Chords for Son Volt - True to Life (Uncle Tupelo)
Tempo:
190.2 bpm
Chords used:
D
G
C
Am
Em
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[E]
It's an old [F#] song, man.
[G] I
[D]
[G]
[G] [D] love you.
I can [G] only [D] sing it aloud.
[C] [D] Always try to sing [G] it clear.
What the [D]
hell are we [C] all doing here?
[D]
Making [G] too [D] much of nothing or [C] creative.
[D] One unholy [G] mess,
an unfair [D] study in [C] survival, [D] I guess.
But [Em] it [C] always comes down
to what [G] you do.
It's all [D] around you.
And [G] this Todd [D] Wire Act
[C] leaving us here [G] for dead news [D] to the world.
[C] And liquor [D] piles up [G] ahead
[D] dodging those wood [C] words of power.
[D] Forever on [G] their breath
when the [D] quality of life [Am] gets stripped up,
[C] strangled, locked up.
Seems [D] getting harder out there.
[C]
Especially without [Am] time enough [G] to see.
[D] [C]
[D] [G]
[D] [C]
[D] [G]
True [D] to life,
[C]
it's [D] another hangover.
[G]
True [D] to life, it's more [C] and more politics.
[D] [G]
True [D] to life, it's [C] always having to look over your [D] shoulder.
[G]
True to [D] life, [C] it's assembling [D] line sickness.
But [Em] it always [C] comes down to [G] what you do.
It's all [D] around you.
And [G] this Todd Wire Act
[D] leaving [C] us here [G] for dead news to [D] the world.
[C] And liquor [D]
piles up [G] ahead
[D] dodging those wood [C] words of power.
[D] Forever on [G] their breath
when the [D] quality of life [Am] gets stripped up,
[C] strangled, locked up.
Seems [D] getting harder out there.
[C] Especially without [Am] time enough [G] to see.
[D]
[C]
[G] [D]
[C]
[G] [D]
[C]
[G] [D]
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[A] [G]
[N]
It's an old [F#] song, man.
[G] I
[D]
[G]
[G] [D] love you.
I can [G] only [D] sing it aloud.
[C] [D] Always try to sing [G] it clear.
What the [D]
hell are we [C] all doing here?
[D]
Making [G] too [D] much of nothing or [C] creative.
[D] One unholy [G] mess,
an unfair [D] study in [C] survival, [D] I guess.
But [Em] it [C] always comes down
to what [G] you do.
It's all [D] around you.
And [G] this Todd [D] Wire Act
[C] leaving us here [G] for dead news [D] to the world.
[C] And liquor [D] piles up [G] ahead
[D] dodging those wood [C] words of power.
[D] Forever on [G] their breath
when the [D] quality of life [Am] gets stripped up,
[C] strangled, locked up.
Seems [D] getting harder out there.
[C]
Especially without [Am] time enough [G] to see.
[D] [C]
[D] [G]
[D] [C]
[D] [G]
True [D] to life,
[C]
it's [D] another hangover.
[G]
True [D] to life, it's more [C] and more politics.
[D] [G]
True [D] to life, it's [C] always having to look over your [D] shoulder.
[G]
True to [D] life, [C] it's assembling [D] line sickness.
But [Em] it always [C] comes down to [G] what you do.
It's all [D] around you.
And [G] this Todd Wire Act
[D] leaving [C] us here [G] for dead news to [D] the world.
[C] And liquor [D]
piles up [G] ahead
[D] dodging those wood [C] words of power.
[D] Forever on [G] their breath
when the [D] quality of life [Am] gets stripped up,
[C] strangled, locked up.
Seems [D] getting harder out there.
[C] Especially without [Am] time enough [G] to see.
[D]
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[G] [D]
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[G] [D]
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[G]
[D]
[C]
[A] [G]
[N]
Key:
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G
C
Am
Em
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G
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_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
It's an old [F#] song, man.
_ [G] _ I
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] love you. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ I can [G] only [D] sing it aloud.
_ _ [C] _ _ [D] Always try to sing [G] it clear.
What the [D]
hell are we [C] all doing here?
_ [D] _ _
Making [G] too _ [D] much of nothing or [C] creative.
_ _ [D] One unholy [G] mess,
an unfair [D] study in [C] _ survival, [D] I guess.
But [Em] it _ _ [C] always _ comes down
to what [G] you do.
_ _ It's all [D] around _ you.
_ And [G] this Todd [D] Wire Act _ _ _
_ [C] leaving us here [G] for dead news [D] to the _ _ world.
[C] And liquor _ [D] _ _ piles up [G] ahead
_ [D] dodging those wood [C] words of power.
_ _ [D] Forever on [G] their breath
when the [D] quality of life [Am] gets stripped up,
_ _ [C] strangled, locked up.
_ _ _ Seems [D] getting harder out _ there.
_ [C] _ _
Especially _ without _ [Am] time enough [G] to see. _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
True [D] to life,
_ _ [C] _
it's [D] another _ hangover.
_ [G] _ _
True [D] to life, it's more [C] and more politics.
[D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
True [D] to life, it's [C] always having to look over your [D] _ shoulder.
_ [G] _ _
True to [D] life, [C] it's assembling [D] line sickness.
But [Em] it _ always [C] _ comes _ down to [G] what you _ do.
_ It's all _ [D] around _ you. _
And [G] this Todd Wire Act
_ [D] _ _ _ leaving [C] us here [G] for dead news to [D] the _ world.
[C] And liquor _ [D] _
piles up [G] ahead
_ [D] dodging those wood [C] words of power.
_ [D] Forever on [G] their breath
when the [D] quality of life [Am] gets stripped up, _ _
_ [C] strangled, locked up. _ _
Seems [D] getting harder out there.
_ _ [C] _ _ Especially _ _ without [Am] time enough [G] to see.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
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_ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _ _
It's an old [F#] song, man.
_ [G] _ I
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] love you. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ I can [G] only [D] sing it aloud.
_ _ [C] _ _ [D] Always try to sing [G] it clear.
What the [D]
hell are we [C] all doing here?
_ [D] _ _
Making [G] too _ [D] much of nothing or [C] creative.
_ _ [D] One unholy [G] mess,
an unfair [D] study in [C] _ survival, [D] I guess.
But [Em] it _ _ [C] always _ comes down
to what [G] you do.
_ _ It's all [D] around _ you.
_ And [G] this Todd [D] Wire Act _ _ _
_ [C] leaving us here [G] for dead news [D] to the _ _ world.
[C] And liquor _ [D] _ _ piles up [G] ahead
_ [D] dodging those wood [C] words of power.
_ _ [D] Forever on [G] their breath
when the [D] quality of life [Am] gets stripped up,
_ _ [C] strangled, locked up.
_ _ _ Seems [D] getting harder out _ there.
_ [C] _ _
Especially _ without _ [Am] time enough [G] to see. _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
True [D] to life,
_ _ [C] _
it's [D] another _ hangover.
_ [G] _ _
True [D] to life, it's more [C] and more politics.
[D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
True [D] to life, it's [C] always having to look over your [D] _ shoulder.
_ [G] _ _
True to [D] life, [C] it's assembling [D] line sickness.
But [Em] it _ always [C] _ comes _ down to [G] what you _ do.
_ It's all _ [D] around _ you. _
And [G] this Todd Wire Act
_ [D] _ _ _ leaving [C] us here [G] for dead news to [D] the _ world.
[C] And liquor _ [D] _
piles up [G] ahead
_ [D] dodging those wood [C] words of power.
_ [D] Forever on [G] their breath
when the [D] quality of life [Am] gets stripped up, _ _
_ [C] strangled, locked up. _ _
Seems [D] getting harder out there.
_ _ [C] _ _ Especially _ _ without [Am] time enough [G] to see.
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