Chords for Robert Earl Keen -- Blow You Away (from the CD, "Bigger Piece Of Sky")
Tempo:
66.65 bpm
Chords used:
A
E
D
F#m
G
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[A] [D] [A] [D]
[A] You take [D] off and [E] work a bit early, [A] the [D] boss doesn't care [E] if you stay.
[A] The [D] guard with the key [E] has to check [A] your ID, [D] but he'll just [E] as soon blow [A] you away.
The cops have stopped [E] ten miles of traffic, [A] they're [D] sorry for [E] all the delay.
[A] No [D] need for [E] alarms, they're waving [A] their arms, [D] but they'll [E] just as soon [A] blow you away.
Two [D] pretty [E] blondes in a Porsche, [A] their bumper says, We [E] Love L.A.
[A] They look pretty fair, [E] but they're [A] crazy out there, [D] they'll just [E] as soon blow [A] you away.
You got in [D] some trouble [E] in high school, [A] but you feel [D] like a new [E] man today.
[A] You keep to [D] yourself, [E] because anyone [A] else [D] will just as [A] soon blow you away.
[D] [A] [D] [E] [A] [D]
[E] [A] [D] [E] [A] [D] [A]
You're standing in front of the [E] teller, [A] she's counting [F#m] out all your [E] pay.
[A] There's twenties and [D] ones, [E] there's guys with [A] their guns, [D] but they'll just as [A] soon blow you away.
One old ex-con [E] at the [A] station, fixes flats in the back of the van.
E-rings and a joke, [E] and bars of [A] smoke, but he'll just as [A] soon blow you away.
You're like the new [D] girl at [E] the hotel, she [A] drops your [D] room key in [E] the tray.
[A] No words [D] will pass through [A] the bulletproof glass, [D] she'll just as soon [E] blow you [A] away.
[D] [E]
[A] [D] [E] [A] [D] [E] [A]
You climb [D] up the stairs [E] every evening, to [A] your room right [D] above the [E] cafe.
[A] There ain't much mystique, [E] but you pay every [A] week, because they'll just as [E] soon blow you [A] away.
You turn out [D] the light that [E] you read by, [A] you pray [D] that you're one of [E] the few.
When [A] you end with the Lord, [E] there's just one [A] reward, and [D] they'll just as [E] soon make it [A] come true.
[D] [A] [D]
[E] [A] [D] [E] [A] [D]
[E] [A] [D] [E] [A] The mattress is [D] mildewed [E] and lumpy, but [A] you fall fast asleep where [E] you lay.
[A] Under [D] the lump, [E] there's a twenty [A]-gauge pump, because they'll just as [E] soon blow [A] you away.
[F#m] [D] [E] [A] [G] [E] [F#m]
[E] [A] [E] [D] [G#] [A]
[A] You take [D] off and [E] work a bit early, [A] the [D] boss doesn't care [E] if you stay.
[A] The [D] guard with the key [E] has to check [A] your ID, [D] but he'll just [E] as soon blow [A] you away.
The cops have stopped [E] ten miles of traffic, [A] they're [D] sorry for [E] all the delay.
[A] No [D] need for [E] alarms, they're waving [A] their arms, [D] but they'll [E] just as soon [A] blow you away.
Two [D] pretty [E] blondes in a Porsche, [A] their bumper says, We [E] Love L.A.
[A] They look pretty fair, [E] but they're [A] crazy out there, [D] they'll just [E] as soon blow [A] you away.
You got in [D] some trouble [E] in high school, [A] but you feel [D] like a new [E] man today.
[A] You keep to [D] yourself, [E] because anyone [A] else [D] will just as [A] soon blow you away.
[D] [A] [D] [E] [A] [D]
[E] [A] [D] [E] [A] [D] [A]
You're standing in front of the [E] teller, [A] she's counting [F#m] out all your [E] pay.
[A] There's twenties and [D] ones, [E] there's guys with [A] their guns, [D] but they'll just as [A] soon blow you away.
One old ex-con [E] at the [A] station, fixes flats in the back of the van.
E-rings and a joke, [E] and bars of [A] smoke, but he'll just as [A] soon blow you away.
You're like the new [D] girl at [E] the hotel, she [A] drops your [D] room key in [E] the tray.
[A] No words [D] will pass through [A] the bulletproof glass, [D] she'll just as soon [E] blow you [A] away.
[D] [E]
[A] [D] [E] [A] [D] [E] [A]
You climb [D] up the stairs [E] every evening, to [A] your room right [D] above the [E] cafe.
[A] There ain't much mystique, [E] but you pay every [A] week, because they'll just as [E] soon blow you [A] away.
You turn out [D] the light that [E] you read by, [A] you pray [D] that you're one of [E] the few.
When [A] you end with the Lord, [E] there's just one [A] reward, and [D] they'll just as [E] soon make it [A] come true.
[D] [A] [D]
[E] [A] [D] [E] [A] [D]
[E] [A] [D] [E] [A] The mattress is [D] mildewed [E] and lumpy, but [A] you fall fast asleep where [E] you lay.
[A] Under [D] the lump, [E] there's a twenty [A]-gauge pump, because they'll just as [E] soon blow [A] you away.
[F#m] [D] [E] [A] [G] [E] [F#m]
[E] [A] [E] [D] [G#] [A]
Key:
A
E
D
F#m
G
A
E
D
[A] _ _ _ [D] _ [A] _ _ _ [D]
[A] You take [D] off and [E] work a bit early, [A] the [D] boss doesn't care [E] if you stay.
[A] The [D] guard with the key [E] has to check [A] your ID, [D] but he'll just [E] as soon blow [A] you away.
The cops have stopped [E] ten miles of traffic, [A] they're [D] sorry for [E] all the delay.
[A] No [D] need for [E] alarms, they're waving [A] their arms, [D] but they'll [E] just as soon [A] blow you away.
Two [D] pretty [E] blondes in a Porsche, [A] their bumper says, We [E] Love L.A.
[A] They look pretty fair, [E] but they're [A] crazy out there, [D] they'll just [E] as soon blow [A] you away.
You got in [D] some trouble [E] in high school, [A] but you feel [D] like a new [E] man today.
[A] You keep to [D] yourself, [E] because anyone [A] else [D] will just as [A] soon blow you away. _
_ [D] _ [A] _ [D] _ [E] _ _ [A] _ [D] _
[E] _ _ [A] _ [D] _ [E] _ [A] _ [D] _ [A] _
_ You're standing in front of the [E] teller, [A] she's counting [F#m] out all your [E] pay.
[A] There's twenties and [D] ones, [E] there's guys with [A] their guns, [D] but they'll just as [A] soon blow you away.
One old ex-con [E] at the [A] station, fixes flats in the back of the van.
E-rings and a joke, [E] and bars of [A] smoke, but he'll just as [A] soon blow you away.
You're like the new [D] girl at [E] the hotel, she [A] drops your [D] room key in [E] the tray.
[A] No words [D] will pass through [A] the bulletproof glass, [D] she'll just as soon [E] blow you [A] away.
_ _ _ _ [D] _ [E] _ _
[A] _ [D] _ [E] _ _ [A] _ [D] _ [E] _ [A] _
_ _ _ You climb [D] up the stairs [E] every evening, to [A] your room right [D] above the [E] cafe.
[A] There ain't much mystique, [E] but you pay every [A] week, because they'll just as [E] soon blow you [A] away.
You turn out [D] the light that [E] you read by, [A] you pray [D] that you're one of [E] the few.
When [A] you end with the Lord, [E] there's just one [A] reward, and [D] they'll just as [E] soon make it [A] come true.
_ _ [D] _ [A] _ [D] _
[E] _ _ [A] _ [D] _ [E] _ _ [A] _ [D] _
[E] _ [A] _ [D] _ [E] _ [A] _ The mattress is [D] mildewed [E] and lumpy, but [A] you fall fast asleep where [E] you lay.
[A] Under [D] the lump, [E] there's a twenty [A]-gauge pump, because they'll just as [E] soon blow [A] you away.
[F#m] _ _ [D] _ [E] _ _ [A] _ [G] _ [E] _ _ [F#m] _ _
[E] _ [A] _ [E] _ [D] _ [G#] _ [A] _ _ _
[A] You take [D] off and [E] work a bit early, [A] the [D] boss doesn't care [E] if you stay.
[A] The [D] guard with the key [E] has to check [A] your ID, [D] but he'll just [E] as soon blow [A] you away.
The cops have stopped [E] ten miles of traffic, [A] they're [D] sorry for [E] all the delay.
[A] No [D] need for [E] alarms, they're waving [A] their arms, [D] but they'll [E] just as soon [A] blow you away.
Two [D] pretty [E] blondes in a Porsche, [A] their bumper says, We [E] Love L.A.
[A] They look pretty fair, [E] but they're [A] crazy out there, [D] they'll just [E] as soon blow [A] you away.
You got in [D] some trouble [E] in high school, [A] but you feel [D] like a new [E] man today.
[A] You keep to [D] yourself, [E] because anyone [A] else [D] will just as [A] soon blow you away. _
_ [D] _ [A] _ [D] _ [E] _ _ [A] _ [D] _
[E] _ _ [A] _ [D] _ [E] _ [A] _ [D] _ [A] _
_ You're standing in front of the [E] teller, [A] she's counting [F#m] out all your [E] pay.
[A] There's twenties and [D] ones, [E] there's guys with [A] their guns, [D] but they'll just as [A] soon blow you away.
One old ex-con [E] at the [A] station, fixes flats in the back of the van.
E-rings and a joke, [E] and bars of [A] smoke, but he'll just as [A] soon blow you away.
You're like the new [D] girl at [E] the hotel, she [A] drops your [D] room key in [E] the tray.
[A] No words [D] will pass through [A] the bulletproof glass, [D] she'll just as soon [E] blow you [A] away.
_ _ _ _ [D] _ [E] _ _
[A] _ [D] _ [E] _ _ [A] _ [D] _ [E] _ [A] _
_ _ _ You climb [D] up the stairs [E] every evening, to [A] your room right [D] above the [E] cafe.
[A] There ain't much mystique, [E] but you pay every [A] week, because they'll just as [E] soon blow you [A] away.
You turn out [D] the light that [E] you read by, [A] you pray [D] that you're one of [E] the few.
When [A] you end with the Lord, [E] there's just one [A] reward, and [D] they'll just as [E] soon make it [A] come true.
_ _ [D] _ [A] _ [D] _
[E] _ _ [A] _ [D] _ [E] _ _ [A] _ [D] _
[E] _ [A] _ [D] _ [E] _ [A] _ The mattress is [D] mildewed [E] and lumpy, but [A] you fall fast asleep where [E] you lay.
[A] Under [D] the lump, [E] there's a twenty [A]-gauge pump, because they'll just as [E] soon blow [A] you away.
[F#m] _ _ [D] _ [E] _ _ [A] _ [G] _ [E] _ _ [F#m] _ _
[E] _ [A] _ [E] _ [D] _ [G#] _ [A] _ _ _
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