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Song: Yuma Band: Justin Townes Earle Album: Yuma (EP) Tuning: Standard Capo: 5th fret ----------------------------------------------- The song is played in a modified Travis picking style with a few notes dropped, and a few hammers added, esp. on the Am to make it interesting. Plays very nicely on a Dobro resonator guitar. For timing, every line represents 8 beats. Atypical chords ---------------- C - 332010 (C/G) F - 13321x (not barred) G5 - 32003x Gsus4- 32001x G 32000x Gsus2- 3202xx G' 3200xx ----------------------------------------------- INTRO ------ C C C C VERSE 1 -------
Well he Cwoke up that mornin' and he Ccalled into work Put on his Cdaddy's old suit with a C2nd hand shirt FAll un-tucked, Fshoes un-tied CPeople all snickered as Che walked by So he Fstopped into a bar and Fbought a shot of Stephen's And aCnother C He Fbummed a cigarette instead of Ftalkin' with a stranger About the Cweather C And then he Ampaid his bill and he Gstepped outside And Cfell down into the Fstreet He Ccursed and he cried as he Gclimbed back up to his Ffeet again G
VERSE 2 -------
So up the Croad he found a payphone and Ccalled his mom He said CMom I think I'll be Ccoming home I've been Ffeeling so bad, I'm Ftired of this city. Ain't been the Csame since I Clost my pretty FAngeline, and FMom I miss her so. C C It's been Fover a year and there ain't Fnothin' I fear So much as Cbeing alone. C And then he Amhung up the phone without Gsaying good bye CStopped in the store and bought a Fpostcard and signed it CFare the well, and Gsent it back home FTo Yuma. G
(Instrumental transition) C C G (4 beats, 2 beats, 2 beats) BRIDGE ------
AmLooking Gback I'd say, FIt wasn't so much the Cgirl F As it was the Cbooze and the dope And the Gsus4way he took the weight of the Gworld up upon his AmShoulders Am And Fthen he washed the blue from his Feyes as he grew Ccolder C After Fall those lonely Gsus4nights there left alone.
(Instrumental transition) G5 Gsus4 G Gsus2 (2 beats per chord) G' (4 beats only) VERSE 3 -------
So he was Cjust 23 when he Cstepped out on that ledge It was his C weary heart that Cpushed him to the edge He was Ftired of living life, Flooking for love. C A weary heart just Cneeds a little touch And it is Ftoo much to ask, he Fcried as he stepped into the Cwind. C He turned his Fback on the world and he Ffell back to earth Cagain. C So with the Amwind in his hair and a Gsmile on his face He Ccrashed through the hood of an GOldes 98 CAnd he lay there and died on a Gcold winter's day All Falone G All aClone. C
--crookedpath