Danny Carlisle chords by Vic Chesnutt

Chords with lyrics

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

Key: C majorC

Difficulty: Novice

Danny Carlisle
From Vic's 1990 album "Little"

Verse 1:
  C majorC    FF          C majorC     C majorC
He wanted a tree fort more than anything
    A minorAm          G+G        FF   FF
Yes he wanted to build and defend one on his own
    C majorC         FF       C majorC  A minorAm
But the neighbor boys' BB seige was overwhelming
    G+G              FF         C majorC   C majorC
So he a-won't be building his dream tree fort anymore

Verse 2:
C majorC        FF           C majorC     C majorC
 He received a five-speed Schwinn for Christmas
   A minorAm           G+G       FF    FF
So he built a ramp out of the plywood and a stump
    C majorC     FF       C majorC  A minorAm
And at nights he dreamed Evel Knievel
   G+G       FF        C majorC   C majorC
And a canyon to jump in a-his backyard

Chorus 1:
FF   G+G     A minorAm         G+G
 Danny um-Carlisle, he don't give a shit about the Contras
FF   G+G     A minorAm                   G+G      FF
 Danny um-Carlisle, he's barely grown and he's used up most of his options
          FF          FF
And still he would rather dream, dream, dream
          FF         C majorC    C majorC
And still he would rather dream than fuck

Verse 3:
C majorC       FF           C majorC       C majorC
Once he used a pocket knife to kill a garden snake
    A minorAm        G+G      FF     FF
Yes he chopped that evil serpent into fours
      C majorC         FF      C majorC    A minorAm
And when he raised his eyes to heaven as a soldier
  G+G         FF           C majorC   C majorC
He wiped the blood of bad snake on his shirt

Chorus 2:
FF     G+G     A minorAm         G+G
 Yeah Danny um-Carlisle, he don't give a shit about the Contras
FF     G+G     A minorAm                   G+G      FF
 Yeah Danny um-Carlisle, he's barely grown and he's used up most of his options
          FF          FF
And still he would rather dream, dream, dream
          FF         C majorC    C majorC
And still he would rather dream than fuck
C majorC   C majorC