Chords for Josh Fischel - "Brothers Chastang"
Tempo:
112.55 bpm
Chords used:
A
C
G
D
Em
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Em] [E]
[Em]
[A] Daddy always thought [C] he and Ma would be forever, [G] but Mama knew it was [A] time to leave.
Daddy sat his four [C] little boys down and told [D] them,
My love, your Mama don't [A] believe.
There's one more thing [C] that I need to tell [G] you,
One little wish before [A] I go.
That the insane love [C] I feel for your [G] Mama,
None of you boys will [A] ever know.
[D] Bang, bang, Daddy's dead.
I only [D] hope he felt [A] no pain.
[D] So goes the long, long tale,
The tale of the brothers [E] Chastain.
[Em]
[A] Jeremy was the oldest, [C] he was hit the [G] hardest,
Had to become a twelve [A]-year-old man.
As the years went [D] by, [C] had a bad reputation,
[G] The locals, they just couldn't [A] understand.
Anger turned to [C] hurt, hurt turned back to anger,
[G] Anger stayed and never seemed [A] to leave.
The years grew colder, [C] the boys, they grew [G] older,
Jeremy, Nick, and Ben and [A] little Steve.
[D] God damn, Stevie yelled,
Nick agreed, cause he felt [Em] the [A] same.
[D] So goes the long, long tale,
The tale of the [E] brothers Chastain.
[Em]
[A] It's always been a hard [C] thing making money in Virginia.
[G] [A]
Ben was running [C] moonshine down to South Carolina.
[G] [A]
Then he heard the sirens [C] and he felt the thunder.
[G] [A]
As he pulled over, to [C] make sure the gun was [G] loaded.
[A] [D]
Bang, bang, the law is dead,
Fudge spilled across [A] Cold Plain.
[D]
So goes the long, long tale,
The tale of the brothers [Em] Chastain.
[A] On his way to [C] Mexico, Ben called up his brother,
[G] I love you boy, there's no [A] time for tears.
Something all god damn [C] fucked up now is [G] happening,
I won't be back for at least [A] a year.
Ben had borrowed Nick's [C] car to run down the moonshine,
While Nick got himself a [A] brand new wife.
In Virginia, all the cop cars [C] have now got computers,
[G] Nick, he got locked away [A] for life.
Benny never [C] made it back up to [Em] Virginia,
The boys had another [A] reason for grief.
Stevie said the circle of [C] pain must be broken,
It's [G] time to turn over,
He wanted to open [C] some kind of business,
[G] He bought the gas station [A] on the side.
Jeremy needed the [C] shift off, Steve said alright,
[G] Wasn't supposed to be there [A] that night.
[D] Bang, bang, Stevie's dead,
On the road [D] the [A] robber and his same.
[D] So goes [G] the sad, [D] sad tale,
The tale of the brothers [E] Chastain.
[Em]
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[Em]
[A] Daddy always thought [C] he and Ma would be forever, [G] but Mama knew it was [A] time to leave.
Daddy sat his four [C] little boys down and told [D] them,
My love, your Mama don't [A] believe.
There's one more thing [C] that I need to tell [G] you,
One little wish before [A] I go.
That the insane love [C] I feel for your [G] Mama,
None of you boys will [A] ever know.
[D] Bang, bang, Daddy's dead.
I only [D] hope he felt [A] no pain.
[D] So goes the long, long tale,
The tale of the brothers [E] Chastain.
[Em]
[A] Jeremy was the oldest, [C] he was hit the [G] hardest,
Had to become a twelve [A]-year-old man.
As the years went [D] by, [C] had a bad reputation,
[G] The locals, they just couldn't [A] understand.
Anger turned to [C] hurt, hurt turned back to anger,
[G] Anger stayed and never seemed [A] to leave.
The years grew colder, [C] the boys, they grew [G] older,
Jeremy, Nick, and Ben and [A] little Steve.
[D] God damn, Stevie yelled,
Nick agreed, cause he felt [Em] the [A] same.
[D] So goes the long, long tale,
The tale of the [E] brothers Chastain.
[Em]
[A] It's always been a hard [C] thing making money in Virginia.
[G] [A]
Ben was running [C] moonshine down to South Carolina.
[G] [A]
Then he heard the sirens [C] and he felt the thunder.
[G] [A]
As he pulled over, to [C] make sure the gun was [G] loaded.
[A] [D]
Bang, bang, the law is dead,
Fudge spilled across [A] Cold Plain.
[D]
So goes the long, long tale,
The tale of the brothers [Em] Chastain.
[A] On his way to [C] Mexico, Ben called up his brother,
[G] I love you boy, there's no [A] time for tears.
Something all god damn [C] fucked up now is [G] happening,
I won't be back for at least [A] a year.
Ben had borrowed Nick's [C] car to run down the moonshine,
While Nick got himself a [A] brand new wife.
In Virginia, all the cop cars [C] have now got computers,
[G] Nick, he got locked away [A] for life.
Benny never [C] made it back up to [Em] Virginia,
The boys had another [A] reason for grief.
Stevie said the circle of [C] pain must be broken,
It's [G] time to turn over,
He wanted to open [C] some kind of business,
[G] He bought the gas station [A] on the side.
Jeremy needed the [C] shift off, Steve said alright,
[G] Wasn't supposed to be there [A] that night.
[D] Bang, bang, Stevie's dead,
On the road [D] the [A] robber and his same.
[D] So goes [G] the sad, [D] sad tale,
The tale of the brothers [E] Chastain.
[Em]
[F#m] [Em]
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[A] Daddy always thought [C] he and Ma would be forever, [G] but Mama knew it was [A] time to leave. _ _
Daddy sat his four [C] little boys down and told [D] them,
My love, your Mama don't [A] believe. _ _
There's one more thing [C] that I need to tell [G] you,
One little wish before [A] I go. _
That the insane love [C] I feel for your [G] Mama,
None of you boys will [A] ever know.
[D] _ _ Bang, bang, _ Daddy's dead.
I only [D] hope he felt [A] no pain.
[D] So _ _ goes the long, long tale,
The tale of the brothers [E] _ Chastain.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] Jeremy was the oldest, [C] he was hit the [G] hardest,
Had to become a twelve [A]-year-old man.
As the years went [D] by, [C] had a bad reputation,
[G] The locals, they just couldn't [A] understand.
_ _ Anger turned to [C] hurt, hurt turned back to anger,
[G] _ Anger stayed and never seemed [A] to leave.
_ The years grew colder, [C] the boys, they grew [G] older,
Jeremy, Nick, and Ben and [A] little Steve.
_ [D] _ God damn, Stevie yelled,
Nick agreed, cause he felt [Em] the [A] same.
[D] So _ _ goes the long, long tale,
The tale of the [E] brothers Chastain. _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] It's always been a hard [C] thing making money in Virginia.
[G] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
Ben was running [C] moonshine down to South Carolina.
[G] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
Then he heard the sirens [C] and he felt the thunder.
[G] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
As he pulled over, to [C] make sure the gun was [G] loaded.
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [D] _
Bang, bang, the law is dead,
Fudge spilled across [A] Cold Plain.
_ [D] _ _
So goes the long, long tale,
The tale of the brothers [Em] _ Chastain. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] On his way to [C] Mexico, Ben called up his brother,
[G] I love you boy, there's no [A] time for tears.
_ Something all god damn [C] fucked up now is [G] happening,
I won't be back for at least [A] a year. _
Ben had borrowed Nick's [C] car to run down the moonshine,
While Nick got himself a [A] brand new wife. _
In Virginia, all the cop cars [C] have now got computers,
[G] Nick, he got locked away [A] for life.
_ _ Benny never [C] made it back up to [Em] Virginia,
The boys had another [A] reason for grief.
_ Stevie said the circle of [C] pain must be broken,
It's [G] time to turn over, _ _
_ _ He _ wanted to open _ [C] some kind of business,
[G] He bought the gas station [A] on the side.
_ _ Jeremy needed the [C] shift off, Steve said alright,
[G] _ Wasn't supposed to be there [A] that night.
_ [D] _ Bang, bang, _ Stevie's dead,
On the road [D] the [A] robber and his same.
[D] So _ goes [G] the sad, [D] sad tale,
The tale of the brothers [E] _ Chastain. _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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[A] Daddy always thought [C] he and Ma would be forever, [G] but Mama knew it was [A] time to leave. _ _
Daddy sat his four [C] little boys down and told [D] them,
My love, your Mama don't [A] believe. _ _
There's one more thing [C] that I need to tell [G] you,
One little wish before [A] I go. _
That the insane love [C] I feel for your [G] Mama,
None of you boys will [A] ever know.
[D] _ _ Bang, bang, _ Daddy's dead.
I only [D] hope he felt [A] no pain.
[D] So _ _ goes the long, long tale,
The tale of the brothers [E] _ Chastain.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] Jeremy was the oldest, [C] he was hit the [G] hardest,
Had to become a twelve [A]-year-old man.
As the years went [D] by, [C] had a bad reputation,
[G] The locals, they just couldn't [A] understand.
_ _ Anger turned to [C] hurt, hurt turned back to anger,
[G] _ Anger stayed and never seemed [A] to leave.
_ The years grew colder, [C] the boys, they grew [G] older,
Jeremy, Nick, and Ben and [A] little Steve.
_ [D] _ God damn, Stevie yelled,
Nick agreed, cause he felt [Em] the [A] same.
[D] So _ _ goes the long, long tale,
The tale of the [E] brothers Chastain. _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] It's always been a hard [C] thing making money in Virginia.
[G] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
Ben was running [C] moonshine down to South Carolina.
[G] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
Then he heard the sirens [C] and he felt the thunder.
[G] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
As he pulled over, to [C] make sure the gun was [G] loaded.
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [D] _
Bang, bang, the law is dead,
Fudge spilled across [A] Cold Plain.
_ [D] _ _
So goes the long, long tale,
The tale of the brothers [Em] _ Chastain. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] On his way to [C] Mexico, Ben called up his brother,
[G] I love you boy, there's no [A] time for tears.
_ Something all god damn [C] fucked up now is [G] happening,
I won't be back for at least [A] a year. _
Ben had borrowed Nick's [C] car to run down the moonshine,
While Nick got himself a [A] brand new wife. _
In Virginia, all the cop cars [C] have now got computers,
[G] Nick, he got locked away [A] for life.
_ _ Benny never [C] made it back up to [Em] Virginia,
The boys had another [A] reason for grief.
_ Stevie said the circle of [C] pain must be broken,
It's [G] time to turn over, _ _
_ _ He _ wanted to open _ [C] some kind of business,
[G] He bought the gas station [A] on the side.
_ _ Jeremy needed the [C] shift off, Steve said alright,
[G] _ Wasn't supposed to be there [A] that night.
_ [D] _ Bang, bang, _ Stevie's dead,
On the road [D] the [A] robber and his same.
[D] So _ goes [G] the sad, [D] sad tale,
The tale of the brothers [E] _ Chastain. _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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