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Key: A
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
Chords used:
 A-   x02220
 E-   022100
 F#m- 244222
 D-   xx0232
 Bm-  x24432
 C#m- x46654
Intro:  F#m   Ex4
Verse 1:
Well you F#mleft me on
the work week in a
Edried up Ashell and
now I'm F#mtrying to
understand it at the
Ebottom of the Awell
   F#mA vacant Ehouse was
Aborn in the F#mdark
place that you
were Ehiding
Refrain 1:
But the water wasn't
Dthere  A    Bmand DI had
Bmboth of my C#mhands on a
Dbaseball bat  A     Bm  Dtrying
to find our   Bm  C#mmissing
Chorus 1:
  D   EBut DYou've got one
hell  E  Dof a lot Eof
Dpeople mad at Eyou
Dfor the things you
C#mused to do when
D             D(hold)
you were angry
Post Chorus: F#m E x4
Verse 2:
   F#mTwo tiny lights in
Etandem Adrawing F#mcloser
as they move through
sEpace  A     F#mMaking the
most of alElotted
Atime until their
F#matrophy and
drift aEwayA  
Verse 3:
   F#mTalking about your
Elife force Aand its
F#mtendency to shrink
and Eswell Ato F#mride
the wave up to
the Ehighest Apeak
or the F#mbottom
of the deepest Ewell
Refrain 2:
Never going DbackA  Bm  
and DI had Bmboth
of my C#mhands on a
Dbaseball bat  A     Bm  Dtrying
to find our   Bm  C#mmissing
Chorus 2:
  D   EBut DYou've got one
hell  E  Dof a lot Eof
Dpeople mad at Eyou
  D   EBut DYou've got one
hell  E  Dof a lot Eof
Dpeople mad at Eyou
Bridge:
In the Dwell
that AnightD  A  E  D  
DI saw Alight  D    A    E   DD
In the well
that AnightD  A  E  D  
DI saw AlightD  A  E  D  
Chorus 3:
and Dall the things
you C#mused to do
when Dyou were angry
and AI walked home
and Dall the things
you C#mused to do
     D             D(hold)
when you were angry

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In The Well

by Del Paxton

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

F#m

C#m

Key: A

Tuning: Standard EADGBe

Chords used:

- x02220

- 022100

F#m

- 244222

- xx0232

- x24432

C#m

- x46654

F#m E

Intro: x4

Verse 1:

F#m

Well you left me on

the work week in a

E A

dried up shell and

F#m

now I'm trying to

understand it at the

E A

bottom of the well

F#m E

A vacant house was

A F#m

born in the dark

place that you

were hiding

Refrain 1:

But the water wasn't

D A Bm D

there and I had

Bm C#m

both of my hands on a

D A Bm D

baseball bat trying

Bm C#m

to find our missing

Chorus 1:

D E D

But You've got one

E D E

hell of a lot of

D E

people mad at you

for the things you

C#m

used to do when

D D(hold)

you were angry

Post Chorus: F#m E x4

Verse 2:

F#m

Two tiny lights in

E A F#m

tandem drawing closer

as they move through

E A F#m

space Making the

most of allotted

time until their

F#m

atrophy and

E A

drift away

Verse 3:

F#m

Talking about your

E A

life force and its

F#m

tendency to shrink

E A F#m

and swell to ride

the wave up to

E A

the highest peak

F#m

or the bottom

of the deepest well

Refrain 2:

D A Bm

Never going back

D Bm

and I had both

C#m

of my hands on a

D A Bm D

baseball bat trying

Bm C#m

to find our missing

Chorus 2:

D E D

But You've got one

E D E

hell of a lot of

D E

people mad at you

D E D

But You've got one

E D E

hell of a lot of

D E

people mad at you

Bridge:

In the well

A D A E D

that night

D A D A E D

I saw light D

In the well

A D A E D

that night

D A D A E D

I saw light

Chorus 3:

and all the things

C#m

you used to do

when you were angry

and I walked home

and all the things

C#m

you used to do

D D(hold)

when you were angry

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