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1/5

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 5Position: 2

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Played on a twelve string with the high E strings tuned down to D.
[Intro]
  A7sus4    D    Aadd4    Gx2
[Verse 1]
A7sus4A worn out joke to keep the Dflies away
Aadd4Carried it this Gfar
Got the A7sus4westside winds keep it Dsteady
Aadd4Bury the hatchets we Gfind
A7sus4Could carry that heavy Dload
Aadd4If I really thought it would Gmatter
[Pre-Chorus]
E7Farcical hair apAadd4pears
E7As a blind side A7sus4clean the Dslate
[Chorus]
A7sus4Working in the halls of Dshame
Lay it Gdown in full view
Lay it Em7down
[Verse 2]
A7sus4What the hell were we Dthinking
Aadd4Before the fire Gburned out
A7sus4Can't find you Dnow
Aadd4Didn't know you Gthen
A7sus4Loneliness drinks the Dbitters
Aadd4Till the cold wind's warm aGgain
[Pre-Chorus]
E7To feel born Aadd4again
E7Mouth open wide A7sus4screams and Dhollers
[Chorus]
A7sus4Working in the halls of Dshame
Lay it Gdown in full view
Lay it Em7down
[Bridge]
  A7sus4    D    Aadd4    Gx2
[Verse 3]
A7sus4Gambled once and won Dnever made a dollar
Aadd4Beauty fades to Ggray
A7sus4I pray the very best will Dguard her
Aadd4And provide the Gway
[Pre-Chorus]
E7There's a telltale Aadd4sign
E7And it's chairs up A7sus4time to Dgo
[Chorus]
A7sus4Working in the halls of Dshame
Lay it Gdown in full view
Lay it Em7down
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A neat way to tie the "A" chords to the G and D are to slide the "E"
note fretted on the second string up to the fourth fret, and then pull
it off.
Example
e|--0------------0------|
B|--3------------0------|
G|--0------------0------|
D|--2-----2/4p0--0------|
A|--0------------2------|
E|---------------3------|

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Slate

by Uncle Tupelo

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

A7sus4

Aadd4

Em7

Played on a twelve string with the high E strings tuned down to D.

[Intro]

A7sus4 D Aadd4 G

[Verse 1]

A7sus4 D

A worn out joke to keep the flies away

Aadd4 G

Carried it this far

A7sus4 D

Got the westside winds keep it steady

Aadd4 G

Bury the hatchets we find

A7sus4 D

Could carry that heavy load

Aadd4 G

If I really thought it would matter

[Pre-Chorus]

E7 Aadd4

Farcical hair appears

E7 A7sus4 D

As a blind side clean the slate

[Chorus]

A7sus4 D

Working in the halls of shame

Lay it down in full view

Em7

Lay it down

[Verse 2]

A7sus4 D

What the hell were we thinking

Aadd4 G

Before the fire burned out

A7sus4 D

Can't find you now

Aadd4 G

Didn't know you then

A7sus4 D

Loneliness drinks the bitters

Aadd4 G

Till the cold wind's warm again

[Pre-Chorus]

E7 Aadd4

To feel born again

E7 A7sus4 D

Mouth open wide screams and hollers

[Chorus]

A7sus4 D

Working in the halls of shame

Lay it down in full view

Em7

Lay it down

[Bridge]

A7sus4 D Aadd4 G

[Verse 3]

A7sus4 D

Gambled once and won never made a dollar

Aadd4 G

Beauty fades to gray

A7sus4 D

I pray the very best will guard her

Aadd4 G

And provide the way

[Pre-Chorus]

E7 Aadd4

There's a telltale sign

E7 A7sus4 D

And it's chairs up time to go

[Chorus]

A7sus4 D

Working in the halls of shame

Lay it down in full view

Em7

Lay it down

---------------------------------------------------------------------

A neat way to tie the "A" chords to the G and D are to slide the "E"

note fretted on the second string up to the fourth fret, and then pull

it off.

Example

e|--0------------0------|

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

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

D|--2-----2/4p0--0------|

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

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

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