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Alright, so these guys like to vary somewhat with capos and downtuning, so I encourage to transpose
some of the weirder keys. Everything here is the actual note being played with no capo.
Pretty simple in terms of chords
Let me know if I screwed up, I might have screwed some manual transposing or just screwed up in general.
Have fun!
Longer Than You've Been Alive
C
CWeâve been doing this longer than youâve been alive
CPropelled by some mysterious drive
And they Fstill let me do it as weird as that seems
And I Cdo most nights and then again in my dreams
GInfinite hallways and giant hotels
FDressing room looks about as good as it smells
C
CBottles of whiskey bottles of beer
There's a bottle of medicine somewhere round here
FWe've been in nightclubs and we've in bars
CHonky tonks and theaters from Memphis to Mars
GMost of our shows were a triumph of rock
Although Fsome nights I might have been checking the clock
C
CI'm only human though I'm super at times
I've jumped off of risers I should not have climbed
FRock jumps won't kill you till one of them does
Well they'll Csay he died doing what he loves
GWe got our share of loving in the past
Although Fwe were all looking for someone who'd last
C
CWell it must be hard to get partnered with me
Some narcissism some OCD
But Flove that comes easy's a fake or a fluke
CLove is a marathon sometimes you puke
GSpeaking of which there has been alcohol
FOceans and oceans but that isn't all
GMountains of weed a hand full of pills
FNone of the hard stuff that shit kills
We've been Gdoing it longer than you've been alive
F20 good years and about 25
C
FRock and roll's been very very good to Cme
The Gopen road's the Fonly place I wanna beC
FRock and roll's been very very good to Cme
The Gopen road's the Fonly place I wanna beC
C
CNow I'm not crazy bout songs that get self referential
And most of this stuff should be kept confidential
Oh but Fwho even gives half a fuck any more
Well you Cshould know the truth it's both a blast and a bore
GRock stars were once such mythical creatures
FUp there with presidents, playmates, and preachers
C
COh well now you just do it cause it's what you do
They throw underwear instead of money at you
And FI've made a living out of shaking my ass
And if you Coffered an office I'd have to pass
But our Gjobs are all jobs and sometimes they suck
I Flove what I do and I've had pretty good luck
C
CAll the fans are all clapping screaming and squealing
And I won't lie to you that's a pretty sweet feeling
And FI might butt heads with the guys in my band
But I Cnever once went to work for the man
The Gmen and the women like you him and her
We're Fsharing this night that will soon be a blur
We've been Gdoing this longer than you've been alive
FGet on the buss
FAnd tell the driver to driiiiiiiiiCve
FRock and roll's been very very good to Cme
The Gopen road's the Fonly place I wanna beC
FRock and roll's been very very good to Cme
The Gopen road's the Fonly place I wanna beC
FRock and roll's been very very good to Cme
The Gopen road's the Fonly place I wanna beC
I said the Gopen road's the Fonly place I wanna be C
CYeeaaaahhh!!!!
Jam out on C
Give It Time
Into: G D C x3 Am C
GWhen I Dsaw you for the Cfirst time
GI thought I Dmight be Csick
GThat combiDnation of Cjoy and compulsion
And Amyou were the reason for Cit
GAnd in the Dblink of an Ceyelid
GYou were Din my Cride
GI was wDasted thought you Claughed when I kissed you
Though I Amguess it makes sense that you Ccried
Give it GtiDmeC
Give it GtiDmeC
Give it EmtimDe C
C It will break you
G D C x2
GUp from our Dhouse I heard Cvoices
GSo Dfar aCway
GThere's no Ddifference beCtween ropes and roses
But Amyou got nothing good to Csay
GAnd in the Dblink of an Ceyelid
GYou beDcome someone Celse
GI try to Dfind you but Cyou are on an island
And I gAmuess I got to tell myself C
Give it GtiDmeC
Give it GtiDmeC
Give it EmtimDe C
C It will break you
Break: G D C x3 Am C Em D Em D
GWhen I Dsaw you for the Clast time
GI sweat rightD through my Cshirt
GI'm no proDfessional heaCrtbreak's just a past time
But Amthat don't mean it don't Churt
Give it GtiDmeC
Give it GtiDmeC
Give it EmtimDe C
C It will break
Give it GtiDmeC
Give it GtiDmeC
Give it EmtimDe C
C It will break you
G D C It will break you
G D C It will break you
G D C It will break you
Am C G
Let's Get Drunk and Get It On
G
GYour eyes are the color as seen from Couterspace
Got a Amgorgeous though Cit's a little oddG
GTell me that you like the songs that tell the Cstory of
AmReal loveC the kind that's Gflawed
DLet's drink Cwhiskey and do it Gall Dnight Clong
DLet's get Cdrunk and get it on G
GTake you to a cheap hotel out on the Cinterstate
Well you Amlook so greatC to me G
GThis is the perfect place for a Crendezvous
It's got a Amrotten viewC but the ice is free
DLet's drink Cwhiskey and do it Gall Dnight Clong
DLet's get Cdrunk and get it on G
Oh yeah!
Break: G C Am C G x2
GLay out a blanket beneath the Cwater tower
Watch the Ammeteor shower Cheaven on displayG
GWe got right here right now Clucky us
It's AmwondrousC what a perfect Gday
DDrink chamCpagne and make love Gall Dnight Clong
DLet's get Cdrunk and get it on G
DLet's drink Cwhiskey and do it aGll Dnight Clong
DLet's get Cdrunk and get it on G
DLet's get Cdrunk and get it on G
DLet's get Cdrunk and get it on G
G Woohoo!
This is the Ballad
Intro: G D C G x2
GThis is the ballad drinking rye whiskey
And Csleeping till 2 on a warm afternoon
GTelling your journal how badly you miss me
And Dyou can't believe I'll be Ccoming so Gsoon
GThis is the ballad of anticipation
CWaiting and waiting and waiting and then
GFinally getting the one you've been wanting
And Dguess what, it's time to start Cwaiting agGain
DThis is the ballad we Call must sing
While we Gwait to find Dout what toCmorrow will Gbring
G D C G
GThis is the ballad of long conversations
CHeavy with silence and shuddering breath
GYour self-destruct in your voice all shaken
DMy reservations are Call I have Gleft
GThis is the ballad of trying to grow flowers
So Clife will seem like it has meaning and stuff
GFinding out all of those beautiful flowers
Will Dnever be anywhere Cclose to eGnough
DThis is the ballad we Call must sing
While we Gwait to find Dout what toCmorrow will Gbring
GWait to find Dout what toCmorrow will Gbring
Break: G C G D C G
GThis is the ballad of drinking rye whiskey
DisCtilled in a barn that burned down around it
GFind myself saying what I should be thinking
Your Dfigure is flawless I'm Cso glad I Gfound it
DThis is the ballad we Call must sing
While we Gwait to find Dout what toCmorrow will Gbring
GWait to find Dout what toCmorrow will Gbring
I can't Gwait to find Dout what toCmorrow will Gbring!
G D C G x4
Wheels Off
G Bm Em C G Bm Em C G Bm Em C G
GI've been a Bmparty to a Emnumber of Dthings
Gof which IâBmmEm not proud but DIâll sing
Gevery BmdayEm for payC IBmâm Dtravelinâ
GI got a Bmstory âboEmut a giDrl I dig
Gbig Bmheart but she Emainât Dthat big
GsheâBms aEm doll thCat?Bm?s all IDâm unravelinâ
GI try to Bmmake her the EmhappiDest
Gall I ever Bmmade befEmore was a Dmess
Gwe Bmdrank all theEm way to theC bank
Bmand then we drank Dagain
GthatâsBm when itEm got whCeels off
Gstarted Bmup and we Emainât gConna stop
GI said I Bmlike you Emlike it or Cnot
Cthatâs when it got whGeels off
G Bm Em D G Bm Em D
GI took her Bmback and I Emcarried her Din
Gwe kissed Bmonce and we Emdid it agDain
Gsheâs a bBmrigEmht beaCm of Bmlight no sleepD for me
Gwe went Bmdrinking at the EmRooseDvelt
Gwe took Bmsomething and we sEmtarted to Dmelt
Gthis is Bmlove and itâ?Em?s blowiCn?Bm? up Dexponentially
GthatâsBm when itEm got whCeels off
Gstarted Bmup and we Emainât gConna stop
GShe Bmmade me fEmeel like a CGod
Cthatâs when it got whGeels off
Break:
G Bm Em C G Bm Em C G Bm Em C G
G Bm Em C G Bm Em C G Bm Em C G
Ggot a Bmstory about a Emgirl I Ddig
Gbig Bmheart but she Emainât Dthat big
Gnow sheâ?Bm?s Emmine most ofC the time
Bmthatâs good enougDh for me
Emthatâs when it got whCeels off
Emstarted up and we ainât gConna stop
GI said I Bmlike you Emlike it or Cnot
Cthatâs when it got whGeels off
Emthatâs when it got whCeels off
Emstarted up and we ainât gConna stop
Gpour me some BmJameson Emgive me some Crocks
Cthatâs when it got whGeels off
Cthat's when it got wheels Goff
G Bm Em C G Bm Em C G Bm Em C G
Nashville
F
well I Fmarried Caroline back in BbMay of âF99
it was Bbfucked up at the Ftime but I Cfigured weâd Bbkeep tryinâ
her Fbrother and her dad Bbthey were spitting Fmad
when I Bbpacked up what I hFad and took off Crunninâ itBb was bad
it was Fmean I didnât care and Bbitâs goFtten me nowhere
so Iâ?C?m trying to be a betterF man
F Bb F Bb F C F
I turned Fleft turns into right I turned Bbsunshine into Fnight
I got my Bbass kicked every fFight no I Ccouldnât geBbt it right
I built Fcastles out of sand I Bbdidnât Funderstand
why Bbeverything I Fplanned ran like Cwhiskey off my Bbhand
and my Fhands were never clean things I Bbwished Iâd nFever seen
IâBbd do anythinFg to wake up from Cthis motherfucBbkinâ dream
Fwhoâd I got to blow toBb get in this fucFkinâ show
itâ?Bb?s dark in theFre I know and IC got nowhere elsBbe to go
but I Fneed a place to hide so IâBbll put awaFy my pride
and come inBbside âcauseC IâmF tired of running
Break:
F Bb F Bb F C F
F Bb F Bb F C F
and thereâ?Bb?s a universe thatâs floatiFng out in space
and I Bblook up there and I canât fiFnd my face
and Iâ?Bb?m seeinâ my refleGmction backstage
Cwritinâ down the same old words on the same old page
Fwhoâd I got to blow toBb get in this fucFkinâ show
itâ?Bb?s dark in theFre I know and IC got nowhere elsBbe to go
but I Fneed a place to hide so IâBbll put awaFy my pride
and come inBbside âcauseC IâmF tired of running
Fwhoâd I got to blow toBb get in this fucFkinâ show
itâ?Bb?s dark in theFre I know and IC got nowhere elsBbe to go
but I Fneed a place to hide so IâBbll put awaFy my pride
and come inBbside âcauseC IâmF tired of running
come inBbside âcause CIâmF tired of running
come inBbside âcauseC IâmF tired of running
F
Wasted
C
Iâm gConna play my guitar âtil my fingers fall off
Csing till my voice is gone
Cthey might think Iâve wasted my life theFyâGre wrong
CIâm not down with the uptight world
never gonna be no square
Iâll circle round the edge of the big black void
but FI donât wanna live dGown there
Iâ?F?m better off bGeing wasted
than wCorking my whole life Bbthrough
toFnight I wanna get wGasted with Cyou
Creally itâs a pity that youâre so hung up
missinâ all the mystery
you might wanna make a little time with Fme G
but you Cgotta get rid of that goddamn phone
drop it down a wishinâ well
dance on the edge of the big black void
throw Frocks at the gates of Ghell
WeâFre better off bGeing wasted
than wCorking our whole life Bbthrough
toFnight I wanna get wGasted with Cyou
Break: Verse Chords
C F G C F G F G C Bb F G C
Iâm Cgonna play my guitar âtil my fingers fall off
Csing till my voice is gone
Cthey might think Iâve wasted my life theFyâGre wrong
CIâm not down with the uptight world
never gonna be no square
Iâll circle round the edge of the big black void
but FI donât wanna live dGown there
Iâ?F?m better off bGeing wasted
than wCorking my whole life Bbthrough
toFnight I wanna get wGasted with BbyouF
Ftonight I wanna get Gwasted with Cyou
C
Guadalajara
Intro: C A F G A C A F G E
Eshe said Dhey can I Eget a little help my biDkini is Astuck in the backE
she had Esun-brown Dskin and a Elot of white teeth and I Dwatched her Amouth go slack E
I didnâ?D?t mean toA say yEes I never even did I Djust started whAen I goEt to her
CI was there on a Awork tripD she was a Aholiday Egirl D A E
EI woke Dup in the Emiddle of the night in a Dpile on the Afoot of the Ebed
she was Efast aDsleep Ebreathinâ Dslow armsA up overE her head
she was the DchampAion of the woErld right thenD I was a Arunner upE
CI was there on some Abullshit work trip
Dlook at Amy good EluckD look at Amy good Eluck
C A F G A C D A E
Eshe woke Dup at the Ecrack of noon with a Dfaraway Alook in her Eeye
Elying in a Dgreat big Epatch of sunD looking like Ashe was gonna Ecry
I donâ?D?t need this kinAd of pressure IEâm a cynical man
I got a Dlot of livinâ?A? left Eto do
CIâm just here fAor a work trip babe
Dnot to Afall in love with Eyou DI donât wAanna fall in love Ewith you
C A F G A C A F G E
I ainâ?E?t spokeDn fEor I never have beenD Iâm speakAinâ fEor myself just fine
EI thought DI should Eget a little credit thought DI did the right Athing this Etime
I Dlet her Ago I Ewatched her walk I made a Dmemory of Aher E
CI donât worAk no good no Dmore thinkinâ AâboEut the holiday girl
Dthinkinâ â?A?bout thEe holiday girl
C A F G A C A F G A C A F G A C A F G E
Eshe said Dhey can I Eget a little help my Dbikini is Astuck in the back E
The Disconnect
Eb Bb Fm Ab Fm Ab Bb
Eborange ones Bbpick you up Fmblue ones get you Abdown
oh the Fmglass is golden Abbrown my Bbmy
Ebthese stairs will Bbbreak your fall thereâ?Fm?s diamonds inAb the steel
theyâreFm the only thing thAbatâsBb real bye bye
EbI am now conAbnected to the Ebdisconnect Cm
where the Ebreal world Abholds no Ebsway Bb
EbIâve been gonAbe as long as IBb can rEbecollect
and the Cmreal world isnât that real anFmyway
Ebmy friends Bbcall me up so Fmthey can call me About
say youâFmre always heAbaded southBb why why
Ebtruth is lBbife is short Fmtruthâs in shorAbt supply
thereâ?Fm?s barely timAbe to cryBb bye bye
EbI am now conAbnected to the Ebdisconnect Cm
where the Ebreal world Abholds no Ebsway Bb
EbIâve been gonAbe as long as IBb can rEbecollect
and the Cmreal world isnât that real anFmyway
no the Cmreal world isnât that reaEbl anyway
Break: (same as chorus)
Eb Ab Eb Cm Eb Ab Eb Bb
Eb Ab Bb Eb Cm Fm Cm Fm
Bbfind your way back home or Bbstay here on your own
and Bbspend your life alone
Ebgreen ones Bbturn you off Fmwhite ones turn you Abon
Fmalmost all night Ablong so Bbhigh
Ebcome down Bbpay the price itâ?Fm?s steeper Abeveryday
are you Fmgone enough to Absay bye Bbbye
are you Fmstrong enough to Absay bye Bbbye
EbI am now conAbnected to the Ebdisconnect Cm
where the Ebreal world Abholds no Ebsway Bb
EbIâve been gonAbe as long as IBb can rEbecollect
and the Cmreal world isnât that real anFmyway
no the Cmreal world isnât that real anyFmway
oh the Fmreal world isnât that real any
EbI am now Abconnected to the Ebdisconnect Ab
(I am now connected to the disconnect)
EbI am now Abconnected to the Ebdisconnect Ab
(I am now connected to the disconnect)
EbI am now Abconnected to the Ebdisconnect Ab
(I am now connected to the disconnect)
EbI am now Abconnected to the Ebdisconnect Ab Eb
(I am now connected to the disconnect)
The Ex of All You See
F# B F# C# F# B F# C# F#
F#on my right hand itâ?B?s plaiF#n to see
the F#work Iâve done,C# the mileF#s on me
but F#on my left, a Bwhite ringâ?F#?s where
a F#gold one C#used to F#be
and Boh F#yeah, sheâC#ll sayF# goodbye
as Byou are F#now, so C#once was F#I
as F#I am now, youâBll suF#rely be
the F#ex of C#all you F#see
Now F#I have known a BRunaround F#Sue
her F#hand was warm and C#mine to F#lose
she F#took my day my Bnight my F#dawn
then F#Runaround C#Sue was F#gone
and Boh F#yeah, sheâC#ll sayF# goodbye
as Byou are F#now, so C#once was F#I
as F#I am now, youâBll suF#rely be
the F#ex of C#all you F#see
Break: F# B F# C# F# B F# C# F#
F#in my voice youâBve suF#rely heard
for F#all Iâve saiC#d, I havF#e no words
the F#happy man, his Brobe and F#crown
the F#things that C#once were ?F#?round
but a F#tough old bird you Bjust canâ?F#?t kill
a F#smilinâ man C#IâF#ll be but still
a F#small white circle Btells on F#me
for F#those with C#eyes to F#see
and Boh F#yeah, sheâC#ll sayF# goodbye
as Byou are F#now, so C#once was F#I
as F#I am now, youâBll suF#rely be
the F#ex of C#all you F#see
and Boh F#yeah, sheâC#ll sayF# goodbye
as Byou are F#now, so C#once was F#I
as F#I am now, youâBll suF#rely be
the F#ex of C#all you F#see
F# B F# C# F# B F# B (walk down to) G#m F#
Intervention
Dm
Dmmy friend Richardâs in a bad bad way
Dmwaking up beaten up every day
Gmdrinking malt liquor smokinâ menthols
Dmdigginâ a hole climbinâ the walls
Ayeah we gotta figure out how to get his aCttention
intervention Dm
Dmmy friend Richardâs on a bad bad trip
Dmcanât smile too good through a busted up lip
Gmdonât smile too much no more no how
Dmgot to get his shit together got to do it right now
Fall his friends are feeling the tenCsion
intervention Dm
weâGre only here â?A?cause we care about you
and we Dwant you to get Gwell
youâGre acting liAke a asshole and wDeâre sick of it if Gyou canât tell
Ftwenty-seven days on a dry vaCcation
intervention Dm
Break (same as chorus): G A D G G A D G F C Dm
Dmyeah my friend Richard doesnât want to go
Dmhe says fuck yâall hell no
Amheâs mystified why weâre so lame
Dmbut if he wakes up dead will he feel the same
somebody Fkick him in the sack just to stop his bitchCing
intervention Dm
weâGre only here â?A?cause we care about you
and we Dwant you to get Gwell
youâGre acting liAke a asshole and wDeâre sick of it if Gyou canât tell
Ftwenty-seven days on a dry vaCcation
intervention Dm
weâGre only here â?A?cause we care about you
and we Dwant you to get Gwell
youâGre acting liAke a asshole and wDeâre sick of it if Gyou canât tell
Ftwenty-seven days on a dry vaCcation
interventGion intervention Dm
intervention
Jam out on Dm !
Most Messed Up
E
Estop squeezinâ my shoes quit killinâ my buzz
why you wreckinâ?A? my mood what are youE the fuzz
Iâm soB far gone I canât Anever get found
EI am the most messed up motherfucker in this town
EI know itâs not fair I had a head start
thereâs only so Amany words you can rhyme Ewith heart
well I used âemB all up yeah I wrote â?A?em all down
EI am the most messed up motherfucker in this town
E A E B A E
yeah I Bneed a little need a little need a little need a littleA sympathy
yeah I Bneed a little need a little need a little need a littleA sympathy E
EIâll prove it all night to the porcelain god
OR the dark-eyed Agirl with the name I forEgot
but when I Bwake up there ainât nobAody around
EI am the most messed up motherfucker in this town
E A E B A E
yeah I Bneed a little need a little need a little need a littleA sympathy
yeah I Bneed a little need a little need a little need a littleA sympathy
yeah I Bneed a little need a little need a little need a littleA sympathy E
EI am the most messed up EI am the most messed up
EI am the most messed up motherfucker in this town!!!!!!!!!!!!! E