Primitives Chords by T Bone Burnett
Tempo:
136.7 bpm
Chords used:
Dm
C
Bb
F
D
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Em] [Dm]
Primitives dress in feathers and masks to scare away their enemies.
[Bb] The frightening thing is not dying.
The frightening thing is not living.
Scientists guess which is worse, we will ask the medicine of the disease.
The frightening thing is not dying.
[Dm] The frightening thing is not living.
[D]
There's an old man living on the edge of town, [C]
edge [Dm] of town.
With a skull in his window and the shades pulled down, [C] shades [Dm] pulled down.
[F] And he laughs at fortune [Dm] and he laughs [Bb] at [C] fame, laughs [Dm] at fame.
And [F] he laughs at [Dm] scandal and he [Bb] laughs at [C] shame, laughs at [Dm] shame.
[Dm] Primitives dress in feathers and masks to scare away their enemies.
[Bb] The frightening thing is not dying.
[Dm] The frightening thing is not living.
Scientists guess which is worse, we will ask the medicine of the disease.
[Bb] The frightening thing is not dying.
[Dm] The frightening thing is not living.
[D]
There's a young girl living on the edge of [C] town, edge [Dm] of town.
With a light in her window and her hair falls down, [C] hair [Dm] falls down.
[F] And she loves me [Am] crazy and she [Dm] loves [Bb] me [C] wild, loves [Dm] me wild.
And [F] she loves me tender [Dm] like a lonely [Bb] [C] child, lonely [Dm] child.
Primitives dress in feathers and masks to scare away their enemies.
[Bb] The frightening thing is not dying.
[Dm] The frightening thing is not living.
[C] [Dm]
[C]
[D]
Primitives dress in feathers and masks to scare away their enemies.
[Bb] The frightening thing is not dying.
The frightening thing is not living.
Scientists guess which is worse, we will ask the medicine of the disease.
The frightening thing is not dying.
[Dm] The frightening thing is not living.
[D]
There's an old man living on the edge of town, [C]
edge [Dm] of town.
With a skull in his window and the shades pulled down, [C] shades [Dm] pulled down.
[F] And he laughs at fortune [Dm] and he laughs [Bb] at [C] fame, laughs [Dm] at fame.
And [F] he laughs at [Dm] scandal and he [Bb] laughs at [C] shame, laughs at [Dm] shame.
[Dm] Primitives dress in feathers and masks to scare away their enemies.
[Bb] The frightening thing is not dying.
[Dm] The frightening thing is not living.
Scientists guess which is worse, we will ask the medicine of the disease.
[Bb] The frightening thing is not dying.
[Dm] The frightening thing is not living.
[D]
There's a young girl living on the edge of [C] town, edge [Dm] of town.
With a light in her window and her hair falls down, [C] hair [Dm] falls down.
[F] And she loves me [Am] crazy and she [Dm] loves [Bb] me [C] wild, loves [Dm] me wild.
And [F] she loves me tender [Dm] like a lonely [Bb] [C] child, lonely [Dm] child.
Primitives dress in feathers and masks to scare away their enemies.
[Bb] The frightening thing is not dying.
[Dm] The frightening thing is not living.
[C] [Dm]
[C]
[D]
Key:
Dm
C
Bb
F
D
Dm
C
Bb
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Primitives dress in feathers and masks to scare away their enemies.
_ _ [Bb] The frightening thing is not dying.
_ The frightening thing is not living.
_ _ Scientists guess which is worse, we will ask the medicine of the disease.
_ _ The frightening thing is not dying.
_ [Dm] The frightening thing is not living. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ There's an old man living on the edge of town, [C] _
edge [Dm] of town. _ _ _ _
With a skull in his window and the shades pulled down, [C] shades [Dm] pulled down. _ _
_ _ [F] And he laughs at fortune [Dm] and he laughs [Bb] at [C] fame, laughs [Dm] at fame.
_ _ _ _ And [F] he laughs at [Dm] scandal and he [Bb] laughs at [C] shame, _ laughs at [Dm] shame. _ _ _
_ _ _ [Dm] Primitives dress in feathers and masks to scare away their enemies.
_ _ [Bb] The frightening thing is not dying.
_ [Dm] The frightening thing is not living.
_ _ _ Scientists guess which is worse, we will ask the medicine of the disease.
_ _ [Bb] The frightening thing is not dying.
_ [Dm] The frightening thing is not living. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ There's a young girl living on the edge of [C] town, edge [Dm] of town. _ _ _ _
With a light in her window and her hair falls down, [C] hair [Dm] falls down. _ _
_ _ [F] And she loves me [Am] crazy and she [Dm] loves [Bb] me [C] wild, loves [Dm] me wild.
_ _ _ _ And [F] she loves me tender [Dm] like a lonely [Bb] _ [C] child, _ _ lonely [Dm] child. _ _ _
_ _ _ Primitives dress in feathers and masks to scare away their enemies.
_ _ [Bb] The frightening thing is not dying.
[Dm] The frightening thing is not living. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
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_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Primitives dress in feathers and masks to scare away their enemies.
_ _ [Bb] The frightening thing is not dying.
_ The frightening thing is not living.
_ _ Scientists guess which is worse, we will ask the medicine of the disease.
_ _ The frightening thing is not dying.
_ [Dm] The frightening thing is not living. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ There's an old man living on the edge of town, [C] _
edge [Dm] of town. _ _ _ _
With a skull in his window and the shades pulled down, [C] shades [Dm] pulled down. _ _
_ _ [F] And he laughs at fortune [Dm] and he laughs [Bb] at [C] fame, laughs [Dm] at fame.
_ _ _ _ And [F] he laughs at [Dm] scandal and he [Bb] laughs at [C] shame, _ laughs at [Dm] shame. _ _ _
_ _ _ [Dm] Primitives dress in feathers and masks to scare away their enemies.
_ _ [Bb] The frightening thing is not dying.
_ [Dm] The frightening thing is not living.
_ _ _ Scientists guess which is worse, we will ask the medicine of the disease.
_ _ [Bb] The frightening thing is not dying.
_ [Dm] The frightening thing is not living. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ There's a young girl living on the edge of [C] town, edge [Dm] of town. _ _ _ _
With a light in her window and her hair falls down, [C] hair [Dm] falls down. _ _
_ _ [F] And she loves me [Am] crazy and she [Dm] loves [Bb] me [C] wild, loves [Dm] me wild.
_ _ _ _ And [F] she loves me tender [Dm] like a lonely [Bb] _ [C] child, _ _ lonely [Dm] child. _ _ _
_ _ _ Primitives dress in feathers and masks to scare away their enemies.
_ _ [Bb] The frightening thing is not dying.
[Dm] The frightening thing is not living. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
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_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
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