Chords for Josh Ritter - Ground Don't Want Me (Audio)

Tempo:
107.2 bpm
Chords used:

C

F

G

Am

Dm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Josh Ritter - Ground Don't Want Me (Audio) chords
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[F] [C]
[G] [C]
[G] [F] [C]
[G] [F]
[Am]
[C] [F]
[C] [G] [Am]
[C] [Dm]
[Am]
I've stacked the deck, I've held the [C] dead man's hand so many times.
[F] It's an ace's wishing [C] for the death of [G] a hopeless mind.
[Am] Cards and guns are all the [C] same, each man must draw his own.
[Dm] Now the ground don't want me, mama.
The ground don't want me, [Am] no, no, no.
[C]
[F] What is the body [C] when the soul is flown?
[G] Has it only [C] been forgotten?
[G] [F] I wanna lay [C] down and feel the bone.
[G] What an angel [F] guards the garden.
[Am] I killed men in blue, I [C] barbacone new life in crystal wells.
[F] In every town the broken [C]-hearted rang their [G] steeple bells.
[Am] Every man a box, [C] poor every hole a rose.
[Dm] Now the ground don't want me, mama.
The ground don't want me, no, no, [Am] no.
[F] What is the body when [C] the soul is flown?
[G] Has it only been [C] forgotten?
[G] [F] I wanna lay [C] down and feel the bone.
[G] What an angel [F] guards the garden.
[C] [G]
[C] [G] [F]
[C] [G]
[F]
[Am] Then one morning near our can [C] I chanced to watch some violets rise.
[F] Their lunar blues undoing [C] down the fast and [G] stays the night.
And [Am] I thought how sweet to sleep beneath [C] the flowers such as those.
[Dm] Now the ground don't want me, mama.
The ground don't want me, no, no, [Am] no.
[C] [F] What is the [C] body when the soul is flown?
[G] Has it only been [C] forgotten?
[F] I wanna lay [C] down and feel the [G] bone.
What an angel [F] guards the garden.
[Am] Sometimes I think about mama [C] with a knife still in her chest.
[F] Sometimes I think about all those [C] lucky men I [G] sent to rest in the [Am] house.
Them who are asleep and [C] it's me who is the [Dm] ghost.
Now the ground don't want me, mama.
The ground don't want me, no, no, [Am] no.
[F] What is the body [C] when the soul is flown?
[G] Has it only [C] been forgotten?
[F] I wanna lay [C] down and feel the [G] bone.
What an angel [F] guards the garden.
[Am]
[C] [F]
[C] [G] [Am]
[C] [Dm]
[Am]
Key:  
C
3211
F
134211111
G
2131
Am
2311
Dm
2311
C
3211
F
134211111
G
2131
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To learn Josh Ritter - Ground Dont Want Me chords, focus on the sequence of these chords: Am, C, G, F, C, G, Am, G, C and F. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 53 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 107. Tune your capo to accommodate your vocal range, referencing the song's key: C Major.

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[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [G] _ [F] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ I've stacked the deck, I've held the [C] dead man's hand so many times.
[F] It's an ace's wishing [C] for the death of [G] a hopeless mind.
[Am] Cards and guns are all the [C] same, each man must draw his own.
[Dm] Now the ground don't want me, mama.
The ground don't want me, [Am] no, no, no.
_ [C] _
_ [F] What is the body [C] when the soul is flown?
[G] _ Has it only [C] been forgotten? _
[G] _ [F] I wanna lay [C] down and feel the bone.
[G] _ What an angel [F] guards the garden. _
_ _ _ _ [Am] I killed men in blue, I [C] barbacone new life in crystal wells.
[F] In every town the broken [C]-hearted rang their [G] steeple bells.
[Am] Every man a box, [C] poor every hole a rose.
[Dm] Now the ground don't want me, mama.
The ground don't want me, no, no, [Am] no. _ _
_ [F] What is the body when [C] the soul is flown?
_ [G] Has it only been [C] forgotten? _
[G] _ [F] I wanna lay [C] down and feel the bone.
_ [G] What an angel [F] guards the garden. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ [G] _ [F] _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Am] Then one morning near our can [C] I chanced to watch some violets rise.
[F] Their lunar blues undoing [C] down the fast and [G] stays the night.
And [Am] I thought how sweet to sleep beneath [C] the flowers such as those.
[Dm] Now the ground don't want me, mama.
The ground don't want me, no, no, [Am] no.
[C] _ _ [F] What is the [C] body when the soul is flown?
_ [G] Has it only been [C] forgotten?
_ _ [F] I wanna lay [C] down and feel the [G] bone.
_ What an angel [F] guards the garden. _ _ _ _ _
[Am] Sometimes I think about mama [C] with a knife still in her chest.
[F] Sometimes I think about all those [C] lucky men I [G] sent to rest in the [Am] house.
Them who are asleep and [C] it's me who is the [Dm] ghost.
Now the ground don't want me, mama.
The ground don't want me, no, no, [Am] no.
_ _ _ [F] What is the body [C] when the soul is flown?
_ [G] _ Has it only [C] been forgotten?
_ _ [F] I wanna lay [C] down and feel the [G] bone.
What an angel [F] guards the garden. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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This song is part of Fever Breaks album.

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