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Dear Chicago

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Tempo 80 BPM

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Step 1 / 12Position: 1

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO open

Ryan Adams
Demolition -(also on 'The Suicide Handbook')
Dear Chicago
Capo - 4th fret
All chords in song (relative to capo):
C
 - X32010
Fmaj7
 - x33210
Am
 - X02210
Dm7
 - X00211
Em
 - 022000
F
 - 133211
G
 - 320033
Intro and Instrumental played with hammer-ons like this:
e|-0---0---0---|
B|-1---1---1---|
G|-0---0---0h2-|
D|-0h2-0h2-0---|
A|-3---3---3---|
E|-x---x---x---|
Intro
C C C C
        C
Dear Chicago
You'll never guess
You know the girl you said I'd meet some day
Well I got something to confess
                    Fmaj7
She picked me up on Friday
Asked me if she reminded me of you
       C
I just laughed and lit a cigarette
Said that's impossible to do
                 Fmaj7
Life's gotten simple since
And it fluctuates so much
C
Happy and sad and back again
Without crying out to much
                Fmaj7
Think about you all the time
It's strange and hard to deal
                C
Think about you lying there
Those blankets lie so still
             Am
Nothing breathes here in the cold
Nothing moves or even smiles
                          Fmaj7
I've been thinking some of suicide
But theres bars out here for miles
               Am         Am/G (Am with 4th finger on E string, 3rd Fret)
Sorry about the every kiss
Every kiss you wasted bad
                     Fmaj7
I think the thing you said was true
I'm going to die alone and sad
(Instrumental)
Remember:
e|-0---0---0---|
B|-1---1---1---|
G|-0---0---0h2-|
D|-0h2-0h2-0---|
A|-3---3---3---|
E|-x---x---x---|
C C C C
                   C
The wind's feeling real these days
Baby, it hurt's me some
Never thought I'd feel so blue
New York City, you're almost gone
Dm7             Em      F        G
think that I've fallen out of love 
Dm7  Em           F        G
think I've fallen out of love 
Dm7    Em           F        G
I think I've fallen out of love 
     C
With you
What a beautiful Song - Hope you like it.
Cheers.
x

Dear Chicago chords and lyrics

Free chords for Dear Chicago by Ryan Adams. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.

Ryan Adams
Demolition -(also on 'The Suicide Handbook')
Dear Chicago
Capo - 4th fret
All chords in song (relative to capo):
C - X32010
Fmaj7 - x33210
Am - X02210
Dm7 - X00211
Em - 022000
F - 133211
G - 320033
Intro and Instrumental played with hammer-ons like this:
Intro
C C C C
You'll never guess
You know the girl you said I'd meet some day
Well I got something to confess
Asked me if she reminded me of you
Said that's impossible to do
And it fluctuates so much
Without crying out to much
It's strange and hard to deal
Those blankets lie so still
Nothing moves or even smiles
But theres bars out here for miles
               Am         Am/G (Am with 4th finger on E string, 3rd Fret)
Sorry about the every kiss
Every kiss you wasted bad
I'm going to die alone and sad
C C C C
Baby, it hurt's me some
Never thought I'd feel so blue
New York City, you're almost gone
What a beautiful Song - Hope you like it.
Cheers.
x

Dear Chicago Chords by Ryan Adams

Learn how to play Dear Chicago by Ryan Adams with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “Dear Chicago chords”, “Dear Chicago guitar chords”, or “Ryan Adams Dear Chicago 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 Dear Chicago chords and for experienced players who want accurate Dear Chicago lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include C, Fmaj7, Am, Dm7, Em, F.

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