Chords for Rickie Lee Jones - "Compliments to AA Brown" (Duet w/ The Blue Nile)
Tempo:
96.35 bpm
Chords used:
C#
F#
D#m
A#m
G#
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[C#] [D#m] Down there [F#] by the river is a man [C#] whose horn is twisted into shapes [F#] unknown to the wicked
and the wise.
[C#]
And he bears the look of [F#] an animal [C#] who has seen things no animal should [F#] ever see.
[C#] He has been [D#m] driven beyond all towns and all systems [C#] until now, [D#m] for it is long past too far.
It [G#m] is a desert.
[C#]
[G#m] All of them is a desert.
[C#]
[G#] We come [A#m] to the river, [G#] we walk [A#m] away from all.
[G#] We come [A#m] to the water, [G#] we walk [A#m] away from all.
[C#] [F#]
[C#] [D#m] [F#]
[C#] She first saw him, he was [D#] standing in the doorway, [F#] illuminated [C#] from behind by a [D#] light.
[F#] Though imaginary, part of him chased [D#m] him to these distant [F#] adobes.
[C#] [D#m] Standing on [F#] the cliffs today, [C#] I thought I saw you [D#m] below, [F#] walking [C#] by the river, [D#m] [F#] my shadow growing small.
[G#m]
[C#] It's a desert because
[G#m] I can hear them.
They'll be asking me about you wherever I go.
[A#m] [G#] We come to the river, [G#] we [A#m] walk away from all.
We come to the [A#m] water, [G#] we [A#m] walk away from all.
[D#m] [F#]
[C#] [D#] [F#]
[C#] Long coats on the [D#] prairie, [F#]
life [C#] in danger.
[D#] [F#]
[C#] Who can I turn to?
[F#] Oh, [C#] who can I turn to?
[F#] Were [C#] you walking on the [F#]
[C#] sand in the sand?
[F#] The [C#] world is turning faster, [F#] yeah, [C#] than when I was young.
[F#]
[C#] When I was young.
[F#]
[C#] When I was [F#] young.
[C#] [F#]
[C#] I was a wild, [F#] wild girl.
[C#] [F#]
[C#] [F#]
[C#] [F#]
[C#] [F#]
[C#] [F#]
[C#] [F#]
[D#] [C#] [F#]
[C#] [F#]
[C#]
[C#] [F#]
and the wise.
[C#]
And he bears the look of [F#] an animal [C#] who has seen things no animal should [F#] ever see.
[C#] He has been [D#m] driven beyond all towns and all systems [C#] until now, [D#m] for it is long past too far.
It [G#m] is a desert.
[C#]
[G#m] All of them is a desert.
[C#]
[G#] We come [A#m] to the river, [G#] we walk [A#m] away from all.
[G#] We come [A#m] to the water, [G#] we walk [A#m] away from all.
[C#] [F#]
[C#] [D#m] [F#]
[C#] She first saw him, he was [D#] standing in the doorway, [F#] illuminated [C#] from behind by a [D#] light.
[F#] Though imaginary, part of him chased [D#m] him to these distant [F#] adobes.
[C#] [D#m] Standing on [F#] the cliffs today, [C#] I thought I saw you [D#m] below, [F#] walking [C#] by the river, [D#m] [F#] my shadow growing small.
[G#m]
[C#] It's a desert because
[G#m] I can hear them.
They'll be asking me about you wherever I go.
[A#m] [G#] We come to the river, [G#] we [A#m] walk away from all.
We come to the [A#m] water, [G#] we [A#m] walk away from all.
[D#m] [F#]
[C#] [D#] [F#]
[C#] Long coats on the [D#] prairie, [F#]
life [C#] in danger.
[D#] [F#]
[C#] Who can I turn to?
[F#] Oh, [C#] who can I turn to?
[F#] Were [C#] you walking on the [F#]
[C#] sand in the sand?
[F#] The [C#] world is turning faster, [F#] yeah, [C#] than when I was young.
[F#]
[C#] When I was young.
[F#]
[C#] When I was [F#] young.
[C#] [F#]
[C#] I was a wild, [F#] wild girl.
[C#] [F#]
[C#] [F#]
[C#] [F#]
[C#] [F#]
[C#] [F#]
[C#] [F#]
[D#] [C#] [F#]
[C#] [F#]
[C#]
[C#] [F#]
Key:
C#
F#
D#m
A#m
G#
C#
F#
D#m
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[C#] _ _ [D#m] Down there [F#] by the river is a man [C#] whose horn is twisted into shapes [F#] unknown to the wicked
and the wise.
[C#] _
_ And he bears the look of [F#] an animal [C#] who has seen things no animal should [F#] ever see. _ _ _
[C#] He has been [D#m] driven beyond all towns and all systems [C#] until now, [D#m] for it is long past too far.
It [G#m] is _ _ a desert. _ _
_ [C#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G#m] _ All of them is a desert. _ _ _
_ [C#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G#] _ _ We come [A#m] to the river, _ [G#] _ we walk [A#m] away from all.
[G#] _ We come [A#m] to the water, [G#] _ _ we walk [A#m] away from all.
[C#] _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
[C#] _ _ _ [D#m] _ _ [F#] _ _
[C#] She first saw him, he was [D#] standing in the doorway, [F#] _ illuminated [C#] from behind by a [D#] light.
_ [F#] _ Though imaginary, part of him chased [D#m] him to these distant [F#] adobes. _
[C#] _ _ _ [D#m] Standing on [F#] the cliffs today, [C#] I thought I saw you [D#m] below, _ [F#] _ walking [C#] by the river, _ [D#m] _ _ [F#] my shadow growing small.
[G#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C#] It's a desert because _ _
_ _ [G#m] I can hear them. _ _
They'll be asking me about you wherever I go. _ _
[A#m] _ _ [G#] We come to the river, _ [G#] we _ [A#m] walk away from all.
_ We come to the [A#m] water, [G#] _ _ we [A#m] walk away from all.
_ [D#m] _ _ [F#] _ _ _
[C#] _ _ _ [D#] _ _ [F#] _ _
[C#] Long coats on the [D#] prairie, [F#] _ _
life [C#] in danger.
[D#] _ _ [F#] _ _ _
[C#] Who can I turn to?
[F#] Oh, _ [C#] who can I turn to?
_ [F#] _ Were [C#] you walking on the _ _ [F#] _ _
[C#] sand in the sand?
_ [F#] _ The [C#] world is turning faster, [F#] yeah, [C#] than when I was young.
_ [F#] _ _
[C#] When I was young.
_ [F#] _ _
[C#] When I was [F#] young. _ _
[C#] _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
[C#] I was a wild, [F#] wild girl.
[C#] _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
_ [C#] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
[C#] _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
[C#] _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
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[C#] _ _ [D#m] Down there [F#] by the river is a man [C#] whose horn is twisted into shapes [F#] unknown to the wicked
and the wise.
[C#] _
_ And he bears the look of [F#] an animal [C#] who has seen things no animal should [F#] ever see. _ _ _
[C#] He has been [D#m] driven beyond all towns and all systems [C#] until now, [D#m] for it is long past too far.
It [G#m] is _ _ a desert. _ _
_ [C#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G#m] _ All of them is a desert. _ _ _
_ [C#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G#] _ _ We come [A#m] to the river, _ [G#] _ we walk [A#m] away from all.
[G#] _ We come [A#m] to the water, [G#] _ _ we walk [A#m] away from all.
[C#] _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
[C#] _ _ _ [D#m] _ _ [F#] _ _
[C#] She first saw him, he was [D#] standing in the doorway, [F#] _ illuminated [C#] from behind by a [D#] light.
_ [F#] _ Though imaginary, part of him chased [D#m] him to these distant [F#] adobes. _
[C#] _ _ _ [D#m] Standing on [F#] the cliffs today, [C#] I thought I saw you [D#m] below, _ [F#] _ walking [C#] by the river, _ [D#m] _ _ [F#] my shadow growing small.
[G#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C#] It's a desert because _ _
_ _ [G#m] I can hear them. _ _
They'll be asking me about you wherever I go. _ _
[A#m] _ _ [G#] We come to the river, _ [G#] we _ [A#m] walk away from all.
_ We come to the [A#m] water, [G#] _ _ we [A#m] walk away from all.
_ [D#m] _ _ [F#] _ _ _
[C#] _ _ _ [D#] _ _ [F#] _ _
[C#] Long coats on the [D#] prairie, [F#] _ _
life [C#] in danger.
[D#] _ _ [F#] _ _ _
[C#] Who can I turn to?
[F#] Oh, _ [C#] who can I turn to?
_ [F#] _ Were [C#] you walking on the _ _ [F#] _ _
[C#] sand in the sand?
_ [F#] _ The [C#] world is turning faster, [F#] yeah, [C#] than when I was young.
_ [F#] _ _
[C#] When I was young.
_ [F#] _ _
[C#] When I was [F#] young. _ _
[C#] _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
[C#] I was a wild, [F#] wild girl.
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