Chords for James McMurtry "Peter Pan"
Tempo:
84.15 bpm
Chords used:
C
F
G
Dm
Am
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[C] [F]
[C] [Dm]
[F] [C]
[F] [C] [G]
[C] Beer cans to the ceiling, ashtray on the [F] floor, [C] laundry on the sofa.
[G] Need I say more?
[C] I walked out with my hair wet, I caught one awful cold.
Should have been more careful, [G] should have done like I was told.
[C] I can't believe it.
[F] How could it be, [C] just like you said could happen?
[G] So it did to me.
[C] Just when I might have [F] seen the light of day, [C] I crossed my eyes [G] till they stayed that [F] way.
I keep my distance, [C] cause the best I can.
[F] Living out my time [C] here in Never [G] Never Land.
[F] And I can't grow up, [Am]
[F] cause I'm [C] too old now.
[F] I guess [C] I really did it this [G] time, [Dm] Mom.
[C] [F] [C]
[F] [C] [F]
[C] [F]
[C] Let's go chase tornadoes.
Just me and you.
[F] [C] You don't often catch them, [G] but man, when you do,
[C] just take my catch rope, crawl out on the wing.
We won't come down [G] till we own that thing.
And then [C] we'll sit out on the front porch, [Am] quiet as [F] a mouse.
Yeah, right.
One last [C] time before [G] we [Dm] close [G] on the house.
[Dm] [F] Keep our distance, [C] cause the best we can.
[F] Having us a time [C] here in Never [Dm] Never Land.
[G] [F] And we can't grow up, [C]
we're much too old now.
I guess we really did it this time, [G] Mom.
I [C] guess we really did it this [G] time, Mom.
I [C] guess we really did [F] it.
[C]
[G] [E] [C] [F] [C] [Dm]
[C]
[F]
[C] [F]
[C]
[F] [C]
[F] [C]
[Ab] Wow, thanks a lot, folks.
[Cm]
[C] [Dm]
[F] [C]
[F] [C] [G]
[C] Beer cans to the ceiling, ashtray on the [F] floor, [C] laundry on the sofa.
[G] Need I say more?
[C] I walked out with my hair wet, I caught one awful cold.
Should have been more careful, [G] should have done like I was told.
[C] I can't believe it.
[F] How could it be, [C] just like you said could happen?
[G] So it did to me.
[C] Just when I might have [F] seen the light of day, [C] I crossed my eyes [G] till they stayed that [F] way.
I keep my distance, [C] cause the best I can.
[F] Living out my time [C] here in Never [G] Never Land.
[F] And I can't grow up, [Am]
[F] cause I'm [C] too old now.
[F] I guess [C] I really did it this [G] time, [Dm] Mom.
[C] [F] [C]
[F] [C] [F]
[C] [F]
[C] Let's go chase tornadoes.
Just me and you.
[F] [C] You don't often catch them, [G] but man, when you do,
[C] just take my catch rope, crawl out on the wing.
We won't come down [G] till we own that thing.
And then [C] we'll sit out on the front porch, [Am] quiet as [F] a mouse.
Yeah, right.
One last [C] time before [G] we [Dm] close [G] on the house.
[Dm] [F] Keep our distance, [C] cause the best we can.
[F] Having us a time [C] here in Never [Dm] Never Land.
[G] [F] And we can't grow up, [C]
we're much too old now.
I guess we really did it this time, [G] Mom.
I [C] guess we really did it this [G] time, Mom.
I [C] guess we really did [F] it.
[C]
[G] [E] [C] [F] [C] [Dm]
[C]
[F]
[C] [F]
[C]
[F] [C]
[F] [C]
[Ab] Wow, thanks a lot, folks.
[Cm]
Key:
C
F
G
Dm
Am
C
F
G
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[F] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [C] Beer cans to the ceiling, ashtray on the [F] floor, [C] laundry on the sofa.
[G] Need I say more?
[C] I walked out with my hair wet, I caught one awful cold.
Should have been more careful, [G] should have done like I was told.
[C] I can't believe it.
[F] How could it be, [C] just like you said could happen?
_ [G] So it did to me.
[C] Just when I might have [F] seen the light of day, [C] I crossed my eyes [G] till they stayed that [F] way.
I keep my distance, [C] cause the best I can.
[F] Living out my time [C] here in Never [G] Never Land.
_ [F] And I can't grow up, [Am] _
_ [F] cause I'm [C] too old now. _
[F] _ I guess [C] I really did it this [G] time, [Dm] Mom.
_ [C] _ [F] _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ [F] _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ [C] Let's go chase tornadoes.
Just me and you.
[F] [C] You don't often catch them, [G] but man, when you do,
_ [C] just take my catch rope, crawl out on the wing.
We won't come down [G] till we own that thing.
And then [C] we'll sit out on the front porch, [Am] _ quiet as [F] a mouse.
Yeah, right. _ _ _
One last [C] time before [G] we [Dm] close [G] on the house. _
[Dm] _ _ [F] _ Keep our distance, [C] cause the best we can.
[F] Having us a time [C] here in Never [Dm] Never Land.
[G] _ [F] And we can't grow up, [C] _
_ _ we're much too old now. _
_ I guess we really did it this time, [G] Mom.
I [C] guess we really did it this [G] time, Mom.
I [C] guess we really did [F] it.
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[G] _ [E] _ [C] _ _ _ [F] _ [C] _ [Dm] _
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_ _ _ [Ab] _ Wow, thanks a lot, folks.
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[F] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [C] Beer cans to the ceiling, ashtray on the [F] floor, [C] laundry on the sofa.
[G] Need I say more?
[C] I walked out with my hair wet, I caught one awful cold.
Should have been more careful, [G] should have done like I was told.
[C] I can't believe it.
[F] How could it be, [C] just like you said could happen?
_ [G] So it did to me.
[C] Just when I might have [F] seen the light of day, [C] I crossed my eyes [G] till they stayed that [F] way.
I keep my distance, [C] cause the best I can.
[F] Living out my time [C] here in Never [G] Never Land.
_ [F] And I can't grow up, [Am] _
_ [F] cause I'm [C] too old now. _
[F] _ I guess [C] I really did it this [G] time, [Dm] Mom.
_ [C] _ [F] _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ [F] _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ [C] Let's go chase tornadoes.
Just me and you.
[F] [C] You don't often catch them, [G] but man, when you do,
_ [C] just take my catch rope, crawl out on the wing.
We won't come down [G] till we own that thing.
And then [C] we'll sit out on the front porch, [Am] _ quiet as [F] a mouse.
Yeah, right. _ _ _
One last [C] time before [G] we [Dm] close [G] on the house. _
[Dm] _ _ [F] _ Keep our distance, [C] cause the best we can.
[F] Having us a time [C] here in Never [Dm] Never Land.
[G] _ [F] And we can't grow up, [C] _
_ _ we're much too old now. _
_ I guess we really did it this time, [G] Mom.
I [C] guess we really did it this [G] time, Mom.
I [C] guess we really did [F] it.
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[G] _ [E] _ [C] _ _ _ [F] _ [C] _ [Dm] _
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_ _ _ [Ab] _ Wow, thanks a lot, folks.
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