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Bermuda Highway

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Tuning: standard, capo 1st fret
This is just the chords, you can work out the picking by listening to the 
track but I can't quite get the timing right... (if anyone has any suggestions let me know!!)
[Intro]
C, with an occassional   
e|----3---0-------1---0---|
B|------------------------|
G|------------------------|
D|------------------------|
A|------------------------|
E|------------------------|
on the first string; this pattern
is also repeated after each chorus and at the end of the second verse.
[Verse 1]
CSometimes I walk around town looking at faces,
EmWonderin' why their bodies go to silly places.F  G  
CWalkin' past the carpet mills, looking in and takin' stills,
EmYour ass it draws me in like a Bermuda highFway.G  
[Chorus]
EmOh, don't carve me Fout, don't let your Csilly dreams, fall Amin between,
The Gcrack of the bed and the Fwall, oh oh Coh
[Verse 2]
(same as verse 1)
Two times I fell asleep in a dirty basement,
Snoozing in cobwebs and cement.
Sometimes I wonder why some meek guy got all the fame,
Maybe I'm to blame, for his short, bitter, fucked up life.
[Chorus](x2)
EmOh, don't carve me Fout, don't let your Csilly dreams, fall Amin between,
The Gcrack of the bed and the Fwall, oh oh Coh
[Outro]
 F   Em   F   G   C(x2)

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The story behind the song

"Bermuda Highway" captures a feeling of quiet observation, like walking through a town and taking in the faces and scenes, from carpet mills to the intimate details of a room. It evokes a sense of being present in the everyday, yet perhaps with a touch of melancholy or reflection. This song appears on My Morning Jacket's 2001 album, At Dawn, which helped the band gain a significant following in the United States, building on their experimental rock and country sound. It feels like a moment of introspection, set against the backdrop of ordinary life.

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Bermuda Highway

Bermuda Highway

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Bermuda Highway

by My Morning Jacket

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 1 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Tuning: standard, capo 1st fret

This is just the chords, you can work out the picking by listening to the

track but I can't quite get the timing right... (if anyone has any suggestions let me know!!)

[Intro]

, with an occassional

e|----3---0-------1---0---|

B|------------------------|

G|------------------------|

D|------------------------|

A|------------------------|

E|------------------------|

on the first string; this pattern

is also repeated after each chorus and at the end of the second verse.

[Verse 1]

Sometimes I walk around town looking at faces,

Em F G

Wonderin' why their bodies go to silly places.

Walkin' past the carpet mills, looking in and takin' stills,

Em F G

Your ass it draws me in like a Bermuda highway.

[Chorus]

Em F C Am

Oh, don't carve me out, don't let your silly dreams, fall in between,

G F C

The crack of the bed and the wall, oh oh oh

[Verse 2]

(same as verse 1)

Two times I fell asleep in a dirty basement,

Snoozing in cobwebs and cement.

Sometimes I wonder why some meek guy got all the fame,

Maybe I'm to blame, for his short, bitter, fucked up life.

[Chorus](x2)

Em F C Am

Oh, don't carve me out, don't let your silly dreams, fall in between,

G F C

The crack of the bed and the wall, oh oh oh

[Outro]

F Em F G C

(x2)

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