Summer Wages Chords by Nanci Griffith
Tempo:
126.25 bpm
Chords used:
A
E
D
F#m
C#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[E] [A]
[D]
[A] [F#m]
[E] [A]
Never hit seventeen, [D] when you play against the dealer, [A] you know that [F#m] the odds won't [E] ride with you.
And never [A]
leave your woman alone, [Em] [D] with your friends around to steal her she'll [A] be gambling, [F#m] going like [E] summer [A] weekend.
And we'll keep rolling on, [D] till we get to Vancouver and [A] the woman that [F#m] I love she's living [E] there.
And it's [A] been six long months, [D] and more since I've seen her years [A] of gambling, [F#m] and gone like summer [E] weekend.
[A]
And [E] [Bm] [E]
all the beer parlours, [D] all down [A] along Main Street, the dreams [C#m] of the seasons [D] get all spilled [E] out [A] on the floor.
[E] [A] But [E] the beat stands of timber, [D]
just waiting for [A] the falling, and the hookers [C#m] standing watchfully, [D]
waiting [E] by the door.
So [A] I'll work on the towboats, [D] with my slippery city shoes, which [A] I swore [F#m] I would never do [E] again.
Through [A] the grey fog bound straits, [D] where the cedars stand watching, I'll [A] be far off, [F#m] and gone like [E] summer [Bm] weekend.
[A]
[D]
[A]
[F#m] [E]
[A] [D] [A]
[E] [F#m] [E] And all the beer parlours, [D] all down [A] along Main Street, the dreams of [C#m] the seasons get [D] all spilled [E] out on [A] the [E] floor.
But the beat stands of timber, [D] just waiting for [A] the falling, and the hookers standing [C#m]
watchfully, [D] waiting by [E] the door.
[A]
Never hit seventeen, [D] when you play against the dealer, [A] you know that [F#m] the odds won't [E] ride with you.
And [Bm] never [A]
leave your woman alone, [C#] [D] with your friends around, to steal her she'll [A] be gambled, [F#m] and gone like [E] summer [A] weekend.
[D] And the years [A] are gambled [F#m] and lost, like [E] summer [A]
weekend.
[E] [A] [N]
[D]
[A] [F#m]
[E] [A]
Never hit seventeen, [D] when you play against the dealer, [A] you know that [F#m] the odds won't [E] ride with you.
And never [A]
leave your woman alone, [Em] [D] with your friends around to steal her she'll [A] be gambling, [F#m] going like [E] summer [A] weekend.
And we'll keep rolling on, [D] till we get to Vancouver and [A] the woman that [F#m] I love she's living [E] there.
And it's [A] been six long months, [D] and more since I've seen her years [A] of gambling, [F#m] and gone like summer [E] weekend.
[A]
And [E] [Bm] [E]
all the beer parlours, [D] all down [A] along Main Street, the dreams [C#m] of the seasons [D] get all spilled [E] out [A] on the floor.
[E] [A] But [E] the beat stands of timber, [D]
just waiting for [A] the falling, and the hookers [C#m] standing watchfully, [D]
waiting [E] by the door.
So [A] I'll work on the towboats, [D] with my slippery city shoes, which [A] I swore [F#m] I would never do [E] again.
Through [A] the grey fog bound straits, [D] where the cedars stand watching, I'll [A] be far off, [F#m] and gone like [E] summer [Bm] weekend.
[A]
[D]
[A]
[F#m] [E]
[A] [D] [A]
[E] [F#m] [E] And all the beer parlours, [D] all down [A] along Main Street, the dreams of [C#m] the seasons get [D] all spilled [E] out on [A] the [E] floor.
But the beat stands of timber, [D] just waiting for [A] the falling, and the hookers standing [C#m]
watchfully, [D] waiting by [E] the door.
[A]
Never hit seventeen, [D] when you play against the dealer, [A] you know that [F#m] the odds won't [E] ride with you.
And [Bm] never [A]
leave your woman alone, [C#] [D] with your friends around, to steal her she'll [A] be gambled, [F#m] and gone like [E] summer [A] weekend.
[D] And the years [A] are gambled [F#m] and lost, like [E] summer [A]
weekend.
[E] [A] [N]
Key:
A
E
D
F#m
C#m
A
E
D
[E] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ Never hit _ _ seventeen, _ [D] when you play against the dealer, _ [A] you know that [F#m] the odds won't [E] ride with you.
And never [A] _
leave your woman alone, [Em] _ [D] with your friends around to steal her she'll [A] be _ gambling, [F#m] _ going like [E] summer _ _ [A] weekend. _ _ _ _
_ And we'll keep rolling on, _ [D] till we get to _ Vancouver and [A] the woman that [F#m] I love she's living [E] there. _ _ _
And it's [A] been six long months, _ [D] and more since I've seen her years [A] of gambling, _ [F#m] and gone like summer [E] _ _ weekend.
[A] _
_ And _ _ [E] _ [Bm] _ [E] _
all the beer parlours, [D] all down [A] along Main Street, the dreams [C#m] of the seasons [D] get all spilled [E] out [A] on the floor.
[E] _ [A] But [E] the beat stands of timber, _ [D]
just waiting for [A] the falling, and the hookers [C#m] standing _ watchfully, [D] _
waiting [E] by the door. _ _
_ So [A] I'll work on the towboats, [D] with my slippery city shoes, which [A] I swore [F#m] I would never do [E] again. _ _ _
_ Through [A] the grey fog bound _ straits, [D] where the cedars stand watching, I'll [A] be far off, [F#m] and gone like [E] summer [Bm] weekend.
_ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _
_ [E] _ [F#m] [E] And all _ the beer parlours, [D] all down [A] along Main Street, the dreams of [C#m] the seasons get [D] all spilled [E] out on [A] the _ [E] floor.
But the beat stands of timber, [D] just waiting for [A] the falling, _ and the hookers standing [C#m] _
watchfully, _ [D] waiting by [E] the door.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ Never hit seventeen, _ [D] when you play against the dealer, _ [A] you know that [F#m] the odds won't [E] ride with you.
_ _ And [Bm] never [A] _
leave your woman alone, _ [C#] [D] with your friends around, to steal her she'll [A] be _ gambled, [F#m] and gone like [E] summer _ _ [A] weekend. _ _ _ _
[D] And the years [A] are _ gambled [F#m] and lost, like [E] summer _ _ _ [A]
weekend.
_ _ _ [E] _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ Never hit _ _ seventeen, _ [D] when you play against the dealer, _ [A] you know that [F#m] the odds won't [E] ride with you.
And never [A] _
leave your woman alone, [Em] _ [D] with your friends around to steal her she'll [A] be _ gambling, [F#m] _ going like [E] summer _ _ [A] weekend. _ _ _ _
_ And we'll keep rolling on, _ [D] till we get to _ Vancouver and [A] the woman that [F#m] I love she's living [E] there. _ _ _
And it's [A] been six long months, _ [D] and more since I've seen her years [A] of gambling, _ [F#m] and gone like summer [E] _ _ weekend.
[A] _
_ And _ _ [E] _ [Bm] _ [E] _
all the beer parlours, [D] all down [A] along Main Street, the dreams [C#m] of the seasons [D] get all spilled [E] out [A] on the floor.
[E] _ [A] But [E] the beat stands of timber, _ [D]
just waiting for [A] the falling, and the hookers [C#m] standing _ watchfully, [D] _
waiting [E] by the door. _ _
_ So [A] I'll work on the towboats, [D] with my slippery city shoes, which [A] I swore [F#m] I would never do [E] again. _ _ _
_ Through [A] the grey fog bound _ straits, [D] where the cedars stand watching, I'll [A] be far off, [F#m] and gone like [E] summer [Bm] weekend.
_ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _
_ [E] _ [F#m] [E] And all _ the beer parlours, [D] all down [A] along Main Street, the dreams of [C#m] the seasons get [D] all spilled [E] out on [A] the _ [E] floor.
But the beat stands of timber, [D] just waiting for [A] the falling, _ and the hookers standing [C#m] _
watchfully, _ [D] waiting by [E] the door.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ Never hit seventeen, _ [D] when you play against the dealer, _ [A] you know that [F#m] the odds won't [E] ride with you.
_ _ And [Bm] never [A] _
leave your woman alone, _ [C#] [D] with your friends around, to steal her she'll [A] be _ gambled, [F#m] and gone like [E] summer _ _ [A] weekend. _ _ _ _
[D] And the years [A] are _ gambled [F#m] and lost, like [E] summer _ _ _ [A]
weekend.
_ _ _ [E] _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _