me here)
G
But they saw me coming by a mile
                   Am     G
(Oh, the road that led me here)
G
From ruling class to rank and file
    Am       C       G
The burden's all the same now
    Am       C       G
The burden's all the same


Chorus:
    C
And I'll bе back out, yes, I will
C
Spend my money and drink my fill
G                       Em
Long and еmpty hours to kill
Am       C        G
Ain't no changing me now
Am       C   G
Ain’t no changing me


Interlude:
G    Em G     Am G
Em G     Am G


Verse 5:
G
At the risk of sounding cavalier
               Em       G
(Oh, Lord, the road I'm on)
G
My head and heart and conscience clear
               Am       G
(Oh, Lord, the road I'm on)
G
I pray deliverance from fear
    Am           G
The only thing I need now
    Am         G
The only thing I need


Verse 6:
G
Well, had you looked it in the eye
               Em       G
(Oh, Lord, the road I'm on)
G
Oh, had they stated, not implied
               Am       G
(Oh, Lord, the road I'm on)
G
The choice is but do or die
Am      C       G
Nothing in your way now
Am      C       G
Nothing in your way


Chorus:
C
I'll be leaving, yes, I will
                       G
Cyclone in my soul, be still
                           Em
My heart is full enough to spill
      Am      C     G
Well, how did I get here now?
Am      C     G
How did I get here?


Outro:
G     Em G     Am G     Em G
Am G