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Tempo 80 BPMVol

Sound:

Position

Step 1 / 44Position: 1

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

Capppo - 2nd Fret
Chords used:
 E|-Am-0-------C0------C/G-0-------Fx-------G3----|
 B|--1-------1-------1-------x-------3----|
 G|--2-------0-------0-------1-------0----|
 D|--2-------2-------2-------3-------0----|
 A|----------3-------3-------3-------2----|
 E|------------------3-------1-------3----|
^ =strum up
v =strum down
You can just play the chords, but to get it to sound like Ryan plays it, pick the 
root note of each chord before strumming it. 
So, follow the rhythm of the tab below throughout the verses.  
Intro (x1) & Verse (x2)
E{-------Am-0--0-----Am-0-----0-------C0--0-----C/G-0--0------Fx-x-x-x------0-0-0-0|
B|--------1--1------1-----1-------1--1------1--1------x-x-x-x------1-1-1-1|
G|--------2--2------2-----0-------0--0------0--0------1-1-1-1------0-0-0-0|
D|--------2--2------2-------------2--2------2--2------3-3-3-3------2-2-2-2|
A|---0-----------0------2-----3-------------3--3------3-3-3-3---3---------|
E|--------------------------------------3----------1----------------------|
          v  ^                    v  ^      v  ^      v ^ ^ v      v ^ ^ v
                 Am               Am              C   Gx 5     Gx 5  
E|--------0--0------0-----0-------0-0-0-0------3--------3--|
B|--------1--1------1-----1-------1-1-1-1------3--------3--|
G|--------2--2------2-----0-------0-0-0-0------0--------0--|
D|--------2--2------2-------------2-2-2-2------0--------0--|
A|---0-----------0------2-----3----------------2--------2--|
E|------------------------------------------3--------3-----|
          v  ^                    v ^ ^ v      
AmIf everything you Cwant is something you coFuldn't Chave
AmGo outside a wChile, look up and cGount the clouds
AmCan you draw a picture of the Cbackyard of the hFouseC  
AmYou grew up in, can you rCemember how it sGmelled?
FDon't worry up your mCind
FPeople are sick and Cmean somC/Getimes
They're only Amwords
They're only Fwords
AmIf everybody is grCateful, how come nobFody's satisCfied
AmIf a tree falls in the Cwoods and there ain't no Gone around
AmIf you heard it you could go Cover and whittle Fout a wishing Cbox
AmYou could write her name on Csomething and put it inGside
FDon't worry up your mCind
FPeople are sick and Cmean somC/Getimes
FDon't worry up your Cmind
They're only Amwords
It's only wFords
It's only wGords
OUTRO - use same picking pattern as intro
G--C--Am--C--F--C--
Am--C--G--(fade out/inprovise)

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Words

by Ryan Adams

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C/G

Capppo - 2nd Fret

Chords used:

Am C C/G F G

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

B|--1-------1-------1-------x-------3----|

G|--2-------0-------0-------1-------0----|

D|--2-------2-------2-------3-------0----|

A|----------3-------3-------3-------2----|

E|------------------3-------1-------3----|

^ =strum up

v =strum down

You can just play the chords, but to get it to sound like Ryan plays it, pick the

root note of each chord before strumming it.

So, follow the rhythm of the tab below throughout the verses.

Intro (x1) & Verse (x2)

Am Am C C/G F

E{--------0--0------0-----0-------0--0------0--0------x-x-x-x------0-0-0-0|

B|--------1--1------1-----1-------1--1------1--1------x-x-x-x------1-1-1-1|

G|--------2--2------2-----0-------0--0------0--0------1-1-1-1------0-0-0-0|

D|--------2--2------2-------------2--2------2--2------3-3-3-3------2-2-2-2|

A|---0-----------0------2-----3-------------3--3------3-3-3-3---3---------|

E|--------------------------------------3----------1----------------------|

v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ ^ v v ^ ^ v

Am Am C G G

x 5 x 5

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

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

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

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

A|---0-----------0------2-----3----------------2--------2--|

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

v ^ v ^ ^ v

Am C F C

If everything you want is something you couldn't have

Am C G

Go outside a while, look up and count the clouds

Am C F C

Can you draw a picture of the backyard of the house

Am C G

You grew up in, can you remember how it smelled?

F C

Don't worry up your mind

F C C/G

People are sick and mean sometimes

They're only words

Am C F C

If everybody is grateful, how come nobody's satisfied

Am C G

If a tree falls in the woods and there ain't no one around

Am C F C

If you heard it you could go over and whittle out a wishing box

Am C G

You could write her name on something and put it inside

F C

Don't worry up your mind

F C C/G

People are sick and mean sometimes

F C

Don't worry up your mind

They're only words

It's only words

OUTRO - use same picking pattern as intro

G--C--Am--C--F--C--

Am--C--G--(fade out/inprovise)

About Words Chords by Ryan Adams

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The chords for "Words" show the original chord names (including Am, C, C/G, F, G, E). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.