Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley Band
Bloodline
Tab by Sam Kurcab
Capo 1st fret
A E F#m E
Rolling around a lifetime on a name that spells my past
A E Bm E
Carried through the mile markers up towards some last laugh
A E F#m E
And if fools could only prosper, I'm afraid what they might say
A E Bm E
From a podium built on generations bleeding what they make
F#m (Bm)
Because here it comes
E
Watch them all jump right in
Bm D E
Tell me, how could you refuse to float with the rest of them?
F#m Bm D
You were born into it, there's no shame if you drift
A
Down the bloodline
Feeling temperamental underneath a broker sun
A certificate of excellence, but no proof on your pay stub
And if money's not a problem, I suggest you best believe
There's ten dollars on the table, and a million up his sleeve
And here they come, watch them all pass us by
Tell me how could you refuse to look one in the eye?
Two sheets to the wind all over again
Down the bloodline
Down the bloodline
F#m Bm
Yes, it feels scary to be ordinary
D E
In a world that don't know your name
F#m Bm
It would not be weird if I just disappeared
D E
Blowing my back out, trying to hold my weight
Looking for a doctor with a cure for a broke heart
Seems I spent it all on a miracle just to watch it fall apart
Now there's no room for ill-complaining, I know it's all just what it is
Cherry-pick my best believers and send them off with a kiss
Because there they go
Watch them all wave goodbye
Tell me how could you refuse to think it's a wonderful life?
Two sheets to the wind all over again
Down the bloodline
Down the bloodline
Down the bloodline
