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F-Stop Blues

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[Verse]
EHermit crabs and Bcowry shells
Crush beneAath his feet as he comes towards you
He's Ewaving at ByoAu
Lift him Eup to see what Byou can see
AHe begins his focusing
He's Eaiming at ByoAu
And now he has Ecutaways from Bmemories
AAnd close-ups of anything that
EHe has seen or Beven dreamed
And Anow he's finished focusing
He's Eimagining Blightning
AStriking sea sickness
EAway Bfrom Ahere
[Chorus]
ELook who's laughing G#now that Ayou've Bwasted
EHow many G#years and you've Abarely even Btasted
EAnything remotely G#close to
AEverything you've Bboasted about
ELook who's crying G#nowA  B  
[Verse]
EDriftwood floats, after Byears of erosion
AIncoming tide touches roots to expose them,
EQuicksand Bsteals my shoe,
AClouds bring the f-stop blues
[Chorus]
ELook who's laughing nG#ow that yAou've wasBted
EHow many yG#ears and you've Abarely even tastBed
EAnything remG#otely close to
AEverything you've bBoasted about
ELook who's crying nG#owA  B  

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F-Stop Blues

by Jack Johnson

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[Verse]

E B

Hermit crabs and cowry shells

Crush beneath his feet as he comes towards you

E B A

He's waving at you

E B

Lift him up to see what you can see

He begins his focusing

E B A

He's aiming at you

E B

And now he has cutaways from memories

And close-ups of anything that

E B

He has seen or even dreamed

And now he's finished focusing

E B

He's imagining lightning

Striking sea sickness

E B A

Away from here

[Chorus]

E G# A B

Look who's laughing now that you've wasted

E G# A B

How many years and you've barely even tasted

E G#

Anything remotely close to

A B

Everything you've boasted about

E G# A B

Look who's crying now

[Verse]

E B

Driftwood floats, after years of erosion

Incoming tide touches roots to expose them,

E B

Quicksand steals my shoe,

Clouds bring the f-stop blues

[Chorus]

E G# A B

Look who's laughing now that you've wasted

E G# A B

How many years and you've barely even tasted

E G#

Anything remotely close to

A B

Everything you've boasted about

E G# A B

Look who's crying now

About F-Stop Blues Chords by Jack Johnson

Learn how to play F-Stop Blues by Jack Johnson with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “F-Stop Blues chords”, “F-Stop Blues guitar chords”, or “Jack Johnson F-Stop Blues chords” and you will find this page — transpose to any key, tap chords for diagrams, and use auto-scroll while you play. Perfect for beginners looking for easy F-Stop Blues chords and for experienced players who want accurate F-Stop Blues lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include E, B, A, G#.

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What key is "F-Stop Blues" in?

The chords for "F-Stop Blues" show the original chord names (including E, B, A, G#). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.