Chords for Gillian Welch - Wrecking Ball
Tempo:
72.9 bpm
Chords used:
C
F
G
Am
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[F] [C] [G]
[F] [C] [F]
[C] [Am]
[G] [F] [Am]
[G] [C]
I'm [F] a [C] rolling stone.
[G] That's what I was [F] when I first [C] left home.
[F] I took every secret [C] that I [Am] had and headed [G] for [F] the wall.
[Am]
[G] Like a [C] wrecking ball, I started [Am] down [F] on [C] the roadside.
[G] Playing base [F] on [C] the student.
[F] Days are rough [C] and so are days, [Am] but my [G]
mind cuts [F] through it all.
[Am] Like [G] a [C] wrecking ball, [F]
[C] just [Am] a little [C] deadhead.
[F] Who [C] is watching?
[F] Who [C] is watching?
[F] I [Am] was just a [C] little [F] [C] deadhead.
Son and [F] daughter [C] on a scholarship.
[G] I got tired [F] and let my [C] hair slip.
[F] And I was a farmer [C] in the pulcony.
[Am] And the weed [G] that I [F] recall was [Am]
[G] like a [C] wrecking ball.
I met a lovesick daughter [F] near the [C] San Joaquin.
[G] She showed me [F] colors I've [C] never seen.
[F] And drank the bottom [C] of my canteen.
[Am] Never [G] let me [F] fall [Am]
[G] like a [C] wrecking ball.
[F] Standing [C] on a [G] nest,
I'm close [F] to the end of [C] my [F] reach.
Yes, I remember [C] when the first week [Am] came.
Growing [G] was nothing [F] new at all.
[Am]
[G] Like a wrecking [C] ball, [F]
[C] just [Am] a little [G] deadhead.
[F]
[C] Who is watching?
[F] [C] Who is watching?
[F] I [C] [Am] was just a little [F] deadhead.
[C] Too much trouble [F] for [C] me to share.
[G]
Oh, [F] [C] I was [F]
riding high [C] till the 89' clave.
[Am] With the [G] Santa Cruz [F] God in awe.
[Am]
[G] Like a [C] wrecking ball.
[F] [C] [F] [C] [F]
[C] [F]
[C] [F] [C] [F]
[C] [F] [C]
[F] [C] [F]
[C] [Am]
[G] [F] [Am]
[G] [C]
I'm [F] a [C] rolling stone.
[G] That's what I was [F] when I first [C] left home.
[F] I took every secret [C] that I [Am] had and headed [G] for [F] the wall.
[Am]
[G] Like a [C] wrecking ball, I started [Am] down [F] on [C] the roadside.
[G] Playing base [F] on [C] the student.
[F] Days are rough [C] and so are days, [Am] but my [G]
mind cuts [F] through it all.
[Am] Like [G] a [C] wrecking ball, [F]
[C] just [Am] a little [C] deadhead.
[F] Who [C] is watching?
[F] Who [C] is watching?
[F] I [Am] was just a [C] little [F] [C] deadhead.
Son and [F] daughter [C] on a scholarship.
[G] I got tired [F] and let my [C] hair slip.
[F] And I was a farmer [C] in the pulcony.
[Am] And the weed [G] that I [F] recall was [Am]
[G] like a [C] wrecking ball.
I met a lovesick daughter [F] near the [C] San Joaquin.
[G] She showed me [F] colors I've [C] never seen.
[F] And drank the bottom [C] of my canteen.
[Am] Never [G] let me [F] fall [Am]
[G] like a [C] wrecking ball.
[F] Standing [C] on a [G] nest,
I'm close [F] to the end of [C] my [F] reach.
Yes, I remember [C] when the first week [Am] came.
Growing [G] was nothing [F] new at all.
[Am]
[G] Like a wrecking [C] ball, [F]
[C] just [Am] a little [G] deadhead.
[F]
[C] Who is watching?
[F] [C] Who is watching?
[F] I [C] [Am] was just a little [F] deadhead.
[C] Too much trouble [F] for [C] me to share.
[G]
Oh, [F] [C] I was [F]
riding high [C] till the 89' clave.
[Am] With the [G] Santa Cruz [F] God in awe.
[Am]
[G] Like a [C] wrecking ball.
[F] [C] [F] [C] [F]
[C] [F]
[C] [F] [C] [F]
[C] [F] [C]
Key:
C
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G
Am
C
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G
Am
[F] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ [G] _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ [C] _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
[G] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
[G] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ I'm [F] a [C] rolling stone.
[G] That's what I was [F] when I first [C] left home.
[F] I took every secret [C] that I _ _ [Am] had and headed [G] for [F] the wall.
_ _ [Am] _
[G] Like a [C] wrecking ball, _ _ _ I started [Am] down [F] on [C] the roadside.
[G] Playing base [F] on [C] the student.
_ [F] Days are rough [C] and so are days, [Am] but my [G]
mind cuts [F] through it all.
[Am] _ Like [G] a [C] wrecking ball, _ _ [F] _
[C] just _ [Am] a little [C] deadhead.
[F] Who [C] is watching?
[F] Who [C] is watching?
[F] I _ [Am] was just a [C] little _ [F] [C] deadhead.
Son and [F] daughter [C] on a scholarship.
_ [G] I got tired [F] and let my [C] hair slip.
[F] And I was a farmer [C] in the _ pulcony.
[Am] And the weed [G] that I [F] recall was [Am] _ _
[G] like a [C] wrecking ball.
_ I met a lovesick daughter [F] near the [C] San Joaquin.
[G] She showed me [F] colors I've [C] never seen.
[F] And drank the bottom [C] of my canteen.
[Am] Never [G] let me [F] fall _ _ [Am] _
[G] like a [C] wrecking ball. _ _ _ _
_ [F] Standing [C] on a [G] nest,
I'm close [F] to the end of [C] my [F] reach.
Yes, I remember [C] when the first week [Am] came.
Growing [G] was nothing [F] new at all.
_ [Am] _
[G] Like a wrecking [C] ball, _ _ [F] _
[C] just _ [Am] a little [G] deadhead.
[F] _
[C] Who is watching?
[F] _ [C] Who is watching?
[F] I [C] _ [Am] was just a little [F] deadhead.
[C] Too much trouble [F] for [C] me to share.
[G] _
Oh, _ [F] [C] I was _ [F]
riding high [C] till the 89' clave.
[Am] With the [G] Santa Cruz [F] God in awe.
_ [Am] _
[G] Like a [C] wrecking ball.
_ _ [F] _ _ [C] _ _ [F] _ [C] _ _ _ [F] _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
[C] _ _ [F] _ _ [C] _ _ _ [F] _
[C] _ _ _ [F] _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ [C] _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
[G] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
[G] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ I'm [F] a [C] rolling stone.
[G] That's what I was [F] when I first [C] left home.
[F] I took every secret [C] that I _ _ [Am] had and headed [G] for [F] the wall.
_ _ [Am] _
[G] Like a [C] wrecking ball, _ _ _ I started [Am] down [F] on [C] the roadside.
[G] Playing base [F] on [C] the student.
_ [F] Days are rough [C] and so are days, [Am] but my [G]
mind cuts [F] through it all.
[Am] _ Like [G] a [C] wrecking ball, _ _ [F] _
[C] just _ [Am] a little [C] deadhead.
[F] Who [C] is watching?
[F] Who [C] is watching?
[F] I _ [Am] was just a [C] little _ [F] [C] deadhead.
Son and [F] daughter [C] on a scholarship.
_ [G] I got tired [F] and let my [C] hair slip.
[F] And I was a farmer [C] in the _ pulcony.
[Am] And the weed [G] that I [F] recall was [Am] _ _
[G] like a [C] wrecking ball.
_ I met a lovesick daughter [F] near the [C] San Joaquin.
[G] She showed me [F] colors I've [C] never seen.
[F] And drank the bottom [C] of my canteen.
[Am] Never [G] let me [F] fall _ _ [Am] _
[G] like a [C] wrecking ball. _ _ _ _
_ [F] Standing [C] on a [G] nest,
I'm close [F] to the end of [C] my [F] reach.
Yes, I remember [C] when the first week [Am] came.
Growing [G] was nothing [F] new at all.
_ [Am] _
[G] Like a wrecking [C] ball, _ _ [F] _
[C] just _ [Am] a little [G] deadhead.
[F] _
[C] Who is watching?
[F] _ [C] Who is watching?
[F] I [C] _ [Am] was just a little [F] deadhead.
[C] Too much trouble [F] for [C] me to share.
[G] _
Oh, _ [F] [C] I was _ [F]
riding high [C] till the 89' clave.
[Am] With the [G] Santa Cruz [F] God in awe.
_ [Am] _
[G] Like a [C] wrecking ball.
_ _ [F] _ _ [C] _ _ [F] _ [C] _ _ _ [F] _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
[C] _ _ [F] _ _ [C] _ _ _ [F] _
[C] _ _ _ [F] _ [C] _ _ _ _