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Rexs Blues

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Rex's Blues
From the album A Retrospective: 1995 - 2000
CAPO 2
[INTRO]
e|-D2--2-2-2---------G3--3-3-3---------D2--2-2-2---------G3--3-3-3---------D2-|
B|-3--3-3-3---------3--3-3-3---------3--3-3-3---------3--3-3-3---------3-|
G|-2--2-2-2---------0--0-0-0---------2--2-2-2---------0--0-0-0---------2-|
D|-0--0-0-0-2h4-2-0-0--0-0-0-2h4-2-0-0--0-0-0-2h4-2-0-0--0-0-0-2h4-2-0-0-|
A|------------------2---------------------------------2------------------|
E|------------------3---------------------------------3------------------|
e|-D2-2-2---2pDsus20--0-0-0--0hD2--2-2-2--Dsus20---0-0-0-|
B|-3-3-3---3-3--3-3-3--3-3--3-3-3--3---3-3-3-|
G|-2-2-2---2-2--2-2-2--2-2--2-2-2--2---2-2-2-|
D|-0-0-0---0-0--0-0-0--0-0--0-0-0--0---0-0-0-|
A|-------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|
[VERSE 1]
RDide the blue wind hGigh and frDeeDsus2  
DIt'll lead you down throuGgh miserDyDsus2  
LDeave you low comGe time to gDo
Alone and lGow as low can bDe
[TRANSITION]
e|-D2-2-2---------G3--3-3-3-----------------D2-2---2pDsus20--0-0-0-|
B|-3-3-3---------3--3-3-3-----------------3-3---3-3--3-3-3-|
G|-2-2-2---------0--0-0-0-----------------2-2---2-2--2-2-2-|
D|-0-0-0-2h4-2-0-0--0-0-0-----------------0-0---0-0--0-0-0-|
A|---------------2-----------0-2---0h2-0-------------------|
E|---------------3-----------------------------------------|
[VERSE 2]
DIf I had a nickel, I'd fGind a gDameDsus2  
DIf I won a dollar, I'd mGake it rDainDsus2  
And Dif it rained an ocean, I'd drGink it dDry
And lay me dGown dissatisfDied
[TRANSITION]
e|-D2-2-2---------G3--3-3-3-----------------D2-2---2pDsus20--0-0-0-|
B|-3-3-3---------3--3-3-3-----------------3-3---3-3--3-3-3-|
G|-2-2-2---------0--0-0-0-----------------2-2---2-2--2-2-2-|
D|-0-0-0-2h4-2-0-0--0-0-0-----------------0-0---0-0--0-0-0-|
A|---------------2-----------0-2---0h2-0-------------------|
E|---------------3-----------------------------------------|
[VERSE 3]
It's lDegs to walk and thGought to fDly Dsus2  
DEyes to laugh and lGips to cDryDsus2  
DA restless tongue to clGassifDy
All born to grGow and grown to dDie
[INTERLUDE]
e|-D2-2-2---------G3--3-3-3---------D2--2-2--2-2------G3--3-----D2---2-2-2---2pDsus20--0-0-0-|
B|-3-3-3---------3--3-3-3---------3--3-3--3-3------3--3-----3---3-3-3---3-3--3-3-3-|
G|-2-2-2---------0--0-0-0---------2--2-2--2-2------0--0-----2---2-2-2---2-2--2-2-2-|
D|-0-0-0-2h4-2-0-0--0-0-0-2h4-2-0-0--0-0--0-0------0--0-----0---0-0-0---0-0--0-0-0-|
A|---------------2---------------------------------2----0h2------------------------|
E|---------------3-----------------------------0-2-3-------------------------------|
e|-D2--2-2--2-2------G3--3-----D2---2-2-2---2pDsus20--0-0-0--D2--2-2--2-2------G3--3-----D2-|
B|-3--3-3--3-3------3--3-----3---3-3-3---3-3--3-3-3--3--3-3--3-3------3--3-----3-|
G|-2--2-2--2-2------0--0-----2---2-2-2---2-2--2-2-2--2--2-2--2-2------0--0-----2-|
D|-0--0-0--0-0------0--0-----0---0-0-0---0-0--0-0-0--0--0-0--0-0------0--0-----0-|
A|------------------2----0h2------------------------------------------2----0h2---|
E|--------------0-2-3---------------------------------------------0-2-3----------|
e|-D2-2-2---------G3--3-3-3---------D2---2-2-2---2pDsus20--0-0-0--0hD2--2-2-2--Dsus20---0-0-0-|
B|-3-3-3---------3--3-3-3---------3---3-3-3---3-3--3-3-3--3-3--3-3-3--3---3-3-3-|
G|-2-2-2---------0--0-0-0---------2---2-2-2---2-2--2-2-2--2-2--2-2-2--2---2-2-2-|
D|-0-0-0-2h4-2-0-0--0-0-0-2h4-2-0-0---0-0-0---0-0--0-0-0--0-0--0-0-0--0---0-0-0-|
A|---------------2--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------3--------------------------------------------------------------|
[VERSE 4]
TDell my mother, I dGid no wrDongDsus2  
TDell my baby, I sGaid so lDongDsus2  
And tDell my brother to wGatch his oDwn 
And tell my frGiends to mourn me nDone
[TRANSITION]
e|-D2-2-2---------G3--3-3-3-----------------D2-2---2pDsus20--0-0-0-|
B|-3-3-3---------3--3-3-3-----------------3-3---3-3--3-3-3-|
G|-2-2-2---------0--0-0-0-----------------2-2---2-2--2-2-2-|
D|-0-0-0-2h4-2-0-0--0-0-0-----------------0-0---0-0--0-0-0-|
A|---------------2-----------0-2---0h2-0-------------------|
E|---------------3-----------------------------------------|
[VERSE 5]
I'm chDained upon the fGace of tDimeDsus2  
FDeelin' full of fGoolish rhDymeDsus2  
There aDin't no dark tGill something shDines
I'm bound to leGave this dark behDind
[TRANSITION]
e|-D2-2-2---------G3--3-3-3-----------------D2-2---2pDsus20--0-0-0-|
B|-3-3-3---------3--3-3-3-----------------3-3---3-3--3-3-3-|
G|-2-2-2---------0--0-0-0-----------------2-2---2-2--2-2-2-|
D|-0-0-0-2h4-2-0-0--0-0-0-----------------0-0---0-0--0-0-0-|
A|---------------2-----------0-2---0h2-0-------------------|
E|---------------3-----------------------------------------|
[VERSE 6]
RDide the blue wind hGigh and frDeeDsus2  
DIt'll lead you down thrGough miserDyDsus2  
LDeave you low come tGime to gDo
Alone and lGow as low can bDe
[OUTRO]
e|-D2-2-2---------G3--3-3-3---------D2-|
B|-3-3-3---------3--3-3-3---------3-|
G|-2-2-2---------0--0-0-0---------2-|
D|-0-0-0-2h4-2-0-0--0-0-0-2h4-2-0-0-|
A|---------------2------------------|
E|---------------3------------------|
************************************
| h  Hammer-on
| p  Pull-off
************************************

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XXO232

Major chord - Happy, bright sound

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Skill · find home

D major

This shape is home. Capo 2 makes it sound in E major. End the line on this chord.

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Rexs Blues

by Son Volt

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 2 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Dsus2

Rex's Blues

From the album A Retrospective: 1995 - 2000

CAPO 2

[INTRO]

D G D G D

e|-2--2-2-2---------3--3-3-3---------2--2-2-2---------3--3-3-3---------2-|

B|-3--3-3-3---------3--3-3-3---------3--3-3-3---------3--3-3-3---------3-|

G|-2--2-2-2---------0--0-0-0---------2--2-2-2---------0--0-0-0---------2-|

D|-0--0-0-0-2h4-2-0-0--0-0-0-2h4-2-0-0--0-0-0-2h4-2-0-0--0-0-0-2h4-2-0-0-|

A|------------------2---------------------------------2------------------|

E|------------------3---------------------------------3------------------|

D Dsus2 D Dsus2

e|-2-2-2---2p0--0-0-0--0h2--2-2-2--0---0-0-0-|

B|-3-3-3---3-3--3-3-3--3-3--3-3-3--3---3-3-3-|

G|-2-2-2---2-2--2-2-2--2-2--2-2-2--2---2-2-2-|

D|-0-0-0---0-0--0-0-0--0-0--0-0-0--0---0-0-0-|

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

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

[VERSE 1]

D G D Dsus2

Ride the blue wind high and free

D G D Dsus2

It'll lead you down through misery

D G D

Leave you low come time to go

G D

Alone and low as low can be

[TRANSITION]

D G D Dsus2

e|-2-2-2---------3--3-3-3-----------------2-2---2p0--0-0-0-|

B|-3-3-3---------3--3-3-3-----------------3-3---3-3--3-3-3-|

G|-2-2-2---------0--0-0-0-----------------2-2---2-2--2-2-2-|

D|-0-0-0-2h4-2-0-0--0-0-0-----------------0-0---0-0--0-0-0-|

A|---------------2-----------0-2---0h2-0-------------------|

E|---------------3-----------------------------------------|

[VERSE 2]

D G D Dsus2

If I had a nickel, I'd find a game

D G D Dsus2

If I won a dollar, I'd make it rain

D G D

And if it rained an ocean, I'd drink it dry

G D

And lay me down dissatisfied

[TRANSITION]

D G D Dsus2

e|-2-2-2---------3--3-3-3-----------------2-2---2p0--0-0-0-|

B|-3-3-3---------3--3-3-3-----------------3-3---3-3--3-3-3-|

G|-2-2-2---------0--0-0-0-----------------2-2---2-2--2-2-2-|

D|-0-0-0-2h4-2-0-0--0-0-0-----------------0-0---0-0--0-0-0-|

A|---------------2-----------0-2---0h2-0-------------------|

E|---------------3-----------------------------------------|

[VERSE 3]

D G D Dsus2

It's legs to walk and thought to fly

D G D Dsus2

Eyes to laugh and lips to cry

D G D

A restless tongue to classify

G D

All born to grow and grown to die

[INTERLUDE]

D G D G D Dsus2

e|-2-2-2---------3--3-3-3---------2--2-2--2-2------3--3-----2---2-2-2---2p0--0-0-0-|

B|-3-3-3---------3--3-3-3---------3--3-3--3-3------3--3-----3---3-3-3---3-3--3-3-3-|

G|-2-2-2---------0--0-0-0---------2--2-2--2-2------0--0-----2---2-2-2---2-2--2-2-2-|

D|-0-0-0-2h4-2-0-0--0-0-0-2h4-2-0-0--0-0--0-0------0--0-----0---0-0-0---0-0--0-0-0-|

A|---------------2---------------------------------2----0h2------------------------|

E|---------------3-----------------------------0-2-3-------------------------------|

D G D Dsus2 D G D

e|-2--2-2--2-2------3--3-----2---2-2-2---2p0--0-0-0--2--2-2--2-2------3--3-----2-|

B|-3--3-3--3-3------3--3-----3---3-3-3---3-3--3-3-3--3--3-3--3-3------3--3-----3-|

G|-2--2-2--2-2------0--0-----2---2-2-2---2-2--2-2-2--2--2-2--2-2------0--0-----2-|

D|-0--0-0--0-0------0--0-----0---0-0-0---0-0--0-0-0--0--0-0--0-0------0--0-----0-|

A|------------------2----0h2------------------------------------------2----0h2---|

E|--------------0-2-3---------------------------------------------0-2-3----------|

D G D Dsus2 D Dsus2

e|-2-2-2---------3--3-3-3---------2---2-2-2---2p0--0-0-0--0h2--2-2-2--0---0-0-0-|

B|-3-3-3---------3--3-3-3---------3---3-3-3---3-3--3-3-3--3-3--3-3-3--3---3-3-3-|

G|-2-2-2---------0--0-0-0---------2---2-2-2---2-2--2-2-2--2-2--2-2-2--2---2-2-2-|

D|-0-0-0-2h4-2-0-0--0-0-0-2h4-2-0-0---0-0-0---0-0--0-0-0--0-0--0-0-0--0---0-0-0-|

A|---------------2--------------------------------------------------------------|

E|---------------3--------------------------------------------------------------|

[VERSE 4]

D G D Dsus2

Tell my mother, I did no wrong

D G D Dsus2

Tell my baby, I said so long

D G D

And tell my brother to watch his own

G D

And tell my friends to mourn me none

[TRANSITION]

D G D Dsus2

e|-2-2-2---------3--3-3-3-----------------2-2---2p0--0-0-0-|

B|-3-3-3---------3--3-3-3-----------------3-3---3-3--3-3-3-|

G|-2-2-2---------0--0-0-0-----------------2-2---2-2--2-2-2-|

D|-0-0-0-2h4-2-0-0--0-0-0-----------------0-0---0-0--0-0-0-|

A|---------------2-----------0-2---0h2-0-------------------|

E|---------------3-----------------------------------------|

[VERSE 5]

D G D Dsus2

I'm chained upon the face of time

D G D Dsus2

Feelin' full of foolish rhyme

D G D

There ain't no dark till something shines

G D

I'm bound to leave this dark behind

[TRANSITION]

D G D Dsus2

e|-2-2-2---------3--3-3-3-----------------2-2---2p0--0-0-0-|

B|-3-3-3---------3--3-3-3-----------------3-3---3-3--3-3-3-|

G|-2-2-2---------0--0-0-0-----------------2-2---2-2--2-2-2-|

D|-0-0-0-2h4-2-0-0--0-0-0-----------------0-0---0-0--0-0-0-|

A|---------------2-----------0-2---0h2-0-------------------|

E|---------------3-----------------------------------------|

[VERSE 6]

D G D Dsus2

Ride the blue wind high and free

D G D Dsus2

It'll lead you down through misery

D G D

Leave you low come time to go

G D

Alone and low as low can be

[OUTRO]

D G D

e|-2-2-2---------3--3-3-3---------2-|

B|-3-3-3---------3--3-3-3---------3-|

G|-2-2-2---------0--0-0-0---------2-|

D|-0-0-0-2h4-2-0-0--0-0-0-2h4-2-0-0-|

A|---------------2------------------|

E|---------------3------------------|

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

| h Hammer-on

| p Pull-off

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

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