Bonnie Raitt & Jackson Browne "My Opening Farewell" Chords

Tempo:
139.65 bpm
Chords used:

A

D

E

Em

B

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Bonnie Raitt & Jackson Browne "My Opening Farewell" chords
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[A] I wanted to sing something special with him.
[Em] [A]
[E]
[D]
[E] [A]
[E] [A]
[E]
[A] [D] [A]
[E]
[A] [E]
[A] [Em] [D] [A]
[D] [A]
[D] [A]
[E]
[D]
[F#m] [A] [D]
[A] Sad smile is [E] apology,
[A] [D] sad eyes [A] reaching [D] to the door.
[A]
Daylight [B] loses to [D] another [A] evening, [D]
[A] still it spares [B] me.
[Bm] Words goodbye [A] sits [B] alone beside me, [D] fighting his feelings.
[A] [D]
[A] Struggles to speak [E] but in the end [A] can only cry.
[E] Suddenly it's [D] so hard to [A] find, [D] the sound [A] of the words to speak [E] is trouble mine.
[D] So I'm [C#m] offering these to him [E] as if to be kind.
[A] There's a train [D] everyday, leaving [A] either way.
[B] There's a world [E] you know, [A] there's a way [Em] to [A] go.
[D] I soon [E] believe it's just [F#m] as well,
[E] [F#m] [D] this is my opening [A] farewell.
[E] A [A]
[E] [A]
child's [E] drawings left [D] there on the table, [A] [D] that a [A] woman's silk is [E] lying on [Em] the floor.
[A] I would keep [B] them here if [Bm] I were able, [A] [D]
to [A] lock you safe behind [Em] this [A] open door.
[E] Suddenly it's [D] so clear [A] to me, [D] that I'd ask you [C#m] to see [A] what you may [Bm] never [E] see.
[D] [A] Now my kind words [E] find their way back to me.
There's a [A] train everyday, [D]
leaving [A] either way.
[E] There's a world you know, [Em] [A]
got a way to go.
[D] I [A] soon [E] believe it's just [F#m] as well, [A]
[D] this is my opening [C#m] [Am] farewell.
[Em] [A]
[D] [E]
[F#m]
[D] This is my [A] opening farewell.
[E]
[D] [E]
[A] [E]
[A]
[E] [B]
[E] [D]
[A]
Key:  
A
1231
D
1321
E
2311
Em
121
B
12341112
A
1231
D
1321
E
2311
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To learn Bonnie Raitt - (Live) My Opening Farewell chords, your practice should emphasize these chord progressions: E, A, E, D, A and D. To master the tempo, it's wise to start at 69 BPM before aiming for the song's 140 BPM. For a balanced pitch, adjust the capo with respect to your voice and the song's key: A Major.

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[A] I wanted to sing something special with him. _ _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ [A] _ [Em] _ _ _ [D] _ [A] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ [F#m] _ [A] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ [A] Sad smile is [E] apology, _
[A] _ [D] sad eyes [A] reaching [D] to the _ _ door.
_ _ _ [A] _ _
Daylight [B] loses to [D] another [A] evening, _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
[A] still it spares _ [B] me. _
[Bm] Words _ goodbye [A] _ sits [B] alone beside me, [D] fighting his feelings.
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [A] Struggles to speak [E] but in the end [A] can only cry. _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ Suddenly _ it's [D] so _ hard to [A] _ find, _ [D] _ the sound [A] of the words to speak [E] is trouble mine. _ _ _
[D] _ _ So I'm [C#m] offering these to him [E] as if to be kind.
_ _ _ _ [A] There's a train _ _ _ [D] everyday, _ _ leaving [A] either way.
[B] There's a world [E] you know, _ _ _ [A] _ _ there's a way [Em] to [A] go.
_ [D] _ I soon [E] believe it's just [F#m] as well, _
_ [E] _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ [D] this is my _ opening [A] farewell. _
_ [E] _ A _ [A] _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
child's [E] drawings left [D] there on the table, [A] _ _ _ _ _ [D] that a [A] _ woman's silk is [E] lying _ on [Em] the floor.
_ _ [A] I would keep [B] them here if [Bm] I were able, [A] _ _ _ _ [D] _
to [A] lock you safe behind [Em] this _ [A] open door. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ Suddenly it's [D] so clear [A] to _ me, [D] _ that I'd ask you [C#m] to see [A] what you may [Bm] never [E] see. _
_ _ _ [D] _ [A] Now my kind words [E] find their way back to me.
_ _ _ _ There's a [A] train _ _ everyday, _ [D] _
leaving _ [A] either way. _
[E] There's a world you know, [Em] _ _ _ [A] _
_ got a way to go. _
_ [D] I [A] soon [E] believe it's just [F#m] as well, _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [D] _ this is my opening [C#m] [Am] farewell.
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ [A] _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
[F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ This is my [A] opening farewell. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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