Chords for Alison Krauss & Nickel Creek — "Things Aren't Always as They Seem" — Live
Tempo:
123 bpm
Chords used:
C
G
Am
F
E
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Em] [Am] [F]
[G] [E]
[A] [G] [C]
[D] [G] [E]
[Am] [F]
[G] [C]
Mary was engaged to Ed, a baby inside [G]
Barthelme
[C] Joseph was to [G] make [Am] her leave, [C] but things aren't always [G] as they seem
[C]
The baby in [G] a manger [C]
lay, helpless and poor to their [G] eyes
[C] While the King in [G] flesh has [Am] come, [C]
as the many columns [G] discussed
[C] Things aren't always as they [G] seem, [Am] they saw with [C] their eyes but looked [G] behind a [C]
tree
The woman taken [G] in her [C]
sin, caught by a mob with [G] their stones
[C] And dismissed them with [Am] those
[C] Things aren't always as [G] they seem
[C] Naked, [F] nailed to [G] bleeding walls, [F]
losing [C] the will to [G] breathe
[C] By [F] those he [G] loved so [Am]
well, [C] he died alone in great [G] defeat
[C]
Things aren't always as they [G]
seem, [A] he saw with his eyes [F] but looked [G] behind [C] a tree
[F]
[F] [C]
[G] [C]
[Am]
[C] [G]
[Am] Looked behind a tree, [F] see beyond the [Dm] lines
Son of God came [C] down to give us [Am]
his [G] eternal [F] life
[Am] Love will meet you there, [F] read between the lines
[Dm] A love that [C] lives [F] beyond [Am] this tale of [G] time
[C] Things aren't always [C] as they [G] seem, we see [Am] with our [C] eyes but look [G]
behind a tree
[C]
[G] [E]
[A] [G] [C]
[D] [G] [E]
[Am] [F]
[G] [C]
Mary was engaged to Ed, a baby inside [G]
Barthelme
[C] Joseph was to [G] make [Am] her leave, [C] but things aren't always [G] as they seem
[C]
The baby in [G] a manger [C]
lay, helpless and poor to their [G] eyes
[C] While the King in [G] flesh has [Am] come, [C]
as the many columns [G] discussed
[C] Things aren't always as they [G] seem, [Am] they saw with [C] their eyes but looked [G] behind a [C]
tree
The woman taken [G] in her [C]
sin, caught by a mob with [G] their stones
[C] And dismissed them with [Am] those
[C] Things aren't always as [G] they seem
[C] Naked, [F] nailed to [G] bleeding walls, [F]
losing [C] the will to [G] breathe
[C] By [F] those he [G] loved so [Am]
well, [C] he died alone in great [G] defeat
[C]
Things aren't always as they [G]
seem, [A] he saw with his eyes [F] but looked [G] behind [C] a tree
[F]
[F] [C]
[G] [C]
[Am]
[C] [G]
[Am] Looked behind a tree, [F] see beyond the [Dm] lines
Son of God came [C] down to give us [Am]
his [G] eternal [F] life
[Am] Love will meet you there, [F] read between the lines
[Dm] A love that [C] lives [F] beyond [Am] this tale of [G] time
[C] Things aren't always [C] as they [G] seem, we see [Am] with our [C] eyes but look [G]
behind a tree
[C]
Key:
C
G
Am
F
E
C
G
Am
_ [Em] _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ [F] _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ [A] _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [E] _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C]
Mary was engaged to Ed, _ a baby inside _ [G]
Barthelme
_ _ [C] Joseph was to [G] make [Am] her leave, _ [C] but things aren't always [G] as they _ _ _ seem
_ _ _ _ [C]
The baby in [G] a manger [C] _ _
lay, _ helpless and poor to their _ [G] eyes
[C] While the King in [G] flesh has [Am] _ come, _ _ [C]
as the many columns [G] discussed _
_ _ [C] Things aren't always as they [G] _ seem, [Am] they saw with [C] their eyes but looked _ [G] behind a [C] _
tree _ _ _ _ _
The woman taken [G] in her [C]
sin, _ _ caught by a mob with [G] their _ stones
[C] And dismissed them with [Am] _ those _ _
[C] Things aren't always as [G] they _ _ seem
[C] Naked, [F] nailed to [G] bleeding _ _ _ walls, [F]
losing [C] the will to [G] _ breathe _
[C] By [F] those he [G] loved so [Am] _
_ well, [C] he died alone in great [G] defeat
_ _ _ [C]
Things aren't always as they [G] _
seem, [A] he saw with his eyes [F] but looked [G] behind [C] a tree _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ [C] _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ Looked behind a tree, _ _ _ _ [F] see beyond the _ _ _ [Dm] lines
Son of God came [C] down to give us [Am]
his [G] eternal [F] _ life _ _
[Am] Love will meet you _ _ there, _ [F] read between the _ _ _ lines
[Dm] A love that [C] lives [F] beyond [Am] this tale of [G] time _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] Things aren't always [C] as they [G] _ seem, we see [Am] with our [C] eyes but look [G] _
behind a tree
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ [A] _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [E] _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C]
Mary was engaged to Ed, _ a baby inside _ [G]
Barthelme
_ _ [C] Joseph was to [G] make [Am] her leave, _ [C] but things aren't always [G] as they _ _ _ seem
_ _ _ _ [C]
The baby in [G] a manger [C] _ _
lay, _ helpless and poor to their _ [G] eyes
[C] While the King in [G] flesh has [Am] _ come, _ _ [C]
as the many columns [G] discussed _
_ _ [C] Things aren't always as they [G] _ seem, [Am] they saw with [C] their eyes but looked _ [G] behind a [C] _
tree _ _ _ _ _
The woman taken [G] in her [C]
sin, _ _ caught by a mob with [G] their _ stones
[C] And dismissed them with [Am] _ those _ _
[C] Things aren't always as [G] they _ _ seem
[C] Naked, [F] nailed to [G] bleeding _ _ _ walls, [F]
losing [C] the will to [G] _ breathe _
[C] By [F] those he [G] loved so [Am] _
_ well, [C] he died alone in great [G] defeat
_ _ _ [C]
Things aren't always as they [G] _
seem, [A] he saw with his eyes [F] but looked [G] behind [C] a tree _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ [C] _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ Looked behind a tree, _ _ _ _ [F] see beyond the _ _ _ [Dm] lines
Son of God came [C] down to give us [Am]
his [G] eternal [F] _ life _ _
[Am] Love will meet you _ _ there, _ [F] read between the _ _ _ lines
[Dm] A love that [C] lives [F] beyond [Am] this tale of [G] time _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] Things aren't always [C] as they [G] _ seem, we see [Am] with our [C] eyes but look [G] _
behind a tree
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _