New South Wales
By:Jason Isbell
Album: Southeastern
Tabbed by: the JK5000
Capo 2, chords relative to capo
[Intro]
D
[Verse]
D G D
Here we sit, across the table from each other
G D
A thousand miles from both our mothers
E7 A
Barely old enough to rust.
D G D
Here we sit, pretending both our hearts are anchored
G D
Taking candy from these strangers
A D
Amidst the diesel and the dust.
D G D
Here we sit, singing words nobody taught us.
G D
Drinking fire and spitting sawdust
E7 A
Trying to teach ourselves to breathe.
D G D
We haven't yet, but every chorus brings us closer
G D
Every flyer and every poster
A D
Gives a piece of what we need.
[Chorus 1]
G D
And the sand that they call cocaine cost you twice as much as gold
G A
You'd be better of to drink your coffee black
D D/C# D/B D/A G D
But I swear the land it listened to the stories that we told
D A G D
God bless the busted boat boat that brings us back
[Verse]
D G D
Mornings rough, it don't give a damn about the mission
G D
Has no aesthetic or tradition,
E7 A
Only lessons never learned.
D G D
And I'd had enough, about a month ago tomorrow.
G D
Parting holds no trace of sorrow
A D
For the bitter and the burned.
[Chorus 2]
G D
And the piss they call tequila even Waylon wouldn't drink
G A
Well I'd rather sip this Listerine I packed
D D/C# D/B D/A G D
But i swear I've never seen a better place to sit and think
D A G D
God bless the busted ship that brings us back
(violin and picking solo)
Repeat Chorus 1
D A G D
God bless the busted boat that brings us back (x2)
END
*D D/C# D/B D/A G refers to a walk-down using the bass strings while still in a D form.
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-JK5000
