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My Wrecking Ball

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My Wrecking Ball
Capo 4 (all chords relative)
Great song off the new album.
I play the  Cas a  C/Gand the  Gas a technically a  G6add11below in the diagram. 
Play the  Fmaj7in the verses and chorus with your thumb on the bass note (see chord diagram). 
Sounds good if you add a few embellishments such as hammer ons etc.
e|--C/G-0----G0---Am-0--Fadd9--3-----Fmaj7--0-----Am/B0-|
b|---1----1----1----1-------1-----1-|
g|---0----0----2----2-------2-----2-|
d|---2----0----2----3-------3-----0-|
a|---3----2----0----x-------x-----2-|
e|---3----3----x----1-------1-----0-|
[Intro]
 Fadd9(only strum last 4 strings)
[Verse]
Fmaj7Driving through the streets toniCght
ItG's hot I've got the windAmows down
Fmaj7I wish I could call you CI wish you were still arGound
Fmaj7Nothing much left in the Ctank
GSomehow this thing still dAmrives
Fmaj7It forgot what it needed but sComehow still surviGves
[Bridge]
And Amall the Am/Bwalls we Cbuilt they Fmaj7must come downG  
[Chorus]
Fmaj7Hey, You're my wrecking ball 
won't you Ccome and maybe Gknock me downFmaj7  
Fmaj7Hey, You're my wrecking ball 
won't you Ccome and maybe Gknock me downFmaj7  
Fmaj7Hey, You're my wrecking ball 
won't you Ccome and knock Gme down,
come and Cknock me doFmaj7wn, 
                C                G   Fadd9(hold)
come and knock me down tonight
[Verse]
Fmaj7Lying in the bed at nCight
FeGeling like I'm somebody Amelse
Fmaj7My thoughts inside my head Cget lost inside the haunted hGouse
Fmaj7Everyone I used to knCow
LGeft their dreams by the dAmoor
Fmaj7I accidentally kick em thatCs how I can tell you're still Gnot sure
[Bridge]
And Amall the Am/Bwalls we Cbuilt they Fmaj7rise and they faGll
[Chorus]
Fmaj7Hey, You're my wrecking ball 
wont you Ccome and maybe kGnock me dFmaj7own,
Fmaj7Hey, You're my wrecking ball 
wont you Ccome and maGybe knock mFmaj7e down
Fmaj7Hey, You're my wrecking ball 
wont you Ccome and maGybe knock me Fmaj7down
Fmaj7Hey, You're my wrecking ball 
wont you Ccome and   knocGk me down
come and Cknock me doFmaj7wn, 
Ccome and knock me Gdown   tonightFmaj7  
Ccome and       knock Gme down
come and Cknock me doFmaj7wn, 
Ccome and knock me Gdown   tonightFmaj7  
coCme and knock me Gdown,
come and Cknock me doFmaj7wn, 
Ccome and knock me Gdown tonightFmaj7  
come Cand knock me Gdown,
come and Cknock me doFmaj7wn, 
Ccome and knock me Gdown tonightFmaj7  
[Verse]
Fmaj7Driving through the streets toniCght
ItGs hot Ive got the windowAms down
FI wish I could call you CI wish you were still arGound
End on  Gchord riff, listen to the song for pattern:
    G:   
e|--0-----0----0----0--|
b|--1-----1----1----1--|
g|--0-----0----0----0--|
d|--0-----0----0----0--|
a|--3-----2----3----0--|
e|--3-----3----3----3--|

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My Wrecking Ball

by Ryan Adams

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

Chords in this song · guitar

C/G

G6add11

Fmaj7

Fadd9

Am/B

My Wrecking Ball

Capo 4 (all chords relative)

Great song off the new album.

C C/G G G6add11

I play the as a and the as a technically a below in the diagram.

Fmaj7

Play the in the verses and chorus with your thumb on the bass note (see chord diagram).

Sounds good if you add a few embellishments such as hammer ons etc.

C/G G Am Fadd9 Fmaj7 Am/B

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

b|---1----1----1----1-------1-----1-|

g|---0----0----2----2-------2-----2-|

d|---2----0----2----3-------3-----0-|

a|---3----2----0----x-------x-----2-|

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

[Intro]

Fadd9

(only strum last 4 strings)

[Verse]

Fmaj7 C

Driving through the streets tonight

G Am

It's hot I've got the windows down

Fmaj7 C G

I wish I could call you I wish you were still around

Fmaj7 C

Nothing much left in the tank

G Am

Somehow this thing still drives

Fmaj7 C G

It forgot what it needed but somehow still survives

[Bridge]

Am Am/B C Fmaj7 G

And all the walls we built they must come down

[Chorus]

Fmaj7

Hey, You're my wrecking ball

C G Fmaj7

won't you come and maybe knock me down

Fmaj7

Hey, You're my wrecking ball

C G Fmaj7

won't you come and maybe knock me down

Fmaj7

Hey, You're my wrecking ball

C G

won't you come and knock me down,

C Fmaj7

come and knock me down,

C G Fadd9

(hold)

come and knock me down tonight

[Verse]

Fmaj7 C

Lying in the bed at night

G Am

Feeling like I'm somebody else

Fmaj7 C G

My thoughts inside my head get lost inside the haunted house

Fmaj7 C

Everyone I used to know

G Am

Left their dreams by the door

Fmaj7 C G

I accidentally kick em thats how I can tell you're still not sure

[Bridge]

Am Am/B C Fmaj7 G

And all the walls we built they rise and they fall

[Chorus]

Fmaj7

Hey, You're my wrecking ball

C G Fmaj7

wont you come and maybe knock me down,

Fmaj7

Hey, You're my wrecking ball

C G Fmaj7

wont you come and maybe knock me down

Fmaj7

Hey, You're my wrecking ball

C G Fmaj7

wont you come and maybe knock me down

Fmaj7

Hey, You're my wrecking ball

C G

wont you come and knock me down

C Fmaj7

come and knock me down,

C G Fmaj7

come and knock me down tonight

C G

come and knock me down

C Fmaj7

come and knock me down,

C G Fmaj7

come and knock me down tonight

C G

come and knock me down,

C Fmaj7

come and knock me down,

C G Fmaj7

come and knock me down tonight

C G

come and knock me down,

C Fmaj7

come and knock me down,

C G Fmaj7

come and knock me down tonight

[Verse]

Fmaj7 C

Driving through the streets tonight

G Am

Its hot Ive got the windows down

F C G

I wish I could call you I wish you were still around

End on chord riff, listen to the song for pattern:

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

b|--1-----1----1----1--|

g|--0-----0----0----0--|

d|--0-----0----0----0--|

a|--3-----2----3----0--|

e|--3-----3----3----3--|

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