Chords for Evan Dando Performs 'Waiting Around To Die'
Tempo:
157.5 bpm
Chords used:
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F
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Eb
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Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
I'm going to be higher ready than I am.
[Bbm] Sometimes I don't know where this dirty [Bb] road has taken me.
[Bbm] Sometimes I can't even see the reasons [F] why.
[Bb] Well I guess I'll keep a-gambling, lots [Bb] of booze and lots of rambling.
[Bbm] Well it's easier than [F] just waiting around [Bbm] to die.
One time friends had a mom, [Eb] or even had a pa.
Well he beat her with a belt once cause [F] she cried.
She [Bbm] told him to take care of me [Bb] and headed down to Tennessee.
[Bbm] Seemed easier than just [F] waiting around to [Bbm]
die.
Well I came of age and I found a girl [Eb] in a Tuscaloosa bar.
[Bbm] Well she cleaned me out and hit it on the [F] slide.
Well I tried to kill the [Bb] pain, I bought some wine and hopped a train.
[Bbm]
Seemed easier than [F] just waiting around [Fm] to die.
[Eb] [Bb]
Well a [Bbm] friend said he knew where some [Ebm] easy money was.
[Bbm] Well he robbed a man and brother did me [F] fly.
But [Bb] the posse caught up with me and drug me back to Muskogee.
Well it was [Bbm] two long [F] years of waiting [Fm] around to die.
[Bb] Now I'm out of prison, I got [Ebm] me a friend at last.
[Bbm] You don't drink or steal or [F] cheat or lie.
Well his [Bbm] name's Cody [Bb] and he's the [Ebm] nicest thing I've seen.
[Eb]
And [Bbm] me and Demerol [F] we're gonna wait around [Bb] to die.
[Bbm] Yeah together we're gonna [F] wait [E] around to [Bbm] die.
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[Bbm] Sometimes I don't know where this dirty [Bb] road has taken me.
[Bbm] Sometimes I can't even see the reasons [F] why.
[Bb] Well I guess I'll keep a-gambling, lots [Bb] of booze and lots of rambling.
[Bbm] Well it's easier than [F] just waiting around [Bbm] to die.
One time friends had a mom, [Eb] or even had a pa.
Well he beat her with a belt once cause [F] she cried.
She [Bbm] told him to take care of me [Bb] and headed down to Tennessee.
[Bbm] Seemed easier than just [F] waiting around to [Bbm]
die.
Well I came of age and I found a girl [Eb] in a Tuscaloosa bar.
[Bbm] Well she cleaned me out and hit it on the [F] slide.
Well I tried to kill the [Bb] pain, I bought some wine and hopped a train.
[Bbm]
Seemed easier than [F] just waiting around [Fm] to die.
[Eb] [Bb]
Well a [Bbm] friend said he knew where some [Ebm] easy money was.
[Bbm] Well he robbed a man and brother did me [F] fly.
But [Bb] the posse caught up with me and drug me back to Muskogee.
Well it was [Bbm] two long [F] years of waiting [Fm] around to die.
[Bb] Now I'm out of prison, I got [Ebm] me a friend at last.
[Bbm] You don't drink or steal or [F] cheat or lie.
Well his [Bbm] name's Cody [Bb] and he's the [Ebm] nicest thing I've seen.
[Eb]
And [Bbm] me and Demerol [F] we're gonna wait around [Bb] to die.
[Bbm] Yeah together we're gonna [F] wait [E] around to [Bbm] die.
[N]
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_ _ _ I'm going _ to be higher ready than I am. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bbm] Sometimes I don't know where this dirty [Bb] road has taken me. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bbm] Sometimes I can't even see the reasons [F] why.
_ _ _ [Bb] Well I guess I'll keep a-gambling, lots [Bb] of booze and lots of rambling. _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bbm] Well it's easier than [F] just waiting around [Bbm] to die.
_ _ _ One time friends had a mom, [Eb] or even had a pa. _ _ _
_ _ _ Well he beat her with a belt once cause [F] she cried.
_ _ She [Bbm] told him to take care of me [Bb] and headed down to Tennessee. _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bbm] Seemed easier than just [F] waiting around to [Bbm]
die.
_ _ Well I came of age and I found a girl [Eb] in a Tuscaloosa bar. _ _
[Bbm] _ _ _ _ Well she cleaned me out and hit it on the [F] slide.
_ Well I tried to kill the [Bb] pain, I bought some wine and hopped a train.
_ _ _ [Bbm]
Seemed easier than [F] just waiting around [Fm] to die. _
_ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Well a [Bbm] friend said he knew where some [Ebm] easy money _ was. _
_ [Bbm] _ _ _ Well he robbed a man and brother did me [F] fly. _ _ _
But [Bb] the posse caught up with me and drug me back to Muskogee. _ _ _ _ _
Well it was [Bbm] two long [F] years of waiting [Fm] around to die. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] Now I'm out of prison, _ I got [Ebm] me a friend at last. _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bbm] You don't drink or steal or [F] cheat or lie. _ _
Well his [Bbm] name's Cody [Bb] and he's the [Ebm] nicest thing I've seen.
_ _ [Eb] _ _
And [Bbm] me and Demerol [F] we're gonna wait around [Bb] to die.
_ _ [Bbm] _ Yeah together we're gonna [F] wait [E] around to [Bbm] die. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
_ _ _ I'm going _ to be higher ready than I am. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bbm] Sometimes I don't know where this dirty [Bb] road has taken me. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bbm] Sometimes I can't even see the reasons [F] why.
_ _ _ [Bb] Well I guess I'll keep a-gambling, lots [Bb] of booze and lots of rambling. _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bbm] Well it's easier than [F] just waiting around [Bbm] to die.
_ _ _ One time friends had a mom, [Eb] or even had a pa. _ _ _
_ _ _ Well he beat her with a belt once cause [F] she cried.
_ _ She [Bbm] told him to take care of me [Bb] and headed down to Tennessee. _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bbm] Seemed easier than just [F] waiting around to [Bbm]
die.
_ _ Well I came of age and I found a girl [Eb] in a Tuscaloosa bar. _ _
[Bbm] _ _ _ _ Well she cleaned me out and hit it on the [F] slide.
_ Well I tried to kill the [Bb] pain, I bought some wine and hopped a train.
_ _ _ [Bbm]
Seemed easier than [F] just waiting around [Fm] to die. _
_ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Well a [Bbm] friend said he knew where some [Ebm] easy money _ was. _
_ [Bbm] _ _ _ Well he robbed a man and brother did me [F] fly. _ _ _
But [Bb] the posse caught up with me and drug me back to Muskogee. _ _ _ _ _
Well it was [Bbm] two long [F] years of waiting [Fm] around to die. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] Now I'm out of prison, _ I got [Ebm] me a friend at last. _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bbm] You don't drink or steal or [F] cheat or lie. _ _
Well his [Bbm] name's Cody [Bb] and he's the [Ebm] nicest thing I've seen.
_ _ [Eb] _ _
And [Bbm] me and Demerol [F] we're gonna wait around [Bb] to die.
_ _ [Bbm] _ Yeah together we're gonna [F] wait [E] around to [Bbm] die. _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _