Chords for Steve Poltz "Folk Singer" Live at KDHX 02/16/2016
Tempo:
83.25 bpm
Chords used:
E
B
A
G
Em
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[B] [E]
[B] [E]
[B] You've been pissing in a bottle and you can't see through the fog
[E] You know a trucker jackknifed in the snow up ahead for [B] sure
The radar got you clocked 87 [E] in a 55
Cops all wanna search your car because they think you're high
[A] Finally reached the club and they got no posters [E] up
Played to 12 people, half a puke and in a cup
[B] Sell two CDs, give another [E] six away
You're hoping [A] that somebody has a place where you could stay
[B] Got a 10 hour drive in the morning, [E] don't sweat it
Keep thinking about the gig last night, you wish you could forget [B] it
Listen to a podcast, a radio lab
[E] Try to call your mom but end up yelling at your dad
[A] Car needs gas so you're pulling to the common [E] goal
The weather channel says that you're about to hit some snow
[B] Sell one CD, give another eight away
To [G] add insult to injury, you had to pay to play
[A] You're a folk singer, folk folk singer
[E] You're a washed up punk, still a dead [B] ringer
For a folk [B] singer, you're a folk folk [E] singer for sure
The
[B] club owner says you should have played here last [E] week
Cause right now it's finals and no one makes a peep
[B] He wishes that the money could have been a lot more
But the deal was only for a [E] small percentage of the door
[A] $27 and a cup of foreign pills
[E] Tried to pass a hat but everyone was high on pills
[B] Play a new song, [E] no applause, just crickets
[A] The bartender says he'll give you two drink tickets
Folk singer, folk folk singer
[E] You're a washed up punk, still a dead [B] ringer
For a folk [B] singer, you're a folk folk [E] singer for sure
[B] You get a good offer for a gig in Atlanta
[E] But the airline sends your guitar all the way to Montana
[B] Get a real person on the phone from United
[E] Lose your cool and tell the dude to go bite [A] it
Borrow a guitar to try to cool your [E] rage
Walk into the club and someone else is on [B] stage
Sell no CDs, the club [E] was double booked
You never even got to play, [G] you feel your life is overlooked
[A] Folk singer, folk folk [E] singer
You're a washed up punk, still a dead [B] ringer
For a folk singer, you're a folk folk [E] singer for sure
[B] Finally get some sleep and there's a nice blue [Em] sky
And the airline's found your guitar all the way in [B] Dubai
Say that it'll be there for your gig in [E] Tallahassee
But you ate some bad food, feeling kinda [A] gassy
Get a Motel 6, wish it was a Ritz
[E] At least you got a private place because you got the shit
[B] Sell 5 hats and 2 [E] CDs
Yes [G] sir, no ma'am, thank you please
[A] Folk singer, folk folk singer
[E] You're a washed up punk, still a dead [B] ringer
For a folk singer, you're a [E] folk folk singer for sure
[B] Your manager grabs you right before you play your show
[E] And says I think that you should dye your hair because it's white as [B] snow
Girlfriend calls you as you leave the stage
[E] She saw a picture of you with a chick and now she's in a rage
[A] Break up, break down, break it all to [E] hell
Charging all the damage to your hotel bill
[B] Sell 5 stickers for 50 cents
You're a folk [A] singer now, you're about to make a dent
Folk singer, folk folk singer
[E] You're a washed up punk, still a dead [B] ringer
For a folk singer, you're a folk folk [E] singer for sure
[B] Finally get some good news from the booking agent [E] dude
At the club tonight they'll give you half off on your [B] food
Place is packed, gonna make you feed
[E] But they wouldn't even turn off the sports TV
[A] Feel like you climbed another rung on the ladder
[E] Another day older, another day fatter
[B] I'm a folk singer now in the pale [E] moonlight
That's how I'm singing on the studios of KDHX [A] tonight
I'm a folk singer, folk folk [E] singer
I'm a washed up punk, still a dead ringer
I'm [B] a folk singer, I'm a folk folk singer for [E] sure
I'm a folkity folk folker, I'm a bram stoker joker
I'm a vampire smoker, I'm a motherfolkin' folker today
[G] [E] [Em]
[B] [E]
[B] You've been pissing in a bottle and you can't see through the fog
[E] You know a trucker jackknifed in the snow up ahead for [B] sure
The radar got you clocked 87 [E] in a 55
Cops all wanna search your car because they think you're high
[A] Finally reached the club and they got no posters [E] up
Played to 12 people, half a puke and in a cup
[B] Sell two CDs, give another [E] six away
You're hoping [A] that somebody has a place where you could stay
[B] Got a 10 hour drive in the morning, [E] don't sweat it
Keep thinking about the gig last night, you wish you could forget [B] it
Listen to a podcast, a radio lab
[E] Try to call your mom but end up yelling at your dad
[A] Car needs gas so you're pulling to the common [E] goal
The weather channel says that you're about to hit some snow
[B] Sell one CD, give another eight away
To [G] add insult to injury, you had to pay to play
[A] You're a folk singer, folk folk singer
[E] You're a washed up punk, still a dead [B] ringer
For a folk [B] singer, you're a folk folk [E] singer for sure
The
[B] club owner says you should have played here last [E] week
Cause right now it's finals and no one makes a peep
[B] He wishes that the money could have been a lot more
But the deal was only for a [E] small percentage of the door
[A] $27 and a cup of foreign pills
[E] Tried to pass a hat but everyone was high on pills
[B] Play a new song, [E] no applause, just crickets
[A] The bartender says he'll give you two drink tickets
Folk singer, folk folk singer
[E] You're a washed up punk, still a dead [B] ringer
For a folk [B] singer, you're a folk folk [E] singer for sure
[B] You get a good offer for a gig in Atlanta
[E] But the airline sends your guitar all the way to Montana
[B] Get a real person on the phone from United
[E] Lose your cool and tell the dude to go bite [A] it
Borrow a guitar to try to cool your [E] rage
Walk into the club and someone else is on [B] stage
Sell no CDs, the club [E] was double booked
You never even got to play, [G] you feel your life is overlooked
[A] Folk singer, folk folk [E] singer
You're a washed up punk, still a dead [B] ringer
For a folk singer, you're a folk folk [E] singer for sure
[B] Finally get some sleep and there's a nice blue [Em] sky
And the airline's found your guitar all the way in [B] Dubai
Say that it'll be there for your gig in [E] Tallahassee
But you ate some bad food, feeling kinda [A] gassy
Get a Motel 6, wish it was a Ritz
[E] At least you got a private place because you got the shit
[B] Sell 5 hats and 2 [E] CDs
Yes [G] sir, no ma'am, thank you please
[A] Folk singer, folk folk singer
[E] You're a washed up punk, still a dead [B] ringer
For a folk singer, you're a [E] folk folk singer for sure
[B] Your manager grabs you right before you play your show
[E] And says I think that you should dye your hair because it's white as [B] snow
Girlfriend calls you as you leave the stage
[E] She saw a picture of you with a chick and now she's in a rage
[A] Break up, break down, break it all to [E] hell
Charging all the damage to your hotel bill
[B] Sell 5 stickers for 50 cents
You're a folk [A] singer now, you're about to make a dent
Folk singer, folk folk singer
[E] You're a washed up punk, still a dead [B] ringer
For a folk singer, you're a folk folk [E] singer for sure
[B] Finally get some good news from the booking agent [E] dude
At the club tonight they'll give you half off on your [B] food
Place is packed, gonna make you feed
[E] But they wouldn't even turn off the sports TV
[A] Feel like you climbed another rung on the ladder
[E] Another day older, another day fatter
[B] I'm a folk singer now in the pale [E] moonlight
That's how I'm singing on the studios of KDHX [A] tonight
I'm a folk singer, folk folk [E] singer
I'm a washed up punk, still a dead ringer
I'm [B] a folk singer, I'm a folk folk singer for [E] sure
I'm a folkity folk folker, I'm a bram stoker joker
I'm a vampire smoker, I'm a motherfolkin' folker today
[G] [E] [Em]
Key:
E
B
A
G
Em
E
B
A
_ _ [B] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[B] You've been pissing in a bottle and you can't see through the fog
[E] You know a trucker jackknifed in the snow up ahead for [B] sure
The radar got you clocked 87 [E] in a 55
Cops all wanna search your car because they think you're high
[A] Finally reached the club and they got no posters [E] up
Played to 12 people, half a puke and in a cup
[B] Sell two CDs, give another [E] six away
You're hoping [A] that somebody has a place where you could stay
[B] Got a 10 hour drive in the morning, [E] don't sweat it
Keep thinking about the gig last night, you wish you could forget [B] it
Listen to a podcast, a radio lab
[E] Try to call your mom but end up yelling at your dad
[A] Car needs gas so you're pulling to the common [E] goal
The weather channel says that you're about to hit some snow
[B] Sell one CD, give another eight away
To [G] add insult to injury, you had to pay to play
[A] You're a folk singer, folk folk singer
[E] You're a washed up punk, still a dead [B] ringer
For a folk [B] singer, you're a folk folk [E] singer for sure
The _
[B] club owner says you should have played here last [E] week
Cause right now it's finals and no one makes a peep
[B] He wishes that the money could have been a lot more
But the deal was only for a [E] small percentage of the door
[A] $27 and a cup of foreign pills
[E] Tried to pass a hat but everyone was high on pills
[B] Play a new song, [E] no applause, just crickets
[A] The bartender says he'll give you two drink tickets
Folk singer, folk folk singer
[E] You're a washed up punk, still a dead [B] ringer
For a folk [B] singer, you're a folk folk [E] singer for sure _ _
[B] You get a good offer for a gig in Atlanta
[E] But the airline sends your guitar all the way to Montana
[B] Get a real person on the phone from United
[E] Lose your cool and tell the dude to go bite [A] it
Borrow a guitar to try to cool your [E] rage
Walk into the club and someone else is on [B] stage
Sell no CDs, the club [E] was double booked
You never even got to play, [G] you feel your life is overlooked
[A] Folk singer, folk folk [E] singer
You're a washed up punk, still a dead [B] ringer
For a folk singer, you're a folk folk [E] singer for sure _ _
[B] Finally get some sleep and there's a nice blue [Em] sky
And the airline's found your guitar all the way in [B] Dubai
Say that it'll be there for your gig in [E] Tallahassee
But you ate some bad food, feeling kinda [A] gassy
Get a Motel 6, wish it was a Ritz
[E] At least you got a private place because you got the shit
[B] Sell 5 hats and 2 [E] CDs
Yes [G] sir, no ma'am, thank you please
[A] Folk singer, folk folk singer
[E] You're a washed up punk, still a dead [B] ringer
For a folk singer, you're a [E] folk folk singer for sure _
[B] Your manager grabs you right before you play your show
[E] And says I think that you should dye your hair because it's white as [B] snow
Girlfriend calls you as you leave the stage
[E] She saw a picture of you with a chick and now she's in a rage
[A] Break up, break down, break it all to [E] hell
Charging all the damage to your hotel bill
[B] Sell 5 stickers for 50 cents
You're a folk [A] singer now, you're about to make a dent
Folk singer, folk folk singer
[E] You're a washed up punk, still a dead [B] ringer
For a folk singer, you're a folk folk [E] singer for sure _ _
[B] Finally get some good news from the booking agent [E] dude
At the club tonight they'll give you half off on your [B] food
Place is packed, gonna make you feed
[E] But they wouldn't even turn off the sports TV
[A] Feel like you climbed another rung on the ladder
[E] Another day older, another day fatter
[B] I'm a folk singer now in the pale [E] moonlight
That's how I'm singing on the studios of KDHX [A] tonight
I'm a folk singer, folk folk [E] singer
I'm a washed up punk, still a dead ringer
I'm [B] a folk singer, I'm a folk folk singer for [E] sure
I'm _ a folkity folk folker, I'm a bram stoker joker
I'm a vampire smoker, I'm a motherfolkin' folker today
_ _ [G] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[B] You've been pissing in a bottle and you can't see through the fog
[E] You know a trucker jackknifed in the snow up ahead for [B] sure
The radar got you clocked 87 [E] in a 55
Cops all wanna search your car because they think you're high
[A] Finally reached the club and they got no posters [E] up
Played to 12 people, half a puke and in a cup
[B] Sell two CDs, give another [E] six away
You're hoping [A] that somebody has a place where you could stay
[B] Got a 10 hour drive in the morning, [E] don't sweat it
Keep thinking about the gig last night, you wish you could forget [B] it
Listen to a podcast, a radio lab
[E] Try to call your mom but end up yelling at your dad
[A] Car needs gas so you're pulling to the common [E] goal
The weather channel says that you're about to hit some snow
[B] Sell one CD, give another eight away
To [G] add insult to injury, you had to pay to play
[A] You're a folk singer, folk folk singer
[E] You're a washed up punk, still a dead [B] ringer
For a folk [B] singer, you're a folk folk [E] singer for sure
The _
[B] club owner says you should have played here last [E] week
Cause right now it's finals and no one makes a peep
[B] He wishes that the money could have been a lot more
But the deal was only for a [E] small percentage of the door
[A] $27 and a cup of foreign pills
[E] Tried to pass a hat but everyone was high on pills
[B] Play a new song, [E] no applause, just crickets
[A] The bartender says he'll give you two drink tickets
Folk singer, folk folk singer
[E] You're a washed up punk, still a dead [B] ringer
For a folk [B] singer, you're a folk folk [E] singer for sure _ _
[B] You get a good offer for a gig in Atlanta
[E] But the airline sends your guitar all the way to Montana
[B] Get a real person on the phone from United
[E] Lose your cool and tell the dude to go bite [A] it
Borrow a guitar to try to cool your [E] rage
Walk into the club and someone else is on [B] stage
Sell no CDs, the club [E] was double booked
You never even got to play, [G] you feel your life is overlooked
[A] Folk singer, folk folk [E] singer
You're a washed up punk, still a dead [B] ringer
For a folk singer, you're a folk folk [E] singer for sure _ _
[B] Finally get some sleep and there's a nice blue [Em] sky
And the airline's found your guitar all the way in [B] Dubai
Say that it'll be there for your gig in [E] Tallahassee
But you ate some bad food, feeling kinda [A] gassy
Get a Motel 6, wish it was a Ritz
[E] At least you got a private place because you got the shit
[B] Sell 5 hats and 2 [E] CDs
Yes [G] sir, no ma'am, thank you please
[A] Folk singer, folk folk singer
[E] You're a washed up punk, still a dead [B] ringer
For a folk singer, you're a [E] folk folk singer for sure _
[B] Your manager grabs you right before you play your show
[E] And says I think that you should dye your hair because it's white as [B] snow
Girlfriend calls you as you leave the stage
[E] She saw a picture of you with a chick and now she's in a rage
[A] Break up, break down, break it all to [E] hell
Charging all the damage to your hotel bill
[B] Sell 5 stickers for 50 cents
You're a folk [A] singer now, you're about to make a dent
Folk singer, folk folk singer
[E] You're a washed up punk, still a dead [B] ringer
For a folk singer, you're a folk folk [E] singer for sure _ _
[B] Finally get some good news from the booking agent [E] dude
At the club tonight they'll give you half off on your [B] food
Place is packed, gonna make you feed
[E] But they wouldn't even turn off the sports TV
[A] Feel like you climbed another rung on the ladder
[E] Another day older, another day fatter
[B] I'm a folk singer now in the pale [E] moonlight
That's how I'm singing on the studios of KDHX [A] tonight
I'm a folk singer, folk folk [E] singer
I'm a washed up punk, still a dead ringer
I'm [B] a folk singer, I'm a folk folk singer for [E] sure
I'm _ a folkity folk folker, I'm a bram stoker joker
I'm a vampire smoker, I'm a motherfolkin' folker today
_ _ [G] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _