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Poison Oak

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Poison Oak By Bright Eyes   Tabbed by christinaayers
VERSE Chords
A
 - X02220
Aadd11
 - X00220  
Aadd11/F#
 - 200220
E
 - 022100
CHORUS Chordds
A
 - X02220
Aadd11
 - X00220
Aadd11/F#
 - 200220 
Bm11
 - 020220  
Asus2
 - X02200
After "i still believed in war" part you play an (A) chord and pull off, 
hammer on and pull off on the B string 2nd fret (Asus2--X02200)
then play (A) before switching to the (Aadd11/F#)   chord. 
[Verse 1]
A               Aadd11
A               Aadd11
A                           Aadd11
Poison oak, some boyhood bravery
     A                                 Aadd11
When the telephone was a tin can on a string 
    Aadd11/F#                               E
And I fell asleep with you still talking to me
                  A              Aadd11
You said you weren't afraid to die
A       Aadd11
[Verse]
   A                                      Aadd11
In polaroids you were dressed in women's clothes
     A
Were you made ashamed, 
                           Aadd11
why'd you lock them in the drawer? 
     Aadd11/F#                           E
Well I don't think that I ever loved you more
[Chorus]
             A
Than when you turned away
          Aadd11
When you slammed the door
         Aadd11/F#                  Bm11
When you stole a car drove, towards Mexico 
       A                                   Aadd11
And you wrote bad checks just to fill your arm
      Aadd11/F#               Bm11
I was young enough, I still believed in war
[intrumental]
A
Asus2
A
Aadd11/F#
 A
Asus2
 A
Aadd11/F#
A          Aadd11
[Verse]
E                                   Aadd11/F#
But let the poets cry themselves to sleep
             E                                   Aadd11/F#
And all their tearful words would turn back into steam
         A                     Aadd11
But me, I'm a single cell on a serpent's tongue
              Aadd11/F#            Bm11
And there's a muddy field where a garden was
                  A
And I'm glad you got away 
                       Aadd11
But I'm still stuck out here
               Aadd11/F#              Bm11
My clothes are soaking wet from your brother's tears
[Instrumental]
A       Aadd11
A       Asus2
A       Aadd11
[Bridge]
    E                                  Aadd11/F#
And I never thought this life was possible
       E                              Aadd11/F#
You're the yellow bird that I've been waiting for
[Chorus]
        A                    Aadd11
The end of paralysis I was a statuette 
        Aadd11/F#                Bm11
Now I'm drunk as hell on a piano bench
         A                            Aadd11
And when I press the keys it all gets reversed
              Aadd11/F#          Bm11
The sound of loneliness makes me happier
[Outro]
A         Aadd11
A         Aadd11
A         Aadd11
A         Aadd11    A

Poison Oak chords and lyrics

Free chords for Poison Oak by Bright Eyes. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.

Poison Oak By Bright Eyes   Tabbed by christinaayers
VERSE Chords
A - X02220
Aadd11 - X00220  
Aadd11/F# - 200220
E - 022100
CHORUS Chordds
A - X02220
Aadd11 - X00220
Aadd11/F# - 200220 
Bm11 - 020220  
Asus2 - X02200
After "i still believed in war" part you play an (A) chord and pull off, 
hammer on and pull off on the B string 2nd fret (Asus2--X02200)
then play (A) before switching to the (Aadd11/F#)   chord. 
[Verse 1]
A               Aadd11
A               Aadd11
A       Aadd11
[Verse]
[Chorus]
[intrumental]
A        
Asus2     
A   
Aadd11/F# 
 A
Asus2
 A 
Aadd11/F# 
A          Aadd11
[Verse]
[Instrumental]
A       Aadd11
A       Asus2 
A       Aadd11
[Bridge]
[Chorus]
[Outro]
A         Aadd11   
A         Aadd11         
A         Aadd11
A         Aadd11    A

Poison Oak Chords by Bright Eyes

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What key is "Poison Oak" in?

The chords for "Poison Oak" show the original chord names (including A, Aadd11, E, Bm11, Asus2, B). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.