Chords for John Stewart - Clack Clack/Oldest Living Son (Medley)
Tempo:
114.35 bpm
Chords used:
E
B
A
F#
F#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[E]
[E]
[A]
Kennedy Police Campaign for President So
[E]
Dakota
[F#] sky
[E] made us feel
like the river [A] running free, [B] running free
when I [F#m] die
[B] [E] ring the wheels
that deliver restlessly
[A] [B] restlessly restlessly
[E]
[E]
[B]
[E]
[B]
[E]
[A] [E]
[A] [E]
[B]
[A]
let me hear the
clack clack clack train rolling
[B] down the track to carry me home
back [E] where I belong
let me hear the
clack clack clack train rolling
[B] down the track to carry me home
back [E] where I belong
In
[A] [B] [F#]
[E]
[F#m] [E] [B]
the town
squares and the school yards
of the heartland, [A] they found
a strange common [B] ground
with the sleepless quest of this
oldest living son
[E]
[B]
[E]
sick in moors grow
[F#m] in the long [B] planted rows
[E] out there [B] to break
the [F#] April wind
[B] [E] still the dust it always
blows, and [F#m] her
eyes and in [B] all clothes
[E] and it's [A] in her very [E] souls
[F#] like a song about [B] me
and Jim,
[E] back of
my hand, [F#m] started
looking like a [B] man
[E]
way [C#m] back when
I was only [F#] ten
[B] still [E] the lonesome
in me cries
[F#m] like a little boy
[B] sometimes,
[E] you can
hear it scream, wouldn't it come
[F#] on screaming like
[B] the wind, me [E] and
Jim were getting thin [F#m] and fare
thee well [B] then
[E] fare thee well
[C#m] now mama, [F#] gonna take
good [B] care of him
me [E] and Jim
were getting thin
[F#m] and fare thee well
[B] then, but [A] there
ain't nowhere [G#m] to run
for [F#] the oldest [E] living son
[A]
[E]
[B] [E] and our dad, he [A] was a gentleman
[B] when we all
worked at [E] the store
the only time that I [B] saw him
mad was [F#] when he
talked about [B] the war
[A] we lost a boy at
[B] Bellwood, and [E] guess
he just never [C#m] really understood
what [F#] the medals
from the president were [B] for
me [E] and Jim
were getting thin
and [F#m] fare thee
well [B] to him
[E] fare thee [C#m] well now mama
gonna [F#]
take good
care [B] of him
[E] me and Jim were getting thin
and [F#m] fare thee [B] well
then, [E] but there
ain't nowhere to run
for [F#] the oldest [E] living son
[A] [E] [B]
[E]
[A]
Kennedy Police Campaign for President So
[E]
Dakota
[F#] sky
[E] made us feel
like the river [A] running free, [B] running free
when I [F#m] die
[B] [E] ring the wheels
that deliver restlessly
[A] [B] restlessly restlessly
[E]
[E]
[B]
[E]
[B]
[E]
[A] [E]
[A] [E]
[B]
[A]
let me hear the
clack clack clack train rolling
[B] down the track to carry me home
back [E] where I belong
let me hear the
clack clack clack train rolling
[B] down the track to carry me home
back [E] where I belong
In
[A] [B] [F#]
[E]
[F#m] [E] [B]
the town
squares and the school yards
of the heartland, [A] they found
a strange common [B] ground
with the sleepless quest of this
oldest living son
[E]
[B]
[E]
sick in moors grow
[F#m] in the long [B] planted rows
[E] out there [B] to break
the [F#] April wind
[B] [E] still the dust it always
blows, and [F#m] her
eyes and in [B] all clothes
[E] and it's [A] in her very [E] souls
[F#] like a song about [B] me
and Jim,
[E] back of
my hand, [F#m] started
looking like a [B] man
[E]
way [C#m] back when
I was only [F#] ten
[B] still [E] the lonesome
in me cries
[F#m] like a little boy
[B] sometimes,
[E] you can
hear it scream, wouldn't it come
[F#] on screaming like
[B] the wind, me [E] and
Jim were getting thin [F#m] and fare
thee well [B] then
[E] fare thee well
[C#m] now mama, [F#] gonna take
good [B] care of him
me [E] and Jim
were getting thin
[F#m] and fare thee well
[B] then, but [A] there
ain't nowhere [G#m] to run
for [F#] the oldest [E] living son
[A]
[E]
[B] [E] and our dad, he [A] was a gentleman
[B] when we all
worked at [E] the store
the only time that I [B] saw him
mad was [F#] when he
talked about [B] the war
[A] we lost a boy at
[B] Bellwood, and [E] guess
he just never [C#m] really understood
what [F#] the medals
from the president were [B] for
me [E] and Jim
were getting thin
and [F#m] fare thee
well [B] to him
[E] fare thee [C#m] well now mama
gonna [F#]
take good
care [B] of him
[E] me and Jim were getting thin
and [F#m] fare thee [B] well
then, [E] but there
ain't nowhere to run
for [F#] the oldest [E] living son
[A] [E] [B]
Key:
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F#m
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_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ Dakota _ _ _ _ _
[F#] sky
_ [E] made us feel
like the river [A] running free, _ [B] _ running free
_ _ when I [F#m] die
_ [B] _ [E] ring the wheels
that deliver restlessly
[A] _ _ _ _ [B] restlessly restlessly
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_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ let me hear the
clack clack clack train rolling
[B] down the track to carry me home
back [E] where I belong
_ let me hear the
clack clack clack train rolling
[B] down the track to carry me home
back [E] where I belong
_ In _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ [B] _ _ [F#] _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F#m] _ [E] _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ _ _ the town
squares and the school yards
of the heartland, [A] they found
a strange common [B] ground
with the sleepless quest of this
oldest living son
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ sick in moors grow
_ [F#m] in the long [B] planted rows
[E] _ out there [B] to break
the [F#] April wind
_ [B] _ _ [E] still the dust it always
blows, and [F#m] her
eyes and in [B] all clothes
[E] and it's [A] in her very [E] souls
[F#] like a song about [B] me
and Jim, _ _ _
_ [E] _ back of
my hand, [F#m] started
looking like a [B] man
_ _ [E] _
way [C#m] back when
I was only [F#] ten _
[B] still _ [E] the lonesome
in me cries
_ [F#m] like a little boy
[B] sometimes, _ _
[E] you can
hear it scream, wouldn't it come
[F#] on screaming like
[B] the wind, _ _ _ me [E] and
Jim were getting thin _ [F#m] and fare
thee well [B] then
_ _ [E] fare thee well
[C#m] now mama, [F#] gonna take
good [B] care of him
_ _ _ me [E] and Jim
were getting thin
_ [F#m] and fare thee well
[B] then, but [A] there
ain't nowhere [G#m] to run
for [F#] the oldest [E] living son
_ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ [E] and our dad, he [A] was a gentleman
_ [B] when we all
worked at [E] the store _
_ the only time that I [B] saw him
mad was [F#] when he
talked about [B] the war
_ _ [A] we lost a boy at
[B] Bellwood, and [E] guess
he just never [C#m] really understood
_ what [F#] the medals
from the president were [B] for _
me _ [E] and Jim
were getting thin
and [F#m] fare thee
well [B] to him _
[E] fare thee [C#m] well now mama
gonna [F#]
take good
care [B] of him _ _ _ _
[E] me and Jim were getting thin
and [F#m] fare thee [B] well
then, [E] but there
ain't nowhere to run
for [F#] the oldest [E] living son
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_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Kennedy Police Campaign for President So
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Dakota _ _ _ _ _
[F#] sky
_ [E] made us feel
like the river [A] running free, _ [B] _ running free
_ _ when I [F#m] die
_ [B] _ [E] ring the wheels
that deliver restlessly
[A] _ _ _ _ [B] restlessly restlessly
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
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_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ let me hear the
clack clack clack train rolling
[B] down the track to carry me home
back [E] where I belong
_ let me hear the
clack clack clack train rolling
[B] down the track to carry me home
back [E] where I belong
_ In _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ [B] _ _ [F#] _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F#m] _ [E] _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ _ _ the town
squares and the school yards
of the heartland, [A] they found
a strange common [B] ground
with the sleepless quest of this
oldest living son
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ sick in moors grow
_ [F#m] in the long [B] planted rows
[E] _ out there [B] to break
the [F#] April wind
_ [B] _ _ [E] still the dust it always
blows, and [F#m] her
eyes and in [B] all clothes
[E] and it's [A] in her very [E] souls
[F#] like a song about [B] me
and Jim, _ _ _
_ [E] _ back of
my hand, [F#m] started
looking like a [B] man
_ _ [E] _
way [C#m] back when
I was only [F#] ten _
[B] still _ [E] the lonesome
in me cries
_ [F#m] like a little boy
[B] sometimes, _ _
[E] you can
hear it scream, wouldn't it come
[F#] on screaming like
[B] the wind, _ _ _ me [E] and
Jim were getting thin _ [F#m] and fare
thee well [B] then
_ _ [E] fare thee well
[C#m] now mama, [F#] gonna take
good [B] care of him
_ _ _ me [E] and Jim
were getting thin
_ [F#m] and fare thee well
[B] then, but [A] there
ain't nowhere [G#m] to run
for [F#] the oldest [E] living son
_ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ [E] and our dad, he [A] was a gentleman
_ [B] when we all
worked at [E] the store _
_ the only time that I [B] saw him
mad was [F#] when he
talked about [B] the war
_ _ [A] we lost a boy at
[B] Bellwood, and [E] guess
he just never [C#m] really understood
_ what [F#] the medals
from the president were [B] for _
me _ [E] and Jim
were getting thin
and [F#m] fare thee
well [B] to him _
[E] fare thee [C#m] well now mama
gonna [F#]
take good
care [B] of him _ _ _ _
[E] me and Jim were getting thin
and [F#m] fare thee [B] well
then, [E] but there
ain't nowhere to run
for [F#] the oldest [E] living son
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _