Ballad of a Law Abiding Sophisticate Chords by Colter Wall
Tempo:
114.1 bpm
Chords used:
F#
C#
B
D#m
A#
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[F#] [G#] [F#] [D]
[D#m]
[F#] [C#]
[F#]
Well, marry me [D] to [A#]
[D#m] a rope [B] and a tree What
[C#] that old judge [F#] called first degree
And all the folks [A#] around town
[C#] [D#m] swore to lay me [F#]
[B] in the ground
They
[F#] found [C#] out I put that poor boy [F#] down You
[B]
[C#]
[F#]
see, I did not much [A#] care
For [D#m] the way that [F#] he'd [B] sit and glare [F] So [B]
[F#] I [G#] closed his [C#] eyes for good
With a barroom [F#] chair [C#]
[G#] [D#m] [B]
[F#] [C#]
[F#]
So go and lay my [A#] poor bones
[D] [D#m] Last Appalachian [B] stone
[F#] [B] [F#] Far [C#] beneath that cold [F#] ground all alone
[C#] [F#]
Oh, but if you're [A#m] asking [A#] me
[D#m]
where [A#] [D#] I would rather [A#] be
[B]
[F#] It was worth it to see [C#] that boy [D#] cut from [F#] the knees
[D] [D#m]
[B] [F#]
[C#] [G#m] [F]
[F#]
[D#m]
[F#] [C#]
[F#]
Well, marry me [D] to [A#]
[D#m] a rope [B] and a tree What
[C#] that old judge [F#] called first degree
And all the folks [A#] around town
[C#] [D#m] swore to lay me [F#]
[B] in the ground
They
[F#] found [C#] out I put that poor boy [F#] down You
[B]
[C#]
[F#]
see, I did not much [A#] care
For [D#m] the way that [F#] he'd [B] sit and glare [F] So [B]
[F#] I [G#] closed his [C#] eyes for good
With a barroom [F#] chair [C#]
[G#] [D#m] [B]
[F#] [C#]
[F#]
So go and lay my [A#] poor bones
[D] [D#m] Last Appalachian [B] stone
[F#] [B] [F#] Far [C#] beneath that cold [F#] ground all alone
[C#] [F#]
Oh, but if you're [A#m] asking [A#] me
[D#m]
where [A#] [D#] I would rather [A#] be
[B]
[F#] It was worth it to see [C#] that boy [D#] cut from [F#] the knees
[D] [D#m]
[B] [F#]
[C#] [G#m] [F]
[F#]
Key:
F#
C#
B
D#m
A#
F#
C#
B
[F#] _ [G#] _ [F#] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [D#m] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Well, marry me [D] _ to _ [A#] _ _
_ [D#m] a rope _ _ _ _ _ [B] and a tree _ What _
_ _ [C#] _ that old judge [F#] called first degree _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ And all the folks _ [A#] around town _ _ _
[C#] _ [D#m] swore to lay me _ [F#] _ _
_ [B] in the ground
_ They _
_ _ [F#] _ found [C#] out I put that poor boy [F#] down _ You _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C#] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ see, I _ _ _ did not much [A#] care
_ For _ _ _ [D#m] the way _ that _ [F#] he'd [B] sit and glare [F] So [B] _ _
[F#] _ I [G#] closed his [C#] eyes for good
With a barroom [F#] chair _ _ _ [C#] _
_ [G#] _ [D#m] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ So go and lay my [A#] poor bones
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ [D#m] Last _ _ _ _ Appalachian [B] stone _
[F#] _ _ [B] _ _ _ [F#] _ Far [C#] beneath that cold [F#] ground all alone _
[C#] _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ _
Oh, _ but if you're [A#m] asking [A#] me _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D#m] _
where [A#] [D#] I would rather [A#] be
[B] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F#] It was worth it to see [C#] that boy [D#] cut from [F#] the knees
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [D#m] _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
_ _ [C#] _ _ [G#m] _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D#m] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Well, marry me [D] _ to _ [A#] _ _
_ [D#m] a rope _ _ _ _ _ [B] and a tree _ What _
_ _ [C#] _ that old judge [F#] called first degree _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ And all the folks _ [A#] around town _ _ _
[C#] _ [D#m] swore to lay me _ [F#] _ _
_ [B] in the ground
_ They _
_ _ [F#] _ found [C#] out I put that poor boy [F#] down _ You _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C#] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ see, I _ _ _ did not much [A#] care
_ For _ _ _ [D#m] the way _ that _ [F#] he'd [B] sit and glare [F] So [B] _ _
[F#] _ I [G#] closed his [C#] eyes for good
With a barroom [F#] chair _ _ _ [C#] _
_ [G#] _ [D#m] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ So go and lay my [A#] poor bones
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ [D#m] Last _ _ _ _ Appalachian [B] stone _
[F#] _ _ [B] _ _ _ [F#] _ Far [C#] beneath that cold [F#] ground all alone _
[C#] _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ _
Oh, _ but if you're [A#m] asking [A#] me _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D#m] _
where [A#] [D#] I would rather [A#] be
[B] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F#] It was worth it to see [C#] that boy [D#] cut from [F#] the knees
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [D#m] _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
_ _ [C#] _ _ [G#m] _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _