Biography:
Amanda Shires (born in in Lubbock in March 5, 1982) is an American singer-songwriter and violin player. She has performed as a member of the Texas Playboys, Thrift Store Cowboys and Jason Isbell & the 400 Unit, as well as in a duo with Rod Picott.
Shires is said to have been smitten at the age of ten by the sight of a green and orange pawn shop fiddle, She quickly became obsessed with the instrument and the sounds of western swing and country fiddle.
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This is based on Jason Isbell solo live version, however it is very similar to when
Shires and Isbell play together, other than having no capo.
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xQubPEhzUYs
[Chord structures]
Em7 Cadd9 G Am Em
e|-3------3-----3------------|
B|-3------3-----3----1-------|
G|-------------------2-------|
D|--------2----------2----2--|
A|-2------3-----2---------2--|
E|--------------3------------|
After the first verse and chorus the chords are generally played without the high notes
(as you see the chord names change) and there is a lot of hammer ons/offs along with
other variation thrown in.
[Intro/Chorus end]
e|---------------------------------|
B|-8--7--x--x----------0-----0-----|
G|-0--0--9--7---4--2------2----2-0-|
D|-0--0--0--0---0-----0-----0---0--|
A|-x--x--x--x---x------------------|
E|-8-----------/3--3-----3----3----|
[Verse 1]
Em7 Cadd9 G
She took her lover on a road trip
Em7 Cadd9 G
Turned out to be a bad idea
Em7 Cadd9 G
She lost his eagle feather roach clip
Em7 Cadd9 G
A present from some sad Maria
Em7 Cadd9 G
Things never made it back to normal
Em7 Cadd9 G
He was the wrong kind of naive
Em7 Cadd9 G
She stopped for gas in Oklahoma
Em7 Cadd9 G
Left him alone on St. John's Eve
[Chorus]
Am Em
There's a pale fire
Am Em
There's a pale fire
Am C
There's a pale fire rising on the plain
e|----------------------------|
B|-8--7--x--x-----------------|
G|-0--0--9--7--4--2-4-5-4-2-0-|
D|-0--0--0--0--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-|
A|-x--x--x--x--x--x-x-x-x-x-x-|
E|-8-----------3--3-3-3-3-3-3-|
[Verse 2]
Em7 C G
Remember when you were a fighter?
Em7 C G
Remember when I was a queen?
Em7 C G
Now I'm just another rider
Em7 C G
Can't keep up with your machine
Em7 C G
Every man I meet is perfect
Em7 C G
Any better, they'd be wrong
Em7 C G
That way it's never really worth it
Em7 C G
And I can spend my days alone
[Chorus]
Am Em
There's a pale fire
Am Em
There's a pale fire
Am C
There's a pale fire rising on the plain
e|----------------------------|
B|-8--7--x--x-----------------|
G|-0--0--9--7--4--2-4-5-4-2-0-|
D|-0--0--0--0--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-|
A|-x--x--x--x--x--x-x-x-x-x-x-|
E|-8-----------3--3-3-3-3-3-3-|
[Bridge]
Em7 C G
Every man I meet is perfect
Em7 C G
Any better, they'd be wrong
Em7 C G
Now it's never really worth it
Em7 C G
And I can spend my days alone
[Chorus]
Am Em
There's a pale fire
Am Em
There's a pale fire
Am C
There's a pale fire rising on the plain
e|----------------------------|
B|-8--7--x--x-----------------|
G|-0--0--9--7--4--2-4-5-4-2-0-|
D|-0--0--0--0--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-|
A|-x--x--x--x--x--x-x-x-x-x-x-|
E|-8-----------3--3-3-3-3-3-3-|
*******************************
| x Dead Note
*******************************
Shires and Isbell play together, other than having no capo.
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xQubPEhzUYs
[Chord structures]
Em7 Cadd9 G Am Em
e|-3------3-----3------------|
B|-3------3-----3----1-------|
G|-------------------2-------|
D|--------2----------2----2--|
A|-2------3-----2---------2--|
E|--------------3------------|
After the first verse and chorus the chords are generally played without the high notes
(as you see the chord names change) and there is a lot of hammer ons/offs along with
other variation thrown in.
[Intro/Chorus end]
e|---------------------------------|
B|-8--7--x--x----------0-----0-----|
G|-0--0--9--7---4--2------2----2-0-|
D|-0--0--0--0---0-----0-----0---0--|
A|-x--x--x--x---x------------------|
E|-8-----------/3--3-----3----3----|
[Verse 1]
Em7 Cadd9 G
She took her lover on a road trip
Em7 Cadd9 G
Turned out to be a bad idea
Em7 Cadd9 G
She lost his eagle feather roach clip
Em7 Cadd9 G
A present from some sad Maria
Em7 Cadd9 G
Things never made it back to normal
Em7 Cadd9 G
He was the wrong kind of naive
Em7 Cadd9 G
She stopped for gas in Oklahoma
Em7 Cadd9 G
Left him alone on St. John's Eve
[Chorus]
Am Em
There's a pale fire
Am Em
There's a pale fire
Am C
There's a pale fire rising on the plain
e|----------------------------|
B|-8--7--x--x-----------------|
G|-0--0--9--7--4--2-4-5-4-2-0-|
D|-0--0--0--0--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-|
A|-x--x--x--x--x--x-x-x-x-x-x-|
E|-8-----------3--3-3-3-3-3-3-|
[Verse 2]
Em7 C G
Remember when you were a fighter?
Em7 C G
Remember when I was a queen?
Em7 C G
Now I'm just another rider
Em7 C G
Can't keep up with your machine
Em7 C G
Every man I meet is perfect
Em7 C G
Any better, they'd be wrong
Em7 C G
That way it's never really worth it
Em7 C G
And I can spend my days alone
[Chorus]
Am Em
There's a pale fire
Am Em
There's a pale fire
Am C
There's a pale fire rising on the plain
e|----------------------------|
B|-8--7--x--x-----------------|
G|-0--0--9--7--4--2-4-5-4-2-0-|
D|-0--0--0--0--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-|
A|-x--x--x--x--x--x-x-x-x-x-x-|
E|-8-----------3--3-3-3-3-3-3-|
[Bridge]
Em7 C G
Every man I meet is perfect
Em7 C G
Any better, they'd be wrong
Em7 C G
Now it's never really worth it
Em7 C G
And I can spend my days alone
[Chorus]
Am Em
There's a pale fire
Am Em
There's a pale fire
Am C
There's a pale fire rising on the plain
e|----------------------------|
B|-8--7--x--x-----------------|
G|-0--0--9--7--4--2-4-5-4-2-0-|
D|-0--0--0--0--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-|
A|-x--x--x--x--x--x-x-x-x-x-x-|
E|-8-----------3--3-3-3-3-3-3-|
*******************************
| x Dead Note
*******************************
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