Gregory Alan Isakov - Raising Cain

artist : gregory alan isakov
song : raisin’ cain
album : that sea , the gambler
tabbed by : recebedou
email : recebedou@yahoo . com

chords used :

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Am : 002210
C : 032010
F : 133211
G : 320033

– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –

standard tuning : capo ii [ all chords relative to capo ]

intro guitar riff :
C F
E | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
B | – – – – – – – – – – 1 – – – – – – – – – – – – 1 – – – – – – – – – – – – 1 – – – – – – – – – – – – 1 – – – – |
G | – – – – 0h2 – – – – – 0 – – – – 0h2 – – – – – 0 – – – – 0h2 – – – – – 0 – – – – – – 0 – – – – – 0 – – | x4
D | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 3 – – – – – – – – – – |
A | – – 3 – – – – – 3 – – – – – – 3 – – – – – 3 – – – – – – 3 – – – – – 3 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
E | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 1 – – – – – 1 – – – – – – |

verse 1 chords :
C F C
last night i dreamed i was brooklyn on my own
C F C
last night i dreamed i was brooklyn on my own
F Am C F
lord i couldn’t see the shadows all in me ,
C F C
i dreamed i was in brooklyn on my own

instrumental break : [ play intro guitar riff x2 ]

verse 2 : [ use verse 1 chords ]
now them demons had there face bright as gold
all those demons had their faces bright as gold
they came and shook my hand , fingers crossed behind their back
those demons had their faces bright as gold

instrumental break : [ play intro guitar riff x2 ]

verse 3 : [ use verse 1 chords ]
so i’m sittin’ by my lonesome in the light
i’m sittin’ by my lonesome in the light
i don’t know what i see , that light plays tricks on me
i’m sittin’ by my lonesome in the light

chorus 1 chords :
Am F C
and i don’t know what’s ahead up comin’ next
Am F C
the wind shakes my feet , rattles my head
F Am C F
there’s no tellin’ home , just a sign up all alone
C F C
sayin’ oh , oh elizabeth

instrumental break : [ play intro guitar riff x2 ]

verse 4 : [ use verse 1 chords ]
and that season came in quiet with the rain
and loving you was just like raising cain
it was strong and bound for glory , and cursed with a thousand stories
oh that season came in quiet with the rain

instrumental interlude : [ play intro guitar riff x4 ]

verse 4 : [ use verse 1 chords ]
now i’m pickin’ up the pieces where i went wrong ,
i’m pickin’ up the pieces where i went wrong ,
and there’s somethin’ so familiar , like an old bedtime song
i’m pickin’ up the pieces where i went wrong

chorus 2 : [ use chorus 1 chords ]
and i don’t know whats ahead up comin’ next
the wind shakes my feet , rattles my head
there’s no tellin’ home , just a sign up all alone
sayin’ oh , oh elizabeth
sayin’ oh , oh elisabeth
sayin’ oh elisabeth

outro : [ use chorus chords ]