Over Yonder Chords by Steve Earle
Tempo:
143.8 bpm
Chords used:
E
B
A
Em
G#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[E]
[G#m] [E]
[A] [E]
[B]
[E]
I wasn't sitting there with my letter,
[A] [E]
chaplains waiting by [B] the door.
[Em] [B] [E]
Now we're across that yard [A] together, [E]
and [B] they can't hurt me anymore.
[Em] [B]
[E] Cause [B] I'm going over [C#m] yonder, [G#m]
[F#m] where no [E] ghosts will follow [B] me.
[Em] [B] [E]
There's another place [A] beyond here [E]
where I'll be free,
[B] I believe.
[E] Give my radio to Johnson, keep it door, can have my [B] fan.
[E] Just send my Bible home to Mama, [A]
[E] call her every now and [B] then.
[Em] [B]
[E] Cause [B] I'm going over [C#m] yonder, [G#m]
[F#m] where [E] no ghosts will [B] follow me.
[Em] [B]
[E] There's another place [A] beyond [E] here where I'll be free, [B] I believe.
[E] [B]
[C#m] [G#m]
[A] [E]
[B]
[E] I suppose I got it coming, I can't ever pay [B] enough.
[Em] [B]
[E] And all my ripping [A] and running, [E]
I hurt everyone I [B] loved.
[Em] [B]
[E] The world turned [A] around and lied to me.
[E] The sun will come up in the [B] east,
[E] shining down on all of them [A] that hate me.
[E] I hope my going brings them [B] peace.
[E] Well [B] I'm going over [C#m] yonder, [G#m]
[A] where no [E] ghosts will [B] follow me.
[E] There's another place [A] beyond here [E] where I'll be free, [B] that's what I believe.
[E] [B] [C#m] [G#m]
[A] [B]
[E]
[G#m] [E]
[A] [E]
[B]
[E]
I wasn't sitting there with my letter,
[A] [E]
chaplains waiting by [B] the door.
[Em] [B] [E]
Now we're across that yard [A] together, [E]
and [B] they can't hurt me anymore.
[Em] [B]
[E] Cause [B] I'm going over [C#m] yonder, [G#m]
[F#m] where no [E] ghosts will follow [B] me.
[Em] [B] [E]
There's another place [A] beyond here [E]
where I'll be free,
[B] I believe.
[E] Give my radio to Johnson, keep it door, can have my [B] fan.
[E] Just send my Bible home to Mama, [A]
[E] call her every now and [B] then.
[Em] [B]
[E] Cause [B] I'm going over [C#m] yonder, [G#m]
[F#m] where [E] no ghosts will [B] follow me.
[Em] [B]
[E] There's another place [A] beyond [E] here where I'll be free, [B] I believe.
[E] [B]
[C#m] [G#m]
[A] [E]
[B]
[E] I suppose I got it coming, I can't ever pay [B] enough.
[Em] [B]
[E] And all my ripping [A] and running, [E]
I hurt everyone I [B] loved.
[Em] [B]
[E] The world turned [A] around and lied to me.
[E] The sun will come up in the [B] east,
[E] shining down on all of them [A] that hate me.
[E] I hope my going brings them [B] peace.
[E] Well [B] I'm going over [C#m] yonder, [G#m]
[A] where no [E] ghosts will [B] follow me.
[E] There's another place [A] beyond here [E] where I'll be free, [B] that's what I believe.
[E] [B] [C#m] [G#m]
[A] [B]
[E]
Key:
E
B
A
Em
G#m
E
B
A
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G#m] _ _ _ [E] _
_ [A] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
I wasn't sitting there with my letter, _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ chaplains waiting by [B] the door.
_ [Em] _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ Now we're across that yard [A] together, _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ and [B] they can't hurt me anymore.
_ [Em] _ [B] _ _ _ _
[E] Cause _ _ [B] I'm going over [C#m] yonder, _ [G#m] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F#m] where no [E] ghosts will follow [B] me.
_ [Em] _ [B] _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ There's another place [A] beyond _ here _ [E] _
where _ I'll be free, _
_ [B] _ _ I believe. _
_ [E] _ _ Give my radio to Johnson, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ keep it door, can have my [B] fan. _ _ _ _ _
[E] Just _ send my Bible home to Mama, [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ call her every now and _ [B] then.
_ [Em] _ [B] _ _ _
_ [E] _ Cause [B] I'm going over [C#m] yonder, _ _ [G#m] _ _ _
_ _ [F#m] _ where [E] no ghosts will [B] follow me.
_ _ [Em] _ [B] _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ There's another place [A] beyond _ _ [E] here where _ _ I'll be free, _ [B] _ _ _ I believe. _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ [C#m] _ _ _ [G#m] _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ I suppose I got it coming, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ I can't ever pay [B] enough.
_ _ [Em] _ [B] _ _ _
_ _ [E] And all my ripping [A] and running, _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ I hurt everyone I [B] loved.
_ [Em] _ [B] _ _ _
_ [E] _ The world turned _ [A] around and lied to me. _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ The sun will come up in the [B] east, _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ shining down on all of them [A] that hate me. _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ I hope my going brings them [B] peace. _ _ _ _ _
[E] Well _ _ [B] I'm going _ over [C#m] yonder, [G#m] _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ where no [E] ghosts will [B] follow me. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ There's another place [A] _ _ beyond _ here [E] where _ I'll be free, _ [B] _ _ that's what I believe.
[E] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ [G#m] _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G#m] _ _ _ [E] _
_ [A] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
I wasn't sitting there with my letter, _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ chaplains waiting by [B] the door.
_ [Em] _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ Now we're across that yard [A] together, _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ and [B] they can't hurt me anymore.
_ [Em] _ [B] _ _ _ _
[E] Cause _ _ [B] I'm going over [C#m] yonder, _ [G#m] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F#m] where no [E] ghosts will follow [B] me.
_ [Em] _ [B] _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ There's another place [A] beyond _ here _ [E] _
where _ I'll be free, _
_ [B] _ _ I believe. _
_ [E] _ _ Give my radio to Johnson, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ keep it door, can have my [B] fan. _ _ _ _ _
[E] Just _ send my Bible home to Mama, [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ call her every now and _ [B] then.
_ [Em] _ [B] _ _ _
_ [E] _ Cause [B] I'm going over [C#m] yonder, _ _ [G#m] _ _ _
_ _ [F#m] _ where [E] no ghosts will [B] follow me.
_ _ [Em] _ [B] _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ There's another place [A] beyond _ _ [E] here where _ _ I'll be free, _ [B] _ _ _ I believe. _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ [C#m] _ _ _ [G#m] _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ I suppose I got it coming, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ I can't ever pay [B] enough.
_ _ [Em] _ [B] _ _ _
_ _ [E] And all my ripping [A] and running, _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ I hurt everyone I [B] loved.
_ [Em] _ [B] _ _ _
_ [E] _ The world turned _ [A] around and lied to me. _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ The sun will come up in the [B] east, _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ shining down on all of them [A] that hate me. _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ I hope my going brings them [B] peace. _ _ _ _ _
[E] Well _ _ [B] I'm going _ over [C#m] yonder, [G#m] _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ where no [E] ghosts will [B] follow me. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ There's another place [A] _ _ beyond _ here [E] where _ I'll be free, _ [B] _ _ that's what I believe.
[E] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ [G#m] _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _