Gram Parsons and EmmyLou Harris: Return of the Grievous Angel Chords
Tempo:
130.35 bpm
Chords used:
Bb
Eb
F
Dm
C
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Bb] Oh lord stay with us.
Oh to scratch my itch [Eb] sweet Annie [Bb]
Rich, welcome [F] me back [Bb] to town.
Come out on your porch, [Eb] step into [Bb] your parlor [C] and I'll tell you how it all went [F] down.
[Bb] Out with the truckers and the kickers and the cowboy [Eb] angels.
And [Bb] a good saloon in every [Eb] single town.
Yes and I remembered [F] something you [Bb] once told me.
[Eb] And I'd be damned [F] if it did not [Bb] come true.
[Eb] Worth twenty [F] thousand rowing [Bb] [A] down, [G] down.
[Gm]
[Eb] They all led [F] me straight back [Bb] home to you.
Of [Dm] a headed west [Eb] to grow [F]
up with the [Bb] [F] country.
[Bb]
[Gm] Across those [F] rivers with those [Bb] waves of grain.
[Dm] And I saw my devil and [Eb] I saw [F] my deep [Bb] blue sea.
[Eb] And thought about a [F] calico bonnet [Eb] from [F] Cheyenne to [Bb] Tennessee.
We flew straight [Eb] across that [Bb] river bridge last [F]
night at [Bb] past two.
Switchman waved his lantern [Eb] goodbye [Bb] and good [C] days as we went rolling [F] through.
[Bb] All the billboard in the truck stops passed by the [Cm] grievous angel.
[Eb] [Bb] And now he sees [F] just what he has [Bb] to do.
And
[Eb] [Bb]
[Eb] [Bb] [C]
[Cm] [F] [Bb]
[Eb]
[Bb]
[F] [Bb]
[Dm] the man on the [Eb] radio won't [F] leave [Bb] me alone.
[G] Won't for take my money [F] for something that I've never [Bb] been shown.
[Dm] And I saw my devil and [Eb] I saw [F] my deep [Bb] blue sea.
[Eb] Thought about a [F] calico bonnet [Eb] from Cheyenne [F] to [Bb] Tennessee.
And years I could bring [Eb] I met up [Bb] with the king on his head an [F] amphetamine [Bb] crown.
Talked about [Cm] unbuckling that old [Bb] Bible belt and headed [C] out for some [F] desert town.
[Bb] Out with the truckers and the kickers and the [Eb] cowboy angels.
[Bb] And a good saloon in every [Eb] single town.
But I heard [Dm] something you [Bb] once told me.
[Eb] And I'd be damned [F] if it did not [Bb] come true.
[Eb] [F] 20,000 roads I [Bb] went [A] down, [Gm] down, down.
[Eb] And they all led me [F] straight back home [Bb] to you.
[Eb] 20,000 [F] roads
[Bb] [Am] [A] [Gm]
[Eb] and they all led me [F] straight back home [Bb] to you.
Oh to scratch my itch [Eb] sweet Annie [Bb]
Rich, welcome [F] me back [Bb] to town.
Come out on your porch, [Eb] step into [Bb] your parlor [C] and I'll tell you how it all went [F] down.
[Bb] Out with the truckers and the kickers and the cowboy [Eb] angels.
And [Bb] a good saloon in every [Eb] single town.
Yes and I remembered [F] something you [Bb] once told me.
[Eb] And I'd be damned [F] if it did not [Bb] come true.
[Eb] Worth twenty [F] thousand rowing [Bb] [A] down, [G] down.
[Gm]
[Eb] They all led [F] me straight back [Bb] home to you.
Of [Dm] a headed west [Eb] to grow [F]
up with the [Bb] [F] country.
[Bb]
[Gm] Across those [F] rivers with those [Bb] waves of grain.
[Dm] And I saw my devil and [Eb] I saw [F] my deep [Bb] blue sea.
[Eb] And thought about a [F] calico bonnet [Eb] from [F] Cheyenne to [Bb] Tennessee.
We flew straight [Eb] across that [Bb] river bridge last [F]
night at [Bb] past two.
Switchman waved his lantern [Eb] goodbye [Bb] and good [C] days as we went rolling [F] through.
[Bb] All the billboard in the truck stops passed by the [Cm] grievous angel.
[Eb] [Bb] And now he sees [F] just what he has [Bb] to do.
And
[Eb] [Bb]
[Eb] [Bb] [C]
[Cm] [F] [Bb]
[Eb]
[Bb]
[F] [Bb]
[Dm] the man on the [Eb] radio won't [F] leave [Bb] me alone.
[G] Won't for take my money [F] for something that I've never [Bb] been shown.
[Dm] And I saw my devil and [Eb] I saw [F] my deep [Bb] blue sea.
[Eb] Thought about a [F] calico bonnet [Eb] from Cheyenne [F] to [Bb] Tennessee.
And years I could bring [Eb] I met up [Bb] with the king on his head an [F] amphetamine [Bb] crown.
Talked about [Cm] unbuckling that old [Bb] Bible belt and headed [C] out for some [F] desert town.
[Bb] Out with the truckers and the kickers and the [Eb] cowboy angels.
[Bb] And a good saloon in every [Eb] single town.
But I heard [Dm] something you [Bb] once told me.
[Eb] And I'd be damned [F] if it did not [Bb] come true.
[Eb] [F] 20,000 roads I [Bb] went [A] down, [Gm] down, down.
[Eb] And they all led me [F] straight back home [Bb] to you.
[Eb] 20,000 [F] roads
[Bb] [Am] [A] [Gm]
[Eb] and they all led me [F] straight back home [Bb] to you.
Key:
Bb
Eb
F
Dm
C
Bb
Eb
F
[Bb] _ _ _ Oh lord stay with us.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Oh to scratch my itch [Eb] sweet Annie [Bb]
Rich, welcome [F] me back [Bb] to town. _ _
Come out on your porch, [Eb] step into [Bb] your parlor [C] and I'll tell you how it all went [F] down. _
_ [Bb] Out with the truckers and the kickers and the cowboy [Eb] _ _ angels. _ _
And [Bb] a good saloon in every [Eb] single _ town. _ _ _
Yes and I remembered [F] something you [Bb] once told me. _ _ _
[Eb] And I'd be damned [F] if it did not [Bb] come true. _ _ _ _
[Eb] Worth twenty _ [F] thousand rowing _ [Bb] _ [A] down, [G] down.
_ [Gm] _
_ [Eb] They all led [F] me straight back [Bb] home to _ _ you. _ _
Of [Dm] a headed west [Eb] to grow [F]
up with the [Bb] _ [F] country.
_ [Bb] _ _
_ [Gm] _ Across those [F] rivers with those [Bb] waves of grain. _ _ _
[Dm] And I saw my devil _ and [Eb] I saw [F] my deep [Bb] blue sea.
_ [Eb] And thought about a [F] calico bonnet [Eb] from [F] Cheyenne to [Bb] Tennessee. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ We flew straight [Eb] across that [Bb] river bridge last [F]
night at [Bb] past two.
_ _ _ Switchman waved his lantern [Eb] goodbye [Bb] and good [C] days as we went rolling [F] through.
_ [Bb] All the billboard in the truck stops passed by the [Cm] grievous _ angel.
[Eb] _ _ _ [Bb] And now he sees [F] just what he has [Bb] to _ do.
_ _ And _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [C] _ _ _
[Cm] _ [F] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Dm] the man on the [Eb] radio won't [F] leave [Bb] me alone.
_ _ _ _ [G] Won't for take my money [F] for something that I've never [Bb] been shown.
_ _ _ _ [Dm] And I saw my devil _ _ and [Eb] I saw [F] my deep [Bb] blue sea.
_ [Eb] Thought about a [F] calico bonnet [Eb] from Cheyenne [F] to [Bb] Tennessee. _ _ _ _ _
And years I could bring [Eb] I met up [Bb] with the king on his head an [F] amphetamine [Bb] crown. _
_ Talked about [Cm] unbuckling that old [Bb] Bible belt and headed [C] out for some [F] desert town. _
_ [Bb] Out with the truckers and the kickers and the [Eb] cowboy _ _ angels. _ _
[Bb] And a good saloon in every [Eb] single town. _ _ _ _
But I heard [Dm] something you [Bb] once told me. _ _ _
[Eb] And I'd be damned [F] if it did not [Bb] come true. _ _ _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ [F] 20,000 roads I [Bb] went [A] down, [Gm] down, down.
[Eb] And they all led me [F] straight back home [Bb] to you. _ _ _ _
_ [Eb] 20,000 [F] roads _
_ [Bb] _ _ [Am] _ [A] _ [Gm] _ _ _
[Eb] and they all led me [F] straight back home [Bb] to you. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Oh to scratch my itch [Eb] sweet Annie [Bb]
Rich, welcome [F] me back [Bb] to town. _ _
Come out on your porch, [Eb] step into [Bb] your parlor [C] and I'll tell you how it all went [F] down. _
_ [Bb] Out with the truckers and the kickers and the cowboy [Eb] _ _ angels. _ _
And [Bb] a good saloon in every [Eb] single _ town. _ _ _
Yes and I remembered [F] something you [Bb] once told me. _ _ _
[Eb] And I'd be damned [F] if it did not [Bb] come true. _ _ _ _
[Eb] Worth twenty _ [F] thousand rowing _ [Bb] _ [A] down, [G] down.
_ [Gm] _
_ [Eb] They all led [F] me straight back [Bb] home to _ _ you. _ _
Of [Dm] a headed west [Eb] to grow [F]
up with the [Bb] _ [F] country.
_ [Bb] _ _
_ [Gm] _ Across those [F] rivers with those [Bb] waves of grain. _ _ _
[Dm] And I saw my devil _ and [Eb] I saw [F] my deep [Bb] blue sea.
_ [Eb] And thought about a [F] calico bonnet [Eb] from [F] Cheyenne to [Bb] Tennessee. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ We flew straight [Eb] across that [Bb] river bridge last [F]
night at [Bb] past two.
_ _ _ Switchman waved his lantern [Eb] goodbye [Bb] and good [C] days as we went rolling [F] through.
_ [Bb] All the billboard in the truck stops passed by the [Cm] grievous _ angel.
[Eb] _ _ _ [Bb] And now he sees [F] just what he has [Bb] to _ do.
_ _ And _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [C] _ _ _
[Cm] _ [F] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Dm] the man on the [Eb] radio won't [F] leave [Bb] me alone.
_ _ _ _ [G] Won't for take my money [F] for something that I've never [Bb] been shown.
_ _ _ _ [Dm] And I saw my devil _ _ and [Eb] I saw [F] my deep [Bb] blue sea.
_ [Eb] Thought about a [F] calico bonnet [Eb] from Cheyenne [F] to [Bb] Tennessee. _ _ _ _ _
And years I could bring [Eb] I met up [Bb] with the king on his head an [F] amphetamine [Bb] crown. _
_ Talked about [Cm] unbuckling that old [Bb] Bible belt and headed [C] out for some [F] desert town. _
_ [Bb] Out with the truckers and the kickers and the [Eb] cowboy _ _ angels. _ _
[Bb] And a good saloon in every [Eb] single town. _ _ _ _
But I heard [Dm] something you [Bb] once told me. _ _ _
[Eb] And I'd be damned [F] if it did not [Bb] come true. _ _ _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ [F] 20,000 roads I [Bb] went [A] down, [Gm] down, down.
[Eb] And they all led me [F] straight back home [Bb] to you. _ _ _ _
_ [Eb] 20,000 [F] roads _
_ [Bb] _ _ [Am] _ [A] _ [Gm] _ _ _
[Eb] and they all led me [F] straight back home [Bb] to you. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _