Chords for Folk Alley Sessions: The Stray Birds - "Best Medicine"
Tempo:
84.25 bpm
Chords used:
A
E
B
C#m
G#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[C#m] [E] [A]
[G#] [F#m] [A] [B]
[C#m] Nothing my [E] friend [A] is harder to [G#] leave than [F#m] the sound of [A] a town with [B] ambition up its sleeve.
[C#m] But this is my ministry, [A] my red neon [G#] sign, and [F#m] I'm just [A] another record shop [B] hanging on the vine.
[C#] I walk like [G#m] I've been kneeling [A] on these rolling [G#] stones.
[F#m] Doctor [A] tells me he can hear [B] the beetles in my bones.
[C#m] You never [G#m] know the gold [E] you can [A] find out [G#] there, [F#m] till you put the [A] needle down and [B] do some digging
in the air.
[E] Well, well, well, all [A] I see is all [E] I tell.
[B] I never met a stranger to the bottom of.
[E] Well, if the [A] body [E] is a temple, [A] the soul [E] is a bell, and [B] that's why music is the [A] best medicine [E] I sell.
[C#m] Well, [G#m]
[A] [C#]
[B] [C#m] now I'm [G#m] slowing down, [A] but at times she just flies, and [F#m] the crows have come to [A] land
on [B] the corners of my eyes.
[C#m] But I [G#m] have seen beauty [A] that has no name, like [F#m] where the moon [A] meets the river, where the
river meets the rain.
[E] Well, well, well, all [A] I see is all [E] I tell.
[B] I never met a stranger to [A] the bottom of.
Well, [E] if the body is a temple, [A] the soul is a bell, [B] and that's why music is [A] the best medicine [E] I [C#m] sell.
[G#m] [A] [F#]
[B] [C#m]
[G#m] [A]
[B] [E] Well, well, well, [A] all I see is all I [B] tell.
I never met a stranger [A] to the bottom of.
[E] [A] Well, if the body [E] is a temple, [A] the soul is a [E] bell, and that's why [B] music is the best medicine [E] I [A] sell.
Well, well, well, all I see is all [E] I tell.
[B] I never met a stranger to [A] the bottom of.
Well, [E] if the body is a temple, [A] the soul [E] is a bell, and [B] that's why music is [A] the best medicine [E] I sell.
[C#m] [G#m] [A]
[C#] [B] [A]
[E]
[G#] [F#m] [A] [B]
[C#m] Nothing my [E] friend [A] is harder to [G#] leave than [F#m] the sound of [A] a town with [B] ambition up its sleeve.
[C#m] But this is my ministry, [A] my red neon [G#] sign, and [F#m] I'm just [A] another record shop [B] hanging on the vine.
[C#] I walk like [G#m] I've been kneeling [A] on these rolling [G#] stones.
[F#m] Doctor [A] tells me he can hear [B] the beetles in my bones.
[C#m] You never [G#m] know the gold [E] you can [A] find out [G#] there, [F#m] till you put the [A] needle down and [B] do some digging
in the air.
[E] Well, well, well, all [A] I see is all [E] I tell.
[B] I never met a stranger to the bottom of.
[E] Well, if the [A] body [E] is a temple, [A] the soul [E] is a bell, and [B] that's why music is the [A] best medicine [E] I sell.
[C#m] Well, [G#m]
[A] [C#]
[B] [C#m] now I'm [G#m] slowing down, [A] but at times she just flies, and [F#m] the crows have come to [A] land
on [B] the corners of my eyes.
[C#m] But I [G#m] have seen beauty [A] that has no name, like [F#m] where the moon [A] meets the river, where the
river meets the rain.
[E] Well, well, well, all [A] I see is all [E] I tell.
[B] I never met a stranger to [A] the bottom of.
Well, [E] if the body is a temple, [A] the soul is a bell, [B] and that's why music is [A] the best medicine [E] I [C#m] sell.
[G#m] [A] [F#]
[B] [C#m]
[G#m] [A]
[B] [E] Well, well, well, [A] all I see is all I [B] tell.
I never met a stranger [A] to the bottom of.
[E] [A] Well, if the body [E] is a temple, [A] the soul is a [E] bell, and that's why [B] music is the best medicine [E] I [A] sell.
Well, well, well, all I see is all [E] I tell.
[B] I never met a stranger to [A] the bottom of.
Well, [E] if the body is a temple, [A] the soul [E] is a bell, and [B] that's why music is [A] the best medicine [E] I sell.
[C#m] [G#m] [A]
[C#] [B] [A]
[E]
Key:
A
E
B
C#m
G#m
A
E
B
_ _ [C#m] _ _ _ [E] _ [A] _ _
_ [G#] _ [F#m] _ _ [A] _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ [C#m] Nothing my [E] friend [A] is harder to [G#] leave than [F#m] the sound of [A] a town with [B] ambition up its sleeve.
[C#m] But this is my ministry, [A] my red neon [G#] sign, and [F#m] I'm just [A] another record shop [B] hanging on the vine.
[C#] I walk like [G#m] I've been kneeling [A] on these rolling [G#] stones.
[F#m] Doctor [A] tells me he can hear [B] the beetles in my bones.
[C#m] You never [G#m] know the gold [E] you can [A] find out [G#] there, [F#m] till you put the [A] needle down and [B] do some digging
in the air.
[E] Well, well, well, all [A] I see is all [E] I tell.
[B] I never met a stranger to the bottom of.
[E] Well, if the [A] body [E] is a temple, [A] the soul [E] is a bell, and [B] that's why music is the [A] best medicine [E] I sell.
[C#m] Well, _ [G#m] _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ [C#m] now I'm [G#m] slowing down, [A] but at times she just flies, and [F#m] the crows have come to [A] land
on [B] the corners of my eyes.
[C#m] But I [G#m] have seen beauty [A] that has no name, like [F#m] where the moon [A] meets the river, where the
river meets the rain.
[E] Well, well, well, all [A] I see is all [E] I tell.
[B] I never met a stranger to [A] the bottom of.
Well, [E] if the body is a temple, [A] the soul is a bell, [B] and that's why music is [A] the best medicine [E] I [C#m] sell. _
_ [G#m] _ [A] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _
_ [G#m] _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ [E] _ Well, well, well, [A] all I see is all I [B] tell.
I never met a stranger [A] to the bottom of.
[E] [A] Well, if the body [E] is a temple, [A] the soul is a [E] bell, and that's why [B] music is the best medicine [E] I [A] sell.
Well, well, well, all I see is all [E] I tell.
[B] I never met a stranger to [A] the bottom of.
Well, [E] if the body is a temple, [A] the soul [E] is a bell, and [B] that's why music is [A] the best medicine [E] I sell.
[C#m] _ _ [G#m] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
[C#] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ [A] _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G#] _ [F#m] _ _ [A] _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ [C#m] Nothing my [E] friend [A] is harder to [G#] leave than [F#m] the sound of [A] a town with [B] ambition up its sleeve.
[C#m] But this is my ministry, [A] my red neon [G#] sign, and [F#m] I'm just [A] another record shop [B] hanging on the vine.
[C#] I walk like [G#m] I've been kneeling [A] on these rolling [G#] stones.
[F#m] Doctor [A] tells me he can hear [B] the beetles in my bones.
[C#m] You never [G#m] know the gold [E] you can [A] find out [G#] there, [F#m] till you put the [A] needle down and [B] do some digging
in the air.
[E] Well, well, well, all [A] I see is all [E] I tell.
[B] I never met a stranger to the bottom of.
[E] Well, if the [A] body [E] is a temple, [A] the soul [E] is a bell, and [B] that's why music is the [A] best medicine [E] I sell.
[C#m] Well, _ [G#m] _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ [C#m] now I'm [G#m] slowing down, [A] but at times she just flies, and [F#m] the crows have come to [A] land
on [B] the corners of my eyes.
[C#m] But I [G#m] have seen beauty [A] that has no name, like [F#m] where the moon [A] meets the river, where the
river meets the rain.
[E] Well, well, well, all [A] I see is all [E] I tell.
[B] I never met a stranger to [A] the bottom of.
Well, [E] if the body is a temple, [A] the soul is a bell, [B] and that's why music is [A] the best medicine [E] I [C#m] sell. _
_ [G#m] _ [A] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _
_ [G#m] _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ [E] _ Well, well, well, [A] all I see is all I [B] tell.
I never met a stranger [A] to the bottom of.
[E] [A] Well, if the body [E] is a temple, [A] the soul is a [E] bell, and that's why [B] music is the best medicine [E] I [A] sell.
Well, well, well, all I see is all [E] I tell.
[B] I never met a stranger to [A] the bottom of.
Well, [E] if the body is a temple, [A] the soul [E] is a bell, and [B] that's why music is [A] the best medicine [E] I sell.
[C#m] _ _ [G#m] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
[C#] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ [A] _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _