Old College Try Chords
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Very good song for beginners learning to use the capo. Listen for the changes, strumming pattern, and always remember patience is key.Was this info helpful?
Difficulty: | absolute beginner |
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Capo: | 2nd fret |
Author landonian63937 [a] 190. Last edit on Feb 11, 2017
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Chords Being Used: G/Em/C/D
[Verse 1]
G Em
From the housetops to the gutters
C D
From the ocean to the shore
G Em
The warning signs have all been bright and garish
C D
Far too great in number to ignore
[Verse 2]
G Em
From the cities to the swamplands
C D
From the highways to the hills
G Em
Our love has never had a leg to stand on
C D
From the aspirins to the crosstops to the alovils
[Chorus]
C D G
But I will walk... down to the end
Em
With you
C D
If you will come all the way down
G
With me
[Verse 3]
G Em
From the entrance to the exit
C D
Is longer than it looks from where we stand
G Em
I wanna say I'm sorry for stuff I haven't done yet
C D
Things will shortly get completely out of hand
[Verse 4]
G Em
I can feel it in the rotten air tonight
C
In the tips of my fingers
D
In the skin of my face
G Em
In the weak last gasp of the evening's dying light
C D
In the way those eyes I've always loved illuminate this place
[Chorus 2]
C
Like a trash can fire
D
In a prison cell
G
Like the searchlights
Em
In the parking lots of hell
C D G
I will walk... down to the end
Em
With you
C D
If you will come all the way down
G
With me
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