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Pale Fire

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Eminor

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1/54

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Position

Step 1 / 54Position: 1

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

This is based on Jason Isbell solo live version, however it is very similar to when 
Shires and Isbell play together, other than having no capo.
[Chord structures]
e|Em7-3---Cadd9---3----G-3---Am-----Em----|
B|-3------3-----3----1-------|
G|-------------------2-------|
D|--------2----------2----2--|
A|-2------3-----2---------2--|
E|--------------3------------|
After the first verse and chorus the chords are generally played without the high notes
(as you see the chord names change) and there is a lot of hammer ons/offs along with
other variation thrown in.
[Intro/Chorus end]
e|---------------------------------|
B|-8--7--x--x----------0-----0-----|
G|-0--0--9--7---4--2------2----2-0-|
D|-0--0--0--0---0-----0-----0---0--|
A|-x--x--x--x---x------------------|
E|-8-----------/3--3-----3----3----|
[Verse 1]
Em7She took her Cadd9lover on a rGoad trip
Em7Turned Cadd9out to be a bad idGea
Em7She lost his Cadd9eagle feather roGach clip
Em7A present Cadd9from some sad MGaria
Em7Things never Cadd9made it back to nGormal
Em7He was the Cadd9wrong kind of nGaive
Em7She stopped for Cadd9gas in OklaGhoma
Em7Left him Cadd9alone on St. John'Gs Eve
[Chorus]
AmThere's a pale fireEm  
AmThere's a pale fireEm  
AmThere's a pale fire Crising on the plain
e|----------------------------|
B|-8--7--x--x-----------------|
G|-0--0--9--7--4--2-4-5-4-2-0-|
D|-0--0--0--0--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-|
A|-x--x--x--x--x--x-x-x-x-x-x-|
E|-8-----------3--3-3-3-3-3-3-|
[Verse 2]
Em7Remember when Cyou were a fGighter?
Em7Remember Cwhen I was a Gqueen?
Em7Now I'm Cjust another rGider
Em7Can't kCeep up with your mGachine
Em7Every Cman I meet is Gperfect
Em7Any bCetter, they'd be Gwrong
Em7That way iCt's never really Gworth it
Em7And I Ccan spend my days Galone
[Chorus]
AmThere's a pale fireEm  
AmThere's a pale fireEm  
AmThere's a pale fire Crising on the plain
e|----------------------------|
B|-8--7--x--x-----------------|
G|-0--0--9--7--4--2-4-5-4-2-0-|
D|-0--0--0--0--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-|
A|-x--x--x--x--x--x-x-x-x-x-x-|
E|-8-----------3--3-3-3-3-3-3-|
[Bridge]
Em7Every Cman I meet is Gperfect
Em7Any bCetter, they'd be Gwrong
Em7Now it's Cnever really wGorth it
Em7And I Ccan spend my days Galone
[Chorus]
AmThere's a pale fireEm  
AmThere's a pale fireEm  
AmThere's a pale fire Crising on the plain
e|----------------------------|
B|-8--7--x--x-----------------|
G|-0--0--9--7--4--2-4-5-4-2-0-|
D|-0--0--0--0--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-|
A|-x--x--x--x--x--x-x-x-x-x-x-|
E|-8-----------3--3-3-3-3-3-3-|
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| x   Dead Note
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Pale Fire

by Amanda Shires

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Em7

Cadd9

This is based on Jason Isbell solo live version, however it is very similar to when

Shires and Isbell play together, other than having no capo.

[Chord structures]

Em7 Cadd9 G Am Em

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

B|-3------3-----3----1-------|

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

D|--------2----------2----2--|

A|-2------3-----2---------2--|

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

After the first verse and chorus the chords are generally played without the high notes

(as you see the chord names change) and there is a lot of hammer ons/offs along with

other variation thrown in.

[Intro/Chorus end]

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

B|-8--7--x--x----------0-----0-----|

G|-0--0--9--7---4--2------2----2-0-|

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

A|-x--x--x--x---x------------------|

E|-8-----------/3--3-----3----3----|

[Verse 1]

Em7 Cadd9 G

She took her lover on a road trip

Em7 Cadd9 G

Turned out to be a bad idea

Em7 Cadd9 G

She lost his eagle feather roach clip

Em7 Cadd9 G

A present from some sad Maria

Em7 Cadd9 G

Things never made it back to normal

Em7 Cadd9 G

He was the wrong kind of naive

Em7 Cadd9 G

She stopped for gas in Oklahoma

Em7 Cadd9 G

Left him alone on St. John's Eve

[Chorus]

Am Em

There's a pale fire

Am Em

There's a pale fire

Am C

There's a pale fire rising on the plain

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

B|-8--7--x--x-----------------|

G|-0--0--9--7--4--2-4-5-4-2-0-|

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

A|-x--x--x--x--x--x-x-x-x-x-x-|

E|-8-----------3--3-3-3-3-3-3-|

[Verse 2]

Em7 C G

Remember when you were a fighter?

Em7 C G

Remember when I was a queen?

Em7 C G

Now I'm just another rider

Em7 C G

Can't keep up with your machine

Em7 C G

Every man I meet is perfect

Em7 C G

Any better, they'd be wrong

Em7 C G

That way it's never really worth it

Em7 C G

And I can spend my days alone

[Chorus]

Am Em

There's a pale fire

Am Em

There's a pale fire

Am C

There's a pale fire rising on the plain

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

B|-8--7--x--x-----------------|

G|-0--0--9--7--4--2-4-5-4-2-0-|

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

A|-x--x--x--x--x--x-x-x-x-x-x-|

E|-8-----------3--3-3-3-3-3-3-|

[Bridge]

Em7 C G

Every man I meet is perfect

Em7 C G

Any better, they'd be wrong

Em7 C G

Now it's never really worth it

Em7 C G

And I can spend my days alone

[Chorus]

Am Em

There's a pale fire

Am Em

There's a pale fire

Am C

There's a pale fire rising on the plain

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

B|-8--7--x--x-----------------|

G|-0--0--9--7--4--2-4-5-4-2-0-|

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

A|-x--x--x--x--x--x-x-x-x-x-x-|

E|-8-----------3--3-3-3-3-3-3-|

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| x Dead Note

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