Acid Tongue Chords by Jenny Lewis
Tempo:
65.9 bpm
Chords used:
A
D
Bm
E
B
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
Mob crew.
Someone's always [Gm] paying for that banter, baby.
[A] [A]
I went to a cobbler to [D] fix a hole in my shoe.
[A] [E] He took one look at my [D] face and said,
I [A] can fix that hole in you.
I beg your [E] pardon, I'm [D] not looking for a cure.
[E] I've seen enough of my friends [D] in the depths [B] of the [A] godsick [Bm] blues.
[A] You [B] know I am alive.
[A] You know [Bm] I am alive.
[A] [Bm] Nobody helps alive.
[D] [A] [D] [A]
Cause I've been down to Dixie and [D] dropped acid on my [E] tongue.
Tripped upon the [D] land till [A] enough was enough.
I was a little bit lighter [D] and adventure on my [E] sleeve.
I was a little [D] drunk and [A] looking for company.
So I found myself a sweetheart [D] with the softest of [E] hands.
We were [D] unlucky in love, but [A] I'd do it all again.
We built [Bm] ourselves a fire.
[A]
We built [Bm] ourselves a fire.
[A] You know [Bm] I am alive.
[D] You
[A] [Bm] know I am alive.
[D] [A] [A]
[D] And you [A] don't [Bm] know what I've done.
[A]
Been by the rolling river [D] is exactly where I [E] was.
There was no snake or cure [D] for [A] unlucky in love.
To be lonely is a habit like [D] smoking or taking [E] drugs.
And I've quit them [D] both, but [A] man was it [Bm] rough.
[A] Now [Bm] I am tired.
[A] It [Bm] just made me tired.
[A] [Bm] Let's build ourselves a fire.
[D] [A] [A]
[Bm] Let's build ourselves a fire.
[D] [Bm] [A] [A]
Someone's always [Gm] paying for that banter, baby.
[A] [A]
I went to a cobbler to [D] fix a hole in my shoe.
[A] [E] He took one look at my [D] face and said,
I [A] can fix that hole in you.
I beg your [E] pardon, I'm [D] not looking for a cure.
[E] I've seen enough of my friends [D] in the depths [B] of the [A] godsick [Bm] blues.
[A] You [B] know I am alive.
[A] You know [Bm] I am alive.
[A] [Bm] Nobody helps alive.
[D] [A] [D] [A]
Cause I've been down to Dixie and [D] dropped acid on my [E] tongue.
Tripped upon the [D] land till [A] enough was enough.
I was a little bit lighter [D] and adventure on my [E] sleeve.
I was a little [D] drunk and [A] looking for company.
So I found myself a sweetheart [D] with the softest of [E] hands.
We were [D] unlucky in love, but [A] I'd do it all again.
We built [Bm] ourselves a fire.
[A]
We built [Bm] ourselves a fire.
[A] You know [Bm] I am alive.
[D] You
[A] [Bm] know I am alive.
[D] [A] [A]
[D] And you [A] don't [Bm] know what I've done.
[A]
Been by the rolling river [D] is exactly where I [E] was.
There was no snake or cure [D] for [A] unlucky in love.
To be lonely is a habit like [D] smoking or taking [E] drugs.
And I've quit them [D] both, but [A] man was it [Bm] rough.
[A] Now [Bm] I am tired.
[A] It [Bm] just made me tired.
[A] [Bm] Let's build ourselves a fire.
[D] [A] [A]
[Bm] Let's build ourselves a fire.
[D] [Bm] [A] [A]
Key:
A
D
Bm
E
B
A
D
Bm
Mob crew.
Someone's always [Gm] paying for that banter, baby.
[A] _ _ [A] _ _
I _ _ _ went to a cobbler to [D] fix a hole in my shoe.
[A] [E] He took one look at my [D] face and said,
I [A] can fix that hole in you.
_ _ I beg your [E] pardon, I'm [D] not looking for a cure.
[E] I've seen enough of my friends [D] in the depths [B] of the [A] godsick [Bm] blues.
[A] You [B] know I am alive. _
[A] _ _ _ You know [Bm] I am alive. _
_ [A] _ _ [Bm] Nobody helps alive.
_ [D] _ _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ [A] _
Cause I've been down to Dixie and [D] dropped acid on my [E] tongue.
Tripped upon the [D] land till [A] enough was enough. _ _
I was a little bit lighter [D] and adventure on my [E] sleeve.
I was a little [D] drunk and [A] looking for company. _ _
So I found myself a sweetheart [D] with the softest of [E] hands.
We were [D] unlucky in love, but [A] I'd do it all again.
We built [Bm] ourselves a fire.
_ [A] _ _
We built [Bm] ourselves a fire.
[A] _ _ You know [Bm] I am alive.
_ [D] You _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ [Bm] know I am alive.
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [A] _
[D] And you [A] don't [Bm] know what I've done.
_ [A] _
_ _ _ Been by the rolling river [D] is exactly where I [E] was.
There was no snake or cure [D] for [A] unlucky in love.
_ To be lonely is a habit like [D] smoking or taking [E] drugs.
And I've quit them [D] both, but [A] man was it [Bm] rough.
[A] Now [Bm] I am tired. _
[A] _ It [Bm] just made me tired. _
[A] _ _ _ [Bm] Let's build ourselves a fire.
[D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [A] _
[Bm] Let's build ourselves a fire.
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ [A] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
Someone's always [Gm] paying for that banter, baby.
[A] _ _ [A] _ _
I _ _ _ went to a cobbler to [D] fix a hole in my shoe.
[A] [E] He took one look at my [D] face and said,
I [A] can fix that hole in you.
_ _ I beg your [E] pardon, I'm [D] not looking for a cure.
[E] I've seen enough of my friends [D] in the depths [B] of the [A] godsick [Bm] blues.
[A] You [B] know I am alive. _
[A] _ _ _ You know [Bm] I am alive. _
_ [A] _ _ [Bm] Nobody helps alive.
_ [D] _ _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ [A] _
Cause I've been down to Dixie and [D] dropped acid on my [E] tongue.
Tripped upon the [D] land till [A] enough was enough. _ _
I was a little bit lighter [D] and adventure on my [E] sleeve.
I was a little [D] drunk and [A] looking for company. _ _
So I found myself a sweetheart [D] with the softest of [E] hands.
We were [D] unlucky in love, but [A] I'd do it all again.
We built [Bm] ourselves a fire.
_ [A] _ _
We built [Bm] ourselves a fire.
[A] _ _ You know [Bm] I am alive.
_ [D] You _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ [Bm] know I am alive.
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [A] _
[D] And you [A] don't [Bm] know what I've done.
_ [A] _
_ _ _ Been by the rolling river [D] is exactly where I [E] was.
There was no snake or cure [D] for [A] unlucky in love.
_ To be lonely is a habit like [D] smoking or taking [E] drugs.
And I've quit them [D] both, but [A] man was it [Bm] rough.
[A] Now [Bm] I am tired. _
[A] _ It [Bm] just made me tired. _
[A] _ _ _ [Bm] Let's build ourselves a fire.
[D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [A] _
[Bm] Let's build ourselves a fire.
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ [A] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _