everything get gone – william elliott whitmore

from the album field songs

transcribed by tyler peterson

intro

E , c#min , A , c#min , A , E

A E
i was born in these woods , and these hills are my home
A E
and the fields will be ready when the spring time comes
c#min A E
but i’m just here for a little while
A E
and i’m just here for a little while
B5 C#5 A
like a tree by the river i’m holding on
E A E A
but everything get gone
E A7 E
but everything get gone

E c#min A E

A E
on a gravel road , bout a mile down
A E
there’s and old farm house with a fence around
A E
the windows are broken the roof is falling in
A E
its never going to be a home again
B5 C#5 A
like shutters in the wind i’m holding on
E A E A
but everything gets gone
E A7 E
but everything gets gone

E c#min A E

A E
these grave stones are the ones that were here before
A E
they’re never going to live or love anymore
A E
were just here for a little while
A E
were just here for a little while
B5 C#5 A
like a deathbed man that cant hold on
E A7 E
everything gets gone
E A7 E
everything gets gone
E A7 E
everything gets gone
E A7 E
everything gets gone

E c#min A E