Jason Isbell - Yvette
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Capo: 4
Tuning: E A D G B E
Tempo: 3/4
BPM: 133
Capo: 4
[Note]
Isbell frequently hammers on an Fmaj7 in this song. He starts in Fmaj7,
lifts his 2nd finger — making an Fmaj9 — and hammers back to the Fmaj7.
I've indicated that with (h) in the verses. He also does that in the
intro and bridges.
[Chord notation]
Cmaj9 (CM9) - 020010
Fmaj9 (FM9) - xx3010 (F shape)
Fmaj9 (FM9*) - x33010 (C shape)
[Intro]
| Drums | Am | Am . C/B | C | C | Am | Am . C/B | C | G |
| Fmaj7 | Fmaj7 . FM9 | Am | Am | Fmaj7 | Fmaj7 . FM9 | C | G |
| Fmaj7 | Fmaj7 | Fmaj7 | Fmaj7 . FM9 |
[Verse 1]
|Am |Am C/B |C |C |
. . I can barely make out . . .
|Am |Am C/B |C |G |Fmaj7 |
. . A little light from the house on the cul-de-sac . . A
|(h) FM9 |Am |Am |
Bedroom up———stairs . . .
|Fmaj7 |(h) FM9 |C |G |Fmaj7 |Am |Am |Am |Am |
. . It's a family af——-fa————-air
[Verse 2]
|Am |Am C/B |C |C |
. . I've watched you in class . . .
|Am |Am C/B |C |G |Fmaj7 |
. . Your eyes are cut glass and you stay covered up . .
|(h) FM9 |Am |Am |
Head to your toes . . .
|Fmaj7 |(h) FM9 |C |G |Fmaj7 |Am |Am |Am |Am |
. . So no—-body will no—————-tice you . .
[Chorus 1]
|G |G |Em |Em7 |Fmaj7 |Fmaj7 |Fmaj7 | FM9 Fmaj7 |
I might not be a man yet . . . . . . but that bastard will
|C |C |C |C FM9* C |G |G |
Never be . . . . . so I'm cleanin' my Weatherby . . .
|G |G |Am |Am | |
. . I sight in my scope . . . . . . . and I
|C |F |F |F |F |Am |
Hope against hope . . . . . . . I hope against hope
[Break 1]
| Am . C/B | C | C | Am | Am . C/B | C | G |
| Fmaj7 | Fmaj7 . FM9 | Am | Am | Fmaj7 | Fmaj7 . FM9 | C | G |
| Fmaj7 | Fmaj7 | Fmaj7 | Fmaj7 . FM9 |
[Verse 3]
|Am |Am C/B |C |C |
. . Your mother seems nice . . . . .
|Am |Am C/B |C |G |Fmaj7 |
. . I don't understand why she won't say any-thing . . As
|(h) FM9 |Am |Am |
If she can't see . . . . .
|Fmaj7 |(h) FM9 |C |G |Fmaj7 |Am |Am |Am |Am |
. . Who he turned out to be ——
[Chorus 2]
|G |G |Em |Em7 |Fmaj7 |Fmaj7 |Fmaj7 | FM9 Fmaj7 |
I might not be a man yet . . . . . . but your father will
|C |C |C |C FM9* C |G |G |
Never be . . . . . so I load up my Weatherby . . .
|G |G |Am |Am | |
. . I let out my breath . . . . . . . and I
|C |F |F |F |F |Am |
Couple with death . . . . . . . I couple with death
[Break 2]
| Am . C/B | C | C | Am | Am . C/B | C | G |
| Fmaj7 | Fmaj7 . FM9 | Am | Am | Fmaj7 | Fmaj7 . FM9 | C | G |
| Fmaj7 | Fmaj7 | Fmaj7 | Fmaj7 . FM9 |
[Verse 4]
|Am |Am C/B |C |C |
. . Saw your father last night . . . . .
|Am |Am C/B |C |G |Fmaj7 |
. . In the window the light made a silhouette . saw him
|(h) FM9 |Am |Am |
Hold you that way . . . . .
|Fmaj7 |(h) FM9 |C |G |Fmaj7 |
. . He won't hold you that way anymore, Yvette
Charted by Dexex
Edited 02/16/19 to remove an extra measure in the chorus. Thanks to jonminer for the heads up!