Chords for The Builders and The Butchers - The Doe Bay Sessions (2011)
Tempo:
137.5 bpm
Chords used:
A
Em
D
G
E
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[A]
Lord, Lord, [Em] please don't tell, don't tell, don't [A] tell.
Lord, Lord, please don't [G] tell, [Em] don't tell, [A] don't tell.
I'll tell you what I did.
[G] My brother's on the railroad tracks, [D] looking at the golden leaves.
[E] A cable tied around his hands and knees.
My [Em] [A] family tree, [Em] it [G] goes straight, [D] right back [Em] into [E] the ground.
My [Em] [A] family tree, [G] it goes straight [Em] [E]
down.
[A] [Em] [G]
[D] [A] [E]
[A] [G]
[D] [Em] [E]
[Em] [A] [C] [G]
[D] [E]
[Em] [A] [G]
[E] [G]
[A]
Lord, Lord, please don't [Em] tell, [E] don't [G] tell, [A] don't tell.
Lord, Lord, please [Em] don't tell, don't tell, [A] don't tell.
I'll tell you where my daddy's been.
[G] Deep into the still of the night.
[D] He burns his candle with the whiskey and [Em] sin.
[E] Mama's been broken all over again.
And my [A] family tree, it [G]
goes straight, [D] right [A] back into [E] the ground.
My [Em] family [A] tree, [G] it goes straight [E] down.
And my [Em] [A] family tree, [G] it goes straight, [D] right [E] back into the ground.
And my [Em] family [A] tree, [G] it goes [Em] straight [E] down.
[A] And what, my Lord, is the lifespan of a tree, my Lord?
The devil [E] only [G] knows.
Must I spend down on my knees, my Lord?
The devil only knows.
I [C] crawled through all the cracks and the puddles.
I crawled through all the cracks.
[Em] [D] I spilled my blood at the foot of the altar, and then I broke my back.
And my [Em] family [A] tree, it [G] goes straight, [D] right [Em] back into the [E] ground.
My [Em] [A] family tree, [G] it goes straight, [D] right back [Em] into the ground.
And my family [A]
tree, [G] it goes straight, [D]
right back [E] into the ground.
of [Em] my [A] family tree [G] it goes straight [E]
down
[G] [A]
little sister has blood on the tracks [D] and a lit cigarette
but she's not coming back [C] to a town that was built on [G] black gold and [A] iron ore and the kettle got hot
and it boiled and it [Em] steamed and [D] you can't run away from the worst of your [C] dreams they'll string you
[Em] up when you're trying to fall fast [A] asleep she wore black dresses
[Em] [D] oh she never cried in the morning
[C] she's got a bottle in [Em] paper so she could forget [A] her name she wore black dresses oh she [D] never cried
in the morning [C] she's got a bottle in [Em] paper so she could forget [A] her name
[Em] [Dm]
[A] [Em] [D]
[A]
her hometown was built by [Em] [D]
a
[C] she's been playing in the [Em] darkness ever since [A] she was a kid but she doesn't mourn for her man's come
and [Em] gone [D] she's worn the color of black all [C] along she was [G] born with a stone where there should have
[A] been a heart and she wore black dresses [D] she never smiled in the morning [G] [C] she's got a bottle in [Em] paper
she could forget her [A] name [Em] she [A] wore black dresses oh [D] she never smiled in the morning
[C] she got a bottle in [Em] paper she could forget her [A] name did
[D] you ever [A] meet a girl who was [E] born the
victim of her [A] name i knocked my boy who was born [E] the victim [Em] of [A] her name [D] did you ever [A] meet a girl
who [Em] was born the victim of her [A] name [Em] [D] i [A] knocked my boy who was [E] born the victim of [Em] [D] her name
[Em] little [A] sister there's blood on the tracks [D] and her lips cigarette but she's not coming [Em] back to a town
that was built on black gold and iron [A] ore she wore black dresses oh [D] she never cried in the morning
[C] she's gotta bottle in [Em] paper so she could forget [A] her name
she wore black dresses [D] she never smiled in the morning [C] she's got a bottle in [Em] paper so she can
forget her [A] name [Em] she's gotta bottle in paper so she can forget her [A] name
[Em] [A] [C] got a bottle in [G] paper
she could forget her [A] name [Em] [A]
all right
Lord, Lord, [Em] please don't tell, don't tell, don't [A] tell.
Lord, Lord, please don't [G] tell, [Em] don't tell, [A] don't tell.
I'll tell you what I did.
[G] My brother's on the railroad tracks, [D] looking at the golden leaves.
[E] A cable tied around his hands and knees.
My [Em] [A] family tree, [Em] it [G] goes straight, [D] right back [Em] into [E] the ground.
My [Em] [A] family tree, [G] it goes straight [Em] [E]
down.
[A] [Em] [G]
[D] [A] [E]
[A] [G]
[D] [Em] [E]
[Em] [A] [C] [G]
[D] [E]
[Em] [A] [G]
[E] [G]
[A]
Lord, Lord, please don't [Em] tell, [E] don't [G] tell, [A] don't tell.
Lord, Lord, please [Em] don't tell, don't tell, [A] don't tell.
I'll tell you where my daddy's been.
[G] Deep into the still of the night.
[D] He burns his candle with the whiskey and [Em] sin.
[E] Mama's been broken all over again.
And my [A] family tree, it [G]
goes straight, [D] right [A] back into [E] the ground.
My [Em] family [A] tree, [G] it goes straight [E] down.
And my [Em] [A] family tree, [G] it goes straight, [D] right [E] back into the ground.
And my [Em] family [A] tree, [G] it goes [Em] straight [E] down.
[A] And what, my Lord, is the lifespan of a tree, my Lord?
The devil [E] only [G] knows.
Must I spend down on my knees, my Lord?
The devil only knows.
I [C] crawled through all the cracks and the puddles.
I crawled through all the cracks.
[Em] [D] I spilled my blood at the foot of the altar, and then I broke my back.
And my [Em] family [A] tree, it [G] goes straight, [D] right [Em] back into the [E] ground.
My [Em] [A] family tree, [G] it goes straight, [D] right back [Em] into the ground.
And my family [A]
tree, [G] it goes straight, [D]
right back [E] into the ground.
of [Em] my [A] family tree [G] it goes straight [E]
down
[G] [A]
little sister has blood on the tracks [D] and a lit cigarette
but she's not coming back [C] to a town that was built on [G] black gold and [A] iron ore and the kettle got hot
and it boiled and it [Em] steamed and [D] you can't run away from the worst of your [C] dreams they'll string you
[Em] up when you're trying to fall fast [A] asleep she wore black dresses
[Em] [D] oh she never cried in the morning
[C] she's got a bottle in [Em] paper so she could forget [A] her name she wore black dresses oh she [D] never cried
in the morning [C] she's got a bottle in [Em] paper so she could forget [A] her name
[Em] [Dm]
[A] [Em] [D]
[A]
her hometown was built by [Em] [D]
a
[C] she's been playing in the [Em] darkness ever since [A] she was a kid but she doesn't mourn for her man's come
and [Em] gone [D] she's worn the color of black all [C] along she was [G] born with a stone where there should have
[A] been a heart and she wore black dresses [D] she never smiled in the morning [G] [C] she's got a bottle in [Em] paper
she could forget her [A] name [Em] she [A] wore black dresses oh [D] she never smiled in the morning
[C] she got a bottle in [Em] paper she could forget her [A] name did
[D] you ever [A] meet a girl who was [E] born the
victim of her [A] name i knocked my boy who was born [E] the victim [Em] of [A] her name [D] did you ever [A] meet a girl
who [Em] was born the victim of her [A] name [Em] [D] i [A] knocked my boy who was [E] born the victim of [Em] [D] her name
[Em] little [A] sister there's blood on the tracks [D] and her lips cigarette but she's not coming [Em] back to a town
that was built on black gold and iron [A] ore she wore black dresses oh [D] she never cried in the morning
[C] she's gotta bottle in [Em] paper so she could forget [A] her name
she wore black dresses [D] she never smiled in the morning [C] she's got a bottle in [Em] paper so she can
forget her [A] name [Em] she's gotta bottle in paper so she can forget her [A] name
[Em] [A] [C] got a bottle in [G] paper
she could forget her [A] name [Em] [A]
all right
Key:
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Lord, _ Lord, [Em] please don't tell, don't tell, don't [A] tell.
_ _ Lord, _ Lord, please don't [G] tell, [Em] don't tell, [A] don't tell. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ I'll tell you what I did.
_ [G] My brother's on the railroad tracks, _ _ [D] looking at the golden _ leaves.
[E] A cable tied around his hands and knees. _ _ _
_ _ My [Em] [A] family tree, [Em] it [G] goes straight, _ [D] right back [Em] into [E] the ground.
My [Em] [A] family tree, [G] it goes straight [Em] _ [E]
down. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ [Em] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ [Em] _ [E] _ _ _
[Em] _ [A] _ _ _ [C] _ [G] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
[Em] _ _ [A] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Lord, Lord, please don't [Em] tell, [E] don't [G] tell, [A] don't tell.
_ _ Lord, _ Lord, please [Em] don't tell, don't tell, [A] don't tell. _ _ _ _ _
I'll tell you where my daddy's been.
_ [G] Deep into the still of the night.
_ [D] He burns his candle with the whiskey and [Em] sin.
[E] Mama's been broken all over again. _ _ _ _ _
And my [A] family tree, it [G]
goes straight, _ [D] right [A] back into [E] the ground.
My [Em] family [A] tree, [G] it goes straight _ [E] down. _ _
And my [Em] [A] family tree, [G] it goes straight, [D] right [E] back into the ground.
And my [Em] family [A] tree, [G] it goes [Em] straight _ [E] down. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] And what, my Lord, is the lifespan of a tree, my Lord?
The devil [E] only [G] knows.
Must I spend down on my knees, my Lord?
The devil only knows.
I [C] crawled through all the cracks and the puddles.
I crawled through all the cracks.
_ [Em] [D] I spilled my blood at the foot of the altar, and then I broke my back.
And my [Em] family [A] tree, it [G] goes straight, _ [D] right [Em] back into the [E] ground.
My [Em] [A] family tree, [G] it goes straight, [D] right back [Em] into the ground.
And my family [A]
tree, [G] it goes straight, _ [D]
right back [E] into the ground.
of [Em] my [A] family tree [G] it goes straight [E] _
down _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ little sister has blood on the tracks [D] and a lit cigarette
but she's not coming back [C] to a town that was built on [G] black gold and [A] iron ore _ and _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
the kettle got hot
and it boiled and it [Em] steamed and [D] you can't run away from the worst of your [C] dreams they'll string you
[Em] up when you're trying to fall fast [A] asleep _ she wore black dresses _
_ [Em] [D] oh she never cried in the morning
[C] she's got a bottle in [Em] paper so she could forget [A] her name _ she wore black dresses _ _ oh she [D] never cried
in the morning [C] she's got a bottle in [Em] paper so she could forget [A] her name _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
[A] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ her hometown was built by _ [Em] _ [D] _ _ _ _
a
[C] she's been playing in the [Em] darkness ever since [A] she was a kid but _ she doesn't mourn for her man's come
and [Em] gone [D] she's worn the color of black all [C] along she was [G] born with a stone where there should have
[A] been a heart _ _ and she wore black dresses _ _ [D] she never smiled in the morning [G] [C] she's got a bottle in [Em] paper
she could forget her [A] name [Em] she [A] wore black dresses _ oh [D] she never smiled in the morning
[C] she got a bottle in [Em] paper she could forget her [A] name did _ _
[D] _ you ever [A] meet a girl who was [E] born the
victim of her [A] name _ _ i knocked my boy who was born [E] the victim [Em] of [A] her name _ [D] did you ever [A] meet a girl
who [Em] was born the victim of her [A] name _ [Em] _ [D] i [A] knocked my boy who was [E] born the victim _ of [Em] [D] her name _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Em] little [A] sister there's blood on the tracks [D] and her lips cigarette but she's not coming [Em] back to a town
that was built on black gold and iron [A] ore _ she wore black dresses _ oh [D] she never cried in the morning
[C] she's gotta bottle in [Em] paper so she could forget [A] her name
_ she wore black dresses _ [D] she never smiled in the morning [C] she's got a bottle in [Em] paper so she can
forget her [A] name _ _ [Em] she's gotta bottle in paper so she can forget her [A] name _
[Em] _ [A] _ [C] got a bottle in [G] paper
she could forget her [A] _ name _ [Em] _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ all right _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Lord, _ Lord, [Em] please don't tell, don't tell, don't [A] tell.
_ _ Lord, _ Lord, please don't [G] tell, [Em] don't tell, [A] don't tell. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ I'll tell you what I did.
_ [G] My brother's on the railroad tracks, _ _ [D] looking at the golden _ leaves.
[E] A cable tied around his hands and knees. _ _ _
_ _ My [Em] [A] family tree, [Em] it [G] goes straight, _ [D] right back [Em] into [E] the ground.
My [Em] [A] family tree, [G] it goes straight [Em] _ [E]
down. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ [Em] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ [Em] _ [E] _ _ _
[Em] _ [A] _ _ _ [C] _ [G] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
[Em] _ _ [A] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Lord, Lord, please don't [Em] tell, [E] don't [G] tell, [A] don't tell.
_ _ Lord, _ Lord, please [Em] don't tell, don't tell, [A] don't tell. _ _ _ _ _
I'll tell you where my daddy's been.
_ [G] Deep into the still of the night.
_ [D] He burns his candle with the whiskey and [Em] sin.
[E] Mama's been broken all over again. _ _ _ _ _
And my [A] family tree, it [G]
goes straight, _ [D] right [A] back into [E] the ground.
My [Em] family [A] tree, [G] it goes straight _ [E] down. _ _
And my [Em] [A] family tree, [G] it goes straight, [D] right [E] back into the ground.
And my [Em] family [A] tree, [G] it goes [Em] straight _ [E] down. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] And what, my Lord, is the lifespan of a tree, my Lord?
The devil [E] only [G] knows.
Must I spend down on my knees, my Lord?
The devil only knows.
I [C] crawled through all the cracks and the puddles.
I crawled through all the cracks.
_ [Em] [D] I spilled my blood at the foot of the altar, and then I broke my back.
And my [Em] family [A] tree, it [G] goes straight, _ [D] right [Em] back into the [E] ground.
My [Em] [A] family tree, [G] it goes straight, [D] right back [Em] into the ground.
And my family [A]
tree, [G] it goes straight, _ [D]
right back [E] into the ground.
of [Em] my [A] family tree [G] it goes straight [E] _
down _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ little sister has blood on the tracks [D] and a lit cigarette
but she's not coming back [C] to a town that was built on [G] black gold and [A] iron ore _ and _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
the kettle got hot
and it boiled and it [Em] steamed and [D] you can't run away from the worst of your [C] dreams they'll string you
[Em] up when you're trying to fall fast [A] asleep _ she wore black dresses _
_ [Em] [D] oh she never cried in the morning
[C] she's got a bottle in [Em] paper so she could forget [A] her name _ she wore black dresses _ _ oh she [D] never cried
in the morning [C] she's got a bottle in [Em] paper so she could forget [A] her name _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
[A] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ her hometown was built by _ [Em] _ [D] _ _ _ _
a
[C] she's been playing in the [Em] darkness ever since [A] she was a kid but _ she doesn't mourn for her man's come
and [Em] gone [D] she's worn the color of black all [C] along she was [G] born with a stone where there should have
[A] been a heart _ _ and she wore black dresses _ _ [D] she never smiled in the morning [G] [C] she's got a bottle in [Em] paper
she could forget her [A] name [Em] she [A] wore black dresses _ oh [D] she never smiled in the morning
[C] she got a bottle in [Em] paper she could forget her [A] name did _ _
[D] _ you ever [A] meet a girl who was [E] born the
victim of her [A] name _ _ i knocked my boy who was born [E] the victim [Em] of [A] her name _ [D] did you ever [A] meet a girl
who [Em] was born the victim of her [A] name _ [Em] _ [D] i [A] knocked my boy who was [E] born the victim _ of [Em] [D] her name _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Em] little [A] sister there's blood on the tracks [D] and her lips cigarette but she's not coming [Em] back to a town
that was built on black gold and iron [A] ore _ she wore black dresses _ oh [D] she never cried in the morning
[C] she's gotta bottle in [Em] paper so she could forget [A] her name
_ she wore black dresses _ [D] she never smiled in the morning [C] she's got a bottle in [Em] paper so she can
forget her [A] name _ _ [Em] she's gotta bottle in paper so she can forget her [A] name _
[Em] _ [A] _ [C] got a bottle in [G] paper
she could forget her [A] _ name _ [Em] _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ all right _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _