Chords for Eddie Vedder Opens Up on Pearl Jam
Tempo:
104.4 bpm
Chords used:
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A
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
When was it that, how old were you and where were you that music started, [G] you know, being the thing [G] for you?
You guys don't do a lot of interviews and you're not that much in the public eye yet.
You let Cameron in and create this documentary.
[D] How did you accept that?
[Am]
Kicking and screaming.
[F#] But if anybody [E] was going to do it, I think we just put our trust in Cameron.
[D#] And he, in some ways, was part [C#] of our group in [G] the formative stages.
When you sit in your room playing guitar, you don't have to worry about being [F#] successful.
It's not going to happen.
[Dm] It's [D] just not going to happen.
[G] It kept coming to the surface.
[F#] We would try different [G] versions of the movie.
But really, just [E] the journey of finding your way creatively and following [F#] instincts that in the [G] day might seem odd, but in the long period of time make total sense.
That story just kept coming back again and [D] again and again.
It's kind of an unlikely group of people to be playing together.
It [G] takes a lot of stubbornness.
I think you really have to, one, [N] decide that it's worth sticking it out.
And I think probably all [G#] of us had our favorite bands that we grew up listening to that either [A] couldn't last or broke up or [B] sort of in the end sort [E] of fell flat.
[F#m]
[E]
[F#m]
Waiting, watching.
[E]
You [Bm] know, actually what's interesting now is like [F#] songs 20 years ago, the lines that were written when we were [C] young and naive, they have a [Bm] different meaning now.
And in some ways, it's a reminder of how pure of spirit you were.
And if you're constantly reminding [F#] yourself, then you actually are able to [E] maintain a lot of that.
A lot of what songwriting is, I think, is kind of writing messages [Bm] to yourself.
We all wanted to sort of like, you know, just tour [G#] nationally and try to [B] integrate with those types of groups [G#] that we all really loved.
[C] [A#] But I guess, you know, [A] in doing all that stuff, we really [E] created a pretty vibrant music scene that a [G] lot of people connected with.
We wanted to be more [D] like Zeppelin.
We didn't want to be locked into like a real specific style.
I look at playing guitar in this band as kind of [G] twofold.
I play a lead guitar part, [C] and that's kind of the obvious part that I do.
But also I like to, in [D] that, add some sort of fire to the songs, hopefully.
[A] [D]
[A] [G] [D] How long does it take you to calm down from that [D] after a show?
[C#m] [A#]
I don't know if I do.
[C#m] [G] [D] [D]
You guys don't do a lot of interviews and you're not that much in the public eye yet.
You let Cameron in and create this documentary.
[D] How did you accept that?
[Am]
Kicking and screaming.
[F#] But if anybody [E] was going to do it, I think we just put our trust in Cameron.
[D#] And he, in some ways, was part [C#] of our group in [G] the formative stages.
When you sit in your room playing guitar, you don't have to worry about being [F#] successful.
It's not going to happen.
[Dm] It's [D] just not going to happen.
[G] It kept coming to the surface.
[F#] We would try different [G] versions of the movie.
But really, just [E] the journey of finding your way creatively and following [F#] instincts that in the [G] day might seem odd, but in the long period of time make total sense.
That story just kept coming back again and [D] again and again.
It's kind of an unlikely group of people to be playing together.
It [G] takes a lot of stubbornness.
I think you really have to, one, [N] decide that it's worth sticking it out.
And I think probably all [G#] of us had our favorite bands that we grew up listening to that either [A] couldn't last or broke up or [B] sort of in the end sort [E] of fell flat.
[F#m]
[E]
[F#m]
Waiting, watching.
[E]
You [Bm] know, actually what's interesting now is like [F#] songs 20 years ago, the lines that were written when we were [C] young and naive, they have a [Bm] different meaning now.
And in some ways, it's a reminder of how pure of spirit you were.
And if you're constantly reminding [F#] yourself, then you actually are able to [E] maintain a lot of that.
A lot of what songwriting is, I think, is kind of writing messages [Bm] to yourself.
We all wanted to sort of like, you know, just tour [G#] nationally and try to [B] integrate with those types of groups [G#] that we all really loved.
[C] [A#] But I guess, you know, [A] in doing all that stuff, we really [E] created a pretty vibrant music scene that a [G] lot of people connected with.
We wanted to be more [D] like Zeppelin.
We didn't want to be locked into like a real specific style.
I look at playing guitar in this band as kind of [G] twofold.
I play a lead guitar part, [C] and that's kind of the obvious part that I do.
But also I like to, in [D] that, add some sort of fire to the songs, hopefully.
[A] [D]
[A] [G] [D] How long does it take you to calm down from that [D] after a show?
[C#m] [A#]
I don't know if I do.
[C#m] [G] [D] [D]
Key:
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D
E
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A
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D
E
When was it that, _ _ _ how old were you and where were you that music started, [G] you know, being the thing [G] for you?
You guys don't do a lot of interviews and you're not that much in the public eye yet.
You let Cameron in and create this documentary.
[D] How did you accept that?
_ [Am]
Kicking and screaming.
_ _ [F#] But if anybody [E] was going to do it, I think we just put our trust in Cameron.
_ [D#] And he, in some ways, was part [C#] of our group in [G] the formative stages. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ When you sit in your room playing guitar, you don't have to worry about being [F#] successful.
It's not going to happen.
[Dm] It's [D] just not going to happen.
[G] It kept coming to the surface.
[F#] We would try different [G] versions of the movie.
But really, just [E] the journey of finding your way creatively and following [F#] instincts that in the [G] day might seem odd, but in the long period of time make total sense.
That story just kept coming back again and [D] again and again.
It's kind of an unlikely group of people to be playing together.
It [G] takes _ _ _ _ _ a lot of stubbornness.
I think you really have to, one, [N] decide that it's worth sticking it out.
And I think probably all [G#] of us had our favorite bands that we grew up listening to that either [A] couldn't last or broke up or [B] sort of in the end sort [E] of fell flat.
_ _ _ _ [F#m] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _
_ _ _ Waiting, watching.
[E] _ _
_ _ _ _ You [Bm] know, actually what's interesting now is like [F#] songs 20 years ago, the lines that were written when we were [C] young and naive, they have a [Bm] different meaning now.
And in some ways, it's a reminder of how pure of spirit you were.
And if you're constantly reminding [F#] yourself, then you actually are able to [E] maintain a lot of that.
A lot of what songwriting is, I think, is kind of writing messages [Bm] to yourself.
_ We all wanted to sort of like, you know, just tour [G#] nationally and try to [B] integrate with those types of groups [G#] that we all really loved.
_ [C] _ _ [A#] But I guess, you know, [A] in doing all that stuff, we really [E] created a pretty vibrant music scene that a [G] lot of people _ connected with.
We wanted to be more [D] like Zeppelin.
We didn't want to be locked into like a real specific style.
I look at playing guitar in this band as _ kind of [G] twofold.
I play a lead guitar part, [C] and that's kind of the obvious part that I do.
But also I like to, in [D] that, add some sort of fire to the songs, hopefully.
[A] _ _ _ [D] _
_ [A] _ _ [G] _ _ [D] How long does it take you to calm down from that [D] after a show?
[C#m] _ _ [A#] _ _
I don't know if I do.
_ _ [C#m] _ _ [G] _ _ _ [D] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
You guys don't do a lot of interviews and you're not that much in the public eye yet.
You let Cameron in and create this documentary.
[D] How did you accept that?
_ [Am]
Kicking and screaming.
_ _ [F#] But if anybody [E] was going to do it, I think we just put our trust in Cameron.
_ [D#] And he, in some ways, was part [C#] of our group in [G] the formative stages. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ When you sit in your room playing guitar, you don't have to worry about being [F#] successful.
It's not going to happen.
[Dm] It's [D] just not going to happen.
[G] It kept coming to the surface.
[F#] We would try different [G] versions of the movie.
But really, just [E] the journey of finding your way creatively and following [F#] instincts that in the [G] day might seem odd, but in the long period of time make total sense.
That story just kept coming back again and [D] again and again.
It's kind of an unlikely group of people to be playing together.
It [G] takes _ _ _ _ _ a lot of stubbornness.
I think you really have to, one, [N] decide that it's worth sticking it out.
And I think probably all [G#] of us had our favorite bands that we grew up listening to that either [A] couldn't last or broke up or [B] sort of in the end sort [E] of fell flat.
_ _ _ _ [F#m] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _
_ _ _ Waiting, watching.
[E] _ _
_ _ _ _ You [Bm] know, actually what's interesting now is like [F#] songs 20 years ago, the lines that were written when we were [C] young and naive, they have a [Bm] different meaning now.
And in some ways, it's a reminder of how pure of spirit you were.
And if you're constantly reminding [F#] yourself, then you actually are able to [E] maintain a lot of that.
A lot of what songwriting is, I think, is kind of writing messages [Bm] to yourself.
_ We all wanted to sort of like, you know, just tour [G#] nationally and try to [B] integrate with those types of groups [G#] that we all really loved.
_ [C] _ _ [A#] But I guess, you know, [A] in doing all that stuff, we really [E] created a pretty vibrant music scene that a [G] lot of people _ connected with.
We wanted to be more [D] like Zeppelin.
We didn't want to be locked into like a real specific style.
I look at playing guitar in this band as _ kind of [G] twofold.
I play a lead guitar part, [C] and that's kind of the obvious part that I do.
But also I like to, in [D] that, add some sort of fire to the songs, hopefully.
[A] _ _ _ [D] _
_ [A] _ _ [G] _ _ [D] How long does it take you to calm down from that [D] after a show?
[C#m] _ _ [A#] _ _
I don't know if I do.
_ _ [C#m] _ _ [G] _ _ _ [D] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _