Last Words Chords

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Steve Earle's final words to his son, the late Justin Townes Earle.Was this info helpful?

Difficulty:	intermediate
Tuning:	E A D G B E
Key:	C
Capo:	no capo

Author Cookie8561 [pro] 39. Last edit on Jan 7, 2021

Chords

Csus2

Am7

Cadd9

Gsus4

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Last Words - Steve Earle
 
Csus2-C is a hammer-on (second/middle finger)
 
Guessed chords by ear, no idea if they're completely correct
(in fact they likely aren't)
 
[Intro]
 
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------0-----------------------|
D|-0h2--------------------------|
A|--------0-3-2---3-2-0---2-----|
E|--------------3-------3---3-3-|
 
[Verse 1]
Csus2 C    Am7     Cadd9         Gsus4
     I was there when you were born
Csus2 C  Am7       Cadd9   Gsus4
Took you from your momma's arms
Csus2 C  Am7    Cadd9     Gsus4
Stood in awe, a witness to
  Csus2 C        Am7      Cadd9 Gsus4
The first breath that you ever drew
 Csus2 C Am7        Cadd9    Gsus4
I wish I could have held you when
 Csus2 C      Am7        Cadd9 Gsus4
You left this world like I did then
     Csus2 C Am7       Cadd9       Gsus4
Last time we spoke was on the phone
  Csus2 C   Am7    Cadd9      Gsus4
And we hung up and now you're gone
 
[Chorus]
    Csus2 C  Am7       Cadd9 Gsus4
Last thing I said was, "I love you"
       Csus2 C         Am7       Cadd9      Gsus4
And your last words to me were, "I love you too"
 
[Instrumental]
Csus2 C  Am7 Cadd9 Gsus4
Csus2 C  Am7 Cadd9 Gsus4
 
[Verse 2]
 Csus2 C     Am7     Cadd9     Gsus4
I don't know why you hurt so bad
  Csus2 C     Am7     Cadd9    Gsus4
Just know you did, it makes me sad
     Csus2 C Am7  Cadd9    Gsus4
Said everything I meant to say
 Csus2 C    Am7     Cadd9 Gsus4
I could not make it go away
  Csus2 C Am7     Cadd9      Gsus4
Wherever  you are travelling now
  Csus2 C  Am7    Cadd9 Gsus4
It doesn't matter anyhow
   Csus2 C     Am7    Cadd9  Gsus4
Can't help but wonder if you knew
 Csus2 C   Am7     Cadd9        Gsus4
You took a part of me away with you
 
[Chorus]
    Csus2 C  Am7       Cadd9 Gsus4
Last thing I said was, "I love you"
       Csus2 C         Am7       Cadd9      Gsus4
And your last words to me were, "I love you too"
 
[Instrumental]
Csus2 C  Am7 Cadd9 Gsus4
Csus2 C  Am7 Cadd9 Gsus4
 
Csus2 C  Am7 Cadd9 Gsus4
Csus2 C  Am7 Cadd9 Gsus4
 
[Verse 3]
  Csus2 C   Am7        Cadd9   Gsus4
You made me laugh, you made me cry
   Csus2 C    Am7        Cadd9    Gsus4
You showed me truth, you told me lies
   Csus2 C  Am7   Cadd9     Gsus4
You tore my heart apart and then
    Csus2 C    Am7      Cadd9      Gsus4
You brought me back the piece again
 Csus2 C    Am7  Cadd9     Gsus4
Now I don't know what I'll do
 Csus2 C  Am7   Cadd9  Gsus4
Until the day I follow you
Csus2 C     Am7      Cadd9  Gsus4
Through the darkness to the light
  Csus2 C      Am7     Cadd9    Gsus4
'Cause I loved you for all your life
 
[Chorus]
    Csus2 C  Am7       Cadd9 Gsus4
Last thing I said was, "I love you"
       Csus2 C         Am7       Cadd9      Gsus4
And your last words to me were, "I love you too"
 
Csus2 C  Am7 Cadd9 Gsus4
Csus2 C  Am7 Cadd9 Gsus4
 
 
Rest in Peace, Justin Townes Earle
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3 comments

Beautiful tear-your-heart-out song, thank you. Actually he plays this capo at 3rd fret AND another capo on the bottom 3 strings at the 5th fret! As if he was playing in Dropped D capo’d at the 3rd fret. I’ve tried to play it in dropped D and it is very difficult. The main sound is the high e and B 3rd fret G and the standard D chord, but playing these and his bass line it must be capo’d as he does or have the bass player play the bass line.

Jesus heavy tune.