Chords for April The 14th (Part 1) - Gillian Welch
Tempo:
117.8 bpm
Chords used:
Ab
Db
Bbm
Eb
F
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Bb] [Bbm]
[Db]
[Eb] [Ab]
[Eb] [Cm] When the iceberg hits, [Bbm] oh they must have known [Db] God moves on the water [Ab] like Casey Jones
[Cm] So I walked downtown on [Bbm] my telephone Took [Db] a lazy turn [Ab] through the red-eye zone
[Eb] It was [C] a five [Cm] band bill, [Bbm]
two dollar show Saw [Ab] the [Db] van out in front
[Ab] from Idaho
[Cm] And the girl passed out [Bbm] in the backseat trash [Db] There was no way they'd make [Ab] even half a tank of gas
[Eb] They
[Cm] looked sick and stoned [Bbm] and strangely dressed [Db] No one [Ab] showed from the local [F] press
[Cm] But I watched them walk [Bbm] through the bottom [F] [Bbm] land [Db] And I wished I'd played [F] in a [Fm] rock and roll
[Ab] [Db] band
[Ab] [Eb]
[Bb]
[F] [Db]
[Ab]
[Eb]
[Bbm] It
[Ab] [Db]
was [Ab]
the 14th [Eb] of April
[Bbm] [F]
[Db]
[Ab]
[Cm] And they closed it down [Bbm] with their sails and racks And [Db] they swept up the fax [Ab] and the local racks
And [Gm]
threw the [G] plastic cups
[Bbm] into plastic bags [Db] And the cooks cleaned the kitchen [Fm] with the staggers and the [Db]
jacks
[F]
[Eb] [F]
[Bb] [Fm]
[Ab] [Db]
[F] [Ab]
[Cm] Ruination Day [Bbm] and the sky was red [Ab] I went back to work
[Ab] [Eb] and back to [Ab] bed
[C] [Cm] And the iceberg broke [Bbm] in the O'Keeffe's flat [F] And [Db] the great emancipator [Fm] took [Ab] a bullet in the back of [Eb] the head
[F]
[Db]
[Eb] [Ab]
[Eb] [Cm] When the iceberg hits, [Bbm] oh they must have known [Db] God moves on the water [Ab] like Casey Jones
[Cm] So I walked downtown on [Bbm] my telephone Took [Db] a lazy turn [Ab] through the red-eye zone
[Eb] It was [C] a five [Cm] band bill, [Bbm]
two dollar show Saw [Ab] the [Db] van out in front
[Ab] from Idaho
[Cm] And the girl passed out [Bbm] in the backseat trash [Db] There was no way they'd make [Ab] even half a tank of gas
[Eb] They
[Cm] looked sick and stoned [Bbm] and strangely dressed [Db] No one [Ab] showed from the local [F] press
[Cm] But I watched them walk [Bbm] through the bottom [F] [Bbm] land [Db] And I wished I'd played [F] in a [Fm] rock and roll
[Ab] [Db] band
[Ab] [Eb]
[Bb]
[F] [Db]
[Ab]
[Eb]
[Bbm] It
[Ab] [Db]
was [Ab]
the 14th [Eb] of April
[Bbm] [F]
[Db]
[Ab]
[Cm] And they closed it down [Bbm] with their sails and racks And [Db] they swept up the fax [Ab] and the local racks
And [Gm]
threw the [G] plastic cups
[Bbm] into plastic bags [Db] And the cooks cleaned the kitchen [Fm] with the staggers and the [Db]
jacks
[F]
[Eb] [F]
[Bb] [Fm]
[Ab] [Db]
[F] [Ab]
[Cm] Ruination Day [Bbm] and the sky was red [Ab] I went back to work
[Ab] [Eb] and back to [Ab] bed
[C] [Cm] And the iceberg broke [Bbm] in the O'Keeffe's flat [F] And [Db] the great emancipator [Fm] took [Ab] a bullet in the back of [Eb] the head
[F]
Key:
Ab
Db
Bbm
Eb
F
Ab
Db
Bbm
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[Bb] _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Db] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ [Cm] When the _ iceberg hits, _ [Bbm] oh they _ must have known _ _ [Db] God moves on the water _ [Ab] like _ Casey Jones _ _ _
[Cm] So I walked _ downtown _ on [Bbm] my _ _ telephone _ Took [Db] _ a lazy _ turn [Ab] through the red-eye _ zone
_ _ _ [Eb] It _ _ _ _ _ was [C] a five [Cm] band bill, _ _ [Bbm] _ _
two dollar show _ Saw [Ab] the [Db] van out in front _
[Ab] from _ _ _ Idaho _
_ [Cm] And the girl passed out _ _ [Bbm] in the backseat _ trash _ [Db] There was no way they'd make [Ab] even half a tank of _ gas _ _
[Eb] _ They _ _ _ _ _
[Cm] _ looked sick and _ stoned [Bbm] and _ _ strangely dressed _ _ [Db] No one [Ab] showed _ _ from the local _ _ _ [F] press
_ _ [Cm] But I watched them walk _ _ [Bbm] through the bottom [F] _ [Bbm] land [Db] And I wished I'd played _ [F] in a [Fm] rock and roll _ _
_ [Ab] _ [Db] band _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [Db] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ It _
_ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ [Db] _ _
_ was [Ab] _ _ _ _ _
the _ 14th [Eb] of _ _ _ _ _ _ _ April
[Bbm] _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
[Db] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Cm] And they closed it _ down [Bbm] with their _ sails and _ racks And [Db] they swept up the fax _ [Ab] and the local _ _ racks
And _ [Gm]
threw the [G] _ plastic cups _ _
[Bbm] into _ plastic _ bags [Db] And the cooks cleaned the kitchen _ _ [Fm] with the staggers and the _ _ _ _ [Db] _ _
jacks
_ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Db] _ _ _
[F] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ Ruination Day _ _ [Bbm] and the sky _ was red _ _ [Ab] I went back to work _ _ _
[Ab] [Eb] and back to [Ab] bed _ _
[C] _ [Cm] And the iceberg _ _ broke [Bbm] in the O'Keeffe's flat _ [F] And [Db] the great _ _ _ emancipator [Fm] took [Ab] a bullet in the back of [Eb] the head _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Db] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ [Cm] When the _ iceberg hits, _ [Bbm] oh they _ must have known _ _ [Db] God moves on the water _ [Ab] like _ Casey Jones _ _ _
[Cm] So I walked _ downtown _ on [Bbm] my _ _ telephone _ Took [Db] _ a lazy _ turn [Ab] through the red-eye _ zone
_ _ _ [Eb] It _ _ _ _ _ was [C] a five [Cm] band bill, _ _ [Bbm] _ _
two dollar show _ Saw [Ab] the [Db] van out in front _
[Ab] from _ _ _ Idaho _
_ [Cm] And the girl passed out _ _ [Bbm] in the backseat _ trash _ [Db] There was no way they'd make [Ab] even half a tank of _ gas _ _
[Eb] _ They _ _ _ _ _
[Cm] _ looked sick and _ stoned [Bbm] and _ _ strangely dressed _ _ [Db] No one [Ab] showed _ _ from the local _ _ _ [F] press
_ _ [Cm] But I watched them walk _ _ [Bbm] through the bottom [F] _ [Bbm] land [Db] And I wished I'd played _ [F] in a [Fm] rock and roll _ _
_ [Ab] _ [Db] band _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [Db] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ It _
_ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ [Db] _ _
_ was [Ab] _ _ _ _ _
the _ 14th [Eb] of _ _ _ _ _ _ _ April
[Bbm] _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
[Db] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Cm] And they closed it _ down [Bbm] with their _ sails and _ racks And [Db] they swept up the fax _ [Ab] and the local _ _ racks
And _ [Gm]
threw the [G] _ plastic cups _ _
[Bbm] into _ plastic _ bags [Db] And the cooks cleaned the kitchen _ _ [Fm] with the staggers and the _ _ _ _ [Db] _ _
jacks
_ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Db] _ _ _
[F] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ Ruination Day _ _ [Bbm] and the sky _ was red _ _ [Ab] I went back to work _ _ _
[Ab] [Eb] and back to [Ab] bed _ _
[C] _ [Cm] And the iceberg _ _ broke [Bbm] in the O'Keeffe's flat _ [F] And [Db] the great _ _ _ emancipator [Fm] took [Ab] a bullet in the back of [Eb] the head _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _