Blood Chords

Capo 4th fret

Standard (EADGBE)

Intro

(Main Riff x2)

Verse 1

COlder broG/Cther, restAmless soul, Emlie dowCn.

CLie for a G/Cwhile with yoAmur ear Emagainst Cthe earth.

CYou can G/Chear your Amsister Emsleep Ctalking,

Say ‘you’re hair is G/Clong but nAmot long Emenough to rCeach

Chorus

C Home to me, G But your beard,C Someday might be. G

Bridge

And she’ll wake up Em7in a cold sweCadd9at on the flooGr

Next to a Em7family portrait Cadd9drawn when you were Gfour

And Em7beside a jar of Cadd9two cent coins that are Gno good no more Em7

Cadd9She’ll lay it Gaside

(Main Riff x2)

Verse 2

C Older G/Cfather, wAmeary souEml, you’lCl drive

Back to the hG/Come you mAmade on thEme mouCntainside

With thatG/C ugly,Am terriEmble thCing

Those papers G/Cfor diAmvorce

And a Emlonely rCing,

Chorus 2

A lonely ring G

Sit on your porch C

And pluck your strings G

Bridge 2

Oh, and you’ll Em7find somCadd9ebody you can Gblame

And you’ll Em7follow the creek thatCadd9 runs out into theG sea

Em7 And you’ll Cadd9find the peace of theG Lord.

(Main Riff x2)

Verse 3

(Main riff)

C GrandfG/Cather, wAmeary soEmul, you’Cll fly

Over yoG/Cur life onAmce morEme before Cyou die

Since our G/Cgrandma Ampassed awayEm

YCou’ve G/Cwaited for Amforever Emand a daCy

Chorus 3

(Strum)

Just to die, G

And someday soon C

You will die G

Bridge3

(Strum bass note then rest of chord)

Em7It was the only Cadd9woman you ever Gloved

That got Em7burnt by the sun tCadd9oo often when she wasG young

And there’s nothing you can do about it now

Outro

(Same as verse - strumming)

C G/C Am Em C x4

G C G x2 (same as chorus)

Outro

G C G x3 (One strum)

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