Chords for Kris Kristofferson Interview - Cape Town 2014
Tempo:
79.1 bpm
Chords used:
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Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[D] Black of winter, [A] on [D] my cheek, and [G] I curse
What it means for me is doing [D] what I was supposed to do.
I think it's expressing what I feel [A] in my soul,
whether it's in accordance with [D] what other people believe or not.
[G] [D] I've been doing it since I was 10 years old, 11 years old.
And it's just [A] what I think I was [D] supposed to do.
You recently said on the red carpet when [G] you were at the Grammys that
before they throw [D] dirt on you, they give you awards.
Well, too.
I [A]
think [D] being as old as I am,
you know, [G] having dirt thrown on [D] me is in the immediate future.
But we're all the same.
[A] But before they [D] throw dirt on you,
you guys have to finish an album with Willie and with Merle Haggard.
[G] Are you guys busy with that currently?
Well, I hope somebody [D] who's taking charge of things isn't getting ready.
Both of [A] them, Merle Haggard and Willie,
are people that I just [D] feel so blessed [G] to have known [Cm] at all,
[D] let alone to be best friends and to work together.
Because I, as an [A] artist, [G] I'm not even in the same league [D] as they are.
[G#] They're both incredible musicians and incredible singers.
[D] And I'm neither.
But I am a good songwriter and a very lucky [E] human [A] being.
When [C] you wrote The Eagle and the Bear,
can you remember the kind of space you were in in that moment?
Because you [G] mentioned Nelson Mandela in that song.
Can you remember the moment you wrote that song and what you were [C] going through?
Well, I [G] was kind of alone [C]
[G] in [C] my respect [D] for [G] Nelson [C] Mandela at the time.
[G] But I had met him.
And I [C] think [G] it was one of the blessings of my life
[C] because I got to sing the [Em] song that I sang tonight [G] to him.
And he [D] was that far away from me.
And [C] it would be like singing [G] for Abraham Lincoln.
[C] He's one of the great human beings in [G] our lifetime.
You [C] recently stated that sometimes you're having some trouble with your [G] long-term memories.
But how do you still remember [C] your lyrics?
That's the only thing [Dm] I remember.
I have no idea why.
[G] But for some reason, I remember all my songs.
But I can't remember all [C] my friends, even.
[G] Names are very hard for me to [C] remember.
But [G] for some blessed reason, [D] the songs are still there.
[C] And that's good because I think that's the only thing I do that's worthwhile [G] anymore.
If you had to think about one moment,
like a moment that stands out while you were in the Highwaymen,
like one fond memory that you haven't [C] shared before.
Well, with the Highwaymen, I have to tell [G] you that every night that we performed,
[D] [G] I felt as if [C#] I were in a dream.
Because every one of these [G] guys was my hero.
Before I ever met them, and knew any of them.
And, I mean, [A] Johnny Cash.
He was like [D] one of the people on Mount Rushmore, you know?
It'd be like [A#] with Abraham Lincoln or [D] somebody.
And the [G] fact that they were [A]
probably better human [D] beings than I ever imagined.
Every one of them.
[F#m] I'm sorry [G] that John [A] and Waylon are gone.
[D]
But I'm grateful that we got to work together and be so close.
And that I'm [G] still a friend with Willie.
And he's one of the funniest human [A] beings on the planet.
And I wish [D] Willie would come over here.
People would love him.
They would love him.
[E] And I'm going to tell him that.
But I have no idea.
[A] He does only what he wants to do.
[B] [E] Your impressions of Africa.
How did you experience the people here and the crowds that have been here?
The people over here.
[A] It reminds me of how I felt when I first went to Nashville.
It was like [Bm] everybody.
[B] [Em] I have a feeling [E] that everybody feels like I do.
About human rights.
[A] About, [E] you know, what [B] is a worthwhile thing to do.
And what's [E] artistically acceptable.
I feel I'm going to tell Willie.
I [A] hope he comes over here.
Because they would love [B] him.
And he would love him.
[E] Thank you so much, Chris Christopherson.
Ladies and gentlemen, [A] the legend.
[E] The man himself.
Thank you so much.
Thank you.
I'd give a better [N] interview if I was younger.
And soberer.
What it means for me is doing [D] what I was supposed to do.
I think it's expressing what I feel [A] in my soul,
whether it's in accordance with [D] what other people believe or not.
[G] [D] I've been doing it since I was 10 years old, 11 years old.
And it's just [A] what I think I was [D] supposed to do.
You recently said on the red carpet when [G] you were at the Grammys that
before they throw [D] dirt on you, they give you awards.
Well, too.
I [A]
think [D] being as old as I am,
you know, [G] having dirt thrown on [D] me is in the immediate future.
But we're all the same.
[A] But before they [D] throw dirt on you,
you guys have to finish an album with Willie and with Merle Haggard.
[G] Are you guys busy with that currently?
Well, I hope somebody [D] who's taking charge of things isn't getting ready.
Both of [A] them, Merle Haggard and Willie,
are people that I just [D] feel so blessed [G] to have known [Cm] at all,
[D] let alone to be best friends and to work together.
Because I, as an [A] artist, [G] I'm not even in the same league [D] as they are.
[G#] They're both incredible musicians and incredible singers.
[D] And I'm neither.
But I am a good songwriter and a very lucky [E] human [A] being.
When [C] you wrote The Eagle and the Bear,
can you remember the kind of space you were in in that moment?
Because you [G] mentioned Nelson Mandela in that song.
Can you remember the moment you wrote that song and what you were [C] going through?
Well, I [G] was kind of alone [C]
[G] in [C] my respect [D] for [G] Nelson [C] Mandela at the time.
[G] But I had met him.
And I [C] think [G] it was one of the blessings of my life
[C] because I got to sing the [Em] song that I sang tonight [G] to him.
And he [D] was that far away from me.
And [C] it would be like singing [G] for Abraham Lincoln.
[C] He's one of the great human beings in [G] our lifetime.
You [C] recently stated that sometimes you're having some trouble with your [G] long-term memories.
But how do you still remember [C] your lyrics?
That's the only thing [Dm] I remember.
I have no idea why.
[G] But for some reason, I remember all my songs.
But I can't remember all [C] my friends, even.
[G] Names are very hard for me to [C] remember.
But [G] for some blessed reason, [D] the songs are still there.
[C] And that's good because I think that's the only thing I do that's worthwhile [G] anymore.
If you had to think about one moment,
like a moment that stands out while you were in the Highwaymen,
like one fond memory that you haven't [C] shared before.
Well, with the Highwaymen, I have to tell [G] you that every night that we performed,
[D] [G] I felt as if [C#] I were in a dream.
Because every one of these [G] guys was my hero.
Before I ever met them, and knew any of them.
And, I mean, [A] Johnny Cash.
He was like [D] one of the people on Mount Rushmore, you know?
It'd be like [A#] with Abraham Lincoln or [D] somebody.
And the [G] fact that they were [A]
probably better human [D] beings than I ever imagined.
Every one of them.
[F#m] I'm sorry [G] that John [A] and Waylon are gone.
[D]
But I'm grateful that we got to work together and be so close.
And that I'm [G] still a friend with Willie.
And he's one of the funniest human [A] beings on the planet.
And I wish [D] Willie would come over here.
People would love him.
They would love him.
[E] And I'm going to tell him that.
But I have no idea.
[A] He does only what he wants to do.
[B] [E] Your impressions of Africa.
How did you experience the people here and the crowds that have been here?
The people over here.
[A] It reminds me of how I felt when I first went to Nashville.
It was like [Bm] everybody.
[B] [Em] I have a feeling [E] that everybody feels like I do.
About human rights.
[A] About, [E] you know, what [B] is a worthwhile thing to do.
And what's [E] artistically acceptable.
I feel I'm going to tell Willie.
I [A] hope he comes over here.
Because they would love [B] him.
And he would love him.
[E] Thank you so much, Chris Christopherson.
Ladies and gentlemen, [A] the legend.
[E] The man himself.
Thank you so much.
Thank you.
I'd give a better [N] interview if I was younger.
And soberer.
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[D] _ _ _ _ Black of winter, _ [A] _ on [D] my cheek, _ _ _ and [G] I _ curse_
What it means for me is doing [D] what I was supposed to do.
I think it's _ _ expressing what I feel [A] in my soul,
whether it's in accordance with [D] what other people believe or not.
[G] _ _ [D] I've been doing it since I was 10 years old, 11 years old.
And it's just [A] what I think I was [D] supposed to do.
_ _ _ _ You recently said on the red carpet when [G] you were at the Grammys that
_ before they throw [D] dirt on you, they give you awards.
_ _ Well, too.
I _ [A] _
think [D] being as old as I am,
you know, _ _ _ [G] having dirt thrown on [D] me is _ in the immediate future.
But we're all the same.
[A] _ But before they [D] throw dirt on you,
you guys have to finish an album with Willie and with Merle Haggard.
[G] Are you guys busy with that currently?
Well, I hope somebody [D] who's taking charge of things isn't getting ready. _
Both of [A] them, Merle Haggard and Willie,
are people that I just [D] feel so blessed [G] to have known [Cm] at all,
[D] let alone to be best friends and to work together.
Because I, as an [A] artist, _ [G] I'm not even in the same league [D] as they are.
[G#] They're both incredible musicians and incredible singers.
[D] And I'm neither.
But I am a good songwriter and a very lucky [E] human [A] being.
_ _ _ When [C] you wrote The Eagle and the Bear,
can you remember the kind of space you were in in that moment?
Because you [G] mentioned Nelson Mandela in that song.
Can you remember the moment you wrote that song and what you were [C] going through?
Well, I [G] was _ kind of alone [C] _ _ _
[G] in _ _ _ [C] my respect _ [D] for [G] Nelson [C] Mandela at the time.
[G] But I had met him.
And I [C] _ think [G] it was one of the blessings of my life
[C] because I got to sing the [Em] song that I sang tonight [G] to him.
_ And he [D] was that far away from me.
And _ [C] it would be like singing [G] for Abraham Lincoln.
_ _ [C] He's one of the great human beings in [G] our lifetime.
_ You [C] recently stated that sometimes you're having some trouble with your [G] long-term memories.
But how do you still remember [C] _ your lyrics?
That's the only thing [Dm] I remember.
I have no idea why.
[G] But for some reason, I remember all my songs.
But I can't remember all [C] my friends, even. _
_ [G] Names are very hard for me to [C] remember.
But [G] for some blessed reason, [D] the songs are still there.
_ [C] And that's good because I think that's the only thing I do that's worthwhile [G] anymore.
If you had to think about one moment,
like a moment that stands out while you were in the Highwaymen,
like one fond memory that you haven't [C] shared before.
Well, with the Highwaymen, I have to tell [G] you that every night that we performed,
_ [D] [G] I _ felt as if [C#] I were in a dream.
Because every one of these [G] guys was my hero. _ _
_ Before I ever met them, and knew any of them.
And, I mean, [A] Johnny Cash.
He was like [D] one of the people on Mount Rushmore, you know?
It'd be like [A#] with Abraham Lincoln or [D] somebody. _
And the [G] fact that they _ were [A] _ _
probably better human [D] beings than I ever imagined.
_ Every one of them.
_ _ [F#m] I'm sorry [G] that _ John [A] and Waylon are gone.
[D] _
But I'm grateful that we got to work together and be so close.
And that I'm [G] still a friend with Willie.
And he's one of the funniest human [A] beings on the planet.
And I wish [D] Willie would come over here.
People would love him.
They would love him.
[E] And _ I'm going to tell him that.
But I have no idea.
[A] He does only what he wants to do.
[B] _ [E] Your impressions of Africa.
How did you experience the people here and the crowds that have been here?
The people over here.
[A] It reminds me of how I felt when I first went to Nashville.
It was like [Bm] everybody.
[B] _ [Em] I have a feeling [E] that everybody feels like I do.
About human rights.
[A] About, _ [E] you know, what [B] is a worthwhile thing to do.
And what's [E] artistically acceptable.
_ _ I feel I'm going to tell Willie.
I [A] hope he comes over here.
Because they would love [B] him.
And he would love him.
[E] Thank you so much, Chris Christopherson.
Ladies and gentlemen, [A] the legend.
[E] The man himself.
Thank you so much.
Thank you.
_ I'd give a better [N] interview if I was younger.
And soberer. _ _ _ _ _ _
What it means for me is doing [D] what I was supposed to do.
I think it's _ _ expressing what I feel [A] in my soul,
whether it's in accordance with [D] what other people believe or not.
[G] _ _ [D] I've been doing it since I was 10 years old, 11 years old.
And it's just [A] what I think I was [D] supposed to do.
_ _ _ _ You recently said on the red carpet when [G] you were at the Grammys that
_ before they throw [D] dirt on you, they give you awards.
_ _ Well, too.
I _ [A] _
think [D] being as old as I am,
you know, _ _ _ [G] having dirt thrown on [D] me is _ in the immediate future.
But we're all the same.
[A] _ But before they [D] throw dirt on you,
you guys have to finish an album with Willie and with Merle Haggard.
[G] Are you guys busy with that currently?
Well, I hope somebody [D] who's taking charge of things isn't getting ready. _
Both of [A] them, Merle Haggard and Willie,
are people that I just [D] feel so blessed [G] to have known [Cm] at all,
[D] let alone to be best friends and to work together.
Because I, as an [A] artist, _ [G] I'm not even in the same league [D] as they are.
[G#] They're both incredible musicians and incredible singers.
[D] And I'm neither.
But I am a good songwriter and a very lucky [E] human [A] being.
_ _ _ When [C] you wrote The Eagle and the Bear,
can you remember the kind of space you were in in that moment?
Because you [G] mentioned Nelson Mandela in that song.
Can you remember the moment you wrote that song and what you were [C] going through?
Well, I [G] was _ kind of alone [C] _ _ _
[G] in _ _ _ [C] my respect _ [D] for [G] Nelson [C] Mandela at the time.
[G] But I had met him.
And I [C] _ think [G] it was one of the blessings of my life
[C] because I got to sing the [Em] song that I sang tonight [G] to him.
_ And he [D] was that far away from me.
And _ [C] it would be like singing [G] for Abraham Lincoln.
_ _ [C] He's one of the great human beings in [G] our lifetime.
_ You [C] recently stated that sometimes you're having some trouble with your [G] long-term memories.
But how do you still remember [C] _ your lyrics?
That's the only thing [Dm] I remember.
I have no idea why.
[G] But for some reason, I remember all my songs.
But I can't remember all [C] my friends, even. _
_ [G] Names are very hard for me to [C] remember.
But [G] for some blessed reason, [D] the songs are still there.
_ [C] And that's good because I think that's the only thing I do that's worthwhile [G] anymore.
If you had to think about one moment,
like a moment that stands out while you were in the Highwaymen,
like one fond memory that you haven't [C] shared before.
Well, with the Highwaymen, I have to tell [G] you that every night that we performed,
_ [D] [G] I _ felt as if [C#] I were in a dream.
Because every one of these [G] guys was my hero. _ _
_ Before I ever met them, and knew any of them.
And, I mean, [A] Johnny Cash.
He was like [D] one of the people on Mount Rushmore, you know?
It'd be like [A#] with Abraham Lincoln or [D] somebody. _
And the [G] fact that they _ were [A] _ _
probably better human [D] beings than I ever imagined.
_ Every one of them.
_ _ [F#m] I'm sorry [G] that _ John [A] and Waylon are gone.
[D] _
But I'm grateful that we got to work together and be so close.
And that I'm [G] still a friend with Willie.
And he's one of the funniest human [A] beings on the planet.
And I wish [D] Willie would come over here.
People would love him.
They would love him.
[E] And _ I'm going to tell him that.
But I have no idea.
[A] He does only what he wants to do.
[B] _ [E] Your impressions of Africa.
How did you experience the people here and the crowds that have been here?
The people over here.
[A] It reminds me of how I felt when I first went to Nashville.
It was like [Bm] everybody.
[B] _ [Em] I have a feeling [E] that everybody feels like I do.
About human rights.
[A] About, _ [E] you know, what [B] is a worthwhile thing to do.
And what's [E] artistically acceptable.
_ _ I feel I'm going to tell Willie.
I [A] hope he comes over here.
Because they would love [B] him.
And he would love him.
[E] Thank you so much, Chris Christopherson.
Ladies and gentlemen, [A] the legend.
[E] The man himself.
Thank you so much.
Thank you.
_ I'd give a better [N] interview if I was younger.
And soberer. _ _ _ _ _ _
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