Chords for Fred Eaglesmith - Alcohol and Pills
Tempo:
72.875 bpm
Chords used:
F#m
D
E
Bm
A
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
It's a Monday night, some of you still have jobs.
I don't [Cm] know.
[N]
[C]
[F] [F#]
[D] [N] [Am]
[F#m]
[G] I [F#m] wanted
[Em] [Cm] an award for this song.
[G#] The people who gave me the award, it was an award about addiction.
I [F#] didn't really write about addiction.
[F] [Em]
[B] [G]
[D] [Dm] When they took it to, it has [D] a, it had, Jimi Hendrix was in the song.
And the people [A] took it to Jimi [F] Hendrix's people to get [D] it released.
And they said they didn't want Jimi's name associated [Am] with drugs.
[A] [E]
[D#m] [N]
[D#m] [E]
[F#] [F#m] [F#]
[B] [D] [F#m]
[N] Hank Williams, [D] he came up from [B] a country [E] with a heart full of broken [F#m] [Em] hearts.
But Nashville, Tennessee [Bm] didn't really understand [E] him.
Cause he did things [F#m] differently than the way that they were done.
[D] But when he finally made it to the grand old, [F#m] he made it stand still.
[E] He ended up on [F#] alcohol and [F#m] booze.
Dale was dressed, [D] he came up from Jackson.
[E] With a brand new way of singing and [F#m] a brand new way of dancing.
And even from the waste of glory [D] he gave the world.
[E] He ended up
[F#m] on [A] alcohol and pills.
[E] It's a pride and shame.
[Bm] You think they might have been happy [D] with the glory and the fame.
[A] But pain doesn't give away the [E] pain.
It just pays the bill.
[Bm] And you wind up [D] on alcohol [F#m] and pills.
Yeah, she [D] was wild as brick.
[E] And then there was Graham Parks and [F#m] his Lord.
And then there was [F#m] Jimi Hendrix.
And the story just goes [D] on and on.
And I guess they all made it well.
[E] They ended up on [A] alcohol [F#m] and pills.
[A] And alcohol and pills.
[E] It's a pride and shame.
[Bm] You think they might have been happy [D] with the glory and the fame.
[A] But pain doesn't take away the [E] pain.
It just pays the bill.
[Bm] And you wind up on alcohol [F#m] and pills.
[Bm] Sometimes somebody [F#m] just doesn't wake up one [Bm] day.
Sometimes it's a heart attack.
[D] Sometimes they just [E] don't say.
[Em] [F#] They pulled the [F#m] rope and hanged William.
[D] Out of a Cadillac he built.
[E] He ended up on [F#m] alcohol and pills.
[A] Alcohol and pills.
[E] They [Bm] might have been happy [D] with the glory and the fame.
[A]
[E] [Bm] And you wind [D] up on [F#m] alcohol and pills.
And [Bm] you wind up [D] on alcohol [F#m] and [C#m] [F#m] pills.
I don't [Cm] know.
[N]
[C]
[F] [F#]
[D] [N] [Am]
[F#m]
[G] I [F#m] wanted
[Em] [Cm] an award for this song.
[G#] The people who gave me the award, it was an award about addiction.
I [F#] didn't really write about addiction.
[F] [Em]
[B] [G]
[D] [Dm] When they took it to, it has [D] a, it had, Jimi Hendrix was in the song.
And the people [A] took it to Jimi [F] Hendrix's people to get [D] it released.
And they said they didn't want Jimi's name associated [Am] with drugs.
[A] [E]
[D#m] [N]
[D#m] [E]
[F#] [F#m] [F#]
[B] [D] [F#m]
[N] Hank Williams, [D] he came up from [B] a country [E] with a heart full of broken [F#m] [Em] hearts.
But Nashville, Tennessee [Bm] didn't really understand [E] him.
Cause he did things [F#m] differently than the way that they were done.
[D] But when he finally made it to the grand old, [F#m] he made it stand still.
[E] He ended up on [F#] alcohol and [F#m] booze.
Dale was dressed, [D] he came up from Jackson.
[E] With a brand new way of singing and [F#m] a brand new way of dancing.
And even from the waste of glory [D] he gave the world.
[E] He ended up
[F#m] on [A] alcohol and pills.
[E] It's a pride and shame.
[Bm] You think they might have been happy [D] with the glory and the fame.
[A] But pain doesn't give away the [E] pain.
It just pays the bill.
[Bm] And you wind up [D] on alcohol [F#m] and pills.
Yeah, she [D] was wild as brick.
[E] And then there was Graham Parks and [F#m] his Lord.
And then there was [F#m] Jimi Hendrix.
And the story just goes [D] on and on.
And I guess they all made it well.
[E] They ended up on [A] alcohol [F#m] and pills.
[A] And alcohol and pills.
[E] It's a pride and shame.
[Bm] You think they might have been happy [D] with the glory and the fame.
[A] But pain doesn't take away the [E] pain.
It just pays the bill.
[Bm] And you wind up on alcohol [F#m] and pills.
[Bm] Sometimes somebody [F#m] just doesn't wake up one [Bm] day.
Sometimes it's a heart attack.
[D] Sometimes they just [E] don't say.
[Em] [F#] They pulled the [F#m] rope and hanged William.
[D] Out of a Cadillac he built.
[E] He ended up on [F#m] alcohol and pills.
[A] Alcohol and pills.
[E] They [Bm] might have been happy [D] with the glory and the fame.
[A]
[E] [Bm] And you wind [D] up on [F#m] alcohol and pills.
And [Bm] you wind up [D] on alcohol [F#m] and [C#m] [F#m] pills.
Key:
F#m
D
E
Bm
A
F#m
D
E
It's a Monday night, some of you still have jobs.
I don't [Cm] know.
_ [N] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _
_ [D] _ _ [N] _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _
[G] I [F#m] wanted _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Em] [Cm] an award for this song.
[G#] The people who gave me the award, it was an award about addiction.
I [F#] didn't really write about addiction.
_ _ [F] _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ [D] _ [Dm] When they took it to, it has [D] a, it had, Jimi Hendrix was in the song.
And the people [A] took it to Jimi [F] Hendrix's people to get [D] it released.
And they said they didn't want Jimi's name associated [Am] with drugs.
[A] _ [E] _ _
_ _ [D#m] _ _ [N] _ _ _ _
_ [D#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ [F#] _ [F#m] _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
[B] _ [D] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [N] _ Hank Williams, [D] he came up from [B] a country [E] with a heart full of broken [F#m] _ _ [Em] hearts.
But Nashville, Tennessee [Bm] didn't really understand [E] him.
Cause he did things [F#m] differently than the way that they were done.
[D] But when he finally made it to the grand old, [F#m] he made it stand still.
[E] He ended up on [F#] alcohol and [F#m] booze. _
_ _ _ _ _ Dale was dressed, [D] he came up from Jackson.
[E] With a brand new way of singing and [F#m] a brand new way of dancing.
And even from the waste of glory [D] he gave the world.
[E] He ended up _
_ [F#m] _ _ _ _ on [A] alcohol and pills.
[E] It's a pride and shame.
[Bm] You think they might have been happy [D] with the glory and the fame.
[A] But pain doesn't give away the [E] pain.
It just pays the bill.
[Bm] And you wind up [D] on alcohol [F#m] and pills.
_ _ Yeah, she _ [D] was wild as brick.
[E] And then there was Graham Parks and [F#m] his Lord.
And then there was [F#m] Jimi Hendrix.
And the story just goes [D] on and on.
And I guess they all made it well.
[E] They ended up on [A] alcohol [F#m] and pills.
_ [A] And alcohol and pills.
[E] It's a pride and shame.
[Bm] You think they might have been happy [D] with the glory and the fame.
[A] But pain doesn't take away the [E] pain.
It just pays the bill.
[Bm] And you wind up on alcohol [F#m] and pills.
_ _ [Bm] Sometimes somebody [F#m] just doesn't wake up one [Bm] day.
Sometimes it's a heart attack.
[D] Sometimes they just [E] don't say. _
_ [Em] _ _ _ [F#] They pulled the [F#m] rope and hanged William.
[D] Out of a Cadillac he built.
[E] He ended up on [F#m] alcohol and pills.
_ _ [A] _ Alcohol and pills.
[E] They _ _ [Bm] _ might have been happy [D] with the glory and the fame.
[A] _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ [Bm] And you wind [D] up on [F#m] alcohol and pills.
_ And [Bm] you wind up [D] on alcohol [F#m] and _ [C#m] _ [F#m] _ pills.
I don't [Cm] know.
_ [N] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _
_ [D] _ _ [N] _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _
[G] I [F#m] wanted _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Em] [Cm] an award for this song.
[G#] The people who gave me the award, it was an award about addiction.
I [F#] didn't really write about addiction.
_ _ [F] _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ [D] _ [Dm] When they took it to, it has [D] a, it had, Jimi Hendrix was in the song.
And the people [A] took it to Jimi [F] Hendrix's people to get [D] it released.
And they said they didn't want Jimi's name associated [Am] with drugs.
[A] _ [E] _ _
_ _ [D#m] _ _ [N] _ _ _ _
_ [D#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ [F#] _ [F#m] _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
[B] _ [D] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [N] _ Hank Williams, [D] he came up from [B] a country [E] with a heart full of broken [F#m] _ _ [Em] hearts.
But Nashville, Tennessee [Bm] didn't really understand [E] him.
Cause he did things [F#m] differently than the way that they were done.
[D] But when he finally made it to the grand old, [F#m] he made it stand still.
[E] He ended up on [F#] alcohol and [F#m] booze. _
_ _ _ _ _ Dale was dressed, [D] he came up from Jackson.
[E] With a brand new way of singing and [F#m] a brand new way of dancing.
And even from the waste of glory [D] he gave the world.
[E] He ended up _
_ [F#m] _ _ _ _ on [A] alcohol and pills.
[E] It's a pride and shame.
[Bm] You think they might have been happy [D] with the glory and the fame.
[A] But pain doesn't give away the [E] pain.
It just pays the bill.
[Bm] And you wind up [D] on alcohol [F#m] and pills.
_ _ Yeah, she _ [D] was wild as brick.
[E] And then there was Graham Parks and [F#m] his Lord.
And then there was [F#m] Jimi Hendrix.
And the story just goes [D] on and on.
And I guess they all made it well.
[E] They ended up on [A] alcohol [F#m] and pills.
_ [A] And alcohol and pills.
[E] It's a pride and shame.
[Bm] You think they might have been happy [D] with the glory and the fame.
[A] But pain doesn't take away the [E] pain.
It just pays the bill.
[Bm] And you wind up on alcohol [F#m] and pills.
_ _ [Bm] Sometimes somebody [F#m] just doesn't wake up one [Bm] day.
Sometimes it's a heart attack.
[D] Sometimes they just [E] don't say. _
_ [Em] _ _ _ [F#] They pulled the [F#m] rope and hanged William.
[D] Out of a Cadillac he built.
[E] He ended up on [F#m] alcohol and pills.
_ _ [A] _ Alcohol and pills.
[E] They _ _ [Bm] _ might have been happy [D] with the glory and the fame.
[A] _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ [Bm] And you wind [D] up on [F#m] alcohol and pills.
_ And [Bm] you wind up [D] on alcohol [F#m] and _ [C#m] _ [F#m] _ pills.