Artist: The Hold Steady
Song: Cheyenne Sunrise
Standard Tuning
Tabbed by: Johan Persson
This one was a little tricky, not completley sure about it especially
"some kids are going off - we're fingering the punch bowl" part but I hope you enjoy it anyway.
Intro:
C Em-E-Am
G F-Fm
C (x32010@1)name="chord_x02210@1">Am G (320003@1)name="chord_x32010@1">C
G (320003@1)C (x32010@1) Em- (022000@1)E- (022100@1)AmWhen (x02210@1)I left I wasn't thinking
G (320003@1) F- (133211@1)FmThat (133111@1)I wasn't coming home
CBut (x32010@1)first Al Green
Am (x02210@1)
And then Barry White
G (320003@1) C (x32010@1)Convinced me not to go
G (320003@1)C (x32010@1) Em- (022000@1)E- (022100@1)AmAnd (x02210@1)I didn't come home for fighting
G (320003@1) F- (133211@1)FmI (133111@1)came to bandage up my hand
C (x32010@1) AmAnd (x02210@1)if you're gonna talk to me like that
G (320003@1) CThen (x32010@1)I'll just go back out again
G (320003@1)Dm (xx0231@1) AmWipe (x02210@1)that chip right off your shoulder
F (133211@1) C- (x32010@1)A (x02220@1)
We ain't getting any younger
Dm (xx0231@1) AmSome (x02210@1)things are getting bigger
F (133211@1) FmSome (133111@1)things are falling off
C (x32010@1) AmSome (x02210@1)things they seem much harder
G (320003@1) CSome (x32010@1)other things stay soft
G (320003@1)C (x32010@1) Em- (022000@1)E- (022100@1)Am (x02210@1)
We're tipping over in the taprooms
G (320003@1) F- (133211@1)FmWe're (133111@1)shooting through the ceiling
CWe're (x32010@1)dying in the bathrooms
Am (x02210@1) G (320003@1) CAnd (x32010@1)we're living for that one sweet, fleeting feeling
G (320003@1)C (x32010@1) Em- (022000@1)E- (022100@1)AmI (x02210@1)know my cough sounds awful
G (320003@1) F- (133211@1)Fm (133111@1)
Some nights it hurts a bit to breathe
CBut (x32010@1)I'm glad it's just my body
Am (x02210@1) G (320003@1) CI (x32010@1)do my business on the street
G (320003@1)Dm (xx0231@1) AmWe (x02210@1)ain't getting any younger
F (133211@1) Am- (x02210@1)A (x02220@1)Tomorrow night we'll be that much older
F (133211@1) FmSome (133111@1)kids are growing awkward
C (Here I'm not sure) Am
And some kids are going off
GWe're (320003@1)fingering the punch bowl
CWe're (x32010@1)feeding from the trough
Em-E-Am
G F-Fm
C (x32010@1) AmThere's (x02210@1)nothing quite like a Cheyenne sunrise
G (320003@1) CTo (x32010@1)make us has-beens feel too old
G (320003@1)Dm (xx0231@1) AmOnward (x02210@1)Christian soldiers
F (133211@1) C- (x32010@1)AWe're (x02220@1)gonna bash right through your borders
Dm (xx0231@1) AmI (x02210@1)bet your next party gets sketchy
F (133211@1) FmI (133111@1)saw the new kids nodding off
G (320003@1)C (x32010@1) AmSome (x02210@1)things are getting bigger
G (320003@1) CSome (x32010@1)things are falling off
C (x32010@1) AmSome (x02210@1)things seem much harder
G (320003@1) AmSome (x02210@1)other things stay soft
Comments and corrections welcome.
regularjohan@hotmail.com
Enjoy,
Johan