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Cleveland County Blues

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Cleveland County Blues
Capo 5
C/G* - hammer 1st fret 2nd string
I didn’t put the hammers on the G chord but play around with hammers on the 3rd and 1st fret.
You should be able to hear it.
[Verse]
GMy baby is a tornado
                      C  C/G*
In the endless Oklahoma sky
GSpinning devastation
                       C  C/G*
And singing me a lullaby
AEmnd you're wrecking all the rCooftops
When ACpril turns to MGay
It wouEmldn't make a diAmfference
If I coAmuld or cAm/Couldn't sCtay
I fGall back into love
And look Emup and then yoCu're gone
But I Cstill feel yoCu storming in my Gbones
|     G      G      G      G|
[Verse]
GWhen I touch the hands of time
CThey won't mind what and where I've bGeen
WGoke up in Cleveland County
And you're picCking up my pulse aGgain
And we'll be tEmearing through your sheCets
Or through the streets Gof this old town
LoEmoking for the ansAmwers
To thAmese doubts wAm/Ce drag aroCund
And Gbabe I never learned
You'll say the wEmord and then I'll brCeak
But I'll still feel Cyour old familiaGr ache
[Chorus]
So we're cEmovered up in fiCction
Chasing something trGue
But darEmling damn the luAmck
And damn Amthe conseqAm/Cuences tCoo
I could bGury all the memories
I could pEmatch up all the hColes
                           C           G  walk down on 2nd string – 3rd fret – 1st fret - open
But I'd still feel your fingers on my soul

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Cleveland County Blues

by John Moreland

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 5 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

C/G

Am/C

Cleveland County Blues

Capo 5

C/G* - hammer 1st fret 2nd string

I didn’t put the hammers on the G chord but play around with hammers on the 3rd and 1st fret.

You should be able to hear it.

[Verse]

My baby is a tornado

C C/G

In the endless Oklahoma sky

Spinning devastation

C C/G

And singing me a lullaby

Em C

And you're wrecking all the rooftops

C G

When April turns to May

Em Am

It wouldn't make a difference

Am Am/C C

If I could or couldn't stay

I fall back into love

Em C

And look up and then you're gone

C C G

But I still feel you storming in my bones

G G G G

| |

[Verse]

When I touch the hands of time

C G

They won't mind what and where I've been

Woke up in Cleveland County

C G

And you're picking up my pulse again

Em C

And we'll be tearing through your sheets

Or through the streets of this old town

Em Am

Looking for the answers

Am Am/C C

To these doubts we drag around

And babe I never learned

Em C

You'll say the word and then I'll break

C G

But I'll still feel your old familiar ache

[Chorus]

Em C

So we're covered up in fiction

Chasing something true

Em Am

But darling damn the luck

Am Am/C C

And damn the consequences too

I could bury all the memories

Em C

I could patch up all the holes

C G walk down on 2nd string – 3rd fret – 1st fret - open

But I'd still feel your fingers on my soul

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