Chords for Tony Joe White - Aspen Colorado, Mono 1968 Monument 45 record.
Tempo:
158.95 bpm
Chords used:
A
Em
D
Bm
C#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[A]
[C#m] [Em] [D]
[A]
I [Em] was born into [A] a simple life, [G] [A]
[Em] didn't take much to satisfy [A]
me.
[D]
[Bm] Then there came a [E] [A] time in autumn, [G] I had to leave.
[A]
Tried to [Em] get a job in [A]
Alabama, [Em] [A]
but [G] the man said he didn't need [A]
no one today.
I
[D] made [Bm] my way down [A] to Memphis [Em] and stayed a
[A] few days.
Got [Em] a letter from [A] my mama, [Em]
[A] she [Em] said, boy, won't you try [A] to come home?
[D] Your daddy [Bm] said he'd give [A] you all the land
[Em] for your own.
[A] Come on home.
But there [Em] comes a time in [A] everybody's [Em] life,
[A] when [Em] you have to search for a [A] piece of mind.
[D] I might go [B] to Aspen, [A] Colorado, and [Em] spend some time.
[A] I hear it's fine.
[C#m]
[A]
[D]
[A] [C#m]
[Bm]
[E]
[A]
[Em]
[A] And the [Em] leaves about to [A] turn in, [Em]
[A] and one [Em] falls softly to [A] the ground.
[D] I [Bm] have thoughts [A] of other places, [Em] some new town to [A] be.
[C#m] [Em]
[N]
[C#m] [Em] [D]
[A]
I [Em] was born into [A] a simple life, [G] [A]
[Em] didn't take much to satisfy [A]
me.
[D]
[Bm] Then there came a [E] [A] time in autumn, [G] I had to leave.
[A]
Tried to [Em] get a job in [A]
Alabama, [Em] [A]
but [G] the man said he didn't need [A]
no one today.
I
[D] made [Bm] my way down [A] to Memphis [Em] and stayed a
[A] few days.
Got [Em] a letter from [A] my mama, [Em]
[A] she [Em] said, boy, won't you try [A] to come home?
[D] Your daddy [Bm] said he'd give [A] you all the land
[Em] for your own.
[A] Come on home.
But there [Em] comes a time in [A] everybody's [Em] life,
[A] when [Em] you have to search for a [A] piece of mind.
[D] I might go [B] to Aspen, [A] Colorado, and [Em] spend some time.
[A] I hear it's fine.
[C#m]
[A]
[D]
[A] [C#m]
[Bm]
[E]
[A]
[Em]
[A] And the [Em] leaves about to [A] turn in, [Em]
[A] and one [Em] falls softly to [A] the ground.
[D] I [Bm] have thoughts [A] of other places, [Em] some new town to [A] be.
[C#m] [Em]
[N]
Key:
A
Em
D
Bm
C#m
A
Em
D
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [C#m] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
I [Em] was born into [A] a simple life, _ [G] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
[Em] didn't take much to satisfy [A] _
me.
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
[Bm] Then there came a [E] [A] time in autumn, _ _ _ _ _ [G] I had to leave.
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Tried to [Em] get a job in _ [A]
Alabama, _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ but [G] the man said he didn't need [A]
no one today.
_ I _ _
[D] _ _ made [Bm] my way down [A] to Memphis _ _ _ _ [Em] and stayed _ _ _ a _
[A] few _ days. _ _ _
_ _ _ Got [Em] a letter from [A] my mama, _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ she [Em] said, boy, won't you try [A] to come home? _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ Your daddy [Bm] said he'd give [A] you all the land _ _
_ [Em] for your own. _ _
_ [A] Come on home. _ _
_ But there [Em] comes a time in [A] _ everybody's [Em] life, _ _
_ [A] _ _ when [Em] you have to search for a [A] piece of mind. _ _ _ _
_ [D] I might go [B] to Aspen, _ [A] _ Colorado, _ _ _ and [Em] spend some _ time. _ _
[A] I hear it's fine. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] And the [Em] leaves about to _ [A] turn in, _ [Em] _ _
_ _ [A] _ and one [Em] falls softly to [A] the _ _ ground. _ _
_ [D] _ _ I [Bm] have thoughts [A] of other _ places, _ _ _ [Em] some new town _ _ _ to [A] be.
_ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
_ [C#m] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
I [Em] was born into [A] a simple life, _ [G] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
[Em] didn't take much to satisfy [A] _
me.
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
[Bm] Then there came a [E] [A] time in autumn, _ _ _ _ _ [G] I had to leave.
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Tried to [Em] get a job in _ [A]
Alabama, _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ but [G] the man said he didn't need [A]
no one today.
_ I _ _
[D] _ _ made [Bm] my way down [A] to Memphis _ _ _ _ [Em] and stayed _ _ _ a _
[A] few _ days. _ _ _
_ _ _ Got [Em] a letter from [A] my mama, _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ she [Em] said, boy, won't you try [A] to come home? _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ Your daddy [Bm] said he'd give [A] you all the land _ _
_ [Em] for your own. _ _
_ [A] Come on home. _ _
_ But there [Em] comes a time in [A] _ everybody's [Em] life, _ _
_ [A] _ _ when [Em] you have to search for a [A] piece of mind. _ _ _ _
_ [D] I might go [B] to Aspen, _ [A] _ Colorado, _ _ _ and [Em] spend some _ time. _ _
[A] I hear it's fine. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] And the [Em] leaves about to _ [A] turn in, _ [Em] _ _
_ _ [A] _ and one [Em] falls softly to [A] the _ _ ground. _ _
_ [D] _ _ I [Bm] have thoughts [A] of other _ places, _ _ _ [Em] some new town _ _ _ to [A] be.
_ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _