Chords for Jim James- Smokin from Shootin (Acoustic) Live at Newport Folk Festival
Tempo:
115.2 bpm
Chords used:
F
Bb
Am
C
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Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Gb]
[Bbm]
[F]
[Fm] [Bbm]
[F]
[Am] You [Bb] never wanted to [Bb] be treated like a woman.
You maintained [C] you was just a kid.
[F] Well at least you were of age my dear.
These [Am] days kids they grow so fast.
[Bb] You never wanted to be committed to the present.
You too busy [C] been living in the past.
[F] Oh?
Who then was your savior?
[Am] Who then was your friend?
Who is now committed to the present?
Is it someone [C] that exists?
[Fm] What [F] is life and God?
A [Am] perfect vision of the self?
[Bb] I always thought we was dealing with one thing.
Now we are dealing [C] with something [Am]
else.
[C]
[F]
Do you see [Am] my smoking gun?
[Bb] They smoking from a shootin'.
Smoking from shootin'.
Smoking from shootin' at [C] nothing dear.
[F]
Do you live [Fm] your
[Am] life on the road?
[Bb] Yeah losing all of them.
Asking for nothing.
Running from something [C] that isn't there.
[F]
Who makes my decisions?
[Am] Who reads all your thoughts?
[Bb] What makes us how we are?
They can't prove [C] what science won't resolve.
[F]
Kumbaya my love [Am] come on.
Row your boat ashore.
[Bb] The river's long it is cold.
It chills the body [C] but not the soul.
[F] Do you see my [Am] smoking guns?
[A] They [Bb] smoking from a shootin'.
Smoking from shootin'.
Smoking from [C] shootin' at nothing dear.
[F] Do you live your [Am]
life on the road?
[Bb] Yeah losing all of them.
Asking for nothing.
Running from something [C] that isn't there.
Oh.
[F]
[Bbm]
[F]
[Bbm]
[F]
[Bb] [Bbm] Distance coming or going [F] come on.
[Bbm] Are you
[F]
[Bb] distance growing or closing it [F] on?
[Bbm] Anywhere.
[F]
[Bbm]
[F]
[Fm] [Bbm]
[F]
[Am] You [Bb] never wanted to [Bb] be treated like a woman.
You maintained [C] you was just a kid.
[F] Well at least you were of age my dear.
These [Am] days kids they grow so fast.
[Bb] You never wanted to be committed to the present.
You too busy [C] been living in the past.
[F] Oh?
Who then was your savior?
[Am] Who then was your friend?
Who is now committed to the present?
Is it someone [C] that exists?
[Fm] What [F] is life and God?
A [Am] perfect vision of the self?
[Bb] I always thought we was dealing with one thing.
Now we are dealing [C] with something [Am]
else.
[C]
[F]
Do you see [Am] my smoking gun?
[Bb] They smoking from a shootin'.
Smoking from shootin'.
Smoking from shootin' at [C] nothing dear.
[F]
Do you live [Fm] your
[Am] life on the road?
[Bb] Yeah losing all of them.
Asking for nothing.
Running from something [C] that isn't there.
[F]
Who makes my decisions?
[Am] Who reads all your thoughts?
[Bb] What makes us how we are?
They can't prove [C] what science won't resolve.
[F]
Kumbaya my love [Am] come on.
Row your boat ashore.
[Bb] The river's long it is cold.
It chills the body [C] but not the soul.
[F] Do you see my [Am] smoking guns?
[A] They [Bb] smoking from a shootin'.
Smoking from shootin'.
Smoking from [C] shootin' at nothing dear.
[F] Do you live your [Am]
life on the road?
[Bb] Yeah losing all of them.
Asking for nothing.
Running from something [C] that isn't there.
Oh.
[F]
[Bbm]
[F]
[Bbm]
[F]
[Bb] [Bbm] Distance coming or going [F] come on.
[Bbm] Are you
[F]
[Bb] distance growing or closing it [F] on?
[Bbm] Anywhere.
[F]
Key:
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Bb
Am
C
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F
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Am
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_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Fm] _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ You _ [Bb] never wanted to [Bb] be treated like a woman.
You maintained [C] you was just a kid. _
_ _ [F] Well at least you were of age my dear.
These [Am] days kids they grow so fast.
[Bb] You never wanted to be committed to the present.
_ You too busy [C] been living in the past.
_ _ [F] Oh? _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Who then was your savior?
_ _ [Am] Who then was your friend?
_ Who is now committed to the present?
Is it someone [C] that exists? _ _ _ _
[Fm] What [F] is life and God?
A [Am] perfect vision of the self? _
[Bb] I always thought we was dealing with one thing.
Now we are dealing [C] with something [Am] _ _
_ else.
[C] _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Do you see _ [Am] my smoking gun? _
_ _ [Bb] They smoking from a shootin'.
Smoking from _ shootin'.
Smoking from shootin' at [C] nothing dear.
_ _ _ [F]
Do you live [Fm] your _
[Am] life on the road?
[Bb] Yeah losing all of them.
Asking for nothing.
Running from something [C] that isn't _ there.
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Who makes my _ decisions?
_ [Am] Who reads all your thoughts?
_ [Bb] What makes us how we are?
_ They can't prove [C] what science won't _ resolve.
_ _ [F] _
Kumbaya my love [Am] come on.
Row your boat ashore.
_ [Bb] The river's long _ it is cold.
It chills the body [C] but not the soul. _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ Do _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ you see my _ [Am] smoking guns?
[A] They _ [Bb] smoking from a shootin'.
Smoking from shootin'.
Smoking from [C] shootin' at nothing dear.
_ _ _ [F] Do you _ live your [Am] _
life on the road?
[Bb] Yeah losing all of them.
Asking for nothing.
Running from something [C] that isn't there. _
Oh.
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Bbm] Distance coming or going [F] come on. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bbm] _ Are you _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ distance _ growing or closing it [F] on? _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ Anywhere. _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Gb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Fm] _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ You _ [Bb] never wanted to [Bb] be treated like a woman.
You maintained [C] you was just a kid. _
_ _ [F] Well at least you were of age my dear.
These [Am] days kids they grow so fast.
[Bb] You never wanted to be committed to the present.
_ You too busy [C] been living in the past.
_ _ [F] Oh? _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Who then was your savior?
_ _ [Am] Who then was your friend?
_ Who is now committed to the present?
Is it someone [C] that exists? _ _ _ _
[Fm] What [F] is life and God?
A [Am] perfect vision of the self? _
[Bb] I always thought we was dealing with one thing.
Now we are dealing [C] with something [Am] _ _
_ else.
[C] _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Do you see _ [Am] my smoking gun? _
_ _ [Bb] They smoking from a shootin'.
Smoking from _ shootin'.
Smoking from shootin' at [C] nothing dear.
_ _ _ [F]
Do you live [Fm] your _
[Am] life on the road?
[Bb] Yeah losing all of them.
Asking for nothing.
Running from something [C] that isn't _ there.
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Who makes my _ decisions?
_ [Am] Who reads all your thoughts?
_ [Bb] What makes us how we are?
_ They can't prove [C] what science won't _ resolve.
_ _ [F] _
Kumbaya my love [Am] come on.
Row your boat ashore.
_ [Bb] The river's long _ it is cold.
It chills the body [C] but not the soul. _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ Do _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ you see my _ [Am] smoking guns?
[A] They _ [Bb] smoking from a shootin'.
Smoking from shootin'.
Smoking from [C] shootin' at nothing dear.
_ _ _ [F] Do you _ live your [Am] _
life on the road?
[Bb] Yeah losing all of them.
Asking for nothing.
Running from something [C] that isn't there. _
Oh.
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Bbm] Distance coming or going [F] come on. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bbm] _ Are you _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ distance _ growing or closing it [F] on? _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ Anywhere. _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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