ok , so on the album i think he uses a kind of open tuning , but when he pays it
live , he uses standard tuning in the key of C . here are the chords as far as i can
make them out . he is travis picking . hope this is helpful!
intro : C
C F – G – C Em
so now i Am older
F Em
than my mother and father
Am
when they had their daughter
G F G G7
now what does that say about me?
oh how could i dream of such a selfless and true love
could i wash my hands of
just looking out for me?
F Em Am
oh man what i used to be
Em G Em Am F G G7
oh man oh my oh me
F Em Am
oh man what i used to be
Em G Em Am F G G7
oh man oh my oh me
in dearth or in excess
both the slave and the empress
will return to the dirt , i guess , naked as when they came
i wonder if i’ll see any faces above me
or just cracks in the ceiling
nobody else to blame?
oh man what i used to be
oh man oh my oh me
oh man that i used to be
oh man oh my oh me
interlude ( this part i Am less sure about )
F Am G
ohhhhhhh
F Am G F G
ohhhhhhhh
gold teeth and gold jewelry
every piece of your dowry
throw them into the tomb with me
bury them with my name
unless i have someday
ran my wandering mind away
oh man what i used to be
montezuma to tripoli
oh man oh my oh me
ok , so on the album i think he uses a kind of open tuning , but when he pays it
live , he uses standard tuning in the key of C . here are the chords as far as i can
make them out . he is travis picking . hope this is helpful!
intro : C
C F – G – C Em
so now i Am older
F Em
than my mother and father
Am
when they had their daughter
G F G G7
now what does that say about me?
oh how could i dream of such a selfless and true love
could i wash my hands of
just looking out for me?
F Em Am
oh man what i used to be
Em G Em Am F G G7
oh man oh my oh me
F Em Am
oh man what i used to be
Em G Em Am F G G7
oh man oh my oh me
in dearth or in excess
both the slave and the empress
will return to the dirt , i guess , naked as when they came
i wonder if i’ll see any faces above me
or just cracks in the ceiling
nobody else to blame?
oh man what i used to be
oh man oh my oh me
oh man that i used to be
oh man oh my oh me
interlude ( this part i Am less sure about )
F Am G
ohhhhhhh
F Am G F G
ohhhhhhhh
gold teeth and gold jewelry
every piece of your dowry
throw them into the tomb with me
bury them with my name
unless i have someday
ran my wandering mind away
oh man what i used to be
montezuma to tripoli
oh man oh my oh me
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