The Rockaways Chords by Conor Oberst
Tempo:
147.1 bpm
Chords used:
G
D
A
Bm
Em
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[D]
[G]
[D]
[E] [D]
Scared of everything, everything's on [Bm] blast Never travel light, I carry the [Em] past
In an armored car, that's my skeleton [G]
[D] Worship one idea, like a super fan
In a gallery, with a slanted view [Bm] There's a book signing, dystopian haiku
[Em]
As the red outlaw, under Edison [D] [G] lights Makes [D] me scratch my head
Think of simpler times,
[E] [G] borrowed [A] a car for the [D]
day
[G] Drove [A] it out [Bm] to the [A]
[G] Rockaways [D]
And you [Bm] went swimming, [G]
I watched you swim in
I [D]
[G] [D]
made money now, there's nothing I [Bm] want Except expensive wine, to watch the rocket launch
[Em] Climb up on the roof, sit [D] in plastic [G] chairs Watch [D] it accelerate, until it disappears
Just like a goodbye voice, trailing off down the [Bm] hall
I love you baby, I'll be back in one [Em] hour You'll try and smile then, sometimes it doesn't [D] stick
I'll help you tune it out, I'll help you [Gm]
[D] reminisce
[E] [G]
[A] Borrowed a car for [D] the day,
[G] [A] filled it up [Bm] with some [A] friends [G] I'd [F#m] made
And [Bm] they went dancing, I watched them dancing
[Em]
[D] Don't
[F#] [F#m]
feel badly, [G]
I'm barely angry [A] It's not too much [Bm] to contain
[A] [F#]
[F#m] Always knew [G] that, it'd probably happen [A] We'd put these memories [Em]
to shame
[F#m] [G] [A] Borrowed a car for [D] the day,
[G] gassed [A] it up for our [Bm] [A]
[G] getaway
Said [D] you'd be [Em] waiting, I left you waiting
[D]
[F#m]
[G]
[A]
[Bm]
[A] [F#m]
[G] [F#m]
[G]
[A]
[Bm]
[A]
[G]
[F#m]
[Em] [D]
[G]
[D]
[E] [D]
Scared of everything, everything's on [Bm] blast Never travel light, I carry the [Em] past
In an armored car, that's my skeleton [G]
[D] Worship one idea, like a super fan
In a gallery, with a slanted view [Bm] There's a book signing, dystopian haiku
[Em]
As the red outlaw, under Edison [D] [G] lights Makes [D] me scratch my head
Think of simpler times,
[E] [G] borrowed [A] a car for the [D]
day
[G] Drove [A] it out [Bm] to the [A]
[G] Rockaways [D]
And you [Bm] went swimming, [G]
I watched you swim in
I [D]
[G] [D]
made money now, there's nothing I [Bm] want Except expensive wine, to watch the rocket launch
[Em] Climb up on the roof, sit [D] in plastic [G] chairs Watch [D] it accelerate, until it disappears
Just like a goodbye voice, trailing off down the [Bm] hall
I love you baby, I'll be back in one [Em] hour You'll try and smile then, sometimes it doesn't [D] stick
I'll help you tune it out, I'll help you [Gm]
[D] reminisce
[E] [G]
[A] Borrowed a car for [D] the day,
[G] [A] filled it up [Bm] with some [A] friends [G] I'd [F#m] made
And [Bm] they went dancing, I watched them dancing
[Em]
[D] Don't
[F#] [F#m]
feel badly, [G]
I'm barely angry [A] It's not too much [Bm] to contain
[A] [F#]
[F#m] Always knew [G] that, it'd probably happen [A] We'd put these memories [Em]
to shame
[F#m] [G] [A] Borrowed a car for [D] the day,
[G] gassed [A] it up for our [Bm] [A]
[G] getaway
Said [D] you'd be [Em] waiting, I left you waiting
[D]
[F#m]
[G]
[A]
[Bm]
[A] [F#m]
[G] [F#m]
[G]
[A]
[Bm]
[A]
[G]
[F#m]
[Em] [D]
Key:
G
D
A
Bm
Em
G
D
A
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ Scared of everything, _ _ _ _ everything's on _ [Bm] blast _ Never travel light, _ I carry the [Em] past
_ In an armored _ car, _ _ that's my skeleton _ [G] _ _
[D] Worship one _ idea, _ like a super _ fan _ _
In a _ gallery, _ _ with a slanted view [Bm] _ _ _ There's a book signing, _ _ _ _ dystopian haiku
[Em] _ _
_ As the red outlaw, _ _ under Edison _ [D] [G] lights _ Makes [D] me scratch my head _
_ Think of simpler _ times, _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ [G] _ _ borrowed [A] a car for the [D]
day _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ Drove [A] it out [Bm] to the _ [A] _
[G] Rockaways _ [D] _ _
And you [Bm] went swimming, [G] _
_ _ _ I watched you swim in
I [D] _
[G] _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ made money now, _ _ there's nothing I [Bm] want _ Except expensive wine, _ to watch the rocket launch
_ _ [Em] Climb up on the roof, _ _ sit [D] in plastic [G] _ _ chairs Watch [D] it _ accelerate, _ _ _ until it _ disappears
_ Just like a goodbye _ voice, trailing off down the [Bm] hall
_ I love you baby, I'll be back in one _ [Em] hour You'll try and smile then, _ _ sometimes it doesn't [D] stick
_ I'll help you tune it out, _ I'll help you [Gm] _ _ _
[D] _ reminisce _ _ _
[E] _ _ [G] _ _ _
[A] Borrowed a car for [D] the day, _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ [A] filled it up [Bm] with some [A] friends [G] I'd [F#m] made
_ And [Bm] they went dancing, _ _ _ I watched them dancing
_ [Em] _ _
[D] Don't _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F#] _ _ [F#m] _
feel _ badly, _ [G] _
I'm barely _ angry _ [A] _ _ It's not too much [Bm] to _ contain
_ _ _ [A] _ [F#] _ _
_ [F#m] Always knew [G] that, _ it'd probably _ happen [A] _ We'd put these memories _ [Em] _
to shame _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[F#m] _ _ [G] _ _ [A] Borrowed a car for [D] the day, _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ gassed [A] it up for our [Bm] _ _ [A] _
[G] getaway
_ Said _ _ [D] you'd be [Em] _ waiting, _ _ I left you waiting _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ [F#m] _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
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_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ Scared of everything, _ _ _ _ everything's on _ [Bm] blast _ Never travel light, _ I carry the [Em] past
_ In an armored _ car, _ _ that's my skeleton _ [G] _ _
[D] Worship one _ idea, _ like a super _ fan _ _
In a _ gallery, _ _ with a slanted view [Bm] _ _ _ There's a book signing, _ _ _ _ dystopian haiku
[Em] _ _
_ As the red outlaw, _ _ under Edison _ [D] [G] lights _ Makes [D] me scratch my head _
_ Think of simpler _ times, _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ [G] _ _ borrowed [A] a car for the [D]
day _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ Drove [A] it out [Bm] to the _ [A] _
[G] Rockaways _ [D] _ _
And you [Bm] went swimming, [G] _
_ _ _ I watched you swim in
I [D] _
[G] _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ made money now, _ _ there's nothing I [Bm] want _ Except expensive wine, _ to watch the rocket launch
_ _ [Em] Climb up on the roof, _ _ sit [D] in plastic [G] _ _ chairs Watch [D] it _ accelerate, _ _ _ until it _ disappears
_ Just like a goodbye _ voice, trailing off down the [Bm] hall
_ I love you baby, I'll be back in one _ [Em] hour You'll try and smile then, _ _ sometimes it doesn't [D] stick
_ I'll help you tune it out, _ I'll help you [Gm] _ _ _
[D] _ reminisce _ _ _
[E] _ _ [G] _ _ _
[A] Borrowed a car for [D] the day, _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ [A] filled it up [Bm] with some [A] friends [G] I'd [F#m] made
_ And [Bm] they went dancing, _ _ _ I watched them dancing
_ [Em] _ _
[D] Don't _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F#] _ _ [F#m] _
feel _ badly, _ [G] _
I'm barely _ angry _ [A] _ _ It's not too much [Bm] to _ contain
_ _ _ [A] _ [F#] _ _
_ [F#m] Always knew [G] that, _ it'd probably _ happen [A] _ We'd put these memories _ [Em] _
to shame _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[F#m] _ _ [G] _ _ [A] Borrowed a car for [D] the day, _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ gassed [A] it up for our [Bm] _ _ [A] _
[G] getaway
_ Said _ _ [D] you'd be [Em] _ waiting, _ _ I left you waiting _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _
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[G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
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