The Rockaways Chords
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Difficulty: | intermediate |
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Tuning: | D A D G B E |
Capo: | 2nd fret |
Author chizmuffin [a] 89. Last edit on Jul 26, 2019
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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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The Rockaways – Conor Oberst
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Thanks alot for this tab chizmuffin!
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You work fast
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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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