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Traction In The Rain

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#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------#
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TUNING:  A   A   D   G   B   E(drop  Eway down to get the A)
  A6    A11    A6A7sus2     A6    A11    A6A7sus2
 A6It's hard enough, I know
 A11To find the strength to go
            A6A7sus2
 Back to where it all began
 A6It's hard to enough to gain
 A11Any traction in the rain
             A6A7sus2
 You know its hard for me to understand
CHORUS #1:
 Am7  F#m7+5/A  
           Hard to find a way
 Am7  F#m7+5/A  
           To get through another city day
 Am7  F#m7+5/A  
           Without thinking about
 Am7  F#m7+5/          A    A6    A11    A6A7sus2
           Gettin' out
Now the strangest thing I've seen
Was a t-shirt turning green
In envy of turtle dove
The dove's lady was the cause
Or maybe it was the olive branch she held in her claws
Or maybe he could see they were in love
CHORUS #2:
You know it's hard for me to find a way
To get through another city day
Without thinking about
Gettin' out
CHORDS:
Am7: 0 0 5 5 5 5  F#m7+5/A: 0 0 7 7 7 7
NOTE: Immediately after each F#m7+5/A return to Am7 position and hammer on
 a note from the 5th fret to 7th fret on the 4th string

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Traction In The Rain

by David Crosby

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

A11

Am7

F#m7

#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------#

#------------------------------------------------------------------------------##

A A D G B E E A

TUNING: (drop way down to get the )

A6 A11 A6 A6 A11 A6

A7sus2 A7sus2

It's hard enough, I know

A11

To find the strength to go

A7sus2

Back to where it all began

It's hard to enough to gain

A11

Any traction in the rain

A7sus2

You know its hard for me to understand

CHORUS #1:

Am7 F#m7 A

+5/

Hard to find a way

Am7 F#m7 A

+5/

To get through another city day

Am7 F#m7 A

+5/

Without thinking about

Am7 F#m7 A A6 A11 A6

+5/ A7sus2

Gettin' out

Now the strangest thing I've seen

Was a t-shirt turning green

In envy of turtle dove

The dove's lady was the cause

Or maybe it was the olive branch she held in her claws

Or maybe he could see they were in love

CHORUS #2:

You know it's hard for me to find a way

To get through another city day

Without thinking about

Gettin' out

CHORDS:

Am7: 0 0 5 5 5 5 F#m7+5/A: 0 0 7 7 7 7

NOTE: Immediately after each F#m7+5/A return to Am7 position and hammer on

a note from the 5th fret to 7th fret on the 4th string

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