Chords for Gabriel Kahane - Baltimore (Official Video)
Tempo:
118.9 bpm
Chords used:
Bb
Ab
Abm
Gb
G
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Bb] [G]
[Ab] [Cm]
[Bb] [G] [Ab]
[C] I got the news on [Gm] the satellite [G] phone,
[Ab] Jason come home, Jason dear.
[Cm] I heard it on the [Gm] forest floor, six years of backcountry [Gm] trails to the lake.
[Ab] Machete and [G] snake, [Ab]
machete I learned [Cm] to cradle in [Gm] the old state [Bb]
park.
[Ebm] Roosevelt [Db] 33, he had a plan [B] for every [Abm] young man.
[Ebm] Give him an axe [Db] and a seed, give [B] him a pack [Db] and a tree.
[Eb] Teach [Abm] him to care for [Bbm] himself, give him [Bb] fresh air for his health.
[Bbm] Send [B] money back to family, back [Bb] to Baltimore.
The [F]
tall boy [Bb] convenience store, [Abm] the indifferent, [Gb] the endless war.
And [B] I know what that is, [Abm] and I know what that is, and [Ebm] I don't need it [E] anymore.
But I have to [B] go home.
[Gb] [Db] [Cm] Luke was the son of some [Bb] well-to-do [G] folk.
[Ab] My family was [G] broke, [Ab] but we became friends.
[Cm] The parking lot that [Gm] chewed up for you.
[Bb] [C] I started in the park [Db] just as he was going [Ab] in.
A heart 8 [G] to 10 [Ab] for selling to kids.
[Cm] My mama [Gm] worked the county jail.
[Bb] [Ebm]
Roosevelt's tree army [Db] under the sun, [B] the work [Abm] would be done.
[Gb] While America [Db] blared [Ebm] by the green [Db] of the ridge.
[Gb] The boys planted trees and [B] found God in [Db] the pitch.
[Eb] They stared at [Abm] the sun [Gb] in each fist.
[Db] Why am I [Bb] telling [Ebm] you this?
[Bbm] Is it that [B] I'm nervous to be going back?
Back [Bb] to Baltimore.
[Abm] The tall boy [Bb] convenience store, [Abm] the [Gb] indifferent, the endless war.
And [B] I know what that is, and [Abm] I know what that is, and [Gb] I don't need it anymore.
[E] But I have to [B] go home.
[Gb] [D] Luke, I guess, got [Gb] himself into a fight.
[D] Took him to the [Gb] infirmary later that night.
[E] Nothing serious to rule, but [Gb] next morning he died.
[D] Then the satellite phone with [Gb] the crew which met added [Abm] in cry.
[Eb] [Ab]
[Eb] [Abm]
[Eb] [Abm]
[Eb] [C] Taking the train [Bb] to take time for my thoughts.
[Ab]
Pregnant [G] with loss, [Ab] preparing [Cm] for all the things that [Gm] maybe make you feel.
[Bb] I [Cm] pay my respects and [Bb] then I'll take [G] a walk.
[Ab] The neighborhood [G] block, [Ab] and then I will leave.
[Ab] [Cm]
[Bb] [G] [Ab]
[C] I got the news on [Gm] the satellite [G] phone,
[Ab] Jason come home, Jason dear.
[Cm] I heard it on the [Gm] forest floor, six years of backcountry [Gm] trails to the lake.
[Ab] Machete and [G] snake, [Ab]
machete I learned [Cm] to cradle in [Gm] the old state [Bb]
park.
[Ebm] Roosevelt [Db] 33, he had a plan [B] for every [Abm] young man.
[Ebm] Give him an axe [Db] and a seed, give [B] him a pack [Db] and a tree.
[Eb] Teach [Abm] him to care for [Bbm] himself, give him [Bb] fresh air for his health.
[Bbm] Send [B] money back to family, back [Bb] to Baltimore.
The [F]
tall boy [Bb] convenience store, [Abm] the indifferent, [Gb] the endless war.
And [B] I know what that is, [Abm] and I know what that is, and [Ebm] I don't need it [E] anymore.
But I have to [B] go home.
[Gb] [Db] [Cm] Luke was the son of some [Bb] well-to-do [G] folk.
[Ab] My family was [G] broke, [Ab] but we became friends.
[Cm] The parking lot that [Gm] chewed up for you.
[Bb] [C] I started in the park [Db] just as he was going [Ab] in.
A heart 8 [G] to 10 [Ab] for selling to kids.
[Cm] My mama [Gm] worked the county jail.
[Bb] [Ebm]
Roosevelt's tree army [Db] under the sun, [B] the work [Abm] would be done.
[Gb] While America [Db] blared [Ebm] by the green [Db] of the ridge.
[Gb] The boys planted trees and [B] found God in [Db] the pitch.
[Eb] They stared at [Abm] the sun [Gb] in each fist.
[Db] Why am I [Bb] telling [Ebm] you this?
[Bbm] Is it that [B] I'm nervous to be going back?
Back [Bb] to Baltimore.
[Abm] The tall boy [Bb] convenience store, [Abm] the [Gb] indifferent, the endless war.
And [B] I know what that is, and [Abm] I know what that is, and [Gb] I don't need it anymore.
[E] But I have to [B] go home.
[Gb] [D] Luke, I guess, got [Gb] himself into a fight.
[D] Took him to the [Gb] infirmary later that night.
[E] Nothing serious to rule, but [Gb] next morning he died.
[D] Then the satellite phone with [Gb] the crew which met added [Abm] in cry.
[Eb] [Ab]
[Eb] [Abm]
[Eb] [Abm]
[Eb] [C] Taking the train [Bb] to take time for my thoughts.
[Ab]
Pregnant [G] with loss, [Ab] preparing [Cm] for all the things that [Gm] maybe make you feel.
[Bb] I [Cm] pay my respects and [Bb] then I'll take [G] a walk.
[Ab] The neighborhood [G] block, [Ab] and then I will leave.
Key:
Bb
Ab
Abm
Gb
G
Bb
Ab
Abm
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [G] _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ [G] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
[C] I got the news on [Gm] the satellite [G] phone, _
[Ab] _ Jason come home, Jason dear.
[Cm] I heard it on the [Gm] forest floor, _ _ _ six years of backcountry [Gm] trails to the lake.
[Ab] _ _ Machete and [G] snake, _ [Ab]
machete I learned [Cm] to cradle in [Gm] the old state [Bb]
park.
_ [Ebm] _ Roosevelt [Db] 33, he had a plan [B] for every [Abm] young man.
[Ebm] Give him an axe [Db] and a seed, give [B] him a pack [Db] and a tree.
[Eb] Teach [Abm] him to care for [Bbm] himself, give him [Bb] fresh air for his health.
[Bbm] Send [B] money back to family, _ _ back [Bb] to Baltimore.
The [F] _ _
tall boy [Bb] convenience store, [Abm] _ the indifferent, [Gb] the endless war.
And [B] I know what that is, [Abm] and I know what that is, and [Ebm] I don't need it [E] anymore.
But I have to [B] go home. _
[Gb] _ [Db] _ _ [Cm] Luke was the son of some [Bb] well-to-do [G] folk.
_ [Ab] My family was [G] broke, [Ab] but we became friends.
[Cm] The parking lot that [Gm] chewed up for you.
_ [Bb] _ [C] I started in the park [Db] just as he was going [Ab] in.
A heart 8 [G] to 10 [Ab] for selling to kids.
[Cm] My mama [Gm] worked the county jail.
[Bb] _ _ [Ebm] _ _
Roosevelt's tree army [Db] under the sun, [B] the work [Abm] would be done.
[Gb] While America [Db] blared [Ebm] by the green [Db] of the ridge.
[Gb] The boys planted trees and [B] found God in [Db] the pitch.
[Eb] They stared at [Abm] the sun [Gb] in each fist.
[Db] Why am I [Bb] telling [Ebm] you this?
[Bbm] Is it that [B] I'm nervous to be going back?
_ Back [Bb] to Baltimore.
_ _ [Abm] _ The tall boy [Bb] convenience store, _ [Abm] _ the [Gb] indifferent, the endless war.
And [B] I know what that is, and [Abm] I know what that is, and [Gb] I don't need it anymore.
[E] But I have to [B] go home.
_ _ [Gb] _ _ _ _ [D] Luke, I guess, got [Gb] himself into a fight.
[D] Took him to the [Gb] infirmary later that night.
[E] Nothing serious to rule, but [Gb] next morning he died.
[D] Then the satellite phone with [Gb] the crew which met added [Abm] in cry.
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Abm] _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ [Abm] _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [C] Taking the train [Bb] to take time for my thoughts.
[Ab] _ _
Pregnant [G] with loss, [Ab] preparing [Cm] for all the things that [Gm] maybe make you feel.
_ [Bb] I [Cm] pay my respects and [Bb] then I'll take [G] a walk.
[Ab] _ The neighborhood [G] block, [Ab] and then I will leave. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ [G] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
[C] I got the news on [Gm] the satellite [G] phone, _
[Ab] _ Jason come home, Jason dear.
[Cm] I heard it on the [Gm] forest floor, _ _ _ six years of backcountry [Gm] trails to the lake.
[Ab] _ _ Machete and [G] snake, _ [Ab]
machete I learned [Cm] to cradle in [Gm] the old state [Bb]
park.
_ [Ebm] _ Roosevelt [Db] 33, he had a plan [B] for every [Abm] young man.
[Ebm] Give him an axe [Db] and a seed, give [B] him a pack [Db] and a tree.
[Eb] Teach [Abm] him to care for [Bbm] himself, give him [Bb] fresh air for his health.
[Bbm] Send [B] money back to family, _ _ back [Bb] to Baltimore.
The [F] _ _
tall boy [Bb] convenience store, [Abm] _ the indifferent, [Gb] the endless war.
And [B] I know what that is, [Abm] and I know what that is, and [Ebm] I don't need it [E] anymore.
But I have to [B] go home. _
[Gb] _ [Db] _ _ [Cm] Luke was the son of some [Bb] well-to-do [G] folk.
_ [Ab] My family was [G] broke, [Ab] but we became friends.
[Cm] The parking lot that [Gm] chewed up for you.
_ [Bb] _ [C] I started in the park [Db] just as he was going [Ab] in.
A heart 8 [G] to 10 [Ab] for selling to kids.
[Cm] My mama [Gm] worked the county jail.
[Bb] _ _ [Ebm] _ _
Roosevelt's tree army [Db] under the sun, [B] the work [Abm] would be done.
[Gb] While America [Db] blared [Ebm] by the green [Db] of the ridge.
[Gb] The boys planted trees and [B] found God in [Db] the pitch.
[Eb] They stared at [Abm] the sun [Gb] in each fist.
[Db] Why am I [Bb] telling [Ebm] you this?
[Bbm] Is it that [B] I'm nervous to be going back?
_ Back [Bb] to Baltimore.
_ _ [Abm] _ The tall boy [Bb] convenience store, _ [Abm] _ the [Gb] indifferent, the endless war.
And [B] I know what that is, and [Abm] I know what that is, and [Gb] I don't need it anymore.
[E] But I have to [B] go home.
_ _ [Gb] _ _ _ _ [D] Luke, I guess, got [Gb] himself into a fight.
[D] Took him to the [Gb] infirmary later that night.
[E] Nothing serious to rule, but [Gb] next morning he died.
[D] Then the satellite phone with [Gb] the crew which met added [Abm] in cry.
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Abm] _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ [Abm] _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [C] Taking the train [Bb] to take time for my thoughts.
[Ab] _ _
Pregnant [G] with loss, [Ab] preparing [Cm] for all the things that [Gm] maybe make you feel.
_ [Bb] I [Cm] pay my respects and [Bb] then I'll take [G] a walk.
[Ab] _ The neighborhood [G] block, [Ab] and then I will leave. _ _ _ _ _ _ _