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Sallisaw Blues

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Gmajor

90BPM

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1/21

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Position

Step 1 / 21Position: 1

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

Chords Used
e|--G/C-3----G3----Dsus2--0-----D7sus2---0-----D7-2-----Am-0-----Em-0--
B|---1----0------3--------1------1------1------0--
G|---0----0------2--------2------2------2------0--
D|---2----0------0--------0------0------2------2--
A|---x----x-----------------------------0------2--
E|---3----3------------------------------------0--
RIFF:
Play dirty catching adjacent strings
e|----------------------------------------------------------
B|----------------------------------------------------------
G|----2/3---3---3---3---3---2---0-------0---0---------------
D|----------------------------------2-----------------------
A|----------------------------------------------1---0-------
E|------------------------------------------------------3---
[INTRO]
RIFF -  G- RIFF - G  
[VERSE]
                    G            G/CRIFF
Arkansas River, Sallisaw blue
                      G                 G/CRIFF
This town never seen nothing like you
                                        G/CRIFF
They got silver spoons for American gods
                                          GRIFF
I wanna be stoned, thrown American rods
[VERSE]
                              G               G/CRIFF
I don't own anything, you don't know shit
                                    G                G/CRIFF
With your bloodshot eyes giving my black heart fits
                                            G/CRIFF
There's a neon sign that says 'Big Bad Luv'
                                                  GRIFF
And a noose hanging down from the heavens above
[CHORUS]
          Dsus2   D7sus2-      D7  Am  
It's no use,              God bless these blues
Let's get wEmrecked and bruised and bGattered
          Dsus2   D7sus2-           D7  Am  
I need you,               come on, burn right through
Honey, sChow me I'm not shaD7tteredD7  D7  
[VERSE]
                       G                G/CRIFF
Down for the count, along for the ride
                         G                 G/CRIFF
Sipping cold medicine, ruining our lives
                                         G/CRIFF
Slumming I-40 with American songs
                                          GRIFF
They can bury our bodies in American wrongs
[CHORUS]
          Dsus2   D7sus2-      D7  Am  
It's no use,              God bless these blues
Let's get wEmrecked and bruised and bGattered
          Dsus2   D7sus2-           D7  Am  
I need you,               come on, burn right through
Honey, sChow me I'm not shaD7tteredD7  D7  
[VERSE]
                                            G/CRIFF
There's a neon sign that says 'Big Bad Luv'
                                                  GRIFF
And a noose hanging down from the heavens above
[CHORUS]
          Dsus2   D7sus2-      D7  Am  
It's no use,              God bless these blues
Let's get wEmrecked and bruised and bGattered
          Dsus2   D7sus2-           D7  Am  
I need you,               come on, burn right through
Honey, sChow me I'm not shaD7tteredD7  D7  
[VERSE]
                                         G/CRIFF
Slumming I-40 with American songs
                                          GRIFF
They can bury our bodies in American wrongs

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Sallisaw Blues

by John Moreland

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

G/C

Dsus2

D7sus2

Chords Used

G/C G Dsus2 D7sus2 D7 Am Em

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

B|---1----0------3--------1------1------1------0--

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

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

A|---x----x-----------------------------0------2--

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

RIFF:

Play dirty catching adjacent strings

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

B|----------------------------------------------------------

G|----2/3---3---3---3---3---2---0-------0---0---------------

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

A|----------------------------------------------1---0-------

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

[INTRO]

G G

RIFF - - RIFF -

[VERSE]

G G/C

RIFF

Arkansas River, Sallisaw blue

G G/C

RIFF

This town never seen nothing like you

G/C

RIFF

They got silver spoons for American gods

RIFF

I wanna be stoned, thrown American rods

[VERSE]

G G/C

RIFF

I don't own anything, you don't know shit

G G/C

RIFF

With your bloodshot eyes giving my black heart fits

G/C

RIFF

There's a neon sign that says 'Big Bad Luv'

RIFF

And a noose hanging down from the heavens above

[CHORUS]

Dsus2 D7sus2 D7 Am

It's no use, God bless these blues

Em G

Let's get wrecked and bruised and battered

Dsus2 D7sus2 D7 Am

I need you, come on, burn right through

C D7 D7 D7

Honey, show me I'm not shattered

[VERSE]

G G/C

RIFF

Down for the count, along for the ride

G G/C

RIFF

Sipping cold medicine, ruining our lives

G/C

RIFF

Slumming I-40 with American songs

RIFF

They can bury our bodies in American wrongs

[CHORUS]

Dsus2 D7sus2 D7 Am

It's no use, God bless these blues

Em G

Let's get wrecked and bruised and battered

Dsus2 D7sus2 D7 Am

I need you, come on, burn right through

C D7 D7 D7

Honey, show me I'm not shattered

[VERSE]

G/C

RIFF

There's a neon sign that says 'Big Bad Luv'

RIFF

And a noose hanging down from the heavens above

[CHORUS]

Dsus2 D7sus2 D7 Am

It's no use, God bless these blues

Em G

Let's get wrecked and bruised and battered

Dsus2 D7sus2 D7 Am

I need you, come on, burn right through

C D7 D7 D7

Honey, show me I'm not shattered

[VERSE]

G/C

RIFF

Slumming I-40 with American songs

RIFF

They can bury our bodies in American wrongs

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