Cheapest Kind Chords by Greg Brown
Tempo:
110.45 bpm
Chords used:
A
D
E
G
Em
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[A] [E] [A] [G]
[D]
[Bm] [A] [F#m] [E]
[A]
[Em] [A] We traveled Kansas and Missouri [D] spreading the good news.
[A] Preachers family in our pressed clothes and worn [G] out [E] polished shoes.
[G] [A] Mama fixed the soup bins and served them up [D] by candlelight.
[A] She tucked us in and I [E] know she worried through [A] many a sleepless night.
[D]
[A] Dad and me we stopped by the store [D] when the day was done.
[A] Standing at the counter he said I forgot [E] to get the pizza son.
[G] [A] What kind should I get?
I said to him that [D] where he stood in line.
[A] And he answered just [E] like I knew he would go and [A] get the cheapest kind.
[D]
[A] But the love, the love, the love [B] it [D] was not the cheapest kind.
[A] It was riches, riches, riches, riches, riches any [E] you could ever find.
[A] [G#] [A]
[G] [D]
[A] [D] [E]
[A]
[G] [A] I see the ghost of my [D] grandfather from time to time.
[A] In some big city amongst the people [E] all dressed so fine.
[A] He usually has a paper bag [D] clutched real tight.
[A] His work clothes are dirty he don't look at [E] nobody in the eye.
[Em] [A] Oh he was little he was wiry and [D] he was lots of fun.
[G] [A] He was rocky as the Ozark [E] dirt that he come from.
[G] Then [A] they was raising seven children on a little farm [D] in the best of times.
[A] The few things that they [E] got from the store was always [A] just the cheapest kind.
But the love, the love, the love it was [D] not the cheapest kind.
It [A] was riches, riches, riches, riches, riches any [E] you could ever find.
[A] [E] [A]
[Em] [D]
[A] [F#m] [E]
[A]
[Em] [A] Fancy houses with wealthy [D] people I don't understand.
[A] I always wish I could be holding on [E] to my grandpa's hand.
[A] So he could lead me down [D] that meat road somewhere.
[A]
To that little house where there's just enough supper [E] for whoever's ever there.
[G] [A]
My people's hands and faces they [D] are so dear to me.
[A]
All I have to do is close my eyes and I see them [E] all so near to me.
[G] [A] I have to cry I have to laugh when I think of all the [D] things that have drawn those lines.
[A] So many years of making do [E] with the cheapest kind.
[A] Oh but the love, the love, the love it [D] was not the cheapest kind.
[A] It was riches, riches, riches, riches, riches [E] any you could ever find.
Oh [A] but the love, the love, the love [G] it [D] was not the cheapest kind.
[A] It was riches, riches, riches, riches, riches any [D] [E] I could ever find.
[A] [E] [A]
[G] [D]
[A] [E] [F#m] [E]
[G] [A] [D] [A]
[D]
[Bm] [A] [F#m] [E]
[A]
[Em] [A] We traveled Kansas and Missouri [D] spreading the good news.
[A] Preachers family in our pressed clothes and worn [G] out [E] polished shoes.
[G] [A] Mama fixed the soup bins and served them up [D] by candlelight.
[A] She tucked us in and I [E] know she worried through [A] many a sleepless night.
[D]
[A] Dad and me we stopped by the store [D] when the day was done.
[A] Standing at the counter he said I forgot [E] to get the pizza son.
[G] [A] What kind should I get?
I said to him that [D] where he stood in line.
[A] And he answered just [E] like I knew he would go and [A] get the cheapest kind.
[D]
[A] But the love, the love, the love [B] it [D] was not the cheapest kind.
[A] It was riches, riches, riches, riches, riches any [E] you could ever find.
[A] [G#] [A]
[G] [D]
[A] [D] [E]
[A]
[G] [A] I see the ghost of my [D] grandfather from time to time.
[A] In some big city amongst the people [E] all dressed so fine.
[A] He usually has a paper bag [D] clutched real tight.
[A] His work clothes are dirty he don't look at [E] nobody in the eye.
[Em] [A] Oh he was little he was wiry and [D] he was lots of fun.
[G] [A] He was rocky as the Ozark [E] dirt that he come from.
[G] Then [A] they was raising seven children on a little farm [D] in the best of times.
[A] The few things that they [E] got from the store was always [A] just the cheapest kind.
But the love, the love, the love it was [D] not the cheapest kind.
It [A] was riches, riches, riches, riches, riches any [E] you could ever find.
[A] [E] [A]
[Em] [D]
[A] [F#m] [E]
[A]
[Em] [A] Fancy houses with wealthy [D] people I don't understand.
[A] I always wish I could be holding on [E] to my grandpa's hand.
[A] So he could lead me down [D] that meat road somewhere.
[A]
To that little house where there's just enough supper [E] for whoever's ever there.
[G] [A]
My people's hands and faces they [D] are so dear to me.
[A]
All I have to do is close my eyes and I see them [E] all so near to me.
[G] [A] I have to cry I have to laugh when I think of all the [D] things that have drawn those lines.
[A] So many years of making do [E] with the cheapest kind.
[A] Oh but the love, the love, the love it [D] was not the cheapest kind.
[A] It was riches, riches, riches, riches, riches [E] any you could ever find.
Oh [A] but the love, the love, the love [G] it [D] was not the cheapest kind.
[A] It was riches, riches, riches, riches, riches any [D] [E] I could ever find.
[A] [E] [A]
[G] [D]
[A] [E] [F#m] [E]
[G] [A] [D] [A]
Key:
A
D
E
G
Em
A
D
E
[A] _ _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ [G] _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ [A] _ _ _ [F#m] _ [E] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ [A] We traveled Kansas and Missouri [D] spreading the good news. _ _ _
_ _ [A] Preachers family in our pressed clothes and worn [G] out [E] polished shoes. _ _ _
[G] _ _ [A] Mama fixed the soup bins and served them up [D] by candlelight. _ _ _
_ [A] She tucked us in and I [E] know she worried through [A] many a sleepless night.
[D] _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ Dad and me we stopped by the store [D] when the day was done. _ _
_ _ [A] _ Standing at the counter he said I forgot [E] to get the pizza son. _ _
_ [G] _ [A] What kind should I get?
I said to him that [D] where he stood in line. _ _
_ _ [A] And he answered just [E] like I knew he would go and [A] get the cheapest kind.
[D] _ _
[A] _ But the love, the love, the love [B] it [D] was not the cheapest kind. _
_ [A] It was riches, riches, riches, riches, riches any [E] you could ever find. _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ [G#] _ _ [A] _
_ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ [E] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ [A] I see the ghost of my [D] grandfather from time to time. _ _
_ _ _ [A] In some big city amongst the people [E] all dressed so fine. _ _
_ _ [A] He usually has a paper bag [D] _ clutched real tight. _ _
_ _ [A] _ His work clothes are dirty he don't look at [E] nobody in the eye. _ _
_ [Em] _ [A] _ Oh he was little he was wiry and [D] he was lots of fun. _ _
_ [G] _ [A] _ He was rocky as the Ozark [E] dirt that he come from. _ _
[G] Then [A] they was raising seven children on a little farm [D] in the best of times. _
_ [A] The few things that they [E] got from the store was always [A] just the cheapest kind. _ _
But the love, the love, the love it was [D] not the cheapest kind. _
It [A] was riches, riches, riches, riches, riches any [E] you could ever find. _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _
[Em] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ [F#m] _ [E] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ [A] _ Fancy houses with wealthy [D] people I don't understand. _ _ _ _
[A] _ I always wish I could be holding on [E] to my grandpa's hand. _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ So he could lead me down [D] that meat road somewhere.
_ _ _ _ [A]
To that little house where there's just enough supper [E] for whoever's ever there.
_ _ [G] _ [A] _
My people's hands and faces they [D] are so dear to me.
_ _ _ _ [A] _
All I have to do is close my eyes and I see them [E] all so near to me.
_ _ _ [G] [A] I have to cry I have to laugh when I think of all the [D] things that have drawn those lines.
_ _ _ [A] _ So many years of making do [E] with the cheapest kind.
_ _ [A] Oh but the love, the love, the love it [D] was not the cheapest kind.
_ _ _ [A] It was riches, riches, riches, riches, riches [E] any you could ever find.
_ _ Oh [A] but the love, the love, the love [G] it [D] was not the cheapest kind.
_ _ [A] It was riches, riches, riches, riches, riches any [D] [E] I could ever find. _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _
_ [G] _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ [F#m] _ [E] _ _
_ [G] _ [A] _ _ _ [D] _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ [A] _ _ _ [F#m] _ [E] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ [A] We traveled Kansas and Missouri [D] spreading the good news. _ _ _
_ _ [A] Preachers family in our pressed clothes and worn [G] out [E] polished shoes. _ _ _
[G] _ _ [A] Mama fixed the soup bins and served them up [D] by candlelight. _ _ _
_ [A] She tucked us in and I [E] know she worried through [A] many a sleepless night.
[D] _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ Dad and me we stopped by the store [D] when the day was done. _ _
_ _ [A] _ Standing at the counter he said I forgot [E] to get the pizza son. _ _
_ [G] _ [A] What kind should I get?
I said to him that [D] where he stood in line. _ _
_ _ [A] And he answered just [E] like I knew he would go and [A] get the cheapest kind.
[D] _ _
[A] _ But the love, the love, the love [B] it [D] was not the cheapest kind. _
_ [A] It was riches, riches, riches, riches, riches any [E] you could ever find. _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ [G#] _ _ [A] _
_ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ [E] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ [A] I see the ghost of my [D] grandfather from time to time. _ _
_ _ _ [A] In some big city amongst the people [E] all dressed so fine. _ _
_ _ [A] He usually has a paper bag [D] _ clutched real tight. _ _
_ _ [A] _ His work clothes are dirty he don't look at [E] nobody in the eye. _ _
_ [Em] _ [A] _ Oh he was little he was wiry and [D] he was lots of fun. _ _
_ [G] _ [A] _ He was rocky as the Ozark [E] dirt that he come from. _ _
[G] Then [A] they was raising seven children on a little farm [D] in the best of times. _
_ [A] The few things that they [E] got from the store was always [A] just the cheapest kind. _ _
But the love, the love, the love it was [D] not the cheapest kind. _
It [A] was riches, riches, riches, riches, riches any [E] you could ever find. _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _
[Em] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ [F#m] _ [E] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ [A] _ Fancy houses with wealthy [D] people I don't understand. _ _ _ _
[A] _ I always wish I could be holding on [E] to my grandpa's hand. _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ So he could lead me down [D] that meat road somewhere.
_ _ _ _ [A]
To that little house where there's just enough supper [E] for whoever's ever there.
_ _ [G] _ [A] _
My people's hands and faces they [D] are so dear to me.
_ _ _ _ [A] _
All I have to do is close my eyes and I see them [E] all so near to me.
_ _ _ [G] [A] I have to cry I have to laugh when I think of all the [D] things that have drawn those lines.
_ _ _ [A] _ So many years of making do [E] with the cheapest kind.
_ _ [A] Oh but the love, the love, the love it [D] was not the cheapest kind.
_ _ _ [A] It was riches, riches, riches, riches, riches [E] any you could ever find.
_ _ Oh [A] but the love, the love, the love [G] it [D] was not the cheapest kind.
_ _ [A] It was riches, riches, riches, riches, riches any [D] [E] I could ever find. _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _
_ [G] _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ [F#m] _ [E] _ _
_ [G] _ [A] _ _ _ [D] _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _