Chords for Cam Penner & Jon Wood - Balsam Fir (live)
Tempo:
84.075 bpm
Chords used:
B
E
Abm
Db
Dbm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[B] [Db]
[Abm] [B]
[E]
[B] [Db]
[Abm]
[B] [E]
That girl, the dime, she's looking real fine.
She's a tall, [Db] tall oar, [Abm] one of a kind.
[Gb] Serves it up on [B] [E] the side.
And there's a blue-collared boy [B] sitting on his stew.
[Db] The yolk from his eggs are [Abm] leaking and kapow.
Here's the [E] sound of coffee [B] pouring.
Looks [E] up, and that smile on her face,
and [Abm] it's real, not fake.
As [Dbm] you look, you and the eyes got [Abm] nothing to hide.
[E] Ain't treasure for [B] a poor boy [E] to find.
[E] And I'm working at a tree lot, 12 [B] hours a day.
[Db] 10 under the table, [Abm] one 20's OK.
If [A] you're lucky on the rent, [B] gasoline stays under [E] $8.
Yeah, the shift's all [B] long, but I don't mind.
[Db] The other lot worker, [Abm] he's strange, but he's kind.
[A] The boss always shows [B] up with a [E] bottle of rum.
We're [B] singing, [E] Merry Christmas, sir.
[B] Sour balsam fir [Db] all the way from the coast.
That's [Abm] what I was told.
[A] It will tie you to your roof.
[B] Give you [E] a fresh cut.
They were cut three weeks ago today.
[B] No dead [Dbm] travel 3,000 miles down that [Abm] Canadian railway.
It will [A] tie you to your [B] roof.
Send you [E] on your way.
[Dbm]
[Abm] [E]
[B] [E]
Oh, meanwhile, that dime all the way across town,
she's stacking [Db] the chairs, all [E] shutting them down.
[Ab] It looks all, [B] watch the snow fall [E] to the ground.
Yeah, 40 in tips [B] plus an hourly wage.
[Db] It won't get you rich.
It'll [Abm] keep you turning the page.
If [A] you're lucky with life, [B] if [E] you're lucky.
And I'm sitting in a shack.
[B] I'm trying to keep warm.
[Db] These trees ain't moving.
[Abm] So far, this month, I [A] got 300 left.
[B] Six days [E] to go.
Well, Merry Christmas, sir.
[B] Sour balsam fir [Db] all the way from the [Abm] coast.
That's what I was told.
It [A] will tie you to your roof.
[B] Give you a [E] fresh cut.
They were cut three weeks ago, [B] two weeks ago.
Today, they [Db] travel 3,000 miles down the [Abm] Canadian railway.
[A] It will tie you to your roof.
[B] [E] I'll tie it.
[B] [Dbm]
[Abm] [A]
[B] [E]
[Dbm]
[Abm] [Ab]
[Abm] [E]
And that girl from the diner [B] eventually pulls up.
She's [Db] tired.
It's late.
And I'm [Abm] cold.
It's dark.
[E]
[B] [E]
And the snow's coming down.
It's a drive through the street.
Past [Dbm] blinking lights,
[Abm] 1950s scenes.
It's [E] winter.
Winter.
Wonderland.
[Dbm]
[E]
[Abm]
[Dbm] [E]
Oh.
Oh.
Oh.
[Dbm]
[Abm]
[E]
[B]
Oh.
[E]
[Abm] [B]
[E]
[B] [Db]
[Abm]
[B] [E]
That girl, the dime, she's looking real fine.
She's a tall, [Db] tall oar, [Abm] one of a kind.
[Gb] Serves it up on [B] [E] the side.
And there's a blue-collared boy [B] sitting on his stew.
[Db] The yolk from his eggs are [Abm] leaking and kapow.
Here's the [E] sound of coffee [B] pouring.
Looks [E] up, and that smile on her face,
and [Abm] it's real, not fake.
As [Dbm] you look, you and the eyes got [Abm] nothing to hide.
[E] Ain't treasure for [B] a poor boy [E] to find.
[E] And I'm working at a tree lot, 12 [B] hours a day.
[Db] 10 under the table, [Abm] one 20's OK.
If [A] you're lucky on the rent, [B] gasoline stays under [E] $8.
Yeah, the shift's all [B] long, but I don't mind.
[Db] The other lot worker, [Abm] he's strange, but he's kind.
[A] The boss always shows [B] up with a [E] bottle of rum.
We're [B] singing, [E] Merry Christmas, sir.
[B] Sour balsam fir [Db] all the way from the coast.
That's [Abm] what I was told.
[A] It will tie you to your roof.
[B] Give you [E] a fresh cut.
They were cut three weeks ago today.
[B] No dead [Dbm] travel 3,000 miles down that [Abm] Canadian railway.
It will [A] tie you to your [B] roof.
Send you [E] on your way.
[Dbm]
[Abm] [E]
[B] [E]
Oh, meanwhile, that dime all the way across town,
she's stacking [Db] the chairs, all [E] shutting them down.
[Ab] It looks all, [B] watch the snow fall [E] to the ground.
Yeah, 40 in tips [B] plus an hourly wage.
[Db] It won't get you rich.
It'll [Abm] keep you turning the page.
If [A] you're lucky with life, [B] if [E] you're lucky.
And I'm sitting in a shack.
[B] I'm trying to keep warm.
[Db] These trees ain't moving.
[Abm] So far, this month, I [A] got 300 left.
[B] Six days [E] to go.
Well, Merry Christmas, sir.
[B] Sour balsam fir [Db] all the way from the [Abm] coast.
That's what I was told.
It [A] will tie you to your roof.
[B] Give you a [E] fresh cut.
They were cut three weeks ago, [B] two weeks ago.
Today, they [Db] travel 3,000 miles down the [Abm] Canadian railway.
[A] It will tie you to your roof.
[B] [E] I'll tie it.
[B] [Dbm]
[Abm] [A]
[B] [E]
[Dbm]
[Abm] [Ab]
[Abm] [E]
And that girl from the diner [B] eventually pulls up.
She's [Db] tired.
It's late.
And I'm [Abm] cold.
It's dark.
[E]
[B] [E]
And the snow's coming down.
It's a drive through the street.
Past [Dbm] blinking lights,
[Abm] 1950s scenes.
It's [E] winter.
Winter.
Wonderland.
[Dbm]
[E]
[Abm]
[Dbm] [E]
Oh.
Oh.
Oh.
[Dbm]
[Abm]
[E]
[B]
Oh.
[E]
Key:
B
E
Abm
Db
Dbm
B
E
Abm
_ _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ [Db] _ _ _
[Abm] _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ [Db] _ _ _
[Abm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ That girl, the dime, she's looking real fine.
She's a tall, [Db] tall oar, [Abm] one of a kind.
[Gb] Serves it up on [B] _ [E] the side. _
_ _ And there's a blue-collared boy [B] sitting on his stew.
[Db] The yolk from his eggs are [Abm] leaking and kapow.
Here's the [E] sound of coffee [B] pouring.
Looks [E] up, _ _ _ and that smile on her face,
and [Abm] it's real, not fake.
As [Dbm] you look, you and the eyes got [Abm] nothing to hide.
[E] Ain't treasure for [B] a poor boy [E] to find. _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] And I'm working at a tree lot, 12 [B] hours a day.
[Db] 10 under the table, [Abm] one 20's OK.
If [A] you're lucky on the rent, [B] gasoline stays under [E] $8. _
_ _ _ Yeah, the shift's all [B] long, but I don't mind.
[Db] The other lot worker, [Abm] he's strange, but he's kind.
[A] The boss always shows [B] up with a [E] bottle of rum.
We're [B] singing, [E] Merry Christmas, sir.
[B] Sour balsam fir [Db] all the way from the coast.
That's [Abm] what I was told.
[A] It will tie you to your roof.
[B] _ Give you [E] a fresh cut.
_ _ _ They were cut three weeks ago today.
[B] No dead [Dbm] travel 3,000 miles down that [Abm] Canadian railway.
It will [A] tie you to your [B] roof.
Send you [E] on your way.
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Dbm] _
_ _ [Abm] _ _ [E] _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ Oh, meanwhile, that dime all the way across town,
she's stacking [Db] the chairs, all [E] shutting them down.
[Ab] It looks all, [B] watch the snow fall [E] to the ground.
_ _ _ Yeah, 40 in tips [B] plus an hourly wage.
[Db] It won't get you rich.
It'll [Abm] keep you turning the page.
If [A] you're lucky with life, [B] _ if [E] you're lucky. _
_ _ And I'm sitting in a shack.
[B] I'm trying to keep warm.
[Db] These trees ain't moving.
[Abm] So far, this month, I [A] got 300 left.
[B] Six days [E] to go. _
_ _ Well, Merry Christmas, sir.
[B] Sour balsam fir [Db] all the way from the [Abm] coast.
That's what I was told.
It [A] will tie you to your roof.
[B] Give you a [E] fresh cut.
_ _ They were cut three weeks ago, [B] two weeks ago.
Today, they [Db] travel 3,000 miles down the [Abm] Canadian railway.
[A] It will tie you to your roof.
[B] _ _ [E] I'll tie it.
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ [Dbm] _ _
_ _ [Abm] _ _ [A] _ _
_ [B] _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Dbm] _ _
[Abm] _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
[Abm] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ And that girl from the diner [B] eventually pulls up.
She's [Db] tired.
It's late.
And I'm [Abm] cold.
It's dark.
_ [E] _ _ _
[B] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ And the snow's coming down.
It's a drive through the street.
Past [Dbm] blinking lights, _
[Abm] _ 1950s scenes.
It's [E] winter. _
_ _ Winter. _ _
_ Wonderland. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Dbm] _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Abm] _ _
[Dbm] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Oh.
_ Oh.
_ Oh.
_ _ _ _ _ [Dbm] _
_ _ _ _ [Abm] _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _
_ Oh.
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ [Db] _ _ _
[Abm] _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ [Db] _ _ _
[Abm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ That girl, the dime, she's looking real fine.
She's a tall, [Db] tall oar, [Abm] one of a kind.
[Gb] Serves it up on [B] _ [E] the side. _
_ _ And there's a blue-collared boy [B] sitting on his stew.
[Db] The yolk from his eggs are [Abm] leaking and kapow.
Here's the [E] sound of coffee [B] pouring.
Looks [E] up, _ _ _ and that smile on her face,
and [Abm] it's real, not fake.
As [Dbm] you look, you and the eyes got [Abm] nothing to hide.
[E] Ain't treasure for [B] a poor boy [E] to find. _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] And I'm working at a tree lot, 12 [B] hours a day.
[Db] 10 under the table, [Abm] one 20's OK.
If [A] you're lucky on the rent, [B] gasoline stays under [E] $8. _
_ _ _ Yeah, the shift's all [B] long, but I don't mind.
[Db] The other lot worker, [Abm] he's strange, but he's kind.
[A] The boss always shows [B] up with a [E] bottle of rum.
We're [B] singing, [E] Merry Christmas, sir.
[B] Sour balsam fir [Db] all the way from the coast.
That's [Abm] what I was told.
[A] It will tie you to your roof.
[B] _ Give you [E] a fresh cut.
_ _ _ They were cut three weeks ago today.
[B] No dead [Dbm] travel 3,000 miles down that [Abm] Canadian railway.
It will [A] tie you to your [B] roof.
Send you [E] on your way.
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Dbm] _
_ _ [Abm] _ _ [E] _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ Oh, meanwhile, that dime all the way across town,
she's stacking [Db] the chairs, all [E] shutting them down.
[Ab] It looks all, [B] watch the snow fall [E] to the ground.
_ _ _ Yeah, 40 in tips [B] plus an hourly wage.
[Db] It won't get you rich.
It'll [Abm] keep you turning the page.
If [A] you're lucky with life, [B] _ if [E] you're lucky. _
_ _ And I'm sitting in a shack.
[B] I'm trying to keep warm.
[Db] These trees ain't moving.
[Abm] So far, this month, I [A] got 300 left.
[B] Six days [E] to go. _
_ _ Well, Merry Christmas, sir.
[B] Sour balsam fir [Db] all the way from the [Abm] coast.
That's what I was told.
It [A] will tie you to your roof.
[B] Give you a [E] fresh cut.
_ _ They were cut three weeks ago, [B] two weeks ago.
Today, they [Db] travel 3,000 miles down the [Abm] Canadian railway.
[A] It will tie you to your roof.
[B] _ _ [E] I'll tie it.
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ [Dbm] _ _
_ _ [Abm] _ _ [A] _ _
_ [B] _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Dbm] _ _
[Abm] _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
[Abm] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ And that girl from the diner [B] eventually pulls up.
She's [Db] tired.
It's late.
And I'm [Abm] cold.
It's dark.
_ [E] _ _ _
[B] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ And the snow's coming down.
It's a drive through the street.
Past [Dbm] blinking lights, _
[Abm] _ 1950s scenes.
It's [E] winter. _
_ _ Winter. _ _
_ Wonderland. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Dbm] _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Abm] _ _
[Dbm] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Oh.
_ Oh.
_ Oh.
_ _ _ _ _ [Dbm] _
_ _ _ _ [Abm] _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _
_ Oh.
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _