Westfall - Okkervil river "lyrics" Chords

Tempo:
138.2 bpm
Chords used:

C

G

D

Em

Bm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Westfall - Okkervil river "lyrics" chords
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[Em] [C] [G]
[Bm] [C]
[G] [D]
[Em] [C] [G]
[D]
[Bm] I'm [C] surrounded, [G]
each doorway [D] covered, [Em] [C] by at [G]
least twenty [D] men.
[Em] And they're [C] gonna take [G] me, throw me in prison.
[Em] [C] I ain't [G] coming back [D] again.
[Bm] [C] I ain't [G] coming back [D] again.
[Em] When I [C] was younger, [G] handsome [D] and stronger, [Em] I felt [C] like I could [G] do [D] anything.
[Em] But all of these [C]
people, [G] making all [D] these [Em] faces, [C] didn't seem like [G] my kind [D] of kin.
[Em] [C] Didn't seem like [G] my kind [D] of kin.
[Bm] [C]
[G] [D]
[G]
[Em] And Colin [C]
[G] Kincaid, from [D] the twelfth [Em] grade, guess you [C] could say he [G] was my [D] best friend.
[Em] Lived [C] in a big [G] tall house [D] out on West [Bm] Falls, where we [C] would hide [G] when the rain [D] rolled in.
[Em] Where we [C] would [Em]
hide [G] when the [D] rain rolled [Em] in.
We went out one [G] night, and [D] took a flashlight, [Em] out [C] with these two girls [G] called Newfound, [D] Kenwood, Christian.
[Bm] One [C] was named Lori, [G] that's [D] what the story, [Em] [C] said next week [G] in the Guardian.
[D]
[Em] [C] Said next week [G] in the [D] Guardian.
[Em] [C]
[G] Then [D]
[Em] [C] [G]
[Em] when [C] I killed [G] her, it was [D] so easy, that [C] I [G] wanted to kill her [D] again.
[Em]
[C] I got down [G] on both of [D] my knees [Em] and,
[C] she ain't [G] coming back [D] again.
[Em] She [C] ain't [G] coming [D] back again.
[Em] [C]
[G] [D]
[C]
[G] [D]
[Em] [C]
[G] [D] [Em]
[C] [G]
[D] [Em] Now with all [C] these cameras [G] focused [D] on my [Em] face, you [C] would think that they could [G] see it through my [D] skin.
[Em] Looking [C] for evil, [G] thinking they [D] can trace it, [Em] but, [C] evil don't look like anything.
[D] [Em] Evil [C]
don't look [G] like anything.
[D]
Evil [C]
[G]
[Em] [C] [G]
[Em]
[C]
[D] [Em]
[C] [G] don't
[D] [Em] [C]
[G] look like anything.
[D]
[Em] [C] Evil [G] don't look like [D] anything.
[Em] [C]
[G] [D] [Em]
[C] [G]
[D] [Em]
[C] [G]
[D] [Em] [C]
[G] [D]
[Em]
Key:  
C
3211
G
2131
D
1321
Em
121
Bm
13421112
C
3211
G
2131
D
1321
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To jam and learn the simple chords for Okkervil River - Westfall chords, practice playing D, Em, C, G, D, Em and G in sequence. Start with a comfortable 69 BPM and as you become proficient, aim for the song's BPM of 138. With the song's key of G Major, set your capo to fit your vocal range and chord choice.

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[Em] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[Bm] I'm _ [C] _ _ surrounded, [G] _
_ each doorway [D] _ _ covered, [Em] _ _ _ [C] by at [G]
least _ twenty [D] men. _ _
[Em] _ And they're [C] gonna take [G] me, throw me in prison.
_ [Em] _ _ _ [C] I ain't [G] coming _ _ back [D] _ again.
_ [Bm] _ _ _ [C] I ain't [G] coming _ _ back [D] _ again.
_ [Em] _ When I [C] was _ younger, [G] _ handsome [D] and _ stronger, [Em] _ I felt [C] like I could [G] do _ [D] anything. _ _
_ [Em] But all of these [C] _
people, [G] _ making all [D] these _ _ [Em] faces, _ _ [C] didn't seem like [G] my kind [D] of kin. _
_ [Em] _ _ _ [C] Didn't seem like [G] my kind [D] of kin.
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Em] And Colin [C] _ _ _
[G] Kincaid, _ from [D] the twelfth [Em] grade, guess you [C] could say he [G] was my [D] best friend.
_ [Em] _ Lived [C] in a big [G] tall _ house [D] out on West [Bm] Falls, where we [C] would hide [G] when the rain [D] rolled in.
[Em] _ Where we [C] would _ [Em]
hide [G] when the _ [D] rain rolled _ [Em] in.
We went out one _ [G] night, and [D] took a flashlight, [Em] _ _ out [C] with these two girls [G] called Newfound, [D] Kenwood, _ Christian.
[Bm] _ One [C] was named Lori, [G] _ _ that's [D] what the _ _ story, [Em] _ _ [C] said next week [G] in the Guardian.
_ [D] _
_ _ [Em] _ _ [C] Said next week [G] in the [D] Guardian. _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
[G] _ _ Then _ [D] _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ when [C] I killed [G] her, it was [D] so _ easy, _ _ that [C] I [G] wanted to kill her [D] again.
_ _ [Em] _ _
[C] I got down [G] on both of [D] my knees [Em] and, _ _
[C] she ain't [G] coming _ _ back [D] again.
_ _ [Em] _ She [C] _ ain't [G] coming _ [D] back _ again.
[Em] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ [Em] _ Now with all [C] these _ cameras [G] _ focused [D] on my [Em] face, you [C] would think that they could [G] see it through my [D] skin.
_ [Em] _ _ Looking [C] for _ evil, [G] _ thinking they [D] can trace it, [Em] but, _ [C] evil _ don't look like _ anything.
[D] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ Evil [C] _
don't look [G] like _ anything.
[D] _
_ _ Evil _ [C] _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ [G] _ don't _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ [C] _
_ [G] look like _ anything.
[D] _
_ [Em] _ _ _ [C] Evil _ [G] don't look like _ [D] anything. _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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