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I Am Not Long For This World

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Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Main riff/fill:
e|---------------------|
B|---------------------|
G|-----0---2p0---------|
D|-0h2-----------------|
A|---------------------|
E|---------------------|
[Intro]
Riff  Dm   F    Cx3
Riff  Dm   F   C  Am  
[Verse 1]
FI'm calling in my Cfavours, boys
FIt's last call for all the Cbeers that you owe me
FI think you know where to mCeet me
FLet's go where all of the bCartenders know me
FGo on and bring your bCrothers
FWhy not invite my Cex-girlfriends down
FOnly losers are Cweepers:
FYou can tell them I wCon't be seeing them around
[Chorus]
DmI am not Flong for this wCorld
Riff  Dm   F   Cquick Am  
[Verse 2]
FPat can have my Cguitar
FBill, I'm on my way to Cbring back your bass
FAnd I've got someone's Caccordion
FYou know, the one with the Csnakeskin case
FI've made my final Carrangements
FMy sister knows how to Cdispose of my stuff
FTonight set fire to my Cbasement
FAnd if I'm lucky the fClames won't wake me up
[Chorus]
DmI am not Flong for this wCorld
Riff         Dm                  F  C  
      I am not long for this world
Riff         Dm                  F  C  
      I am not long for this world
Riff   Dm   F   C  Am  
[Verse 3]
FI think I know where I'm hCeaded
FSo I could use all the Chelp I can get
FI'm pretty sure that the sCins I've committed
FAre worse than the ones I haven't Cgot around to yet
FSo I been thinking about Cpenance
FI think I'll go up and sCettle my tab
FIt's been an awful, short Csentence
FThe crimes at the time dCidn't seem so bad
[Chorus]
DmI am not Flong for this wCorld
Riff  Dm   F   Cquick Am  
[Verse 4]
FSo meet me, yeah, meCet me
At the HFoly Ghost SalooCn
FIf you plan to see Cme
FYou better get there Csoon
[Chorus]
DmI am not Flong for this wCorld
Riff         Dm                  F  C  
      I am not long for this world
Riff         Dm                  F  C  
      I am not long for this world
Riff   Dm   F   C  Am  
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| p  Pull-off
| h  Hammer-on
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I Am Not Long For This World

by Mccarthy Trenching

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Chords in this song · guitar

Main riff/fill:

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

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

G|-----0---2p0---------|

D|-0h2-----------------|

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

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

[Intro]

Dm F C

Riff x3

Dm F C Am

Riff

[Verse 1]

F C

I'm calling in my favours, boys

F C

It's last call for all the beers that you owe me

F C

I think you know where to meet me

F C

Let's go where all of the bartenders know me

F C

Go on and bring your brothers

F C

Why not invite my ex-girlfriends down

F C

Only losers are weepers:

F C

You can tell them I won't be seeing them around

[Chorus]

Dm F C

I am not long for this world

Dm F C Am

Riff quick

[Verse 2]

F C

Pat can have my guitar

F C

Bill, I'm on my way to bring back your bass

F C

And I've got someone's accordion

F C

You know, the one with the snakeskin case

F C

I've made my final arrangements

F C

My sister knows how to dispose of my stuff

F C

Tonight set fire to my basement

F C

And if I'm lucky the flames won't wake me up

[Chorus]

Dm F C

I am not long for this world

Dm F C

Riff

I am not long for this world

Dm F C

Riff

I am not long for this world

Dm F C Am

Riff

[Verse 3]

F C

I think I know where I'm headed

F C

So I could use all the help I can get

F C

I'm pretty sure that the sins I've committed

F C

Are worse than the ones I haven't got around to yet

F C

So I been thinking about penance

F C

I think I'll go up and settle my tab

F C

It's been an awful, short sentence

F C

The crimes at the time didn't seem so bad

[Chorus]

Dm F C

I am not long for this world

Dm F C Am

Riff quick

[Verse 4]

F C

So meet me, yeah, meet me

F C

At the Holy Ghost Saloon

F C

If you plan to see me

F C

You better get there soon

[Chorus]

Dm F C

I am not long for this world

Dm F C

Riff

I am not long for this world

Dm F C

Riff

I am not long for this world

Dm F C Am

Riff

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| p Pull-off

| h Hammer-on

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