Drown — Son Volt
Chords and lyrics for Drown by Son Volt (key of F).
Verse 1
Drown – Son Volt
The original is played with two electric guitars; this is my single guitar
version which sounds great on
acoustic!
Chords used:
2 single notes (over the “...livin’ right is easy...” part), both on the A
string, in the 3rd fret: /c
and 2nd fret: /b
[Intro]:
[The final chord of the intro is the G chord of the first line of the song
just before “...sky cracks...”]:
[G] Sky cracks [F][C]open [G] the walls fallin’ [G]thru [C]the [G]floor
Just as well to [F]keep [C]it a [F]guessing [C]game in [G]store
[G] You're with me [D]now will be [Em]again other points in [C]between
And the [G]cruel cruel [F]mornings[C] [G] turn to days of [G]swim [G]or [C]sink
/c /b Am G F C
If livin' right is easy what goes wrong? you're causin' it to
drown
[Cmaj9]Didn't want to [Am]turn that way you're [G]causin' [F]it [C] to
drown
[Cmaj9]Doesn't make a [Am]difference now you're [G]causin' [F]it [C] to
drown
[Am]Silence knows can't [C]drown a heart
[Riff]:
[G] Happenstance is [F][C]falling [G] through the cracks [G]each[C] [G]day
Too close now to [F]change [C]it [F]fool's gold is [C]lighter [G]anyway
[G] When in [D]doubt move [Em]on no need to sort[C] it out
[G] You're with me [D]now will be [Em]again other points in [C]between
And I [G]want to [F]find[C] [G] the right [G]side [G]of [C]you
/c /b Am G F C
If livin’ right is easy what goes wrong you're causin’ it to
drown
[Cmaj9]Didn't want to [Am]turn that way you're [G]causin’ [F]it [C] to
drown
[Cmaj9]Doesn't make a [Am]difference now you're [G]causin’ [F]it [C] to
drown
[Am]Silence knows can't [C]drown a heart
F C G D F C [chord progression under solo - solo not tabbed]
[Riff]:
[then repeat intro, but this time just one bend after the first G]:
[play next 4 chords mostly Arpeggio; try to hit the individual notes of the
G D Em and C]:
[G] When in [D]doubt move [Em]on no need to [C]sort it out
[back to full chords}:
[G] You're with me [D]now will be [Em]again other points in [C]between
And I [G]want to [F]find[C] [G] the right [G]side [G]of [C]you
/c /b Am G F C
If living right is easy what goes wrong you're causin’ it to
drown
[Cmaj9]Didn't want to [Am]turn that way you're [G]causin’ [F]it [C] to
drown
[Cmaj9]Doesn't make a [Am]difference now you're [G]causin’ [F]it [C] to
drown
[Am]Silence knows can't [C]drown a heart
F C G D F C [final chord progression, no lead guitar tabbed]
[Final Riff]:
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