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[Intro]
C    C9  C  Fmaj7  C
[Verse 1]
CIf I get Gback from wFmaj7herever I travCel
CI'll teGll you wFmaj7hat I've seeCn
CThe good and the Fmaj7bad
CThe hearts and the Fmaj7hassle
CIn the cities under Gsiege
CI'll tell you all Gabout where DmI have been
And CI won't eGver leave aCgainC9  C  Fmaj7  C  
CNow you mGight think Fmaj7it's a lieC  
CWhen I saGy I'm going Fmaj7to writeC  
CBut if I breGak my pen filling yDmou in
CWouldn't that Gchange your CmindC9  C  Fmaj7  C  
[Chorus]
DmEvergreen, eGvergreen
C/GHave you even sFeen anythGing, evergrCeen?
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------5---5b6---5b6---5b6-3-5b6-3----------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------5--------------------------------------|
D|---3/5---5-----5-----5----------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Verse 2]
CWhen I geGt back from Fmaj7wherever I goC  
CI'll look Gfor you in Fmaj7the shadeC  
CA marker in the Fmaj7grass
CI'll tell you at Fmaj7last
CYou're not the reason I went Gaway
CSometimes I Gwish you were thDme one
CWho had left aGnd I had staCyedC9  C  Fmaj7  C  
[Chorus]
DmEvergreen, Gevergreen
C/GHave you even sFeen anythGing, evergrCeen?
DmEvergreen, Gevergreen
C/GHave you even sFeen anythGing, evergrCeen?
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------5---5b6---5b6---5b6-3-5b6-3----------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------5--------------------------------------|
D|---3/5---5-----5-----5----------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

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Evergreen

by Jeff Tweedy

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Fmaj7

C/G

[Intro]

C C9 C Fmaj7 C

[Verse 1]

C G Fmaj7 C

If I get back from wherever I travel

C G Fmaj7 C

I'll tell you what I've seen

C Fmaj7

The good and the bad

C Fmaj7

The hearts and the hassle

C G

In the cities under siege

C G Dm

I'll tell you all about where I have been

C G C C9 C Fmaj7 C

And I won't ever leave again

C G Fmaj7 C

Now you might think it's a lie

C G Fmaj7 C

When I say I'm going to write

C G Dm

But if I break my pen filling you in

C G C C9 C Fmaj7 C

Wouldn't that change your mind

[Chorus]

Dm G

Evergreen, evergreen

C/G F G C

Have you even seen anything, evergreen?

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

B|-------5---5b6---5b6---5b6-3-5b6-3----------------------------------------|

G|-----------------------------------5--------------------------------------|

D|---3/5---5-----5-----5----------------------------------------------------|

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

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

[Verse 2]

C G Fmaj7 C

When I get back from wherever I go

C G Fmaj7 C

I'll look for you in the shade

C Fmaj7

A marker in the grass

C Fmaj7

I'll tell you at last

C G

You're not the reason I went away

C G Dm

Sometimes I wish you were the one

C G C C9 C Fmaj7 C

Who had left and I had stayed

[Chorus]

Dm G

Evergreen, evergreen

C/G F G C

Have you even seen anything, evergreen?

Dm G

Evergreen, evergreen

C/G F G C

Have you even seen anything, evergreen?

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

B|-------5---5b6---5b6---5b6-3-5b6-3----------------------------------------|

G|-----------------------------------5--------------------------------------|

D|---3/5---5-----5-----5----------------------------------------------------|

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

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

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