Chords for J. Tillman "James Blues"
Tempo:
150 bpm
Chords used:
E
C#m
B
G#
F#
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[C#m] [B]
[E]
[G#] [C#]
[B] [E]
James [G#m] incurred the [E] wrath [F#] of a [G#] jealous [C#m] woman,
[F#] but not long [G#m] after [E] that was spending all his
[C#m] weekends trying to [E]
relearn how a young man [C#m] yearns after a [F#m]
[G#m] poor, poor [E] James.
[F#] Most nights he has [E] dreamed
that all his [G#] teeth are [C#m]
missing.
[F#] [C#] Wakes [B] up in [G#m] a [F#] sweat, his impotent [E] heart racing.
This is terrifying, so my brain is not
He throws [G#m] back the [C#m] sheets and begins to weep [E] without much feeling, [B] poor, poor
[E] James.
[F#]
[B] [E]
[G#]
[C#m] [B]
[E]
Desire [F#] [G#m] is what [E] makes
[F#] [E] upright [G#]
mammals [C#m] human.
[F#m] Put me [B] out to [E]
gray, give this [G#] beast a [C#m] burden, because the [E] universe makes much [G#] more [C#m] sense.
Without [G#] a purpose, [F#m] [G#m] poor, [A] poor [E] James.
[A] [C] [C#]
[B]
[E]
[G#] [C#]
[B] [E]
James [G#m] incurred the [E] wrath [F#] of a [G#] jealous [C#m] woman,
[F#] but not long [G#m] after [E] that was spending all his
[C#m] weekends trying to [E]
relearn how a young man [C#m] yearns after a [F#m]
[G#m] poor, poor [E] James.
[F#] Most nights he has [E] dreamed
that all his [G#] teeth are [C#m]
missing.
[F#] [C#] Wakes [B] up in [G#m] a [F#] sweat, his impotent [E] heart racing.
This is terrifying, so my brain is not
He throws [G#m] back the [C#m] sheets and begins to weep [E] without much feeling, [B] poor, poor
[E] James.
[F#]
[B] [E]
[G#]
[C#m] [B]
[E]
Desire [F#] [G#m] is what [E] makes
[F#] [E] upright [G#]
mammals [C#m] human.
[F#m] Put me [B] out to [E]
gray, give this [G#] beast a [C#m] burden, because the [E] universe makes much [G#] more [C#m] sense.
Without [G#] a purpose, [F#m] [G#m] poor, [A] poor [E] James.
[A] [C] [C#]
[B]
Key:
E
C#m
B
G#
F#
E
C#m
B
[C#m] _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G#] _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
James _ _ [G#m] incurred the [E] wrath _ _ _ [F#] _ of a [G#] jealous _ _ [C#m] woman, _ _
[F#] _ but not long _ [G#m] after _ [E] that _ _ was spending _ all his
_ [C#m] weekends _ _ trying to _ [E] _
relearn _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ how a young man [C#m] yearns after _ a [F#m] _
_ _ [G#m] poor, poor _ [E] James.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#] Most nights he has _ [E] dreamed
_ that _ all his [G#] teeth are [C#m]
missing.
_ [F#] _ _ _ [C#] Wakes _ [B] up in [G#m] a _ [F#] sweat, _ _ _ his _ _ impotent [E] heart racing. _ _ _ _
This is terrifying, _ so my brain is not
_ He throws [G#m] back the [C#m] _ sheets _ _ and _ _ _ _ _ _ begins to weep [E] without much _ feeling, _ [B] poor, poor _
[E] James. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G#] _ _
_ [C#m] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Desire [F#] _ [G#m] is what _ [E] makes _
_ [F#] _ _ [E] _ upright [G#] _
mammals _ [C#m] human. _ _ _ _
[F#m] Put me [B] out to [E] _
gray, _ _ _ _ give this [G#] _ beast a [C#m] burden, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
because the _ _ [E] universe _ _ _ makes _ _ _ _ _ _ much [G#] more [C#m] sense.
Without _ [G#] a _ _ purpose, [F#m] _ [G#m] poor, [A] poor _ [E] James.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [C] _ _ [C#] _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G#] _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
James _ _ [G#m] incurred the [E] wrath _ _ _ [F#] _ of a [G#] jealous _ _ [C#m] woman, _ _
[F#] _ but not long _ [G#m] after _ [E] that _ _ was spending _ all his
_ [C#m] weekends _ _ trying to _ [E] _
relearn _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ how a young man [C#m] yearns after _ a [F#m] _
_ _ [G#m] poor, poor _ [E] James.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#] Most nights he has _ [E] dreamed
_ that _ all his [G#] teeth are [C#m]
missing.
_ [F#] _ _ _ [C#] Wakes _ [B] up in [G#m] a _ [F#] sweat, _ _ _ his _ _ impotent [E] heart racing. _ _ _ _
This is terrifying, _ so my brain is not
_ He throws [G#m] back the [C#m] _ sheets _ _ and _ _ _ _ _ _ begins to weep [E] without much _ feeling, _ [B] poor, poor _
[E] James. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G#] _ _
_ [C#m] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Desire [F#] _ [G#m] is what _ [E] makes _
_ [F#] _ _ [E] _ upright [G#] _
mammals _ [C#m] human. _ _ _ _
[F#m] Put me [B] out to [E] _
gray, _ _ _ _ give this [G#] _ beast a [C#m] burden, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
because the _ _ [E] universe _ _ _ makes _ _ _ _ _ _ much [G#] more [C#m] sense.
Without _ [G#] a _ _ purpose, [F#m] _ [G#m] poor, [A] poor _ [E] James.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [C] _ _ [C#] _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _