{"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":1477495,"song":"History Book","artist":"Dry The River","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11267515-history-book-chords-by-dry-the-river/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1477495?type=chord","rating":4.73156,"votes":16,"content":"I'm not good at fingering. So I wanted a chord version.\r\nThis is combination of joecoonz & GreenGoodbyes TABs\r\n\r\nfor acoustic album tuning\r\nCapo on 2\r\n\r\n\r\nfor LP version\r\nCapo on 3\r\n\r\n\r\ntake note:\r\nG (high) = take your C chord and slide up 7 frets.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n(fill) = those are the bass notes.\r\nI just take my C chord and slide up to D & back to C & walk down to G.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nVerse 1:\r\n\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] (high)\r\nLike faithful oxen through the chalk, [/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nWith dragging tails of history walk.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] (high) [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] sus2 [ch]G[/ch]\r\nSoon confuse the compass and the cross. (fill)[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] (high) [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]-[ch]D[/ch]-[ch]C[/ch]-[ch]B[/ch]-[ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nCarefully and cursively we fill our traveling diaries with loss.[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nVerse 2:\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] (high)\r\nBeneath an angry Bible flood, [/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nDid you and I first learn to love.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] (high) [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] sus2 [ch]G[/ch]\r\nIn my father's car we came to know. (fill)[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] (high) [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]-[ch]D[/ch]-[ch]C[/ch]-[ch]B[/ch]-[ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd shivered in our painted clothes and paired like every animal below.[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nChorus:\r\n[tab] [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nAs heavy as a history book can be,[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI will carry it with me, oh Lord.[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nAnd maybe when the bitterness has gone,[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThere'll be sweetness on our tongues once more.[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nVerse 3:\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] (high)\r\nBarefoot in a rowing boat [/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nYou loose your shoes and freeze your toes[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] (high) [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] sus2 [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd say I wear my sorrow like a crown (fill)[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] (high) [ch]G[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]-[ch]D[/ch]-[ch]C[/ch]-[ch]B[/ch]-[ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd throw your arms around my head, and see it there in gold and red and brown[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nChorus:\r\n[tab] [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nAs heavy as a history book can be,[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI will carry it with me, oh Lord.[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nAnd maybe when the bitterness has gone,[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThere'll be sweetness on our tongues once more.[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nBridge:\r\n[tab] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWe'll soon forget our parents' names,[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nLike dogs will drive the wolves away.[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd weep with fingertips opposed,[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]F[/ch]\r\nLike a church where nobody congregates.[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nLast Part Outro:\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]F[/ch]\r\n But sweetness sings in the pasture,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]F[/ch]\r\n We throw ourselves on the mercy of the earth.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]F[/ch]\r\n If sand and salt have the answer,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch]\r\n Then the act itself will be louder than the word.[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\nAnd I'll be on your side..\r\n\r\n\r\nAnd I'll be on your side..\r\n\r\n\r\nEtc. - [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] hold [ch]F[/ch] then end on [ch]C[/ch]","plain_text":"I'm not good at fingering. So I wanted a chord version.\nThis is combination of joecoonz & GreenGoodbyes TABs\n\nfor acoustic album tuning\nCapo on 2\n\n\nfor LP version\nCapo on 3\n\n\ntake note:\nG (high) = take your C chord and slide up 7 frets.\n\n\n\n(fill) = those are the bass notes.\nI just take my C chord and slide up to D & back to C & walk down to G.\n\n\n\nVerse 1:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVerse 2:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nChorus:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVerse 3:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nChorus:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBridge:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLast Part Outro:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAnd I'll be on your side..\n\n\nAnd I'll be on your side..\n\n\nEtc. - Am C G F hold F then end on C","chords":["G","C","D","Em","B","F","Am"],"chord_diagrams":{"Am":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,2,3,1,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,1,0]},"B":{"barres":[2],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,2,3,4,1],"frets":[-1,2,4,4,4,2]},"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]},"F":{"barres":[1],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,2,1,1],"frets":[1,3,3,2,1,1]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}