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Palmetto Rose

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[Verses]
APalmetto rose in the AC vent
Cross stitched pillow where the head rest went
DSaid his cab was his orneriest friend
ALeft him jumping like trees in the wind
AThought he had the red lights memorized
Glass in the gravel like the stars in the sky
DIn that slow motion minute between living and dead
ALooked in my eyes and he told me, he said
This Awar that I wage to get Dup every Aday
It's a fiberglass boat, it's Eazaleas in AMay
It's the F#mwomen I Elove and the Dlaw that I Ahate
Lord let me die in the DIodine AState
Lord let me die in the EIodine AState
(During the last part of the chorus, mimic the vocal melody with something like this:
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|---------5--5h7-5~-------------------------------|
G|-----s6-------------6s--2--4-2-4-2~--------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------| 
APalmetto rose in the sidewalk mud
Pearly white stem and a big green bud
DCatch him coming out of a King Street store
ABullshit story about the Civil War
AYou can believe what you want to believe
But there ain't no making up a basket weave
DEverybody in the tri-county knows
AWho makes the best palmetto rose
And it's wAar that we wage to get Dup every dAay
It's a bAasket of sweetgrass, a wEedding bouqAuet
It's the lF#madies I lEove and the lDaw that I hAate
But LAord let me die in the IDodine SAtate
ALord let me die in the IEodine F#mState
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|---------5--5h7-5~-------------------------------|
G|-----s6-------------6s--2--4-2-4-2~--------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------| 
Violin:  F#m   E   D  A  
Out on DSullivan's Island, they're Aswimming
On the Dbeach where the big boats rolled Ain
With the Dearliest slaves, women and Achildren
Our first EAmerican kin
Here on DKing Street we're selling our Aroses
DTwo for a five dollar Abill
And Dtonight after everything Acloses
I'll follow my own Efree will
And I've F#mtaken my EfillD  A  
I've F#mtaken my EfillD  A  
D
During the verses, mess around with the honky tonk in A. Honky tonk is about teasing
the minor over a major progression. Something like:
e|----5--5----------------------5------------------|
B|----5--5--5-------------------5------------------|
G|----------5h6------------5h6---------------------|
D|---------------7-5-7~----------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
You get the idea.
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| h  Hammer-on
| ~  Vibrato
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Palmetto Rose

by Jason Isbell

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F#m

[Verses]

Palmetto rose in the AC vent

Cross stitched pillow where the head rest went

Said his cab was his orneriest friend

Left him jumping like trees in the wind

Thought he had the red lights memorized

Glass in the gravel like the stars in the sky

In that slow motion minute between living and dead

Looked in my eyes and he told me, he said

A D A

This war that I wage to get up every day

E A

It's a fiberglass boat, it's azaleas in May

F#m E D A

It's the women I love and the law that I hate

D A

Lord let me die in the Iodine State

E A

Lord let me die in the Iodine State

(During the last part of the chorus, mimic the vocal melody with something like this:

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

B|---------5--5h7-5~-------------------------------|

G|-----s6-------------6s--2--4-2-4-2~--------------|

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

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

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

Palmetto rose in the sidewalk mud

Pearly white stem and a big green bud

Catch him coming out of a King Street store

Bullshit story about the Civil War

You can believe what you want to believe

But there ain't no making up a basket weave

Everybody in the tri-county knows

Who makes the best palmetto rose

A D A

And it's war that we wage to get up every day

A E A

It's a basket of sweetgrass, a wedding bouquet

F#m E D A

It's the ladies I love and the law that I hate

A D A

But Lord let me die in the Iodine State

A E F#m

Lord let me die in the Iodine State

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

B|---------5--5h7-5~-------------------------------|

G|-----s6-------------6s--2--4-2-4-2~--------------|

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

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

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

F#m E D A

Violin:

D A

Out on Sullivan's Island, they're swimming

D A

On the beach where the big boats rolled in

D A

With the earliest slaves, women and children

Our first American kin

D A

Here on King Street we're selling our roses

D A

Two for a five dollar bill

D A

And tonight after everything closes

I'll follow my own free will

F#m E D A

And I've taken my fill

F#m E D A

I've taken my fill

During the verses, mess around with the honky tonk in A. Honky tonk is about teasing

the minor over a major progression. Something like:

e|----5--5----------------------5------------------|

B|----5--5--5-------------------5------------------|

G|----------5h6------------5h6---------------------|

D|---------------7-5-7~----------------------------|

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

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

You get the idea.

************************************

| h Hammer-on

| ~ Vibrato

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