{"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":1513432,"song":"Tin Can On A String","artist":"Brad Paisley","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11279870-tin-can-on-a-string-chords-by-brad-paisley/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1513432?type=chord","rating":0,"votes":0,"content":"This is the first chord chart that I've ever submitted for  \r\nother's use. I've been playing for 30 years, and when I decided \r\nI wanted to play this tune, I was disappointed by the available  \r\nchord charts because they were either wrong or too simplified.\r\nSo, I decided to do my own. I think you'll find this  \r\nversion better captures the feeling of the song.  Don't be put \r\noff by the number of chords -- if you look at them, they're \r\nalmost all based around the second fret.\r\n\r\nEDIT 8/27/14:  Fixed names of some chords.\r\n\r\nCHORDS:\r\n\r\n(Asus2): x02200\r\n(A):     x02220\r\n(Amaj9): x02100\r\n(Amaj7): x02120\r\n(F#m):   244222\r\n(Dmaj7): xx0222\r\n(D6):    xx0202\r\n(A/D):   xx0220\r\n(A/E):   002220\r\n(A/F#):  202220\r\n(A/G#):  402220\r\n(Dmaj9): xx0220\r\n(E):     022100\r\n(A/B):   x22220\r\n(A/C#):  x42220\r\n(D):     xx0232\r\n(Asus4): x02230\r\n\r\n\r\n(Intro)\r\n\r\n[ch]Asus2[/ch] - [ch]A[/ch] - [ch]Asus2[/ch] - [ch]Amaj9[/ch] (3x) \r\n\r\n\r\n(Verse)\r\n\r\n[tab]          [ch]A[/ch]                              [ch]Amaj7[/ch]\r\nAfter the breakup, I really thought we'd make up[/tab]\r\n[tab]                  [ch]F#m[/ch]                                         [ch]Dmaj7[/ch]     [ch]D6[/ch]\r\nGive her a little time, I'd be on her mind and suddenly she'd wake up[/tab]\r\n[tab]                 [ch]A[/ch]                         [ch]Amaj7[/ch]\r\nBut today if you listen, softly off in the distance[/tab]\r\n[tab]                 [ch]F#m[/ch]                                           [ch]Dmaj7[/ch]     [ch]D6[/ch]\r\nSomewhere across town, you can hear the sound of wedding bells ringing[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]A/D[/ch]             [ch]A/E[/ch]          [ch]A/F#[/ch]              [ch]A/G#[/ch]\r\nAnd there's birdseed on the concrete and she's waving goodbye[/tab]\r\n \r\n\r\n(Chorus)\r\n\r\n[tab]                    [ch]Dmaj9[/ch]             [ch]A[/ch]             [ch]E[/ch]\r\nAnd they're driving away, everybody's cheering them on[/tab]\r\n[tab]                             [ch]A[/ch]            \r\nAs the taillights fade, yeah she's really gone[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A/B[/ch] [ch]A/C#[/ch]        [ch]D[/ch]                 \r\n I thought someday that would be me[/tab]\r\n[tab]                        [ch]A[/ch]                 [ch]E[/ch]\r\nBut now she's driving away in that limousine[/tab]\r\n[tab]                [ch]D[/ch]         [ch]E[/ch]            [ch]A[/ch]      \r\nAnd I'm holding on like a tin can on a string[/tab]\r\n\r\n[ch]Aadd9[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] (2x)\r\n\r\n\r\n(Verse)\r\n \r\n[tab]                [ch]A[/ch]                       [ch]E[/ch]\r\nSomewhere in my mind, I'm the one by her side[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]F#m[/ch]                                              [ch]D[/ch]\r\nIn that backseat talking 'bout the beach, and that honeymoon flight[/tab]\r\n[tab]                 [ch]A[/ch]                       [ch]E[/ch]\r\nI play the whole thing out, from the kids to the house[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]F#m[/ch]                           [ch]D[/ch]\r\nTo the future that we always dreamed about[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]A/D[/ch]             [ch]A/E[/ch]          [ch]A/F#[/ch]           [ch]A/G#[/ch]\r\nBut there's birdseed on the concrete and back here in reality[/tab]\r\n \r\n\r\n(Chorus)\r\n\r\n[tab]              [ch]Dmaj9[/ch]             [ch]A[/ch]             [ch]E[/ch]\r\nShe's driving away, everybody's cheering them on[/tab]\r\n[tab]                             [ch]A[/ch]               \r\nAs the taillights fade, yeah she's really gone[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A/B[/ch] [ch]A/C#[/ch]       [ch]D[/ch]                 \r\n I thought someday that would be me[/tab]\r\n[tab]                        [ch]A[/ch]                  [ch]E[/ch]\r\nBut now she's driving away in that limousine[/tab]\r\n[tab]                [ch]D[/ch]         [ch]E[/ch]            [ch]A[/ch]      \r\nAnd I'm holding on like a tin can on a string[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\nInstrumental\r\n\r\n[ch]Asus2[/ch] - [ch]A[/ch] \r\n\r\n(begin solo)\r\n\r\n[ch]Asus2[/ch] - [ch]A[/ch]\r\n\r\n[ch]D[/ch] - [ch]A[/ch] - [ch]E[/ch] - [ch]A[/ch]\r\n\r\n\r\n(Verse)\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]A/B[/ch] [ch]A/C#[/ch]       [ch]D[/ch]       \r\n I thought someday that would be me[/tab]\r\n[tab]                       [ch]A[/ch]                [ch]E[/ch]\r\nBut now she's driving away in that limousine[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]F#m[/ch]                      [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd I'm not ready to let go of everything[/tab]\r\n[tab]               [ch]A[/ch]               [ch]E[/ch]                      [ch]A[/ch]\r\nSo I'm holding on, I'm holding on like a tin can on a string[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n(Outro)\r\n\r\n[ch]Asus4[/ch] - [ch]A[/ch]  [ch]Asus2[/ch] - [ch]Asus4[/ch] \r\n\r\n[ch]Asus2[/ch] - [ch]A[/ch] - [ch]Asus2[/ch] - [ch]Amaj9[/ch] (3x fading out)","plain_text":"This is the first chord chart that I've ever submitted for  \nother's use. I've been playing for 30 years, and when I decided \nI wanted to play this tune, I was disappointed by the available  \nchord charts because they were either wrong or too simplified.\nSo, I decided to do my own. I think you'll find this  \nversion better captures the feeling of the song.  Don't be put \noff by the number of chords -- if you look at them, they're \nalmost all based around the second fret.\n\nEDIT 8/27/14:  Fixed names of some chords.\n\nCHORDS:\n\n(Asus2): x02200\n(A):     x02220\n(Amaj9): x02100\n(Amaj7): x02120\n(F#m):   244222\n(Dmaj7): xx0222\n(D6):    xx0202\n(A/D):   xx0220\n(A/E):   002220\n(A/F#):  202220\n(A/G#):  402220\n(Dmaj9): xx0220\n(E):     022100\n(A/B):   x22220\n(A/C#):  x42220\n(D):     xx0232\n(Asus4): x02230\n\n\n(Intro)\n\nAsus2 - A - Asus2 - Amaj9 (3x) \n\n\n(Verse)\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n(Chorus)\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAadd9 A (2x)\n\n\n(Verse)\n \n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n(Chorus)\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nInstrumental\n\nAsus2 - A \n\n(begin solo)\n\nAsus2 - A\n\nD - A - E - A\n\n\n(Verse)\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n(Outro)\n\nAsus4 - A  Asus2 - Asus4 \n\nAsus2 - A - Asus2 - Amaj9 (3x fading out)","chords":["Asus2","A","F#m","D6","A/D","A/E","A/F","A/G","E","A/B","A/C","D","Asus4","Amaj9","Amaj7","Dmaj7","A/F#","A/G#","Dmaj9","A/C#","Aadd9"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"Amaj7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,2,1,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,1,2,0]},"Asus2":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,0,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,0,0]},"Asus4":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,3,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"Dmaj7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,1,1],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,2,2]},"E":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,1,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,1,0,0]}}}