Chords for A Stones's Throw Away

Tempo:
118.1 bpm
Chords used:

C

F

G

Dm

Gm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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A Stones's Throw Away chords
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[Dm] [F]
[C] [Gm]
[F]
[C] [Dm]
[C] [F] My friends from the sidewalk [Dm] have all [C] gone home.
[Eb] The [F] time on the wall is [Dm] not [C] my own.
[Am] [C] [Dm] I was taken [Am] by a [Gm] blind man.
[F] He swore he [C] could see.
Now he's falling [G] by the wayside.
[F] But he's a whale.
[G] So I'm [C] just a stone's throw away from [Eb] my blood [F] relations.
Cried [G] mercy by the streetlight.
[F] Please [C] deliver me, deliver me.
But I can't get down [F] to the station.
[G] Georgia never looked as good as [F] she does from [C] Tennessee.
[G] Oh Georgia, [Am] Georgia looks [Bb] good [G] from
[C] Tennessee.
[F]
[C]
[F]
[C] [F] [Eb]
[F] [Cm] Mercy.
[C] [A] [C] [Gm]
[F] I tell ya that the street is all [C] I know.
[Gm]
[F] And I'm held by some concrete hand that won't [C] let go.
[Dm] I was cut down [Am] in a crossfire.
[F] I believe it [C] had to be.
I had to be.
To the worst [G] to stay the
[F] [Cm] way.
[F] I'm just [C] a stone's throw away from [E] my blood [F]
relations.
[G]
Crying mercy.
[F]
Please [C] deliver [Gm] me, deliver [C]
me.
But I can't get down to [F] the station.
[G]
Georgia [C] never [G] looked as good [F] as she does from [C] Tennessee.
[G] Oh [Am] Georgia, Georgia looks [Bb] good [G] from [C] Tennessee.
[F]
[C] Mercy.
[Cm] [F]
[C] [Gm] [C]
[F] [Eb] [Bb]
[C] [F]
[C] [F]
[Bb] [C]
[F]
[B] [C]
[F] [Cm]
Key:  
C
3211
F
134211111
G
2131
Dm
2311
Gm
123111113
C
3211
F
134211111
G
2131
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To learn Valerie Carter - A Stoness Throw Away chords, your first step should be understanding these chords - Gm, F, C, G, F, C, F and G in sequence. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 59 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 118. Considering the song's key of F Major, position your capo to suit your vocal and chord preferences.

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[Dm] _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
[C] _ [F] My friends from the sidewalk [Dm] have all [C] gone home. _ _
_ [Eb] The [F] time on the wall is [Dm] not [C] my own. _ _
[Am] _ _ [C] [Dm] I was taken _ _ [Am] by a [Gm] blind man.
[F] He swore he [C] could see.
_ Now he's falling [G] by the _ wayside.
[F] But he's a whale.
_ [G] So I'm [C] just a stone's throw away from [Eb] my blood [F] relations. _
_ _ Cried _ [G] mercy by the streetlight.
[F] Please _ [C] deliver me, deliver me. _
But I can't get down [F] to the station. _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ Georgia never looked as good as [F] she does from [C] Tennessee.
_ _ [G] Oh _ Georgia, [Am] _ Georgia looks [Bb] good [G] from _
[C] _ Tennessee. _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ [Eb] _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ [Cm] Mercy. _
[C] _ _ _ [A] _ [C] _ _ [Gm] _ _
[F] I tell ya that the street is all [C] I know.
_ _ _ _ [Gm]
[F] And I'm held by some concrete hand that won't [C] let go. _ _ _ _ _
[Dm] I was cut down [Am] in a crossfire. _
[F] I believe it [C] had to be.
I had to be.
To the worst [G] to stay the _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ [Cm] way.
[F] I'm just [C] a stone's throw away from [E] my blood [F] _
relations.
_ _ _ _ _ [G]
Crying _ mercy.
_ _ _ [F]
Please _ [C] deliver [Gm] me, deliver [C]
me.
_ But I can't get down to [F] the station.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G]
Georgia [C] never [G] looked as good [F] as she does from [C] Tennessee.
_ _ _ [G] Oh _ _ [Am] Georgia, _ Georgia looks [Bb] good [G] from _ [C] Tennessee. _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] Mercy. _ _ _ _
[Cm] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ [C] _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ [Eb] _ [Bb] _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
[C] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _

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The Just A Stones Throw Away album includes this song.

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