Postcards From Hell Chords by The Wood Brothers
Tempo:
139.75 bpm
Chords used:
A
D
E
Bm
C#
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Key:
A
D
E
Bm
C#
A
D
E
[D] [A] [E] .
[A] [D] [A] .
[Bm] [E] [A] [D] [A] .
[E] [A] .
[D] [A] [E] [A] .
[D] I 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 in [E] the pocket [A] of his coat, [D] but he never [A] [E] breaks a seat.
[A] [D] [A] .
[E] [A] [D] .
[A] [E] [A] .
[D] Set [A] up in a [E].
barroom [A] corner, [D] playing [A] for tips and [E] beer.
[A] [D] .
[A] People 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] that he could play on [E] pots and pans.
[A] You [D] .
[A] never heard a soul [E] so [A] pure and [D] true, it's flowing [A] right out of [E] his [A] hands.
[D] And he [A] can sing sweet as a [E] choir [A] girl, [D] .
[A] and he can sing a [E] house on fire.
[A] [D] I seen him [A] calling [E] up the [A] angels, [D] and use [A] 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 [A] won't [D] sell.
I got a soul that I won't sell, I [A] got a soul [Bm] that I [C#] 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] fifteen.
[A] .
[D] You [A] can hear a little [E] .
[A] Chicago, [D] [A] and a lot of New [B] Orleans.
[A] [D] .
He [A] can take you [E] on a freight train, [A] [D] he can [A] take you [E] down the alley.
[A] [D] .
He can [A] take you to [E] the church, [A] .
[D] he can [A] walk you [E] through the [A] valley.
[D] And if you ask [C#] him how he sings this blues [F#m] so well, [A] he [D] says I got [A] a soul that I won't sell.
[D] I got a [A] soul that I won't [D] sell, I [A] got a [Bm] soul that I [A] won't [D] sell, and I [A] don't [Bm] read [A] postcards from [D] hell.
[A] .
[E] [A] [D] .
[A] [E] [A] .
[D] [A] [E] .
[D] [A] [D] [A] .
[E] [D] [A] [D] .
[A] [E] [D] .
[A] [D] [A] .
[E] [D] [A] [D] [A] .
[E] [D] [A] [D] .
[A] [E] [A] .
[D] I [A] seen him sleeping [E] in the doorway, [A] [D] [A] maybe living [E] outside.
[A] [D] .
On [A] his back just [E] like a [A] .
cockroach, [D] but he [A] ain't [E] waiting to [A] die.
[D] And if you ask [C#] him how he sings this blues [F#m] so well, [E] he [D] says I got [A] a soul that I [D] won't sell.
I [C#] got a soul [Bm] that I [A] won't [D] sell, I got [A] a [Bm] soul that I [A] won't [D] sell, I got a [A] soul [Bm] that [A] I won't sell.
[D] That's how [A] I sing my [Bm] blues [A] so well, [D] and I [A] don't read [Bm] postcards from [A] hell.
.
[N] .
[A] [D] [A] .
[Bm] [E] [A] [D] [A] .
[E] [A] .
[D] [A] [E] [A] .
[D] I 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 in [E] the pocket [A] of his coat, [D] but he never [A] [E] breaks a seat.
[A] [D] [A] .
[E] [A] [D] .
[A] [E] [A] .
[D] Set [A] up in a [E].
barroom [A] corner, [D] playing [A] for tips and [E] beer.
[A] [D] .
[A] People 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] that he could play on [E] pots and pans.
[A] You [D] .
[A] never heard a soul [E] so [A] pure and [D] true, it's flowing [A] right out of [E] his [A] hands.
[D] And he [A] can sing sweet as a [E] choir [A] girl, [D] .
[A] and he can sing a [E] house on fire.
[A] [D] I seen him [A] calling [E] up the [A] angels, [D] and use [A] 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 [A] won't [D] sell.
I got a soul that I won't sell, I [A] got a soul [Bm] that I [C#] 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] fifteen.
[A] .
[D] You [A] can hear a little [E] .
[A] Chicago, [D] [A] and a lot of New [B] Orleans.
[A] [D] .
He [A] can take you [E] on a freight train, [A] [D] he can [A] take you [E] down the alley.
[A] [D] .
He can [A] take you to [E] the church, [A] .
[D] he can [A] walk you [E] through the [A] valley.
[D] And if you ask [C#] him how he sings this blues [F#m] so well, [A] he [D] says I got [A] a soul that I won't sell.
[D] I got a [A] soul that I won't [D] sell, I [A] got a [Bm] soul that I [A] won't [D] sell, and I [A] don't [Bm] read [A] postcards from [D] hell.
[A] .
[E] [A] [D] .
[A] [E] [A] .
[D] [A] [E] .
[D] [A] [D] [A] .
[E] [D] [A] [D] .
[A] [E] [D] .
[A] [D] [A] .
[E] [D] [A] [D] [A] .
[E] [D] [A] [D] .
[A] [E] [A] .
[D] I [A] seen him sleeping [E] in the doorway, [A] [D] [A] maybe living [E] outside.
[A] [D] .
On [A] his back just [E] like a [A] .
cockroach, [D] but he [A] ain't [E] waiting to [A] die.
[D] And if you ask [C#] him how he sings this blues [F#m] so well, [E] he [D] says I got [A] a soul that I [D] won't sell.
I [C#] got a soul [Bm] that I [A] won't [D] sell, I got [A] a [Bm] soul that I [A] won't [D] sell, I got a [A] soul [Bm] that [A] I won't sell.
[D] That's how [A] I sing my [Bm] blues [A] so well, [D] and I [A] don't read [Bm] postcards from [A] hell.
.
[N] .