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1/87

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Position

Step 1 / 87Position: 1

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

I first figured this one out without a capo, but it is easier to play with capo. When David Mayfield 
plays this he uses capo 4 (or even 5 sometimes higher) using C chords (C, G, F, Am7). You can hit the 
transpose button down to -4 for those chords. When Ross Holmes strums it he uses capo 2 (D A G Bm7, 
tranpose -2) And Matt Menefee picks out with no capo though I can't tell if with these chords or
with a guitar tuned down a whole step. 
Other than a couple of Emaj7 embellishments in verses 3 & 4 the chords are the same for 
  E     xx2100
   Emaj7xx2130
  B7    xx1202
       Axx2220
  C#m7  xx6454 or xx2104
Picking: something like strings 4 2 3 2 1 2 3 2  (or  4 3 4 2 1 2 3 2
or 4 3 2 3 1 3 2 3  ?)
e|--E----0---E--B7----2----E--E--A--A--0----E--E--A--E--B7----C#m7----4---A--B7---22---E0---0---|
B|---0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0------2-2-2-2--------------5-5-5-5---0-000-000-0-0-0|
G|----1---1-----2---2--------2---2--------------------4-----222-2-1-1---1-|
D|--2---------1------------2--------------------6---------1-------2-------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Hopefully someone who knows something about bluegrass can verify this or get the picking 
[Intro]
E E E E
I don't Eknow if I've B7said anyEthingE  
in this Alife that's worth Are-mem-ber-EingE  
Nothing Abold, nothing Ebrave
just these B7tired old C#m7phrases
And AI don't B7know what they Emean
I've Ewritten my B7old self a Eletter
I've moved Aon, I already forEget her
She's Agone, we're aElone, B7far from our C#m7home
but I Apromised me B7things will get Ebetter
[instrumental]
(piano)  Ee B7f# Eg#   E  Ac# Ad# Ee   Ac# Ee B7f# C#mg#  Aa B7b  Ee
The EDevil is B7laughing at EmeEmaj7  
he Aknows all the evil I've Eseen
And though he Ahelped them beEgin
I B7own all my C#m7sins
And the Afault lies B7clearly with Eme
I'm Etired of B7coming home EsmellyEmaj7  
half a Abottle of Jack in my Ebelly
My eyes Ared, my throat Esore
My young B7body too C#m7worn out to
Astill only B7be in it's Etwenties
[instrumental] 
(full mellody)
e|--------E------------B7-------------E------A----------A-----------E----|
B|-9--10--12---10--9---------9-h10-9--------------------------9---|
G|--------------------11--11-----------------8--9-9h11--9--11-----|
D|------------------------------------9--11-----------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
       A         E      B7          C#m7     A            B7     E
e|---------------------------------------------------------------0|
B|----------------------7--7-h9p-7--9--7--9--10--9h10--9--7-------|
G|---------8--9------9--------------------------------------9--8--|
D|--9--11--------9------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
And I'm Esorry for B7being so Ebad
to my dAear old mother and daEd
I Athrew some Efits,
they B7put up with C#m7it
and now AI owe them B7all that I Eam
SomeEday when my B7folks meet their Eend
if by cAhance I live longer than Ethem
        A              E
and the B7music we C#m7made
I'll be Aproud to have B7called them my Efriends

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Tired Old Phrases

by Cadillac Sky

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 4 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Emaj7

C#m7

C#m

I first figured this one out without a capo, but it is easier to play with capo. When David Mayfield

plays this he uses capo 4 (or even 5 sometimes higher) using C chords (C, G, F, Am7). You can hit the

transpose button down to -4 for those chords. When Ross Holmes strums it he uses capo 2 (D A G Bm7,

tranpose -2) And Matt Menefee picks out with no capo though I can't tell if with these chords or

with a guitar tuned down a whole step.

Other than a couple of Emaj7 embellishments in verses 3 & 4 the chords are the same for

E xx2100

Emaj7

xx2130

B7 xx1202

xx2220

C#m7 xx6454 or xx2104

Picking: something like strings 4 2 3 2 1 2 3 2 (or 4 3 4 2 1 2 3 2

or 4 3 2 3 1 3 2 3 ?)

E E B7 E E A A E E A E B7 C#m7 A B7 E

e|------0---------2------------0--------------------4--------22---0---0---|

B|---0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0------2-2-2-2--------------5-5-5-5---0-000-000-0-0-0|

G|----1---1-----2---2--------2---2--------------------4-----222-2-1-1---1-|

D|--2---------1------------2--------------------6---------1-------2-------|

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

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

Hopefully someone who knows something about bluegrass can verify this or get the picking

[Intro]

E E E E

E B7 E E

I don't know if I've said anything

A A E E

in this life that's worth re-mem-ber-ing

A E

Nothing bold, nothing brave

B7 C#m7

just these tired old phrases

A B7 E

And I don't know what they mean

E B7 E

I've written my old self a letter

A E

I've moved on, I already forget her

A E B7 C#m7

She's gone, we're alone, far from our home

A B7 E

but I promised me things will get better

[instrumental]

E B7 E E A A E A E B7 C#m A B7 E

(piano) e f# g# c# d# e c# e f# g# a b e

E B7 E Emaj7

The Devil is laughing at me

A E

he knows all the evil I've seen

A E

And though he helped them begin

B7 C#m7

I own all my sins

A B7 E

And the fault lies clearly with me

E B7 E Emaj7

I'm tired of coming home smelly

A E

half a bottle of Jack in my belly

A E

My eyes red, my throat sore

B7 C#m7

My young body too worn out to

A B7 E

still only be in it's twenties

[instrumental]

(full mellody)

E B7 E A A E

e|----------------------------------------------------------------|

B|-9--10--12---10--9---------9-h10-9--------------------------9---|

G|--------------------11--11-----------------8--9-9h11--9--11-----|

D|------------------------------------9--11-----------------------|

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

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

A E B7 C#m7 A B7 E

e|---------------------------------------------------------------0|

B|----------------------7--7-h9p-7--9--7--9--10--9h10--9--7-------|

G|---------8--9------9--------------------------------------9--8--|

D|--9--11--------9------------------------------------------------|

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

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

E B7 E

And I'm sorry for being so bad

A E

to my dear old mother and dad

A E

I threw some fits,

B7 C#m7

they put up with it

A B7 E

and now I owe them all that I am

E B7 E

Someday when my folks meet their end

A E

if by chance I live longer than them

A E

B7 C#m7

and the music we made

A B7 E

I'll be proud to have called them my friends

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