{"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":78834,"song":"Poughkeepsie","artist":"Over the Rhine","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11547572-poughkeepsie-chords-by-over-the-rhine/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/78834?type=chord","rating":0,"votes":0,"content":"#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE--------------------------------#\r\n#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------#\r\n\r\nFrom: \"Tara D. Kennedy\" <nothingnatural@mail.utexas.edu>\r\n\r\n\r\ncapo 1st fret\r\nyou may want to add Am7 in C sections for variety\r\n\r\n[[ch]G[/ch] tacet]\r\n\r\nI thought I'd go [G] up Poughkeepsie look out [C] o'er the Hudson and I'd\r\n[G] throw my body down on the [D] river. And I'd [G] know no more sorrow\r\nI'd fly [C] like the sparrow and I'd ride [G] on the backs of the [D]\r\nangels [G] tonight.\r\n\r\nChorus\r\nI'd ride [D] on the backs of the [C] angels to[G]night\r\nI'd take [D] to the sky with all [C] of my [G] might\r\n[G] No more drowning in my sorrows, no more drowning in my [C] fright\r\nI'd just ride [G] on the backs of the [D] angels to[G]night\r\n\r\n[[ch]C[/ch]]\r\n\r\nThere are [G] those who know sorrow and [C] those who must borrow\r\nand those [G] whose lot in life is [D] sweet. Well I'm [G] drunk on\r\nself-pity, scorned [C] all that's been given me, I would [G] drink\r\nfrom a bottle labeled [D] Sure De[G]feat.\r\n\r\nrepeat chorus\r\n\r\n[[ch]C[/ch]]\r\n\r\nThen the [G] skies they fell open and [C] my eyes were opened to a\r\n[G] world of hope falling at my [D] feet. Now I've [G] no more or less\r\nthan [C] anyone else has, what I [G] have is a gift of life I [D]\r\ncan't re[G]peat.\r\nSo I [G] go up Poughkeepsie look out [C] o'er the Hudson and I\r\n[G] cast my worries to the [D] sky. Now I [G] still know sorrow but I\r\ncan fly [C] like the sparrow cause I ride [G] on the backs of\r\nthe [D] angels [G] tonight.\r\n\r\nrepeat chorus except last line is\r\nI'll just ride [G] on the backs of the [D] angels each [C] night\r\nend on [G tacet]","plain_text":"#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE--------------------------------#\n#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------#\n\nFrom: \"Tara D. Kennedy\" \n\n\ncapo 1st fret\nyou may want to add Am7 in C sections for variety\n\n[G tacet]\n\nI thought I'd go [G] up Poughkeepsie look out [C] o'er the Hudson and I'd\n[G] throw my body down on the [D] river. And I'd [G] know no more sorrow\nI'd fly [C] like the sparrow and I'd ride [G] on the backs of the [D]\nangels [G] tonight.\n\nChorus\nI'd ride [D] on the backs of the [C] angels to[G]night\nI'd take [D] to the sky with all [C] of my [G] might\n[G] No more drowning in my sorrows, no more drowning in my [C] fright\nI'd just ride [G] on the backs of the [D] angels to[G]night\n\n[C]\n\nThere are [G] those who know sorrow and [C] those who must borrow\nand those [G] whose lot in life is [D] sweet. Well I'm [G] drunk on\nself-pity, scorned [C] all that's been given me, I would [G] drink\nfrom a bottle labeled [D] Sure De[G]feat.\n\nrepeat chorus\n\n[C]\n\nThen the [G] skies they fell open and [C] my eyes were opened to a\n[G] world of hope falling at my [D] feet. Now I've [G] no more or less\nthan [C] anyone else has, what I [G] have is a gift of life I [D]\ncan't re[G]peat.\nSo I [G] go up Poughkeepsie look out [C] o'er the Hudson and I\n[G] cast my worries to the [D] sky. Now I [G] still know sorrow but I\ncan fly [C] like the sparrow cause I ride [G] on the backs of\nthe [D] angels [G] tonight.\n\nrepeat chorus except last line is\nI'll just ride [G] on the backs of the [D] angels each [C] night\nend on [G tacet]","chords":["D","C","G"],"chord_diagrams":{"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}