Nathaniel Rateliff - Solomon The Wheel

alright this amazing , beautiful song was originally released on nathaniel’s debut album
known as the wheel – desire and dissolving men , but since he no longer performs as such ,
and still plays the song live , i’ll put it here .

artist : the wheel
song : solomon
album : desire and dissolving men

chords used :

Em7 [ – 0 – ] Cadd9? [ – 0 – ] g? [ – 0 – – ]
[ – 3 – ] [ – 3 – ] [ – 3 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – ]
[ – 0 – ] [ – 0 – ] [ – 0 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – ] i’m not sure of these
chord names ,
[ – 2 – ] [ – 2 – ] [ – 0 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – ] but the shapes are correct .
[ – 2 – ] [ – 3 – ] [ – 2 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – ]
[ – 0 – ] [ – 0 – ] [ – 3 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – ]

this has a typical nathaniel strum pattern .
using the thumb , on the down strokes of the bass notes ,
and lightly picking the upstroke with the index and ring finger .

D D u D uu D uu dd uu D uu D uu
[ – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – ]
[ – – – – – – 3 – – – – 3 – – – – 3 – – – – – – 3 – – – – 3 – – – – 3 – – ]
[ – – – – – – – 0 – – – – 0 – – – – 0 – – – – – – 0 – – – – 0 – – – – 0 – ] this is pretty close for the verse
[ – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 2 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – ] but i don’t feel the strumming is as
[ – – – – 2 – – – – 2 – – – – 2 – – – – 3 – 3 – – – – 3 – – – – 3 – – – – ] important , because the song is like
[ – – 0 – 0 – – – – 0 – – – – 0 – – – – 0 – – – – – – 0 – – – – 0 – – – – ] 85% vocals .

Em7 Cadd9

verse 1 : ( not A 100% percent on lyrics )

Em7 Cadd9
i want to be the drum ( drug? ) , that slows me down

Em7 Cadd9
i want to care to not , break through

Em7 Cadd9
i want to have no sense , or meaning

Em7 Cadd9
i want to start myself , anew ( on you? )

chorus : ( strumming opens up a little more )

G Cadd9
aint it hard luck living , a good life
G Cadd9
aint it hard luck living , a good life
G Cadd9
aint it hard luck living , a good life
G Cadd9
aint it hard luck living , a good life

Em7 Cadd9
a good life

Em7 Cadd9

Em7 Cadd9
i want a piece that glimmers , to show them all

Em7 Cadd9
i want to be delivered , from you

Em7 Cadd9
i want to smile but got , no reason now

Em7 Cadd9
i want way to bench , the truth

G Cadd9
aint it hard luck , living a good life
G Cadd9
aint it hard luck , living a good life
G Cadd9
aint it hard luck , living a good life
G Cadd9
aint it hard luck , living a good life
Em7 Cadd9
a good life

Em7 Cadd9

Em7

that’s it . pretty close anyway ,
the picking is a little more intricate than this ,
but you get the jist anyway .
comments , corrections , lyrical help welcome .