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Chesterfield King
Bivouac
Key: G
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
Chords used:
 G-    320033
 D-    xx0232
 Em-   022000
 C-    x32010
 Am-   x02210
 G/B-  x2x003
 Bm-   x24432
 D/F#- 2x023x
Intro: G-C-G-D- x2
Verse 1:
  GWe stood in your Emroom
and Bmlaughed out Cloud
GSuddenly the Emlaughter
died and Amwe were caught
in an Ceye to Geye
We sat on the Emfloor
and did Bmwe sit Cclose
GI could smell your
Emthoughts and thought
AmDo you want to Ctouch
a lot like Gme? Too
sCcared to say a Gthing
Refrain 1:
I Bmleft your house
and Ckicked myself
I Emput those feelings
Don a shelf to Cdie
I Bmguess I'm not a
Cgambling type but
Emthink of what the
Dtwo of us had
Clost had Clost
Verse 2:
  GI needed some Emtime
to Bmthink it Cout
G7-Eleven Emparking lot
A Amtoothless woman
Cturned and sGtopped
I gave her a Emdime
and a BmChesterCfield
GShe leaned down and
Emkissed my cheek
AmI was scared but
Cit felt Gsweet
CFelt so Gsweet
Refrain 2:
She Bmasked me
if I Chad a name
I Emtold her I
was Dglued up on
some Cchick We
Bmsat and smoked
aCgainst the wall
EmDrank a beer
Dfelt the chill
of Cfall of Cfall
Chorus 1:
  GI took my D/F#car and
drove it Emdown the
Dhill by your Chouse
I G/Bdrove so Amfast
  GThe wind it D/F#couldn't
cool me Emdown so I
Dturned it aCround
and G/Bcame back Amup
  GYou were D/F#waiting
on your sEmtep steam
Dshowing off your
Cbreath and G/Bwater
in your Ameyes GWe
pulled each D/F#other
into Emone parkas
Dclinging on the
Clawn and G/Bkissed 
right DthereG  C  G  D  G  C  G  D  
Guitar Solo:
G-Em-Bm-C-G-Em-Am-C- x2
Refrain 3:
Said Bmall my chicks
they sCmoke these
things Emand handed you
a DChesterfield CKing
BmHeld your hand and
Cwatched tv and Emtraced
the little Dlines
along your Cpalm your Cpalm
Chorus 2:
  GI took my D/F#car and
drove it Emdown the
Dhill by your Chouse
I G/Bdrove so Amfast
  GThe wind it D/F#couldn't
cool me Emdown so I
Dturned it aCround
and G/Bcame back Amup
  GYou were D/F#waiting
on your sEmtep steam
Dshowing off your
Cbreath and G/Bwater
in your Ameyes GWe
pulled each D/F#other
into Emone parkas
Dclinging on the
Clawn and G/Bkissed 
right Dthere
right GthereD/F#  Em  D  
right CthereG/B  Am  
 G   D/F#   Em   D   C   G/B   AmG(hold)

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Chesterfield King

by Jawbreaker

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

G/B

D/F#

Chesterfield King

Bivouac

Key: G

Tuning: Standard EADGBe

Chords used:

- 320033

- xx0232

- 022000

- x32010

- x02210

G/B

- x2x003

- x24432

D/F#

- 2x023x

G C G D

Intro: ---- x2

Verse 1:

G Em

We stood in your room

Bm C

and laughed out loud

G Em

Suddenly the laughter

died and we were caught

C G

in an eye to eye

We sat on the floor

Bm C

and did we sit close

I could smell your

thoughts and thought

Am C

Do you want to touch

a lot like me? Too

C G

scared to say a thing

Refrain 1:

I left your house

and kicked myself

I put those feelings

D C

on a shelf to die

I guess I'm not a

gambling type but

think of what the

two of us had

C C

lost had lost

Verse 2:

G Em

I needed some time

Bm C

to think it out

G Em

7-Eleven parking lot

A toothless woman

C G

turned and stopped

I gave her a dime

Bm C

and a Chesterfield

She leaned down and

kissed my cheek

I was scared but

C G

it felt sweet

C G

Felt so sweet

Refrain 2:

She asked me

if I had a name

I told her I

was glued up on

some chick We

sat and smoked

against the wall

Drank a beer

felt the chill

C C

of fall of fall

Chorus 1:

G D/F#

I took my car and

drove it down the

D C

hill by your house

G/B Am

I drove so fast

G D/F#

The wind it couldn't

cool me down so I

D C

turned it around

G/B Am

and came back up

G D/F#

You were waiting

on your step steam

showing off your

C G/B

breath and water

Am G

in your eyes We

D/F#

pulled each other

into one parkas

clinging on the

C G/B

lawn and kissed

D G C G D G C G D

right there

Guitar Solo:

G Em Bm C G Em Am C

-------- x2

Refrain 3:

Said all my chicks

they smoke these

things and handed you

D C

a Chesterfield King

Held your hand and

C Em

watched tv and traced

the little lines

C C

along your palm your palm

Chorus 2:

G D/F#

I took my car and

drove it down the

D C

hill by your house

G/B Am

I drove so fast

G D/F#

The wind it couldn't

cool me down so I

D C

turned it around

G/B Am

and came back up

G D/F#

You were waiting

on your step steam

showing off your

C G/B

breath and water

Am G

in your eyes We

D/F#

pulled each other

into one parkas

clinging on the

C G/B

lawn and kissed

right there

G D/F# Em D

right there

C G/B Am

right there

G D/F# Em D C G/B Am

G(hold)

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