artist : ben nichols / lucero
song : toadvine
album : the last pale light in the west
tuning : standard
note : ” [ lyrics ] ” are sung on the cd but not in the printed lyrics
intro :
F Am Em F C F C C
verse 1 :
F Am Em F
[ i ] rode myself into the ground , hell its almost over now ,
C F C C
i dont see nothing but the light
F Am Em F
darkness filled my days , the rising sun has shown the way , [ and ]
C F C C
i dont see nothing but the light
Dm F
the preachers lesson , is simply armageddon ,
C G
the devil , he knows how to ride
Dm F
a killer of men , and no way to save them ,
C G
hell now we all have to die
F F
chorus :
F G
you wouldnt think that out here , a man could simply run clear
Am A# F A# F
out of country but , oh my . . . oh my , [ oh my . . . oh my ]
C F C C
nothing but the light
instrumental bridge :
F Am Em F C F C C
verse 2 :
F Am Em F
they took my ears in omaha , thought me dead but i werent all [ and i ]
C F C C
left them bleeding in the mud
F Am Em F
branded me for horse thievery , between my eyes for all to see [ and i ]
C F C C
left them bleeding in the mud
Dm F
when this world was made , [ it ] was never meant to save
C G
everyone in kind
Dm F
and i dont believe , god much had me
C G
had me much in mind
F F
chorus repeat :
instrumental bridge :
F G Am
A# F A# F
C F C C
abridged verse 3 :
Dm F
so tell me barkeep , what is there to drink
C G
with just minimal risk
Dm F
of blindness or death , it all tastes of ashes
C G
seems thats all we ever get ,
F F
it’s all we ever get
repeat chorus as finale :
– – crookedpath
artist : ben nichols / lucero
song : toadvine
album : the last pale light in the west
tuning : standard
note : ” [ lyrics ] ” are sung on the cd but not in the printed lyrics
intro :
F Am Em F C F C C
verse 1 :
F Am Em F
[ i ] rode myself into the ground , hell its almost over now ,
C F C C
i dont see nothing but the light
F Am Em F
darkness filled my days , the rising sun has shown the way , [ and ]
C F C C
i dont see nothing but the light
Dm F
the preachers lesson , is simply armageddon ,
C G
the devil , he knows how to ride
Dm F
a killer of men , and no way to save them ,
C G
hell now we all have to die
F F
chorus :
F G
you wouldnt think that out here , a man could simply run clear
Am A# F A# F
out of country but , oh my . . . oh my , [ oh my . . . oh my ]
C F C C
nothing but the light
instrumental bridge :
F Am Em F C F C C
verse 2 :
F Am Em F
they took my ears in omaha , thought me dead but i werent all [ and i ]
C F C C
left them bleeding in the mud
F Am Em F
branded me for horse thievery , between my eyes for all to see [ and i ]
C F C C
left them bleeding in the mud
Dm F
when this world was made , [ it ] was never meant to save
C G
everyone in kind
Dm F
and i dont believe , god much had me
C G
had me much in mind
F F
chorus repeat :
instrumental bridge :
F G Am
A# F A# F
C F C C
abridged verse 3 :
Dm F
so tell me barkeep , what is there to drink
C G
with just minimal risk
Dm F
of blindness or death , it all tastes of ashes
C G
seems thats all we ever get ,
F F
it’s all we ever get
repeat chorus as finale :
– – crookedpath
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