Chords for KXT In-Studio Performance - Brent Best: "Robert Cole"
Tempo:
127.3 bpm
Chords used:
G
C
D
Am
A
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[G] [Am]
[C] [D] [C]
[G]
Hey little [Am] man, she [G] said, [C] open your eyes, [D] lift your sleepy [G] head, you know [A] tomorrow's your [G] [C] big day.
[D]
[G] Here are [Am] your clothes, she said, so [C] I put them on and [D] I made the bed, [G] and I [Am] went outside [G] [C] to play.
[D] Well
[G] the sun's [A] so huge it [G] shined, yeah, and it [C] baked the blacktop [D] underneath [G] my toes, [Am] playing hopscotch [G] on the [C] lines.
[D]
[G] Till she howled my name and [Am] I shriek it came, [G] with [C] a swell of shame [D] and sadness I [G] just froze, with a pain [Am] I simply [C] can't define.
[D] Yeah, and she said, [C] I am [D] your mother, [G] I told your sister [Am] and baby [G] brother, [C] your dog [D] Champ and your best [G] friend,
[C] that your name [D] is Robert Cole and [G] tomorrow you [Am] are nine years [G] old, [C] but you, you will [D] not walk this road [G] again.
Now a young [Am] son's heart is fair, so [C] I, I took her words and [D] I kept them there, [G] but a young [Am] boy's mind's of a [C] different age.
[D] And [G] my father's words [Am] returned to me [G] from [C] some stormy evening [D] with mother on [G] her knees, my [Am] life is mine he [G] swore [C] and raged.
[D] And [G] he leapt through there [A] upon the [G] floor, I can [C] hear him curse [D] and slam the door, [G] yeah, and he found [Am] me squatting [G] in [C] the dirt.
And [D] [G] he spoke to me [Am] of family [G] and [C] of sacrifices [D] unforeseen, [G] of change [A] and children worth [G] in [C] work.
[D] Yeah, and he said, [C]
please [D] tell your mother, [G] your older sister and [Am] baby [G] brother, [C]
your dog [D] Champ and your best [G]
friend,
[C]
that your name [D] is Robert Cole and [G]
tomorrow you are [Am] nine years [G] old, but [C] you, you will [D] not walk this road [G]
again.
[C]
[D] [G]
[Am] [C]
[D] [G]
[C] [D] [G]
[Am] [G]
[C] [G] [Am] [C]
[G]
I scanned [Am] the yard and house,
[C] secured no sign, [D] the mother's work [G]-worn blouse, but [Am] for my heart the [G] world [C] was still.
[D]
[G] Each foot [Am] a heavy load,
[C] blacktop baked [D] and burned under [G] my toes, [A] around the curve and [G] below the [C] hill.
[D]
[G] This [Am] is a blacktop [G] road where [C] I was not [D] to walk till I [G] was old, if Jeannie [Am] saw me she [G]
[C] would snitch.
[D]
[G] These are [Am] the tire [G] tracks that will [C] lead you down [D] and round to where [G] [Am] there's a car off [G] in [C] the ditch.
[D]
[G] And I heard [Am] the fireman [G] yell, [C] this one is smashed [D] and torn to hell, [G] and he could [Am] not recognize [G]
[C] the face.
[D]
[G] And I am [Am] my mother's [G] son, [C] yeah, but now it seems [D] I've gone off and [G] become the one [Am] to take my [G]
daddy's [C] place.
Please [D]
[C] tell [D] my mother, [G] my older sister and [Am] baby [G] brother, [C] my dog [D] Champ and my best [G] friend,
[C] that my [D] name is Robert Cole and [G] tomorrow I [Am] am nine years [D] old, [C] but I, I will [D] not walk this road [G] again.
[C]
Please [D] tell my mother, [G] my older sister [Am] and baby [G] brother, [C]
my [D] dog Champ and my [G] best friend,
[C]
that my [D] name is Robert Cole [G] and tomorrow I am [Am] nine years [G] old, but [C] I, I will not [D] walk this road [G] again.
[Am] [C]
[D] [C]
[G]
[C] [D] [C]
[G]
Hey little [Am] man, she [G] said, [C] open your eyes, [D] lift your sleepy [G] head, you know [A] tomorrow's your [G] [C] big day.
[D]
[G] Here are [Am] your clothes, she said, so [C] I put them on and [D] I made the bed, [G] and I [Am] went outside [G] [C] to play.
[D] Well
[G] the sun's [A] so huge it [G] shined, yeah, and it [C] baked the blacktop [D] underneath [G] my toes, [Am] playing hopscotch [G] on the [C] lines.
[D]
[G] Till she howled my name and [Am] I shriek it came, [G] with [C] a swell of shame [D] and sadness I [G] just froze, with a pain [Am] I simply [C] can't define.
[D] Yeah, and she said, [C] I am [D] your mother, [G] I told your sister [Am] and baby [G] brother, [C] your dog [D] Champ and your best [G] friend,
[C] that your name [D] is Robert Cole and [G] tomorrow you [Am] are nine years [G] old, [C] but you, you will [D] not walk this road [G] again.
Now a young [Am] son's heart is fair, so [C] I, I took her words and [D] I kept them there, [G] but a young [Am] boy's mind's of a [C] different age.
[D] And [G] my father's words [Am] returned to me [G] from [C] some stormy evening [D] with mother on [G] her knees, my [Am] life is mine he [G] swore [C] and raged.
[D] And [G] he leapt through there [A] upon the [G] floor, I can [C] hear him curse [D] and slam the door, [G] yeah, and he found [Am] me squatting [G] in [C] the dirt.
And [D] [G] he spoke to me [Am] of family [G] and [C] of sacrifices [D] unforeseen, [G] of change [A] and children worth [G] in [C] work.
[D] Yeah, and he said, [C]
please [D] tell your mother, [G] your older sister and [Am] baby [G] brother, [C]
your dog [D] Champ and your best [G]
friend,
[C]
that your name [D] is Robert Cole and [G]
tomorrow you are [Am] nine years [G] old, but [C] you, you will [D] not walk this road [G]
again.
[C]
[D] [G]
[Am] [C]
[D] [G]
[C] [D] [G]
[Am] [G]
[C] [G] [Am] [C]
[G]
I scanned [Am] the yard and house,
[C] secured no sign, [D] the mother's work [G]-worn blouse, but [Am] for my heart the [G] world [C] was still.
[D]
[G] Each foot [Am] a heavy load,
[C] blacktop baked [D] and burned under [G] my toes, [A] around the curve and [G] below the [C] hill.
[D]
[G] This [Am] is a blacktop [G] road where [C] I was not [D] to walk till I [G] was old, if Jeannie [Am] saw me she [G]
[C] would snitch.
[D]
[G] These are [Am] the tire [G] tracks that will [C] lead you down [D] and round to where [G] [Am] there's a car off [G] in [C] the ditch.
[D]
[G] And I heard [Am] the fireman [G] yell, [C] this one is smashed [D] and torn to hell, [G] and he could [Am] not recognize [G]
[C] the face.
[D]
[G] And I am [Am] my mother's [G] son, [C] yeah, but now it seems [D] I've gone off and [G] become the one [Am] to take my [G]
daddy's [C] place.
Please [D]
[C] tell [D] my mother, [G] my older sister and [Am] baby [G] brother, [C] my dog [D] Champ and my best [G] friend,
[C] that my [D] name is Robert Cole and [G] tomorrow I [Am] am nine years [D] old, [C] but I, I will [D] not walk this road [G] again.
[C]
Please [D] tell my mother, [G] my older sister [Am] and baby [G] brother, [C]
my [D] dog Champ and my [G] best friend,
[C]
that my [D] name is Robert Cole [G] and tomorrow I am [Am] nine years [G] old, but [C] I, I will not [D] walk this road [G] again.
[Am] [C]
[D] [C]
[G]
Key:
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C
D
Am
A
G
C
D
[G] _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [C] _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Hey little [Am] man, she [G] said, [C] open your eyes, _ [D] lift your sleepy [G] head, you know [A] _ tomorrow's your [G] [C] big day.
_ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [G] _ Here are [Am] your clothes, she said, so [C] I put them on and [D] I made the bed, _ [G] _ and I [Am] went outside [G] [C] to play.
_ _ [D] Well _
_ [G] _ the sun's [A] so huge it [G] shined, yeah, and it [C] baked the blacktop [D] _ underneath [G] my toes, _ [Am] playing hopscotch [G] on the [C] lines.
_ _ [D] _ _
[G] Till she howled my name and [Am] I shriek it came, [G] with [C] a swell of shame [D] and sadness I [G] just froze, with a pain [Am] I simply [C] can't define.
_ _ _ [D] Yeah, and she said, [C] _ I am [D] your mother, _ [G] I told your sister [Am] and baby [G] brother, _ [C] _ your dog [D] Champ and your best [G] friend, _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ that your name [D] is Robert Cole and [G] tomorrow you [Am] are nine years [G] old, [C] but you, you will [D] not walk this road _ [G] again. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Now a young [Am] son's heart is fair, so [C] I, I took her words and [D] I kept them there, _ [G] but a young [Am] boy's mind's of a [C] different age. _ _
[D] _ _ And [G] my father's words [Am] returned to me [G] from [C] some stormy evening [D] with mother on [G] her knees, my [Am] life is mine he [G] swore [C] and raged. _ _
[D] _ _ And [G] he leapt through there [A] upon the [G] floor, I can [C] hear him curse [D] and slam the door, [G] yeah, and he found [Am] me squatting [G] in [C] the dirt.
_ And [D] _ _ _ [G] he spoke to me [Am] of family [G] and [C] of _ sacrifices [D] _ unforeseen, _ [G] _ of change [A] and children worth [G] in [C] work. _ _ _
[D] Yeah, and he said, [C] _ _
please [D] tell your mother, [G] your older sister and [Am] baby [G] brother, _ [C] _
your dog [D] Champ and your best [G]
friend,
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _
that your name [D] is Robert Cole and [G]
tomorrow you are [Am] nine years [G] old, but [C] you, you will [D] not walk this road [G]
again.
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ [G] _
[C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [Am] _ [C] _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ I scanned [Am] the yard and house, _
[C] secured no sign, [D] the mother's work [G]-worn blouse, but [Am] for my heart the [G] world [C] was still.
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[G] _ Each foot [Am] a heavy load, _
_ [C] blacktop baked [D] and burned under [G] my toes, _ [A] around the curve and [G] below the [C] hill.
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[G] _ This [Am] is a blacktop [G] road where [C] I was not [D] to walk till I [G] was old, if Jeannie [Am] saw me she [G]
[C] would snitch.
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ These are [Am] the tire [G] tracks that will [C] lead you down [D] and round to where [G] _ _ _ [Am] there's a car off [G] in [C] the ditch.
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[G] _ And I heard [Am] the fireman [G] yell, [C] this one is smashed [D] and torn to hell, [G] _ and he could [Am] not recognize [G]
[C] the face.
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[G] _ And I am [Am] my mother's [G] son, [C] yeah, but now it seems [D] I've gone off and [G] become the one [Am] to take my [G]
daddy's [C] place.
Please [D] _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ tell [D] my mother, [G] my older sister and [Am] baby [G] brother, [C] _ _ my dog [D] Champ and my best [G] friend, _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] that my [D] name is Robert Cole and [G] tomorrow I [Am] am nine years [D] old, [C] but I, I will [D] not walk this road [G] again. _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
Please [D] tell my mother, [G] my older sister [Am] and baby [G] brother, [C] _ _
my [D] dog Champ and my [G] best friend,
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
that my [D] name is Robert Cole [G] and tomorrow I am [Am] nine years [G] old, but [C] I, I will not [D] walk this road [G] again.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [C] _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [C] _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Hey little [Am] man, she [G] said, [C] open your eyes, _ [D] lift your sleepy [G] head, you know [A] _ tomorrow's your [G] [C] big day.
_ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [G] _ Here are [Am] your clothes, she said, so [C] I put them on and [D] I made the bed, _ [G] _ and I [Am] went outside [G] [C] to play.
_ _ [D] Well _
_ [G] _ the sun's [A] so huge it [G] shined, yeah, and it [C] baked the blacktop [D] _ underneath [G] my toes, _ [Am] playing hopscotch [G] on the [C] lines.
_ _ [D] _ _
[G] Till she howled my name and [Am] I shriek it came, [G] with [C] a swell of shame [D] and sadness I [G] just froze, with a pain [Am] I simply [C] can't define.
_ _ _ [D] Yeah, and she said, [C] _ I am [D] your mother, _ [G] I told your sister [Am] and baby [G] brother, _ [C] _ your dog [D] Champ and your best [G] friend, _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ that your name [D] is Robert Cole and [G] tomorrow you [Am] are nine years [G] old, [C] but you, you will [D] not walk this road _ [G] again. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Now a young [Am] son's heart is fair, so [C] I, I took her words and [D] I kept them there, _ [G] but a young [Am] boy's mind's of a [C] different age. _ _
[D] _ _ And [G] my father's words [Am] returned to me [G] from [C] some stormy evening [D] with mother on [G] her knees, my [Am] life is mine he [G] swore [C] and raged. _ _
[D] _ _ And [G] he leapt through there [A] upon the [G] floor, I can [C] hear him curse [D] and slam the door, [G] yeah, and he found [Am] me squatting [G] in [C] the dirt.
_ And [D] _ _ _ [G] he spoke to me [Am] of family [G] and [C] of _ sacrifices [D] _ unforeseen, _ [G] _ of change [A] and children worth [G] in [C] work. _ _ _
[D] Yeah, and he said, [C] _ _
please [D] tell your mother, [G] your older sister and [Am] baby [G] brother, _ [C] _
your dog [D] Champ and your best [G]
friend,
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _
that your name [D] is Robert Cole and [G]
tomorrow you are [Am] nine years [G] old, but [C] you, you will [D] not walk this road [G]
again.
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ [G] _
[C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [Am] _ [C] _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ I scanned [Am] the yard and house, _
[C] secured no sign, [D] the mother's work [G]-worn blouse, but [Am] for my heart the [G] world [C] was still.
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[G] _ Each foot [Am] a heavy load, _
_ [C] blacktop baked [D] and burned under [G] my toes, _ [A] around the curve and [G] below the [C] hill.
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[G] _ This [Am] is a blacktop [G] road where [C] I was not [D] to walk till I [G] was old, if Jeannie [Am] saw me she [G]
[C] would snitch.
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ These are [Am] the tire [G] tracks that will [C] lead you down [D] and round to where [G] _ _ _ [Am] there's a car off [G] in [C] the ditch.
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[G] _ And I heard [Am] the fireman [G] yell, [C] this one is smashed [D] and torn to hell, [G] _ and he could [Am] not recognize [G]
[C] the face.
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[G] _ And I am [Am] my mother's [G] son, [C] yeah, but now it seems [D] I've gone off and [G] become the one [Am] to take my [G]
daddy's [C] place.
Please [D] _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ tell [D] my mother, [G] my older sister and [Am] baby [G] brother, [C] _ _ my dog [D] Champ and my best [G] friend, _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] that my [D] name is Robert Cole and [G] tomorrow I [Am] am nine years [D] old, [C] but I, I will [D] not walk this road [G] again. _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
Please [D] tell my mother, [G] my older sister [Am] and baby [G] brother, [C] _ _
my [D] dog Champ and my [G] best friend,
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
that my [D] name is Robert Cole [G] and tomorrow I am [Am] nine years [G] old, but [C] I, I will not [D] walk this road [G] again.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [C] _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _