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Open Up And Wail Live

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These are the chords for Chuck Ragan's "Los Feliz" verion of "Open Up and Wail".
Chords used:
|-Ex-| |-Ax-| |-Bx-| |C#m-x-| |G#5-x-| |F#5-x-| |E2-x-| |A2-x-| |B2-x-|
|-x-| |-2-| |-4-| |-5-| |-x-| |-x-| |-9-| |-x-| |-x-|
|-1-| |-2-| |-4-| |-6-| |-x-| |-x-| |-9-| |-6-| |-8-|
|-2-| |-2-| |-4-| |-6-| |-x-| |-x-| |-9-| |-7-| |-9-|
|-2-| |-0-| |-2-| |-4-| |-6-| |-4-| |-7-| |-7-| |-9-|
|-0-| |-x-| |-x-| |-x-| |-4-| |-2-| |-0-| |-5-| |-7-|
[Intro]
EPlay for straight sixteenths til the lyrics start and listen to the song for the strumming pattern.
EDownright hopelessness
When the wrath of consequence comes
AKnocking on that old front door
And Bwe count the ways
the seconds that fall into place with
Athe emptiness don’t hold the phone
I Eknow some are counting on
God above or methadone
to Akill the wake and take away the pain
I Bfeel for the lost and empathize the cost
For calAamity from what I’ve Aseen
Open up and Ewail Open up and Bcry
We are not the C#mtype and far young to A2die
In a rattled Ecage heads against the Bwall
Through dangerous C#mnights
No more lullaA2bies, open up and B2wailA2  G#  F#  
EWe’ve got what it takes
Everything that needs to make a Afighting chance
At carrying the load of Bfalling day to day
A gruesome cold reality square Ain the nose
Bleeding to the Atoes
Open up and Ewail Open up and Bcry
We are not the C#mtype and far young to A2die
In a rattled Ecage heads against the Bwall
Through dangerous C#mnights
No more lullaA2bies
Open up and E2wail Open up and Bcry
We are not the C#mtype and far young to A2die
In a rattled E2cage heads against the Bwall
Through dangerous C#mnights
No more lullaA2bies, open up and B2wail
Open up and Ewail
Thanks...

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Open Up And Wail Live

by Chuck Ragan

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C#m

G#5

F#5

These are the chords for Chuck Ragan's "Los Feliz" verion of "Open Up and Wail".

Chords used:

E A B C#m G#5 F#5 E2 A2 B2

|-x-| |-x-| |-x-| |-x-| |-x-| |-x-| |-x-| |-x-| |-x-|

|-x-| |-2-| |-4-| |-5-| |-x-| |-x-| |-9-| |-x-| |-x-|

|-1-| |-2-| |-4-| |-6-| |-x-| |-x-| |-9-| |-6-| |-8-|

|-2-| |-2-| |-4-| |-6-| |-x-| |-x-| |-9-| |-7-| |-9-|

|-2-| |-0-| |-2-| |-4-| |-6-| |-4-| |-7-| |-7-| |-9-|

|-0-| |-x-| |-x-| |-x-| |-4-| |-2-| |-0-| |-5-| |-7-|

[Intro]

Play for straight sixteenths til the lyrics start and listen to the song for the strumming pattern.

Downright hopelessness

When the wrath of consequence comes

Knocking on that old front door

And we count the ways

the seconds that fall into place with

the emptiness don’t hold the phone

I know some are counting on

God above or methadone

to kill the wake and take away the pain

I feel for the lost and empathize the cost

A A

For calamity from what I’ve seen

E B

Open up and wail Open up and cry

C#m A2

We are not the type and far young to die

E B

In a rattled cage heads against the wall

C#m

Through dangerous nights

A2 B2 A2 G# F#

No more lullabies, open up and wail

We’ve got what it takes

Everything that needs to make a fighting chance

At carrying the load of falling day to day

A gruesome cold reality square in the nose

Bleeding to the toes

E B

Open up and wail Open up and cry

C#m A2

We are not the type and far young to die

E B

In a rattled cage heads against the wall

C#m

Through dangerous nights

No more lullabies

E2 B

Open up and wail Open up and cry

C#m A2

We are not the type and far young to die

E2 B

In a rattled cage heads against the wall

C#m

Through dangerous nights

A2 B2

No more lullabies, open up and wail

Open up and wail

Thanks...

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