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Capo 3
[Intro]
 Am   G   Em   F   Fx2
(there are some hammer on’s happening during the Am and G…hitting the A string 3rd fret
and then the B string 1st fret. Listen to the song to get the rythem and notes right. Its kind of a C
sound)
[Verse 1]
(slower tempo)
AmThe waters white, Gthe air is thin
EmThe mood is envy, Fit’s in everything
AmThe ground is cold, Gthe tree is young
EmThe blade is heavy, Fbut you still swing
FYou still swing…
[Chorus]
F                                C      C (hammer down on the G string)
I’m not going back to the old country
FAnd I know that you don’t want AmmeG  
AmThe past is yellow
GThe heart is blue
EmYou try to break me
FBut I conquer you……cFonquer you.
[Interlude]
(up tempo)
 Am   G   Em   F   Friff
[Verse 2]
(up tempo)
AmI was little, Gbut I was great
EmYou were the church, Fthat abused my faith
AmI never prayed, Gdown on my knees
EmI faced my judgment, Fstanding on my feet…
FOn my feet.
[Chorus]
F                               C      C (hammer down on the G string)
I’m not going back to the old country
Fknowing  you don’t want AmmeG  
AmThe past is yellow
GThe heart is blue
EmYou try to break me
FBut I conquer you……coFnquer you.
[Interlude]
(up tempo)
 Am   G   Em   F   Friff
[Bridge]
CAnd as I sail around the woGrld
Like a king with a silver rAming
I was banned from JericFho
CI was saved by a giGrl
that came in like the wiAmnd
From the Gulf of Fmaj7Mexico……ohhhhh Mexico.
[Solo]
(long solo over riff/chords)
Am G Em F F
[Outro]
AmThe future passed, and so did fGear
EmWho I am now, was never tFhere…F  

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Old Country

by Anders Osborne

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 3 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Fmaj7

Capo 3

[Intro]

Am G Em F F

(there are some hammer on’s happening during the Am and G…hitting the A string 3rd fret

and then the B string 1st fret. Listen to the song to get the rythem and notes right. Its kind of a C

sound)

[Verse 1]

(slower tempo)

Am G

The waters white, the air is thin

Em F

The mood is envy, it’s in everything

Am G

The ground is cold, the tree is young

Em F

The blade is heavy, but you still swing

You still swing…

[Chorus]

F C C (hammer down on the G string)

I’m not going back to the old country

F Am G

And I know that you don’t want me

The past is yellow

The heart is blue

You try to break me

F F

But I conquer you……conquer you.

[Interlude]

(up tempo)

Am G Em F F

riff

[Verse 2]

(up tempo)

Am G

I was little, but I was great

Em F

You were the church, that abused my faith

Am G

I never prayed, down on my knees

Em F

I faced my judgment, standing on my feet…

On my feet.

[Chorus]

F C C (hammer down on the G string)

I’m not going back to the old country

F Am G

knowing you don’t want me

The past is yellow

The heart is blue

You try to break me

F F

But I conquer you……conquer you.

[Interlude]

(up tempo)

Am G Em F F

riff

[Bridge]

C G

And as I sail around the world

Like a king with a silver ring

I was banned from Jericho

C G

I was saved by a girl

that came in like the wind

Fmaj7

From the Gulf of Mexico……ohhhhh Mexico.

[Solo]

(long solo over riff/chords)

Am G Em F F

[Outro]

Am G

The future passed, and so did fear

Em F F

Who I am now, was never there…

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