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UKULELE CHORDS AND TABS

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Requested by Larisa! The Cmaj9 can be replaced with a regular C if you find that it doesn't sound well. Not sure about this Intro but it works:
                                                                              
-----3-------3-------5------------------3-------3--------3--------3-
-3-------0---------------0------------------------------------------
-0--0-0--0--0-0--0--0-0--0--0--0----0--0-0--0--0-0---0--0-0---0--0-0
-----------------7----------7-------2-------0--------2--------0-----
                                                                              
-----3-------3-------5------------------3-------3-------------------
-3-------0---------------0-----------------------------------0--0---
-0--0-0--0--0-0--0--0-0--0--0--0----0--0-0--0--0-0---0---0----------
-----------------7----------7-------2-------2--------0--0-0----0-0--
                                                   
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  Csus4	       C        Csus4	 F  C
I wish I was a slave to an age-old trade
     Csus4	      C            Csus4        F    C
Like ridin' around on railcars and workin' long days
F	              C	              Csus4  C
Lord have mercy on my rough and rowdy ways
F	              C	              Csus4  C
Lord have mercy on my rough and rowdy ways

- Repeat Intro -

        F             C
Call it one drink too many
        Am         C    C
Call it pride of a man
       F	     C                 Am         C      C
But it don't make no difference if you sit or you stand
	    F	        F           C        	       C
'Cause they both end in trouble and start with a grin
          F	      F   	  C                  C
Yeah they both end in trouble and start with a grin


         F        C        Am	  C     C
We do it over and over and over a-gain
         F        C	   Am     C     C
We do it over and over and over a-gain

F
  Oh-oh
Am
  Oh-oh-oh-oh
C       Cmaj9
  Oh-oh
F
  Oh-oh
Am
  Oh-oh-oh-oh
C        Cmaj9
  Oh-oh
F
  Oh-oh
Am
  Oh-oh-oh-oh
C        Cmaj9
  Oh-oh

                F	       Am
I know there's  -  California  -  Oklahoma
C		         	 Cmaj9
   And all of the places I ain't ever been to but

F
   Down in the valley with
Am
   Whiskey rivers
C		            	 Cmaj9
   These are the places you will find me hidin'
F		               Am
   These are the places I will always go
C		               Cmaj9
   These are the places I will always go

     F
I am on my way
     Am
I am -  on my way
     C	               Cmaj9
I am on my way back to where I started

F	Am	C	Cmaj9
- Keep repeating these chords -

Oh-oh
Oh-oh-oh-oh
Oh-oh

Oh-oh
Oh-oh-oh-oh
Oh-oh
- Continue in background -

One more for the stars and the eyes of the walls
I hear your name...

I saw your face in the crowd and you came out
You saw me walkin'...

You got a sign on the door and it reads to me
Just like the grass and the sun and the...

Oh-oh
Oh-oh-oh-oh
Oh-oh

Oh-oh
Oh-oh-oh-oh
Oh-oh

     F
I am on my way
     Am
I am -  on my way
     C	               Cmaj9
I am on my way back to where I started

F              Am
   California  -  Oklahoma
C                                Cmaj9
   And all of the places I ain't ever been to but
F
   Down in the valley with
Am
   Whiskey rivers
C                                Cmaj9
   These are the places you will find me hidin'

F			       Am
   These are the places I will always go

F			       C             C
   These are the places I will always go

     F            C           Csus4   C      C
So I wish I was a slave to an age-old trade

F         F           C               Csus4  C
Lord have mercy on my rough and rowdy ways    
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Album: The Head And The Heart

From the same album
  1. Down In The Valley
  2. Lost In My Mind
  3. Rivers And Roads
  4. Winter Song
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Biography

The Head and the Heart is an American indie-folk band which formed in 2009 in Seattle, Washington, United States. The band consists of Josiah Johnson (vocals, guitar), Jonathan Russell (vocals, guitar), Charity Rose Thielen (violin, vocals), Chris Zasche (bass), Kenny Hensley (keyboards) and Tyler Williams (drums).

Composed primarily of transplants to the Seattle area, The Head and the Heart write and play songs that speak to the newness of a fresh start

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