Ryan Adams : Easy Tiger

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C

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Bb

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x4

C

G

Goodnight Rose, we're going to win

F

C

Put your troubles behind you, and go on to bed

C

G

Let go of the worry, there's so much nobody understands

F

Don't live your life in such a hurry, life goes by us so, so fast

G/b

/c

/d

C

F

And the sun will come up again

G/b

/c

/d

C

F

And I will be here, Rose, if you get scared, just hold my hand

G

C

F

Tomorrow is yours, and who knows, maybe we'll win the whole shebang

F

C

Goodnight Rose

F

C

Goodnight, goodnight Rose |

C

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Bb

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x4

C

G

Good mornin' sunshine, a new day begins

F

C

And the hustle and bustle of the traffic reach you kindly, I can tell because you're smiling

C

G

C'mon give 'em everything that the women demand

F

Just one more ribbon rose, before the mantle place caves in And the sun will come up again And I will be here, Rose, if you get scared, just hold my hand Get out of that dress, go on to bed, the bar is closed Goodnight Rose Goodnight, goodnight Rose Goodnight Rose Goodnight, goodnight Rose |

C

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Bb

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Capo:

II

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G

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C

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x4

G

C

G

C

If you take me back, back to your place

G

C

D

I'll try not to bother you, I promise 'Cause it's cold in here, and I wish it was hot The sink's broke, it's leaking from the faucet

Em

C

And I'm fractured from the fall

G

D

And I wanna go home

Em

C

G

C/g

G

It takes two when it used to take one

Em

C

G

It takes two when it used to take only one Well my money's no good when I'm up to no good No good ever comes from it, honest I got a really good heart, I just can't catch a break If I could I'd treat you like you wanted me to, I promise But I'm fractured from the fall And I wanna go home But I'm fractured from the fall And I wanna go home It takes two when it used to take one It takes two when it used to take one It takes two when it used to take one It takes two when it used to take only one |

G

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C

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x3

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G

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Capo:

III

Cadd9*

D7**

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D

A7sus4

Cadd9*

D

A7sus4

Cadd9

D

A7sus4

Cadd9*

You come for me in the worst of places

D

A7sus4

Cadd9

You come for me, you come and try to take me home

D

A7sus4

Cadd9*

I'm always in need, and it's hard to be reciprocating

D

A7sus4

D

D7

The fabric of our life gets torn

C

G

F

Am

And everything's changing, so how am I to know

C

G

F

Am

How I'm going to hold on to you when I'm spinning out of control

C

G

F

Am

You and I together, but only one of us in love

D7**

Am

D7**

Am

And everybody knows He says a name, it echoes in my head like it was a canyon He says a name, he says it and I know what's up You come to me sometimes when I'm thinking like a cannonball shooting out a cannon And I forget whatever it was I was thinking about And everything's changing, so how am I to know How I'm going to hold on to you when I'm spinning out of control You and I together, but only one of us in love And everybody knows Everybody knows

F

Am

Here comes that shit again

C

I got a Halloween head

F

Am

C

Head full of tricks and treats

C

F

It leads me through the nighttime streets

F

C

Black cats and fallen trees

F

C

Under ladders, always walking

F

C

G

Salt shaker spills, just throw it over your shoulder, babe

F

C

G

Gsus4

G

I got a bad idea again

Gsus4

G

F

C

G

I got a Halloween head

F

C

G

Halloween head

F

Am

Head full of candy bags

C

Costume shops and punks in drag

F

Am

Head full of tricks and treats

C

Places where junkies meet

F

Am

C

And it leads me through the streets at night

G

That's alright, I just watch, I don't go inside

F

C

G

Gsus4

G

It's all the same old shit again

Gsus4

G

F

C

G

Gsus4

G

I got a Halloween head

Gsus4

G

F

C

G

Gsus4

G

I got a Halloween head

Gsus4

G

F

C

G

Lord, I got a Halloween head

F

C

G

Gsus4

G

x4

F

C

G

Gsus4

G

I got a Halloween head

Gsus4

G

F

C

G

Lord, I got a Halloween head

Gsus4

G

F

C

G

Gsus4

G

I got a Halloween head

Gsus4

G

F

C

G

Oh, Lord, I got a Halloween head

F

Am

Here comes that shit again

C

I got a Halloween head

F

Am

Head full of tricks and treats

C

It leads me through the nighttime streets

F

Downtown, downtown, downtown

F

C

G

Gsus4

G

I got a Halloween head

Gsus4

G

F

C

G

Gsus4

G

I got a Halloween head

Gsus4

G

F

C

G

Gsus4

G

Lord, I got a Halloween head

Gsus4

G

What the fuck's wrong with me?

F

C

G

God, I'm a Halloween head

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E

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E/c#

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E/g#

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A/f#

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x2

E

/c#

/g#

A/f#

(

E

) Something's beating on the wall on the other side

E

/c#

/g#

A/f#

(

E

) Strange lovers moan each other's names on by our sheets

E

/c#

E

G#m7

For the very first time, one of them's James

E

G#m7

E

F#m7

E

G#m

F#m

E

The other's some name he changes every time she lies across his bed

G#m

F#m

E

The light of the moon leads the way towards the morning

G#m

F#m

E

And the sun, the sun's well on the way too soon to know

C#m

B

A

E

And oh, oh my god, whatever, etc |

E

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E/c#

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E/g#

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A/f#

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x2

E

/c#

/g#

A/f#

If I could I'd fold myself away like a card table

E

/c#

/g#

A/f#

A concertina or a Murphy bed I would

E

/c#

But I wasn't made that way, so you know instead

E

G#m7

E

G#m7

E

I'm open all night and the customers come to stay

G#m7

E

G#m7

F#m7

And everybody tips but not enough to knock me over

F#

E

G#m

F#m

E

I'm so tired, I just worked two shifts

G#m

F#m

E

The light of the moon leads the way towards the morning

G#m

F#m

E

And the sun, the sun's well on its way too soon to know

C#m

B

A

And oh, oh my god

C#m

B

A

E

Oh my god, whatever, etc |

E

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E/c#

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E/g#

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A/f#

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x3

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E

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A

One day we are young

E

C#m

G#m

And by the next one we are old despite the years

A

E

A

The tears of gold precede the rapture Time has its way With everyone in its path she combs her hair Tears of gold fall on the grave

A

E

Tears of gold

A

E

Tears of golden restraint

A

E

A

E

Is evidence of the pain that she feels inside

Bm

D

A

Mary-Anne settle down, let's bring the bed around, how 'bout?

Bm

D

E

And we'll sing you to heaven and back

Bm

D/f#

A

Laura-Lee sets the food out on the tabletop for us

Bm

D

E

And when she asked Mary-Anne to say grace

D

E

A

E

A

Mary-Anne settles down, wiping tears of gold from her face Where we are strong By tomorrow we will grow weak and disappear Our families will gather round to remember Where we are flesh and blood By the next one we are dust under the wheels Without a love, we are only ash and urns of silver

A

E

Tears of gold

A

E

Tears of golden restraint

A

E

A

Is evidence of the pain that she feels

A

E

Tears of gold

A

E

A

Tears of gold precede the rapture and healed her soul

A

E

A

Replace the tears of gold with music and laughter

A

E

Tears of gold

A

E

A

Tears of gold.....

F

C

Dm

When you get the time

F

C

Dm

Sit down and write me a letter

F

C

Dm

When you're feeling better

F

C

Dm

Drop me a line

C

F

I wanna know how it all works out

G

Em

I had a feeling we were fading out

F

Dm

I didn't know that people faded out so fast

F

That people faded out, when there was love enough left to fix it

G

But there it is

Am

F

C

G

There it is, we are only one push from the nest There it is, we are only one argument from death There it is, the sun rises

F

But the, the sun also sets The sun sets, the sun also sets

F

C

Dm

When you get these feelings

F

C

Dm

Next time, next time

F

C

Dm

Oh, be sure

F

C

Dm

You're gonna tear someone apart

C

F

I wanna know how it all works out

G

Em

I had a feeling we were fading out

F

Dm

I didn't know that people faded out

F

That people faded out so fast

C

F

I wanna show you what I got inside

G

Em

But you know those parts of me died

F

Dm

Just like that, they faded out, they faded out so fast

F

And there was love enough left to fix it

G

But there it is

Am

F

C

G

There it is, we are only one shove from the nest There it is, we are only one argument from death There it is, we are only one moment from death There it is, we are only one push from the nest There it is, there it is There it is, we are only one push from the nest There it is, we are only one moment from death There it is, the sun rises

F

But the, the sun also sets The sun sets, the sun also sets

D

Hanging around on Broadway

Em

Asus4

D

And I think I saw your face

D

The cars speeding by me

Em

Asus4

Bm

Reminding me of us

Bm

G

Rats scurry from the gutter to their holes

Bm

G

All these people and they're trying to get home

Em6

I don't know where that is anymore I don't know where that is anymore

A7

I don't know where that is anymore I don't know where that is anymore

Em

Used to be off Broadway

D

I miss your locket

Em

Asus4

D

And the things you kept inside

D

And I just can't stop it

Em

Asus4

Bm

It hasn't killed me yet, but give it time

Bm

G

Shuffle down to the watering hole

Bm

G

Getting tired and I want to go home

Em

I don't know where that is anymore I don't know where that is anymore

A7

I don't know where that is anymore I don't know where that is anymore

Em6

Used to be off Broadway

A7

Used to be off Broadway

Em

I don't know where that is anymore I don't know where that is anymore

Em6

I don't know where that is anymore I don't know where that is anymore

Em

Used to live off Broadway

Tuning: DADGBE (Drop D)

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D

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G

A

D

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D

G

D

Blue eyes for miles, pretty as a peach

D

G

D

Glorious, kind, always on time, never far out of reach

A

G

D

Tomorrow's on its way, there's always new songs to sing

D

G

A

D

Glorious, kind, always on time, pearls on a string Soft, precious and easy, under the sea If you dive down far enough to the bottom, look around and you will see Tomorrow's on its way, and there's always new songs to sing Glorious, kind, always on time, pearls on a string Glorious, kind, always on time, pearls on a string

Instrumental verse

Sun's shining down, the children laugh and play Glorious, kind, always on time, out there in the day Tomorrow's on its way, and there's always new songs to sin Glorious, kind, always on time, pearls on a string Glorious, kind, always on time, pearls on a string Glorious, kind, always on time, pearls on a string Glorious, kind, always on time, pearls on a string

Capo:

IV

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D

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D

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Bm

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Bm

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E

G

D

I can name the people that know they don't know themselves

A

G

D

Without talking to nobody

E

G

D

I can name the people that know they wanna fix themselves

A

G

D

Without taking my hands out of my pockets

C

G

I make these promises but all my promises hurt

D

A

It's like they never get a lift-off

C

G

So if I'm being honest with you and it seems like I'm being cruel

D

A

At least you didn't get a rip-off, a rip-off

G

And you'll know how I feel

D

God I've got faith in you

A

But it's a little too late for goodbyes

G

Good morning, open your eyes |

D

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D

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Bm

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Bm

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E

G

D

I can see the tears so long before they know your face

A

G

D

I can almost draw the lines

E

G

D

But when you smile, Lord it spins me like a ferris wheel

A

G

D

Washed out to sea in your eyes

C

G

I make these promises but all my promises hurt

D

A

It's like they never get a lift-off

C

G

So if I'm being honest with you and it seems like I'm being cruel

D

Bm

At least you didn't get a rip-off , rip-off

D

A

A rip-off , rip-off |

Bm

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G

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A

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E

G

D

And you know how I feel... |

A

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G

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D

G

D

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Capo:

II

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G

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A

D

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x2

D

G

D

Here we go again! God, I listen, but I'm not listening

D

G

A

Everything she says, oh I heard it all before

D

G

D

So what if I have? It doesn't mean it isn't beautiful

D

G

Em

And everyone needs company once in a while

G

A

D

Two hearts, one of them will break

G

A

D

Like bad ideas on a beautiful day

G

A

D

Two figures, moving through the dark

G

A

D

Three words is all it takes to break your heart

G

D/f#

Em

D

In two Every time she goes, I just pretend that it's not happening And every time she comes, well then she comes, oh God So what she's right, so what if she's so beautiful More beautiful than you, good for a laugh and too kind

G

A

D

Two hearts, one of them will break

G

A

D

Like bad ideas on a beautiful day

G

A

Bm

A

With no hands, this thing will steer itself through the dark

G

A

D

Three words is all it takes to break your heart

G

D/f#

Em

In two

D

All it takes to break your heart

G

D/f#

Em

D

Is just three words, three words in two hearts

D

Three words, in two hearts

Capo:

III

C

G

Em

C

G

Poor little rose, beaten by the rain

Em

C

In the wind, in the gale, thunder and the hail

C

G

Sometimes I feel like I'm going insane

Em

Without the numbness or the pain, so intense to feel

D

Especially now it added up through the years

C

G

D

C

And I, I taught myself how to grow

G

D

C

Without any love, and there was poison in the rain

G

D

I taught myself how to grow

Am

Now, I'm crooked on the outside

C

And the inside's broke

C

G

Most of the time, I got nothing to say

Em

C

When I do, it's nothing, and nobody's there to listen anyway

C

G

I know I'm probably better off this way

Em

I just listen to the voices on the TV till I'm tired

D

And my eyes grow heavy, and I fade away

C

G

D

C

'Cause I, I taught myself how to grow

G

D

C

Without any love, and there was poison in the rain

G

D

I taught myself how to grow

Am

C

Till I was crooked on the outside

G

D

C

I taught myself how to grow

G

D

C

Without any love, and there was poison in the rain

G

D

I taught myself how to grow

Am

Till I was crooked on the outside, inside's caved

C

Crooked on the outside, inside's caved

Am

C

Crooked on the outside, inside's caved

D

C

I taught myself how to grow old

Ryan Adams : Easy Tiger
2007

Goodnight Rose

Two

Everybody Knows

Halloweenhead

Oh My God, Whatever, Etc

Tears Of Gold

The Sun Also Sets

Off Broadway

Pearls On A String

Rip Off

Two Hearts

I Taught Myself How To Grow Old

Ryan Adams : Easy Tiger 2007

Goodnight Rose

Two

Everybody Knows

Halloweenhead

Oh My God, Whatever, Etc

Tears Of Gold

The Sun Also Sets

Off Broadway

Pearls On A String

Rip Off

Two Hearts

I Taught Myself How To Grow Old

Ryan Adams : Easy Tiger
2007