Chords for Colter Wall - For a Long While (Audio)

Tempo:
113 bpm
Chords used:

A

G

D

Em

E

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Colter Wall - For a Long While (Audio) chords
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[D]
[G] [D] [Em]
[A]
[Em] [G] [A] [D]
This old guitar, I'm holding for her, [G] though she sometimes out of [E] tune.
[Em] [A] She earns her keep each time she speaks [G] in the dance [A] hall and [D] bar room.
In the rain and hour, that old wildwood flower [G] don't procure [D]
a [Em] little smile.
[A] I guess that's how it's always been, [G] for at least [A] a very [D] long while.
It never fails, and the world ails [G] you, [D] throws you [Em] to the ground.
[A] Some old song, forgotten long [G] ago, [A] comes back [D] around, picks you [E] up, [D] dusts you off [G] in an
[D] old analog [Em] style.
[A] Guess that's how it's always been, [G] for at [A] least a very [D] long while.
[G] [D]
[Em] I laid [A] my
[G] [A]
[D]
head on feather [G] beds and a pallet [D] [Em] on the floor,
[A] that I'd contest my best night's
rest, [G] all those work [A] days [D] full of chores.
For any man that works his [G] hands knows true [D] reward [Em] and triumph.
I [A] guess that's how it's always been, [G] for at [A] least a very [D] long while.
Restlessness and breathlessness, [G] and creeping over [E] time.
[Em] [A] When things get slow, you got to go [G] clear [A] that highway [D] blind.
The more you roam, you'll long for [G] home with every [Em] passing mile.
I [A] guess that's how it's always been, [G] for at least a [A] very [D] long while.
[A] I guess that's how it's always been, [G] for at least [A] a very long while.
[D]
Key:  
A
1231
G
2131
D
1321
Em
121
E
2311
A
1231
G
2131
D
1321
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To jam and learn the simple chords for Colter Wall - For A Long While chords, practice playing Em, A, D, G, D, Em, A, G and A in sequence. Kick off your practice at a gentle 56 BPM, then escalate to the song's tempo of 113 BPM. Align the capo with your vocal depth and chord choice, bearing in mind the song's original key: D Major.

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[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ [G] _ _ [A] _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ This old guitar, _ I'm holding for her, [G] though she sometimes out of [E] tune.
[Em] _ _ _ [A] She earns her keep _ each time she speaks [G] in the dance [A] hall and [D] bar room.
_ _ In the rain and hour, that old wildwood flower [G] don't procure [D]
a [Em] little smile.
_ _ [A] I guess that's how it's always been, _ [G] for at least [A] a very [D] long while. _ _ _ _ _
_ It never fails, and the world ails [G] you, [D] throws you [Em] to the ground. _ _
_ [A] _ Some old song, _ forgotten long [G] ago, [A] comes back [D] around, _ _ _ _ picks you [E] up, [D] _ dusts you off [G] in an
[D] old analog [Em] style. _
_ [A] _ Guess that's how it's always been, [G] for at [A] least a very [D] long while. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _
_ [Em] _ _ I laid [A] my _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [A] _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ head on feather [G] beds and a pallet [D] _ [Em] on the floor, _
_ [A] that I'd contest _ my best night's
rest, [G] all those work [A] days [D] full of chores. _
_ For any man _ that works his [G] hands knows true [D] reward [Em] and triumph.
I _ [A] _ guess that's how it's always been, [G] for at [A] least a very [D] long while. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Restlessness _ and breathlessness, [G] and creeping over [E] time.
[Em] _ _ _ [A] When things get slow, you got to go [G] clear [A] that highway [D] blind.
_ _ The more you roam, _ you'll long for [G] home with every [Em] passing mile.
I [A] _ guess that's how it's always been, [G] for at least a [A] very [D] long while.
_ [A] _ I guess that's how it's always been, [G] for at least [A] a very long while.
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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