Chords for John Prine - Killing the Blues - 9/12/11 HD
Tempo:
134.65 bpm
Chords used:
G
C
D
B
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[N]
[G]
Peas are falling, just like embers.
Colors are red and [C] [G] gold,
the city's on fire.
[C]
Burned just [G] like a memory,
in our eyes.
[D] Somebody said,
this song means
swinging [C] the world back to tape.
Bouncing over [G] a white cloud,
you're [C] just killing the [G] blues.
[C] [G]
I'm guilty of something,
[C]
[G] I hope you never do,
because there [C] is nothing
sadder than [G] losing
yourself in love.
[C] [D] Somebody said,
this song means
[C] swinging [G] the world [C] back to tape.
Bouncing [G] over a white cloud,
[D] you're just killing [C]
the [G] blues.
In the end,
[D]
[G]
what's lost
never goes back.
The reason
[C] is that you're not
that kind.
[B]
[G]
[D]
[C]
[G]
[D]
[G]
Now you ask me,
just to leave you,
to go out on my own
and get what [C] I need to.
You want me to fend
[G] with already here.
[D] Somebody said,
this song means
[C] swinging the [G] world [C] back to tape.
Bouncing over a white [G] cloud,
[D] you're just killing [G] the blues.
[D] Somebody said,
this song means
[C] swinging [G] the world back to [C] tape.
Bouncing over a [G] white cloud,
[D] you're just killing [G] the blues.
[D]
[C]
[G]
[D]
[G]
[G]
Peas are falling, just like embers.
Colors are red and [C] [G] gold,
the city's on fire.
[C]
Burned just [G] like a memory,
in our eyes.
[D] Somebody said,
this song means
swinging [C] the world back to tape.
Bouncing over [G] a white cloud,
you're [C] just killing the [G] blues.
[C] [G]
I'm guilty of something,
[C]
[G] I hope you never do,
because there [C] is nothing
sadder than [G] losing
yourself in love.
[C] [D] Somebody said,
this song means
[C] swinging [G] the world [C] back to tape.
Bouncing [G] over a white cloud,
[D] you're just killing [C]
the [G] blues.
In the end,
[D]
[G]
what's lost
never goes back.
The reason
[C] is that you're not
that kind.
[B]
[G]
[D]
[C]
[G]
[D]
[G]
Now you ask me,
just to leave you,
to go out on my own
and get what [C] I need to.
You want me to fend
[G] with already here.
[D] Somebody said,
this song means
[C] swinging the [G] world [C] back to tape.
Bouncing over a white [G] cloud,
[D] you're just killing [G] the blues.
[D] Somebody said,
this song means
[C] swinging [G] the world back to [C] tape.
Bouncing over a [G] white cloud,
[D] you're just killing [G] the blues.
[D]
[C]
[G]
[D]
[G]
Key:
G
C
D
B
G
C
D
B
[N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
Peas are falling, _ _ _ just like embers. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Colors are red and _ [C] _ _ [G] gold,
the city's on fire.
[C] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Burned just _ [G] like a memory, _ _ _
in our eyes. _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ Somebody _ said, _
this song means
_ swinging _ [C] _ _ _ the world back to tape.
Bouncing over [G] a white cloud, _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ you're [C] just killing _ the [G] blues. _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
I'm guilty _ _ _ _ _ of something,
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ [G] _ I hope you never _ _ _ do,
_ _ because there [C] is nothing _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ sadder than [G] losing
_ _ _ yourself in _ love. _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ [D] _ Somebody _ said, _
this song means _ _ _
_ [C] _ swinging [G] the world [C] back to tape.
Bouncing _ [G] over a white cloud, _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ you're just killing _ [C]
the [G] blues.
_ _ _ In the _ _ _ end,
_ [D] _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
what's lost _ _ _ _
_ _ never goes back.
_ _ _ The reason _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ is that you're not
_ _ that kind.
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Now you ask me, _ _ _ _
just to leave you, _ _ _
_ _ _ to go out on my _ own
and get what [C] I need to. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ You want me to fend
[G] _ with _ _ already here. _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] Somebody _ said,
_ this song means _
_ _ [C] _ swinging the [G] world [C] back to tape.
_ Bouncing over a white [G] cloud, _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ you're just killing [G] the blues. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] Somebody _ _ said,
_ this song means _
_ _ [C] _ swinging [G] the world back to [C] tape.
Bouncing over a [G] white cloud, _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ you're just killing _ [G] the blues. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
Peas are falling, _ _ _ just like embers. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Colors are red and _ [C] _ _ [G] gold,
the city's on fire.
[C] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Burned just _ [G] like a memory, _ _ _
in our eyes. _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ Somebody _ said, _
this song means
_ swinging _ [C] _ _ _ the world back to tape.
Bouncing over [G] a white cloud, _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ you're [C] just killing _ the [G] blues. _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
I'm guilty _ _ _ _ _ of something,
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ [G] _ I hope you never _ _ _ do,
_ _ because there [C] is nothing _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ sadder than [G] losing
_ _ _ yourself in _ love. _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ [D] _ Somebody _ said, _
this song means _ _ _
_ [C] _ swinging [G] the world [C] back to tape.
Bouncing _ [G] over a white cloud, _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ you're just killing _ [C]
the [G] blues.
_ _ _ In the _ _ _ end,
_ [D] _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
what's lost _ _ _ _
_ _ never goes back.
_ _ _ The reason _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ is that you're not
_ _ that kind.
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Now you ask me, _ _ _ _
just to leave you, _ _ _
_ _ _ to go out on my _ own
and get what [C] I need to. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ You want me to fend
[G] _ with _ _ already here. _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] Somebody _ said,
_ this song means _
_ _ [C] _ swinging the [G] world [C] back to tape.
_ Bouncing over a white [G] cloud, _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ you're just killing [G] the blues. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] Somebody _ _ said,
_ this song means _
_ _ [C] _ swinging [G] the world back to [C] tape.
Bouncing over a [G] white cloud, _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ you're just killing _ [G] the blues. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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