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When The Well Runs Dry

Drive-By Truckers
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Strum
D-DU-UDU
-Side
 Tab by Al Byrne
 Tune full step down
 There’s a sacrifice  you make
 There are people  along the way
 When there’s nowhere  to run and there’s nowhere  to stay
 And the wheels  still move
 But won’t  slow down
Even  when you’re spinning in the same  soft ground
 And there’s a tear  in her eye
 Because she’s known  you too long
 And she can’t  tell the singer from the whorehouse  song
 When the well  runs dry
 There’s nothing  left to say
 Just throw  up your hands and wail  all day
 And everything’s  fair
 And you don’t like  it that way
Something  has to die
 When the well  runs dry
 There’s a dancer  I used to get
 By giving  her cigarettes
 She told  me that I hadn’t quite hurt  enough yet
 So I let  her do me wrong
 But not  for very long
 Then I put  her in the mirror and I put  her in a song
 When the well  runs dry
 There’s nothing  left to say
Throw  up your hands and wail  all day
 And everything’s  fair
 And you don’t like  it that way
Something  has to die
 When the well  runs dry
Sitting  here at  the top your will  is getting weak
You  let my mind  get fattened up
Now  I’m quiet  and I ain’t  supposed to speak
I’ll  speak up  when I’ve had enough
 A singer  we used to know
 He let  himself go
 Played 15  minutes of a sold  out show
 And everybody  laughed
 In the aftermath
 And he never  came back
 No he never  came back
 When the well  runs dry
 There’s nothing  left to say
Throw  up your hands and wail  all day
 And everything’s  fair
 And you don’t like  it that way
Something  has to die
 When the well  runs dry

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Readable chord sheet for When The Well Runs Dry by Drive-By Truckers

[B]-Side

Tab by Al Byrne

Tune full step down

[Am] [Em] [D] [Am]

[C] [Dm] [Am]

There’s a [Am]sacrifice you make
There are [Em]people along the way
When there’s [Dm]nowhere to run and there’s [Am]nowhere to stay
And the [Am]wheels still move
But [Em]won’t slow down
[Dm]Even when you’re spinning in the [Am]same soft ground
And there’s a [Am]tear in her eye
Because she’s [Em]known you too long
And she [Dm]can’t tell the singer from the [Am]whorehouse song

When the [Am]well runs dry
There’s [C]nothing left to say
Just [Dm]throw up your hands and [Am]wail all day
And [Am]everything’s fair
And you don’t [C]like it that way
[Dm]Something has to die
When the [Am]well runs dry

There’s a [Am]dancer I used to get
By [Em]giving her cigarettes
She [Dm]told me that I hadn’t quite [Am]hurt enough yet
So I [Am]let her do me wrong
But [Em]not for very long
Then I [Dm]put her in the mirror and I [Am]put her in a song

When the [Am]well runs dry
There’s [C]nothing left to say
[Dm]Throw up your hands and [Am]wail all day
And [Am]everything’s fair
And you don’t [C]like it that way
[Dm]Something has to die
When the [Am]well runs dry

[C]Sitting here [Dm]at the top your [Am]will is getting weak
[C]You let my [Dm]mind get fattened [Am]up
[C]Now I’m [Dm]quiet and I [Am]ain’t supposed to speak
[C]I’ll speak [Dm]up when I’ve had en[Em]ough

A [Am]singer we used to know
He [Em]let himself go
Played [Dm]15 minutes of a [Am]sold out show
And [Am]everybody laughed
In the [Em]aftermath
And he [Dm]never came back
No he [Am]never came back

When the [Am]well runs dry
There’s [C]nothing left to say
[Dm]Throw up your hands and [Am]wail all day
And [Am]everything’s fair
And you don’t [C]like it that way
[Dm]Something has to die
When the [Am]well runs dry

[Am] [Em] [Dm] [Am]

[C] [Dm] [Am]

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