Chords for Powderfinger
Tempo:
129 bpm
Chords used:
A
E
Abm
Ab
B
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Em] [A]
[E]
[A] I'm a man [E] on a rail.
I [A] think you better call the John because it don't look like they're here to [Abm] deliver [A] the mail.
[Ab] And it's less than a mile [A] away.
I [Abm] hope that they didn't come to [A] play.
They've [Abm] got numbers on the [A] side of the gun and it's [B] making me weird.
[E]
[A]
[E]
That ain't gonna [A] bother the Thunderbirds [E] of Mountain.
[A]
They're jumping, swinging, since the river took them in.
[E]
So [A] the powers that be have their hands to [Abm] the thinking.
[A] [Ab] And I just asked what [A] it do.
[Abm] I was wondering [A] what to do.
[Abm] The closer they [A] got, the more they were stealing [B] through.
[A] [E]
[A] [E]
[Ab]
[A] [E]
[A]
[Ab] [E]
[A]
[Abm]
[A] [Abm]
[A] [Abm]
[A] [Abm]
[A] [B]
[A] [E]
[A] [E]
That ain't right for [A] the Mud and Filthy [E] Sheriff.
They [A] said red meat runs stronger than a ladder [E] to nothing.
But [A] when the bus shot hit, it's like I saw it [Abm] coming.
[A] [Abm] I held my rifle too [A] high.
I [Abm] never stopped to wonder [A] why.
[Ab] Then I saw a [Abm] black, then [A] my face flashed in [B] the sky.
[Dbm] [E]
[A] [E]
Shelter me from [A] the powder in your [E] finger.
[A] Cover me with a lock that pulls the [E] trigger.
Just [A] think of me as the one you never [Abm] figured.
[A] [Ab] That fade away so [A] young [Abm] with so much left [A] under.
[Abm] Remember me, [A] my love, I know [B] I'll miss you.
[E] [A] [E]
[A] [E]
[E]
[A] I'm a man [E] on a rail.
I [A] think you better call the John because it don't look like they're here to [Abm] deliver [A] the mail.
[Ab] And it's less than a mile [A] away.
I [Abm] hope that they didn't come to [A] play.
They've [Abm] got numbers on the [A] side of the gun and it's [B] making me weird.
[E]
[A]
[E]
That ain't gonna [A] bother the Thunderbirds [E] of Mountain.
[A]
They're jumping, swinging, since the river took them in.
[E]
So [A] the powers that be have their hands to [Abm] the thinking.
[A] [Ab] And I just asked what [A] it do.
[Abm] I was wondering [A] what to do.
[Abm] The closer they [A] got, the more they were stealing [B] through.
[A] [E]
[A] [E]
[Ab]
[A] [E]
[A]
[Ab] [E]
[A]
[Abm]
[A] [Abm]
[A] [Abm]
[A] [Abm]
[A] [B]
[A] [E]
[A] [E]
That ain't right for [A] the Mud and Filthy [E] Sheriff.
They [A] said red meat runs stronger than a ladder [E] to nothing.
But [A] when the bus shot hit, it's like I saw it [Abm] coming.
[A] [Abm] I held my rifle too [A] high.
I [Abm] never stopped to wonder [A] why.
[Ab] Then I saw a [Abm] black, then [A] my face flashed in [B] the sky.
[Dbm] [E]
[A] [E]
Shelter me from [A] the powder in your [E] finger.
[A] Cover me with a lock that pulls the [E] trigger.
Just [A] think of me as the one you never [Abm] figured.
[A] [Ab] That fade away so [A] young [Abm] with so much left [A] under.
[Abm] Remember me, [A] my love, I know [B] I'll miss you.
[E] [A] [E]
[A] [E]
Key:
A
E
Abm
Ab
B
A
E
Abm
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ I'm a man [E] on a rail. _ _ _ _
I [A] think you better call the John because it don't look like they're here to [Abm] deliver [A] the mail. _
[Ab] And it's less than a mile [A] away.
I _ [Abm] hope that they didn't come to [A] play.
They've [Abm] got numbers on the [A] side of the gun and it's [B] making me _ _ _ weird.
[E] _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
That ain't gonna [A] bother the Thunderbirds [E] of Mountain.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A]
They're jumping, swinging, since the river took them in.
[E] _
_ _ _ _ _ So [A] the powers that be have their _ hands to [Abm] the thinking.
_ _ [A] _ _ _ [Ab] And I just asked what [A] it do.
_ [Abm] I was wondering [A] what to do.
_ [Abm] The closer they [A] got, the more they were stealing [B] through. _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Abm] _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ [Abm] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [Abm] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [Abm] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ [E] _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ That ain't right for [A] the Mud and Filthy [E] Sheriff. _
_ _ _ They [A] said red meat runs stronger than a ladder [E] to nothing. _
_ _ _ But [A] when the bus shot hit, it's like I saw it [Abm] coming. _
_ [A] _ _ _ [Abm] I held my rifle too [A] high.
_ I [Abm] never stopped to wonder [A] why.
_ [Ab] Then I saw a [Abm] black, then [A] my face flashed in [B] the sky. _
_ _ _ _ [Dbm] _ _ [E] _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Shelter me from [A] the powder in your [E] finger. _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] Cover me with a lock that pulls the [E] trigger. _
_ _ _ Just [A] think of me as the one you never [Abm] figured. _
_ [A] _ _ _ [Ab] That fade away so [A] young _ [Abm] with so much left [A] under.
_ _ _ [Abm] _ Remember me, [A] my love, I know [B] I'll miss you.
_ _ _ _ [E] _ [A] _ [E] _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ I'm a man [E] on a rail. _ _ _ _
I [A] think you better call the John because it don't look like they're here to [Abm] deliver [A] the mail. _
[Ab] And it's less than a mile [A] away.
I _ [Abm] hope that they didn't come to [A] play.
They've [Abm] got numbers on the [A] side of the gun and it's [B] making me _ _ _ weird.
[E] _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
That ain't gonna [A] bother the Thunderbirds [E] of Mountain.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A]
They're jumping, swinging, since the river took them in.
[E] _
_ _ _ _ _ So [A] the powers that be have their _ hands to [Abm] the thinking.
_ _ [A] _ _ _ [Ab] And I just asked what [A] it do.
_ [Abm] I was wondering [A] what to do.
_ [Abm] The closer they [A] got, the more they were stealing [B] through. _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Abm] _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ [Abm] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [Abm] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [Abm] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ [E] _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ That ain't right for [A] the Mud and Filthy [E] Sheriff. _
_ _ _ They [A] said red meat runs stronger than a ladder [E] to nothing. _
_ _ _ But [A] when the bus shot hit, it's like I saw it [Abm] coming. _
_ [A] _ _ _ [Abm] I held my rifle too [A] high.
_ I [Abm] never stopped to wonder [A] why.
_ [Ab] Then I saw a [Abm] black, then [A] my face flashed in [B] the sky. _
_ _ _ _ [Dbm] _ _ [E] _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Shelter me from [A] the powder in your [E] finger. _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] Cover me with a lock that pulls the [E] trigger. _
_ _ _ Just [A] think of me as the one you never [Abm] figured. _
_ [A] _ _ _ [Ab] That fade away so [A] young _ [Abm] with so much left [A] under.
_ _ _ [Abm] _ Remember me, [A] my love, I know [B] I'll miss you.
_ _ _ _ [E] _ [A] _ [E] _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
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