Biography:
Shakey Graves, aka Alejandro Rose-Garcia from Austin, Texas, plays a gnarly composite of blues and folk as a one-man-band of epic sonic proportions. The sound emitted from his hollow body guitar, mildly distorted amp and suitcase drum belie the young singer’s lean frame. He fingerpicks while keeping time with a double-pedal kick drum, hitting a snare fitted into his suitcase drum and a tambourine fashioned to its side. And when he sings, Rose-Garcia unleashes an unearthly howl.
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Other songs:
- Built To Roam
- Call It Heaven
- Dearly Departed
- Family And Genius
- Georgia Moon
- Hard Wired
- A Dream Is A Wish Your Heart Makes
- Big Time Nashville Star
- Bullys Lament
- Calendar Girl
- Chinatown
- City In A Bottle
- Climb On The Cross
- Cops And Robbers
- Counting Sheep
- Daisy Chains
- Dining Alone
- Doe Jane
- Excuses
- Family Tree
- Good Police
- House Of Winston
- I Am An Animal
- Kids These Days
- Kiss The Girl
- Late July
- Love Patiently
- Mansion Door
- O Death
- Oh My Poison
- Once In A While
- Only Son
- Pansy Waltz
- Pay The Road
- Proper Fence
- Roll The Bones
- Rotten Ol Me
- Seeing All Red
- Stereotypes Of A Blue Collar Male
- The Daily All
- The Donor Blues
- The Perfect Parts
- The Waters
- To Cure What Ails
- Tomorrow
- Unlucky Skin
- War Horn
- Wild Card
- Wolfman Agenda
- Word Of Mouth
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** I am referencing this recording, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eUkSTnUK_T0&feature=youtu.be ,
to write this tab, per the UG community's request. The request is for Chords, but I feel it would
be silly to not at least write out the tabs for the Intro and Hook, which painstakingly took
4hrs : Enjoy! Once you have the Intro and Hook down then it should be easy to follow the lead sheet.
Time signature: 4/4 Tuning: Dadgad
[Intro]
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 a 4 e + 1 2 3 + 4 1 2 3 a 4 e +
d|------------------|-------------------|12--11----------|------------------|
a|------------------|-------------------|----------------|------------------|
g|----------11--9---|7---9---11---------|---------11-9---|7--11--9----------|
d|------------0---0-|--0---0----0-----0-|--0---0--0----0-|--0--0----0-----0-|
a|------------------|------------ 8/9---|----------------|------------8/9---|
D|----------0---0---|0---0---0----------|0---0--0----0---|0--0---0----------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 a 4 e + 1 2 + 3 + 4 1 2 3 4 e + a 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 e +
d|-12---11----------|-------------------|12--11---------|------------------0-|-------0----------------|
a|------------------|-------------------|---------------|--------------------|------------------------|
g|----------11--9---|7---9---11---------|----------11-9-|7---11--9-----------|0-----------------------|
d|----0---0---0---0-|--0---0----0-----0-|---0--0---0----|--0---0---0-----9---|----9-----9----9------9-|
a|------------------|------------ 8/9---|---------------|------------9/10----|-------10---10----9/10--|
D|--0---0---0---0---|0---0---0----------|0---0---0----0-|0---0---0-----------|------------------------
|
(Hold)
1 + 1 + a 2 + 3 4 + a 1 e + 2 3 4
d|0------------------|-----------------------------|-------------------|
a|-------------------|-----------------------------|-------------------|
g|-------------------|------6---------7----------6-|--------6----------|
d|---9----9---9----9-|----8-------8------8------8--|--8-----8----------|
a|10---10---10--10---|9-------9-------9-----9------|----9--------------|
D|-------------------|-----------------------------|-------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
d|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
a|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
g|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
d|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
a|---5-----5-----7-----7-|---9-----9-----7-----7-|---5-----5-----7-----7-|---9-----9-----7-----7-|
D|5-----5-----5-----5----|5-----5-----5-----5----|5-----5-----5-----5----|5-----5-----5-----5----|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 3 + 4
d|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
a|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
g|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
d|---5-----5-----5-----5-|---5-----5-----5-----5-|---5-----5-----5-----5-|5-------------5--5-----|
a|---5-----5-----7-----7-|---9-----9-----7-----7-|5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-|5-------------5--5-----|
D|5-----5-----5-----5----|5-----5-----5-----5----|5-----5-----5-----5----|5-------------5--5-----|
[Hook]
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 +
d|----------2-----4-------4--------|---3--0-------0-------2---0--|
a|------0--------------------------|-----------------------------|
g|--4------------------------------|--------2-------0---0--------|
d|----4-------4-------4-------4----|---3------3-------2-------0--|
a|2-------2-------2-------2--------|1-----1-------0-------0------|
D|---------------------------------|-----------------------------|
1 e + 2 e + 3 e + 4 1 e + 2 + 3
d|------------------------------------|----------------------|
a|------------------------------------|----------------------|
g|------------------------------------|----------------------|
d|3--0p-----3--0p-----3--0p-----------|3--0p-----3--5--0-----|
a|------0---------0---------0---------|------0---------------|
D|3--0p-----3--0p-----3--0p-----------|3--0p-----3--5--0-----|
[Verse 1]
D
Oh gold digger took my money yeah
Dipped my heart and hands in honey
Oh Snake Lady stole my savings
Told gold digger she was having my babies
G
Well, gold digger swung, snake lady fell
F#
I took Gold Digger up to Chapel Hill
G
Oh, I married her fast, murdered her young
Oh, took my money back and made my run
[Verse 2]
D
Well, bus driver, all in red
Yeah, go pull this bus over and end up dead
Yeah go drive this bus down to Mexico
Park it on a cliff where that good grass grows
G
Till a chopper came along one sunny day
F#
Oh, to burn my crops, lock me away
[Refrain]
G
Well I'm eager, young and qualified
Got a date with that chair, oh, in late July
Ooooh
[Hook]
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 +
d|----------2-----4-------4--------|---3--0-------0-------2---0--|
a|------0--------------------------|-----------------------------|
g|--4------------------------------|--------2-------0---0--------|
d|----4-------4-------4-------4----|---3------3-------2-------0--|
a|2-------2-------2-------2--------|1-----1-------0-------0------|
D|---------------------------------|-----------------------------|
1 e + 2 e + 3 e + 4 1 e + 2 + 3
d|------------------------------------|----------------------|
a|------------------------------------|----------------------|
g|------------------------------------|----------------------|
d|3--0p-----3--0p-----3--0p-----------|3--0p-----3--5--0-----|
A|------0---------0---------0---------|------0---------------|
D|3--0p-----3--0p-----3--0p-----------|3--0p-----3--5--0-----|
[Verse 3]
D
Oh yea, well My mama, old and grey
Sittin' at-a home weepin' away
Oh. Her only boy washed down the drain
Gonna take her son oh and lock him away
G
Well, mama should be proud of me
F#
Oh, I lived like a man, I'll die like a king
[Refrain]
G
Cause I'm eager, young and qualified
Got a date with that chair, oh, in late July
Ooooh
[Verse 4]
D
But, my pappa his old and fat
His chewin his cigar with his hair slicked back
Yeah, roll him over, beat him black
Say it's from that boy oh he never had
G
Well, papa should be in my place
F#
Oh to fry like bacon, hang like lace
[Refrain]
G
Cause I'm eager, young and qualified
Got a date with that chair, oh, in late July so
[Hook]
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 +
d|----------2-----4-------4--------|---3--0-------0-------2---0--|
a|------0--------------------------|-----------------------------|
g|--4------------------------------|--------2-------0---0--------|
d|----4-------4-------4-------4----|---3------3-------2-------0--|
a|2-------2-------2-------2--------|1-----1-------0-------0------|
D|---------------------------------|-----------------------------|
1 e + 2 e + 3 e + 4 1 e + 2 + 3
d|------------------------------------|----------------------|
a|------------------------------------|----------------------|
g|------------------------------------|----------------------|
d|3--0p-----3--0p-----3--0p-----------|3--0p-----3--5--0-----|
a|------0---------0---------0---------|------0---------------|
D|3--0p-----3--0p-----3--0p-----------|3--0p-----3--5--0-----|
[Verse 5]
D
Call Big Betty, yeah, my old squeeze
Kiss you so good, you go weak in the knees
Come to see her old man pop
I wanna have you there, when my big heart stops
G
But don't you worry, don't you fret
F#
Oh I won't die with no regrets
[Refrain]
G
Because I'm eager, young and qualified
Well I'm eager, young and starry-eyed
Well the big leagues call, oh you know that I reply
I got a date with that chair, oh, in late July
[Hook]
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 +
d|----------2-----4-------4--------|---3--0-------0-------2---0--|
a|------0--------------------------|-----------------------------|
g|--4------------------------------|--------2-------0---0--------|
d|----4-------4-------4-------4----|---3------3-------2-------0--|
A|2-------2-------2-------2--------|1-----1-------0-------0------|
D|---------------------------------|-----------------------------|
1 e + 2 e + 3 e + 4 1 e + 2 + 3
d|------------------------------------|----------------------|
a|------------------------------------|----------------------|
g|------------------------------------|----------------------|
d|3--0p-----3--0p-----3--0p-----------|3--0p-----3--5--0-----|
A|------0---------0---------0---------|------0---------------|
D|3--0p-----3--0p-----3--0p-----------|3--0p-----3--5--0-----|
************************************
| / Slide up
| p Pull-off
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to write this tab, per the UG community's request. The request is for Chords, but I feel it would
be silly to not at least write out the tabs for the Intro and Hook, which painstakingly took
4hrs : Enjoy! Once you have the Intro and Hook down then it should be easy to follow the lead sheet.
Time signature: 4/4 Tuning: Dadgad
[Intro]
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 a 4 e + 1 2 3 + 4 1 2 3 a 4 e +
d|------------------|-------------------|12--11----------|------------------|
a|------------------|-------------------|----------------|------------------|
g|----------11--9---|7---9---11---------|---------11-9---|7--11--9----------|
d|------------0---0-|--0---0----0-----0-|--0---0--0----0-|--0--0----0-----0-|
a|------------------|------------ 8/9---|----------------|------------8/9---|
D|----------0---0---|0---0---0----------|0---0--0----0---|0--0---0----------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 a 4 e + 1 2 + 3 + 4 1 2 3 4 e + a 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 e +
d|-12---11----------|-------------------|12--11---------|------------------0-|-------0----------------|
a|------------------|-------------------|---------------|--------------------|------------------------|
g|----------11--9---|7---9---11---------|----------11-9-|7---11--9-----------|0-----------------------|
d|----0---0---0---0-|--0---0----0-----0-|---0--0---0----|--0---0---0-----9---|----9-----9----9------9-|
a|------------------|------------ 8/9---|---------------|------------9/10----|-------10---10----9/10--|
D|--0---0---0---0---|0---0---0----------|0---0---0----0-|0---0---0-----------|------------------------
|
(Hold)
1 + 1 + a 2 + 3 4 + a 1 e + 2 3 4
d|0------------------|-----------------------------|-------------------|
a|-------------------|-----------------------------|-------------------|
g|-------------------|------6---------7----------6-|--------6----------|
d|---9----9---9----9-|----8-------8------8------8--|--8-----8----------|
a|10---10---10--10---|9-------9-------9-----9------|----9--------------|
D|-------------------|-----------------------------|-------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
d|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
a|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
g|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
d|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
a|---5-----5-----7-----7-|---9-----9-----7-----7-|---5-----5-----7-----7-|---9-----9-----7-----7-|
D|5-----5-----5-----5----|5-----5-----5-----5----|5-----5-----5-----5----|5-----5-----5-----5----|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 3 + 4
d|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
a|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
g|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
d|---5-----5-----5-----5-|---5-----5-----5-----5-|---5-----5-----5-----5-|5-------------5--5-----|
a|---5-----5-----7-----7-|---9-----9-----7-----7-|5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-|5-------------5--5-----|
D|5-----5-----5-----5----|5-----5-----5-----5----|5-----5-----5-----5----|5-------------5--5-----|
[Hook]
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 +
d|----------2-----4-------4--------|---3--0-------0-------2---0--|
a|------0--------------------------|-----------------------------|
g|--4------------------------------|--------2-------0---0--------|
d|----4-------4-------4-------4----|---3------3-------2-------0--|
a|2-------2-------2-------2--------|1-----1-------0-------0------|
D|---------------------------------|-----------------------------|
1 e + 2 e + 3 e + 4 1 e + 2 + 3
d|------------------------------------|----------------------|
a|------------------------------------|----------------------|
g|------------------------------------|----------------------|
d|3--0p-----3--0p-----3--0p-----------|3--0p-----3--5--0-----|
a|------0---------0---------0---------|------0---------------|
D|3--0p-----3--0p-----3--0p-----------|3--0p-----3--5--0-----|
[Verse 1]
D
Oh gold digger took my money yeah
Dipped my heart and hands in honey
Oh Snake Lady stole my savings
Told gold digger she was having my babies
G
Well, gold digger swung, snake lady fell
F#
I took Gold Digger up to Chapel Hill
G
Oh, I married her fast, murdered her young
Oh, took my money back and made my run
[Verse 2]
D
Well, bus driver, all in red
Yeah, go pull this bus over and end up dead
Yeah go drive this bus down to Mexico
Park it on a cliff where that good grass grows
G
Till a chopper came along one sunny day
F#
Oh, to burn my crops, lock me away
[Refrain]
G
Well I'm eager, young and qualified
Got a date with that chair, oh, in late July
Ooooh
[Hook]
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 +
d|----------2-----4-------4--------|---3--0-------0-------2---0--|
a|------0--------------------------|-----------------------------|
g|--4------------------------------|--------2-------0---0--------|
d|----4-------4-------4-------4----|---3------3-------2-------0--|
a|2-------2-------2-------2--------|1-----1-------0-------0------|
D|---------------------------------|-----------------------------|
1 e + 2 e + 3 e + 4 1 e + 2 + 3
d|------------------------------------|----------------------|
a|------------------------------------|----------------------|
g|------------------------------------|----------------------|
d|3--0p-----3--0p-----3--0p-----------|3--0p-----3--5--0-----|
A|------0---------0---------0---------|------0---------------|
D|3--0p-----3--0p-----3--0p-----------|3--0p-----3--5--0-----|
[Verse 3]
D
Oh yea, well My mama, old and grey
Sittin' at-a home weepin' away
Oh. Her only boy washed down the drain
Gonna take her son oh and lock him away
G
Well, mama should be proud of me
F#
Oh, I lived like a man, I'll die like a king
[Refrain]
G
Cause I'm eager, young and qualified
Got a date with that chair, oh, in late July
Ooooh
[Verse 4]
D
But, my pappa his old and fat
His chewin his cigar with his hair slicked back
Yeah, roll him over, beat him black
Say it's from that boy oh he never had
G
Well, papa should be in my place
F#
Oh to fry like bacon, hang like lace
[Refrain]
G
Cause I'm eager, young and qualified
Got a date with that chair, oh, in late July so
[Hook]
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 +
d|----------2-----4-------4--------|---3--0-------0-------2---0--|
a|------0--------------------------|-----------------------------|
g|--4------------------------------|--------2-------0---0--------|
d|----4-------4-------4-------4----|---3------3-------2-------0--|
a|2-------2-------2-------2--------|1-----1-------0-------0------|
D|---------------------------------|-----------------------------|
1 e + 2 e + 3 e + 4 1 e + 2 + 3
d|------------------------------------|----------------------|
a|------------------------------------|----------------------|
g|------------------------------------|----------------------|
d|3--0p-----3--0p-----3--0p-----------|3--0p-----3--5--0-----|
a|------0---------0---------0---------|------0---------------|
D|3--0p-----3--0p-----3--0p-----------|3--0p-----3--5--0-----|
[Verse 5]
D
Call Big Betty, yeah, my old squeeze
Kiss you so good, you go weak in the knees
Come to see her old man pop
I wanna have you there, when my big heart stops
G
But don't you worry, don't you fret
F#
Oh I won't die with no regrets
[Refrain]
G
Because I'm eager, young and qualified
Well I'm eager, young and starry-eyed
Well the big leagues call, oh you know that I reply
I got a date with that chair, oh, in late July
[Hook]
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 +
d|----------2-----4-------4--------|---3--0-------0-------2---0--|
a|------0--------------------------|-----------------------------|
g|--4------------------------------|--------2-------0---0--------|
d|----4-------4-------4-------4----|---3------3-------2-------0--|
A|2-------2-------2-------2--------|1-----1-------0-------0------|
D|---------------------------------|-----------------------------|
1 e + 2 e + 3 e + 4 1 e + 2 + 3
d|------------------------------------|----------------------|
a|------------------------------------|----------------------|
g|------------------------------------|----------------------|
d|3--0p-----3--0p-----3--0p-----------|3--0p-----3--5--0-----|
A|------0---------0---------0---------|------0---------------|
D|3--0p-----3--0p-----3--0p-----------|3--0p-----3--5--0-----|
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| p Pull-off
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