Chords for Violent Femmes - Country Death Song (Official Audio)
Tempo:
102.05 bpm
Chords used:
D
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Dm
B
G
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[B]
[D]
[B]
[D]
I had me a wife, I had me some daughters.
I tried so hard, I never knew still waters.
Nothing to eat and nothing to drink.
Nothing for a man to do [Dm] but sit around and
[D] [Dm] think.
[B] [D] I'm thinking and I'm [Dm] thinking till there's nothing I ain't thunk.
Breathing in the stink, till finally [D] I stunk.
It was at that time, I swear I lost my mind.
[Dm] Started making plans to kill my own kind.
[A]
[D] [A]
[D] Come little daughter, I said the youngest one.
Put your coat on, we'll have some [A]
fun.
We'll go out to the mountains, the one to explore.
[G] [D] Your face is lit [Dm] up, I'm standing by the door.
Your face is lit up, [A] I'm standing [D] by the door.
Come little daughter, I will carry the lanterns.
We'll go out [Dm] tonight, we'll go to the cavern.
[D] We'll go out tonight, we'll go to the caves.
[A] Kiss your mother goodnight and remember that God saved you.
Kiss your mother goodnight and remember [D] that God saved you.
I led her to a [A] hole, a [Am] deep black well.
I said make a wish, make sure and not tell.
Close your [A] eyes [D] dear and count to seven.
[A] Know your papa loves you, good children go to heaven.
[D] Know your papa [A] loves you, good children go to heaven.
[D] I gave her [A] a push, [D] I gave her a shove.
I pushed with all my might, I pushed with all my love.
I threw my child into a bottomless pit.
Screaming as she fell, but I never heard her hit.
Screaming as she fell, [A] but I never heard her hit.
[Dm]
[E]
[Dm] [C] [D]
[A] [D] Gather round boys, to the tale that I tell.
[D] You'll want to know how to take a short trip to hell.
It's guaranteed to get your own place [Dm] in hell.
[D]
Take your lovely daughter [A] and push her in the well.
[D] Take your lovely [A] daughter and throw her in the well.
Don't [D] speak to me of lovers with a broken [A] heart.
[D] You'll want to know what will really tear you apart.
I'm going out to the barn with a never stopping [Dm]
pain.
[A] I'm going out to the barn to hang [Dm] myself in shame.
[D]
[D]
[B]
[D]
I had me a wife, I had me some daughters.
I tried so hard, I never knew still waters.
Nothing to eat and nothing to drink.
Nothing for a man to do [Dm] but sit around and
[D] [Dm] think.
[B] [D] I'm thinking and I'm [Dm] thinking till there's nothing I ain't thunk.
Breathing in the stink, till finally [D] I stunk.
It was at that time, I swear I lost my mind.
[Dm] Started making plans to kill my own kind.
[A]
[D] [A]
[D] Come little daughter, I said the youngest one.
Put your coat on, we'll have some [A]
fun.
We'll go out to the mountains, the one to explore.
[G] [D] Your face is lit [Dm] up, I'm standing by the door.
Your face is lit up, [A] I'm standing [D] by the door.
Come little daughter, I will carry the lanterns.
We'll go out [Dm] tonight, we'll go to the cavern.
[D] We'll go out tonight, we'll go to the caves.
[A] Kiss your mother goodnight and remember that God saved you.
Kiss your mother goodnight and remember [D] that God saved you.
I led her to a [A] hole, a [Am] deep black well.
I said make a wish, make sure and not tell.
Close your [A] eyes [D] dear and count to seven.
[A] Know your papa loves you, good children go to heaven.
[D] Know your papa [A] loves you, good children go to heaven.
[D] I gave her [A] a push, [D] I gave her a shove.
I pushed with all my might, I pushed with all my love.
I threw my child into a bottomless pit.
Screaming as she fell, but I never heard her hit.
Screaming as she fell, [A] but I never heard her hit.
[Dm]
[E]
[Dm] [C] [D]
[A] [D] Gather round boys, to the tale that I tell.
[D] You'll want to know how to take a short trip to hell.
It's guaranteed to get your own place [Dm] in hell.
[D]
Take your lovely daughter [A] and push her in the well.
[D] Take your lovely [A] daughter and throw her in the well.
Don't [D] speak to me of lovers with a broken [A] heart.
[D] You'll want to know what will really tear you apart.
I'm going out to the barn with a never stopping [Dm]
pain.
[A] I'm going out to the barn to hang [Dm] myself in shame.
[D]
Key:
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Dm
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Dm
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
I had me a wife, I had me some daughters.
I tried so hard, I never knew still waters.
Nothing to eat and nothing to _ drink.
_ _ _ _ Nothing for a man to do [Dm] but sit around and _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ [Dm] think. _ _
_ _ _ [B] [D] I'm thinking and I'm [Dm] thinking till there's nothing I ain't thunk.
Breathing in the stink, till finally [D] I stunk.
It was at that time, I swear I lost my mind. _ _ _
_ _ [Dm] Started making plans to kill my own kind.
_ _ _ [A] _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
[D] Come little daughter, I said the youngest one.
Put your coat on, we'll have some [A]
fun.
We'll go out to the mountains, the one to explore.
[G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ Your face is lit [Dm] up, I'm standing by the door.
Your face is lit up, [A] I'm standing [D] by the door. _ _
_ _ _ _ Come little daughter, I will carry the lanterns.
We'll go out [Dm] tonight, we'll go to the cavern.
[D] We'll go out tonight, we'll go to the _ _ caves. _
_ [A] _ Kiss your mother goodnight and remember that God saved you.
Kiss your mother goodnight and remember [D] that God saved you. _ _ _ _
I led her to a [A] hole, a [Am] deep black well.
I said make a wish, make sure and not tell.
Close your [A] eyes [D] dear and count to seven.
_ _ _ [A] Know your papa loves you, good children go to heaven.
[D] Know your papa [A] loves you, good children go to heaven. _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] I gave her [A] a push, [D] I gave her a shove.
I pushed with all my might, I pushed with all my love.
I threw my child into a bottomless pit. _ _ _ _
_ Screaming as she fell, but I never heard her hit.
Screaming as she fell, [A] but I never heard her hit. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ [C] _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ [D] Gather round boys, to the tale that I tell.
[D] You'll want to know how to take a short trip to hell.
It's _ guaranteed to get your own place [Dm] in hell.
_ _ [D] _
_ _ Take your lovely daughter [A] and push her in the well.
[D] Take your lovely [A] daughter and throw her in the well. _ _ _ _ _
Don't [D] speak to me of lovers with a broken [A] heart.
[D] You'll want to know what will really tear you apart.
I'm going out to the barn with a never stopping [Dm]
pain.
[A] _ _ _ _ _ I'm going out to the barn to hang [Dm] myself in shame. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
I had me a wife, I had me some daughters.
I tried so hard, I never knew still waters.
Nothing to eat and nothing to _ drink.
_ _ _ _ Nothing for a man to do [Dm] but sit around and _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ [Dm] think. _ _
_ _ _ [B] [D] I'm thinking and I'm [Dm] thinking till there's nothing I ain't thunk.
Breathing in the stink, till finally [D] I stunk.
It was at that time, I swear I lost my mind. _ _ _
_ _ [Dm] Started making plans to kill my own kind.
_ _ _ [A] _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
[D] Come little daughter, I said the youngest one.
Put your coat on, we'll have some [A]
fun.
We'll go out to the mountains, the one to explore.
[G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ Your face is lit [Dm] up, I'm standing by the door.
Your face is lit up, [A] I'm standing [D] by the door. _ _
_ _ _ _ Come little daughter, I will carry the lanterns.
We'll go out [Dm] tonight, we'll go to the cavern.
[D] We'll go out tonight, we'll go to the _ _ caves. _
_ [A] _ Kiss your mother goodnight and remember that God saved you.
Kiss your mother goodnight and remember [D] that God saved you. _ _ _ _
I led her to a [A] hole, a [Am] deep black well.
I said make a wish, make sure and not tell.
Close your [A] eyes [D] dear and count to seven.
_ _ _ [A] Know your papa loves you, good children go to heaven.
[D] Know your papa [A] loves you, good children go to heaven. _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] I gave her [A] a push, [D] I gave her a shove.
I pushed with all my might, I pushed with all my love.
I threw my child into a bottomless pit. _ _ _ _
_ Screaming as she fell, but I never heard her hit.
Screaming as she fell, [A] but I never heard her hit. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ [C] _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ [D] Gather round boys, to the tale that I tell.
[D] You'll want to know how to take a short trip to hell.
It's _ guaranteed to get your own place [Dm] in hell.
_ _ [D] _
_ _ Take your lovely daughter [A] and push her in the well.
[D] Take your lovely [A] daughter and throw her in the well. _ _ _ _ _
Don't [D] speak to me of lovers with a broken [A] heart.
[D] You'll want to know what will really tear you apart.
I'm going out to the barn with a never stopping [Dm]
pain.
[A] _ _ _ _ _ I'm going out to the barn to hang [Dm] myself in shame. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _