Chords for Steve Earle - My Uncle (Return to Sin City)
Tempo:
96.1 bpm
Chords used:
A
D
G
Bm
Gm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[D] Here in LA in front of a meeting several years ago
he's uh
he was the real deal and this is a
Really really glad I could be here this song
Graham and Chris Hillman wrote this song and I think that it needs to be played here tonight because
Because you know it would [N] have sounded dated a couple of years ago
But if things keep going the way they're going then there's gonna be another draft and this song will make a lot of sense
[D]
[Gm] A letter [A] came today from [D] my draft board
[Bm] With trimmed hands I read the [A] questionnaire
[G] They asked a [A] lot of questions about [D] my mama [Bm] and my papa.
[A] I
Don't believe that's [D] what I call fair
So [G] I'm headed [A] for the nearest [D] foreign border
[Bm] Vancouver might be just my [A] kind of town
This [G] thing [A] got kind of [D] law and order
That [A] tends to keep a good man [D] under ground
[G] A [A] [D]
[Bm] [A]
[G] [A] [D]
[A] [D]
[G] saddled [A] soldier once told me [D] a story
[Bm] About a battlefield he [A] was on
He [G] said a man [A] should never fight [D] for glory.
[A] I
Guess he knows what's right and what [D] is wrong
So [G] I'm headed [A] for the nearest [D] foreign border
[Bm] Vancouver might be just my [A] kind of town
[G] Because they ain't [A] got the kind of law and [D] order
That [A] tends to keep the good man [D] under ground.
[G] [A] [D]
[Bm] [A]
[G] [A] [D]
[A] [D]
[G] I don't know [A] how much I owe [D] my uncle
But [Bm] I expect some more and I [A] can pay
[D] [G] He's asking [A] me to sign a three [D]-year contract
[A] I
Guess I'll catch the next bus [D] out today
and [G] I'm headed [A] for the nearest [D] foreign border
[Bm] Vancouver might be just my [A] kind of town
[G] Cuz they ain't [A] got the kind of [D] law and order
[A] That tends to keep the good [D] man under ground
[G] And I'm headed [A] for the nearest [D] foreign border
[Bm] How Vancouver might be just my [A] kind of town
[G] And they [A] ain't got the kind [D] of law and order
That [A] tends to keep the good [D] man under ground
Jim [A] [D]
Lauderdale helping out there.
Thank y'all
[N]
he's uh
he was the real deal and this is a
Really really glad I could be here this song
Graham and Chris Hillman wrote this song and I think that it needs to be played here tonight because
Because you know it would [N] have sounded dated a couple of years ago
But if things keep going the way they're going then there's gonna be another draft and this song will make a lot of sense
[D]
[Gm] A letter [A] came today from [D] my draft board
[Bm] With trimmed hands I read the [A] questionnaire
[G] They asked a [A] lot of questions about [D] my mama [Bm] and my papa.
[A] I
Don't believe that's [D] what I call fair
So [G] I'm headed [A] for the nearest [D] foreign border
[Bm] Vancouver might be just my [A] kind of town
This [G] thing [A] got kind of [D] law and order
That [A] tends to keep a good man [D] under ground
[G] A [A] [D]
[Bm] [A]
[G] [A] [D]
[A] [D]
[G] saddled [A] soldier once told me [D] a story
[Bm] About a battlefield he [A] was on
He [G] said a man [A] should never fight [D] for glory.
[A] I
Guess he knows what's right and what [D] is wrong
So [G] I'm headed [A] for the nearest [D] foreign border
[Bm] Vancouver might be just my [A] kind of town
[G] Because they ain't [A] got the kind of law and [D] order
That [A] tends to keep the good man [D] under ground.
[G] [A] [D]
[Bm] [A]
[G] [A] [D]
[A] [D]
[G] I don't know [A] how much I owe [D] my uncle
But [Bm] I expect some more and I [A] can pay
[D] [G] He's asking [A] me to sign a three [D]-year contract
[A] I
Guess I'll catch the next bus [D] out today
and [G] I'm headed [A] for the nearest [D] foreign border
[Bm] Vancouver might be just my [A] kind of town
[G] Cuz they ain't [A] got the kind of [D] law and order
[A] That tends to keep the good [D] man under ground
[G] And I'm headed [A] for the nearest [D] foreign border
[Bm] How Vancouver might be just my [A] kind of town
[G] And they [A] ain't got the kind [D] of law and order
That [A] tends to keep the good [D] man under ground
Jim [A] [D]
Lauderdale helping out there.
Thank y'all
[N]
Key:
A
D
G
Bm
Gm
A
D
G
[D] Here in LA in front of a meeting several years ago _ _
_ _ _ he's uh
he was the real deal and this is a
Really really glad I could be here this song
Graham and Chris Hillman wrote this song and I think that it needs to be played here tonight because
Because you know it would [N] have sounded dated a couple of years ago
But if things keep going the way they're going then there's gonna be another draft and this song will make a lot of sense
_ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Gm] A letter [A] came today from [D] my draft board
[Bm] With trimmed hands I read the [A] questionnaire _
[G] They asked a [A] lot of questions about [D] my mama [Bm] and my papa.
_ [A] I
Don't believe that's [D] what I call fair
So [G] I'm headed [A] for the nearest [D] foreign border
_ [Bm] Vancouver might be just my [A] kind of town
This _ [G] thing [A] got kind of [D] law and order
That [A] tends to keep a good man [D] under ground
_ [G] A _ [A] _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [G] saddled [A] soldier once told me [D] a story
_ [Bm] About a battlefield he [A] was on
He [G] said a man [A] should never fight [D] for glory.
_ [A] I
Guess he knows what's right and what [D] is wrong
So [G] I'm headed [A] for the nearest [D] foreign border
_ [Bm] Vancouver might be just my [A] kind of town
_ [G] Because they ain't [A] got the kind of law and [D] order
That [A] tends to keep the good man [D] under ground.
_ _ [G] _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ [G] I don't know [A] how much I owe [D] my uncle
_ But [Bm] I expect some more and I [A] can pay
[D] _ [G] He's asking [A] me to sign a three [D]-year contract
[A] I
Guess I'll catch the next bus [D] out today
and [G] I'm headed [A] for the nearest [D] foreign border
_ [Bm] Vancouver might be just my [A] kind of town
[G] Cuz they ain't [A] got the kind of [D] law and order
_ [A] That tends to keep the good [D] man under ground
_ [G] And I'm headed [A] for the nearest [D] foreign border
[Bm] How Vancouver might be just my [A] kind of town
_ [G] And they [A] ain't got the kind [D] of law and order
_ That [A] tends to keep the good [D] man under ground
Jim _ _ _ [A] _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ Lauderdale helping out there.
Thank y'all
_ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ he's uh
he was the real deal and this is a
Really really glad I could be here this song
Graham and Chris Hillman wrote this song and I think that it needs to be played here tonight because
Because you know it would [N] have sounded dated a couple of years ago
But if things keep going the way they're going then there's gonna be another draft and this song will make a lot of sense
_ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Gm] A letter [A] came today from [D] my draft board
[Bm] With trimmed hands I read the [A] questionnaire _
[G] They asked a [A] lot of questions about [D] my mama [Bm] and my papa.
_ [A] I
Don't believe that's [D] what I call fair
So [G] I'm headed [A] for the nearest [D] foreign border
_ [Bm] Vancouver might be just my [A] kind of town
This _ [G] thing [A] got kind of [D] law and order
That [A] tends to keep a good man [D] under ground
_ [G] A _ [A] _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [G] saddled [A] soldier once told me [D] a story
_ [Bm] About a battlefield he [A] was on
He [G] said a man [A] should never fight [D] for glory.
_ [A] I
Guess he knows what's right and what [D] is wrong
So [G] I'm headed [A] for the nearest [D] foreign border
_ [Bm] Vancouver might be just my [A] kind of town
_ [G] Because they ain't [A] got the kind of law and [D] order
That [A] tends to keep the good man [D] under ground.
_ _ [G] _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ [G] I don't know [A] how much I owe [D] my uncle
_ But [Bm] I expect some more and I [A] can pay
[D] _ [G] He's asking [A] me to sign a three [D]-year contract
[A] I
Guess I'll catch the next bus [D] out today
and [G] I'm headed [A] for the nearest [D] foreign border
_ [Bm] Vancouver might be just my [A] kind of town
[G] Cuz they ain't [A] got the kind of [D] law and order
_ [A] That tends to keep the good [D] man under ground
_ [G] And I'm headed [A] for the nearest [D] foreign border
[Bm] How Vancouver might be just my [A] kind of town
_ [G] And they [A] ain't got the kind [D] of law and order
_ That [A] tends to keep the good [D] man under ground
Jim _ _ _ [A] _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ Lauderdale helping out there.
Thank y'all
_ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _