• Song:

    Keep Your Silver Shined

  • Artist:

    Devon Sproule

  • Album:

    Keep_Your_Silver_Shined

I adore this song. I think that the chorus sounds better when it is played with
barre chords higher up the fretboard. Enjoy!

AWe (x02220@1)got the last of the apples,
ERosy (022100@1)just from the weather,
D (xx0232@1)       A (x02220@1)  C# (x43121@1)     
An orchard map spread out green and red.
AA (x02220@1)ten-cent yellow hat,
ERotten (022100@1)fruit kicked off the path.
D (xx0232@1)              AOur (x02220@1)hands in our pockets
        C#And (x43121@1)our pockets in our pants.

A (x02220@1)                        ERacing (022100@1)out ahead to be the reddest heart beat beating,
D (xx0232@1)        A (x02220@1)           C#Out (x43121@1)on the scene busting blood through a young body.
AA (x02220@1)puddle with a jacket cap,
EA (022100@1)picnic in a mountain pass,
D (xx0232@1)        A (x02220@1)    C#A (x43121@1)taste of summer coming back:
         F# (244322@1)A summer swam by a foggy dam.
D#m (xx4342@1)          B (x2444x@1)           C#A (x43121@1)Poughkeepsie scam around a mountain bend.
           F# (244322@1)                    D#mThe (xx4342@1)season changed, the best of us changed.
               B (x2444x@1)                      C#The (x43121@1)rest of us stuck behind to keep the silver shined.

D, E, F#

AA (x02220@1)piano in a window bay
EA (022100@1)straight back with a ribboned braid
D (xx0232@1)        A (x02220@1)         C#Blue (x43121@1)Ridge brick in an almond shade
AA (x02220@1)chin on a worn-out wrist.
EA (022100@1)magnet with a grocery list says:
D (xx0232@1)    A (x02220@1)    C#My, (x43121@1)oh my, my toes get tired,
A (x02220@1)            E (022100@1)        D (xx0232@1)A (x02220@1)    C#But (x43121@1)I dont let on, or let go?I sing along.

A, E, D, A, C#, F#, D#m, B, C#, F#, D#m, B, C#, D, E

ABack (x02220@1)home Ive got a couple friends
EWe (022100@1)drink together on the weekends
D (xx0232@1)         A (x02220@1)               C#We (x43121@1)keep our nails trimmed and fingers tough.
AI've (x02220@1)got a felt hat collection,
EA (022100@1)dresser drawer to put my pants in.
D (xx0232@1)            A (x02220@1)          C#What, (x43121@1)oh, what more could a woman want?
AI (x02220@1)want an overhaul for my guitar,
EA (022100@1)string endorsement and a shiney new car.
D (xx0232@1)      A (x02220@1)         C#Piles (x43121@1)of fruit and a fully stocked bar.
AMoney (x02220@1)for a flight out west,
ECute (022100@1)shoes and a vintage dress,
D (xx0232@1)      A (x02220@1)               C#Big, (x43121@1)new houses for all my relatives.
           F# (244322@1)     D#m (xx4342@1)      
I want to land in a tugging hand:
           B (x2444x@1)        C#A (x43121@1)youthful bed with a youthful plan.
          F# (244322@1)             D#mI (xx4342@1)want to wait and take my time,
       B (x2444x@1)               C#All (x43121@1)my time, and keep my silver shined.

D, E, F#, 
D, E, F#.

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