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A Carolina Jubilee

The Avett Brothers
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Chords in this song

Strum
D-DU-UDU
{capo: 3}
{tuning: Standard (EADGBE)}
Down a long dirt road in a pickup truck
While my ma and pa was ramblin' 'round
{section: Interlude}
Country star but what do you know
{section: Interlude}
Some say I got ramblin' in my blood
Your mama told you father
She said I'm a sorry man
So he told me not to ever
Come back here again
So I told your dear old daddy
That he can't keep us apart
Because it's you and not your parents
Who can break my heart
And I've got news for your ma
I'm the best she ever saw
No one could love your daughter like I do
Well I tried to tell your mama
But I didn't want to fight
Well they'll be the same tomorrow
So we're leaving here tonight
Tomorrow they'll be waking
To a sad sorry dawn
And then they'll be sorry
When they see that we're gone
Cause I've got news for your ma
I'm the best she ever saw
No one could love your daughter like I do
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E------------------------3 G ----------------|{eot}
Now I found God in a soft woman's hair
A long days work and a good sittin chair
The ups and downs on the treble clef lines
And five miles to go on an interstate sign
Now I found God in a soft woman's hair
A long days work and a good sittin chair
The ups and downs on the treble clef lines
And five miles to go on an interstate sign
Now I don't doubt that the Good Book is true
But what's right for me may not be right for you
So church on Sunday I stand beside
For all the hurtin people with the fear in their eyes
And I thank the Lord for the country land
And just like Paul I thank Him for my hands
But I don't know if my soul is saved
Cause sometimes I use curse words when I pray
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A|---2---0---2----3-----X--------3-----X-----2-------------------------------|
E|---3---X---X----X-----2--------X-----X-----0-------------------------------|{eot}
{section: Intro}
REPEAT VERSE CHORDS
And I would like to thank you
For coming round and doing this
My nights have been pretty painful
Losing that pain was always the trick
You always said that I was lying
That I was just a selfish man
But I all ready gave it all away
So you can let go of my selfish hand
So bye bye bye bye bye
I ain't got time to watch you cry
Cause I've been drinking seven hours now
Sympathy is a waste of my high
And I would like to say it hurts me (but it don't)
That I don't know just what to do (but I do)
But it don't hurt when you're just killing time
I was killing time and I think that you knew
PLAY VERSE CHORDS
{section: Intro riff}
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B|-------5-8---8-5-8-------5-8-------------5-8---8-5-8-----8-5-8~------------|
G|--7-77--------------7-77------------7-77-----------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|{eot}
Somebody get my pocket blade
Gonna cut him don't you know
You can try to hide all you want to boy
There ain't nowhere to go
Somebody get my shotgun
Somebody get my blade
Sally's been layin' with another man
And he's sleeping in my place
Now Sally don't go thinkin'
That you got off so clean
I'd kill you too if I had the nerve
But I just ain't that mean
So I go and get my murder tools
I throw them in the lake
Gonna steal me an automobile
And drive so far away
Now I am a fugitive
I'm always on the run
Sally told the policeman
Exactly what I'd done
I went and got my shotgun
I went and got my blade
Killed poor Sally's lover
And I put him in the grave.
Now all you ramblin' fellas
You listen close to me
That woman gonna bring you pain
Your heart is gonna bleed
But it ain't worth the trouble
The sufferin' or the grief
A bleeding heart is better than the penitentiary
I killed Sally's lover
One dark and dreary day
Sally got another
And I got sent away
Somebody get my shotgun
Somebody get my blade
Sally's been laying with another man
And I set him in his grave
{section: Intro}
Careful, not to say that I don't care
Winter didn't die, she was murdered
For you to fall in love with me
REPEAT INTRO
Thirty days alone with the savior
And Im careful, just not to say that I miss you
For you to fall in love with me
REPEAT INTRO OUT!
(keep using the same chords as you play the next three stanzas)
I've never been too good at readin' in between the lines
So babe spell it out but you don't have to shout when you're talking to me
Do you care?
Are you there?
Well neither am I
Don't lock your door everyone is poor between the lines
And I could never steal the sadness you feel when your changing you mind
Oh my dear
Can you hear?
Well neither can I
I want to live and I want you to live happy and free
But I don't know how to seperate the now from what used to be
Will you sleep?
Not a wink
Well neither will I
{section: Intro}
But I've got time
NO PLAYING HERE!
Cause I've had bad lovers, yeah
That walked to my back door
I've wasted years walkin' for them gals
That's how I know you're worth walking for
END!
Here is the order by which each riff/chords are played with the timing -
Chords 1 0:00
Chords 2 0:15 (Riff 1 Low under piano)
Chords 1 0:22
Chords 2 0:36
Chords 3 0:43
Chords 2 0:58
Riff 2 1:04
Riff 3 1:19
Riff 4 1:25
Riff 3 1:40
Chords 1 1:48
Chords 2 2:01
[End]
Chords 1:
Chords 2:
Chords 3:
{sot}Riff 1 Low C
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E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|{eot}
{section: Riff 2}
{sot}Really fast picking)
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E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|{eot}
{section: Riff 3}
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{sot}Riff 4 High
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{section: Solo}
PLAY VERSE CHORDS
{sot}Riff throughout song-
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E|--3-----X--X--3---3--2-----0------X---3-----------------------------------|{eot}
Hmmm I love you
To me it's perfect
But I loved them cause they were stepping stones
Please babe try not to judge me
Watch 'em run around in the front yard
15./Offering\
(Ommitted)

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Arrangement source for A Carolina Jubilee by The Avett Brothers

{capo: 3}
{tuning: Standard (EADGBE)}
[A] [E] [B] [A] [E]

Well I g[E]uess if my daddy hadn't brought me up

Down a long dirt road in a pickup truck
I'd fe[A]el alright, 'neath the city li[E]ghts
Couldn't[B] leave the city [A]lights it just ain't[E] right

I was bo[E]rn out west of Cheyenne town

While my ma and pa was ramblin' 'round
I'm a ram[A]bler too, but I'm country b[E]ound
I'll tr[B]avel till my co[A]untry home is f[E]ound

And I will t[A]ravel (Ooh)
Yeah, I will[E] travel (Ooh)
I will tr[B]avel 'till my c[A]ountry home is [E]found

{section: Interlude}
[A] [E] [B] [A] [E]

Well [E]a country song on the radio

Country star but what do you know
He's a [A]city boy singin country t[E]unes
I'm a [B]country boy w[A]ith those city b[E]lues

So I will[A] travel
Yeah I wil[E]l travel
I wil[B]l travel 'till my[A] country home is f[E]ound

{section: Interlude}
[A] [E]      [B] [A] [E]

[A]Well Chestertown (lets go)
[E]Charlestown (let's go)
[B]Albany (lets go)
[A]Neptune (lets go)
[E]Pittsburgh (let's go)
[B]Cleveland town (let's go)

[Repeat [A] [E] [B] [E] 2x]

[E]I've got the wheels to ride and the wheels to run,

Some say I got ramblin' in my blood
No pre[A]tty girl can slow me do[E]wn
I'll tr[B]avel 'till my c[A]ountry home is foun[E]d

So I will [A]travel
I will t[E]ravel
I will t[B]ravel till my c[A]ountry home is fo[E]und
Yeah, I will tr[A]avel
I will t[E]ravel
I will t[B]ravel 'till my co[A]untry home is fo[E]und

S[G]o you want to [D]be in love lik[G]e the movies
But in [G]the movies they're [D]not in love at [G]all
And with a [Em]twinkle in their [D]eyes
[Bm]They're just saying their [C]lines
So we c[G]an't be in [D]love like the [G]movies

Now in the [Bm]movies they [C]make it look so [G]perfect
And in the [Bm]background they're [C]always playing the right [G]song
And in the [Bm]ending there's [C]always a resol[G]ution
But[Bm] real life is [C]more than just [G]two [D]hours [C]long

So you [G]want to be in [D]love like the [G]movies
But in [G]the movies they're [D]not in love at [G]all
And with a [Em]twinkle in their [D]eyes
[Bm]They're just saying their [C]lines
So we c[G]an't be in [D]love like the [G]movies

Well you can [Bm]freeze frame any [C]moment from a [G]movie
Or run the [Bm]whole damn thing [C]backwards from reel to [G]reel
But I d[Bm]on't see one single [C]solitary light techn[G]ician
Or o[Bm]ne single [C]camera in this [G]moon[D]lit [C]field

I don't [G]want to be in [D]love like the [G]movies
Cause in [G]the movies they're [D]not in love at [G]all
With a [Em]twinkle in their [D]eyes
[Bm]They're just saying their [C]lines
So we c[G]an't be in [D]love like the [G]movies

[C]Your mama [G]doesn't like[C] me
She thinks I'm a [C]sor[G]ry [F]man
[C]When she tells her [G]friends about[C] me
She says I'm a [C]sor[G]ry [F]man
[C]And she asks you each day
[G]Why would you [C]stay with a s[C]or[G]ry [F]man
[C]Well I was doing my best
[G]Just trying to [C]impress, still a [C]sor[G]ry [F]man
[G]And I've got [C]news for your [F]ma
I'm the [G]best she [C]ever [F]saw
[G]No one could [C]love your d[F]aughter[G] like I [F]do

Your mama told you father
She said I'm a sorry man
So he told me not to ever
Come back here again
So I told your dear old daddy
That he can't keep us apart
Because it's you and not your parents
Who can break my heart
And I've got news for your ma
I'm the best she ever saw
No one could love your daughter like I do

Well I tried to tell your mama
But I didn't want to fight
Well they'll be the same tomorrow
So we're leaving here tonight
Tomorrow they'll be waking
To a sad sorry dawn
And then they'll be sorry
When they see that we're gone
Cause I've got news for your ma
I'm the best she ever saw
No one could love your daughter like I do

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Well [G]I know a preacher hes a [F]real good [G]man
Speaks from the good book [F]in his [C]hand

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And [G]helps all people[F] when he[G] can
But me and God don't[F] need a middle [C]man

Now I found God in a soft woman's hair
A long days work and a good sittin chair
The ups and downs on the treble clef lines
And five miles to go on an interstate sign

[C]My [G]God [C]my [G]God [C]and [G]I
Don't [F]need a middle [C]man

Now I found God in a soft woman's hair
A long days work and a good sittin chair
The ups and downs on the treble clef lines
And five miles to go on an interstate sign

Now I don't doubt that the Good Book is true
But what's right for me may not be right for you
So church on Sunday I stand beside
For all the hurtin people with the fear in their eyes

And I thank the Lord for the country land
And just like Paul I thank Him for my hands
But I don't know if my soul is saved
Cause sometimes I use curse words when I pray

{sot}  [G]   [G/A] [G/B]  [Cadd9]  [G/f#]     [C]     [D]     [Em]
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A|---2---0---2----3-----X--------3-----X-----2-------------------------------|
E|---3---X---X----X-----2--------X-----X-----0-------------------------------|{eot}

{section: Intro}
[G/B] [Cadd9] [G/f#]  [G]  [Cadd9]  [G/B]  [G]/[A]  [G]

[G]  [G/B]  [Cadd9]  [G/B]  [Cadd9] [G]/[F#] [G]        x2

[C]Who sold [D]you this [G]anger
[C]I sus[D]pect it was your[G] friends
[C]Or was [D]it a s[G]tran[Em]ger
[C]Convincing you t[D]hat this was th[G]e end-nd-nd

[G/B] [Cadd9] [G/f#]  [G]  [Cadd9]  [G/B]  [G]/[A]  [G]
[G]  [G/B]  [Cadd9]  [G/B]  [Cadd9] [G] [F#] [G]

REPEAT VERSE CHORDS

And I would like to thank you
For coming round and doing this
My nights have been pretty painful
Losing that pain was always the trick

[G/B] [Cadd9] [G/f#]  [G]  [Cadd9]  [G/B]  [G]/[A]  [G]
[G]  [G/B]  [Cadd9]  [G/B]  [Cadd9] [G] [F#] [G]

You always said that I was lying
That I was just a selfish man
But I all ready gave it all away
So you can let go of my selfish hand

[G]  [G/B]  [Cadd9]  [G/B]  [Cadd9] [G] [F#] [G]

So bye bye bye bye bye
I ain't got time to watch you cry
Cause I've been drinking seven hours now
Sympathy is a waste of my high

[G]  [G/B]  [Cadd9]  [G/B]  [Cadd9] [G] [F#] [G]

And I would like to say it hurts me (but it don't)
That I don't know just what to do (but I do)
But it don't hurt when you're just killing time
I was killing time and I think that you knew

[G]Do you love him? Do you love him? Do you l[D]ove him, my [G]dear?
[G]Do you love him? Do you love him? Do you l[D]ove him, my dear?
[D7]Does he hold you? Does he hug you? Does he keep you [G]near?
And as you lie together, does he [C]whisper in your ear?
[G]Do you love him? Do you love him? Do you [D]love him, my [G]dear?

[G]In the evening, those tired evenings, at [D]twilights first [G]glare
[D]Does he lay in your lap? [D7]Do you play with his [G]hair?
And when he falls asleep, Do you just [C]stare?
[G]Do you love him? Do you love him? Do you [D]love him, my d[G]ear?

PLAY VERSE CHORDS

[D]Late in the night when you [C]fear the un[G]known
[D]Does he warm up your mind? As you[C] chill to the[G] bone

[G]I do love you, I do feel you, Each[D] day and night
But I [D7]can't tell right from wrong, or fear from [G]insight
But you always knew everything and that is what is [C]clear

[G]Do you love him? Do you love him? Do you [D]love him, my [Em]dear?    x3

{section: Intro riff}
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E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|{eot}

[G]Somebody get my shotgun
[C]Somebody get my blade
[G]Sally's been layin' with another man
And he's[D] sleeping in my [G]place
[G]Somebody get my shotgun
Gonna [C]shoot him sure as rain
You can[G] run as fast as you want to boy
I'll [D]kill you just the [G]same

Somebody get my pocket blade
Gonna cut him don't you know
You can try to hide all you want to boy
There ain't nowhere to go
Somebody get my shotgun
Somebody get my blade
Sally's been layin' with another man
And he's sleeping in my place

Now Sally don't go thinkin'
That you got off so clean
I'd kill you too if I had the nerve
But I just ain't that mean
So I go and get my murder tools
I throw them in the lake
Gonna steal me an automobile
And drive so far away
Now I am a fugitive
I'm always on the run
Sally told the policeman
Exactly what I'd done
I went and got my shotgun
I went and got my blade
Killed poor Sally's lover
And I put him in the grave.

Now all you ramblin' fellas
You listen close to me
That woman gonna bring you pain
Your heart is gonna bleed
But it ain't worth the trouble
The sufferin' or the grief
A bleeding heart is better than the penitentiary
I killed Sally's lover
One dark and dreary day
Sally got another
And I got sent away
Somebody get my shotgun
Somebody get my blade
Sally's been laying with another man
And I set him in his grave

{section: Intro}
[G]  [G/f#]  [Em]  [C]  [G]  [D]    x2

[G]        [G/f#]             [Em]
Careful, not to say that I don't care
Or [C]haven't, or [G]can't, or will not a[D]gain
[G]      [G/f#]                 [Em]
Winter didn't die, she was murdered
And [C]you are the [G]culprit, I am the [D]same

[C]It's only r[G]ight, i[Em]t's only [D]right
    [G]      [G/f#]    [Em]       [C]
For you to fall in love with me
[D]Give me a [G]life, [D]give me a [G]life
[D]Give me [C]tonight, i[D]t's only [G]right

REPEAT INTRO

[G]    [G/f#]                  [Em]
Thirty days alone with the savior
An [C]angel, a d[G]evil, rapture and [D]smoke
[G]                    [G/f#]               [Em]
And Im careful, just not to say that I miss you
Cause [C]sometimes, I [G]guess I still miss[D] myself

[C]It's only r[G]ight, i[Em]t's only [D]right
    [G]      [G/f#]    [Em]       [C]
For you to fall in love with me
[D]Give me a [G]life, [D]give me a [G]life
[D]Give me [C]tonight, i[D]t's only [G]right

REPEAT INTRO OUT!

[A]Oh tell me [E]please that I don't have to read [F#m]betwee[A]n the [D]lines
[A]Hey this is [E]me and you don't have to [F#m]keep something [A]heavy on your [D]mind
[E]Did you [A]sleep?
[E]Not a [A]wink
[F#m]Well [A]neither did [D]I

(keep using the same chords as you play the next three stanzas)

I've never been too good at readin' in between the lines
So babe spell it out but you don't have to shout when you're talking to me
Do you care?
Are you there?
Well neither am I

Don't lock your door everyone is poor between the lines
And I could never steal the sadness you feel when your changing you mind
Oh my dear
Can you hear?
Well neither can I

I want to live and I want you to live happy and free
But I don't know how to seperate the now from what used to be
Will you sleep?
Not a wink
Well neither will I

{section: Intro}
[G]  [D]
[G]  [C]  [D]  [G]

Ain't got no [G]money
             [D]    'STOP'
But I've got time
I don't care about the [G]sunshine
But I [C]love to [D]see you [G]smile

So you say you're [G]lonesome
Baby dry your [D]eyes
Well there's a road to your [G]door step
I'll be [C]there by m[D]orning's [G]light

[C]But I don't have an answer
[G]For when you ask me why
[Am]I know I love you baby like I [C]know I never ever
[G]Gonna let you ever say [D]goodbye
[C]Say goodbye, Say [D]goodb[G]ye

I've got an old Ford p[G]ickup truck
I got a Cadil[D]lac
And I don't care how I [G]get there
Transpor[C]tation c[D]an't hold me [G]back

[C]But I don't have an answer
[G]For when you ask me why
[Am]I know I love you baby like I [C]know I never ever
[G]Gonna let you ever say [D]goodbye
[C]Say goodbye, Say [D]goodb[G]ye

NO PLAYING HERE!
Cause I've had bad lovers, yeah
That walked to my back door
I've wasted years walkin' for them gals
That's how I know you're worth walking for

So you say you're s[G]o in love
Well baby so am[D] I
And I don't care if I'm [G]on the road
I am [C]always [D]by your [G]side

[C]But I don't have an answer
[G]For when you ask me why
[Am]I know I love you baby like I[C] know I never ever
[G]Gonna let you ever say [D]goodbye
[C]Say goodbye, Say [D]goodb[G]ye

END!

Here is the order by which each riff/chords are played with the timing -

Chords 1      0:00
Chords 2      0:15 (Riff 1 Low under piano)
Chords 1      0:22
Chords 2      0:36
Chords 3      0:43
Chords 2      0:58
Riff 2        1:04
Riff 3        1:19
Riff 4        1:25
Riff 3        1:40
Chords 1      1:48
Chords 2      2:01
[End]

Chords 1:
[F]  [C]  [F]  [C]  [Am]  [F]  [Am]  [F]

Chords 2:
[C]  [G]  [F]  [G]   [Am]  [G]  [C]

Chords 3:
[C]  [F]  [C]  [F]  [C]  [F]  [C]  [F]

{sot}Riff 1 Low                         C
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A|----3-2------2-3---3-----------3-3-----------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|{eot}

{section: Riff 2}
{sot}Really fast picking)
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------5~-------5--------3-5-3---3-5-3---------|
G|--5-7-5---5-7-5---5-7-5---5-7-5---------4-5---5-4----------5-------5-------|
D|--------7-------7-------7-------7-----7-----------7-------------------etc--|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|{eot}

{section: Riff 3}
{sot}e|--------------------------------------12----12-/-15-15-12------------------|
B|-------------------10----10--13-10-13----13--------------15-13p13-10-------|
G|--9----9--12-9-12-----12--------------------------------------------12-9---|
D|----10-------------------------------------------------------------------10|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|{eot}

{sot}Riff 4 High
e|----------------------------------------|
B|--------8------------------8------------|
G|----7-9---9-7h9p7------7-9---9~-7~------|
D|--9--------------10--9------------9-----|
A|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------| x2{eot}

[C]  [C/B]  [Am]  [G]  [F]  [G]  [C]     x2
[C]

Oh don't you [F]look at [G]me that [C]way
I would be h[F]onest but [G]I don't know [C]how[C/B] to [Am]say
I've been [F]lazy w[G]ith my l[C]ove
Can't you [F]give me a [G]chance to [C]make[C/B] it [Am]up to y[F]ou  [G]

[C]  [C/B]  [Am]  [G]  [F]  [G]  [C]     x2
[C]

I'm always [F]chasing some[G] far off [C]dream
My lady I k[F]now it's not [G]easy for[C] you[C/B] to [Am]see
But [F]I've lied[G] to [C]myself
And your [F]lovely[G]ness no i[C]t d[C/B]oesn't [Am]help
No your [F]beautiful [G]smile don't [C]help

[Am]My d[G]reams are[C] lies
[F]That [G]I have [C]tried to ignore
[Am]My d[G]reams fly [C]me
To a [F]place near [G]Baltim[C]ore

[C]  [C/B]  [Am]  [G]  [F]  [G]  [C]     x2
[C]
And I love this [F]mome[G]nt we're [C]in
Though we might [F]never [G]see this [C]mom[C/B]ent a[Am]gain
May you f[F]ind al[G]l that you [C]need
An [F]easy [G]way to [C]forget[C/B] about [Am]me
May [F]you [G]forget about [C]me

[Am]My d[G]reams are[C] lies
[F]That [G]I have [C]tried to ignore
[Am]My d[G]reams fly [C]me
To a [F]place near [G]Baltim[C]ore

[C]  [C/B]  [Am]  [G]  [F]  [G]  [C]     x2
[C]

And if I don't [F]make it t[G]o the s[C]pring
May you catch the[F] joy t[G]hat a [C]mel[C/B]ody b[Am]rings
From my d[F]ear brothers [G]ragged six s[C]tring
[F]Singing the [G]songs we're [C]embarrassed[C/B] to [Am]sing
May you [F]never be e[G]mbarrassed to [C]sing

[Am]My d[G]reams are[C] lies
[F]That [G]I have [C]tried to ignore
[Am]My d[G]reams fly [C]me
To a [F]place near [G]Baltim[C]ore

[C]  [C/B]  [Am]  [G]  [F]  [G]  [C]     x2

You're not a[G] girl, you're a[D] town
You're [C]snow on the [G]ground
You're my [G]first year in [D]school  [C]
You're the [G]words in a [D]song that [Am]Hoon sang to [C]me
And a[G]ll [D]around my [C]memories, you [G]dance

You're not a [G]girl, you're a [D]car
You're a [C]red Trans [G]Am
You're [G]90 miles an [D]hour        [C]
[G]We never get [D]caught cause there's [Am]no cops ar[C]ound
And [G]no roads like [D]this, downt[C]own

[D]Why'd we [C]have to c[Bm]hange
It a[Am]ll s[C/B]eems [C]so f[D]ine
We'll [C]go our own [Bm]ways
We're[Am] both[C/B] aski[C]ng
[D]Why'd we[C] have to [Bm]change
It [Am]all [C/B]seems s[C]o f[D]ine
We'll [C]go our own[Bm] ways
We're [Am]both [C/B]askin[C]g, [F]why[Fm]    [C]       [G]          [Am]

You're not a [G]girl, you're the [D]night of the [C]homecoming [G]game
You're the [G]voice in my [D]head
Just [C]begging me to stay
You're the [G]smoke in our l[C]ights as w[Am]e sped [C]away
To [G]catch the [D]moonlight on the [C]graves

{section: Solo}
PLAY VERSE CHORDS

You're not a g[G]irl, you're a w[D]altz
You're a [C]canopy [G]bed
You're J[G]une to [D]August [C]
You're the [G]back and forth [C]sway of the[Am] hammock all [C]day
When I asked[G] you w[D]hat did you [C]say?

[D]Why'd we [C]have to c[Bm]hange
It a[Am]ll s[C/B]eems [C]so f[D]ine
We'll [C]go our own [Bm]ways
We're[Am] both[C/B] aski[C]ng
[D]Why'd we[C] have to [Bm]change
It [Am]all [C/B]seems s[C]o f[D]ine
We'll [C]go our own[Bm] ways
We're [Am]both [C/B]askin[C]g, [F]why[Fm]    [C]       [G]          [Am]

{sot}Riff throughout song-
   [G]      [C]  [D]  [G]   [G]  [G] F#  [Em]     [D]    [G]
e|--3-----0--2--3---3--3-----0------2---3-----------------------------------|
B|--3-----1--3--3---3--3-----0------3---3-----------------------------------|
G|--0-----0--2--0---0--0-----0------2---0-----------------------------------|
D|--0-----2--0--0---0--0-----2------0---0-----------------------------------|
A|--2--2--3--X--2---2--X-----2--2-3-X---2-----------------------------------|
E|--3-----X--X--3---3--2-----0------X---3-----------------------------------|{eot}

[G]Babe I'm [C]lost
Cause I don't know [D]what to [G]say
[G]  [G/f#] [Em]     [D]
Hmmm I love you
Want to make you my wife [G]someday

[G]Don’t wanna [C]steal you
Of a young [D]woman’s [G]light
[G]   [G/f#]   [Em]     [D]
To me it's perfect
Just wanna do you[G] right

[G]And I've known [C]others
And I've l[D]oved others [G]too
                       [G]    [G/f#]  [Em]             [D]
But I loved them cause they were stepping stones
On a staircase to [G]you

[G]Sometimes I act[C] foolish
I don't know [D]what to [G]do
             [G]  [G/f#]   [Em]        [D]
Please babe try not to judge me
For my offering is [G]true

[G]And I dream of [C]children
We can[D] call our[G] own
          [G]    [G/f#]        [Em]          [D]
Watch 'em run around in the front yard
From the front porch of our[G] home

15./Offering\
   (Ommitted)

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