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Silver Jenny Dollar

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#------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------#
#--------------------------------------------------------#
(Intro to 0:15. Play riff with chords)
E-D--------------|G-2-A--------D---------|------G2-A----|
B-3-3-3--3-5h3-5|---2-2-----3-3-3--3-|5h3-5---2-2-|
G---------------|---2-2--------------|--------2-2-|(x2)
D---------------|--------------------|------------|
A---------------|--------------------|------------|
E---------------|--------------------|------------|
GWas only ever Apassing thDroughF#m  
SGhe's only ever Apassing tDhroughF#m  
     G  A"Carlitas and DYou"F#m  
   G  AWas the name of her DactF#m  
And its Bmtrue, to Elove her is Bmall I can Edo
In a Bmworld that's beaten eveE7rything black and blue
E7They haul a Gsilver Jenny Adollar 
D(a-whoa whoa whoa whoa...)
A Gsilver Jenny Adollar
D(a-whoa whoa whoa whoa...)
A Gsilver Jenny dAollar
D(a-whoa whoa whoa whoa)
(whoa Gwhoa whoa)A  D  
(Repeat Intro chords/riff x2)
GWe're only ever Apassing thDroughF#m  
GWe were only ever Apassing thDroughF#m  
    G   A"Carlitas and DYou"F#m  
    G  AWas the name of our DactF#m  
And its tBmrue, you'll Enotice its aBmll I can Edo
In a Bmworld that's beaten E7everything black and blue
BmThe winter's F#mover, the Bmwar is F#mover
BmA parcel of land F#mmen, our Gscum is Atrue
(no chord)
(Solo/breakdown riff: strings and piano at 1:59,
E--------------|-----------------|
B---0--------|-[2-2]-----------|
G--------------|-----------------|(x4 to 2:14)
D--------------|-----------------|
A-------5-4-5--|------4-0-4-0----|
E-3------------|-----------------|
(*Chorus 3: same as before, with some verse vocals and the solo/breakdown riffs 
End on: D (a-whoa whoa whoa whoa whoa)

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Silver Jenny Dollar

by The New Pornographers

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F#m

#------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------#

#--------------------------------------------------------#

(Intro to 0:15. Play riff with chords)

D G A D G A

E---------------|-2------------------|------2-----|

B-3-3-3--3-5h3-5|---2-2-----3-3-3--3-|5h3-5---2-2-|

G---------------|---2-2--------------|--------2-2-|(x2)

D---------------|--------------------|------------|

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

E---------------|--------------------|------------|

G A D F#m

Was only ever passing through

G A D F#m

She's only ever passing through

G A D F#m

"Carlitas and You"

G A D F#m

Was the name of her act

Bm E Bm E

And its true, to love her is all I can do

Bm E7

In a world that's beaten everything black and blue

E7 G A

They haul a silver Jenny dollar

(a-whoa whoa whoa whoa...)

G A

A silver Jenny dollar

(a-whoa whoa whoa whoa...)

G A

A silver Jenny dollar

(a-whoa whoa whoa whoa)

G A D

(whoa whoa whoa)

(Repeat Intro chords/riff x2)

G A D F#m

We're only ever passing through

G A D F#m

We were only ever passing through

G A D F#m

"Carlitas and You"

G A D F#m

Was the name of our act

Bm E Bm E

And its true, you'll notice its all I can do

Bm E7

In a world that's beaten everything black and blue

Bm F#m Bm F#m

The winter's over, the war is over

Bm F#m G A

A parcel of land men, our scum is true

(no chord)

(Solo/breakdown riff: strings and piano at 1:59,

E--------------|-----------------|

B-----------|-[2-2]-----------|

G--------------|-----------------|(x4 to 2:14)

D--------------|-----------------|

A-------5-4-5--|------4-0-4-0----|

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

(*Chorus 3: same as before, with some verse vocals and the solo/breakdown riffs

End on: D (a-whoa whoa whoa whoa whoa)

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