Graceland — Justin Townes Earle
Chords and lyrics for Graceland by Justin Townes Earle (key of G).
Verse 1
Notes:
1) Tabbing all the parts [previusly just tabbed the inro],
2) I have now gotten it right, after several failed edits,
3) I spaced out the notes so you can get a sense of the rythym.
4) tip: Use your thumb for lower E and D string (added T for thumb in the
intro),
5) practice the thumb part until you are comfortable before adding the top
strings,
6) You can play the song either using 1 finger, 1 thumb, or 2 fingers, 1
thumb (I use two fingers)
Intro
-1 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T
Verse
[G]
[C] [Cmaj7] [Em]
[E7sus4/F#] [D7sus2/F#]
Verse 1
[G]The Mississippi Delta
Was shining like a national [C]guitar[Cmaj7]
I am [Em]following the highway
Down the river
Through the[E7sus4/F#] cradle of the Civil War
Chorus
I'm[D7sus2/F#] going to [G]Graceland, [C/G]Graceland
[G]Memphis, Tennessee
I'm [C/G]going to [G]Graceland
Poor boys and pilgrims with families
And we are going to [C/G]Graceland
[G]My traveling companion is nine years old
[G]He is the child of my first marriage
[G]But I've reason to believe
We all will be received
In [C/G]Graceland
Verse 2
[G]She comes back to tell me she's gone
[C]As if I didn't know [Cmaj7]that
As if I [Em]didn't know my own bed
As if [E7sus4/F#]I'd never noticed
The way she combs [D7sus2/F#]her hair off her
[G][C/G]forehead[G]
Verse 3
[G]And she said, "losing love
Is like a window in your [C]heart[Cmaj7]
Everybody sees you're [Em]blown apart
Everybody sees the wind [E7sus4/F#]blow[D7sus2/F#]
Chorus
oh oh [G]Graceland[C/G]
[G]I'm going to Graceland[C/G]
[G]Poor boys[C/G] and [G]pilgrims with [C/G]families
And we are going [C/G]to Graceland[G]
[G]And my traveling companions
[G]Are ghosts and empty sockets
[G]I'm looking at ghosts and empties[C/G]
[G]But I've reason to believe
[G]We all will be received
In [C/G]Graceland[G]
Verse 4
[G]There is a girl in New York City
Who calls herself the human [C]trampoline[Cmaj7]
[Em]whenever I’m falling, flying, tumbling in turmoil I say:
[E7sus4/F#]"Whoa, so this is what she means"
She means we're [D7sus2/F#]bouncing into [G]Graceland[C/G]
Verse 5
[G]She says losing love
Is like a window in your [C]heart[Cmaj7]
Well, everybody sees you're [Em]blown apart
Everybody feels the [E7sus4/F#]wind blow
Ooh, [D7sus2/F#]ooh, ooh
Chorus
In [G]Graceland, in Graceland[C/G]
[G]I'm going to Graceland[C/G]
For reasons I cannot explain
There's some part of me wants to see
Graceland[C/G]
[G]And I may be obliged to defend
[G]Every love, every ending
Or maybe there's no obligations now[C/G]
[G]Maybe I've a reason to believe
[G]We all will be received
In Graceland[C/G]
Outro
[G]Whoa, oh, oh[C/G]
In [G]Graceland, [C/G]in Graceland, in [G]Graceland
[C/G]I'm going to [G][C/G]Graceland[G]
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