The Company I Keep Chords by Drive-By Truckers
Tempo:
116.8 bpm
Chords used:
F
Bb
C
G
Fm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Bb] 2, 1, 2
[F] My [Bb]
[F]
[C] mom told me [Bb] your [F] life is such a wreck
[Bb] [F] Your [Bb] guns and [F] dog shit [Bb] is what my [Gm] dad [F] said
I [Bb] [F] was just [Bb] 13 [Dm] [G] when [F] they shot me
[Bb] Lord, [F]
I keep [C] that picture [Bb] long up [F] in [C] the [F] wall
My first [C] wife told me [Bb] you [F] need to get a life
[G] [F]
[Bb] [F] [Ebm] [F]
[Gm] You get [F] a wife, [C]
[Bb] [F] I [Bb] brought her by [F] the fence
Parked right [Bb] [F] outside the door
It's [C] torn out with me, [Dm] one big [F] number four
[Bb] Sometimes I [F] feel like shit
Sometimes that ain't half [C] of it
[Bb] Downs I'm so high, [B] [G]
[F] I'm scared to show the shit
Sometimes [C] I'm low, it's [Fm] that [Bb] company [F] I keep
[D]
[F]
Only been a [G] job [F] since [Ab] [F] 1984
[A] I
[Bb] get [F] by holding up convenience
[Bb] And I get by [F] on [Bb] monkeys and the [F]
scared to do
[C] Which
[Bb] one might [F] run out first?
[Bb] Sometimes I [G] feel [F] like shit
Sometimes that ain't half [C] of it
[Bb] Downs I'm so high, [F] I'm scared to show the shit
[Bb] [F]
Sometimes [C] I'm low, it's that [Bb] [F] company I keep
What do you say?
[C]
[Bb] [G] [F] [Fm]
[F] [Bb]
[Ab] [F] [C] [Bb]
[F]
[Gm] [Fm]
[G] [F]
I'm not so scared of Alabama
The devil himself
[B] [A] [Fm]
[F] Oh,
[Bb] [F] I'm scared
I've
[Bb] [F]
[Bb] [F]
[C] [Fm]
[Gm] [Fm] [F]
seen my past and everything's [Bb] [F]
past
I've [Bb] [F]
seen my future and I'm scared to close my eyes
[Bb] Is [C] that my [F] ghost that I see in my fears?
Or just my [C] reflection [Bb] in [F] my mama's tears?
[G] [Bb] Sometimes I feel [F] like shit
Sometimes that ain't [C] half of [G] it
Downs [C]
[Bb] I'm so high, [F] I'm scared to show the [Bb] shit
[F] Sometimes [C] I'm low, it's [G] that [Bb] company [F] I keep
Sometimes [C] I'm low, it's [G] that [Bb] company [F] I keep
I pray [C] the Lord [Bb] my heart keeps
[F]
[G]
[C] [F] [Ab] [F]
[F] My [Bb]
[F]
[C] mom told me [Bb] your [F] life is such a wreck
[Bb] [F] Your [Bb] guns and [F] dog shit [Bb] is what my [Gm] dad [F] said
I [Bb] [F] was just [Bb] 13 [Dm] [G] when [F] they shot me
[Bb] Lord, [F]
I keep [C] that picture [Bb] long up [F] in [C] the [F] wall
My first [C] wife told me [Bb] you [F] need to get a life
[G] [F]
[Bb] [F] [Ebm] [F]
[Gm] You get [F] a wife, [C]
[Bb] [F] I [Bb] brought her by [F] the fence
Parked right [Bb] [F] outside the door
It's [C] torn out with me, [Dm] one big [F] number four
[Bb] Sometimes I [F] feel like shit
Sometimes that ain't half [C] of it
[Bb] Downs I'm so high, [B] [G]
[F] I'm scared to show the shit
Sometimes [C] I'm low, it's [Fm] that [Bb] company [F] I keep
[D]
[F]
Only been a [G] job [F] since [Ab] [F] 1984
[A] I
[Bb] get [F] by holding up convenience
[Bb] And I get by [F] on [Bb] monkeys and the [F]
scared to do
[C] Which
[Bb] one might [F] run out first?
[Bb] Sometimes I [G] feel [F] like shit
Sometimes that ain't half [C] of it
[Bb] Downs I'm so high, [F] I'm scared to show the shit
[Bb] [F]
Sometimes [C] I'm low, it's that [Bb] [F] company I keep
What do you say?
[C]
[Bb] [G] [F] [Fm]
[F] [Bb]
[Ab] [F] [C] [Bb]
[F]
[Gm] [Fm]
[G] [F]
I'm not so scared of Alabama
The devil himself
[B] [A] [Fm]
[F] Oh,
[Bb] [F] I'm scared
I've
[Bb] [F]
[Bb] [F]
[C] [Fm]
[Gm] [Fm] [F]
seen my past and everything's [Bb] [F]
past
I've [Bb] [F]
seen my future and I'm scared to close my eyes
[Bb] Is [C] that my [F] ghost that I see in my fears?
Or just my [C] reflection [Bb] in [F] my mama's tears?
[G] [Bb] Sometimes I feel [F] like shit
Sometimes that ain't [C] half of [G] it
Downs [C]
[Bb] I'm so high, [F] I'm scared to show the [Bb] shit
[F] Sometimes [C] I'm low, it's [G] that [Bb] company [F] I keep
Sometimes [C] I'm low, it's [G] that [Bb] company [F] I keep
I pray [C] the Lord [Bb] my heart keeps
[F]
[G]
[C] [F] [Ab] [F]
Key:
F
Bb
C
G
Fm
F
Bb
C
[Bb] _ _ 2, 1, 2 _
[F] _ My _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] mom told me [Bb] your [F] life is such a wreck _ _
[Bb] _ [F] Your [Bb] guns and [F] dog shit [Bb] is what my [Gm] dad [F] said
I [Bb] _ _ [F] was just [Bb] 13 [Dm] [G] when [F] they shot me
[Bb] Lord, [F] _ _
_ I keep [C] that picture [Bb] long up [F] in [C] the [F] wall
My _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ first [C] wife told me [Bb] you [F] need to get a life
[G] _ [F] _
[Bb] _ _ [F] _ _ [Ebm] _ [F] _ _
[Gm] You get [F] a _ wife, [C] _ _
[Bb] _ [F] I [Bb] brought her by [F] the _ _ fence
Parked right [Bb] [F] outside the door
_ It's [C] torn out with me, [Dm] one big [F] number four _ _
[Bb] _ _ Sometimes I _ [F] feel like shit _ _ _ _ _
Sometimes that ain't half [C] of it _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ Downs I'm so high, [B] _ [G]
[F] I'm scared to show the shit _ _
_ _ Sometimes [C] I'm low, it's [Fm] that [Bb] _ company [F] I keep _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Only been a [G] job [F] since _ [Ab] [F] 1984
_ [A] I _
[Bb] _ _ _ get [F] by holding up convenience _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ And I get by [F] on _ _ _ [Bb] monkeys and the [F] _
scared to do
[C] _ Which _
[Bb] one might [F] run out first? _ _
[Bb] _ Sometimes I _ [G] feel [F] like shit _ _ _ _ _
Sometimes _ that ain't _ half [C] of it _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ Downs I'm so high, [F] I'm scared to show the shit
[Bb] _ _ _ [F] _
_ Sometimes [C] I'm low, it's that [Bb] [F] company I keep
What _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
do you say?
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ [G] _ [F] _ _ [Fm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ [Bb] _
_ [Ab] _ _ [F] _ _ _ [C] _ [Bb] _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ [Fm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ I'm not so scared of Alabama
The _ _ _ _ _ _ devil _ _ himself _ _
[B] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _
[F] _ _ Oh, _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ [F] _ I'm scared
I've _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ [F] _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _
_ [Gm] _ [Fm] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
seen my past and _ everything's _ [Bb] _ _ [F] _ _
past
I've _ _ [Bb] _ _ [F] _
seen my _ future and I'm scared to close my eyes _ _
[Bb] _ _ Is [C] that my [F] ghost that I see in my _ fears? _ _ _ _ _
Or just my [C] reflection _ _ [Bb] in [F] my mama's tears?
[G] _ _ [Bb] _ _ Sometimes I feel _ [F] like shit _ _
_ _ _ Sometimes that ain't _ [C] half of [G] it
Downs [C] _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ I'm so high, _ [F] I'm scared to show the [Bb] shit _
[F] _ _ _ Sometimes [C] I'm low, it's [G] that [Bb] company _ [F] I keep _
_ _ Sometimes [C] I'm low, it's [G] that [Bb] company [F] I keep
I _ _ pray [C] the Lord [Bb] my _ _ heart _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ keeps _
_ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
[C] _ _ [F] _ _ _ [Ab] _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ My _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] mom told me [Bb] your [F] life is such a wreck _ _
[Bb] _ [F] Your [Bb] guns and [F] dog shit [Bb] is what my [Gm] dad [F] said
I [Bb] _ _ [F] was just [Bb] 13 [Dm] [G] when [F] they shot me
[Bb] Lord, [F] _ _
_ I keep [C] that picture [Bb] long up [F] in [C] the [F] wall
My _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ first [C] wife told me [Bb] you [F] need to get a life
[G] _ [F] _
[Bb] _ _ [F] _ _ [Ebm] _ [F] _ _
[Gm] You get [F] a _ wife, [C] _ _
[Bb] _ [F] I [Bb] brought her by [F] the _ _ fence
Parked right [Bb] [F] outside the door
_ It's [C] torn out with me, [Dm] one big [F] number four _ _
[Bb] _ _ Sometimes I _ [F] feel like shit _ _ _ _ _
Sometimes that ain't half [C] of it _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ Downs I'm so high, [B] _ [G]
[F] I'm scared to show the shit _ _
_ _ Sometimes [C] I'm low, it's [Fm] that [Bb] _ company [F] I keep _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Only been a [G] job [F] since _ [Ab] [F] 1984
_ [A] I _
[Bb] _ _ _ get [F] by holding up convenience _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ And I get by [F] on _ _ _ [Bb] monkeys and the [F] _
scared to do
[C] _ Which _
[Bb] one might [F] run out first? _ _
[Bb] _ Sometimes I _ [G] feel [F] like shit _ _ _ _ _
Sometimes _ that ain't _ half [C] of it _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ Downs I'm so high, [F] I'm scared to show the shit
[Bb] _ _ _ [F] _
_ Sometimes [C] I'm low, it's that [Bb] [F] company I keep
What _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
do you say?
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ [G] _ [F] _ _ [Fm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ [Bb] _
_ [Ab] _ _ [F] _ _ _ [C] _ [Bb] _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ [Fm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ I'm not so scared of Alabama
The _ _ _ _ _ _ devil _ _ himself _ _
[B] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _
[F] _ _ Oh, _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ [F] _ I'm scared
I've _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ [F] _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _
_ [Gm] _ [Fm] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
seen my past and _ everything's _ [Bb] _ _ [F] _ _
past
I've _ _ [Bb] _ _ [F] _
seen my _ future and I'm scared to close my eyes _ _
[Bb] _ _ Is [C] that my [F] ghost that I see in my _ fears? _ _ _ _ _
Or just my [C] reflection _ _ [Bb] in [F] my mama's tears?
[G] _ _ [Bb] _ _ Sometimes I feel _ [F] like shit _ _
_ _ _ Sometimes that ain't _ [C] half of [G] it
Downs [C] _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ I'm so high, _ [F] I'm scared to show the [Bb] shit _
[F] _ _ _ Sometimes [C] I'm low, it's [G] that [Bb] company _ [F] I keep _
_ _ Sometimes [C] I'm low, it's [G] that [Bb] company [F] I keep
I _ _ pray [C] the Lord [Bb] my _ _ heart _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ keeps _
_ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
[C] _ _ [F] _ _ _ [Ab] _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _