wood brothers postcards from hell Chords
Tempo:
139.8 bpm
Chords used:
A
D
E
Bm
C#
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[D]
[A] [B] [E] [A]
[D] [A] [E]
[A] [D] [A]
[E] [A] [D] I
[A] [E] [A]
[D] know [A] a man and [E] he [A] sings the [D] blues, [A] yeah he plays just [E] what he [A] feels.
[D]
[A] Keeps a letter [E] in the pocket [A] of his coat,
[D] but he never [A] [E] breaks a seal.
[A] [D] [A]
[E] [A] [D]
[A] [E] [A] [D]
[A] Set up in a [E] barroom [A] corner, [D] [A] playing for tips and [E] beer.
[A] [D] People [A] carrying [E] on and drinking, [A] [D]
and [A] you got a strain [E] to
[A] hear.
[D] [A]
[E] [A] [D]
[A] [E] [A]
[D] Seen him [A] play on [E] some old cheap [A] guitar, [D] [A] but he could play on pots and [E] pans.
[A] [D] You [A] never heard a soul [E] so [A] pure and true, [D] it's [A] flowing right out of [E] his
[A] hands.
[D] And he [A] can sing sweet as [E] a [A] choir girl, [D]
and he [A] can sing a [E] house on [A] fire.
[D] I've [A] seen him calling [E] up the [A] angels, [D] and [A] use that breeze [E] for a telephone [A] wire.
[D]
But if you ask [C#] him how he sings this blues [F#m] so well, [E] he [D] says I [A] got a soul [Bm] that I [D] won't sell.
I got [C#] a [Bm] soul that I [A] won't sell, [D] I [A] got a soul [Bm] that I [A] won't sell, [D] and I [A] don't read [Bm] postcards from hell.
[A] [Bm] [E] [A]
[D] [A] [E]
[A] [D] [A]
[E] [A] [D]
[A] [E] [A]
[D] He said he [A] came from [E] down in Texas, [A] [D] playing [A] out since he's [E] 15.
[A] [D]
And [A] you can't hear a [E] letter [A] Chicago, [D] [A] and a lot of [B] New Orleans.
[A] [D] He [A] can take you on [E] a freight [A] train,
[D] he can [A] take you down [E] the alley, [A] [D] he can [A] take you to [E] the church,
[A] [D]
he can [A] walk you through [E] the [A]
valley.
[D] But if you [C#] ask him how he sings this blues [F#m] so well, [A] he says [D] I [A] got a [Bm] soul that I [A] won't [D] sell.
I got a [A] soul that I won't sell, [D] I [A] got a soul [Bm] that I [A] won't [D] sell, and I [A] don't read [Bm]
postcards from [A] hell.
[D] [A] [E]
[A]
[E] [A]
[D] [A] [E]
[A] [D] [A]
[E] [D] [A] [D]
[A] [E] [D] [A]
[D] [A] [E]
[A] [D] [A]
[E] [D] [A] [D]
[A] [E] [A] [D]
[A] Seen him sleeping [E] in the doorway, [A] [D] [A] maybe living
[E] outside.
[A] [D]
[A] On his back just [E] like a [A] cockroach,
[D] but he [A] ain't waiting [E] to [A] die.
[D] But if you [C#] ask him how he sings this [F#m] blues so well, [E] he [D] says I [A] got a soul [Bm] that I [A] won't [D] sell.
I got a [C#] soul [Bm] that [A] I won't sell, [D] I [A] got a soul [Bm] that I [A] won't [D] sell, I got [A] a [Bm] soul that [A] I won't [D] sell,
that's [A] how I sing [Bm] my [A] blues so well, [D] and I [A] don't [Bm] read postcards from [A]
hell.
[N]
[A] [B] [E] [A]
[D] [A] [E]
[A] [D] [A]
[E] [A] [D] I
[A] [E] [A]
[D] know [A] a man and [E] he [A] sings the [D] blues, [A] yeah he plays just [E] what he [A] feels.
[D]
[A] Keeps a letter [E] in the pocket [A] of his coat,
[D] but he never [A] [E] breaks a seal.
[A] [D] [A]
[E] [A] [D]
[A] [E] [A] [D]
[A] Set up in a [E] barroom [A] corner, [D] [A] playing for tips and [E] beer.
[A] [D] People [A] carrying [E] on and drinking, [A] [D]
and [A] you got a strain [E] to
[A] hear.
[D] [A]
[E] [A] [D]
[A] [E] [A]
[D] Seen him [A] play on [E] some old cheap [A] guitar, [D] [A] but he could play on pots and [E] pans.
[A] [D] You [A] never heard a soul [E] so [A] pure and true, [D] it's [A] flowing right out of [E] his
[A] hands.
[D] And he [A] can sing sweet as [E] a [A] choir girl, [D]
and he [A] can sing a [E] house on [A] fire.
[D] I've [A] seen him calling [E] up the [A] angels, [D] and [A] use that breeze [E] for a telephone [A] wire.
[D]
But if you ask [C#] him how he sings this blues [F#m] so well, [E] he [D] says I [A] got a soul [Bm] that I [D] won't sell.
I got [C#] a [Bm] soul that I [A] won't sell, [D] I [A] got a soul [Bm] that I [A] won't sell, [D] and I [A] don't read [Bm] postcards from hell.
[A] [Bm] [E] [A]
[D] [A] [E]
[A] [D] [A]
[E] [A] [D]
[A] [E] [A]
[D] He said he [A] came from [E] down in Texas, [A] [D] playing [A] out since he's [E] 15.
[A] [D]
And [A] you can't hear a [E] letter [A] Chicago, [D] [A] and a lot of [B] New Orleans.
[A] [D] He [A] can take you on [E] a freight [A] train,
[D] he can [A] take you down [E] the alley, [A] [D] he can [A] take you to [E] the church,
[A] [D]
he can [A] walk you through [E] the [A]
valley.
[D] But if you [C#] ask him how he sings this blues [F#m] so well, [A] he says [D] I [A] got a [Bm] soul that I [A] won't [D] sell.
I got a [A] soul that I won't sell, [D] I [A] got a soul [Bm] that I [A] won't [D] sell, and I [A] don't read [Bm]
postcards from [A] hell.
[D] [A] [E]
[A]
[E] [A]
[D] [A] [E]
[A] [D] [A]
[E] [D] [A] [D]
[A] [E] [D] [A]
[D] [A] [E]
[A] [D] [A]
[E] [D] [A] [D]
[A] [E] [A] [D]
[A] Seen him sleeping [E] in the doorway, [A] [D] [A] maybe living
[E] outside.
[A] [D]
[A] On his back just [E] like a [A] cockroach,
[D] but he [A] ain't waiting [E] to [A] die.
[D] But if you [C#] ask him how he sings this [F#m] blues so well, [E] he [D] says I [A] got a soul [Bm] that I [A] won't [D] sell.
I got a [C#] soul [Bm] that [A] I won't sell, [D] I [A] got a soul [Bm] that I [A] won't [D] sell, I got [A] a [Bm] soul that [A] I won't [D] sell,
that's [A] how I sing [Bm] my [A] blues so well, [D] and I [A] don't [Bm] read postcards from [A]
hell.
[N]
Key:
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D
E
Bm
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[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ [B] _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _
_ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ _ [E] _ _
[A] _ _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ [D] I _
[A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ [A] _ _ _
[D] _ know [A] a man and [E] he [A] sings the [D] blues, _ [A] yeah he plays just [E] what he [A] feels.
_ _ [D] _ _
[A] Keeps a letter [E] in the pocket [A] of his coat, _
[D] but he never [A] _ [E] breaks a seal.
[A] _ _ [D] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
[E] _ _ [A] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _
_ [A] Set up in a [E] barroom [A] corner, _ _ [D] _ _ [A] playing for tips and [E] beer.
[A] _ _ _ [D] _ People [A] carrying [E] on and drinking, [A] _ _ [D] _
and [A] you got a strain [E] to _ _
[A] hear.
[D] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
[E] _ _ [A] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ _
[D] _ Seen him [A] play on [E] some old cheap [A] guitar, [D] _ _ [A] but he could play on pots and [E] pans.
[A] _ _ [D] _ You [A] never heard a soul [E] so [A] pure and true, [D] _ it's [A] flowing right out of [E] his _
[A] _ hands.
[D] _ And he [A] can sing sweet as [E] a [A] choir girl, _ [D] _
and he [A] can sing a [E] house on [A] fire. _
[D] _ I've [A] seen him calling [E] up the [A] angels, _ [D] _ and [A] use that breeze [E] for a telephone _ [A] wire.
[D] _
But if you ask [C#] him how he sings this blues [F#m] so well, _ [E] he [D] says I [A] got a soul [Bm] that I [D] won't sell.
I got [C#] a [Bm] soul that I [A] won't sell, [D] I [A] got a soul [Bm] that I [A] won't sell, [D] and I [A] don't read [Bm] postcards from hell. _
_ [A] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [E] _ [A] _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [E] _
_ [A] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _
_ _ [D] He said he [A] came from [E] down in Texas, [A] _ _ [D] _ _ playing [A] out since he's [E] 15.
_ [A] _ _ [D] _
And [A] you can't hear a [E] letter _ [A] Chicago, _ [D] _ _ [A] and a lot of [B] New Orleans.
[A] _ _ [D] _ He [A] can take you on [E] a freight [A] train, _
[D] _ _ he can [A] take you down [E] the alley, [A] _ _ _ [D] _ he can [A] take you to [E] the church,
[A] _ _ _ [D] _
he can [A] walk you through [E] the _ [A]
valley.
_ [D] _ But if you [C#] ask him how he sings this blues [F#m] so well, _ [A] he says [D] I [A] got a [Bm] soul that I [A] won't [D] sell.
I got a [A] soul that I won't sell, [D] I [A] got a soul [Bm] that I [A] won't [D] sell, and I [A] don't read [Bm]
postcards from [A] hell.
[D] _ _ [A] _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ _
[D] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
[A] _ _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ _
[E] _ _ [D] _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ [E] _ _ [D] _ [A] _ _
[D] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [E] _ _
[A] _ _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [E] _ [D] _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _
_ [A] Seen him sleeping [E] in the doorway, [A] _ _ [D] _ _ [A] maybe living _
[E] outside.
[A] _ _ _ [D] _ _
[A] On his back just [E] like a [A] cockroach, _ _
[D] _ but he [A] ain't waiting [E] to [A] die.
_ _ [D] But if you [C#] ask him how he sings this [F#m] blues so well, _ [E] he [D] says I [A] got a soul [Bm] that I [A] won't [D] sell.
I got a [C#] soul [Bm] that [A] I won't sell, [D] I [A] got a soul [Bm] that I [A] won't [D] sell, I got [A] a [Bm] soul that [A] I won't [D] sell,
that's [A] how I sing [Bm] my [A] blues so well, [D] and I [A] don't [Bm] read _ postcards from [A]
hell. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _
_ [A] _ _ [B] _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _
_ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ _ [E] _ _
[A] _ _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ [D] I _
[A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ [A] _ _ _
[D] _ know [A] a man and [E] he [A] sings the [D] blues, _ [A] yeah he plays just [E] what he [A] feels.
_ _ [D] _ _
[A] Keeps a letter [E] in the pocket [A] of his coat, _
[D] but he never [A] _ [E] breaks a seal.
[A] _ _ [D] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
[E] _ _ [A] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _
_ [A] Set up in a [E] barroom [A] corner, _ _ [D] _ _ [A] playing for tips and [E] beer.
[A] _ _ _ [D] _ People [A] carrying [E] on and drinking, [A] _ _ [D] _
and [A] you got a strain [E] to _ _
[A] hear.
[D] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
[E] _ _ [A] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ _
[D] _ Seen him [A] play on [E] some old cheap [A] guitar, [D] _ _ [A] but he could play on pots and [E] pans.
[A] _ _ [D] _ You [A] never heard a soul [E] so [A] pure and true, [D] _ it's [A] flowing right out of [E] his _
[A] _ hands.
[D] _ And he [A] can sing sweet as [E] a [A] choir girl, _ [D] _
and he [A] can sing a [E] house on [A] fire. _
[D] _ I've [A] seen him calling [E] up the [A] angels, _ [D] _ and [A] use that breeze [E] for a telephone _ [A] wire.
[D] _
But if you ask [C#] him how he sings this blues [F#m] so well, _ [E] he [D] says I [A] got a soul [Bm] that I [D] won't sell.
I got [C#] a [Bm] soul that I [A] won't sell, [D] I [A] got a soul [Bm] that I [A] won't sell, [D] and I [A] don't read [Bm] postcards from hell. _
_ [A] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [E] _ [A] _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [E] _
_ [A] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _
_ _ [D] He said he [A] came from [E] down in Texas, [A] _ _ [D] _ _ playing [A] out since he's [E] 15.
_ [A] _ _ [D] _
And [A] you can't hear a [E] letter _ [A] Chicago, _ [D] _ _ [A] and a lot of [B] New Orleans.
[A] _ _ [D] _ He [A] can take you on [E] a freight [A] train, _
[D] _ _ he can [A] take you down [E] the alley, [A] _ _ _ [D] _ he can [A] take you to [E] the church,
[A] _ _ _ [D] _
he can [A] walk you through [E] the _ [A]
valley.
_ [D] _ But if you [C#] ask him how he sings this blues [F#m] so well, _ [A] he says [D] I [A] got a [Bm] soul that I [A] won't [D] sell.
I got a [A] soul that I won't sell, [D] I [A] got a soul [Bm] that I [A] won't [D] sell, and I [A] don't read [Bm]
postcards from [A] hell.
[D] _ _ [A] _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ _
[D] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
[A] _ _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ _
[E] _ _ [D] _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ [E] _ _ [D] _ [A] _ _
[D] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [E] _ _
[A] _ _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [E] _ [D] _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _
_ [A] Seen him sleeping [E] in the doorway, [A] _ _ [D] _ _ [A] maybe living _
[E] outside.
[A] _ _ _ [D] _ _
[A] On his back just [E] like a [A] cockroach, _ _
[D] _ but he [A] ain't waiting [E] to [A] die.
_ _ [D] But if you [C#] ask him how he sings this [F#m] blues so well, _ [E] he [D] says I [A] got a soul [Bm] that I [A] won't [D] sell.
I got a [C#] soul [Bm] that [A] I won't sell, [D] I [A] got a soul [Bm] that I [A] won't [D] sell, I got [A] a [Bm] soul that [A] I won't [D] sell,
that's [A] how I sing [Bm] my [A] blues so well, [D] and I [A] don't [Bm] read _ postcards from [A]
hell. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _