6 Chords used in the song: C, F, G, Dm, Am, Em
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Capo 1st fret.
Intro
C F G F x2
Verse 1
F G F G
Penniless and tired, let your hair grow long,
Dm Am Em F
I was looking at you there and your face looked wrong,
C Dm Em F
Memory is a fickle silent song
G
I didn't understand
F G F G
Image and a light as the morning nears,
Dm Am Em F
you don't say a single word of your last two years
C Dm Em F
Well you will be, you'll reach the frontier
G
I didn't understand, oh
Interlude
C F G F x2
F G F G
See your wringing hands and a silver knife
Dm Am Em F
Twenty dollars in your hand that you hold so tight
C Dm Em F
All the evidence of your vagrant life
G
My brother you were born
F G F G
And you will try to do what you did before
Dm Am Em F
Pull the wool over your eyes, for a week or more
C Dm Em F
Let your family take you back to your
G
Original mind.
C C
There's nothing I can do
F C
There's nothing I can do
C C
There's nothing I can say
F C
There's nothing I can say
C
I can say
Outro
C F G F x2
Tab comments (4)
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fadedwolves
(Justin, TX)
I love this song and the chords sound great but the lyrics are way off on some lines.
11 May 2016
Very accurate, except for maybe the ending being predominately a C chord. Sounds fine if you're singing though.
03 May 2009
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About this song: He Doesn't Know Why
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