Chords for Jason Isbell and Amanda Shires, Elephant
Tempo:
122.55 bpm
Chords used:
Abm
Gb
B
E
Dbm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Abm]
[E]
[B] [E]
[Abm] [B] [Dbm]
[Abm]
She said, Andy, you're better than your past.
Waking me in drain blast.
Cross-legged, [B] unbustled [Gb] like nobody's [Abm] ass anymore.
She said, Andy, you're taking me home.
But you should [Bm] plan to [Gb] sleep [Abm] alone.
I'd carry [B] her in bed, [Gb] sleep up the [Abm] hill from the morn.
If I'd fucked her [Gb] before she got [B] sick, I'd never [Abm] hear the end of it.
[B] If she don't have the [Gb]
spirit for [Abm] that now.
We drink these [Gb] drinks and laugh out loud.
[B] Bitch about [Abm] the weekend crowd.
The trident or [Dbm] the elephant [Abm] somehow.
[B] [Abm]
Somehow.
[Gb] [Abm]
She said, Andy, you crack me up.
The [B] seagulls in a [Abm] coffee cup.
The sharecropper out of her hair almost stumbles.
She was drunk, she made cancer dope.
Made up her own doctor's notes.
Surrounded by family, saw that she was dying alone.
[E]
[Abm] Not singer, [Gb] classic country song.
[B] She'd get [Abm] high and sing along.
But she don't have [Gb] a voice to sing [Abm] with now.
[E] We burn these [Gb] joints in effigy.
[B] Cry about [Abm] what we used to be.
The [E] trident [Gb] or the elephant [Abm] somehow.
[Bm] [E]
[Abm] Somehow.
[Bm] [Dbm]
[B]
[E]
[Abm] I've
[Dbm]
[B] buried her a [Gb]
thousand times.
[B] Given up [Abm] my place in her mind.
But I don't give [Gb] a damn [Abm] about that now.
[E] There's one thing that's [Gb] real clear to me.
[B] No [Gb] one dies [Abm] for dignity.
We just [Dbm] [E] trident [Gb] or the elephant [Abm] somehow.
We just [E] trident [Gb] or the elephant [Abm] somehow.
We just [E] trident or [Db] the elephant [Abm] somehow.
[B] [E]
[Abm] Somehow.
[Dbm] [Abm]
[Ab]
[N]
[E]
[B] [E]
[Abm] [B] [Dbm]
[Abm]
She said, Andy, you're better than your past.
Waking me in drain blast.
Cross-legged, [B] unbustled [Gb] like nobody's [Abm] ass anymore.
She said, Andy, you're taking me home.
But you should [Bm] plan to [Gb] sleep [Abm] alone.
I'd carry [B] her in bed, [Gb] sleep up the [Abm] hill from the morn.
If I'd fucked her [Gb] before she got [B] sick, I'd never [Abm] hear the end of it.
[B] If she don't have the [Gb]
spirit for [Abm] that now.
We drink these [Gb] drinks and laugh out loud.
[B] Bitch about [Abm] the weekend crowd.
The trident or [Dbm] the elephant [Abm] somehow.
[B] [Abm]
Somehow.
[Gb] [Abm]
She said, Andy, you crack me up.
The [B] seagulls in a [Abm] coffee cup.
The sharecropper out of her hair almost stumbles.
She was drunk, she made cancer dope.
Made up her own doctor's notes.
Surrounded by family, saw that she was dying alone.
[E]
[Abm] Not singer, [Gb] classic country song.
[B] She'd get [Abm] high and sing along.
But she don't have [Gb] a voice to sing [Abm] with now.
[E] We burn these [Gb] joints in effigy.
[B] Cry about [Abm] what we used to be.
The [E] trident [Gb] or the elephant [Abm] somehow.
[Bm] [E]
[Abm] Somehow.
[Bm] [Dbm]
[B]
[E]
[Abm] I've
[Dbm]
[B] buried her a [Gb]
thousand times.
[B] Given up [Abm] my place in her mind.
But I don't give [Gb] a damn [Abm] about that now.
[E] There's one thing that's [Gb] real clear to me.
[B] No [Gb] one dies [Abm] for dignity.
We just [Dbm] [E] trident [Gb] or the elephant [Abm] somehow.
We just [E] trident [Gb] or the elephant [Abm] somehow.
We just [E] trident or [Db] the elephant [Abm] somehow.
[B] [E]
[Abm] Somehow.
[Dbm] [Abm]
[Ab]
[N]
Key:
Abm
Gb
B
E
Dbm
Abm
Gb
B
[Abm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [Abm] _ _ [B] _ _ [Dbm] _ _
_ [Abm] _ _ _ _ _ _
She said, Andy, you're better than your past.
_ _ Waking me in drain blast.
_ Cross-legged, _ [B] unbustled [Gb] like nobody's [Abm] ass anymore. _ _ _ _ _
She said, Andy, you're taking me home.
_ But you should [Bm] plan to [Gb] sleep [Abm] alone.
_ I'd carry [B] her in bed, [Gb] sleep up the [Abm] hill from the morn. _ _ _
If I'd fucked her [Gb] before she got [B] sick, I'd never [Abm] hear the end of it.
[B] If she don't have the [Gb]
spirit for [Abm] that now. _ _ _
_ We drink these [Gb] drinks and laugh out loud.
[B] _ Bitch about [Abm] the weekend crowd.
The trident or [Dbm] the elephant _ [Abm] somehow.
[B] _ _ [Abm] _ _
_ _ Somehow.
[Gb] _ _ _ [Abm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
She said, Andy, you crack me up.
_ The [B] seagulls in a [Abm] coffee cup.
The sharecropper out of her hair almost stumbles. _ _ _ _
_ She was drunk, she made cancer dope. _
_ Made up her own doctor's notes.
_ _ Surrounded by family, saw that she was dying alone.
_ [E] _ _
_ [Abm] _ Not singer, [Gb] classic country song.
[B] She'd get [Abm] high and sing along.
_ But she don't have [Gb] a voice to sing [Abm] with now. _ _ _
_ [E] We burn these [Gb] joints in effigy.
_ [B] Cry about [Abm] what we used to be.
The [E] trident [Gb] or the elephant _ [Abm] somehow.
[Bm] _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [Abm] Somehow. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [Dbm] _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ [Abm] I've _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Dbm] _
_ [B] _ _ buried her a [Gb]
thousand times.
[B] _ Given up [Abm] my place in her mind.
But I don't give [Gb] a damn [Abm] about that now. _ _ _
_ [E] There's one thing that's [Gb] real clear to me.
[B] No [Gb] one dies [Abm] for dignity.
We just [Dbm] _ [E] trident [Gb] or the elephant [Abm] _ somehow. _ _ _ _
We just [E] _ trident [Gb] or the elephant [Abm] _ somehow.
_ _ We just [E] _ trident or [Db] the elephant _ [Abm] somehow.
[B] _ _ [E] _ _
_ [Abm] _ Somehow.
_ _ [Dbm] _ _ _ _ [Abm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [Abm] _ _ [B] _ _ [Dbm] _ _
_ [Abm] _ _ _ _ _ _
She said, Andy, you're better than your past.
_ _ Waking me in drain blast.
_ Cross-legged, _ [B] unbustled [Gb] like nobody's [Abm] ass anymore. _ _ _ _ _
She said, Andy, you're taking me home.
_ But you should [Bm] plan to [Gb] sleep [Abm] alone.
_ I'd carry [B] her in bed, [Gb] sleep up the [Abm] hill from the morn. _ _ _
If I'd fucked her [Gb] before she got [B] sick, I'd never [Abm] hear the end of it.
[B] If she don't have the [Gb]
spirit for [Abm] that now. _ _ _
_ We drink these [Gb] drinks and laugh out loud.
[B] _ Bitch about [Abm] the weekend crowd.
The trident or [Dbm] the elephant _ [Abm] somehow.
[B] _ _ [Abm] _ _
_ _ Somehow.
[Gb] _ _ _ [Abm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
She said, Andy, you crack me up.
_ The [B] seagulls in a [Abm] coffee cup.
The sharecropper out of her hair almost stumbles. _ _ _ _
_ She was drunk, she made cancer dope. _
_ Made up her own doctor's notes.
_ _ Surrounded by family, saw that she was dying alone.
_ [E] _ _
_ [Abm] _ Not singer, [Gb] classic country song.
[B] She'd get [Abm] high and sing along.
_ But she don't have [Gb] a voice to sing [Abm] with now. _ _ _
_ [E] We burn these [Gb] joints in effigy.
_ [B] Cry about [Abm] what we used to be.
The [E] trident [Gb] or the elephant _ [Abm] somehow.
[Bm] _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [Abm] Somehow. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [Dbm] _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ [Abm] I've _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Dbm] _
_ [B] _ _ buried her a [Gb]
thousand times.
[B] _ Given up [Abm] my place in her mind.
But I don't give [Gb] a damn [Abm] about that now. _ _ _
_ [E] There's one thing that's [Gb] real clear to me.
[B] No [Gb] one dies [Abm] for dignity.
We just [Dbm] _ [E] trident [Gb] or the elephant [Abm] _ somehow. _ _ _ _
We just [E] _ trident [Gb] or the elephant [Abm] _ somehow.
_ _ We just [E] _ trident or [Db] the elephant _ [Abm] somehow.
[B] _ _ [E] _ _
_ [Abm] _ Somehow.
_ _ [Dbm] _ _ _ _ [Abm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _