{"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":2838593,"song":"Mercury In Retrograde","artist":"Sturgill Simpson","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11643213-mercury-in-retrograde-chords-by-sturgill-simpson/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/2838593?type=chord","rating":5,"votes":60,"content":"----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\r\nThe parentheses around indicate accents between chords\r\nFor the intro, post-chorus and outr, it's 6 beats of E then two quarter-note strums of A, repeat\r\n[tab]E 0-2-2-1-x-x\r\nA 5-7-7-x-x-x[/tab]\r\n[ch]B[/ch] X-2-4-4-X-X\r\n\r\n----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\r\n[Intro]\r\n[ch]E[/ch]        [ch]A[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Verse 1]\r\n[tab]  [ch]E[/ch]\r\nI got a haircut in Norway[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]A[/ch]                         [ch]E[/ch]\r\nWhen all the weight started pullin' me down[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                  [ch]B[/ch]\r\nSmellin' like water-logged wet dog ain't no way to travel[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]E[/ch]                                [ch]A[/ch]                   [ch]E[/ch]\r\nbut as soon as I chopped it all off, it grew back thick and brown[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                          [ch]B[/ch]                 [ch]E[/ch]\r\nI keep tuggin' at the threads, hopin' it all might come unraveled[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                          [ch]B[/ch]                 [ch]E[/ch]\r\nI keep trying to throw it all away but it comes right back around[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n[tab]      [ch]E[/ch]\r\nThey come backstage on my bus[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]A[/ch]                [ch]E[/ch]\r\nPretending to be my friend[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                      [ch]B[/ch]\r\nShaking hands behind grandstands, all wearing the same old grin[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]E[/ch]                                     [ch]A[/ch]                [ch]E[/ch]\r\nOh, but none of them bother knocking, oh they all just come on in[/tab]\r\n[tab]                               [ch]B[/ch]                              [ch]E[/ch]\r\nAsking what all my songs mean, wonderin' if they're all about them[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]    [ch]F#m[/ch]            [ch]A[/ch]          [ch]E[/ch]\r\nMercury must be in retrograde again[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]F#m[/ch]                 [ch]A[/ch]                 [ch]E[/ch]\r\nBut at least it's not just hanging around, pretending to me my friend[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]A[/ch]                                  [ch]E[/ch]\r\nOh the road to hell is paved with cruel intentions[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                         [ch]B[/ch]           [ch]E[/ch]\r\nIf it's not nuclear war, it's gonna be a divine intervention[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Post-Chorus]\r\n[ch]E[/ch]  [ch]A[/ch]  [ch]E[/ch]  [ch]A[/ch]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]                                    [ch]A[/ch]                             [ch]E[/ch]\r\nLivin' the dream makes a man scream, light a match and burn it all down[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]                                    [ch]B[/ch]\r\nHead back home to the mountain, far away from all the pull[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]E[/ch]                          [ch]E[/ch]\r\nOh, all the journalists and sycophants weilding their brands[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]A[/ch]                       [ch]E[/ch]\r\n and all the travelin', trophies and award show stands[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]E[/ch]\r\nand all the haters wishin they was in my band[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]B[/ch]                      [ch]E[/ch]\r\nsorry boys, the bus is plumb full[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]    [ch]F#m[/ch]            [ch]A[/ch]          [ch]E[/ch]\r\nMercury must be in retrograde again[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]F#m[/ch]                 [ch]A[/ch]                 [ch]E[/ch]\r\nBut at least it's not just hanging around, pretending to me my friend[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]A[/ch]                                  [ch]E[/ch]\r\nOh the road to hell is paved with cruel intentions[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                          [ch]B[/ch]          [ch]E[/ch]\r\nIf it's not nuclear war, it's gonna be a divine intervention[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Solo]\r\n[ch]E[/ch]  [ch]A[/ch]   [ch]E[/ch]  [ch]B[/ch]  [ch]E[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Bridge]\r\n[tab]                         [ch]A[/ch]                     [ch]E[/ch]\r\nAnd there's nothing for me outside this hotel room[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]A[/ch]                        [ch]E[/ch]\r\nBut another letdown, lonely day,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                    [ch]F#m[/ch]\r\nTour is almost over, and I'll be home soon[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]A[/ch]             [ch]B[/ch]                 [ch]E[/ch]\r\nAnd it's all been done 2 or 3 times anyway[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]    [ch]F#m[/ch]            [ch]A[/ch]          [ch]E[/ch]\r\nMercury must be in retrograde again[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]F#m[/ch]                 [ch]A[/ch]                 [ch]E[/ch]\r\nBut at least it's not just hanging around, pretending to me my friend[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]A[/ch]                                  [ch]E[/ch]\r\nOh the road to hell is paved with cruel intentions[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                          [ch]B[/ch]          [ch]E[/ch]\r\nIf it's not nuclear war, it's gonna be a divine intervention[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Outro]\r\n[ch]E[/ch]   [ch]A[/ch] [ch]E[/ch]   [ch]A[/ch] [ch]E[/ch]","plain_text":"----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\nThe parentheses around indicate accents between chords\nFor the intro, post-chorus and outr, it's 6 beats of E then two quarter-note strums of A, repeat\n\nB X-2-4-4-X-X\n\n----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\n[Intro]\nE        A\n\n[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Post-Chorus]\nE  A  E  A\n\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Solo]\nE  A   E  B  E\n\n[Bridge]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Outro]\nE   A E   A E","chords":["E","A","B","F#m"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"B":{"barres":[2],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,2,3,4,1],"frets":[-1,2,4,4,4,2]},"E":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,1,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,1,0,0]}}}