{"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":2859047,"song":"Dallas","artist":"Silver Jews","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11646369-dallas-chords-by-silver-jews/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/2859047?type=chord","rating":4.70824,"votes":45,"content":"If you want to add some color to your performance, the solo parts are easy to integrate in the chords.\r\nI'll just tab out the figures and explain when they're played, listen to the song for the exact rhythm.\r\n\r\nCmaj7 should be played as x32000 in the verse, but in the chorus play Cmaj7 = x32003 and C = x32013\r\nThen you can also play the chorus vocal melody on the high E string. Work around the notes E, F, G and A.\r\n\r\nIn the verses, play the Am like this:\r\n\r\n[tab]e|-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-|\r\nB|-1---1-1-1---1-1-1---1-1-1---0-0-|\r\nG|-2---2-2-0h2-2-2-2---2-2-0h2-2-2-| (h = hammer-on)\r\nD|-2---2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-|\r\nA|-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-|\r\nE|---------------------------------|[/tab]\r\n\r\nIn the bridge, play these during the D and A chords:\r\n\r\n[tab]e|-2---2---0-2---3---2---0---2-----|-0---0-0---0---2---2-0---0---0---|\r\nB|-3---3---3-3---3---3---3---3-----|-2---2-2---2---2---2-2---3---0---|\r\nG|-2---2---2-2---2---2---2---2-----|-2---2-2---2---2---2-2---2---2---|\r\nD|-0---0---0-0---0---0---0---0-----|-2---2-2---2---2---2-2---2---2---|\r\nA|---------------------------------|-0---0-0---0---0---0-0---0---0---|\r\nE|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Intro] (play the G6 as 355430, just sliding up from the Fmaj7)\r\n[ch]Fmaj7[/ch] [ch]G6[/ch] (x4)\r\n\r\n[Verse 1]\r\n[tab][ch]Cmaj7[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch]\r\n I passed out on the fourteenth floor[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Cmaj7[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch]\r\n The CPR was so erotic[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Cmaj7[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch]\r\n A blizzard blew in through the door[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Cmaj7[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch]\r\n And little glowing cum buckets in her ankles[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]Cmaj7[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch]\r\n O Dallas, you shine with an evil light[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Cmaj7[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch]\r\n O Dallas, you shine with an evil light[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Cmaj7[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch]\r\n How'd you turn a billion steers into buildings made of mirrors?[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Cmaj7[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch]\r\n And why am I drawn to you tonight?[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Bridge]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]\r\n Once you taste the geometry of a church in a cul-de-sac[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch] [ch]A7[/ch]\r\n You're gonna wanna sit with the bad kids in the back[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]\r\n Cruising down Commerce, killing time in the blazing sun[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch] [ch]A7[/ch]\r\n Is it true your analyst was a placekicker for the Falcons?[/tab]\r\n\r\n[ch]Fmaj7[/ch] [ch]G6[/ch] (x2)\r\n\r\n[ch]Fmaj7[/ch] [ch]Fmaj7[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n[tab][ch]Cmaj7[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch]\r\n We saw B.B. King on General Hospital[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Cmaj7[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch]\r\n In the Oak Cliff dram house where we stayed[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Cmaj7[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch]\r\n And when Clancy whipped her with his belt buckle[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Cmaj7[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch]\r\n He cleaned her cuts and then we prayed[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]Cmaj7[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch]\r\n O Dallas, you shine with an evil light[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Cmaj7[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch]\r\n Don't you know that God stays up all night?[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Cmaj7[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch]\r\n How'd you turn a billion steers into buildings made of mirrors?[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Cmaj7[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch]\r\n And why am I drawn to you tonight?[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Bridge]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]\r\n Watching the makeup girls make out with the mannequins[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch] [ch]A7[/ch]\r\n \"Hey boys, supper's on me, our record just went aluminum\"[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]\r\n Poor as a mouse every morning, rich as a cat every night[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch] [ch]A7[/ch]\r\n Some kind of strange magic happens when the city turns on her lights[/tab]","plain_text":"If you want to add some color to your performance, the solo parts are easy to integrate in the chords.\nI'll just tab out the figures and explain when they're played, listen to the song for the exact rhythm.\n\nCmaj7 should be played as x32000 in the verse, but in the chorus play Cmaj7 = x32003 and C = x32013\nThen you can also play the chorus vocal melody on the high E string. Work around the notes E, F, G and A.\n\nIn the verses, play the Am like this:\n\n\n\nIn the bridge, play these during the D and A chords:\n\n\n\n\n[Intro] (play the G6 as 355430, just sliding up from the Fmaj7)\nFmaj7 G6 (x4)\n\n[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Bridge]\n\n\n\n\n\nFmaj7 G6 (x2)\n\nFmaj7 Fmaj7\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Bridge]","chords":["C","E","F","G","A","Am","B","D","G6","Fmaj7","Cmaj7","Em","A7"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"A7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,0,2,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,0,2,0]},"Am":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,2,3,1,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,1,0]},"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"Cmaj7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,0,0],"frets":[-1,3,2,0,0,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"Em":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,0,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,0,0,0]},"Fmaj7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,0,3,4,2,0],"frets":[1,-1,2,2,1,0]}}}