• Song:

    Sterling

  • Artist:

    Strand Of Oaks

Capo II

Sounds better if you throw in a bunch of Cadd9's during the C's and a bunch of Asus's 
during the Am's.

Not sure if this is how he plays it, but this is how I've been playing it, and I think 
it sounds fairly good.

EmI (022000@1)drank myself to sleep
C (x32010@1)         AmEvery (x02210@1)night of last week
       EmThen (022000@1)I walked to the Boscov's store
   C (x32010@1)           AmTo (x02210@1)buy a case of Crazy Horse

EmThen (022000@1)I dreamt I stayed in the Sterling
       C (x32010@1)         AmIn (x02210@1)the same bed as Kennedy
     EmThen (022000@1)Jackie and Johnny and Caroline
      C (x32010@1)     AmWould (x02210@1)ride up the mainline

EmThen (022000@1)the last stop's in Carbondale
      C (x32010@1)                  AmWhere (x02210@1)John once found some German tale
        EmAnd (022000@1)his Irish and German son
        C (x32010@1)           AmWrote (x02210@1)a story called "Killdragon"

EmIt (022000@1)was a huge hit in the youth group scene
        C (x32010@1)            Am'Cuz (x02210@1)it pledged, to all, celibacy

Em (022000@1)EmI (022000@1)saw him comin'
C (x32010@1)       AmI (x02210@1)saw him comin'
EmI (022000@1)saw him comin'
C (x32010@1)       AmI (x02210@1)saw him comin'

Em (022000@1)                        C (x32010@1)       AmAnd (x02210@1)this year I'm gonna work on stability
Em (022000@1)                                C (x32010@1)              AmThis (x02210@1)year I'm gonna try and keep my friends close to me
      Em (022000@1)                                    C (x32010@1)         AmAnd (x02210@1)I hope one day to have half as much of my grandpa's integrity
EmAnd (022000@1)I saw him comin'
C (x32010@1)       AmI (x02210@1)saw him comin'
EmI (022000@1)saw him comin'
C (x32010@1)       AmI (x02210@1)saw him comin'

Em (022000@1)                 C (x32010@1)   AmI (x02210@1)saw Kennedy in the Hotel Sterling
    Em (022000@1)                         C (x32010@1)                 AmAnd (x02210@1)he told me everything that I knew we'd both been feeling
   Em (022000@1)                           C (x32010@1)             AmSo (x02210@1)we sat on the ledge and looked down toward the West

EmAnd (022000@1)that's where I drank myself to sleep
        C (x32010@1)           AmJust (x02210@1)to get some company
               EmThat's (022000@1)where I drank myself to sleep
        C (x32010@1)           AmJust (x02210@1)to get some company

EmI (022000@1)saw him comin'
C (x32010@1)       AmI (x02210@1)saw him comin'
EmI (022000@1)saw him comin'
C (x32010@1)       AmI (x02210@1)saw him comin'
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