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You Are Never Alone

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Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 12Position: 7

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

Intro:
e|-------------------0---|
B|---7-------9-----5---5-|
G|-7---7---9---9---------|
D|---------------9-------|
A|-----------------------|
E|-----------------------|  x3
From the way the intro is played, it seems like these are the fingerings he's using...
D: 557775
E: 779997  (Of course, since this is E, you can leave the E strings open sometimes)
A: x07650
Bass lead in: (E|-0---2---4...)
Verse: (Throughout the song, different little two-note pickings
are added to the ends of lines, just improvise using the fingerings
above and sometimes hammering up to fret 7 on the B string when on
the A chord)
AIt's ok... you can take a condom
AIt's ok... you can Dtake a Valtrex
AIt's ok... you can get an abortion
       D          E            A  (Intro riff plays during this progression)
And then, Keep on...keepin' on
  DKeep on.E..keepin' onA  
AIt's ok... you can take a Prilosec
AIt's ok... you can Dtake Vioxin
AIt's ok... you can get a quadruple bipass and then
DKeep on.E..keepin' onA  
       D              E   A... E  
Keep on...keepin' on
Chorus:
DYou are... never aAlone
DYou are... never aAlone
DYou are... never aAlone
EYou------ are------
(E|-0---2---4)
(Brief interlude in A)
AIt's ok... in moderation
AIt's ok... Dcuttin' down
AIt's ok... you can quit tomorrow
But for Dnow, keep on.E..keepin' onA  
D       E         A  (Here he jumps up to a xx119109 fingering)
keep on...keepin' on
A...E
e|-----9----9----9----9--0-0-0--|(let this one ring)
B|-10-10-10-10--9-9-9---|
(E|-0---2---4)
AIt's ok... you can take the bible
AIt's ok... Dyou can be saved
AIt's ok... you can be forgiven
And for Dnow keep on.E..keepin' onA  
for Dnow keep on.E..keepin' onA  
Chorus:
DYou are... never aAlone
DYou are... never aAlone
DYou are... never aAlone
EYou------ are------    x2
Hold the last strum on "are" and let it fade.
--Tristan Bowersox

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You Are Never Alone

by Vic Chesnutt

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Intro:

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

B|---7-------9-----5---5-|

G|-7---7---9---9---------|

D|---------------9-------|

A|-----------------------|

E|-----------------------| x3

From the way the intro is played, it seems like these are the fingerings he's using...

D: 557775

E: 779997 (Of course, since this is E, you can leave the E strings open sometimes)

A: x07650

Bass lead in: (E|-0---2---4...)

Verse: (Throughout the song, different little two-note pickings

are added to the ends of lines, just improvise using the fingerings

above and sometimes hammering up to fret 7 on the B string when on

the A chord)

It's ok... you can take a condom

A D

It's ok... you can take a Valtrex

It's ok... you can get an abortion

D E A (Intro riff plays during this progression)

And then, Keep on...keepin' on

D E A

Keep on...keepin' on

It's ok... you can take a Prilosec

A D

It's ok... you can take Vioxin

It's ok... you can get a quadruple bipass and then

D E A

Keep on...keepin' on

D E A E

...

Keep on...keepin' on

Chorus:

D A

You are... never alone

D A

You are... never alone

D A

You are... never alone

You------ are------

(E|-0---2---4)

(Brief interlude in A)

It's ok... in moderation

A D

It's ok... cuttin' down

It's ok... you can quit tomorrow

D E A

But for now, keep on...keepin' on

11 10

D E A (Here he jumps up to a xx99 fingering)

keep on...keepin' on

A...E

e|-----9----9----9----9--0-0-0--|(let this one ring)

10 10 10 10

B|------9-9-9---|

(E|-0---2---4)

It's ok... you can take the bible

A D

It's ok... you can be saved

It's ok... you can be forgiven

D E A

And for now keep on...keepin' on

D E A

for now keep on...keepin' on

Chorus:

D A

You are... never alone

D A

You are... never alone

D A

You are... never alone

You------ are------ x2

Hold the last strum on "are" and let it fade.

--Tristan Bowersox

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