Chords for Becoming the Lastnames (Live at City Winery, Nashville, TN)
Tempo:
105.2 bpm
Chords used:
D
G
A
Em
Bm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[A]
[D]
[Gm]
[Bm]
[Em]
[G]
[A] [Bb]
[D]
[Bb] [Bm]
[Em]
[G]
[C]
[Em] Don't [D] take the following words [G] as reverence for [D] tradition.
[Em] I've learned to pick my battles [G] [A] by losing most [D] I've fought.
[A] The [D] more more I subverted, the more [G] I sense [D] I'm missing.
And [Em] I'll always do it my way, even [G] if that's just [A] the same way I [D] was taught.
[G]
[D] [A]
[D] I'll bring home the bread,
[G] and you'll stay home [D] and bake it.
[Em] Weeding out the garden where [G] [A] the milestones gather [D] moss.
Crack a smile at my vows and whisper, [G] wow, can you believe we really [D] made it?
As I [Em] give up on dodging rights and fold [G] my cape, I say, [A]
[D] obviously not.
But I [Em] want to be just like [G] my parents before I [D] was born.
Oh, can we [Em] be just [E] like my [G] parents?
[A]
[D] [A]
[A]
[Gb] I [D] know you don't want kids, [G] but think about [D] a daughter.
[Em] We could name her Gwendolyn, [G] like [A] mom would have [D] called me.
[Em]
[D] I'm not sure yet myself, [G] but I learned from my [D] good father.
Yeah, I mean, [Em] sure, they messed me up,
[G] [A] but I think that's just [D] the game.
[A] [D]
And maybe [D] it's just some hormones [G] that kick in in your late 20s.
But I [Em] have laid a lot of women, and now I'd [G] like to just [D] lay down.
[A] And [D] marriage always scared me, [G] but I'd like to have a last love.
And [Em] love can last a pretty good long [G] while.
[A] Yeah, I've seen it [D] around.
So can we [Em] be just like my [G] parents when I [D] was young?
Why can't we [Em] be just like my [G] parents?
[D]
[G]
[A] [D]
[E] [E]
[Bm]
[B] [Em]
[G]
[Bb] [Gm]
So [Em] tongue out of my cheek now, [G] I'm done pulling faces, [D] I can't all clasp my wings.
[Gm] My sinuses are tired, but [Bm] what do I know about forever, when [G] so far I've been so fleeting?
Babe, [D] my frontal lobe's done growing, this [A] might just be how I'm wired.
But [Em] now we're kissing before brushing, [G] smile with our whole faces.
[D] If you want a hyphen last name, I guess I [Em] don't mind the cadence.
I've [Bm] seen home videos, I was [D] there back in the [G] 80s.
[D] And if I'm just them, and they back then [A] could do it, why can't I?
[Em] Just like [G] my parents in [D] due time.
Imagine [Em] me just like my [G] parents.
Yeah, [D]
right.
[G] [D]
[A]
Cause [D] I've made my [G] mistakes, the [A] simple empty [D] moments.
[Em] Each one is out of character,
[G] as [A] you know I tend to be.
[A] They'll be [D] scalpers at the cemetery gates, with all my would-be widows [G] weeping.
[Gm] Oh, I have [Em] forgotten all their names, [G]
so why [A] should you [D] remember me?
[G] [D]
But if we grow old together, will you talk to my headstone?
That is [Em] assuming that I die first, which is fair.
[G] And [A] assuming I [D] don't leave
[A] [D] close enough to forever, [G] I guess [D] to prove what I hope.
I mean, [E]
otherwise, [Gb] how [A] am I to believe?
[D] [E]
[Bm]
[G]
[E]
[D]
[N]
[D]
[Gm]
[Bm]
[Em]
[G]
[A] [Bb]
[D]
[Bb] [Bm]
[Em]
[G]
[C]
[Em] Don't [D] take the following words [G] as reverence for [D] tradition.
[Em] I've learned to pick my battles [G] [A] by losing most [D] I've fought.
[A] The [D] more more I subverted, the more [G] I sense [D] I'm missing.
And [Em] I'll always do it my way, even [G] if that's just [A] the same way I [D] was taught.
[G]
[D] [A]
[D] I'll bring home the bread,
[G] and you'll stay home [D] and bake it.
[Em] Weeding out the garden where [G] [A] the milestones gather [D] moss.
Crack a smile at my vows and whisper, [G] wow, can you believe we really [D] made it?
As I [Em] give up on dodging rights and fold [G] my cape, I say, [A]
[D] obviously not.
But I [Em] want to be just like [G] my parents before I [D] was born.
Oh, can we [Em] be just [E] like my [G] parents?
[A]
[D] [A]
[A]
[Gb] I [D] know you don't want kids, [G] but think about [D] a daughter.
[Em] We could name her Gwendolyn, [G] like [A] mom would have [D] called me.
[Em]
[D] I'm not sure yet myself, [G] but I learned from my [D] good father.
Yeah, I mean, [Em] sure, they messed me up,
[G] [A] but I think that's just [D] the game.
[A] [D]
And maybe [D] it's just some hormones [G] that kick in in your late 20s.
But I [Em] have laid a lot of women, and now I'd [G] like to just [D] lay down.
[A] And [D] marriage always scared me, [G] but I'd like to have a last love.
And [Em] love can last a pretty good long [G] while.
[A] Yeah, I've seen it [D] around.
So can we [Em] be just like my [G] parents when I [D] was young?
Why can't we [Em] be just like my [G] parents?
[D]
[G]
[A] [D]
[E] [E]
[Bm]
[B] [Em]
[G]
[Bb] [Gm]
So [Em] tongue out of my cheek now, [G] I'm done pulling faces, [D] I can't all clasp my wings.
[Gm] My sinuses are tired, but [Bm] what do I know about forever, when [G] so far I've been so fleeting?
Babe, [D] my frontal lobe's done growing, this [A] might just be how I'm wired.
But [Em] now we're kissing before brushing, [G] smile with our whole faces.
[D] If you want a hyphen last name, I guess I [Em] don't mind the cadence.
I've [Bm] seen home videos, I was [D] there back in the [G] 80s.
[D] And if I'm just them, and they back then [A] could do it, why can't I?
[Em] Just like [G] my parents in [D] due time.
Imagine [Em] me just like my [G] parents.
Yeah, [D]
right.
[G] [D]
[A]
Cause [D] I've made my [G] mistakes, the [A] simple empty [D] moments.
[Em] Each one is out of character,
[G] as [A] you know I tend to be.
[A] They'll be [D] scalpers at the cemetery gates, with all my would-be widows [G] weeping.
[Gm] Oh, I have [Em] forgotten all their names, [G]
so why [A] should you [D] remember me?
[G] [D]
But if we grow old together, will you talk to my headstone?
That is [Em] assuming that I die first, which is fair.
[G] And [A] assuming I [D] don't leave
[A] [D] close enough to forever, [G] I guess [D] to prove what I hope.
I mean, [E]
otherwise, [Gb] how [A] am I to believe?
[D] [E]
[Bm]
[G]
[E]
[D]
[N]
Key:
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[Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ Don't [D] take the following _ words [G] _ _ as reverence for [D] _ tradition. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _
[Em] I've learned to pick my battles [G] _ _ [A] by losing most [D] I've fought.
_ [A] _ The [D] more more I subverted, _ _ the more [G] I sense [D] I'm missing. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ And [Em] I'll always do it my way, even [G] if that's just [A] the same way I [D] was taught.
_ [G] _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ [A] _ _
[D] I'll bring home the bread, _ _
[G] _ and you'll stay home [D] and bake it. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] Weeding out the garden where [G] _ _ [A] the milestones gather [D] moss. _ _ _
Crack a smile at my vows and whisper, [G] wow, can you believe we really [D] made it? _ _ _
_ _ _ As I [Em] give up on dodging rights and fold [G] my cape, I say, [A] _
[D] obviously not.
_ But _ _ _ _ _ I [Em] want to be _ just like [G] my parents before I [D] was born. _ _ _
_ _ _ Oh, can we [Em] be just [E] like my [G] _ parents?
[A] _ _ _
[D] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _
[Gb] I [D] know you don't want _ kids, [G] _ but think about [D] a daughter. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Em] We could name her Gwendolyn, _ [G] _ like [A] mom would have [D] called me.
_ _ [Em] _
[D] I'm not sure yet myself, _ _ [G] but I learned from my [D] good father. _ _ _
_ _ _ Yeah, I mean, [Em] sure, they messed me up, _ _
[G] _ [A] but I think that's just [D] the game.
_ _ [A] _ _ [D] _
_ _ And maybe [D] it's just some hormones _ [G] that kick in in your late 20s.
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ But I [Em] have laid a lot of women, _ _ and now I'd [G] like to just [D] lay down. _
[A] _ And [D] marriage always scared me, [G] _ but I'd like to have a last love. _ _
And _ _ _ _ [Em] love can last a pretty good long [G] while.
[A] Yeah, I've seen it [D] around. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ So can we [Em] be _ just like my [G] parents _ when I [D] was young? _ _ _ _ _
_ Why can't we [Em] be just like my [G] parents? _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
[B] _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _
_ So [Em] tongue out of my cheek now, _ [G] I'm done pulling faces, _ [D] I can't all clasp my wings.
[Gm] My sinuses are tired, but [Bm] what do I know about forever, when [G] so far I've been so fleeting?
Babe, [D] my frontal lobe's done growing, this [A] might just be how I'm wired.
But [Em] now we're kissing before brushing, _ [G] smile with our whole faces.
[D] If you want a hyphen last name, I guess I [Em] don't mind the cadence.
I've [Bm] seen home videos, _ I was [D] there back in the [G] 80s.
[D] And if I'm just them, and they back then [A] could do it, why can't I? _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ Just like [G] my parents _ in [D] due time. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Imagine [Em] me _ just like my _ [G] parents.
Yeah, _ [D]
right.
_ [G] _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ Cause [D] I've made my _ [G] mistakes, _ the [A] simple empty [D] _ moments. _
_ _ _ _ _
[Em] Each one is out of character, _
[G] as [A] you know I tend to be.
_ [A] They'll be [D] scalpers at the cemetery gates, with all my would-be widows [G] weeping. _ _
_ _ [Gm] Oh, I have [Em] forgotten all their names, _ [G]
so why [A] should you [D] remember me?
[G] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ But if we grow old together, _ _ _ will you talk to my headstone? _
_ _ _ _ _ _
That is [Em] assuming that I die first, which is fair.
[G] _ And [A] assuming I [D] don't leave _
_ [A] _ [D] close enough to forever, _ [G] _ _ I guess [D] to prove what I hope.
_ _ _ _ _
I mean, _ [E] _
otherwise, _ [Gb] how [A] am I to _ _ _ believe?
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [N] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ Don't [D] take the following _ words [G] _ _ as reverence for [D] _ tradition. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _
[Em] I've learned to pick my battles [G] _ _ [A] by losing most [D] I've fought.
_ [A] _ The [D] more more I subverted, _ _ the more [G] I sense [D] I'm missing. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ And [Em] I'll always do it my way, even [G] if that's just [A] the same way I [D] was taught.
_ [G] _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ [A] _ _
[D] I'll bring home the bread, _ _
[G] _ and you'll stay home [D] and bake it. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] Weeding out the garden where [G] _ _ [A] the milestones gather [D] moss. _ _ _
Crack a smile at my vows and whisper, [G] wow, can you believe we really [D] made it? _ _ _
_ _ _ As I [Em] give up on dodging rights and fold [G] my cape, I say, [A] _
[D] obviously not.
_ But _ _ _ _ _ I [Em] want to be _ just like [G] my parents before I [D] was born. _ _ _
_ _ _ Oh, can we [Em] be just [E] like my [G] _ parents?
[A] _ _ _
[D] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _
[Gb] I [D] know you don't want _ kids, [G] _ but think about [D] a daughter. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Em] We could name her Gwendolyn, _ [G] _ like [A] mom would have [D] called me.
_ _ [Em] _
[D] I'm not sure yet myself, _ _ [G] but I learned from my [D] good father. _ _ _
_ _ _ Yeah, I mean, [Em] sure, they messed me up, _ _
[G] _ [A] but I think that's just [D] the game.
_ _ [A] _ _ [D] _
_ _ And maybe [D] it's just some hormones _ [G] that kick in in your late 20s.
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ But I [Em] have laid a lot of women, _ _ and now I'd [G] like to just [D] lay down. _
[A] _ And [D] marriage always scared me, [G] _ but I'd like to have a last love. _ _
And _ _ _ _ [Em] love can last a pretty good long [G] while.
[A] Yeah, I've seen it [D] around. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ So can we [Em] be _ just like my [G] parents _ when I [D] was young? _ _ _ _ _
_ Why can't we [Em] be just like my [G] parents? _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
[B] _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _
_ So [Em] tongue out of my cheek now, _ [G] I'm done pulling faces, _ [D] I can't all clasp my wings.
[Gm] My sinuses are tired, but [Bm] what do I know about forever, when [G] so far I've been so fleeting?
Babe, [D] my frontal lobe's done growing, this [A] might just be how I'm wired.
But [Em] now we're kissing before brushing, _ [G] smile with our whole faces.
[D] If you want a hyphen last name, I guess I [Em] don't mind the cadence.
I've [Bm] seen home videos, _ I was [D] there back in the [G] 80s.
[D] And if I'm just them, and they back then [A] could do it, why can't I? _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ Just like [G] my parents _ in [D] due time. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Imagine [Em] me _ just like my _ [G] parents.
Yeah, _ [D]
right.
_ [G] _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ Cause [D] I've made my _ [G] mistakes, _ the [A] simple empty [D] _ moments. _
_ _ _ _ _
[Em] Each one is out of character, _
[G] as [A] you know I tend to be.
_ [A] They'll be [D] scalpers at the cemetery gates, with all my would-be widows [G] weeping. _ _
_ _ [Gm] Oh, I have [Em] forgotten all their names, _ [G]
so why [A] should you [D] remember me?
[G] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ But if we grow old together, _ _ _ will you talk to my headstone? _
_ _ _ _ _ _
That is [Em] assuming that I die first, which is fair.
[G] _ And [A] assuming I [D] don't leave _
_ [A] _ [D] close enough to forever, _ [G] _ _ I guess [D] to prove what I hope.
_ _ _ _ _
I mean, _ [E] _
otherwise, _ [Gb] how [A] am I to _ _ _ believe?
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
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