Chords for Drive-By Truckers- That Man I Shot (Brighter Than Creation's Dark)
Tempo:
92.3 bpm
Chords used:
Dm
G
D
F
Bb
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[D]
[Dm] [D]
[Dm]
[D]
[Dm]
[G] [D] [F] [G] [Dm]
[G] [F]
[G] [D] [F] [G] [D] [F]
[Bb] [Dm]
[Bb] [C] [Dm]
[Bb] [Dm]
[G] [D] He was trying to kill me.
[Dm] He was trying to kill me.
He was trying to kill me.
That man I shot.
I didn't [G] know [D] him.
[Dm] Was doing my job.
Maybe so I see.
That man I shot.
I was in his homeland.
I was there to help him.
He didn't want me there.
I did not hate him.
I still don't hate him.
He was trying to kill me.
And I had to take the fail.
That man I [C] shot.
[D] I still can see him.
[Dm] When I should be [Bb] sleeping.
The [C] sun ain't [D] turning.
He's looking at me.
Eyes [Dm] looking through me.
Broke out in cold [Bb] sweat.
I [Dm] see him standing there.
That man I shot.
Try not to anger.
There's no denying.
[Bb] It [Dm] was his self defense.
So when I close my eyes.
I still can see him.
I'm in his last [Bb] breath.
[C] Gone dead or [Dm] not.
[G] [F] [G] [F]
[G] [Bb] [F]
[G] [Dm] [G] [Dm]
[G] [Bb] [C] [D] [Dm] That man I shot.
He was trying to [G] kill [D] me.
[F] He was trying to [G] kill [Bb] me.
[Dm] He was trying to kill me.
Sometimes I wonder.
If I should be there.
I hope my little ones.
Never [C] [Dm] disappear.
I hope my little ones.
Never disappear.
I hope my little ones.
[Bb] [Dm] Never disappear.
You drive me crazy.
I wish my little ones.
Would just thank [Bb] me.
I [Dm] can't get rid of.
That man I shot.
Yeah, the young little ones.
That he was [G] so proud [Bb] of.
[F] That he watched me grow up.
I was walking down [G] the [Dm] street.
And I [Gm] was in his [Dm] yard.
I [F] was just out [Gm] there.
[Bb] [F] And I was just a little kid.
[G] [D] [F] [Gm]
[F] I was just a little kid.
[G] [D] [F] [G] [F]
I was just a little
[G]
[Dm]
[C]
[Dm]
kid.
[Gm] [Dm]
[Bb]
[Cm] [D] [Dm]
[D] [Gm] [C] [Dm]
[C] [Dm] [C] [Dm]
[F]
[C] [Dm]
[G]
[Gm] [Eb]
[N]
[Dm] [D]
[Dm]
[D]
[Dm]
[G] [D] [F] [G] [Dm]
[G] [F]
[G] [D] [F] [G] [D] [F]
[Bb] [Dm]
[Bb] [C] [Dm]
[Bb] [Dm]
[G] [D] He was trying to kill me.
[Dm] He was trying to kill me.
He was trying to kill me.
That man I shot.
I didn't [G] know [D] him.
[Dm] Was doing my job.
Maybe so I see.
That man I shot.
I was in his homeland.
I was there to help him.
He didn't want me there.
I did not hate him.
I still don't hate him.
He was trying to kill me.
And I had to take the fail.
That man I [C] shot.
[D] I still can see him.
[Dm] When I should be [Bb] sleeping.
The [C] sun ain't [D] turning.
He's looking at me.
Eyes [Dm] looking through me.
Broke out in cold [Bb] sweat.
I [Dm] see him standing there.
That man I shot.
Try not to anger.
There's no denying.
[Bb] It [Dm] was his self defense.
So when I close my eyes.
I still can see him.
I'm in his last [Bb] breath.
[C] Gone dead or [Dm] not.
[G] [F] [G] [F]
[G] [Bb] [F]
[G] [Dm] [G] [Dm]
[G] [Bb] [C] [D] [Dm] That man I shot.
He was trying to [G] kill [D] me.
[F] He was trying to [G] kill [Bb] me.
[Dm] He was trying to kill me.
Sometimes I wonder.
If I should be there.
I hope my little ones.
Never [C] [Dm] disappear.
I hope my little ones.
Never disappear.
I hope my little ones.
[Bb] [Dm] Never disappear.
You drive me crazy.
I wish my little ones.
Would just thank [Bb] me.
I [Dm] can't get rid of.
That man I shot.
Yeah, the young little ones.
That he was [G] so proud [Bb] of.
[F] That he watched me grow up.
I was walking down [G] the [Dm] street.
And I [Gm] was in his [Dm] yard.
I [F] was just out [Gm] there.
[Bb] [F] And I was just a little kid.
[G] [D] [F] [Gm]
[F] I was just a little kid.
[G] [D] [F] [G] [F]
I was just a little
[G]
[Dm]
[C]
[Dm]
kid.
[Gm] [Dm]
[Bb]
[Cm] [D] [Dm]
[D] [Gm] [C] [Dm]
[C] [Dm] [C] [Dm]
[F]
[C] [Dm]
[G]
[Gm] [Eb]
[N]
Key:
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F
Bb
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[G] _ [D] _ _ [F] _ [G] _ [D] _ _ [F] _
_ [Bb] _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _
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_ [Bb] _ _ _ [C] _ [Dm] _ _ _
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_ [Bb] _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ [D] He was trying to kill me.
[Dm] He was trying to kill me.
He was trying to kill me.
That man I shot.
I didn't [G] know [D] him.
[Dm] Was doing my job.
Maybe so I see.
That man I shot.
I was in his homeland.
I was there to help him.
He didn't want me there.
I did not hate him.
I still don't hate him.
He was trying to kill me.
And I had to take the fail.
That man I [C] shot.
[D] I still can see him.
[Dm] When I should be [Bb] sleeping.
The [C] sun ain't [D] turning.
He's looking at me.
Eyes [Dm] looking through me.
Broke out in cold [Bb] sweat.
I [Dm] see him standing there.
That man I shot.
Try not to anger.
There's no denying.
[Bb] It [Dm] was his self defense.
So when I close my eyes.
I still can see him.
I'm in his last [Bb] breath.
[C] Gone dead or [Dm] not. _ _
[G] _ [F] _ _ _ [G] _ [F] _ _ _
[G] _ [Bb] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ [Dm] _ _ _ [G] _ [Dm] _ _ _
[G] _ [Bb] _ _ [C] _ _ [D] [Dm] That man I shot.
He was trying to [G] kill [D] me.
[F] He was trying to [G] kill [Bb] me.
[Dm] He was trying to kill me.
Sometimes I wonder.
If I should be there.
I hope my little ones.
Never [C] [Dm] disappear.
I hope my little ones.
Never disappear.
I hope my little ones.
[Bb] _ [Dm] _ Never disappear.
You drive me crazy.
_ I wish my little ones.
Would just thank [Bb] me.
I [Dm] can't get rid of.
That man I shot.
Yeah, the young little ones.
That he was [G] so proud [Bb] of.
[F] That he watched me grow up.
I was walking down [G] the [Dm] street.
And I [Gm] was in his [Dm] yard.
I [F] was just out [Gm] there.
[Bb] [F] And I was just a little kid. _ _
[G] _ [D] _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _
_ [F] I was just a little kid. _ _
[G] _ [D] _ [F] _ _ [G] _ [F] _ _ _
_ I was just a little _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ kid. _ _ _
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_ [Cm] _ _ [D] _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
[D] _ [Gm] _ _ [C] _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ [C] _ _ [Dm] _
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_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
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[G] _ [D] _ [F] _ _ [G] _ [Dm] _ _ _
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[G] _ [D] _ _ [F] _ [G] _ [D] _ _ [F] _
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_ [Bb] _ _ _ [C] _ [Dm] _ _ _
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_ [Bb] _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ [D] He was trying to kill me.
[Dm] He was trying to kill me.
He was trying to kill me.
That man I shot.
I didn't [G] know [D] him.
[Dm] Was doing my job.
Maybe so I see.
That man I shot.
I was in his homeland.
I was there to help him.
He didn't want me there.
I did not hate him.
I still don't hate him.
He was trying to kill me.
And I had to take the fail.
That man I [C] shot.
[D] I still can see him.
[Dm] When I should be [Bb] sleeping.
The [C] sun ain't [D] turning.
He's looking at me.
Eyes [Dm] looking through me.
Broke out in cold [Bb] sweat.
I [Dm] see him standing there.
That man I shot.
Try not to anger.
There's no denying.
[Bb] It [Dm] was his self defense.
So when I close my eyes.
I still can see him.
I'm in his last [Bb] breath.
[C] Gone dead or [Dm] not. _ _
[G] _ [F] _ _ _ [G] _ [F] _ _ _
[G] _ [Bb] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ [Dm] _ _ _ [G] _ [Dm] _ _ _
[G] _ [Bb] _ _ [C] _ _ [D] [Dm] That man I shot.
He was trying to [G] kill [D] me.
[F] He was trying to [G] kill [Bb] me.
[Dm] He was trying to kill me.
Sometimes I wonder.
If I should be there.
I hope my little ones.
Never [C] [Dm] disappear.
I hope my little ones.
Never disappear.
I hope my little ones.
[Bb] _ [Dm] _ Never disappear.
You drive me crazy.
_ I wish my little ones.
Would just thank [Bb] me.
I [Dm] can't get rid of.
That man I shot.
Yeah, the young little ones.
That he was [G] so proud [Bb] of.
[F] That he watched me grow up.
I was walking down [G] the [Dm] street.
And I [Gm] was in his [Dm] yard.
I [F] was just out [Gm] there.
[Bb] [F] And I was just a little kid. _ _
[G] _ [D] _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _
_ [F] I was just a little kid. _ _
[G] _ [D] _ [F] _ _ [G] _ [F] _ _ _
_ I was just a little _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ kid. _ _ _
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