Chords for Keep The Wolves Away
Tempo:
121.9 bpm
Chords used:
C#m
E
B
A
F#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[C#m] [E]
[B]
[A]
[C#m] [E]
[B] [A]
[C#m] Took my first breath where the muddy rises, [E]
spills into the Gulf of Mexico, where the
[B] skyline's colored by chemical plants, [A]
footbred on the table of the working man, where the
[C#m] working man does his best to provide [E]
safety and shelter for kids and a while.
[B] Giving a little of his soul every day, [A] making overtime to keep the wolves away.
[C#m]
[E]
[B]
[A]
[C#m]
[E]
[B]
[A]
I [C#m] was barely 13 when the company man [E] tried to dig my daddy's grave,
[B] and happened on a French home tanker ship spilling [A]
poison in the Galveston Bay,
[C#m] where the liquid fire filled his lungs and his eyes, [E]
silenced any more cries.
[B]
Cold and grim, death's stinging pain, [A] he fought like hell to keep the wolves away.
[C#m]
[E]
[B]
[A]
[E] [C#m]
[E]
[B]
[A]
For [C#m] the next few years, dad was sick as a dog, but [E] he made a curry just to spite the odds.
[B] The settlement came and we moved out of town, where [A] the sky is in heavy with refinery [C#m] black.
Yeah, he's still alive, he's doing good, he's in his 50s, but [E] the money's running out,
and he's a painter for pennies.
[B] So I'm going for broke with every song I play,
[A] cause now it's my turn to keep the wolves away.
[C#m] [E]
[B]
[A]
[C#m]
[F#m] [C#m] [E]
[B] [A]
[B] [A] [C#m]
[E]
[B] [E]
[A]
[C#m]
[E]
[B]
[A]
[C#m]
[N]
[B]
[A]
[C#m] [E]
[B] [A]
[C#m] Took my first breath where the muddy rises, [E]
spills into the Gulf of Mexico, where the
[B] skyline's colored by chemical plants, [A]
footbred on the table of the working man, where the
[C#m] working man does his best to provide [E]
safety and shelter for kids and a while.
[B] Giving a little of his soul every day, [A] making overtime to keep the wolves away.
[C#m]
[E]
[B]
[A]
[C#m]
[E]
[B]
[A]
I [C#m] was barely 13 when the company man [E] tried to dig my daddy's grave,
[B] and happened on a French home tanker ship spilling [A]
poison in the Galveston Bay,
[C#m] where the liquid fire filled his lungs and his eyes, [E]
silenced any more cries.
[B]
Cold and grim, death's stinging pain, [A] he fought like hell to keep the wolves away.
[C#m]
[E]
[B]
[A]
[E] [C#m]
[E]
[B]
[A]
For [C#m] the next few years, dad was sick as a dog, but [E] he made a curry just to spite the odds.
[B] The settlement came and we moved out of town, where [A] the sky is in heavy with refinery [C#m] black.
Yeah, he's still alive, he's doing good, he's in his 50s, but [E] the money's running out,
and he's a painter for pennies.
[B] So I'm going for broke with every song I play,
[A] cause now it's my turn to keep the wolves away.
[C#m] [E]
[B]
[A]
[C#m]
[F#m] [C#m] [E]
[B] [A]
[B] [A] [C#m]
[E]
[B] [E]
[A]
[C#m]
[E]
[B]
[A]
[C#m]
[N]
Key:
C#m
E
B
A
F#m
C#m
E
B
[C#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
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[C#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
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[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C#m] Took my first breath where the muddy rises, [E]
spills into the Gulf of Mexico, where the
[B] skyline's colored by chemical plants, [A]
footbred on the table of the working man, where the
[C#m] working man does his best to provide [E]
safety and shelter for kids and a while. _
[B] Giving a little of his soul every day, [A] making _ overtime to keep the wolves away. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C#m] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C#m] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ I [C#m] was barely 13 when the company man [E] tried to dig my daddy's grave,
_ [B] and happened on a French home tanker ship spilling [A]
poison in the Galveston Bay,
_ _ [C#m] where the liquid fire filled his lungs and his eyes, [E]
silenced any more cries.
[B]
Cold and grim, death's stinging pain, [A] he fought like hell to keep the wolves away. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C#m] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ For [C#m] the next few years, dad was sick as a dog, but [E] he made a curry just to spite the odds.
[B] The settlement came and we moved out of town, where [A] the sky is in heavy with refinery _ [C#m] black.
Yeah, he's still alive, he's doing good, he's in his 50s, but [E] the money's running out,
and he's a painter for pennies.
[B] So I'm going for broke with every song I play,
[A] cause now it's my turn to keep the wolves away. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ [C#m] _ [E] _
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[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ [B] _ _ [A] _ _ _ [C#m] _ _
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_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _
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[C#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C#m] Took my first breath where the muddy rises, [E]
spills into the Gulf of Mexico, where the
[B] skyline's colored by chemical plants, [A]
footbred on the table of the working man, where the
[C#m] working man does his best to provide [E]
safety and shelter for kids and a while. _
[B] Giving a little of his soul every day, [A] making _ overtime to keep the wolves away. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C#m] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C#m] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ I [C#m] was barely 13 when the company man [E] tried to dig my daddy's grave,
_ [B] and happened on a French home tanker ship spilling [A]
poison in the Galveston Bay,
_ _ [C#m] where the liquid fire filled his lungs and his eyes, [E]
silenced any more cries.
[B]
Cold and grim, death's stinging pain, [A] he fought like hell to keep the wolves away. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C#m] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ For [C#m] the next few years, dad was sick as a dog, but [E] he made a curry just to spite the odds.
[B] The settlement came and we moved out of town, where [A] the sky is in heavy with refinery _ [C#m] black.
Yeah, he's still alive, he's doing good, he's in his 50s, but [E] the money's running out,
and he's a painter for pennies.
[B] So I'm going for broke with every song I play,
[A] cause now it's my turn to keep the wolves away. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ [C#m] _ [E] _
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[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
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_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _