5 Chords used in the song: G, Em, Gsus4, Asus4, Bsus4
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Transpose chords:
Intro:
[G][G][Em-Asus4][Gsus4] x2
[Asus4-Bsus4][Gsus4]
[Asus4-Bsus4][G][G]
Verse #1:
G G
See my old man has a broken heart
Em - Asus4 - Gsus4
He got a leaky valve and aneurysm, but trace it back to the start
G G
When that big ol' fire came towards the Nannup town
Em - Asus4 - Gsus4
Well that greedy thing burnt more than the bush down
Chorus:
Asus4 - Bsus4 - Gsus4
You can bury that head and try to forget
Asus4 - Bsus4 - G G
He's still waking up with Coffee, Methadone & Cigarettes
Verse #2:
G G
In the summer of fifty-eight when innocence, shattered and broke
Em - Asus4 - Gsus4
The tree, the egg, the nest, the breast, the yolk
G G
When those thieving flames took my Granddad from my Pa
Em - Asus4 - Gsus4
Gnd ever since then we've been mending all those scars
Chorus:
Asus4 - Bsus4 - Gsus4
But the bandages and ointments ain't done it
Asus4 - Bsus4 - G G
He's still waking up with Coffee, Methadone & Cigarettes
Verse #3:
G G
That broken bird somehow grew
Em - Asus4 - Gsus4
With the seven brothers and sisters moved from the country to the zoo
G G
Between the legacy visits and the boarding schools
Em - Asus4 - Gsus4
Yes he learned to dodge the books and he learned to dodge the fools
Chorus:
Asus4 - Bsus4 - Gsus4
Says he's made mistakes but lives with no regrets
Asus4 - Bsus4 - G G
He's still waking up with Coffee, Methadone & Cigarettes
Solo:
[G][G][Em-Asus4][Gsus4] x2
[Asus4-Bsus4][Gsus4]
[Asus4-Bsus4][G][G]
Verse #4:
G G
Grandma on Sunday, used to eat the chicken leg
Em - Asus4 - Gsus4
She said she wasn't hungry and the kids could have the rest
G G
When those kids grew they learnt what she'd done
Em - Asus4 - Gsus4
She would go hungry for all of them she'd go hungry for everyone
Chorus:
Asus4 - Bsus4 - Gsus4
Gnd now she's gone and it's hell in the hand basket
Asus4 - Bsus4 - G G
He's still waking up with Coffee, Methadone & Cigarettes
Bridge:
G G |
See my old man has a broken heart |
Em - Asus4 - Gsus4 | Play Slowly
He got a leaky valve and aneurysm, but trace it back to the start | or
G G | let ring
When that big ol' fire came towards the Nannup town |
Em - Asus4 - Gsus4 |
Well that greedy thing burnt more than the bush down |
Outro:
Asus4 - Bsus4 - Gsus4
You can bury that head and try to forget
Asus4 - Bsus4 - Gsus4
You can bury that head and try to live with no regrets
Asus4 - Bsus4 - Gsus4
You can bury that head and it's all gone to shit
Asus4 - Bsus4 - G G
He's still waking up with Coffee, Methadone & Cigarettes
Asus4 - Bsus4 - Gsus4 (Gsus4)
Now she's gone and it's hell in the hand basket
Asus4 - Bsus4 - G>let ring
He's still waking up to Coffee Methadone Cigarettes
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