{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":1472553,"song":"Method Actingcortez The Killer","artist":"Dave Rawlings Machine","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11265392-method-actingcortez-the-killer-chords-by-dave-rawlings-machine/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1472553?type=chord","rating":4.84828,"votes":30,"content":"METHOD ACTING/CORTEZ THE KILLER - Dave Rawlings Machine\r\n\r\nCapo on 1st\r\n\r\n[tab]             [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nThere's no beginning to the story[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]Bm7[/ch]\r\nA bookshelf sinks into the sand[/tab]\r\n[tab]               [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd a language learned, forgot in turn[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                  [ch]D/F#[/ch]\r\nStudied once again[/tab]\r\n\r\nIt's a shocking bit of footage\r\nViewed on a shitty TV screen\r\nYou can squint at it\r\nThe snow and static\r\nTo make out what it means\r\n\r\nAnd keep stretching that antenna\r\nHoping that it will come clear\r\nI need some reception\r\nA higher message\r\nPlease tell me what to feel\r\n\r\nChorus:\r\n[tab]       [ch]C[/ch]       [ch]D[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]G/B[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]\r\n'Cause I don't know what tomorrow brings[/tab]\r\n[tab]                [ch]D[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch] [ch]G/B[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\nIt's alive with such possibilities[/tab]\r\n[tab]                [ch]D[/ch]      [ch]G[/ch]      [ch]G/B[/ch]    [ch]C[/ch]\r\nBut I know that I feel better when I sing[/tab]\r\n            B7add4\r\nBurdens are lifted from me\r\n[tab]                [ch]Em[/ch]      \r\nThat's my voice rising[/tab]\r\n\r\nSo T-Bone, please keep the tape rolling\r\nGil keep strumming that guitar\r\nWe need a record of our failures\r\nWe must document our love\r\n\r\nI sat too long in my silence\r\nGrown too old on my pain\r\nTo shed this skin, be born again\r\nIt starts with an ending\r\n\r\nChorus:\r\nAnd I don't know what tomorrow brings\r\nIt's full of such possibilities\r\nBut I know that I feel better when I sing\r\nBurdens are lifted from me\r\nThat's my voice rising\r\n\r\nSolo\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                [ch]Bm7[/ch]\r\nIt's not a movie, no private screening[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am7[/ch]                [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThis method acting--I call it living[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                    [ch]Bm7[/ch]\r\nIt's like a fountain, the door is open[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am7[/ch]               [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWe have a problem with no solution[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]C[/ch]              B7add4\r\nBut to love and to be loved[/tab]\r\n\r\nSolo\r\n\r\nChorus:\r\nSo thank you friends for the time we shared\r\nYour love stays with me like sunlight and air\r\nAnd though I truly wish I could keep hanging around here\r\nMy joy is covering me, soon I will disappear\r\n\r\nSolo\r\n\r\n[tab]        [ch]Em7[/ch]\r\nHe came dancing across the water[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWith his galleons and guns[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am7[/ch]\r\nLooking for the new world[/tab]\r\n\r\nIn the palace in the sun\r\n\r\nOn the shore lay Montezuma\r\nWith his coca leaves and pearls\r\nIn his halls, he often wondered\r\nThe secrets of the world\r\n\r\nAnd his subjects gathered round him\r\nLike the leaves around a tree\r\nIn their clothes of many colors\r\nFor the angry gods to see\r\n\r\nAnd the women all were beautiful\r\nAnd the men stood straight and strong\r\nThey offered life in sacrifice\r\nSo that others could go on\r\n\r\nSolo (over Cortez verse progression)\r\n\r\nHate was just a legend\r\nAnd war was never known\r\nThe people worked together\r\nAnd they lifted many stones\r\n\r\nThen they carried them to the flatlands\r\nBut they died along the way\r\nAnd they built up with their bare hands\r\nWhat we still can't do today\r\n\r\nAnd I know she's living there\r\nAnd she loves me to this day\r\nI just can't remember when\r\nOr how I lost my way\r\n\r\nSolo (back to Method Acting verse progression)","plain_text":"METHOD ACTING/CORTEZ THE KILLER - Dave Rawlings Machine\n\nCapo on 1st\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIt's a shocking bit of footage\nViewed on a shitty TV screen\nYou can squint at it\nThe snow and static\nTo make out what it means\n\nAnd keep stretching that antenna\nHoping that it will come clear\nI need some reception\nA higher message\nPlease tell me what to feel\n\nChorus:\n\n\n\n            B7add4\nBurdens are lifted from me\n\n\nSo T-Bone, please keep the tape rolling\nGil keep strumming that guitar\nWe need a record of our failures\nWe must document our love\n\nI sat too long in my silence\nGrown too old on my pain\nTo shed this skin, be born again\nIt starts with an ending\n\nChorus:\nAnd I don't know what tomorrow brings\nIt's full of such possibilities\nBut I know that I feel better when I sing\nBurdens are lifted from me\nThat's my voice rising\n\nSolo\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSolo\n\nChorus:\nSo thank you friends for the time we shared\nYour love stays with me like sunlight and air\nAnd though I truly wish I could keep hanging around here\nMy joy is covering me, soon I will disappear\n\nSolo\n\n\n\n\n\nIn the palace in the sun\n\nOn the shore lay Montezuma\nWith his coca leaves and pearls\nIn his halls, he often wondered\nThe secrets of the world\n\nAnd his subjects gathered round him\nLike the leaves around a tree\nIn their clothes of many colors\nFor the angry gods to see\n\nAnd the women all were beautiful\nAnd the men stood straight and strong\nThey offered life in sacrifice\nSo that others could go on\n\nSolo (over Cortez verse progression)\n\nHate was just a legend\nAnd war was never known\nThe people worked together\nAnd they lifted many stones\n\nThen they carried them to the flatlands\nBut they died along the way\nAnd they built up with their bare hands\nWhat we still can't do today\n\nAnd I know she's living there\nAnd she loves me to this day\nI just can't remember when\nOr how I lost my way\n\nSolo (back to Method Acting verse progression)","chords":["Em","Bm7","A","C","G","D/F#","D","G/B","Am7","Em7"],"chord_diagrams":{"Am7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,2,0,1,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,0,1,0]},"Bm7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,0,2,0,3],"frets":[-1,2,0,2,0,2]},"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"Em":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,0,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,0,0,0]},"Em7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,2,0,3,0],"frets":[0,2,2,0,3,0]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]},"G/B":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,0,0,0,2],"frets":[-1,2,0,0,0,3]}}}