Chords for Chris Whitley " Scrapyard Lullaby & Altitude"
Tempo:
124.9 bpm
Chords used:
C#
F#
A#
G#
B
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[G#m]
[C#]
[F#m] [N]
[C#]
[B] [C#] [F#]
[G#] [C#]
[A#]
[C#] I'm so proud of you.
Such a discovery for my dirty crown.
I've been a-walkin' on the [A#m] moon for [C#] a long time.
Baby child, upon your mama's knee,
Thirty-five angels been lookin' down on me.
They been a [G#]-warnin' [C#]
[A#m] [G#] you, [F#] but [C#] I am so wild.
[A#m] [F#] See ya, see ya, [D#m] see ya go, you [C#] know.
Baby, the messiah [F#] came a [C#]-walkin'.
[F#m] Walkin' translation [D#m] down to the street of [C#] lies.
Singin' in the scrapyard by the fire.
[A#m] [G#] [C#]
[A#] [C#]
[A#] [C#] I'm a-pickin' my time for her riches.
I'm waitin' for the diamonds.
[A#m] Wrappin' the [C#] digits of love around here.
[A#] [C#] Lockin' my hands in a veil.
[A#] [B] [C#] Like a natural curl in [A#] my [C#] cabby's hair.
Say it for me, gal.
You could [A#m] really [C#] understand all that it takes to say you're gone.
[A#] [B] [C#] On your own.
[F#] In the rusty hood, I see the [D#m] scars [C#] fall down.
Screamin' in the steel frame, I'm a-find out.
Walkin' [F#] translation [D#m] down to the street of [C#] lies.
Scrap [C] girl.
[C#]
[B]
[C#]
[B]
[F#] [C#] [A#]
[G#] [C#]
[B] [C#] Lost now, baby, [Fm] dreamin' sweet [B] [C#] things.
I'm a-callin' a brand new girl.
Hand-built on the wings, she will let it go.
[A#]
[C#] You won't even know.
On new rugs and dust, do you shine?
Broken, cut, and golden.
[G#] It's [C#] very on time, you can assure.
[A#]
[C#] You won't even know what for.
[A#] [G#]
[F#] Down in a junk, [D#m] darkest [C#] days.
Stabbed to the prize, yes, [G#] others have thrown away.
[F#] Walkin' translation [D#] down to the street of [C#] lies.
Scrap [A#m] girl.
I [F#] wake up runnin' on the [D#m] TV [C#] now.
Thirty-five angels lead her around.
[F#] She's in a walkin' [D#] translation line.
Street [C#] of lies.
She's in a walkin' translation line.
[A#] [G#] I'm a [C#]
-callin' [A#] [G#]
[E] [C#] [C#m]
a brand new girl.
[N]
[C#]
[F#]
[C#] Walkin'
[A#m] [C#]
translation down to the street of lies.
I wake up runnin' on the TV now.
[E] [C#] [D#m] [C#]
I'm a-callin' a brand new girl.
Walkin' translation down to the street of lies.
[F#] [C#] By and by we won't need no forgiveness, no.
[C#m]
She's layin' back there, thinkin' well.
I'm havin' a good start [C#] to the whole year.
[B]
[C#m] I'm a-callin' a brand new girl.
[D] [C#]
I'm a-callin' a brand [E]
[C#]
[F#] [C#] [G#]
[F#] [C#]
new girl.
Layin' her down the wall of institution.
[F#] [C#] Give me love or an execution.
I'm lost.
[F#] Since then we could die [C#] together.
Now that everything looks so small.
[F#] [C#m] It's hard to care [C#] at all.
[F#] [C#] I'm a-calling [F#] a brand new girl.
[C#]
[F#] Walkin' translation [A] down to the street of lies.
[C#]
[F#] [C#]
[F#] Thank you.
[N] [C#]
[C#]
[F#m] [N]
[C#]
[B] [C#] [F#]
[G#] [C#]
[A#]
[C#] I'm so proud of you.
Such a discovery for my dirty crown.
I've been a-walkin' on the [A#m] moon for [C#] a long time.
Baby child, upon your mama's knee,
Thirty-five angels been lookin' down on me.
They been a [G#]-warnin' [C#]
[A#m] [G#] you, [F#] but [C#] I am so wild.
[A#m] [F#] See ya, see ya, [D#m] see ya go, you [C#] know.
Baby, the messiah [F#] came a [C#]-walkin'.
[F#m] Walkin' translation [D#m] down to the street of [C#] lies.
Singin' in the scrapyard by the fire.
[A#m] [G#] [C#]
[A#] [C#]
[A#] [C#] I'm a-pickin' my time for her riches.
I'm waitin' for the diamonds.
[A#m] Wrappin' the [C#] digits of love around here.
[A#] [C#] Lockin' my hands in a veil.
[A#] [B] [C#] Like a natural curl in [A#] my [C#] cabby's hair.
Say it for me, gal.
You could [A#m] really [C#] understand all that it takes to say you're gone.
[A#] [B] [C#] On your own.
[F#] In the rusty hood, I see the [D#m] scars [C#] fall down.
Screamin' in the steel frame, I'm a-find out.
Walkin' [F#] translation [D#m] down to the street of [C#] lies.
Scrap [C] girl.
[C#]
[B]
[C#]
[B]
[F#] [C#] [A#]
[G#] [C#]
[B] [C#] Lost now, baby, [Fm] dreamin' sweet [B] [C#] things.
I'm a-callin' a brand new girl.
Hand-built on the wings, she will let it go.
[A#]
[C#] You won't even know.
On new rugs and dust, do you shine?
Broken, cut, and golden.
[G#] It's [C#] very on time, you can assure.
[A#]
[C#] You won't even know what for.
[A#] [G#]
[F#] Down in a junk, [D#m] darkest [C#] days.
Stabbed to the prize, yes, [G#] others have thrown away.
[F#] Walkin' translation [D#] down to the street of [C#] lies.
Scrap [A#m] girl.
I [F#] wake up runnin' on the [D#m] TV [C#] now.
Thirty-five angels lead her around.
[F#] She's in a walkin' [D#] translation line.
Street [C#] of lies.
She's in a walkin' translation line.
[A#] [G#] I'm a [C#]
-callin' [A#] [G#]
[E] [C#] [C#m]
a brand new girl.
[N]
[C#]
[F#]
[C#] Walkin'
[A#m] [C#]
translation down to the street of lies.
I wake up runnin' on the TV now.
[E] [C#] [D#m] [C#]
I'm a-callin' a brand new girl.
Walkin' translation down to the street of lies.
[F#] [C#] By and by we won't need no forgiveness, no.
[C#m]
She's layin' back there, thinkin' well.
I'm havin' a good start [C#] to the whole year.
[B]
[C#m] I'm a-callin' a brand new girl.
[D] [C#]
I'm a-callin' a brand [E]
[C#]
[F#] [C#] [G#]
[F#] [C#]
new girl.
Layin' her down the wall of institution.
[F#] [C#] Give me love or an execution.
I'm lost.
[F#] Since then we could die [C#] together.
Now that everything looks so small.
[F#] [C#m] It's hard to care [C#] at all.
[F#] [C#] I'm a-calling [F#] a brand new girl.
[C#]
[F#] Walkin' translation [A] down to the street of lies.
[C#]
[F#] [C#]
[F#] Thank you.
[N] [C#]
Key:
C#
F#
A#
G#
B
C#
F#
A#
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[B] _ _ [C#] _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _
_ [G#] _ _ [C#] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A#] _
_ [C#] _ _ _ _ _ I'm so proud of you.
Such a discovery for my dirty crown.
I've been a-walkin' on the [A#m] moon _ for [C#] a long time. _ _
_ _ _ _ Baby child, upon your mama's knee,
Thirty-five angels been lookin' down on me.
They been a [G#]-warnin' [C#] _ _
[A#m] [G#] you, [F#] but [C#] I am so wild. _ _
[A#m] _ _ _ [F#] See ya, see ya, [D#m] see ya go, you [C#] know.
Baby, the messiah [F#] came a [C#]-walkin'.
[F#m] _ Walkin' translation [D#m] down to the street of [C#] lies.
Singin' in the scrapyard by the fire. _ _ _ _ _
[A#m] _ _ [G#] _ [C#] _ _ _ _ _
[A#] _ [C#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A#] _ _ _ [C#] _ I'm a-pickin' my time for her riches.
I'm waitin' for the diamonds.
[A#m] _ Wrappin' the [C#] digits of love around here. _
[A#] _ [C#] _ Lockin' my hands in a veil.
[A#] _ [B] _ [C#] Like a natural curl in [A#] my [C#] cabby's hair.
Say it for me, gal.
You could [A#m] really [C#] understand all that it takes to say you're gone.
[A#] _ [B] _ [C#] On your own. _ _ _
_ _ [F#] In the rusty hood, I see the [D#m] scars [C#] fall down.
Screamin' in the steel frame, I'm a-find out.
Walkin' [F#] _ _ translation [D#m] down to the street of [C#] lies.
_ _ Scrap [C] girl.
_ _ [C#] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ [C#] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
[F#] _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _ [A#] _
[G#] _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ [C#] _ _ Lost now, baby, [Fm] dreamin' sweet [B] [C#] things.
I'm a-callin' a brand new girl.
Hand-built on the wings, she will let it go.
_ [A#] _ _
[C#] You won't even know. _ _ _
_ _ On new rugs and dust, do you shine?
Broken, cut, and golden.
[G#] It's [C#] very on time, you can assure.
_ [A#] _
[C#] You won't even know what for.
_ [A#] _ [G#] _
[F#] _ _ Down in a junk, [D#m] darkest [C#] days.
Stabbed to the prize, yes, [G#] others have thrown away.
[F#] _ Walkin' translation [D#] down to the street of [C#] lies.
_ Scrap [A#m] girl.
I _ [F#] wake up runnin' on the [D#m] TV [C#] now.
Thirty-five angels lead her around.
[F#] She's in a walkin' [D#] translation line.
Street [C#] of lies. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ She's in a walkin' translation line.
[A#] [G#] I'm a [C#]
-callin' _ _ _ _ [A#] _ [G#] _ _
[E] _ [C#] _ _ _ _ _ _ [C#m] _
_ _ a brand new girl. _ _
_ [N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _
[C#] _ _ Walkin' _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A#m] _ _ [C#] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ translation down to the street of _ _ _ lies. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ I wake up runnin' on the TV now. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [C#] _ [D#m] _ _ [C#] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
I'm a-callin' a brand new girl.
Walkin' translation down to the street of lies. _
_ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ [C#] By and by we won't need no _ forgiveness, no.
_ _ _ _ _ [C#m]
She's layin' back there, thinkin' well. _
I'm havin' a good start [C#] to the whole year.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
[C#m] I'm a-callin' a brand new girl.
[D] _ _ [C#] _
I'm _ _ _ _ a-callin' a brand _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ [C#] _ _ _ _ _
_ [F#] _ _ [C#] _ _ _ [G#] _ _
_ [F#] _ _ [C#] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ new girl.
Layin' her down the wall of institution. _ _
_ _ _ [F#] _ [C#] Give me love or an execution.
_ I'm lost.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F#] Since then we could die [C#] together.
Now that everything looks so small. _ _ _
[F#] _ _ _ [C#m] It's _ _ hard to care [C#] at all. _ _ _
[F#] _ _ _ [C#] _ _ I'm a-calling [F#] a brand new girl.
[C#] _ _ _ _ _
[F#] _ _ _ _ _ Walkin' translation [A] down to the street of lies.
[C#] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F#] Thank you.
_ [N] _ _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G#m] _ _ _ _
_ [C#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C#] _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ [C#] _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _
_ [G#] _ _ [C#] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A#] _
_ [C#] _ _ _ _ _ I'm so proud of you.
Such a discovery for my dirty crown.
I've been a-walkin' on the [A#m] moon _ for [C#] a long time. _ _
_ _ _ _ Baby child, upon your mama's knee,
Thirty-five angels been lookin' down on me.
They been a [G#]-warnin' [C#] _ _
[A#m] [G#] you, [F#] but [C#] I am so wild. _ _
[A#m] _ _ _ [F#] See ya, see ya, [D#m] see ya go, you [C#] know.
Baby, the messiah [F#] came a [C#]-walkin'.
[F#m] _ Walkin' translation [D#m] down to the street of [C#] lies.
Singin' in the scrapyard by the fire. _ _ _ _ _
[A#m] _ _ [G#] _ [C#] _ _ _ _ _
[A#] _ [C#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A#] _ _ _ [C#] _ I'm a-pickin' my time for her riches.
I'm waitin' for the diamonds.
[A#m] _ Wrappin' the [C#] digits of love around here. _
[A#] _ [C#] _ Lockin' my hands in a veil.
[A#] _ [B] _ [C#] Like a natural curl in [A#] my [C#] cabby's hair.
Say it for me, gal.
You could [A#m] really [C#] understand all that it takes to say you're gone.
[A#] _ [B] _ [C#] On your own. _ _ _
_ _ [F#] In the rusty hood, I see the [D#m] scars [C#] fall down.
Screamin' in the steel frame, I'm a-find out.
Walkin' [F#] _ _ translation [D#m] down to the street of [C#] lies.
_ _ Scrap [C] girl.
_ _ [C#] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ [C#] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
[F#] _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _ [A#] _
[G#] _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ [C#] _ _ Lost now, baby, [Fm] dreamin' sweet [B] [C#] things.
I'm a-callin' a brand new girl.
Hand-built on the wings, she will let it go.
_ [A#] _ _
[C#] You won't even know. _ _ _
_ _ On new rugs and dust, do you shine?
Broken, cut, and golden.
[G#] It's [C#] very on time, you can assure.
_ [A#] _
[C#] You won't even know what for.
_ [A#] _ [G#] _
[F#] _ _ Down in a junk, [D#m] darkest [C#] days.
Stabbed to the prize, yes, [G#] others have thrown away.
[F#] _ Walkin' translation [D#] down to the street of [C#] lies.
_ Scrap [A#m] girl.
I _ [F#] wake up runnin' on the [D#m] TV [C#] now.
Thirty-five angels lead her around.
[F#] She's in a walkin' [D#] translation line.
Street [C#] of lies. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ She's in a walkin' translation line.
[A#] [G#] I'm a [C#]
-callin' _ _ _ _ [A#] _ [G#] _ _
[E] _ [C#] _ _ _ _ _ _ [C#m] _
_ _ a brand new girl. _ _
_ [N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _
[C#] _ _ Walkin' _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A#m] _ _ [C#] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ translation down to the street of _ _ _ lies. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ I wake up runnin' on the TV now. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [C#] _ [D#m] _ _ [C#] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
I'm a-callin' a brand new girl.
Walkin' translation down to the street of lies. _
_ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ [C#] By and by we won't need no _ forgiveness, no.
_ _ _ _ _ [C#m]
She's layin' back there, thinkin' well. _
I'm havin' a good start [C#] to the whole year.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
[C#m] I'm a-callin' a brand new girl.
[D] _ _ [C#] _
I'm _ _ _ _ a-callin' a brand _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ [C#] _ _ _ _ _
_ [F#] _ _ [C#] _ _ _ [G#] _ _
_ [F#] _ _ [C#] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ new girl.
Layin' her down the wall of institution. _ _
_ _ _ [F#] _ [C#] Give me love or an execution.
_ I'm lost.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F#] Since then we could die [C#] together.
Now that everything looks so small. _ _ _
[F#] _ _ _ [C#m] It's _ _ hard to care [C#] at all. _ _ _
[F#] _ _ _ [C#] _ _ I'm a-calling [F#] a brand new girl.
[C#] _ _ _ _ _
[F#] _ _ _ _ _ Walkin' translation [A] down to the street of lies.
[C#] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F#] Thank you.
_ [N] _ _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _