Chords for Conor Oberst: You All Loved Him Once | NPR Music Front Row
Tempo:
82.475 bpm
Chords used:
D
A
G
Bm
F#
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[D]
[G] [A]
You [D]
[G]
[A] [D]
all loved him once,
[G] not without cause.
[G] Fed you through the [Bm] winter, [E] he led you through the [A] fog.
[Bm] You hid behind his [A] body [F#] to be sheltered from the [G] mob.
Yes, you all [D] loved him once, [A]
not [D] without cause.
You all loved him once, when [Gm] his glory was [D] unmatched.
[G] Your signal [Bm] when to celebrate [E] was the bugle [A] of his laugh.
[Bm] But when it came time [A] to stand with him,
you [F#] scattered [G] with the rats.
Yes, you [D] all loved him once.
[A] That time has passed.
[G]
[A] [D]
You all loved him once, [G] when the future [D] was opaque.
[Gm] His reassuring [Bm] visions [E] were the pillars of your [A] faith.
[Bm] Through a thousand false horizons,
he [F#] could always [G] fly it straight.
You [D] all loved him once.
[A]
It turned [D] to hate.
You all loved him once.
Yes, [G] you ate out of [D] his hand.
[G] He mirrored your [Bm] confusion so [Em] that you might [D] understand.
[Bm] When your soul was [A] an experiment,
[F#] he drew [G] you a diagram.
[D] You all loved him once.
[A] It ended bad.
[D] You all loved him once, [G] not without cause.
He helped carry your [Bm] baggage [Em] when
your strength was nearly [A] gone.
[Bm] The more and more [A] was put on him.
He [F#] tried his best to take it [G] on.
You all [D] loved him once, not [D] without cause.
You all loved him once.
[A] Now he [D] is gone.
[A] [D]
[G] [A]
[A] [D]
[N]
Thanks so much.
I [D#] forgot a verse on that one.
But
[G] [A]
You [D]
[G]
[A] [D]
all loved him once,
[G] not without cause.
[G] Fed you through the [Bm] winter, [E] he led you through the [A] fog.
[Bm] You hid behind his [A] body [F#] to be sheltered from the [G] mob.
Yes, you all [D] loved him once, [A]
not [D] without cause.
You all loved him once, when [Gm] his glory was [D] unmatched.
[G] Your signal [Bm] when to celebrate [E] was the bugle [A] of his laugh.
[Bm] But when it came time [A] to stand with him,
you [F#] scattered [G] with the rats.
Yes, you [D] all loved him once.
[A] That time has passed.
[G]
[A] [D]
You all loved him once, [G] when the future [D] was opaque.
[Gm] His reassuring [Bm] visions [E] were the pillars of your [A] faith.
[Bm] Through a thousand false horizons,
he [F#] could always [G] fly it straight.
You [D] all loved him once.
[A]
It turned [D] to hate.
You all loved him once.
Yes, [G] you ate out of [D] his hand.
[G] He mirrored your [Bm] confusion so [Em] that you might [D] understand.
[Bm] When your soul was [A] an experiment,
[F#] he drew [G] you a diagram.
[D] You all loved him once.
[A] It ended bad.
[D] You all loved him once, [G] not without cause.
He helped carry your [Bm] baggage [Em] when
your strength was nearly [A] gone.
[Bm] The more and more [A] was put on him.
He [F#] tried his best to take it [G] on.
You all [D] loved him once, not [D] without cause.
You all loved him once.
[A] Now he [D] is gone.
[A] [D]
[G] [A]
[A] [D]
[N]
Thanks so much.
I [D#] forgot a verse on that one.
But
Key:
D
A
G
Bm
F#
D
A
G
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
You _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ all loved him once, _ _ _
[G] not without cause.
_ [G] Fed you through the [Bm] winter, [E] he led you through the [A] fog.
[Bm] You hid behind his [A] body [F#] to be sheltered from the [G] mob. _
Yes, you all [D] loved him once, _ [A]
not [D] without cause.
_ You all loved him once, _ when [Gm] his glory was [D] unmatched.
[G] Your signal [Bm] when to celebrate [E] was the bugle [A] of his laugh.
[Bm] But when it came time [A] to stand with him,
you [F#] scattered [G] with the rats.
_ Yes, you [D] all loved him once.
_ _ [A] That time has passed. _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ You all loved him once, _ [G] when the future [D] was opaque.
[Gm] His reassuring [Bm] visions [E] were the pillars of your [A] faith.
[Bm] Through a thousand false horizons,
he [F#] could always [G] fly it straight. _
You [D] all loved him once.
_ [A]
It turned [D] to hate. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
You all loved him once.
_ Yes, [G] you ate out of [D] his hand.
[G] He mirrored your [Bm] confusion so [Em] that you might [D] understand.
[Bm] When your soul was [A] an experiment,
[F#] he drew [G] you a diagram. _ _
[D] You all loved him once.
[A] It ended bad.
[D] _ _ You all loved him once, _ _ _ [G] not without cause.
He helped carry your [Bm] baggage [Em] when
your strength was nearly [A] gone.
[Bm] The more and more [A] was put on him.
He [F#] tried his best to take it [G] on.
_ _ You all [D] loved him once, _ not [D] without cause.
You all loved him once.
_ _ _ [A] Now he [D] is gone. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[A] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [N] _ _ _ _ _ _
Thanks so much.
I _ [D#] forgot a verse on that one.
But
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
You _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ all loved him once, _ _ _
[G] not without cause.
_ [G] Fed you through the [Bm] winter, [E] he led you through the [A] fog.
[Bm] You hid behind his [A] body [F#] to be sheltered from the [G] mob. _
Yes, you all [D] loved him once, _ [A]
not [D] without cause.
_ You all loved him once, _ when [Gm] his glory was [D] unmatched.
[G] Your signal [Bm] when to celebrate [E] was the bugle [A] of his laugh.
[Bm] But when it came time [A] to stand with him,
you [F#] scattered [G] with the rats.
_ Yes, you [D] all loved him once.
_ _ [A] That time has passed. _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ You all loved him once, _ [G] when the future [D] was opaque.
[Gm] His reassuring [Bm] visions [E] were the pillars of your [A] faith.
[Bm] Through a thousand false horizons,
he [F#] could always [G] fly it straight. _
You [D] all loved him once.
_ [A]
It turned [D] to hate. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
You all loved him once.
_ Yes, [G] you ate out of [D] his hand.
[G] He mirrored your [Bm] confusion so [Em] that you might [D] understand.
[Bm] When your soul was [A] an experiment,
[F#] he drew [G] you a diagram. _ _
[D] You all loved him once.
[A] It ended bad.
[D] _ _ You all loved him once, _ _ _ [G] not without cause.
He helped carry your [Bm] baggage [Em] when
your strength was nearly [A] gone.
[Bm] The more and more [A] was put on him.
He [F#] tried his best to take it [G] on.
_ _ You all [D] loved him once, _ not [D] without cause.
You all loved him once.
_ _ _ [A] Now he [D] is gone. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[A] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [N] _ _ _ _ _ _
Thanks so much.
I _ [D#] forgot a verse on that one.
But