Chords for Punch Brothers (Chris Thile) Brakeman's Blues

Tempo:
118.45 bpm
Chords used:

F#

B

E

C#

F#m

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Punch Brothers (Chris Thile) Brakeman's Blues chords
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about a happy-go [F]-lucky vacancy
which [F#] Mazel Budah deals [Cm] with
[B]
this is called Breaking the Blues
we hope you [D#] enjoy the song
[B] I love you so so [Cm]
[N] much
bye bye
[B]
[C#]
[B]
all I need is a single second Tennessee
[E] all I need is just a single second Tennessee
oh my [F#] old class, [F#m] hang my [F#] hat
don't say the whole [B] new me, no
the way I hear the blues
[E]
[F#]
[F#]
[B]
I went down to the [F#] deep wood
and I [B] locked up on the board
I went down to the deep wood
and I locked [F#] up on the board
you know we said you could touch her
but you fell down [B] the road
and got hit over and over
[E]
[B] [F#]
[C#]
[F#]
[F#]
[B]
I'm a little bit nervous
I'm a little bit nervous
oh hell [E] of a democrat
it's a democrat
it's a democrat
it's an ugly little boy
it's a [F#]
funny old man
start crying, they'll see
you're a lonely man
[E]
[B] [D#]
[F#m] [C#]
[F#] [C#]
[C#] [F#]
[C#]
I'm a lonely [F#m] man
[B] [F#]
[F#m]
I'm a lonely man
[F#] oh [B]
shit mama
I might just live to share
[E]
[E] [B]
I'm [F#] gonna kick my own back on time
wishin' to God I [B] was dead
you're the only, [F#] only I believe
[D#]
[B]
[B]
[F#]
you're the only,
[Bm]
[F#]
[Bm] [E] [B]
only I believe
well I went to a little gypsy
and I bought her a tiny little place
that's right, I went to a [E] little gypsy
had a fortune [B] tellin' place
[F#] and she came on my
and then [B] she slapped my face
[F#] and then she slapped my face
[B] [N]
[D#m]
Key:  
F#
134211112
B
12341112
E
2311
C#
12341114
F#m
123111112
F#
134211112
B
12341112
E
2311
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _
about a happy-go [F]-lucky vacancy _ _ _
which [F#] Mazel Budah deals [Cm] with
_ [B] _ _
this is called Breaking the Blues
we hope you [D#] enjoy the song
_ [B] I love you so so [Cm] _ _
[N] much
_ bye bye
_ [B] _
_ _ [C#] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _
all I need is a single second Tennessee
_ _ [E] all I need is just a single second Tennessee
_ _ oh my [F#] old class, [F#m] hang my [F#] hat
_ don't say the whole [B] new me, no
the way I hear the blues _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ I went down to the [F#] deep wood
and I [B] locked up on the board
I went down to the deep wood
and I locked [F#] up on the board
you know we said you could touch her
but you fell down [B] the road
and got hit _ over and over _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
_ _ [C#] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ I'm a little bit nervous _ _
_ I'm a little bit _ nervous
oh _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
hell [E] of a democrat
it's a democrat
it's a democrat
it's an ugly little boy
it's a _ [F#]
funny _ old man _
start crying, they'll see
you're a lonely man _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ [D#] _
_ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ [C#] _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ [C#] _
_ _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _ [F#] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ I'm a lonely [F#m] man _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _
_ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _
I'm _ a _ _ _ lonely man
[F#] _ oh _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ shit mama _
I might just live to share
_ [E] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ I'm [F#] gonna kick my own back on time
wishin' to God I [B] was dead
you're the only, [F#] only I believe
_ _ _ [D#] _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
[F#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ you're the only,
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ only I believe _ _
_ well I went to a little gypsy _
and I bought her a tiny little place
that's right, I went to a [E] little gypsy
_ _ _ had a fortune [B] tellin' place
_ [F#] and she _ came on my
and _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
then [B] she slapped my face
_ [F#] and then she slapped my face _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D#m] _ _

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