Vic Chesnutt - You Are Never Alone

intro :
E | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 0 – – – |
B | – – – 7 – – – – – – – 9 – – – – – 5 – – – 5 – |
G | – 7 – – – 7 – – – 9 – – – 9 – – – – – – – – – |
D | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 9 – – – – – – – |
A | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
E | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | x3

from the way the intro is played , it seems like these are the fingerings he’s using . . .

D : 557775
E : 779997 ( of course , since this is E , you can leave the E strings open sometimes )
A : x07650

bass lead in : ( E | – 0 – – – 2 – – – 4 . . . )

verse : ( throughout the song , different little two – note pickings
are addEd to the ends of lines , just improvise using the fingerings
above and sometimes hammering up to fret 7 on the B string when on
the a chord )

A
it’s ok . . . you can take a condom
A D
it’s ok . . . you can take a vouchex ( ? )
A
it’s ok . . . you can get an abortion
D E A ( intro riff plays during this progression )
and then , keep on . . . keepin’ on
D E A
keep on . . . keepin’ on

A
it’s ok . . . you can take a prilosec
A D
it’s ok . . . you can take vioxin
A
it’s ok . . . you can get a quadruple bipass and then
D E A
keep on . . . keepin’ on
D E A . . . E
keep on . . . keepin’ on

chorus :
D A
you are . . . never alone
D A
you are . . . never alone
D A
you are . . . never alone
E
you – – – – – – are – – – – – –

( E | – 0 – – – 2 – – – 4 )

( brief interlude in A )

A
it’s ok . . . in moderation
A D
it’s ok . . . cuttin’ down
A
it’s ok . . . you can quit tomorrow
D E A
but for now , keep on . . . keepin’ on
D E A ( here he jumps up to a xx [ 11 ] 9 [ 10 ] 9 fingering )
keep on . . . keepin’ on

A . . . E

E | – – – – – 9 – – – – 9 – – – – 9 – – – – 9 – – 0 – 0 – 0 – – | ( let this one ring )
B | – [ 10 ] – [ 10 ] – [ 10 ] – [ 10 ] – – 9 – 9 – 9 – – – |

( E | – 0 – – – 2 – – – 4 )

A
it’s ok . . . you can take the bible
A D
it’s ok . . . you can be saved
A
it’s ok . . . you can be forgiven
D E A
and for now keep on . . . keepin’ on
D E A
for now keep on . . . keepin’ on

chorus :
D A
you are . . . never alone
D A
you are . . . never alone
D A
you are . . . never alone
E
you – – – – – – are – – – – – – x2

hold the last strum on “are” and let it fade .

– – tristan bowersox