"Song for Adam" - Jackson Browne (live) Chords
Tempo:
128.1 bpm
Chords used:
D
G
Bm
A
F#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Bm]
[G]
[D]
[G]
[D] [A]
[Bm]
Though Adam was [D] a friend of mine, [G] I did not know him well.
He [D] was alone into his [Bm] distance, [D] he [G] was deep into his will.
I [D] could guess what he was [Bm] laughing [D] at, but [G] I couldn't really tell.
Now [Bm] the story's told that Adam jumped, [E] [G] but I'm thinking that [Bm] he fell.
Together we [D] went traveling as [G] we received the call.
[D] His [A] destination, [Bm] India, [D] [G] and I had none at all.
Well [D] I [F#m] still [Bm] remember laughing [D] [G] with our backs against the [A] wall.
So [Bm] free [A] of [Bm] fear we never [A] thought [G] that one of us [Bm] might fall.
[A] [G] Now I stood before my only [D] candle, [G] though with so little light to find my [D] way.
Now this [G] story unfolds [Bm] before [E] my [Bm] candle, [D] which is shorter every hour as it [A] reaches for the day.
And [Bm] I feel just like a candle falling [F#m] away.
I [G] hope I'll get there, though I [D] wouldn't say.
[A] [G] When
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[G]
[D]
[A] [Bm] we parted we [D] were laughing still [G] as our goodbyes were said.
[F#] And I never [A] heard from [Bm] him again [G] as each our lives we led.
[Bm] Except [C#m] for once [Bm] in someone [D] else's [G] letter that I read.
[Bm] Until I heard the sudden word [G] that a friend of mine was dead.
[A] [G] Now I sit before my only [D] candle,
[G] like a pilgrim that sits beside the [D] way.
Now this [G] journey [D] appears before my [Bm] candle, as [D] a song that's growing fainter [A] the harder I play.
Till [Bm] the fear before I end up [F#] fade [F#m] away.
[F#] I [D] guess [G] I'll get there, though I wouldn't [A] say [G] for sure.
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[D] Oh
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Adam was a friend of mine, [G]
I did not know him long.
And [Bm] when I stood myself beside him, [D] I [G] never thought I was as strong.
[D] Still it seems he stopped his [Bm] singing [D] in [G] the middle of his song.
[Bm] But I'm not the one to say I [B] know [A] [G] him, hoping he [Bm] was wrong.
[D] [G] I'm holding out my only [D] candle, though [G] it's so little light to find my [D] way.
Now [G] this journey's been laid [D] [A] beneath [Bm] my candle.
[D] And it's shorter every hour as [A] it reaches for the day.
And I [Bm] feel just like a candle, [F#m]
[F#] I [D] hope I'll [G] get there, though I'll [A] never pray.
[Em]
[G] [D]
[G]
[D]
[A]
[Bm]
[G]
[D]
[G]
[D] [A]
[Bm]
Though Adam was [D] a friend of mine, [G] I did not know him well.
He [D] was alone into his [Bm] distance, [D] he [G] was deep into his will.
I [D] could guess what he was [Bm] laughing [D] at, but [G] I couldn't really tell.
Now [Bm] the story's told that Adam jumped, [E] [G] but I'm thinking that [Bm] he fell.
Together we [D] went traveling as [G] we received the call.
[D] His [A] destination, [Bm] India, [D] [G] and I had none at all.
Well [D] I [F#m] still [Bm] remember laughing [D] [G] with our backs against the [A] wall.
So [Bm] free [A] of [Bm] fear we never [A] thought [G] that one of us [Bm] might fall.
[A] [G] Now I stood before my only [D] candle, [G] though with so little light to find my [D] way.
Now this [G] story unfolds [Bm] before [E] my [Bm] candle, [D] which is shorter every hour as it [A] reaches for the day.
And [Bm] I feel just like a candle falling [F#m] away.
I [G] hope I'll get there, though I [D] wouldn't say.
[A] [G] When
[D]
[G]
[D]
[A] [Bm] we parted we [D] were laughing still [G] as our goodbyes were said.
[F#] And I never [A] heard from [Bm] him again [G] as each our lives we led.
[Bm] Except [C#m] for once [Bm] in someone [D] else's [G] letter that I read.
[Bm] Until I heard the sudden word [G] that a friend of mine was dead.
[A] [G] Now I sit before my only [D] candle,
[G] like a pilgrim that sits beside the [D] way.
Now this [G] journey [D] appears before my [Bm] candle, as [D] a song that's growing fainter [A] the harder I play.
Till [Bm] the fear before I end up [F#] fade [F#m] away.
[F#] I [D] guess [G] I'll get there, though I wouldn't [A] say [G] for sure.
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[G]
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[Bm] [F#m]
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[D] Oh
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[Bm] [F#m] [Bm]
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[D] [G]
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Adam was a friend of mine, [G]
I did not know him long.
And [Bm] when I stood myself beside him, [D] I [G] never thought I was as strong.
[D] Still it seems he stopped his [Bm] singing [D] in [G] the middle of his song.
[Bm] But I'm not the one to say I [B] know [A] [G] him, hoping he [Bm] was wrong.
[D] [G] I'm holding out my only [D] candle, though [G] it's so little light to find my [D] way.
Now [G] this journey's been laid [D] [A] beneath [Bm] my candle.
[D] And it's shorter every hour as [A] it reaches for the day.
And I [Bm] feel just like a candle, [F#m]
[F#] I [D] hope I'll [G] get there, though I'll [A] never pray.
[Em]
[G] [D]
[G]
[D]
[A]
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[D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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Though Adam was [D] a friend of mine, [G] I did not know him well.
_ _ He [D] was alone into his [Bm] distance, _ [D] he [G] was deep into his will. _ _
_ _ I [D] could guess what he was [Bm] laughing [D] at, but [G] I couldn't really tell.
Now [Bm] the story's told that Adam jumped, [E] [G] but I'm thinking that [Bm] he fell. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Together we [D] went traveling _ as [G] we received the call.
_ [D] His [A] destination, _ [Bm] India, [D] _ [G] and I had none at _ all. _
_ Well [D] I [F#m] still [Bm] remember laughing [D] _ [G] with our backs against the [A] wall.
So [Bm] free [A] of [Bm] fear we never [A] thought _ [G] that one of us [Bm] might fall.
[A] _ [G] _ Now I stood before my only [D] _ candle, _ _ _ _ [G] though with so little light to find my [D] way. _ _
Now _ this [G] _ story _ unfolds [Bm] before [E] my [Bm] candle, _ _ _ _ [D] which is shorter every hour as it [A] reaches _ for the day.
And [Bm] I feel just like a candle falling [F#m] away. _ _ _
I [G] hope I'll get there, _ _ _ though I [D] wouldn't say. _
[A] _ _ _ _ [G] When _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ [Bm] we parted we [D] were laughing still [G] as our goodbyes were said.
_ [F#] And I never [A] heard from [Bm] him again _ [G] as each our lives we led. _ _ _
_ _ [Bm] Except [C#m] for once [Bm] in someone [D] else's [G] letter that I read.
_ [Bm] Until I heard the sudden word [G] that a friend of mine was dead.
[A] _ _ [G] Now I sit before my only [D] candle, _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ like a pilgrim that sits beside the [D] way.
Now _ _ this [G] _ _ journey [D] appears before my [Bm] candle, _ _ _ _ as [D] a song that's growing fainter _ [A] the harder _ I play.
Till [Bm] the fear before I end up [F#] fade [F#m] away. _ _
[F#] I [D] guess [G] I'll get there, _ _ _ though I wouldn't [A] _ _ say _ _ _ [G] for sure. _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
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_ [A] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [A] _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [F#m] _ _ _
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[D] _ _ _ _ _ Oh _
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_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [Bm]
Adam _ was a friend of mine, _ [G]
I did not know him long.
And [Bm] when I stood myself beside him, [D] I [G] never thought I was as strong. _
_ _ _ [D] Still it seems he stopped his [Bm] singing _ [D] in [G] the middle _ of his song. _ _ _ _
[Bm] But I'm not the one to say I [B] know [A] [G] him, hoping he [Bm] was wrong.
[D] _ _ [G] _ I'm holding out my only [D] candle, _ _ _ _ though [G] it's so little light to find my [D] _ way. _ _
_ Now [G] this _ journey's been laid [D] [A] beneath [Bm] my candle. _ _
_ _ [D] And it's shorter every hour as [A] it reaches _ for the day.
_ And I [Bm] feel just like a candle, _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _
[F#] I [D] hope I'll [G] get there, _ _ though I'll [A] never pray. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
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Though Adam was [D] a friend of mine, [G] I did not know him well.
_ _ He [D] was alone into his [Bm] distance, _ [D] he [G] was deep into his will. _ _
_ _ I [D] could guess what he was [Bm] laughing [D] at, but [G] I couldn't really tell.
Now [Bm] the story's told that Adam jumped, [E] [G] but I'm thinking that [Bm] he fell. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Together we [D] went traveling _ as [G] we received the call.
_ [D] His [A] destination, _ [Bm] India, [D] _ [G] and I had none at _ all. _
_ Well [D] I [F#m] still [Bm] remember laughing [D] _ [G] with our backs against the [A] wall.
So [Bm] free [A] of [Bm] fear we never [A] thought _ [G] that one of us [Bm] might fall.
[A] _ [G] _ Now I stood before my only [D] _ candle, _ _ _ _ [G] though with so little light to find my [D] way. _ _
Now _ this [G] _ story _ unfolds [Bm] before [E] my [Bm] candle, _ _ _ _ [D] which is shorter every hour as it [A] reaches _ for the day.
And [Bm] I feel just like a candle falling [F#m] away. _ _ _
I [G] hope I'll get there, _ _ _ though I [D] wouldn't say. _
[A] _ _ _ _ [G] When _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ [Bm] we parted we [D] were laughing still [G] as our goodbyes were said.
_ [F#] And I never [A] heard from [Bm] him again _ [G] as each our lives we led. _ _ _
_ _ [Bm] Except [C#m] for once [Bm] in someone [D] else's [G] letter that I read.
_ [Bm] Until I heard the sudden word [G] that a friend of mine was dead.
[A] _ _ [G] Now I sit before my only [D] candle, _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ like a pilgrim that sits beside the [D] way.
Now _ _ this [G] _ _ journey [D] appears before my [Bm] candle, _ _ _ _ as [D] a song that's growing fainter _ [A] the harder _ I play.
Till [Bm] the fear before I end up [F#] fade [F#m] away. _ _
[F#] I [D] guess [G] I'll get there, _ _ _ though I wouldn't [A] _ _ say _ _ _ [G] for sure. _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
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[D] _ _ _ _ _ Oh _
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Adam _ was a friend of mine, _ [G]
I did not know him long.
And [Bm] when I stood myself beside him, [D] I [G] never thought I was as strong. _
_ _ _ [D] Still it seems he stopped his [Bm] singing _ [D] in [G] the middle _ of his song. _ _ _ _
[Bm] But I'm not the one to say I [B] know [A] [G] him, hoping he [Bm] was wrong.
[D] _ _ [G] _ I'm holding out my only [D] candle, _ _ _ _ though [G] it's so little light to find my [D] _ way. _ _
_ Now [G] this _ journey's been laid [D] [A] beneath [Bm] my candle. _ _
_ _ [D] And it's shorter every hour as [A] it reaches _ for the day.
_ And I [Bm] feel just like a candle, _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _
[F#] I [D] hope I'll [G] get there, _ _ though I'll [A] never pray. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
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