Barrytown Chords
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| Difficulty: | intermediate |
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| Tuning: | E A D G B E |
| Capo: | no capo |
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Intro
A D/A D/A Em/A A D/A G/A A D/A G/A A x2
Verse 1
A Bm D E A
I'm not one to look behind I know that times must change
A Bm D E A
But over there in Barrytown they do things very strange
F#m C#m
And though you're not my enemy
D C#m Bm E
I like things like they used to be
A Bm
And though you'd like some company
D C#m Bm
I'm standing by myself
D C#m Bm
Go play with someone else
F#m E D C#m Bm E A
I can see by what you carry that you come from Barrytown
Interlude/Riff
A D/A D/A Em/A A D/A G/A A D/A G/A A
Verse 2
A Bm D E A
Don't believe I'm taken in by stories I have heard
A Bm D E A
I just read the Daily News and swear by every word
F#m C#m
And don't think that I'm out of line
D C#m Bm E
For speaking out for what is mine
A Bm
I'd like to see you do just fine
D C#m Bm
But look at what you wear
D C#m Bm
And the way you cut your hair
F#m E D C#m Bm E A
I can see by what you carry that you come from Barrytown
Riff/2
A D/A D/A Em/A
Bridge
F Am7 Bbmaj7
In the beginning we recall that the word was hurled
F Am7 Bbmaj7
Barrytown people got to be from another world
Riff
A D/A D/A Em/A A D/A G/A A D/A G/A A
Verse 3
A Bm D E A
Leave me or I'll be just like the others you will meet
A Bm D E A
They won't act as kindly if they see you on the street
F#m C#m
And don't you scream or make a shout
D C#m Bm E
It's nothing you can do about
A Bm
It was there where you came out
D C#m Bm
It's a special lack of grace
D C#m Bm
I can see it in your face
F#m E D C#m Bm E A
I can see by what you carry that you come from Barrytown
Riff
A D/A D/A Em/A x6
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8 comments
I should add that this chart is a good place to start. For me the beauty of SD tunes is the cool chord voicings that change from verse to verse -- or the intro that would be so much clearer in a tab form:
002100 002220 004230 002220 002100 002220 x06400 x07600 x09700 x011900
UG chord chart format is pretty unwieldy for much more than basic chord shapes -- e.g. use an F#m11 202200 or a C#m with open E strings that ring more 046650 or a Bm/EE 024430 to try to capture the Dan "mu" sound -- but again this is a great place to start and I appreciate the effort to help me learn the song. Or and Am9 005500 and BbMaj 6x7765 the first line of the bridge
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I appreciate your feedback. I am a pianist and so this chord sheet works as well as I need for piano, but feel free to take it and change it and make another version that sounds better.
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Good contribution - I'm not sure about all the e's but I can't think of how to improve it.
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