Chords for XAVIER RUDD - "Soften the Blow" - (Live in Hollywood, CA) #JAMINTHEVAN
Tempo:
114.2 bpm
Chords used:
Bm
G
A
Em
F#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
You just check that out.
[Bm] Yeah.
[Em] [Bm] [F#m] [D]
[Bm]
[E] That sounds good.
Go ahead, Slade.
[Bm] How you going?
I'm Xavier Arad.
We're at the Fonda Theatre in Hollywood.
This is a 22-string Indian instrument called a Chaturangi, which was built for me by a friend of mine in Australia out of Blackwood.
A guy called Tim Kill.
It's a beautiful instrument.
I'm going to play it for you.
This song's called Soften the Blow.
[E] [Bm]
[G] [Bm]
[E]
[Bm]
[A] [G]
[Bm]
[A] [G]
[Bm] Setting sun, [A] close a new day, bring [G] your mood, bring [Bm] the moon.
And if you rise, I'll [A] hold the ladder, help [G] you rise, I'll [Bm] help you rise.
And if you fall, I'll [A] lay myself down to [G] soften the blow, soften [Bm] the blow.
And I'll hold you once [A] again, [G] I will hold you once [Bm] again.
Winds [Em] [Bm]
[E] [Bm]
[Em] [F#m]
[Bm] they blow, [A] southeast now, [G] cool things down, cool [Bm] things down.
And if you rise, [A] I'll hold the ladder, help [G] you rise, I'll [Bm] help you rise.
And if you fall, I will [A] lay myself down [D] to [G] soften the blow, soften [Bm] the blow.
And I'll hold you once [A] again, [G] I will hold you once again.
[Bm]
[Em] [Bm]
[Em]
[Bm]
[Em] [Bm]
[E] [Bm]
[Em] [F#m]
[Bm]
Candle burns to [F#m] the right now, the [G] wax that melts [Bm] slowly down.
And if you rise, I'll [F#m] hold the ladder, help you [G] rise, I'll [Bm] help you rise.
And if you fall, I will lay [D] [F#m] myself down to soften [G] the blow, [Bm] soften the blow.
And I'll hold you once [F#m] again, [A] I will [G] hold you [Bm] once again.
I will hold you [D] once [A] again, [D] I [G] will hold you once [Bm] again.
There'll be my [A] shelter [G] when you run [Bm] away.
There'll be my [B] [A] shelter when [G] you run [Bm] away.
There'll be my [D] [F#m] shelter when [G] you run [Bm] away.
There'll be my [F#m] shelter when you [Em] run away.
[D] [Bm] [G] [Bm] [Em] [Bm]
[Bm] Yeah.
[Em] [Bm] [F#m] [D]
[Bm]
[E] That sounds good.
Go ahead, Slade.
[Bm] How you going?
I'm Xavier Arad.
We're at the Fonda Theatre in Hollywood.
This is a 22-string Indian instrument called a Chaturangi, which was built for me by a friend of mine in Australia out of Blackwood.
A guy called Tim Kill.
It's a beautiful instrument.
I'm going to play it for you.
This song's called Soften the Blow.
[E] [Bm]
[G] [Bm]
[E]
[Bm]
[A] [G]
[Bm]
[A] [G]
[Bm] Setting sun, [A] close a new day, bring [G] your mood, bring [Bm] the moon.
And if you rise, I'll [A] hold the ladder, help [G] you rise, I'll [Bm] help you rise.
And if you fall, I'll [A] lay myself down to [G] soften the blow, soften [Bm] the blow.
And I'll hold you once [A] again, [G] I will hold you once [Bm] again.
Winds [Em] [Bm]
[E] [Bm]
[Em] [F#m]
[Bm] they blow, [A] southeast now, [G] cool things down, cool [Bm] things down.
And if you rise, [A] I'll hold the ladder, help [G] you rise, I'll [Bm] help you rise.
And if you fall, I will [A] lay myself down [D] to [G] soften the blow, soften [Bm] the blow.
And I'll hold you once [A] again, [G] I will hold you once again.
[Bm]
[Em] [Bm]
[Em]
[Bm]
[Em] [Bm]
[E] [Bm]
[Em] [F#m]
[Bm]
Candle burns to [F#m] the right now, the [G] wax that melts [Bm] slowly down.
And if you rise, I'll [F#m] hold the ladder, help you [G] rise, I'll [Bm] help you rise.
And if you fall, I will lay [D] [F#m] myself down to soften [G] the blow, [Bm] soften the blow.
And I'll hold you once [F#m] again, [A] I will [G] hold you [Bm] once again.
I will hold you [D] once [A] again, [D] I [G] will hold you once [Bm] again.
There'll be my [A] shelter [G] when you run [Bm] away.
There'll be my [B] [A] shelter when [G] you run [Bm] away.
There'll be my [D] [F#m] shelter when [G] you run [Bm] away.
There'll be my [F#m] shelter when you [Em] run away.
[D] [Bm] [G] [Bm] [Em] [Bm]
Key:
Bm
G
A
Em
F#m
Bm
G
A
You just check that out.
[Bm] Yeah. _ _ _
_ _ [Em] _ [Bm] _ _ [F#m] _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
[E] That sounds good.
Go ahead, Slade.
[Bm] How you going?
I'm Xavier Arad.
We're at the Fonda Theatre in Hollywood.
This is a 22-string Indian instrument called a Chaturangi, which was built for me by a friend of mine in Australia out of Blackwood.
A guy called Tim Kill.
It's a beautiful instrument.
I'm going to play it for you.
This song's called Soften the Blow.
_ [E] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
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_ _ [G] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ Setting sun, _ [A] close a new day, bring [G] your mood, bring [Bm] the moon.
And if you rise, I'll [A] hold the ladder, help [G] you rise, I'll [Bm] help you rise.
And if you fall, I'll [A] lay myself down to [G] soften the blow, soften [Bm] the blow.
_ And I'll hold you once [A] again, _ [G] I will hold you once [Bm] _ again. _ _
Winds _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ they blow, _ [A] southeast now, [G] cool things down, cool [Bm] things down.
_ And if you rise, [A] I'll hold the ladder, help [G] you rise, I'll [Bm] help you rise.
And if you fall, I will [A] lay myself down [D] to [G] soften the blow, soften [Bm] the blow.
_ And I'll hold you once [A] again, [G] I will hold you once again.
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Candle burns to [F#m] the right now, the [G] wax that melts _ [Bm] slowly down.
And if you rise, I'll [F#m] hold the ladder, help you [G] rise, I'll [Bm] help you rise.
And if you fall, I will lay [D] [F#m] myself down to soften [G] the blow, [Bm] soften the blow.
_ And I'll hold you once [F#m] again, [A] _ I will [G] hold you [Bm] once again.
I will hold you [D] once [A] again, [D] I [G] will hold you once [Bm] again. _ _ _
There'll be my [A] _ shelter [G] when you run _ [Bm] away. _ _ _ _
There'll be my [B] [A] shelter when [G] you run _ [Bm] away. _ _ _
There'll be my [D] _ [F#m] shelter when [G] you _ run [Bm] away. _ _ _ _
There'll be my [F#m] shelter when you [Em] run _ away.
_ [D] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [G] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [Em] _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] Yeah. _ _ _
_ _ [Em] _ [Bm] _ _ [F#m] _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
[E] That sounds good.
Go ahead, Slade.
[Bm] How you going?
I'm Xavier Arad.
We're at the Fonda Theatre in Hollywood.
This is a 22-string Indian instrument called a Chaturangi, which was built for me by a friend of mine in Australia out of Blackwood.
A guy called Tim Kill.
It's a beautiful instrument.
I'm going to play it for you.
This song's called Soften the Blow.
_ [E] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ Setting sun, _ [A] close a new day, bring [G] your mood, bring [Bm] the moon.
And if you rise, I'll [A] hold the ladder, help [G] you rise, I'll [Bm] help you rise.
And if you fall, I'll [A] lay myself down to [G] soften the blow, soften [Bm] the blow.
_ And I'll hold you once [A] again, _ [G] I will hold you once [Bm] _ again. _ _
Winds _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ they blow, _ [A] southeast now, [G] cool things down, cool [Bm] things down.
_ And if you rise, [A] I'll hold the ladder, help [G] you rise, I'll [Bm] help you rise.
And if you fall, I will [A] lay myself down [D] to [G] soften the blow, soften [Bm] the blow.
_ And I'll hold you once [A] again, [G] I will hold you once again.
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Candle burns to [F#m] the right now, the [G] wax that melts _ [Bm] slowly down.
And if you rise, I'll [F#m] hold the ladder, help you [G] rise, I'll [Bm] help you rise.
And if you fall, I will lay [D] [F#m] myself down to soften [G] the blow, [Bm] soften the blow.
_ And I'll hold you once [F#m] again, [A] _ I will [G] hold you [Bm] once again.
I will hold you [D] once [A] again, [D] I [G] will hold you once [Bm] again. _ _ _
There'll be my [A] _ shelter [G] when you run _ [Bm] away. _ _ _ _
There'll be my [B] [A] shelter when [G] you run _ [Bm] away. _ _ _
There'll be my [D] _ [F#m] shelter when [G] you _ run [Bm] away. _ _ _ _
There'll be my [F#m] shelter when you [Em] run _ away.
_ [D] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [G] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [Em] _ _ [Bm] _ _
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