Chords for Emmylou Harris Merledfest 2009 Old 5 and Dimers
Tempo:
52.55 bpm
Chords used:
D
A
E
G
C
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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I spent a lifetime making up my [B] mind to be
[A]
More [D] than the measure of what I thought [G] others could see
Good-looking fast folks are too far and [C] too few to be
[D] There's an old [G] five-and-dime version of me
[C]
[D] [G]
[A] Yes, she stood beside me, letting me [E] know what was true
Well, something's weighing on when everything [A] ran out on me
Big charts ain't whole cards and like it's not, [D] never will be
[E] Pieces full of riders and old five-and [A]-dimers like me
[E] [A]
It's taken me so long now that I know [E] what I believe in
All that I do or [E] say is all I [A] ever will be
Too far and too high to debate, too [D] much to [A] be
[E] Too much ain't enough for old five-and [A]-dimers like me
[E]
[A]
[D]
[E] [A]
[D] [G]
[D]
[G] Too far and too high to debate, [C] too much to be
Too [D] much ain't enough for old five [G]-and-dimers like me
Who will be?
[D] An old five-and-dime's all I've pretended [G] to be
[Gm]
[A]
More [D] than the measure of what I thought [G] others could see
Good-looking fast folks are too far and [C] too few to be
[D] There's an old [G] five-and-dime version of me
[C]
[D] [G]
[A] Yes, she stood beside me, letting me [E] know what was true
Well, something's weighing on when everything [A] ran out on me
Big charts ain't whole cards and like it's not, [D] never will be
[E] Pieces full of riders and old five-and [A]-dimers like me
[E] [A]
It's taken me so long now that I know [E] what I believe in
All that I do or [E] say is all I [A] ever will be
Too far and too high to debate, too [D] much to [A] be
[E] Too much ain't enough for old five-and [A]-dimers like me
[E]
[A]
[D]
[E] [A]
[D] [G]
[D]
[G] Too far and too high to debate, [C] too much to be
Too [D] much ain't enough for old five [G]-and-dimers like me
Who will be?
[D] An old five-and-dime's all I've pretended [G] to be
[Gm]
Key:
D
A
E
G
C
D
A
E
I spent a lifetime making up my [B] mind to be
_ _ [A]
More [D] than the measure of what I thought [G] others could see _ _
Good-looking fast folks are too far and [C] too few to be _ _
[D] _ _ There's an old [G] five-and-dime version of me _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[A] Yes, she stood beside me, letting me [E] know what was true _
Well, something's weighing on when everything [A] ran out on me _ _
Big charts ain't whole cards and like it's not, [D] never will be _ _
[E] Pieces full of riders and old five-and [A]-dimers like me _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
It's taken me so long now that I know [E] what I believe in _
All that I do or [E] say is all I [A] ever will be _
Too far and too high to debate, too [D] much to [A] be _
[E] Too much ain't enough for old five-and [A]-dimers like me _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ Too _ far and too high to debate, [C] too much to be
Too [D] much ain't enough for old five [G]-and-dimers like me
_ Who will be?
_ _ [D] An old five-and-dime's all I've pretended [G] to be
_ _ _ [Gm] _
_ _ [A]
More [D] than the measure of what I thought [G] others could see _ _
Good-looking fast folks are too far and [C] too few to be _ _
[D] _ _ There's an old [G] five-and-dime version of me _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[A] Yes, she stood beside me, letting me [E] know what was true _
Well, something's weighing on when everything [A] ran out on me _ _
Big charts ain't whole cards and like it's not, [D] never will be _ _
[E] Pieces full of riders and old five-and [A]-dimers like me _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
It's taken me so long now that I know [E] what I believe in _
All that I do or [E] say is all I [A] ever will be _
Too far and too high to debate, too [D] much to [A] be _
[E] Too much ain't enough for old five-and [A]-dimers like me _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ Too _ far and too high to debate, [C] too much to be
Too [D] much ain't enough for old five [G]-and-dimers like me
_ Who will be?
_ _ [D] An old five-and-dime's all I've pretended [G] to be
_ _ _ [Gm] _