{"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":1798572,"song":"Twistin","artist":"Slaid Cleaves","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11395740-twistin-chords-by-slaid-cleaves/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1798572?type=chord","rating":0.17283,"votes":0,"content":"Slaid Cleaves - Twistin'\r\n\r\n\r\nCAPO: 2nd Fret\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nINTRO: [ch]C[/ch]\r\n\r\n[tab]                      [ch]F[/ch]\r\nYears ago on an April day[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]G[/ch]                          [ch]C[/ch]\r\nA crowd gathered from miles around[/tab]\r\n[tab]                             [ch]F[/ch]\r\nOver a thousand, I heard one say[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                              [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAll around me on the square in town[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab]                           [ch]F[/ch]\r\nLadies dressed up in their best[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                   [ch]C[/ch]\r\nKids ran around and played[/tab]\r\n[tab]                           [ch]F[/ch]\r\nThey all come to see me, I guess[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                               [ch]C[/ch]\r\nMe and the sheriff and a man in chains[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab]    [ch]F[/ch]                    [ch]C[/ch]\r\nThe Reverend Sam began a prayer[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]F[/ch]                            [ch]C[/ch]\r\nTo the women, the men, the boys and girls[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]F[/ch]                  [ch]C[/ch]\r\n\"We are graveyard sons and daughters[/tab]\r\n[tab]                              [ch]G[/ch]\r\nPassing through an unfriendly world\"[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab]  [ch]C[/ch]                          [ch]F[/ch]\r\nA few last words and down he goes[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                       [ch]C[/ch]\r\nTeeth bared in an awful grin[/tab]\r\n[tab]                          [ch]F[/ch]\r\nA cheer rises up from the crowd[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]G[/ch]                         [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAs I hold him, twistin' in the wind[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab]                            [ch]F[/ch]\r\nMen held up their babies to see[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]G[/ch]                     [ch]C[/ch]\r\nReporters jotted down a tale[/tab]\r\n[tab]                         [ch]F[/ch]\r\nHawkers brought out lemonade[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]G[/ch]                                 [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd the ladies headed for the hanging day sale[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab]                                    [ch]F[/ch]\r\nFrom time to time these folks would come[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]                       [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd all but one would walk away[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                [ch]F[/ch]\r\nI'd shudder as the rope snapped tight[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]                     [ch]C[/ch]\r\nBut I got used to hanging day[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab]                                [ch]F[/ch]\r\nNow they don't gather 'round no more[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                           [ch]C[/ch]\r\nThough I'm tall and stouter still[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                 [ch]F[/ch]\r\nNow they do it all behind closed doors[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]G[/ch]                        [ch]C[/ch]\r\nThey say it's a better way to kill[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab]    [ch]F[/ch]                    [ch]C[/ch]\r\nThe Reverend Sam began a prayer[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]F[/ch]                            [ch]C[/ch]\r\nTo the women, the men, the boys and girls[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]F[/ch]                  [ch]C[/ch]\r\n\"We are graveyard sons and daughters[/tab]\r\n[tab]                              [ch]G[/ch]\r\nPassing through an unfriendly world\"[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab]  [ch]C[/ch]                          [ch]F[/ch]\r\nA few last words and down he goes[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                       [ch]C[/ch]\r\nTeeth bared in an awful grin[/tab]\r\n[tab]                          [ch]F[/ch]\r\nA cheer rises up from the crowd[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]G[/ch]                         [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAs I hold him, twistin' in the wind[/tab]\r\n[tab]                           [ch]F[/ch]      [ch]G[/ch]\r\nOne more poor boy dead and gone[/tab]\r\n[tab]                [ch]C[/ch]\r\nTwistin' in the wind [/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\nOUTRO: C","plain_text":"Slaid Cleaves - Twistin'\n\n\nCAPO: 2nd Fret\n\n\n\nINTRO: C\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOUTRO: C","chords":["C","F","G","A"],"chord_diagrams":{"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"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]}}}