Chords for James McMurtry "You'd a' Thought (Leonard Cohen Must Die)"
Tempo:
154.55 bpm
Chords used:
A
D
E
F#m
Bm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[B] [F#]
[E] [C#]
[F#] [D]
[A]
[E] [F#] [F#m]
[D] [F#m]
[Bm] [F#m] [E] [A]
[E] [D]
[F#m]
I'm running around in circles and [C#] I'm chasing my [B] tail, [D]
carving my initials [A]
with a rusty
[E] nail, [F#m]
betraying my intentions, [C#m] man [D] it [F#m] happens without [Bm] fail.
[A] You'd have thought that I'd know [E] better [D] by now,
[A]
[E]
and it [F#m] might be some dark secret I
[C#m] keep bottled up inside, [B] or [D] just some minuscule transgression I [A] shouldn't have
tried to hide.
[E]
[F#m] It's not the size that matters, it's [D] deceit you [A] can't [B] abide.
[A] You'd have thought that I'd know [E] better [F#m] by [D] now,
[A]
[E] and of course [F#m] she knows, cuz I
can't fool her, and I know [C#] she knows, cuz she [C#m] don't fool me.
[D] She knows, I know [A] she
knows, and we might discuss it eventually, [E] when [F#m] the pressure builds till it blows
the [D] seals all out from [A] in [Bm] between.
[A] You'd have thought that we'd know [E] better [D] by now.
[A]
[D] You'd have thought [A] that we'd [Bm] know better, [D] you'd have thought [A] we'd understand, [Bm] [A] through all the
smoke [E] and mirrors, I [F#m] guess we do the best we can.
[D]
Right [A] now, without a doubt, [Bm] it's
getting out of hand.
[E]
[Bm] [E] [D] You'd have thought [A] that we'd know better by now,
[F#m]
[D] [A]
[D] [E]
[A] [E]
[A] [D] [A]
[E]
[F#] never seen the
[F#m] phantoms hiding [C#m] in the shadows in her eyes.
[B] It's [D] not that I'm not threatened,
[A] it's just that I'm not [E] surprised.
[F#m] Good for the gander, [C#m] said [D] the old [C#m] folks but [Bm] they lied.
[A] You'd have thought that we'd [E] know better [A] [D] by now.
[A]
Now [F#m] they circle up the wagons,
[C#m]
professing deep dismay, [B] [D] that we know all the words they just [A] can't bring
themselves to say.
[E] There's [F#] so much they never [F#m] tell you, [A] there's [D] so much [F#m] they [B] hide
[Bm] away.
[A] You'd have thought that we'd [E] know better [D] by now.
[A]
[D] You'd have thought [A] that we'd [Bm] know better,
[D] you'd have thought [A] we'd [Bm] understand, [A] through all the smoke [E] and mirrors, I [F#m] guess we do the best we
can.
[D] Right [A] now, without a [Bm] doubt, it's getting out of hand.
[G#m]
[E] [D] You'd have [F#m] thought that we'd know better
by [A] now.
[E] [F#m]
[D] You'd have thought [A] that we'd [Bm] know better by [E] now.
[A] [E] [F#m] [D]
[A]
[Em] [F#m] [E]
[E] [C#]
[F#] [D]
[A]
[E] [F#] [F#m]
[D] [F#m]
[Bm] [F#m] [E] [A]
[E] [D]
[F#m]
I'm running around in circles and [C#] I'm chasing my [B] tail, [D]
carving my initials [A]
with a rusty
[E] nail, [F#m]
betraying my intentions, [C#m] man [D] it [F#m] happens without [Bm] fail.
[A] You'd have thought that I'd know [E] better [D] by now,
[A]
[E]
and it [F#m] might be some dark secret I
[C#m] keep bottled up inside, [B] or [D] just some minuscule transgression I [A] shouldn't have
tried to hide.
[E]
[F#m] It's not the size that matters, it's [D] deceit you [A] can't [B] abide.
[A] You'd have thought that I'd know [E] better [F#m] by [D] now,
[A]
[E] and of course [F#m] she knows, cuz I
can't fool her, and I know [C#] she knows, cuz she [C#m] don't fool me.
[D] She knows, I know [A] she
knows, and we might discuss it eventually, [E] when [F#m] the pressure builds till it blows
the [D] seals all out from [A] in [Bm] between.
[A] You'd have thought that we'd know [E] better [D] by now.
[A]
[D] You'd have thought [A] that we'd [Bm] know better, [D] you'd have thought [A] we'd understand, [Bm] [A] through all the
smoke [E] and mirrors, I [F#m] guess we do the best we can.
[D]
Right [A] now, without a doubt, [Bm] it's
getting out of hand.
[E]
[Bm] [E] [D] You'd have thought [A] that we'd know better by now,
[F#m]
[D] [A]
[D] [E]
[A] [E]
[A] [D] [A]
[E]
[F#] never seen the
[F#m] phantoms hiding [C#m] in the shadows in her eyes.
[B] It's [D] not that I'm not threatened,
[A] it's just that I'm not [E] surprised.
[F#m] Good for the gander, [C#m] said [D] the old [C#m] folks but [Bm] they lied.
[A] You'd have thought that we'd [E] know better [A] [D] by now.
[A]
Now [F#m] they circle up the wagons,
[C#m]
professing deep dismay, [B] [D] that we know all the words they just [A] can't bring
themselves to say.
[E] There's [F#] so much they never [F#m] tell you, [A] there's [D] so much [F#m] they [B] hide
[Bm] away.
[A] You'd have thought that we'd [E] know better [D] by now.
[A]
[D] You'd have thought [A] that we'd [Bm] know better,
[D] you'd have thought [A] we'd [Bm] understand, [A] through all the smoke [E] and mirrors, I [F#m] guess we do the best we
can.
[D] Right [A] now, without a [Bm] doubt, it's getting out of hand.
[G#m]
[E] [D] You'd have [F#m] thought that we'd know better
by [A] now.
[E] [F#m]
[D] You'd have thought [A] that we'd [Bm] know better by [E] now.
[A] [E] [F#m] [D]
[A]
[Em] [F#m] [E]
Key:
A
D
E
F#m
Bm
A
D
E
[B] _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ [C#] _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#] _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ [F#] _ _ [F#m] _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [F#m] _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ [E] _ [A] _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _
I'm running around in circles and [C#] I'm chasing my [B] tail, _ [D] _
carving my _ _ initials [A] _
with a rusty
_ [E] nail, _ [F#m] _
betraying my intentions, [C#m] man [D] it [F#m] happens without [Bm] _ fail. _ _ _
_ [A] You'd have thought that I'd know [E] better [D] by now, _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
and it [F#m] might be some dark secret I
[C#m] keep bottled up inside, [B] or [D] just some minuscule _ transgression I [A] shouldn't have
tried to hide.
[E] _
[F#m] It's not the size that matters, it's [D] deceit you [A] can't [B] abide. _ _ _
_ _ [A] You'd have thought that I'd know [E] better [F#m] by [D] now, _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] and of course [F#m] she knows, cuz I
can't fool her, and I know [C#] she knows, cuz she [C#m] don't fool me.
_ [D] She knows, I know [A] she
knows, and we might discuss it _ eventually, _ [E] when [F#m] the pressure builds till it blows
the [D] seals all out from [A] in [Bm] between. _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] You'd have thought that we'd know [E] better [D] by now.
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] You'd have thought [A] that we'd [Bm] know better, _ [D] you'd have thought [A] we'd understand, [Bm] _ _ [A] through all the
smoke [E] and mirrors, I [F#m] guess we do the best we can.
_ _ [D] _
Right [A] now, without a doubt, [Bm] it's
getting out of hand.
_ _ [E] _ _
[Bm] _ _ [E] _ _ _ [D] You'd have thought [A] that we'd know better by now, _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#] never seen the
[F#m] phantoms hiding [C#m] in the shadows in her eyes.
[B] It's [D] not that I'm not threatened,
_ [A] it's just that I'm not _ [E] surprised.
_ [F#m] _ Good for the gander, _ [C#m] said [D] the old [C#m] folks but [Bm] they lied.
_ _ _ _ [A] You'd have thought that we'd [E] know better _ [A] [D] by now.
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Now [F#m] they circle up the wagons,
_ _ [C#m] _
professing deep _ dismay, [B] [D] that we know all the words they just [A] can't bring
themselves to say.
[E] There's [F#] so much they never [F#m] tell you, [A] there's [D] so much [F#m] they [B] hide
_ _ [Bm] away. _
_ [A] You'd have thought that we'd [E] know better _ [D] by now. _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] You'd have thought [A] that we'd [Bm] know better,
_ [D] you'd have thought [A] we'd [Bm] understand, _ [A] through all the smoke [E] and mirrors, I [F#m] guess we do the best we
can.
_ _ [D] _ Right [A] now, without a [Bm] doubt, it's getting out of hand.
_ _ [G#m] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] [D] You'd have [F#m] thought that we'd know better
by [A] now.
_ [E] _ _ [F#m] _ _
_ [D] You'd have thought [A] that we'd [Bm] know better by [E] now.
[A] _ _ [E] _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ [C#] _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#] _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ [F#] _ _ [F#m] _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [F#m] _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ [E] _ [A] _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _
I'm running around in circles and [C#] I'm chasing my [B] tail, _ [D] _
carving my _ _ initials [A] _
with a rusty
_ [E] nail, _ [F#m] _
betraying my intentions, [C#m] man [D] it [F#m] happens without [Bm] _ fail. _ _ _
_ [A] You'd have thought that I'd know [E] better [D] by now, _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
and it [F#m] might be some dark secret I
[C#m] keep bottled up inside, [B] or [D] just some minuscule _ transgression I [A] shouldn't have
tried to hide.
[E] _
[F#m] It's not the size that matters, it's [D] deceit you [A] can't [B] abide. _ _ _
_ _ [A] You'd have thought that I'd know [E] better [F#m] by [D] now, _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] and of course [F#m] she knows, cuz I
can't fool her, and I know [C#] she knows, cuz she [C#m] don't fool me.
_ [D] She knows, I know [A] she
knows, and we might discuss it _ eventually, _ [E] when [F#m] the pressure builds till it blows
the [D] seals all out from [A] in [Bm] between. _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] You'd have thought that we'd know [E] better [D] by now.
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] You'd have thought [A] that we'd [Bm] know better, _ [D] you'd have thought [A] we'd understand, [Bm] _ _ [A] through all the
smoke [E] and mirrors, I [F#m] guess we do the best we can.
_ _ [D] _
Right [A] now, without a doubt, [Bm] it's
getting out of hand.
_ _ [E] _ _
[Bm] _ _ [E] _ _ _ [D] You'd have thought [A] that we'd know better by now, _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#] never seen the
[F#m] phantoms hiding [C#m] in the shadows in her eyes.
[B] It's [D] not that I'm not threatened,
_ [A] it's just that I'm not _ [E] surprised.
_ [F#m] _ Good for the gander, _ [C#m] said [D] the old [C#m] folks but [Bm] they lied.
_ _ _ _ [A] You'd have thought that we'd [E] know better _ [A] [D] by now.
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Now [F#m] they circle up the wagons,
_ _ [C#m] _
professing deep _ dismay, [B] [D] that we know all the words they just [A] can't bring
themselves to say.
[E] There's [F#] so much they never [F#m] tell you, [A] there's [D] so much [F#m] they [B] hide
_ _ [Bm] away. _
_ [A] You'd have thought that we'd [E] know better _ [D] by now. _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] You'd have thought [A] that we'd [Bm] know better,
_ [D] you'd have thought [A] we'd [Bm] understand, _ [A] through all the smoke [E] and mirrors, I [F#m] guess we do the best we
can.
_ _ [D] _ Right [A] now, without a [Bm] doubt, it's getting out of hand.
_ _ [G#m] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] [D] You'd have [F#m] thought that we'd know better
by [A] now.
_ [E] _ _ [F#m] _ _
_ [D] You'd have thought [A] that we'd [Bm] know better by [E] now.
[A] _ _ [E] _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _