{"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":1717231,"song":"Common Knowledge","artist":"Conor Oberst","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11363156-common-knowledge-chords-by-conor-oberst/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1717231?type=chord","rating":4.87895,"votes":33,"content":"Common Knowledge\r\n\r\nThis is a similar tab to the one posted before (although written independently, I used the 'Conor Oberst\r\nand The Mystic Valley Band' tab on this site as my inspiration), just a little cleaner and easier to follow,\r\nwith some added bits like the chords between verses.\r\n\r\n[ch]C[/ch]        x32013\r\n[ch]Gadd4/B[/ch]  x20013\r\n[ch]F[/ch]        133211\r\n[ch]G[/ch]        320033\r\n[ch]Dm[/ch]       xx0231\r\n[ch]C[/ch]*       x32010\r\n[ch]Dsus4[/ch]    xx0233\r\n\r\n\r\nThe tab for the bit at the end of each verse:\r\n\r\n[tab]e|-----------------------------|\r\nB|-----------------------------|\r\nG|-----------------------------|\r\nD|-----------------------------|\r\nA|------0--2--3--5--7--8-------|\r\nE|---3-------------------------|[/tab]\r\n\r\nAnd at the end of the song:\r\n\r\n[tab]e|--------------------------------|\r\nB|--------------------------------|\r\nG|--------------------------------|\r\nD|--------------------------------|\r\nA|------0--2--3--5--7--8----10----|\r\nE|---3----------------------------|[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Intro]\r\n[ch]C[/ch] - [ch]Gadd4/B[/ch] (x2)\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                                    [ch]Gadd4/B[/ch]\r\nHe's my friend but he's no friend to me[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                                 [ch]Gadd4/B[/ch]\r\nAsk him why, he'll tell you casually[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]\r\nWashed up, bitter, broken, busted[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\nBackstabbed everyone he trusted[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                                 [ch]F[/ch]\r\nSays he sees what no one else can see[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd if I had half his guts I'd want it[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]\r\nTo chase that fatalistic comet[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                                   [ch]F[/ch]\r\nAnd die young in the dark, that's poetry[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Dm[/ch]                           [ch]G[/ch]\r\nBut it was not to be, no it was not[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]*       [ch]Dsus4[/ch] [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nFor me[/tab]\r\n\r\n[ch]C[/ch]* - [ch]Dsus4[/ch] [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                                        [ch]Gadd4/B[/ch]\r\nHe's always sad, but I've never seen him cry[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                                 [ch]Gadd4/B[/ch]\r\nWhen he comes to, sure he'll apologize[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]\r\nFind his car, assess the damage[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\nStill drunk, but he likes the challenge[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                             [ch]F[/ch]\r\nHold on to his mind just like a kite[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\nBut a good strong win can keep you honest[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]\r\nFill you with some common knowledge[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                                  [ch]F[/ch]\r\nThings when we were young we never tried[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]Dm[/ch]                              [ch]G[/ch]\r\nJust figured we had time with such a long[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]*       [ch]Dsus4[/ch] [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nLife[/tab]\r\n\r\n[ch]C[/ch]* - [ch]Dsus4[/ch] [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                         [ch]Gadd4/B[/ch]\r\nMoney clips, alligator shoes[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                                      [ch]Gadd4/B[/ch]\r\nOne more dance, he's in that champagne room[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]\r\nShe moves like a chocolate fountain[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\nPouring, spilling all around him[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                                  [ch]F[/ch]\r\nMakes him wonder what else she can do[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\nHow bittersweet is love's illusion[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]\r\nFeelings that cannot be proven[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                               [ch]F[/ch]\r\nTrust me, you'll see my aim is true[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]Dm[/ch]                              [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI did this all for you, I've suffered long[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]*\r\nFor you[/tab]\r\n\r\n[ch]C[/ch]* - [ch]Dsus4[/ch] [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                                   [ch]Gadd4/B[/ch]\r\nSo many times he's tried to play it straight[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                                [ch]Gadd4/B[/ch]\r\nWorked and worked until his body ached[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]\r\nBut a brand new life can lose its lustre[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\nTroubles tend to find each other[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                               [ch]F[/ch]\r\nCall it luck or you can call it fate[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\nBut either way it's how it happens[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]\r\nNot the life that you imagined[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                               [ch]F[/ch]\r\nSo just go out with a bang like Hemingway[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]Dm[/ch]                               [ch]G[/ch]\r\nSome will say you're brave, some will say[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]\r\nYou ain't[/tab]","plain_text":"Common Knowledge\n\nThis is a similar tab to the one posted before (although written independently, I used the 'Conor Oberst\nand The Mystic Valley Band' tab on this site as my inspiration), just a little cleaner and easier to follow,\nwith some added bits like the chords between verses.\n\nC        x32013\nGadd4/B  x20013\nF        133211\nG        320033\nDm       xx0231\nC*       x32010\nDsus4    xx0233\n\n\nThe tab for the bit at the end of each verse:\n\n\n\nAnd at the end of the song:\n\n\n\n\n[Intro]\nC - Gadd4/B (x2)\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nC* - Dsus4 Dm\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nC* - Dsus4 Dm\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nC* - Dsus4 Dm","chords":["C","Gadd4/B","F","G","Dm","Dsus4","B","D","A","E"],"chord_diagrams":{"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"Dm":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,2,3,1],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,1]},"Dsus4":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,2,3],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,3]},"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]}}}