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4 + 20 chords  **
E6*   E   E6    E   A  E  
EFour and twenty E6years aEgo,
I Ecome into this life
The Eson of a wE6omaEn,
and a Eman who lived in strife
He was Gtired  Aof being Epoor;E  E6  E  
and he Gwasn't into Aselling door to EdoorE  E6  E  
And he Gworked like the Adevil to be EmoreE  E6  E  
E6  E  E6 E  A E
A Edifferent kind of E6poverEty now upsets me so
ENight after E6sleepless Enight,
I Ewalk the floor and I want to know;
Gwhy  Aam I Eso alone?E  E6  E  
GWhere is my Awoman, can I Ebring her home?E  E6  E  
GHave I driven her aAway?
Is she Egone?E  E6  E  
E6  E  E6 E  A E
EMorning comes to E6sunErise,
and I'm Edriven to my bed 
I Esee that it is E6empEty, 
and there's Edevils in my head
I emGbrace  Athe many Ecolored beast,E  E6  E  
I grow Gweary of the Atorment;
can there Ebe no peace?E  E6  E  
And I Gfind myself just Awishing that my Elife would simply cease
*  Best way to form E6 chord: Form an E chord and then pinky on B string, second fret (#2 of 59 chord chart)
e|-----|
B|--2--|
G|-1---|
D|--2--|
A|--2--|
E|-----|
Capo II
  E= D  
 E6= D6  
  G= F  
  A= G  

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4 Plus 20

by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young

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4 + 20 chords **

E6 E E6 E A E

E E6 E

Four and twenty years ago,

I come into this life

E E6 E

The son of a woman,

and a man who lived in strife

G A E E E6 E

He was tired of being poor;

G A E E E6 E

and he wasn't into selling door to door

G A E E E6 E

And he worked like the devil to be more

E6 E E6 E A E

E E6 E

A different kind of poverty now upsets me so

E E6 E

Night after sleepless night,

I walk the floor and I want to know;

G A E E E6 E

why am I so alone?

G A E E E6 E

Where is my woman, can I bring her home?

G A

Have I driven her away?

E E E6 E

Is she gone?

E6 E E6 E A E

E E6 E

Morning comes to sunrise,

and I'm driven to my bed

E E6 E

I see that it is empty,

and there's devils in my head

G A E E E6 E

I embrace the many colored beast,

G A

I grow weary of the torment;

E E E6 E

can there be no peace?

G A E

And I find myself just wishing that my life would simply cease

* Best way to form E6 chord: Form an E chord and then pinky on B string, second fret (#2 of 59 chord chart)

e|-----|

B|--2--|

G|-1---|

D|--2--|

A|--2--|

E|-----|

Capo II

E D

E6 D6

G F

A G

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