Slate Chords

Played on a twelve string with the high E strings tuned down to D.
 
[Intro]
A7sus4  D  Aadd4  G  x2
 
[Verse 1]
A7sus4                      D
A worn out joke to keep the flies away
Aadd4           G
Carried it this far
        A7sus4                 D
Got the westside winds keep it steady
Aadd4                G
Bury the hatchets we find
A7sus4                 D
Could carry that heavy load
Aadd4                        G
If I really thought it would matter
 
[Pre-Chorus]
E7              Aadd4
Farcical hair appears
E7              A7sus4    D
As a blind side clean the slate
 
[Chorus]
A7sus4                  D
Working in the halls of shame
       G
Lay it down in full view
       Em7
Lay it down
 
[Verse 2]
A7sus4                D
What the hell were we thinking
Aadd4           G
Before the fire burned out
A7sus4         D
Can't find you now
Aadd4           G
Didn't know you then
A7sus4                D
Loneliness drinks the bitters
Aadd4                      G
Till the cold wind's warm again
 
[Pre-Chorus]
E7           Aadd4
To feel born again
E7              A7sus4      D
Mouth open wide screams and hollers
 
[Chorus]
A7sus4                  D
Working in the halls of shame
       G
Lay it down in full view
       Em7
Lay it down
 
[Bridge]
A7sus4  D  Aadd4  G  x2
 
[Verse 3]
A7sus4               D
Gambled once and won never made a dollar
Aadd4           G
Beauty fades to gray
A7sus4                    D
I pray the very best will guard her
Aadd4           G
And provide the way
 
[Pre-Chorus]
E7                 Aadd4
There's a telltale sign
E7                 A7sus4  D
And it's chairs up time to go
 
[Chorus]
A7sus4                  D
Working in the halls of shame
       G
Lay it down in full view
       Em7
Lay it down
 
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A neat way to tie the "A" chords to the G and D are to slide the "E"
note fretted on the second string up to the fourth fret, and then pull
it off.
 
Example
 
e|--0------------0------|
B|--3------------0------|
G|--0------------0------|
D|--2-----2/4p0--0------|
A|--0------------2------|
E|---------------3------|
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