Last of My Kind — Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit
Chords and lyrics for Last of My Kind by Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit (key of G).
Verse 1
From the NPR Tiny Desk concert
Intro
| G .. CM9 | G .. CM9 | G .. CM9 | G .. CM9 |
Verse 1 / Chorus
I [G]couldn't be happy in the city at night
You can't see the stars for the [G7]neon light
[C]Sidewalk's dirty and the river is worse
The [G]underground trains all run in reverse
[D]Nobody here can dance like me
[G]Everybody's clappin' on the [G7]one and the three
Am [C]I [Cadd9]. [C]. the last of my [G]kind? [CM9]. [G].
Am [C]I [Cadd9]. [C]. the last of my [G]kind? [CM9]. [G].
Verse 2 / Chorus
[G]So many people with so much to do
The [G]winter so cold your [G7]hands turn blue
[C]Old men sleepin' on the filthy ground
They [G]spend their whole day just a-walkin' around
And [D]nobody else here seems to care
They [G]walk right past 'em like they [G7]ain't even there
Am [C]I [Cadd9]. [C]. the last of my [G]kind? [CM9]. [G].
Am [C]I [Cadd9]. [C]. the last of my [G]kind? [G/F#].
Bridge / Chorus
[Em7]Daddy said the river would [C]always lead me [G]home [G/F#].
But the [Em7]river can't take you [C]back in time, and [G]daddy's dead and gone
The [D]family farm's a parkin' lot for [Am]Walton's five and dime [Am/B].
Am [C]I [Cadd9]. [C]. the last of my [G]kind? [CM9]. [G].
Am [C]I [Cadd9]. [C]. the last of my [G]kind? [CM9]. [G].
Verse 3 / Chorus
I [G]tried to go to college but I didn't belong
[G]Everything I said was either [G7]funny or wrong
And they [C]laughed at my boots, laughed at my jeans
[G]Laughed when they gave me amphetamine
And [D]left me alone in a bad part of town
[G]Thirty-six hours to [G7]come back down
Am [C]I [Cadd9]. [C]. the last of my [G]kind? [CM9]. [G].
Am [C]I [Cadd9]. [C]. the last of my [G]kind? [G/F#].
Bridge 2 / Chorus
[Em]Mama says God won't [C]give you too much to [G]bear [G/F#].
That [Em]might be true in [C]Arkansas, but I'm a [G]long, long way from there
An' [D]that whole world's an old and faded [Am]picture in my mind [Am/B].
Am [C]I [Cadd9]. [C]. the last of my [G]kind? [CM9]. [G].
Am [C]I [Cadd9]. [C]. the last of my [G]kind? [CM9]. [G].
Am [C]I [Cadd9]. [C]. the last of my [G]kind? [CM9]. [G].
Am [C]I [Cadd9]. [C]. the last of my [G]kind? [G/F#].
Outro
||: Em C | G G/F# | Em C | G | D | Am.. Am/B | C Cadd9 C | G CM9 G |
|C Cadd9 C | G.. G/F# :||
| Em C | G G/F# | Em C | G | D | Am.. Am/B | C Cadd9 C | G CM9 G |
| C Cadd9 C | G CM9 G |
G = 320003
CM9 = 320013 [aka: Cmaj9(no3rd)]
C = 032010
Cadd9 = 030010
Isbell plays the G chord with his 2nd, 3rd, and 4th fingers so he can
hammer the C-note on the B-string to make the Cmaj9(no 3rd) chord.
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