Left Hand Free Chords

by alt-J
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Difficulty: beginner
Capo: 1st fret
Author what.you.doing. [a] 2,368.
1 contributor total, last edit on Jun 4, 2016
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Chords

E
E7
A
A7
D

Strumming

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Capo on 1
 
Chords used:
     E  - 022100
     E7 - 020100
     A  - 002220
     A7 - 002020
     D  - xx0232
 
There's a specific strumming pattern with the chords. Underneath
some of the chords there is an "(m)", which indicates to mute the chord.
This is what I've come up with:
 
   E  E7 A    A7 A D     E   E E7
e|-0-0-0-2---0-0-0-2-2-2-0---0-0-0|
B|-0-0-0-2---2-2-2-3-3-3-0---0-0-0|
G|-1-1-1-2---2-0-2-2-2-2-1---1-1-1|
D|-2-2-0-2---2-2-2-0-0-0-2---2-0-2|
A|-2-2-2-0---0-0-0-------2---2-2-2|
E|-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-------0---0-0-0|
   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
      (m)             (m)
 
***OPTIONAL CHORD PLAYING***
 
 
[Verse]
E    E7    A    A7  A
 Hey shady baby I'm hot
D         E    E7     E E7 A A7 D E
 Like the prodigal son
E       E7           A            A7
 Pick a battle eenie meenie miney moe
     D             E          E7  E E7 A A7 D E
 Hey flower you're the chosen one
 
*** ***
 
 
[Chorus]
E                     E7   A  A7
 Well your left hand's free
D                      E   E7
 And your right's in a grip
E             E7   A
 With another left hand
 A7        D             E E7
 Watch his right hand slip
             A    D      E E7 A A7 D E E7
 Towards his gun, oh no
 
 
 E E7 A A7 D E E7
 
 
[Verse]
E  E7     A          A7     D            E    E7
 I tackle weeds just so the moon buggers nibble
 
 E E7 A A7 D E E7
 
E  E7         A       A7       D             E   A D
 A right hand grip on his Colt single-action Army
 
 
[Chorus]
E                     E7   A  A7
 Well your left hand's free
D                      E   E7
 And your right's in a grip
E             E7   A
 With another left hand
 A7        D             E E7
 Watch his right hand slip
             A    D
 Towards his gun, oh no
 
 
[Verse]
E  E7   A   A7     D
 N-E-O, O-M-G, gee whiz
                 E    E7    E E7 A A7 D E E7
 Girl you're the one for me
E       E7         A      A7
 Though your man's bigger than I am
D               E E7  A    D
 All my days he disagrees, oh no
             E E7 A A7 D E E7
 (Speak easy)
 
 E E7 A A7 D E E7
 
 A - A - A - A
 
 
[Chorus]
         E        E7 A   A7 D E E7
 Well my left hand's free
         E        E7 A   A7 D E E7
 Well my left hand's free
         E        E7 A   A7 D E E7
 Well my left hand's free
 
 
[Verse]
E    E7 E  A    A7  A
 Hey shady baby I'm hot
D         E    E7  E  E E7 A A7 D E
 Like the prodigal son
E       E7           A            A7
 Pick a battle eenie meenie miney moe
     D             E          E7 E E E7 A A7 D E
 Hey flower you're the chosen one
 
 
[Chorus]
           E        E7 A    A7 D E E7
 Well your left hand's free
         E        E7 A   A7 D E E7
 Well my left hand's free
         E        E7 A   A7 D E E7
 Well my left hand's free
         E        E7 A   A7 D E E7
 Well my left hand's free
         E        E7 A
 Well my left hand's free
 D
 Oh no
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10 comments
ejredus
There's some Gs in there. First one is like this at end of chorus: G A E E7 A A7 D E E7 Towards his gun, oh no
+12
knarfy
Second Verse the lyric is "Colt single-action Army" instead of On me
+4
thatlittlegirl
Anyone here from obx?😉
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