Chords for Blaze Foley: Duct Tape Messiah trailer
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Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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There are tales of legendary performers who fought the system, [Bm] lived by their [E] own rules,
[Am] ultimately defining the system they once fought.
[Em] This isn't one of those stories.
There was an element that laughed behind his back, you know, [E] like, look at this goofball.
But once he picked [A] up that guitar, man, they all shut up.
He was rebellious.
[D] He didn't care about making it big or any of that stuff.
[A] It used to be in a long change [E] of words to the song, [A] we start singing again.
[D] He was the [F#m]
biggest [A] and the smallest and [E] the loudest and the [A]
quietest and the sweetest
and the meanest.
He was [D] homeless, basically lived with people and on the [A] mercy of people.
[G#m] I mean, that's [E] a very important part of [Bm] Blaze was the fact that he [Am] stood up for the underdog
and he [B] stood up for [F#] rights.
I mean, that's, he was killed doing that.
[Am] [Cm]
Blaze [E] chose literally to die for his beliefs.
[Am] The last [E] thing that he said was, please don't let me die.
I think he knew the end was near.
[Am]
So the fact that Blaze died [E] was not maybe that big of a surprise, [Am] but certainly [E] the
way that it happened was absolutely [F] a bummer.
I'd like to die [Am] like that.
I [E] think he went to heaven right way.
He lived a good life, but he [F] also died right.
[D] He's a big hero, man.
From Austin, [Em] Texas comes the true [G] story of a man destined [D] for obscurity, of a man who
died for [Em] his beliefs, [G] ultimately finding [D] redemption as a legendary cult hero.
This is the tale of Blaze Foley, the duct tape messiah.
The sun came up, it [Em] was another day [G] and the sun went down, you [D] were blown away.
[Em] Why'd you let go [G] of your guitar?
[Em] Why'd you ever let it [G] go, that poor [D] drunken angel?
Merle Haggard thought Blaze had [Em] written one of the best songs he'd [G] heard in 15 years.
[D] He'd always said that he wanted [Em] to be a legend.
[G] There are really great songs, and I [Em] think it took people [G] a long time to figure that out.
[D] You know, I said, well, it's too bad you can't be a cowboy forever.
And he said, Blaze did.
Drunken angel.
The duct tape messiah, Blaze Foley.
He always got involved.
Always got involved.
And I mean, you know, [G#m] and if I'm sure
I think that's what killed him.
Yeah.
Well, [D] duh.
Drunken angel.
[N]
[Am] ultimately defining the system they once fought.
[Em] This isn't one of those stories.
There was an element that laughed behind his back, you know, [E] like, look at this goofball.
But once he picked [A] up that guitar, man, they all shut up.
He was rebellious.
[D] He didn't care about making it big or any of that stuff.
[A] It used to be in a long change [E] of words to the song, [A] we start singing again.
[D] He was the [F#m]
biggest [A] and the smallest and [E] the loudest and the [A]
quietest and the sweetest
and the meanest.
He was [D] homeless, basically lived with people and on the [A] mercy of people.
[G#m] I mean, that's [E] a very important part of [Bm] Blaze was the fact that he [Am] stood up for the underdog
and he [B] stood up for [F#] rights.
I mean, that's, he was killed doing that.
[Am] [Cm]
Blaze [E] chose literally to die for his beliefs.
[Am] The last [E] thing that he said was, please don't let me die.
I think he knew the end was near.
[Am]
So the fact that Blaze died [E] was not maybe that big of a surprise, [Am] but certainly [E] the
way that it happened was absolutely [F] a bummer.
I'd like to die [Am] like that.
I [E] think he went to heaven right way.
He lived a good life, but he [F] also died right.
[D] He's a big hero, man.
From Austin, [Em] Texas comes the true [G] story of a man destined [D] for obscurity, of a man who
died for [Em] his beliefs, [G] ultimately finding [D] redemption as a legendary cult hero.
This is the tale of Blaze Foley, the duct tape messiah.
The sun came up, it [Em] was another day [G] and the sun went down, you [D] were blown away.
[Em] Why'd you let go [G] of your guitar?
[Em] Why'd you ever let it [G] go, that poor [D] drunken angel?
Merle Haggard thought Blaze had [Em] written one of the best songs he'd [G] heard in 15 years.
[D] He'd always said that he wanted [Em] to be a legend.
[G] There are really great songs, and I [Em] think it took people [G] a long time to figure that out.
[D] You know, I said, well, it's too bad you can't be a cowboy forever.
And he said, Blaze did.
Drunken angel.
The duct tape messiah, Blaze Foley.
He always got involved.
Always got involved.
And I mean, you know, [G#m] and if I'm sure
I think that's what killed him.
Yeah.
Well, [D] duh.
Drunken angel.
[N]
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_ There are tales of legendary performers who fought the system, _ [Bm] lived by their [E] own rules, _ _
[Am] ultimately defining the system they once fought.
[Em] _ _ This isn't one of those stories.
There was an element that laughed behind his back, you know, [E] like, look at this goofball.
_ But once he picked [A] up that guitar, man, they all shut up.
He was rebellious.
[D] He didn't care about making it big or any of that stuff.
[A] It used to be in a long _ _ change [E] of words to the song, _ _ [A] we start singing again.
[D] He was the [F#m]
biggest [A] and the smallest and [E] the loudest and the [A]
quietest and the sweetest
and the meanest.
He was [D] homeless, basically lived with people and on the [A] mercy of people.
_ _ [G#m] I mean, that's [E] a very important part of [Bm] Blaze was the fact that he [Am] stood up for the underdog
and he [B] stood up for [F#] rights.
I mean, that's, he was killed doing that.
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ [Cm] _
Blaze [E] chose literally to die for his beliefs.
_ [Am] _ The last [E] thing that he said was, please don't let me die. _ _ _
I think he knew the end was near.
[Am] _ _
So the fact that Blaze died [E] was not maybe that big of a surprise, [Am] but certainly [E] the
way that it happened _ _ was absolutely [F] a bummer.
I'd like to die [Am] like that.
I [E] think he went to heaven right way.
_ _ He lived a good life, but he [F] also died right.
[D] _ He's a big hero, man.
_ From Austin, [Em] Texas comes the true [G] story of a man destined [D] for obscurity, _ of a man who
died for [Em] his beliefs, _ _ [G] ultimately finding [D] redemption as a legendary cult hero.
_ This is the tale of Blaze Foley, the duct tape messiah.
The sun came up, it [Em] was another day [G] and the sun went down, you [D] were blown away.
[Em] Why'd you let go [G] of your guitar?
_ [Em] Why'd you ever let it [G] go, that poor [D] drunken angel? _ _ _
Merle Haggard thought Blaze had [Em] written one of the best songs he'd [G] heard in 15 years.
_ [D] He'd always said that he wanted [Em] to be a legend.
_ [G] There are really great songs, and I [Em] think it took people [G] a long time to figure that out.
_ [D] You know, I said, well, it's too bad you can't be a cowboy forever.
_ And he said, Blaze did.
_ _ Drunken angel.
The duct tape messiah, _ Blaze Foley.
_ He always got involved.
Always got involved.
And I mean, you know, [G#m] and if I'm sure_
I think that's what killed him. _
Yeah.
Well, [D] duh. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Drunken angel. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _ _
[Am] ultimately defining the system they once fought.
[Em] _ _ This isn't one of those stories.
There was an element that laughed behind his back, you know, [E] like, look at this goofball.
_ But once he picked [A] up that guitar, man, they all shut up.
He was rebellious.
[D] He didn't care about making it big or any of that stuff.
[A] It used to be in a long _ _ change [E] of words to the song, _ _ [A] we start singing again.
[D] He was the [F#m]
biggest [A] and the smallest and [E] the loudest and the [A]
quietest and the sweetest
and the meanest.
He was [D] homeless, basically lived with people and on the [A] mercy of people.
_ _ [G#m] I mean, that's [E] a very important part of [Bm] Blaze was the fact that he [Am] stood up for the underdog
and he [B] stood up for [F#] rights.
I mean, that's, he was killed doing that.
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ [Cm] _
Blaze [E] chose literally to die for his beliefs.
_ [Am] _ The last [E] thing that he said was, please don't let me die. _ _ _
I think he knew the end was near.
[Am] _ _
So the fact that Blaze died [E] was not maybe that big of a surprise, [Am] but certainly [E] the
way that it happened _ _ was absolutely [F] a bummer.
I'd like to die [Am] like that.
I [E] think he went to heaven right way.
_ _ He lived a good life, but he [F] also died right.
[D] _ He's a big hero, man.
_ From Austin, [Em] Texas comes the true [G] story of a man destined [D] for obscurity, _ of a man who
died for [Em] his beliefs, _ _ [G] ultimately finding [D] redemption as a legendary cult hero.
_ This is the tale of Blaze Foley, the duct tape messiah.
The sun came up, it [Em] was another day [G] and the sun went down, you [D] were blown away.
[Em] Why'd you let go [G] of your guitar?
_ [Em] Why'd you ever let it [G] go, that poor [D] drunken angel? _ _ _
Merle Haggard thought Blaze had [Em] written one of the best songs he'd [G] heard in 15 years.
_ [D] He'd always said that he wanted [Em] to be a legend.
_ [G] There are really great songs, and I [Em] think it took people [G] a long time to figure that out.
_ [D] You know, I said, well, it's too bad you can't be a cowboy forever.
_ And he said, Blaze did.
_ _ Drunken angel.
The duct tape messiah, _ Blaze Foley.
_ He always got involved.
Always got involved.
And I mean, you know, [G#m] and if I'm sure_
I think that's what killed him. _
Yeah.
Well, [D] duh. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Drunken angel. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _ _