Chords for Shawn Colvin live cute story about performing with Taylor Swift "It was so uptown" 12/17/2011
Tempo:
127.65 bpm
Chords used:
A
Bm
B
F#
D
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Bm] [B] [A]
[Bm] You're thinking, enough of the sensitive shit.
[A] [Bm] [A]
Can we [D] not hear a more important thing?
[A] Before [C#] I do it,
[A] [D] I [A]
know there's something you want to hear about even more [C#] than when you do [D] that.
[A] [F#]
[D#m]
[A#m] I [G#m] guess it's been a month of the moon, that I got an email [N] from Taylor Swift.
And Taylor wrote me an email, she said,
I'm on my tour and when I go to a town where there's a musician that I really love,
I ask them to come and sit down and play a song.
And I really love you.
And I'm going to be in Austin, [F#] Texas.
[Bm] So, [C#m] I said, sure.
[Bm] It's good.
She [B] said, well good, we're going to play Sonny King at home.
[N] And you come to rehearsal.
I said, okay.
So, I went to the Frank Lillins Center, 18,000 people,
and went to rehearse and banded the song perfectly, it was great.
Went up there to rehearse, everything was great.
They played my guitar, I think they gave me a wireless thing on my guitar, it was so up to date.
And Taylor was as sweet as could be and we were sharing the verses and things like that.
And it went just swimmingly.
And I said, well, okay, I'll see you there.
She said, wait, wait, wait.
We want you to come up on a riser.
It's like terms of endearment, when Jack Nicholson says,
just inches from a clean needle.
So, sure enough, there's like a,
the floor looks cut into a square.
And this, whoa, breathing.
And she goes, well, before you go on,
we'll be playing the intro to the song and I'll announce you.
And you're going to go underneath stage, and this thing will be down, and you get on it.
And what you've got to do, Sean, is you've got to squat down,
because if you stood on it, it would see the top of your head before you even rose up,
and that would mean you get back.
So, she said, you know, let's practice.
And what I had to do was maybe talk.
You know, I had to completely abandon the platform shoes that I was going to wear.
So, she said, yeah, that's it, [Bm] you know.
[C] [A#m] Just, we'll see you later, and come up on the riser.
[F#] So I worried about it the whole rest of the [N] day.
And of course, all day I'm going.
And I eat again and again and again.
So by the time I got to Taylor's show, [F] my quads were sore.
[A#] Which is not, you know, [E] good for what I was going to try to do.
And [Bm] I [A] [N] was just so afraid.
I mean, I'm a klutz.
I'm bad.
And, you know, I was afraid I'd try to jump off the riser too early and trip over the edge.
So, sure enough, time comes.
I crawl under the stage, get on the riser.
She announces my name, I crouch down.
The riser comes up.
I stand up very slowly, and I did a good job.
I didn't fall off the riser or anything.
I step off, and I go to my mic.
And I brought my daughter and her friend.
What I didn't know, and they told me later,
that as I came up from the riser,
oops.
[B] It
[A] was a big time.
[E] I [A#] emerged out of the ether.
[Bm] [A] It
[F#] was great, and it [C#] was thrilling for my daughter.
[N]
Since 13, she brought her friend.
I knew they were going to meet Taylor's, but, you know, they were very, very nervous.
I said, listen, keep it together enough that when you meet her,
you thank her for having you come to the show.
Because they got the prime spot in the front,
where you stand up and you're kneeling on the edge of the stage.
And [A#]
they said, okay.
So, sure enough, Taylor comes in,
[B] and she gives him a big [D#] hug.
And she goes, thank you guys so much.
Because they're cute, right?
And they hug.
[E]
[G] And they say [B] a word.
[A] Which reminds me, [Em] I have a 13-year-old daughter,
and I [N] did write a little song about her, I think, just recently.
And I thought maybe you'd want to hear it.
[Bm] You're thinking, enough of the sensitive shit.
[A] [Bm] [A]
Can we [D] not hear a more important thing?
[A] Before [C#] I do it,
[A] [D] I [A]
know there's something you want to hear about even more [C#] than when you do [D] that.
[A] [F#]
[D#m]
[A#m] I [G#m] guess it's been a month of the moon, that I got an email [N] from Taylor Swift.
And Taylor wrote me an email, she said,
I'm on my tour and when I go to a town where there's a musician that I really love,
I ask them to come and sit down and play a song.
And I really love you.
And I'm going to be in Austin, [F#] Texas.
[Bm] So, [C#m] I said, sure.
[Bm] It's good.
She [B] said, well good, we're going to play Sonny King at home.
[N] And you come to rehearsal.
I said, okay.
So, I went to the Frank Lillins Center, 18,000 people,
and went to rehearse and banded the song perfectly, it was great.
Went up there to rehearse, everything was great.
They played my guitar, I think they gave me a wireless thing on my guitar, it was so up to date.
And Taylor was as sweet as could be and we were sharing the verses and things like that.
And it went just swimmingly.
And I said, well, okay, I'll see you there.
She said, wait, wait, wait.
We want you to come up on a riser.
It's like terms of endearment, when Jack Nicholson says,
just inches from a clean needle.
So, sure enough, there's like a,
the floor looks cut into a square.
And this, whoa, breathing.
And she goes, well, before you go on,
we'll be playing the intro to the song and I'll announce you.
And you're going to go underneath stage, and this thing will be down, and you get on it.
And what you've got to do, Sean, is you've got to squat down,
because if you stood on it, it would see the top of your head before you even rose up,
and that would mean you get back.
So, she said, you know, let's practice.
And what I had to do was maybe talk.
You know, I had to completely abandon the platform shoes that I was going to wear.
So, she said, yeah, that's it, [Bm] you know.
[C] [A#m] Just, we'll see you later, and come up on the riser.
[F#] So I worried about it the whole rest of the [N] day.
And of course, all day I'm going.
And I eat again and again and again.
So by the time I got to Taylor's show, [F] my quads were sore.
[A#] Which is not, you know, [E] good for what I was going to try to do.
And [Bm] I [A] [N] was just so afraid.
I mean, I'm a klutz.
I'm bad.
And, you know, I was afraid I'd try to jump off the riser too early and trip over the edge.
So, sure enough, time comes.
I crawl under the stage, get on the riser.
She announces my name, I crouch down.
The riser comes up.
I stand up very slowly, and I did a good job.
I didn't fall off the riser or anything.
I step off, and I go to my mic.
And I brought my daughter and her friend.
What I didn't know, and they told me later,
that as I came up from the riser,
oops.
[B] It
[A] was a big time.
[E] I [A#] emerged out of the ether.
[Bm] [A] It
[F#] was great, and it [C#] was thrilling for my daughter.
[N]
Since 13, she brought her friend.
I knew they were going to meet Taylor's, but, you know, they were very, very nervous.
I said, listen, keep it together enough that when you meet her,
you thank her for having you come to the show.
Because they got the prime spot in the front,
where you stand up and you're kneeling on the edge of the stage.
And [A#]
they said, okay.
So, sure enough, Taylor comes in,
[B] and she gives him a big [D#] hug.
And she goes, thank you guys so much.
Because they're cute, right?
And they hug.
[E]
[G] And they say [B] a word.
[A] Which reminds me, [Em] I have a 13-year-old daughter,
and I [N] did write a little song about her, I think, just recently.
And I thought maybe you'd want to hear it.
Key:
A
Bm
B
F#
D
A
Bm
B
[Bm] _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ You're thinking, enough of the sensitive shit. _ _ _
_ [A] _ [Bm] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ Can we [D] not hear a more important thing? _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ Before [C#] I do it,
[A] _ _ _ _ [D] I _ [A]
know there's something you want to hear about even more [C#] than when you do [D] that.
[A] _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _
_ _ _ _ [D#m] _ _ _ _
_ [A#m] _ I [G#m] guess it's been a month of the moon, _ that I got an email [N] from Taylor Swift. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
And Taylor wrote me an email, she said,
I'm on my tour and when I go to a town where there's a musician that I really love,
I ask them to come and sit down and play a song.
_ And I really love you.
And I'm going to be in Austin, [F#] Texas. _
[Bm] So, [C#m] I said, sure. _
_ [Bm] _ It's good.
_ She [B] said, well good, we're going to play Sonny King at home.
_ [N] And you come to rehearsal.
_ _ I said, okay. _
So, I went to the Frank Lillins Center, 18,000 people,
and _ _ went to rehearse and _ banded the song perfectly, it was great.
_ _ Went up there to rehearse, everything was great.
They played my guitar, I think they gave me a wireless thing on my guitar, it was so up to date.
And Taylor was as sweet as could be and we were sharing the verses and things like that.
And it went _ just swimmingly.
_ And I said, well, okay, I'll see you there.
She said, wait, wait, wait. _ _ _
We want you to come up on a riser. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
It's like terms of endearment, when Jack Nicholson says,
just inches from a clean needle. _ _ _
So, sure enough, there's like a, _ _
the floor looks cut into a square. _ _
And this, whoa, breathing.
And she goes, well, before you go on,
_ we'll be playing the intro to the song and I'll announce you.
And you're going to go underneath stage, and this thing will be down, and you get on it. _
_ And what you've got to do, Sean, is you've got to squat down,
because if you stood on it, it would see the top of your head before you even rose up,
and that would mean you get back.
So, _ she said, you know, let's practice.
_ And what I had to do was maybe talk. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ You know, I had to completely abandon the platform shoes that I was going to wear.
_ _ _ So, she said, yeah, that's it, [Bm] you know.
_ _ [C] [A#m] Just, we'll see you later, and come up on the riser.
_ [F#] So I worried about it the whole rest of the [N] day.
And of course, all day I'm going. _ _ _
_ And I eat again and again and again.
So by the time I got to Taylor's show, [F] my quads were sore.
_ [A#] Which is not, you know, [E] good for what I was going to try to do.
And _ [Bm] _ _ I _ [A] _ _ _ _ [N] was just so afraid.
I mean, I'm a klutz.
I'm bad.
And, you know, I was afraid I'd try to jump off the riser too early and trip over the edge.
_ _ So, sure enough, time comes.
I crawl under the stage, get on the riser.
_ _ _ She announces my name, I crouch down.
The riser comes up. _
I stand up very slowly, and I did a good job.
I didn't fall off the riser or anything.
I step off, and I go to my mic.
And I brought my _ _ _ daughter and her friend.
What I didn't know, and they told me later,
that as I came up from the riser,
_ oops.
_ _ _ _ [B] _ It _
[A] was a big time. _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ I [A#] emerged out of the ether. _
[Bm] _ _ [A] _ _ _ It _
[F#] _ _ _ _ was great, and it [C#] was thrilling for my daughter.
_ [N] _ _
Since 13, she brought her friend. _ _ _
I knew they were going to meet Taylor's, but, you know, they were very, very nervous.
I said, listen, keep it together enough that when you meet her,
you thank her _ for having you come to the show.
Because they got the prime spot in the front,
where you stand up and you're kneeling on the edge of the stage.
_ And _ [A#]
they said, okay.
So, sure enough, Taylor comes in,
_ [B] and she gives him a big [D#] hug.
And she goes, thank you guys so much.
Because they're cute, right?
And they hug.
_ _ _ [E] _ _
_ [G] _ _ And they say [B] a word. _ _
[A] _ _ _ Which reminds me, [Em] I have a 13-year-old daughter,
and I [N] did write a little song about her, I think, just recently.
And I thought maybe you'd want to hear it. _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ You're thinking, enough of the sensitive shit. _ _ _
_ [A] _ [Bm] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ Can we [D] not hear a more important thing? _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ Before [C#] I do it,
[A] _ _ _ _ [D] I _ [A]
know there's something you want to hear about even more [C#] than when you do [D] that.
[A] _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _
_ _ _ _ [D#m] _ _ _ _
_ [A#m] _ I [G#m] guess it's been a month of the moon, _ that I got an email [N] from Taylor Swift. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
And Taylor wrote me an email, she said,
I'm on my tour and when I go to a town where there's a musician that I really love,
I ask them to come and sit down and play a song.
_ And I really love you.
And I'm going to be in Austin, [F#] Texas. _
[Bm] So, [C#m] I said, sure. _
_ [Bm] _ It's good.
_ She [B] said, well good, we're going to play Sonny King at home.
_ [N] And you come to rehearsal.
_ _ I said, okay. _
So, I went to the Frank Lillins Center, 18,000 people,
and _ _ went to rehearse and _ banded the song perfectly, it was great.
_ _ Went up there to rehearse, everything was great.
They played my guitar, I think they gave me a wireless thing on my guitar, it was so up to date.
And Taylor was as sweet as could be and we were sharing the verses and things like that.
And it went _ just swimmingly.
_ And I said, well, okay, I'll see you there.
She said, wait, wait, wait. _ _ _
We want you to come up on a riser. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
It's like terms of endearment, when Jack Nicholson says,
just inches from a clean needle. _ _ _
So, sure enough, there's like a, _ _
the floor looks cut into a square. _ _
And this, whoa, breathing.
And she goes, well, before you go on,
_ we'll be playing the intro to the song and I'll announce you.
And you're going to go underneath stage, and this thing will be down, and you get on it. _
_ And what you've got to do, Sean, is you've got to squat down,
because if you stood on it, it would see the top of your head before you even rose up,
and that would mean you get back.
So, _ she said, you know, let's practice.
_ And what I had to do was maybe talk. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ You know, I had to completely abandon the platform shoes that I was going to wear.
_ _ _ So, she said, yeah, that's it, [Bm] you know.
_ _ [C] [A#m] Just, we'll see you later, and come up on the riser.
_ [F#] So I worried about it the whole rest of the [N] day.
And of course, all day I'm going. _ _ _
_ And I eat again and again and again.
So by the time I got to Taylor's show, [F] my quads were sore.
_ [A#] Which is not, you know, [E] good for what I was going to try to do.
And _ [Bm] _ _ I _ [A] _ _ _ _ [N] was just so afraid.
I mean, I'm a klutz.
I'm bad.
And, you know, I was afraid I'd try to jump off the riser too early and trip over the edge.
_ _ So, sure enough, time comes.
I crawl under the stage, get on the riser.
_ _ _ She announces my name, I crouch down.
The riser comes up. _
I stand up very slowly, and I did a good job.
I didn't fall off the riser or anything.
I step off, and I go to my mic.
And I brought my _ _ _ daughter and her friend.
What I didn't know, and they told me later,
that as I came up from the riser,
_ oops.
_ _ _ _ [B] _ It _
[A] was a big time. _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ I [A#] emerged out of the ether. _
[Bm] _ _ [A] _ _ _ It _
[F#] _ _ _ _ was great, and it [C#] was thrilling for my daughter.
_ [N] _ _
Since 13, she brought her friend. _ _ _
I knew they were going to meet Taylor's, but, you know, they were very, very nervous.
I said, listen, keep it together enough that when you meet her,
you thank her _ for having you come to the show.
Because they got the prime spot in the front,
where you stand up and you're kneeling on the edge of the stage.
_ And _ [A#]
they said, okay.
So, sure enough, Taylor comes in,
_ [B] and she gives him a big [D#] hug.
And she goes, thank you guys so much.
Because they're cute, right?
And they hug.
_ _ _ [E] _ _
_ [G] _ _ And they say [B] a word. _ _
[A] _ _ _ Which reminds me, [Em] I have a 13-year-old daughter,
and I [N] did write a little song about her, I think, just recently.
And I thought maybe you'd want to hear it. _