The Rockaways Chords

by Conor Oberst
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Difficulty: intermediate
Tuning: D A D G B E
Capo: 2nd fret
Author chizmuffin [a] 89. Last edit on Jul 26, 2019

Chords

F5/G
C/F#
G5/A
Em/F#
C
Am
Am/E
C/G
G

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Hi everyone, this is a fairly easy song to learn, and it sounds absolutely beautiful. Happy jamming :)
 
drop D tuning
 
 Obscure Chords:
 F5/G*|C/F#|G5/A*|Em/F#
e|-1-  -0-  -3-  -0-|
B|-0-  -2-  -0-  -0-|
G|-0-  -0-  -0-  -0-|
D|-3-  -2-  -5-  -2-|
A|-3-  -3-  -5-  -2-|
E|-3-  -2-  -5-  -2-|
 
 *Riff:
e|---------|
B|---------|
G|-0-------|
D|---3-2h3-|
A|---------|
E|---------|
 
 [Intro]
e|--------------------------------------0-|
B|-1-1---0-0----1-0-----1-----3-0--0h1--2-|
G|------------------2-0---0-------------0-|
D|-----2-----2--------------2-----------2-|
A|-3-----3------3---3-3-3-----3----3----3-|
E|--------------------------------------3-|
 
[Verse 1]
C
Scared of everything
 
Everything's on blast
Am
Never travel light
 
I carry the past
Am/E
In an armored car
 
That's my skeleton
C/G
Worship one idea
 
Like a superfan
C
In a gallery
 
With a slanted view
Am
There's a book signing
 
Dystopian haikus
Am/E
As they're read out loud
 
Under Edison lights
C/G
Makes me scratch my head
                           C
And think of simpler times
 
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|
A|-0-2-3-------------------|
E|-0-2-3-------------------|
 
[Chorus 1]
F5/G*      G5/A*         C/F#
Borrowed a car for the day
F5/G*       G5/A*        Am   G C/G
We drove it out to The Rock a ways
Am/E
And you went swimming
Am/E
I watched you swimming
 
(*Riff)  C
 
[Verse 2]
C
I'm made of money now
 
There's nothing I want
Am
Except expensive wine
 
To watch the rocket launch
Am/E
We'll climb up on the roof
 
And sit in plastic chairs
C/G
Watch it accelerate
 
Until it disappears
C
Just like your goodbye voice
 
Trailing off down the hall
Am
I love you, baby
 
I'll be back in one hour
Am/E
You'll try and smile then
 
Sometimes it doesn't stick
C/G
I'll help you tune it out
                        C
I'll help you reminisce
 
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|
A|-0-2-3-------------------|
E|-0-2-3-------------------|
 
[Chorus 2]
F5/G*       G5/A*         C/F#
Borrowed a car for the day
F5/G*     G5/A*          Am      G   C/G
Filled it up with some friends I'd made
              Am/E
And they went dancing
Am/E
I watched them dancing
 
(*Riff) C
 
[Bridge]
Em/F#
Don't feel badly
F5/G*
I'm barely angry
G5/A*                  C/G
It's not too much to contain
Em/F#
Always knew that
F5/G*
It'd probably happen
G5/A*                        C/G   C
We'd put these memories to shame
 
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|
A|-0-2-3-------------------|
E|-0-2-3-------------------|
 
[Chorus 3]
F5/G*     G5/A*         C/F#
Borrowed a car for the day
F5/G*     G5/A*       Am  G C/G
Gassed it up for our get a way
              Am/E
Said you'd be waiting
Am/E
I left you waiting
 
(*Riff) C
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conor.mcglinchey
Thanks alot for this tab chizmuffin!
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Steamy Cream
You work fast
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daniel_tate
Conor Oberst - The Rockaways Tuning: Open D (DADF#AD) [Intro] D |-----------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------| A |--5--------4--------5--4--2--0-----0-----|--5---------7--4--0-------------------------| F#|----0---0----0---0-------------0-----0---|----0---0---0--0--0---0---0-0---0---0-0--0--| D |------0--------0-----------------0-----0-|------0-------------0-----0---0-----0---0---| A |-----------------------------------------|--------------------------0---------0-------| D |--0--------0--------0--------0-----------|--0---------0--0--0-------0---------0-------| [Verse] D C# Em7 G D |----------------------------------------| A |------------------0-------0-------------| F#|--0-------0-------1-------0-------------| D |--0-------0-------0-------4-------------| A |--0-------9-------2-------5-------------| D |--0-------9-------2-------5-------------| [Chorus] D E A B D A B C# B A Em7 D |-----|-----------------------------|-------------------|----------------------------------------| A |-----|---------------0------0------|----------------0--|----0--------0--------0-----------------| F#|-----|--0----0-----0---0------0----|--0----0--------0--|--1---1----1---1----1---1----3-1-0-1-0--| D |-0-2-|--4----7----11-----11-----11-|--4----7----9-7-5--|--0-----0--0-----0--0-----0-------------| A |-0-2-|--5----7----12---------------|--5----7----9-7-5--|--2--------2--------2-------------------| D |-0-2-|--5----7----12---------------|--5----7----9-7-5--|--2--------2--------2-------------------|
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