Chords for The Avett Brothers - True Sadness (Audio)
Tempo:
146.6 bpm
Chords used:
D
A
E
Bm
F#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[D]
[A]
[D]
[A] You were a friend to me [D] when my wheels were off the [Bm] track.
And though you said there is no need, [D] I [E] intend to pay you back.
[A] When my mind was turning loose [D] and all my thoughts were turning black,
[Bm] you shined a light on me, and I [E] intend to pay you back.
But [D] I still wake up, [A] shaking my dreams, [D] and I hate to say it,
but [A] the way it seems is [D] that no [E] [A] one is fine.
[D]
It takes [E] time [A] to peel a few layers [F#m] and you will find
[D]
true [E]
[A]
sadness.
[D]
[A]
[D]
[A] When I was a child, [D] I depended on a bottle.
[A] [Bm]
Full grown, I've been known [D] to lean on a [E] bottle.
[A] But you're the real deal in [D] a world of impostors,
[Bm] and I've seen the program [A] [D] make men out [E] of monsters.
But I [D] still wake up, [A] shaking my dreams, [D] and I hate to say it,
[A] but the way it seems is [D] that no [E]
[A] one is fine.
[D] It [E] takes time [A] to peel a few [F#m] layers and you will find
[D]
true [E]
[A] sadness.
[D]
[A]
[E]
[D] Angela became a [A]
target [E] as soon as her beauty [F#] was [F#m] seen
[D] by young men who tried [F#m] to reduce [A] her down to [F#m] a scene on an X-rated [Bm]
screen.
Is she [D] not more than the curve of [A] her hips?
Is she [D] not more than the shine on [A] her lips?
Does she [C#m] not dream to sing [F#m] and to live and to dance [Bm] down her own path
without being [E] torn apart?
Does she not [D] have a heart?
[A] How can I go on [D] with this evil inside me?
[Bm] I step out my front door [D] and I feel [E] it surround me.
[A] Just know the kingdom [D] of God is within you,
[Bm] even though the battle [D] is bound to [E] continue.
[D] But I still wake up, [A]
shaking my dreams, [D] and I hate to say it,
but [A] the way it seems is [D] that no [E] one [A] is fine.
[D] It [E] takes time [A] to peel a few layers [D] and you will find [F#m]
true [D]
sadness.
[F#m]
True [D]
sadness.
True, [E]
true [A]
sadness.
[D] [A]
[D]
[A]
[D]
[A]
[D]
[A]
[N]
[A]
[D]
[A] You were a friend to me [D] when my wheels were off the [Bm] track.
And though you said there is no need, [D] I [E] intend to pay you back.
[A] When my mind was turning loose [D] and all my thoughts were turning black,
[Bm] you shined a light on me, and I [E] intend to pay you back.
But [D] I still wake up, [A] shaking my dreams, [D] and I hate to say it,
but [A] the way it seems is [D] that no [E] [A] one is fine.
[D]
It takes [E] time [A] to peel a few layers [F#m] and you will find
[D]
true [E]
[A]
sadness.
[D]
[A]
[D]
[A] When I was a child, [D] I depended on a bottle.
[A] [Bm]
Full grown, I've been known [D] to lean on a [E] bottle.
[A] But you're the real deal in [D] a world of impostors,
[Bm] and I've seen the program [A] [D] make men out [E] of monsters.
But I [D] still wake up, [A] shaking my dreams, [D] and I hate to say it,
[A] but the way it seems is [D] that no [E]
[A] one is fine.
[D] It [E] takes time [A] to peel a few [F#m] layers and you will find
[D]
true [E]
[A] sadness.
[D]
[A]
[E]
[D] Angela became a [A]
target [E] as soon as her beauty [F#] was [F#m] seen
[D] by young men who tried [F#m] to reduce [A] her down to [F#m] a scene on an X-rated [Bm]
screen.
Is she [D] not more than the curve of [A] her hips?
Is she [D] not more than the shine on [A] her lips?
Does she [C#m] not dream to sing [F#m] and to live and to dance [Bm] down her own path
without being [E] torn apart?
Does she not [D] have a heart?
[A] How can I go on [D] with this evil inside me?
[Bm] I step out my front door [D] and I feel [E] it surround me.
[A] Just know the kingdom [D] of God is within you,
[Bm] even though the battle [D] is bound to [E] continue.
[D] But I still wake up, [A]
shaking my dreams, [D] and I hate to say it,
but [A] the way it seems is [D] that no [E] one [A] is fine.
[D] It [E] takes time [A] to peel a few layers [D] and you will find [F#m]
true [D]
sadness.
[F#m]
True [D]
sadness.
True, [E]
true [A]
sadness.
[D] [A]
[D]
[A]
[D]
[A]
[D]
[A]
[N]
Key:
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Bm
F#m
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[D] _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] You were a friend to me [D] when my wheels were off the [Bm] track.
And though you said there is no need, [D] I [E] intend to pay you back.
[A] When my mind was turning loose [D] and all my thoughts were turning black,
[Bm] you shined a light on me, and I [E] intend to pay you back.
But _ _ _ [D] I still wake up, _ [A] shaking my dreams, [D] and I hate to say it,
but [A] the way it seems is [D] that no _ [E] _ [A] one is fine.
_ _ _ [D] _
It takes [E] time [A] to peel a few layers [F#m] and you will find _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _
true _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _
sadness.
_ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] When I was a child, [D] I depended on a bottle.
[A] _ [Bm]
Full grown, I've been known [D] to lean on a [E] bottle.
[A] But you're the real deal in [D] a world of impostors,
_ [Bm] and I've seen the program [A] [D] make men out [E] of monsters.
But _ _ I [D] _ still wake up, _ [A] _ shaking my dreams, [D] and I hate to say it,
[A] but the way it seems is [D] that no _ [E] _
_ [A] one is fine. _
_ _ [D] _ It [E] takes time [A] to peel a few _ [F#m] layers and you will find
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _
true _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ sadness.
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] Angela _ became a _ [A]
target _ _ [E] as soon as her beauty [F#] was [F#m] seen
_ _ [D] by young men who tried [F#m] to reduce [A] her down to [F#m] a scene on an X-rated [Bm]
screen.
_ Is she [D] not more than the curve of [A] her hips?
_ Is she [D] not more than the shine on [A] her lips?
Does she [C#m] not dream to sing [F#m] and to live and to dance [Bm] down her own path _ _
_ _ _ _ without being [E] torn apart? _
_ _ _ Does she not [D] have a heart? _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[A] How can I go on [D] with this evil inside me?
[Bm] I step out my front door [D] and I feel [E] it surround me.
[A] Just know the kingdom [D] of God is within you,
[Bm] even though the battle [D] is bound to [E] continue.
_ _ _ [D] But I still wake up, _ [A] _
shaking my dreams, [D] and I hate to say it,
but [A] the way it seems is [D] that no _ [E] _ one [A] is _ fine.
_ _ [D] It [E] takes time [A] to peel a few layers [D] and you will find _ _ [F#m] _
true _ _ _ [D] _
sadness.
_ _ _ [F#m] _
True _ _ _ [D] _
sadness. _ _ _ _ _
True, _ _ [E] _
true _ _ _ [A] _
sadness.
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
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_ _ _ _ _ [N] _
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_ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] You were a friend to me [D] when my wheels were off the [Bm] track.
And though you said there is no need, [D] I [E] intend to pay you back.
[A] When my mind was turning loose [D] and all my thoughts were turning black,
[Bm] you shined a light on me, and I [E] intend to pay you back.
But _ _ _ [D] I still wake up, _ [A] shaking my dreams, [D] and I hate to say it,
but [A] the way it seems is [D] that no _ [E] _ [A] one is fine.
_ _ _ [D] _
It takes [E] time [A] to peel a few layers [F#m] and you will find _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _
true _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _
sadness.
_ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] When I was a child, [D] I depended on a bottle.
[A] _ [Bm]
Full grown, I've been known [D] to lean on a [E] bottle.
[A] But you're the real deal in [D] a world of impostors,
_ [Bm] and I've seen the program [A] [D] make men out [E] of monsters.
But _ _ I [D] _ still wake up, _ [A] _ shaking my dreams, [D] and I hate to say it,
[A] but the way it seems is [D] that no _ [E] _
_ [A] one is fine. _
_ _ [D] _ It [E] takes time [A] to peel a few _ [F#m] layers and you will find
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _
true _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ sadness.
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] Angela _ became a _ [A]
target _ _ [E] as soon as her beauty [F#] was [F#m] seen
_ _ [D] by young men who tried [F#m] to reduce [A] her down to [F#m] a scene on an X-rated [Bm]
screen.
_ Is she [D] not more than the curve of [A] her hips?
_ Is she [D] not more than the shine on [A] her lips?
Does she [C#m] not dream to sing [F#m] and to live and to dance [Bm] down her own path _ _
_ _ _ _ without being [E] torn apart? _
_ _ _ Does she not [D] have a heart? _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[A] How can I go on [D] with this evil inside me?
[Bm] I step out my front door [D] and I feel [E] it surround me.
[A] Just know the kingdom [D] of God is within you,
[Bm] even though the battle [D] is bound to [E] continue.
_ _ _ [D] But I still wake up, _ [A] _
shaking my dreams, [D] and I hate to say it,
but [A] the way it seems is [D] that no _ [E] _ one [A] is _ fine.
_ _ [D] It [E] takes time [A] to peel a few layers [D] and you will find _ _ [F#m] _
true _ _ _ [D] _
sadness.
_ _ _ [F#m] _
True _ _ _ [D] _
sadness. _ _ _ _ _
True, _ _ [E] _
true _ _ _ [A] _
sadness.
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