Chords for Eric Andersen plays Thirsty Boots
Tempo:
117.125 bpm
Chords used:
B
E
F#
Bm
C#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[B] Take off, [E] thirsty boots, [B] stay for a [E] while
[Bm]
[F#] Feel how [G#m] I weave from [C#m] [F#] a dust pile
[B]
Maybe [E] I can make you [B] laugh, maybe I [E] can try
[B]
Looking for [G#m] you, [C#m]
[F#] every morning in [B] your eyes
[E] [B]
[E] [B]
Lumbin' on the open road, you've [E] been sleepin' [Bm] in the [F#] rain
[B]
[F#] Dirty words and [E] muddy [B] cells, [E] your clothes are [F#] smeared and stained
[B]
[F#] Dirty words and [E] the muddy [B] cells [E] will soon be [F#] judged and stained
[B] Only stop [E] and rest [B] yourselves, [E] or you [C#m] go [F#] off [B] again
So take off, [E] thirsty boots, [Bm] stay for a [E] while
[Bm] Feel how I [G#m] weave
[C#m] from [E] a [F#] dusty pile
[B] Maybe I [E] can make you [B] laugh, maybe I can [E] try
[B] Looking for the evening [C#m] and the morning [E] [F#]
[B] in your eyes
Tell [E] [B]
[E]
[B] [F#] [B] [E] [B]
[G#m] [E]
[Bm] [F#] [B] me of the ones you saw, [E] as far as you could [B] [F#] see
[B] [F#] Across the [B] plains, [E] from field [B] to town, [E] marching to [F#] be free
[B] Of [F#] the [B] rusted [E] prison [B] gates that [E] just tumble [F#] by decree
[B] Oh, like laughing children, [E] one by [B]
one, [E] they look like [F#] you and [E] me
[B] Why don't you take off, [E] thirsty [B] boots, stay for [E] a while
[B] Feel [G#m] how I weave [B] [E] from a [F#] dusty pile
[B]
Maybe [E] I can make you laugh, [B] maybe I [E] can try
[B] Looking for the evening [C#m] and the morning
[F#] [B] in your eyes
[F#] I [B] [E] [B]
[E] [B] [F#]
[E] [B]
[E] [B] know you are a [E] [B] stranger down [E] the crooked rainbow [B] [F#] trails
[Bm] From dancing cliff edge [E] shattered [B] [E] sills and slandered [F#]
shackled chairs
[B] The [F#] voices drift up [E] from [B] below, [E] the walls are [F#] being scaled
[B] Is all of this and more my [E] friends, something [F#] that be
[B] failing
Why don't you take off, [E] thirsty boots, [B] stay for a [E] while
[Bm] Feel how I weave [C#m] from [C#] a [F#] dusty pile
[B]
Maybe I [E] can make you laugh, [B] maybe I can [E] try
[B] Looking for the evening [F#] and the [B] morning [F#] in your [B] eyes
[E] [B]
[E] [B] So take off [E] your thirsty boots [B] and stay for [E] a while
[Bm] Feel how I weave [C#m]
from [E] a [F#] dusty pile
[B]
Maybe I [E] can make you laugh, [Bm] maybe I [E] can try
[B] Looking for the evening and [C#m] the morning [B] in [F#] [B]
your eyes
[E] [B] In [E] [F#] your eyes, in your eyes, [Bm] in your eyes
[F#] [E] [B]
[E] [B] In your eyes, in your eyes, in your [F#] eyes
[B] [E] In [B] [E]
your [F#] eyes, in [B] your eyes, [F#] in [B] [E] your eyes
[B]
[E] [Bm] [F#] In your [B] eyes
Well, [D#m] [G#m] [E]
[B] [E] [F#]
[B] [E]
[B]
well, well,
[Bm]
[F#] Feel how [G#m] I weave from [C#m] [F#] a dust pile
[B]
Maybe [E] I can make you [B] laugh, maybe I [E] can try
[B]
Looking for [G#m] you, [C#m]
[F#] every morning in [B] your eyes
[E] [B]
[E] [B]
Lumbin' on the open road, you've [E] been sleepin' [Bm] in the [F#] rain
[B]
[F#] Dirty words and [E] muddy [B] cells, [E] your clothes are [F#] smeared and stained
[B]
[F#] Dirty words and [E] the muddy [B] cells [E] will soon be [F#] judged and stained
[B] Only stop [E] and rest [B] yourselves, [E] or you [C#m] go [F#] off [B] again
So take off, [E] thirsty boots, [Bm] stay for a [E] while
[Bm] Feel how I [G#m] weave
[C#m] from [E] a [F#] dusty pile
[B] Maybe I [E] can make you [B] laugh, maybe I can [E] try
[B] Looking for the evening [C#m] and the morning [E] [F#]
[B] in your eyes
Tell [E] [B]
[E]
[B] [F#] [B] [E] [B]
[G#m] [E]
[Bm] [F#] [B] me of the ones you saw, [E] as far as you could [B] [F#] see
[B] [F#] Across the [B] plains, [E] from field [B] to town, [E] marching to [F#] be free
[B] Of [F#] the [B] rusted [E] prison [B] gates that [E] just tumble [F#] by decree
[B] Oh, like laughing children, [E] one by [B]
one, [E] they look like [F#] you and [E] me
[B] Why don't you take off, [E] thirsty [B] boots, stay for [E] a while
[B] Feel [G#m] how I weave [B] [E] from a [F#] dusty pile
[B]
Maybe [E] I can make you laugh, [B] maybe I [E] can try
[B] Looking for the evening [C#m] and the morning
[F#] [B] in your eyes
[F#] I [B] [E] [B]
[E] [B] [F#]
[E] [B]
[E] [B] know you are a [E] [B] stranger down [E] the crooked rainbow [B] [F#] trails
[Bm] From dancing cliff edge [E] shattered [B] [E] sills and slandered [F#]
shackled chairs
[B] The [F#] voices drift up [E] from [B] below, [E] the walls are [F#] being scaled
[B] Is all of this and more my [E] friends, something [F#] that be
[B] failing
Why don't you take off, [E] thirsty boots, [B] stay for a [E] while
[Bm] Feel how I weave [C#m] from [C#] a [F#] dusty pile
[B]
Maybe I [E] can make you laugh, [B] maybe I can [E] try
[B] Looking for the evening [F#] and the [B] morning [F#] in your [B] eyes
[E] [B]
[E] [B] So take off [E] your thirsty boots [B] and stay for [E] a while
[Bm] Feel how I weave [C#m]
from [E] a [F#] dusty pile
[B]
Maybe I [E] can make you laugh, [Bm] maybe I [E] can try
[B] Looking for the evening and [C#m] the morning [B] in [F#] [B]
your eyes
[E] [B] In [E] [F#] your eyes, in your eyes, [Bm] in your eyes
[F#] [E] [B]
[E] [B] In your eyes, in your eyes, in your [F#] eyes
[B] [E] In [B] [E]
your [F#] eyes, in [B] your eyes, [F#] in [B] [E] your eyes
[B]
[E] [Bm] [F#] In your [B] eyes
Well, [D#m] [G#m] [E]
[B] [E] [F#]
[B] [E]
[B]
well, well,
Key:
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E
F#
Bm
C#m
B
E
F#
[B] Take off, [E] thirsty boots, [B] stay for a [E] while
_ [Bm] _
[F#] Feel how [G#m] I weave from [C#m] _ [F#] a dust pile
_ [B]
Maybe _ [E] I can make you [B] laugh, maybe I [E] can try
_ _ [B]
Looking for [G#m] you, _ _ [C#m] _
_ _ [F#] every morning in [B] your _ eyes
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ Lumbin' on the open road, you've [E] been sleepin' [Bm] in the [F#] rain
[B] _ _
[F#] Dirty words and [E] muddy [B] cells, [E] your clothes are [F#] smeared and stained
_ [B] _ _
[F#] Dirty words and [E] the muddy [B] cells [E] will soon be [F#] judged and stained
[B] _ Only stop [E] and rest [B] yourselves, [E] or you [C#m] go [F#] off [B] again _ _ _ _
_ So take off, [E] thirsty boots, [Bm] stay for a [E] while
_ _ [Bm] Feel how I [G#m] weave _
_ [C#m] from [E] a [F#] dusty pile
_ [B] _ _ Maybe I [E] can make you [B] laugh, maybe I can [E] try
_ [B] _ _ Looking for the evening [C#m] and the morning [E] _ _ [F#] _ _
[B] in your eyes
Tell [E] _ [B] _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ [F#] _ [B] _ _ [E] _ [B] _
_ _ [G#m] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ [F#] [B] me of the ones you saw, [E] as far as you could [B] [F#] see _
[B] _ [F#] Across the [B] plains, [E] from field [B] to town, [E] marching to [F#] be free _
[B] _ Of [F#] the [B] rusted [E] prison [B] gates that [E] just tumble [F#] by decree
[B] Oh, like laughing children, [E] one by [B]
one, [E] they look like [F#] you and _ [E] me
[B] _ Why don't you _ take off, [E] _ thirsty [B] boots, stay for [E] a while
_ _ [B] _ Feel [G#m] how I weave [B] _ _ [E] _ from a [F#] dusty pile
_ [B] _ _
Maybe [E] I can make you laugh, [B] _ maybe I [E] can try
_ [B] Looking _ _ for the evening [C#m] and the morning _
_ [F#] _ _ [B] in your eyes
[F#] I _ [B] _ [E] _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ [F#] _
_ _ [E] _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ [B] _ _ know you are a [E] [B] stranger down [E] the crooked rainbow [B] _ [F#] trails
[Bm] From dancing cliff edge [E] shattered [B] _ [E] sills and slandered [F#]
shackled chairs
[B] The [F#] voices drift up [E] from [B] below, [E] the walls are [F#] being scaled
[B] Is all of this and more my [E] friends, something [F#] that be _
_ [B] failing
_ _ Why don't you _ take off, _ [E] thirsty boots, [B] stay for a [E] while _ _
[Bm] _ Feel how I weave _ [C#m] from [C#] a [F#] dusty pile
_ [B] _
_ _ Maybe I [E] can make you laugh, [B] _ maybe I can [E] try _ _
[B] Looking for the evening [F#] and the [B] morning _ [F#] in your _ [B] eyes
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ [B] _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ [B] So _ take off [E] your thirsty boots [B] and stay for [E] a while _
[Bm] _ Feel how I weave _ [C#m]
from [E] a [F#] dusty pile
_ [B] _
_ Maybe I [E] can make you laugh, [Bm] _ maybe I [E] can try _ _
[B] Looking for the evening and [C#m] the morning [B] in [F#] _ _ _ [B]
your eyes
_ [E] _ _ [B] In [E] _ _ [F#] your eyes, in your eyes, [Bm] in your eyes
[F#] _ _ [E] _ _ [B] _ _
[E] _ _ [B] In your eyes, in your eyes, in your [F#] eyes
_ [B] [E] In [B] _ _ [E]
your _ [F#] _ eyes, in [B] your eyes, [F#] in [B] [E] your eyes
[B] _ _ _
[E] _ _ [Bm] [F#] In _ _ your [B] eyes
Well, [D#m] _ [G#m] _ [E] _ _
[B] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [F#] _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ well, well,
_ [Bm] _
[F#] Feel how [G#m] I weave from [C#m] _ [F#] a dust pile
_ [B]
Maybe _ [E] I can make you [B] laugh, maybe I [E] can try
_ _ [B]
Looking for [G#m] you, _ _ [C#m] _
_ _ [F#] every morning in [B] your _ eyes
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ Lumbin' on the open road, you've [E] been sleepin' [Bm] in the [F#] rain
[B] _ _
[F#] Dirty words and [E] muddy [B] cells, [E] your clothes are [F#] smeared and stained
_ [B] _ _
[F#] Dirty words and [E] the muddy [B] cells [E] will soon be [F#] judged and stained
[B] _ Only stop [E] and rest [B] yourselves, [E] or you [C#m] go [F#] off [B] again _ _ _ _
_ So take off, [E] thirsty boots, [Bm] stay for a [E] while
_ _ [Bm] Feel how I [G#m] weave _
_ [C#m] from [E] a [F#] dusty pile
_ [B] _ _ Maybe I [E] can make you [B] laugh, maybe I can [E] try
_ [B] _ _ Looking for the evening [C#m] and the morning [E] _ _ [F#] _ _
[B] in your eyes
Tell [E] _ [B] _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ [F#] _ [B] _ _ [E] _ [B] _
_ _ [G#m] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ [F#] [B] me of the ones you saw, [E] as far as you could [B] [F#] see _
[B] _ [F#] Across the [B] plains, [E] from field [B] to town, [E] marching to [F#] be free _
[B] _ Of [F#] the [B] rusted [E] prison [B] gates that [E] just tumble [F#] by decree
[B] Oh, like laughing children, [E] one by [B]
one, [E] they look like [F#] you and _ [E] me
[B] _ Why don't you _ take off, [E] _ thirsty [B] boots, stay for [E] a while
_ _ [B] _ Feel [G#m] how I weave [B] _ _ [E] _ from a [F#] dusty pile
_ [B] _ _
Maybe [E] I can make you laugh, [B] _ maybe I [E] can try
_ [B] Looking _ _ for the evening [C#m] and the morning _
_ [F#] _ _ [B] in your eyes
[F#] I _ [B] _ [E] _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ [F#] _
_ _ [E] _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ [B] _ _ know you are a [E] [B] stranger down [E] the crooked rainbow [B] _ [F#] trails
[Bm] From dancing cliff edge [E] shattered [B] _ [E] sills and slandered [F#]
shackled chairs
[B] The [F#] voices drift up [E] from [B] below, [E] the walls are [F#] being scaled
[B] Is all of this and more my [E] friends, something [F#] that be _
_ [B] failing
_ _ Why don't you _ take off, _ [E] thirsty boots, [B] stay for a [E] while _ _
[Bm] _ Feel how I weave _ [C#m] from [C#] a [F#] dusty pile
_ [B] _
_ _ Maybe I [E] can make you laugh, [B] _ maybe I can [E] try _ _
[B] Looking for the evening [F#] and the [B] morning _ [F#] in your _ [B] eyes
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ [B] _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ [B] So _ take off [E] your thirsty boots [B] and stay for [E] a while _
[Bm] _ Feel how I weave _ [C#m]
from [E] a [F#] dusty pile
_ [B] _
_ Maybe I [E] can make you laugh, [Bm] _ maybe I [E] can try _ _
[B] Looking for the evening and [C#m] the morning [B] in [F#] _ _ _ [B]
your eyes
_ [E] _ _ [B] In [E] _ _ [F#] your eyes, in your eyes, [Bm] in your eyes
[F#] _ _ [E] _ _ [B] _ _
[E] _ _ [B] In your eyes, in your eyes, in your [F#] eyes
_ [B] [E] In [B] _ _ [E]
your _ [F#] _ eyes, in [B] your eyes, [F#] in [B] [E] your eyes
[B] _ _ _
[E] _ _ [Bm] [F#] In _ _ your [B] eyes
Well, [D#m] _ [G#m] _ [E] _ _
[B] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [F#] _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ well, well,