Chords for The Agee Family-I've never seen the righteous forsaken
Tempo:
80.35 bpm
Chords used:
G
C
Am
Ab
D
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[G] [Am]
[B] [C] [G] [Am]
[Dm] [C] I've [G] seen gods equal dream [G] of a hospital bed.
[C]
I've [G] seen them struggling [Am] for their [D] big red.
[Em] See them [G] standing at the grave of one [C] who lived just too [G]
young.
[Am] I've [G] heard them crying out for their [C] little [D] son.
But [G] I [A] never, no [G]
never, feel [C] righteous or sin.
[G] It's such a [Am] pity to be [G] there.
[C] I've [D] seen them, I've seen them, I've seen [G] them twisted [G] and tied.
I've heard [C] [G] them shaking, [C] I've heard them quivering, I've [G] never, no [A] never, [D] feel righteous [G] or sin.
[C] [G]
[Cm] I've [G] seen them when they screamed like there was no [Am] helping [G] star.
[C] I've seen them when [Em] they screamed that life [Am] was nothing [G] but [D] [Em] lies.
But in the eyes of [G] heaven, [C] something else was [G] going on.
They may have [Am] been all by [Bm] themselves, [G]
[C] but they were never [D] alone.
[Gbm] No [G] I never, [G] no never, feel [C] righteous or [G] sin.
[Am] It's such a [G] pity to be there.
I've seen [C] them [D] breaking their [G] [Am] chest in [G] half dry.
Seen them bleeding and bleeding shaking.
[C] I've seen them, I've seen them, I've seen them, I've seen them twisted and tied.
I've heard them [G] crying out [Am] for their little [D] son.
[G] [Eb] But I never, [F] [G] no never, [Eb]
[F] [G] feel [D]
[Ab] [Eb] [G] [Ab] [Bbm] [Cm]
[Ab] [Db] righteous or sin.
[Ab] I've heard them screaming, [Bbm]
[Cm] I've [Db] heard them [Eb] [Bb]
[Bbm] quivering, [Cm] I've [Ab] never, no never, feel righteous [Fm] or sin.
[Db] But I've never known [Ab] never, [Bbm] I've never, but [Cm] I never
[Db] [Ab] [Bbm] Seen the [Eb] righteous [Ab] horse lady
[Cm] [Db] Never, [Ab] no never
[Cm] [Db] [Eb] [Ab]
[B] [C] [G] [Am]
[Dm] [C] I've [G] seen gods equal dream [G] of a hospital bed.
[C]
I've [G] seen them struggling [Am] for their [D] big red.
[Em] See them [G] standing at the grave of one [C] who lived just too [G]
young.
[Am] I've [G] heard them crying out for their [C] little [D] son.
But [G] I [A] never, no [G]
never, feel [C] righteous or sin.
[G] It's such a [Am] pity to be [G] there.
[C] I've [D] seen them, I've seen them, I've seen [G] them twisted [G] and tied.
I've heard [C] [G] them shaking, [C] I've heard them quivering, I've [G] never, no [A] never, [D] feel righteous [G] or sin.
[C] [G]
[Cm] I've [G] seen them when they screamed like there was no [Am] helping [G] star.
[C] I've seen them when [Em] they screamed that life [Am] was nothing [G] but [D] [Em] lies.
But in the eyes of [G] heaven, [C] something else was [G] going on.
They may have [Am] been all by [Bm] themselves, [G]
[C] but they were never [D] alone.
[Gbm] No [G] I never, [G] no never, feel [C] righteous or [G] sin.
[Am] It's such a [G] pity to be there.
I've seen [C] them [D] breaking their [G] [Am] chest in [G] half dry.
Seen them bleeding and bleeding shaking.
[C] I've seen them, I've seen them, I've seen them, I've seen them twisted and tied.
I've heard them [G] crying out [Am] for their little [D] son.
[G] [Eb] But I never, [F] [G] no never, [Eb]
[F] [G] feel [D]
[Ab] [Eb] [G] [Ab] [Bbm] [Cm]
[Ab] [Db] righteous or sin.
[Ab] I've heard them screaming, [Bbm]
[Cm] I've [Db] heard them [Eb] [Bb]
[Bbm] quivering, [Cm] I've [Ab] never, no never, feel righteous [Fm] or sin.
[Db] But I've never known [Ab] never, [Bbm] I've never, but [Cm] I never
[Db] [Ab] [Bbm] Seen the [Eb] righteous [Ab] horse lady
[Cm] [Db] Never, [Ab] no never
[Cm] [Db] [Eb] [Ab]
Key:
G
C
Am
Ab
D
G
C
Am
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [Am] _
[B] _ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [Am] _
[Dm] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ I've [G] seen gods equal dream [G] of a hospital bed.
[C]
I've [G] seen them struggling [Am] for their [D] big red. _
[Em] See them [G] standing at the grave of one [C] who lived just too [G]
young.
[Am] I've [G] heard them crying out for their [C] little [D] son.
_ _ But [G] I [A] never, no [G]
never, feel [C] righteous or sin.
[G] It's such a [Am] pity to be [G] there.
_ [C] I've [D] seen them, I've seen them, I've seen [G] them twisted [G] and tied.
I've heard [C] [G] them shaking, [C] I've heard them quivering, I've [G] never, no [A] never, [D] feel righteous [G] or sin.
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [G] _
[Cm] I've [G] seen them when they screamed like there was no [Am] helping [G] star.
_ [C] _ I've seen them when [Em] they screamed that life [Am] was nothing [G] but [D] [Em] lies.
But in the eyes of [G] heaven, [C] something else was [G] going on.
They may have [Am] been all by [Bm] themselves, [G]
[C] but they were never [D] alone.
_ _ [Gbm] No [G] I never, [G] no never, feel [C] righteous or [G] sin.
[Am] It's such a [G] pity to be there.
I've seen [C] them [D] breaking their [G] [Am] chest in [G] half dry.
Seen them bleeding and bleeding shaking.
_ [C] I've seen them, I've seen them, I've seen them, I've seen them twisted and tied.
I've heard them [G] crying out [Am] for their little [D] son.
[G] _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] But I never, [F] _ [G] no never, _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ [F] _ _ [G] feel _ [D] _ _
[Ab] _ _ [Eb] _ [G] _ _ [Ab] _ [Bbm] _ [Cm] _
[Ab] _ [Db] righteous or sin.
[Ab] I've heard them screaming, _ [Bbm] _
[Cm] I've [Db] heard them _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb]
[Bbm] quivering, [Cm] I've [Ab] never, no never, feel righteous [Fm] or sin.
[Db] But I've never known [Ab] never, [Bbm] I've never, but [Cm] I never
_ [Db] _ _ _ [Ab] _ [Bbm] Seen the [Eb] righteous [Ab] horse lady
_ _ _ [Cm] [Db] Never, _ _ [Ab] no never
_ _ [Cm] _ [Db] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [Am] _
[Dm] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ I've [G] seen gods equal dream [G] of a hospital bed.
[C]
I've [G] seen them struggling [Am] for their [D] big red. _
[Em] See them [G] standing at the grave of one [C] who lived just too [G]
young.
[Am] I've [G] heard them crying out for their [C] little [D] son.
_ _ But [G] I [A] never, no [G]
never, feel [C] righteous or sin.
[G] It's such a [Am] pity to be [G] there.
_ [C] I've [D] seen them, I've seen them, I've seen [G] them twisted [G] and tied.
I've heard [C] [G] them shaking, [C] I've heard them quivering, I've [G] never, no [A] never, [D] feel righteous [G] or sin.
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [G] _
[Cm] I've [G] seen them when they screamed like there was no [Am] helping [G] star.
_ [C] _ I've seen them when [Em] they screamed that life [Am] was nothing [G] but [D] [Em] lies.
But in the eyes of [G] heaven, [C] something else was [G] going on.
They may have [Am] been all by [Bm] themselves, [G]
[C] but they were never [D] alone.
_ _ [Gbm] No [G] I never, [G] no never, feel [C] righteous or [G] sin.
[Am] It's such a [G] pity to be there.
I've seen [C] them [D] breaking their [G] [Am] chest in [G] half dry.
Seen them bleeding and bleeding shaking.
_ [C] I've seen them, I've seen them, I've seen them, I've seen them twisted and tied.
I've heard them [G] crying out [Am] for their little [D] son.
[G] _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] But I never, [F] _ [G] no never, _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ [F] _ _ [G] feel _ [D] _ _
[Ab] _ _ [Eb] _ [G] _ _ [Ab] _ [Bbm] _ [Cm] _
[Ab] _ [Db] righteous or sin.
[Ab] I've heard them screaming, _ [Bbm] _
[Cm] I've [Db] heard them _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb]
[Bbm] quivering, [Cm] I've [Ab] never, no never, feel righteous [Fm] or sin.
[Db] But I've never known [Ab] never, [Bbm] I've never, but [Cm] I never
_ [Db] _ _ _ [Ab] _ [Bbm] Seen the [Eb] righteous [Ab] horse lady
_ _ _ [Cm] [Db] Never, _ _ [Ab] no never
_ _ [Cm] _ [Db] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _