Chords for Drive By Truckers - Decoration Day - Decoration Day.avi

Tempo:
169.35 bpm
Chords used:

Gm

F

Bb

G

Dm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Drive By Truckers - Decoration Day - Decoration Day.avi chords
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[Bb] [F]
[Gm] [Bb]
[F]
[Gm]
[F]
[Gm] [Dm]
[F] [Gm]
[Bb]
[F] It's decoration [Gm] day, [Bb]
and [F] I've been minding [Gm] the roll of stone on his [Bb] grave.
[F] What would he [Gm] say?
[F] Keeping me down, [Gm] boy, I won't keep you away.
[Bb] It's [F] decoration [Gm] day, [Bb] and I knew [F] the hill boys had [Gm] put him away, [Bb] but my [F] daddy wasn't [Gm] afraid.
He said [F] we'd fight till the last [Gm] lawson's last of him dead.
[Bb]
I never [Am] knew [G] how it all got [Gm] [Bb] started, a problem [F] with Harlan [Gm]
before we were born.
[Bb] I don't know [Am] the name of [Gm] the boy we tied down [F] to be, but we just couldn't [Gm]
walk anymore.
[Bb] But I know [F] the caliber [Gm]
wound at his chest, [Bb] I know [F] what Harlan [Gm] Hill drives.
[Bb]
They let [F] him go, but [Gm] I guess it was best, [F] cause nobody [Am] needs all [G] this [Gm] lawson's life.
[F]
[Gm]
[D]
[Dm]
[Bb]
Daddy [Am] said one of [Gm] the boys had come by, [Bb]
along the [F] man's favorite [Gm]
son.
He [Bb] said, beat him [F] real good, but [Gm] don't dare let him die, and [F] if you see Harlan Hill [Gm]
run.
[Bb]
I said [F] they ain't give [Gm] us trouble before, [Bb] and we ain't [F] brought down on [G]
ourselves.
Put [Bb] a chain on [F] my back and [Gm] my ear to the floor, and [F] I'll send all the hill boys [G] to hell.
[F] I'll send all the hill [G]
boys to hell.
[D]
[Bb] [F]
[Gm] [Bb]
[Am] [Gm]
[Bbm]
[F]
[Gm] [Dm]
[Bb] [F]
[G] [Gm] [Bb]
It's decoration [Gm] day, [Bb]
and I [F] got a family [Gm] in Mobile Bay.
[Bb] And they ain't never [F] seen my [Gm] daddy's grave, but that [F] don't bother me, it ain't [G] [Gm] marked in a way.
[Bb] Cause I got [F] dead brothers [Gm] in Lauderdale South, [Bb] and I got [F] dead brothers [Gm] in East Tennessee.
[Bb] And my daddy [F] got shot [Gm] right in front of his house, he had [F] no one to fall on [Gm] the grave.
[Bb] It's [A]
decoration [F] [Gm] day,
[Bb] and [F] I've a [Gm] mind to go spit on [Dm] his grave.
[Bb] If I was a hill, [Gm] I'd put him away, and [F] I'd fight till the last [Gm] lawson's last living day.
[F] I'd fight till the last [Gm] lawson's last living day.
[F] I'd fight till the [Am] last [Gm] lawson's last living day.
[G]
[N]
[Bb] [Dm]
[Gm] [Bb]
[F]
[Gm]
[Bb] [Am]
[Gm] [Dm]
[F]
[G] [Bb]
[F] [Gm]
[C]
[Gm] [Bb]
[F] [Gm]
[F] [Gm]
[Bb] [A] [Gm]
[A] [Gm]
[F]
[Gm]
[F]
[G] [Dm]
[Gm]
[F]
[G] [Gm]
[F]
[Gm] [Bb]
[F]
[Gm] [F]
[Bb] [F]
[Gm]
Key:  
Gm
123111113
F
134211111
Bb
12341111
G
2131
Dm
2311
Gm
123111113
F
134211111
Bb
12341111
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To learn Drive-By Truckers - Decoration Day chords, your practice should emphasize these chord progressions: F, Gm, Bb, F, Gm and F. To build a solid grasp, start slowly at 84 BPM and then match the original tempo of 169 BPM. Fine-tune the capo based on your vocal range, ensuring it complements the key of Bb Major.

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[Bb] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
[F] It's decoration [Gm] day, _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
and [F] I've been minding [Gm] the roll of stone on his [Bb] grave. _
[F] What would he [Gm] say? _ _
_ _ _ [F] Keeping me down, [Gm] boy, I won't keep you away.
_ [Bb] _ It's [F] decoration _ [Gm] day, _ _ _ [Bb] and I knew [F] the hill boys had [Gm] put him away, [Bb] but my [F] daddy wasn't [Gm] afraid.
_ _ He said [F] we'd fight till the last [Gm] lawson's last of him dead.
[Bb] _
I never [Am] knew [G] how it all got [Gm] _ [Bb] started, a problem [F] with Harlan [Gm]
before we were born.
[Bb] I don't know [Am] the name of [Gm] the boy we tied down [F] to be, but we just couldn't [Gm]
walk _ anymore.
[Bb] But I know [F] the caliber [Gm] _
wound at his chest, [Bb] I know [F] what Harlan [Gm] Hill _ drives.
_ _ [Bb]
They let [F] him go, but [Gm] I guess it was best, [F] cause nobody [Am] needs all [G] this _ [Gm] lawson's life.
_ [F] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb]
Daddy [Am] said one of [Gm] the boys had come by, [Bb]
along the [F] man's favorite [Gm] _
son.
_ He [Bb] said, beat him [F] real good, but [Gm] don't dare let him die, and [F] if you see Harlan Hill [Gm] _
_ run.
_ _ [Bb]
I said [F] they ain't give [Gm] us trouble _ before, [Bb] and we ain't [F] brought down on [G] _
_ ourselves.
Put [Bb] a chain on [F] my back and [Gm] my ear to the floor, and [F] I'll send all the hill boys [G] to hell.
_ _ [F] I'll send all the hill _ [G]
boys to hell.
[D] _
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_ _ _ [F] _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ It's decoration [Gm] day, _ _ [Bb] _
and I [F] got a family [Gm] in Mobile Bay.
[Bb] And they ain't never [F] seen my _ [Gm] daddy's grave, but that [F] don't bother me, it ain't [G] [Gm] marked in a way.
[Bb] Cause I got [F] dead brothers [Gm] in _ Lauderdale South, [Bb] and I got [F] dead brothers [Gm] in East Tennessee.
[Bb] And my daddy [F] got shot [Gm] right in front of his house, he had [F] no one to fall on [Gm] the grave. _
_ _ [Bb] _ It's [A]
decoration [F] [Gm] day, _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ and [F] I've a [Gm] mind to go spit on [Dm] his grave.
[Bb] If I was a hill, [Gm] I'd put him away, and [F] I'd fight till the last [Gm] lawson's last living day.
[F] I'd fight till the last [Gm] lawson's last living day.
[F] I'd fight till the [Am] last _ [Gm] lawson's last living _ day. _ _
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This song was composed by Jason Isbell.

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