Chords for Willy Porter "Sister" live at the Barrymore Madison, WI
Tempo:
154.7 bpm
Chords used:
B
F#
E
D#m
C#
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
A lot of music tonight.
You guys are salty.
Salty.
You're very quiet and [C#] attentive too.
I think by [G] this time [B] you'd have license to be more than mildly unruly.
I mean you could really kind of come unhinged.
[N]
Alright.
I mean if you want to see the cascading terraces of folk power, here it is.
[B]
Ha ha ha [F#] ha ha ha ha.
[B]
[F#]
[E]
[B] This is a tune called [F#] Sister.
[B]
[E]
[B] [F#] [B]
[E]
[B] [F#] [E] If you [B] wanna leave, [E] ain't no way I'm [B] ever gonna [F#] stop you [B] now.
[F#] The [B] tears don't come cheap.
There ain't a single [F#] dryer in the [B]
house.
Sister [F#] please.
[B]
[F#] [B]
[F#] [C#m] You were by [B] my side.
Oh, through [F#] the [E] cold [B] winds blow.
[F#] I [C#m] bring [B] you wildflowers.
You only stand and [F#] scream for me [B] to go.
Mmm, how the nests grow.
[F#] Steady [D#m] rain [B] coming down.
[E]
[B] Hug you like your monkey on [F#] my sleeve.
[B] You're just the [D#m] sheets to [E] keep the [B] light from [F#] leaking [B] through.
[E] [F#] [C#m] If your [B] lifeline breaks, you will drown so [F#] many more [B] than you.
Oh, it's true.
[F#] Sister please.
[B] Mmm.
[F#] [C#]
[B] Sister please.
[E] [D#m] [B] There's a strong, [F#] steady [D#m] pain [B] in my heart.
[E] Hug [B] you like your monkey on [F#] my sleeve.
[B]
[F#] Trailer [D#m] of a [E] junkie.
[B] Such a lonely place [F#] to be.
[B] [F#]
[B] [F#]
[B] [F#]
[B] [C#] Sister,
[B] I [F#] have lied for you.
[C#] [B]
Like I [F#] have lied for the [B] truth.
[A] Oh, sister.
[D#m] [E]
[D#m] It's all in the way [G#m] you move, not the words you say.
[F#] [D#m]
[B] Like a permanent mark you can't wash [F#] away.
[D#m] It's all [B] in the whispered words ringing in my [F#] ears.
[D#m] Like breadcrumbs [B] and petty theft on the trail [F#] of tears.
[D#m] Like breadcrumbs and [B] petty theft on the trail of tears. [F#] Yeah.
[A] It's all up [G#m] to you.
[E] [B]
[F#] Yeah.
[A] It's all up [G#m] to you now.
[E] Yeah.
[B]
[F#] [B]
[Bm] [F#] [B]
[F#] [B]
[Bm]
[B] There's a strong, [F#]
steady [D#m] rain coming [B] down.
Hug [E] [D#m] you like your [B] monkey on [F#] my sleeve.
[N]
Thank you.
You guys are salty.
Salty.
You're very quiet and [C#] attentive too.
I think by [G] this time [B] you'd have license to be more than mildly unruly.
I mean you could really kind of come unhinged.
[N]
Alright.
I mean if you want to see the cascading terraces of folk power, here it is.
[B]
Ha ha ha [F#] ha ha ha ha.
[B]
[F#]
[E]
[B] This is a tune called [F#] Sister.
[B]
[E]
[B] [F#] [B]
[E]
[B] [F#] [E] If you [B] wanna leave, [E] ain't no way I'm [B] ever gonna [F#] stop you [B] now.
[F#] The [B] tears don't come cheap.
There ain't a single [F#] dryer in the [B]
house.
Sister [F#] please.
[B]
[F#] [B]
[F#] [C#m] You were by [B] my side.
Oh, through [F#] the [E] cold [B] winds blow.
[F#] I [C#m] bring [B] you wildflowers.
You only stand and [F#] scream for me [B] to go.
Mmm, how the nests grow.
[F#] Steady [D#m] rain [B] coming down.
[E]
[B] Hug you like your monkey on [F#] my sleeve.
[B] You're just the [D#m] sheets to [E] keep the [B] light from [F#] leaking [B] through.
[E] [F#] [C#m] If your [B] lifeline breaks, you will drown so [F#] many more [B] than you.
Oh, it's true.
[F#] Sister please.
[B] Mmm.
[F#] [C#]
[B] Sister please.
[E] [D#m] [B] There's a strong, [F#] steady [D#m] pain [B] in my heart.
[E] Hug [B] you like your monkey on [F#] my sleeve.
[B]
[F#] Trailer [D#m] of a [E] junkie.
[B] Such a lonely place [F#] to be.
[B] [F#]
[B] [F#]
[B] [F#]
[B] [C#] Sister,
[B] I [F#] have lied for you.
[C#] [B]
Like I [F#] have lied for the [B] truth.
[A] Oh, sister.
[D#m] [E]
[D#m] It's all in the way [G#m] you move, not the words you say.
[F#] [D#m]
[B] Like a permanent mark you can't wash [F#] away.
[D#m] It's all [B] in the whispered words ringing in my [F#] ears.
[D#m] Like breadcrumbs [B] and petty theft on the trail [F#] of tears.
[D#m] Like breadcrumbs and [B] petty theft on the trail of tears. [F#] Yeah.
[A] It's all up [G#m] to you.
[E] [B]
[F#] Yeah.
[A] It's all up [G#m] to you now.
[E] Yeah.
[B]
[F#] [B]
[Bm] [F#] [B]
[F#] [B]
[Bm]
[B] There's a strong, [F#]
steady [D#m] rain coming [B] down.
Hug [E] [D#m] you like your [B] monkey on [F#] my sleeve.
[N]
Thank you.
Key:
B
F#
E
D#m
C#
B
F#
E
_ _ _ _ A lot of music tonight.
You guys are _ _ _ salty. _
_ _ _ Salty. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
You're very quiet and [C#] attentive too.
I think by [G] this time [B] _ you'd have license to be more than mildly unruly.
I mean you could _ _ really kind of come unhinged.
[N] _ _ _ _
Alright. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ I mean if you want to see the _ _ _ _ _ _ cascading terraces of folk power, here it is. _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Ha ha ha [F#] ha ha ha ha. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ This is a tune called [F#] Sister.
_ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
[B] _ _ [F#] _ _ [E] If you [B] wanna _ leave, [E] ain't no way I'm [B] ever gonna [F#] stop you _ [B] now.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#] _ The [B] tears don't come cheap.
_ There ain't a single [F#] dryer in the _ [B]
house. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Sister [F#] please.
_ _ [B] _
_ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ [C#m] You were by [B] my side.
_ _ Oh, _ _ through [F#] _ the [E] cold [B] winds blow. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F#] _ I [C#m] bring [B] you _ _ wildflowers.
You only stand and [F#] scream _ for me [B] to go.
_ _ _ _ Mmm, _ how the nests grow. _
[F#] _ _ Steady [D#m] _ rain [B] coming down.
_ _ [E] _ _
[B] Hug you like your monkey on [F#] my sleeve.
[B] You're just the [D#m] sheets _ to [E] keep the [B] light from _ [F#] leaking [B] through. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ [C#m] If your [B] lifeline _ _ breaks, you will drown so [F#] many more [B] than you.
_ _ Oh, it's true.
[F#] Sister please. _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ Mmm.
_ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ [C#] _
[B] _ _ Sister please. _ _ _ _
[E] _ [D#m] _ _ [B] There's a strong, [F#] _ _ steady [D#m] _ pain [B] in my _ heart.
_ [E] _ Hug [B] you like your monkey on [F#] my _ _ sleeve.
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _
[F#] _ _ Trailer [D#m] of _ a [E] _ _ _ junkie. _ _
[B] Such a lonely place [F#] to be.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ [C#] Sister, _
[B] _ _ I [F#] have lied _ for you.
_ _ [C#] _ [B] _
_ _ Like I [F#] have lied for _ _ _ the _ [B] truth.
_ [A] Oh, sister. _ _ _
_ _ _ [D#m] _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ [D#m] _ _ It's all in the way [G#m] you move, not the words you say.
[F#] _ _ _ [D#m] _ _ _ _
[B] Like a permanent mark you can't wash [F#] away.
_ _ _ [D#m] _ _ It's all [B] in the whispered words ringing in my [F#] ears.
_ _ _ [D#m] _ _ Like breadcrumbs [B] and petty theft on the trail [F#] of tears.
_ [D#m] _ _ Like breadcrumbs and [B] petty theft on the trail of tears. [F#] _ Yeah. _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ It's all up [G#m] to you. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ [F#] _ Yeah. _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ It's all up [G#m] to _ _ you _ now.
_ [E] _ Yeah.
_ _ [B] _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ [F#] _ _ [B] _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[B] There's a strong, [F#] _ _
steady [D#m] _ rain coming [B] down.
Hug _ _ [E] _ _ [D#m] you like your [B] monkey on [F#] my sleeve. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _
Thank you. _ _ _ _ _ _
You guys are _ _ _ salty. _
_ _ _ Salty. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
You're very quiet and [C#] attentive too.
I think by [G] this time [B] _ you'd have license to be more than mildly unruly.
I mean you could _ _ really kind of come unhinged.
[N] _ _ _ _
Alright. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ I mean if you want to see the _ _ _ _ _ _ cascading terraces of folk power, here it is. _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Ha ha ha [F#] ha ha ha ha. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ This is a tune called [F#] Sister.
_ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
[B] _ _ [F#] _ _ [E] If you [B] wanna _ leave, [E] ain't no way I'm [B] ever gonna [F#] stop you _ [B] now.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#] _ The [B] tears don't come cheap.
_ There ain't a single [F#] dryer in the _ [B]
house. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Sister [F#] please.
_ _ [B] _
_ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ [C#m] You were by [B] my side.
_ _ Oh, _ _ through [F#] _ the [E] cold [B] winds blow. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F#] _ I [C#m] bring [B] you _ _ wildflowers.
You only stand and [F#] scream _ for me [B] to go.
_ _ _ _ Mmm, _ how the nests grow. _
[F#] _ _ Steady [D#m] _ rain [B] coming down.
_ _ [E] _ _
[B] Hug you like your monkey on [F#] my sleeve.
[B] You're just the [D#m] sheets _ to [E] keep the [B] light from _ [F#] leaking [B] through. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ [C#m] If your [B] lifeline _ _ breaks, you will drown so [F#] many more [B] than you.
_ _ Oh, it's true.
[F#] Sister please. _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ Mmm.
_ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ [C#] _
[B] _ _ Sister please. _ _ _ _
[E] _ [D#m] _ _ [B] There's a strong, [F#] _ _ steady [D#m] _ pain [B] in my _ heart.
_ [E] _ Hug [B] you like your monkey on [F#] my _ _ sleeve.
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _
[F#] _ _ Trailer [D#m] of _ a [E] _ _ _ junkie. _ _
[B] Such a lonely place [F#] to be.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ [C#] Sister, _
[B] _ _ I [F#] have lied _ for you.
_ _ [C#] _ [B] _
_ _ Like I [F#] have lied for _ _ _ the _ [B] truth.
_ [A] Oh, sister. _ _ _
_ _ _ [D#m] _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ [D#m] _ _ It's all in the way [G#m] you move, not the words you say.
[F#] _ _ _ [D#m] _ _ _ _
[B] Like a permanent mark you can't wash [F#] away.
_ _ _ [D#m] _ _ It's all [B] in the whispered words ringing in my [F#] ears.
_ _ _ [D#m] _ _ Like breadcrumbs [B] and petty theft on the trail [F#] of tears.
_ [D#m] _ _ Like breadcrumbs and [B] petty theft on the trail of tears. [F#] _ Yeah. _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ It's all up [G#m] to you. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ [F#] _ Yeah. _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ It's all up [G#m] to _ _ you _ now.
_ [E] _ Yeah.
_ _ [B] _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ [F#] _ _ [B] _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[B] There's a strong, [F#] _ _
steady [D#m] _ rain coming [B] down.
Hug _ _ [E] _ _ [D#m] you like your [B] monkey on [F#] my sleeve. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _
Thank you. _ _ _ _ _ _