High Lonesome Chords & Tabs
Tuning: Half-step Down!!
Intro:
| B | E | B | E | G#m | E | G#m | E F# |
Verse 1:
G#m
So the ambulances came,
C#m F#
They took your pulse and packed up your things.
G#m
And the papers read,
B F#
Some boys forget what heartache brings.
G#m
And the pounding in the streets
C#m F#
Was your heart in four/four time.
G#m
And the taste of defeat
B F# E F#
Was never too far from your mind.
Chorus:
G#m E B F#
And Maria came from Nashville with a suitcase in her hand,
G#m E B F#
I always kinda sorta wished I looked like Elvis.
G#m E
And in my head there's all these classic cars,
B F#
And outlaw cowboy bands
G#m E B F#
I always kinda sorta wished I was someone else.
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Verse 2:
G#m
So gravity came,
C#m F#
And stole the temple that the school boys praised
G#m,
And the crowds shuffled in.
B F# G#m
You're getting drinks for the same boys who once bought you everything.
C#m
And the powder on the bar
F# G#m
Was just this one time, the powder on the bar
B F# E F#
Was just this one night, and only to get by.
Repeat Chorus
Bridge:
G#m E F#
There were southern accents
G#m E F#
On the radio as I drove home.
G#m
And at night I wake up with the sheets soaking wet
E F# G#m
It's a pretty good song, maybe you know the rest...
E F#
Maybe you know the rest.
Repeat Chorus
Outro:
G#m E
When our boots they hit the ground, |
B F# |<--x3
They made a high and lonesome sound |
G#m E B
When our boots they hit the ground down from the clouds,
F#
They made a high and lonesome sound.
