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Cast Iron Filter
Ain't So Great 
Capo on II
There is a picking pattern used for most of this song which I probably won't tab...
but I will give you the chord shapes that will work.  For the picking pattern, you 
are only using the notes that are not the X's.  Got it?  Good.
[Intro]
G C G/B A7sus4 A7
[Verse 1]
GThere's a man across the Criver
Who left this town for a G/Bpotluck dream
With his whole life in a A7sack
GThe real deal never Chit him
He never knew things aren't G/Bwhat they seem
Now he's got no way A7back
GNow he's always outside
CLookin' up at the pale blue sky
G/BWondering why he never tried to be A7free
GMaybe it ain't too late
Can the Cdevil's advocate be the saint?
G/BI guess we'll all just have to wait and A7see
[Chorus]
The Ggolden days are Dway behind of Amwhen he was lucky Call the time.
He?d try to Gdo things right but they?d Dcome out wrong.
He Amwants to leave this town but he Cain?t that strong.
The Gconcrete's cold and the Dblankets thin, Amsalvation lies wiCthin my friend.
GNow his home is a woDoden crate.
I Amguess life just aCin?t so great someGtimes. D  Am  C  
[Verse 2]
GHe takes another sip from the Cbottle
Another headache for the G/Broad
And he starts to feel aA7shamed
GWell it burns goin' down
But it Clights up his life,
Unlike this tG/Bown,
Where he tries to stand the pA7ain
Well, he Gpulls up his sleeve and he tightens his belt
He's Cgonna feel better than he's ever felt
For G/Bthis old man who?s already been dealt
A A7hand that's bound to fold
He Gwalks by a mirror and he looks at his face
It's Cwrinkled and shallow without any grace
And for G/Bthis old man, it's hard to embrace
The A7trials of getting old
[Repeat Chorus]
G/BLooking at the world through Cchildren?s eyes
G/BHis mind is filled with faces and places 
And things he won?t Crealize until he Dsus4dies
[Repeat Chorus then fade]

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Aint So Great

by Cast Iron Filter

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

Chords in this song · guitar

G/B

A7sus4

Dsus4

Cast Iron Filter

Ain't So Great

Capo on II

There is a picking pattern used for most of this song which I probably won't tab...

but I will give you the chord shapes that will work. For the picking pattern, you

are only using the notes that are not the X's. Got it? Good.

[Intro]

G C G/B A7sus4 A7

[Verse 1]

G C

There's a man across the river

G/B

Who left this town for a potluck dream

With his whole life in a sack

G C

The real deal never hit him

G/B

He never knew things aren't what they seem

Now he's got no way back

Now he's always outside

Lookin' up at the pale blue sky

G/B A7

Wondering why he never tried to be free

Maybe it ain't too late

Can the devil's advocate be the saint?

G/B A7

I guess we'll all just have to wait and see

[Chorus]

G D Am C

The golden days are way behind of when he was lucky all the time.

G D

He?d try to do things right but they?d come out wrong.

Am C

He wants to leave this town but he ain?t that strong.

G D Am C

The concrete's cold and the blankets thin, salvation lies within my friend.

G D

Now his home is a wooden crate.

Am C G D Am C

I guess life just ain?t so great sometimes.

[Verse 2]

G C

He takes another sip from the bottle

G/B

Another headache for the road

And he starts to feel ashamed

Well it burns goin' down

But it lights up his life,

G/B

Unlike this town,

Where he tries to stand the pain

Well, he pulls up his sleeve and he tightens his belt

He's gonna feel better than he's ever felt

G/B

For this old man who?s already been dealt

A hand that's bound to fold

He walks by a mirror and he looks at his face

It's wrinkled and shallow without any grace

G/B

And for this old man, it's hard to embrace

The trials of getting old

[Repeat Chorus]

G/B C

Looking at the world through children?s eyes

G/B

His mind is filled with faces and places

C Dsus4

And things he won?t realize until he dies

[Repeat Chorus then fade]

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