Chords for Shakey Graves - The Pansy Waltz (Live @Pickathon 2014)
Tempo:
56.2 bpm
Chords used:
C
G
Bm
Em
D
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
Okay, well hi there, I'm Shaky Graves.
This is Meg and Terry.
And this is Boo right here.
And we're gonna play you a song called The Pansy Waltz.
♪ Well he's out of season, out of sync, oh lord ♪
♪ And the monster's family thinkin' he must [F#m] be gettin' his [F#] feathers wet ♪
♪ [C] Well she always seems to be the top, but till she drops you like a [G] rock ♪
♪ You shoulda been a better [C] friend to him [G] ♪
♪ Well I dusted all the bones out of my yard, and I fixed the screen, [Bm] or raised the barn ♪
♪ Still you call me from the moon every single afternoon ♪
♪ Tell [C] me all about the years when I should come to love, and now the earth [G] looks from above ♪
♪ And now I shoulda been a better friend to you ♪
♪ Yeah, but I've never seen life as a [C] chore, a treasure for the fine ♪
[Em] ♪ I've read the news, abused the [C] booze, and often wondered why ♪
[G] ♪ My smile remains, though thinking [C] pains, the elements [G] pass you by ♪
♪ Well they'll sink like [C] stones into their [D] homes, away from teeth like mine [G] ♪
♪
[Bm] [C] Well [G]
[C] [G] and so I came to hate my skin, and on the hoes, you didn't end [Bm] the way ♪
Let my legs wash the weaks [C] away by your side.
[G] Yeah, you should've been a [C] better friend of mine.
[G] Well, I shone you a brand new bird.
The song of words I never heard,
you know it was a [Bm] melody so fine.
The whole world's a [C]-crying,
it's a tune to give the boys the blues
and turn the [G] horses into glue.
You know I should've been a better friend of you.
[C] Mm, but [G] I've never seen life as it should,
a treasure for the fine.
[Em] I've read the news, abused the fools,
[C] and I've been one through the wise.
[G] Nothing can [C] pass the [G] average guy,
I survive where they'll [E] sing like songs
[C] into their homes [Dm] away from deeds like mine.
[G] Ooh,
[Bm] [C] yeah.
[D] [C] [G] Yeah, well, you should've been a better,
[C]
[G] yeah, you should've been a better [C] friend of mine.
[G] Well, you should've been a better [C] friend of mine.
Yeah.
This is Meg and Terry.
And this is Boo right here.
And we're gonna play you a song called The Pansy Waltz.
♪ Well he's out of season, out of sync, oh lord ♪
♪ And the monster's family thinkin' he must [F#m] be gettin' his [F#] feathers wet ♪
♪ [C] Well she always seems to be the top, but till she drops you like a [G] rock ♪
♪ You shoulda been a better [C] friend to him [G] ♪
♪ Well I dusted all the bones out of my yard, and I fixed the screen, [Bm] or raised the barn ♪
♪ Still you call me from the moon every single afternoon ♪
♪ Tell [C] me all about the years when I should come to love, and now the earth [G] looks from above ♪
♪ And now I shoulda been a better friend to you ♪
♪ Yeah, but I've never seen life as a [C] chore, a treasure for the fine ♪
[Em] ♪ I've read the news, abused the [C] booze, and often wondered why ♪
[G] ♪ My smile remains, though thinking [C] pains, the elements [G] pass you by ♪
♪ Well they'll sink like [C] stones into their [D] homes, away from teeth like mine [G] ♪
♪
[Bm] [C] Well [G]
[C] [G] and so I came to hate my skin, and on the hoes, you didn't end [Bm] the way ♪
Let my legs wash the weaks [C] away by your side.
[G] Yeah, you should've been a [C] better friend of mine.
[G] Well, I shone you a brand new bird.
The song of words I never heard,
you know it was a [Bm] melody so fine.
The whole world's a [C]-crying,
it's a tune to give the boys the blues
and turn the [G] horses into glue.
You know I should've been a better friend of you.
[C] Mm, but [G] I've never seen life as it should,
a treasure for the fine.
[Em] I've read the news, abused the fools,
[C] and I've been one through the wise.
[G] Nothing can [C] pass the [G] average guy,
I survive where they'll [E] sing like songs
[C] into their homes [Dm] away from deeds like mine.
[G] Ooh,
[Bm] [C] yeah.
[D] [C] [G] Yeah, well, you should've been a better,
[C]
[G] yeah, you should've been a better [C] friend of mine.
[G] Well, you should've been a better [C] friend of mine.
Yeah.
Key:
C
G
Bm
Em
D
C
G
Bm
_ _ _ _ _ Okay, well hi there, I'm Shaky Graves.
This is Meg and Terry.
And this is Boo right here.
And we're gonna play you a song called The Pansy Waltz. _ _ _
_ ♪ Well he's out of season, out of sync, oh lord ♪
♪ And the monster's family thinkin' he must [F#m] be gettin' his [F#] feathers wet ♪
♪ [C] Well she always seems to be the top, but till she drops you like a [G] rock ♪
♪ You shoulda been a better [C] friend to him [G] ♪
♪ Well I dusted all the bones out of my yard, and I fixed the screen, [Bm] or raised the barn ♪
♪ Still you call me from the moon every single afternoon ♪
♪ Tell [C] me all about the years when I should come to love, and now the earth [G] looks from above ♪
♪ And now I shoulda been a better friend to you ♪
♪ Yeah, but I've never seen life as a [C] chore, a treasure for the fine ♪
[Em] ♪ I've read the news, abused the [C] booze, and often wondered why ♪
[G] ♪ My smile remains, though thinking [C] pains, the elements [G] pass you by ♪
♪ Well they'll sink like [C] stones into their [D] homes, away from teeth like mine [G] ♪
♪ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ [C] _ Well _ [G] _
_ [C] _ _ [G] and so I came to hate my skin, and on the hoes, you didn't end [Bm] the way ♪
Let my legs wash the weaks [C] away by your side.
[G] Yeah, you should've been a [C] better friend of mine.
[G] Well, I shone you a brand new bird.
The song of words I never heard,
you know it was a [Bm] melody so fine.
The whole world's a [C]-crying,
it's a tune to give the boys the blues
and turn the [G] horses into glue.
You know I should've been a better friend of you.
[C] _ Mm, but [G] I've never seen life as it should,
a treasure for the fine.
[Em] I've read the news, abused the fools,
[C] and I've been one through the wise.
[G] _ _ Nothing can [C] pass the [G] average guy,
I survive where they'll [E] sing like songs
[C] into their homes [Dm] away from deeds like mine.
[G] Ooh, _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ [C] yeah. _ _
_ [D] _ [C] _ [G] Yeah, well, you should've been a better,
[C] _
[G] yeah, you should've been a better [C] friend of mine.
[G] Well, you should've been a better [C] friend of mine.
_ _ _ Yeah. _ _ _
This is Meg and Terry.
And this is Boo right here.
And we're gonna play you a song called The Pansy Waltz. _ _ _
_ ♪ Well he's out of season, out of sync, oh lord ♪
♪ And the monster's family thinkin' he must [F#m] be gettin' his [F#] feathers wet ♪
♪ [C] Well she always seems to be the top, but till she drops you like a [G] rock ♪
♪ You shoulda been a better [C] friend to him [G] ♪
♪ Well I dusted all the bones out of my yard, and I fixed the screen, [Bm] or raised the barn ♪
♪ Still you call me from the moon every single afternoon ♪
♪ Tell [C] me all about the years when I should come to love, and now the earth [G] looks from above ♪
♪ And now I shoulda been a better friend to you ♪
♪ Yeah, but I've never seen life as a [C] chore, a treasure for the fine ♪
[Em] ♪ I've read the news, abused the [C] booze, and often wondered why ♪
[G] ♪ My smile remains, though thinking [C] pains, the elements [G] pass you by ♪
♪ Well they'll sink like [C] stones into their [D] homes, away from teeth like mine [G] ♪
♪ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ [C] _ Well _ [G] _
_ [C] _ _ [G] and so I came to hate my skin, and on the hoes, you didn't end [Bm] the way ♪
Let my legs wash the weaks [C] away by your side.
[G] Yeah, you should've been a [C] better friend of mine.
[G] Well, I shone you a brand new bird.
The song of words I never heard,
you know it was a [Bm] melody so fine.
The whole world's a [C]-crying,
it's a tune to give the boys the blues
and turn the [G] horses into glue.
You know I should've been a better friend of you.
[C] _ Mm, but [G] I've never seen life as it should,
a treasure for the fine.
[Em] I've read the news, abused the fools,
[C] and I've been one through the wise.
[G] _ _ Nothing can [C] pass the [G] average guy,
I survive where they'll [E] sing like songs
[C] into their homes [Dm] away from deeds like mine.
[G] Ooh, _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ [C] yeah. _ _
_ [D] _ [C] _ [G] Yeah, well, you should've been a better,
[C] _
[G] yeah, you should've been a better [C] friend of mine.
[G] Well, you should've been a better [C] friend of mine.
_ _ _ Yeah. _ _ _