Chords for Chris Whitley - Cool Wooden Crosses (acoustic)

Tempo:
89.8 bpm
Chords used:

Bb

F

C

Eb

G

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Chris Whitley - Cool Wooden Crosses (acoustic) chords
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[Bb]
[F]
[Bb] [Gm] [F]
From [C] bitter [Bb] to empty,
[F] [C] [F] Goldie bridges [Bb]
through town,
[F] From valley [Bb] to valley, [F]
Before she burns them [Bb] down,
[F] Before she [Bb] burns them down, [G]
[Bb] [F] [C]
Will they [Bb] gather by the river,
[F] Many [C] miles [Bb] above the ground, [C] In a tower of [Eb] [Bb] mirrors,
[F] Before she burns [Bb] them down,
[F] Before she burns [Bb] them down,
[C] Before [G] she burns [Eb] them down, [Bb] [F]
Hear the peals [Bb] of opinions,
[F]
You weigh your words to waste, [Bb] No sound of [C] [D] cruel wooden crosses,
[Eb] On the [Bb] mountain, [F] Before she burns [Bb] them down,
[C]
Before she burns them [Bb] down, [F] Before she burns [Bb] them down,
[C] [C] [Eb] [Bb] [C]
[Bb]
[Eb]
Key:  
Bb
12341111
F
134211111
C
3211
Eb
12341116
G
2131
Bb
12341111
F
134211111
C
3211
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To jam and learn the simple chords for Chris Whitley - Cool Wooden Crosses chords, practice playing Bb, C, Bb, Eb, Bb, F, Bb and F in sequence. Set your pace at 48 BPM initially and then sync up with the song's BPM of 97. Align the capo with your vocal depth and chord choice, bearing in mind the song's original key: Bb Major.

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_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ [F] _
From [C] _ bitter [Bb] to empty, _
[F] _ _ _ [C] _ [F] Goldie bridges [Bb]
through town,
[F] _ From _ _ valley [Bb] to valley, _ _ _ [F] _
Before she burns them [Bb] down, _ _
_ [F] _ Before she [Bb] burns them down, _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ [C]
Will they [Bb] gather by the river, _
_ [F] Many [C] miles [Bb] above the ground, _ _ [C] _ In a tower of [Eb] _ [Bb] mirrors,
_ [F] _ Before she burns [Bb] them down, _ _ _ _
[F] _ Before she burns [Bb] them down, _
_ _ [C] _ Before [G] she burns [Eb] them down, _ [Bb] _ _ [F] _ _
Hear the peals [Bb] of opinions,
[F] _ _
You weigh your words to waste, [Bb] No sound of _ _ [C] _ [D] cruel wooden crosses,
[Eb] On the [Bb] mountain, _ _ _ [F] _ Before she burns [Bb] them down,
_ _ [C] _
Before she burns them [Bb] _ down, _ _ [F] _ Before she burns [Bb] them down,
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [C] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _

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The album Weed includes this song, written by Chris Whitley.

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