Biography:
It takes a certain type of musician to hop freight trains and barrel across the vastness of North America with his brother and cousin. Especially for an artist who, just years before, sold out Madison Square Garden for three consecutive nights. CHAD “CHADWICK” STOKES is anything but a typical rock star. So, there was the singer-guitarist for bands Dispatch and State Radio, wading across a river to escape the chasing railroad bulls and hanging in the different down and out jungles with other traveling folks.
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This is based off of a video I watched of Chad playing it.
I am almost positive all of the chords are correct.
The song is played with all barred chords(below) and palm muting.
Chord Diagrams for all chords used in the song:
A D E F#m
-5---5---7---3-
-5---7---9---3-
-6---7---9---3-
-7---7---9---5-
-7---5---7---5-
-5---X---X---3-
Intro:
A
Verse 1:
A
He fell in love with a reservation girl
A
During the time of the sugarbeat harvest
A D
They moved out west to the coast where he built her a bed
A
Made of shagbark from Sherwood forest
E
And life was good until she told him goodbye
D
Said they was better off living separate lives
A
And maybe they was
PreChorus:
D A
But should we stop and take her with us
D A
Should we stop and take her with us
D A
Should we stop and take her with us
E
For all our time
Verse 2:
A
We left Worcester with our boots and our bags
A
And America undressed herself in front of our eyes
A D
My sister told me
D A
My sister told me
E
That the games in the hills where the hickory falls
D
And you never know when you gonna run from it all
A
Like she did
PreChorus:
D A
But should we stop and take her with us
D A
Should we stop and take her with us
D A
Should we stop and take her with us
E
For all our time
Chorus:
A D A D
Adelaide you know you're just no good for me
A D E D
You know its just so hard to see that you were right
A D A D
Adelaide you know you're just no good for me
A D E D
You know its just so hard to see that you were right
D A
Oh, that you were right
Verse 3:
A
She was dangling her legs over the little Colorado river
A
Catching the last bit of sunlight in all of Arizona
A D A
Told me,
D A
Arizona told me.
E
So I asked her if she wanted to fly
D
If maybe she needed a ride
A
Anywhere at all
PreChorus:
D A
But should we stop and take her with us
D A
Should we stop and take her with us
D A
Should we stop and take her with us
E
For all our time
Chorus:
A D A D
Adelaide you know you're just no good for me
A D E D
You know its just so hard to see that you were right
A D A D
Adelaide you know you're just no good for me
A D E D
You know its just so hard to see that you were right
D A
Oh, that you were right
Bridge:
D E
Oh Willy, I wish that you could love me less.
A F#m
Oh Willy, I wish that you could love me less.
D E
I tried, He said underneath his breath,
A
I tried. X2
Chorus:
A D A D
Adelaide you know you're just no good for me
A D E D
You know its just so hard to see that you were right
A D A D
Adelaide you know you're just no good for me
A D E D
You know its just so hard to see that you were right
D A
Oh, that you were right
I am almost positive all of the chords are correct.
The song is played with all barred chords(below) and palm muting.
Chord Diagrams for all chords used in the song:
A D E F#m
-5---5---7---3-
-5---7---9---3-
-6---7---9---3-
-7---7---9---5-
-7---5---7---5-
-5---X---X---3-
Intro:
A
Verse 1:
A
He fell in love with a reservation girl
A
During the time of the sugarbeat harvest
A D
They moved out west to the coast where he built her a bed
A
Made of shagbark from Sherwood forest
E
And life was good until she told him goodbye
D
Said they was better off living separate lives
A
And maybe they was
PreChorus:
D A
But should we stop and take her with us
D A
Should we stop and take her with us
D A
Should we stop and take her with us
E
For all our time
Verse 2:
A
We left Worcester with our boots and our bags
A
And America undressed herself in front of our eyes
A D
My sister told me
D A
My sister told me
E
That the games in the hills where the hickory falls
D
And you never know when you gonna run from it all
A
Like she did
PreChorus:
D A
But should we stop and take her with us
D A
Should we stop and take her with us
D A
Should we stop and take her with us
E
For all our time
Chorus:
A D A D
Adelaide you know you're just no good for me
A D E D
You know its just so hard to see that you were right
A D A D
Adelaide you know you're just no good for me
A D E D
You know its just so hard to see that you were right
D A
Oh, that you were right
Verse 3:
A
She was dangling her legs over the little Colorado river
A
Catching the last bit of sunlight in all of Arizona
A D A
Told me,
D A
Arizona told me.
E
So I asked her if she wanted to fly
D
If maybe she needed a ride
A
Anywhere at all
PreChorus:
D A
But should we stop and take her with us
D A
Should we stop and take her with us
D A
Should we stop and take her with us
E
For all our time
Chorus:
A D A D
Adelaide you know you're just no good for me
A D E D
You know its just so hard to see that you were right
A D A D
Adelaide you know you're just no good for me
A D E D
You know its just so hard to see that you were right
D A
Oh, that you were right
Bridge:
D E
Oh Willy, I wish that you could love me less.
A F#m
Oh Willy, I wish that you could love me less.
D E
I tried, He said underneath his breath,
A
I tried. X2
Chorus:
A D A D
Adelaide you know you're just no good for me
A D E D
You know its just so hard to see that you were right
A D A D
Adelaide you know you're just no good for me
A D E D
You know its just so hard to see that you were right
D A
Oh, that you were right
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