Chords for Jennifer nettles band-Crossties w/ LYRICS

_ _ Thank you.
_ [A] _ _ _
[G] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [E] _ _
[Em] _ _ _ [A] _ _ [C#] _ _ _
[E] _ _ [Em] Well, _ [A] _ _ _
[C#] _ _ [E] I am sweating in this crowd,
[D] holding [A] fast to the one I love.
[E] All the world sings alive and loud
as [D] we relish the [A] sirens singing [E] above
when his spirit dances next to me.
I want [D] something I [A] could never leave.
[E] She says, they've come out of this world soon,
[D] but I'm glad we [A] shared this before [E] I _ [A] leave.
_ _ [D] _ _ [Em] _ _ _
[E] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
[A] She laid [E] the cross by her disease.
[D] Well, the worst cause [A] she was worried,
but [E] I could feel the [E] love that's built upon [D] my back.
[A] I ought to [E] carry on.
_ _ _ [D] I'm a little [A] hustle man, but we're singing.
I am singing you this song.
You [D] are forced [A] to hear my [E] fear _
[A] _ sing.
[D] _ _ [A] _ _ _
[E] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
[A] _ She [E] says he knows I won't come to visit.
His voice a familiar.
You know the snook I sent for 16 [D] years.
You pack your bag, [E] but that guilt's if you're on [D] his level.
[E] Well, then you can tell me a hundred [D] times.
[E] You're happy with this life you made,
but I know your soul still screams.
You still doubt her for a part.
It [A] wasn't an even [E] trade. _
[Em] _ _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ _
[E] _ _ [Em] I am _ [D] _ _
[A] _ feeling [E] from the bottom of my heart.
[D] Well, there's a lot of [A] cause she was worried,
[E] but I could feel the love that's built upon [D] my back.
[A] I ought to [E] carry on.
I'm a little _ _ _ [D] hustle [A] man, but we're singing.
[E] I am singing you this song.
You [D] are forced [A] to hear my [E] fear _
[Am] _ sing.
[D] _ _ [A] _ _ _
[E] _ _ [A] I _ _ [D] _
[A] am singing you this song.
_ [B] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
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_ _ [E] _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ Well, standing [A] here right now,
I know I'm [A] about as cool as I'll ever get.
[E] Pair of backless, trim-minded [D] lungs,
this [A] I departed [E] with.
And if you're kind of a slow hero,
this [D] is where I'll [A] always be.
My [E] soul's in my throat, so let me [D] clear it _
_ and tell you that your point of view, darling,
_ _ is a little different there. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C#m] _ _ _ [E] _ Me.
_ _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ _
[E] I, yeah, [A] I am. _ _ _
_ _ I'm a cross now [Em] that I'm pleased [D] with my words
because we are wearing [E] black.
The theme of this road upon my back.
[A] I ought to carry [E] on.
I'm a little hustle _ [D] _ man, [A] but we're singing.
I [E] am singing you this song.
You [D] are forced to hear me [E] hear black. _
[G] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [A] _ _
[E] I _ [Em] _ _ _ [D] _ _
[A] _ _ [E] am _ _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ [B] singing you _ this _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [A] _ _
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