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Hard Wired - Shakey Graves 
Standard Tuning
Note: When you play the C/G chord, alternate the bass rhythm between the C and the G notes. 
[Intro]
C/G
[Verse 1]
C/GWell water was wine
Back on Amblue Mountain Time
While I Fwatched your lovin  Gexpire
While I Clay clG/Bose to yAmou
As the lFace on the shoe
And Gthat’s when I knew
We were Fhard wired
Well you bAmumbled like bees
And I bFoiled like the seas
While you lGed where no one would follow F  G  
So I Chid G/Bin the Ammud
Of my cFatholic blood
And let that Gminute hand race towards Ftomorrow
Well Amyou are as you came
Mostly Fbliss and cocaine
Just a mGatch beggin’ for Ffire
[Chorus]
Ya, and I Cam G/Bas I wAmas 
Sick with Fmercy and love
Well GI’m sorry enough
I was Fhard wired
[Verse 2]
So sC/Git by the still
AmDrink up your fill
Tell Fall of them people your problemsG  
Those fCriends wG/Bere so Amtrue
When you Fwere 22
But Gnow you’ve got nothing in commonF  
Cause they Amare as they came
Mostly bFliss and cocaine
Just a Gmatch beggin’ for firFe
[Chorus]
Ya   and I Cam G/Bas I Amwas 
Sick with mFercy and love
Well the tGruth always was
We were Fhard wired
[Bridge]
So go C/Gbrace for good times
Ohh Amdo what feels right
And sFend me the bill when you tireG  
Cause CI am G/Bas I Amcame
And I’ll Fstill be the same
I Ggot nothing to blame
Mmmm I was Fhard wired
[Chorus]
Ya cause I Cam G/Bas I Amwas
And I’ll Fstay here because 
the Gtruth always was
We were haaarFd wired

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Hard Wired

by Shakey Graves

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Chords in this song · guitar

C/G

G/B

Hard Wired - Shakey Graves

Standard Tuning

Note: When you play the C/G chord, alternate the bass rhythm between the C and the G notes.

[Intro]

C/G

[Verse 1]

C/G

Well water was wine

Back on blue Mountain Time

F G

While I watched your lovin expire

C G/B Am

While I lay close to you

As the lace on the shoe

And that’s when I knew

We were hard wired

Well you bumbled like bees

And I boiled like the seas

G F G

While you led where no one would follow

C G/B Am

So I hid in the mud

Of my catholic blood

G F

And let that minute hand race towards tomorrow

Well you are as you came

Mostly bliss and cocaine

G F

Just a match beggin’ for fire

[Chorus]

C G/B Am

Ya, and I am as I was

Sick with mercy and love

Well I’m sorry enough

I was hard wired

[Verse 2]

C/G

So sit by the still

Drink up your fill

F G

Tell all of them people your problems

C G/B Am

Those friends were so true

When you were 22

G F

But now you’ve got nothing in common

Cause they are as they came

Mostly bliss and cocaine

G F

Just a match beggin’ for fire

[Chorus]

C G/B Am

Ya and I am as I was

Sick with mercy and love

Well the truth always was

We were hard wired

[Bridge]

C/G

So go brace for good times

Ohh do what feels right

F G

And send me the bill when you tire

C G/B Am

Cause I am as I came

And I’ll still be the same

I got nothing to blame

Mmmm I was hard wired

[Chorus]

C G/B Am

Ya cause I am as I was

And I’ll stay here because

the truth always was

We were haaard wired

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