Chords for The Hold Steady (Stuck Between Stations) on Letterman
Tempo:
74.475 bpm
Chords used:
D
A
G
Bm
C
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[F] [G] [C] There you [N] go.
Thank you very much.
Our next guests are a great rock and roll band from Brooklyn, New York,
and their acclaimed CD is entitled Boys and Girls in America.
Please welcome The Hold Steady.
[D]
[G] [D] [G]
[A] [G] [D] [G] [D]
[A] [G] There are nights when I think that paradise was [D] right.
[A] [G] Boys and girls in America, they have such a [D] sad [A] time together.
[D] They love each [D] other like a demonstration.
[D] Make each other [A] make them straight.
[D] Crushing one another [D] with colossal enthusiasm.
[D] Depending on [G] discipline and [A] sleeping away.
She was a [A] really cool [D] kisser.
Wasn't all that [G] strict with the [D] Christians.
[A] She was a damn good [D] dancer.
Wasn't all that [G] great of a girlfriend.
[A]
He likes [Bm] the warm [D] feeling, but he's proud of all the key [G] high new age [A] feelings.
Almost got the crystal [D] clear.
Now it's like he's stuck [G] between [A] stations.
[G] No, I'm [D] the radio.
[G] [D] [G]
[A] [D] [D]
[A] [G] River Devil and Sean Berryman took a little walk together.
And they end up in Washington [A] all talking to the river.
[G] He's got to surround himself [D] with doctors and deep thinkers.
But they had some soft [A] bodies, no one's make [G] for lousy [D] lovers.
There was that [G] night, no one thought [D] that Sean Berryman could fly.
[G] But he [A] didn't, so he [G] died.
She's got [D] pretty good with [G] words.
[D] Words won't save your life.
He didn't, so [G] he died.
[A] And he was drunk and [D] exhausted.
Critically acclaimed, never expected.
[A] And he wanted gold [D] and comfort, but he hated all the [G] drawn out winter.
[A] He [Bm] likes the warm [D] feeling, but he's tired of all the [G] key high traction.
[A] Almost got the kind of [D] fuzzy, but that last night he had [G] total redemption.
[D]
[A] We [G] had these twin city kisses.
[A] They sound [G] like clicks and [D] hisses.
[A] But we all come down and [G] drown.
[A] Down the Mississippi River.
[D] [A] [D] [Bm] [E]
[D] [A] [D] [E] [A] What we drink and we dry up and now [D] we crumble [A] in the dust.
[F#m] [D] [G] [D]
[A] We get wrecked and we corrode and now we're covered [A] up in rust.
[D] [C] [D]
[A] We drink and we dry up and now we crumble [A] in the dust.
[D] [G] [D]
[A] We corrode and now we're covered [A] up in rust.
[D] [C] [D] She [A] was a really cool [D] kisser.
Wasn't all that strict [G] with the first [A] gentleman.
She was [Bm] a damn [A] good dancer.
[D] Wasn't all that great of a [G] girl, Brown.
[A] And [Bm] he likes the warm [D] feeling, but he's tired of all the [G] key high [D] traction.
[A] Almost time for Christopher.
[D] Now that's like you stuck with me.
[A] Stay strong.
Thank you very much.
Our next guests are a great rock and roll band from Brooklyn, New York,
and their acclaimed CD is entitled Boys and Girls in America.
Please welcome The Hold Steady.
[D]
[G] [D] [G]
[A] [G] [D] [G] [D]
[A] [G] There are nights when I think that paradise was [D] right.
[A] [G] Boys and girls in America, they have such a [D] sad [A] time together.
[D] They love each [D] other like a demonstration.
[D] Make each other [A] make them straight.
[D] Crushing one another [D] with colossal enthusiasm.
[D] Depending on [G] discipline and [A] sleeping away.
She was a [A] really cool [D] kisser.
Wasn't all that [G] strict with the [D] Christians.
[A] She was a damn good [D] dancer.
Wasn't all that [G] great of a girlfriend.
[A]
He likes [Bm] the warm [D] feeling, but he's proud of all the key [G] high new age [A] feelings.
Almost got the crystal [D] clear.
Now it's like he's stuck [G] between [A] stations.
[G] No, I'm [D] the radio.
[G] [D] [G]
[A] [D] [D]
[A] [G] River Devil and Sean Berryman took a little walk together.
And they end up in Washington [A] all talking to the river.
[G] He's got to surround himself [D] with doctors and deep thinkers.
But they had some soft [A] bodies, no one's make [G] for lousy [D] lovers.
There was that [G] night, no one thought [D] that Sean Berryman could fly.
[G] But he [A] didn't, so he [G] died.
She's got [D] pretty good with [G] words.
[D] Words won't save your life.
He didn't, so [G] he died.
[A] And he was drunk and [D] exhausted.
Critically acclaimed, never expected.
[A] And he wanted gold [D] and comfort, but he hated all the [G] drawn out winter.
[A] He [Bm] likes the warm [D] feeling, but he's tired of all the [G] key high traction.
[A] Almost got the kind of [D] fuzzy, but that last night he had [G] total redemption.
[D]
[A] We [G] had these twin city kisses.
[A] They sound [G] like clicks and [D] hisses.
[A] But we all come down and [G] drown.
[A] Down the Mississippi River.
[D] [A] [D] [Bm] [E]
[D] [A] [D] [E] [A] What we drink and we dry up and now [D] we crumble [A] in the dust.
[F#m] [D] [G] [D]
[A] We get wrecked and we corrode and now we're covered [A] up in rust.
[D] [C] [D]
[A] We drink and we dry up and now we crumble [A] in the dust.
[D] [G] [D]
[A] We corrode and now we're covered [A] up in rust.
[D] [C] [D] She [A] was a really cool [D] kisser.
Wasn't all that strict [G] with the first [A] gentleman.
She was [Bm] a damn [A] good dancer.
[D] Wasn't all that great of a [G] girl, Brown.
[A] And [Bm] he likes the warm [D] feeling, but he's tired of all the [G] key high [D] traction.
[A] Almost time for Christopher.
[D] Now that's like you stuck with me.
[A] Stay strong.
Key:
D
A
G
Bm
C
D
A
G
[F] _ [G] _ _ [C] There you [N] go.
Thank you very much. _
_ _ _ Our next guests are a great rock and roll band from Brooklyn, New York,
and their acclaimed CD is entitled Boys and Girls in America.
Please welcome The Hold Steady.
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ [D] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
[A] _ [G] _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ _ [D] _
[A] _ _ [G] There are nights when I think that paradise was [D] right.
[A] _ [G] Boys and girls in America, they have such a [D] sad [A] time together.
[D] They love each [D] other like a demonstration.
[D] Make each other [A] make them straight.
[D] Crushing one another [D] with colossal enthusiasm.
[D] Depending on [G] discipline and [A] sleeping away.
She was a [A] really cool [D] kisser.
Wasn't all that [G] strict with the [D] Christians.
[A] _ She was a damn good [D] dancer.
Wasn't all that [G] great of a girlfriend.
[A] _
_ He likes [Bm] the warm [D] feeling, but he's proud of all the key [G] high new age [A] feelings.
_ Almost got the crystal [D] clear.
Now it's like he's stuck [G] between [A] stations.
[G] No, I'm [D] the radio.
[G] _ [D] _ _ _ [G] _
[A] _ [D] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[A] _ [G] River Devil and Sean Berryman took a little walk together.
And they end up in Washington [A] all talking to the river.
[G] He's got to surround himself [D] with doctors and deep thinkers.
But they had some soft [A] bodies, no one's make [G] for lousy [D] lovers.
There was that [G] night, no one thought [D] that Sean Berryman could fly.
[G] But he [A] didn't, so he [G] died.
She's got [D] pretty good with [G] words.
[D] Words won't save your life.
He didn't, so [G] he died.
[A] And he was drunk and [D] exhausted.
Critically acclaimed, never expected.
[A] _ And he wanted gold [D] and comfort, but he hated all the [G] drawn out winter.
[A] _ He [Bm] likes the warm [D] feeling, but he's tired of all the [G] key high traction.
[A] _ Almost got the kind of [D] fuzzy, but that last night he had [G] total redemption.
[D] _
[A] We [G] had these twin city kisses.
[A] They sound [G] like clicks and [D] hisses.
[A] But we all come down and [G] drown.
[A] _ Down the Mississippi River.
[D] _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ [Bm] _ _ [E] _
[D] _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ [E] _ [A] What we drink and we dry up and now [D] we crumble [A] in the dust.
[F#m] _ [D] _ [G] _ [D]
[A] We get wrecked and we corrode and now we're covered [A] up in rust.
_ [D] _ [C] _ [D]
[A] We drink and we dry up and now we crumble [A] in the dust.
[D] _ _ [G] _ [D] _
[A] We corrode and now we're covered [A] up in rust.
[D] _ [C] [D] She [A] was a really cool [D] kisser.
Wasn't all that strict [G] with the first [A] gentleman.
She was [Bm] a damn [A] good dancer.
[D] Wasn't all that great of a [G] girl, Brown.
[A] _ And [Bm] he likes the warm [D] feeling, but he's tired of all the [G] key high [D] traction.
[A] _ Almost time for Christopher.
[D] Now that's like you stuck with me.
[A] Stay strong. _ _
Thank you very much. _
_ _ _ Our next guests are a great rock and roll band from Brooklyn, New York,
and their acclaimed CD is entitled Boys and Girls in America.
Please welcome The Hold Steady.
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ [D] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
[A] _ [G] _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ _ [D] _
[A] _ _ [G] There are nights when I think that paradise was [D] right.
[A] _ [G] Boys and girls in America, they have such a [D] sad [A] time together.
[D] They love each [D] other like a demonstration.
[D] Make each other [A] make them straight.
[D] Crushing one another [D] with colossal enthusiasm.
[D] Depending on [G] discipline and [A] sleeping away.
She was a [A] really cool [D] kisser.
Wasn't all that [G] strict with the [D] Christians.
[A] _ She was a damn good [D] dancer.
Wasn't all that [G] great of a girlfriend.
[A] _
_ He likes [Bm] the warm [D] feeling, but he's proud of all the key [G] high new age [A] feelings.
_ Almost got the crystal [D] clear.
Now it's like he's stuck [G] between [A] stations.
[G] No, I'm [D] the radio.
[G] _ [D] _ _ _ [G] _
[A] _ [D] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[A] _ [G] River Devil and Sean Berryman took a little walk together.
And they end up in Washington [A] all talking to the river.
[G] He's got to surround himself [D] with doctors and deep thinkers.
But they had some soft [A] bodies, no one's make [G] for lousy [D] lovers.
There was that [G] night, no one thought [D] that Sean Berryman could fly.
[G] But he [A] didn't, so he [G] died.
She's got [D] pretty good with [G] words.
[D] Words won't save your life.
He didn't, so [G] he died.
[A] And he was drunk and [D] exhausted.
Critically acclaimed, never expected.
[A] _ And he wanted gold [D] and comfort, but he hated all the [G] drawn out winter.
[A] _ He [Bm] likes the warm [D] feeling, but he's tired of all the [G] key high traction.
[A] _ Almost got the kind of [D] fuzzy, but that last night he had [G] total redemption.
[D] _
[A] We [G] had these twin city kisses.
[A] They sound [G] like clicks and [D] hisses.
[A] But we all come down and [G] drown.
[A] _ Down the Mississippi River.
[D] _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ [Bm] _ _ [E] _
[D] _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ [E] _ [A] What we drink and we dry up and now [D] we crumble [A] in the dust.
[F#m] _ [D] _ [G] _ [D]
[A] We get wrecked and we corrode and now we're covered [A] up in rust.
_ [D] _ [C] _ [D]
[A] We drink and we dry up and now we crumble [A] in the dust.
[D] _ _ [G] _ [D] _
[A] We corrode and now we're covered [A] up in rust.
[D] _ [C] [D] She [A] was a really cool [D] kisser.
Wasn't all that strict [G] with the first [A] gentleman.
She was [Bm] a damn [A] good dancer.
[D] Wasn't all that great of a [G] girl, Brown.
[A] _ And [Bm] he likes the warm [D] feeling, but he's tired of all the [G] key high [D] traction.
[A] _ Almost time for Christopher.
[D] Now that's like you stuck with me.
[A] Stay strong. _ _