Chord Booklet

Conor Oberst

10 songs|34 chords used|Hard

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Chords used

B11

F#m

Em7

Am7

G/F

C/B

G/C

G/D

Esus

F#m7

D/F

Bm7

G#m7

F#9

C/E

A#/D

Dmaj9

Bsus

Milk Thistle

Key: CCapo 4Hard

B11

CDEmCD

CMilk thistle, mBmilk thistle

CLet me Ddown Gslow

CHelp me Dgo slEmow

I've beeCn carryin' Don

I'm notC scared of noGthin'

I'll go pouCnd for pounGd

I keepC death on Gmy mind

Like aC heavy cDrown

If I Cgo to Dheaven

I'll bCe bored asD hell

Like aC little Dbaby

At thAme bottom of a wGell

CFair child, Bmfair child

CHow Dare you Gman?

Did youC fix thDat stEmorefront?

Did youC start that Dband?

Don't beC scared of Gnothin'

You goC pound forG pound

You'll bringC peace to miGdnight

Like aC spotted Dowl

I'll bCe rootin' fDor you

Like myC favouritDe team

If someCbody swDeats you

You juAmst point 'em ouGt to me

CAllEm theAm sights and sounds

TB11his little world's too crowded now

And there'sC only Done way Gout

CAn EmelevAmator ride

B11Through the tunnel towards the light

And Iâ?C?m nDowhereG bound

Keep goingC up Emand Ddown

CUp Emand Gdown

CNewspaper, Bmnewspaper

Can'tC take Dno Gmore

You're herCe eDvery Emmorning

WaitinC' at my Ddoor

I'm justC tryin' to Gkiss you

And youC stab myG eyes

Make mCe blue foGrever

Like anC IslandD sky

And I'mC not pretDending

That it'Cs all oDkay

Just let meC have my Dcoffee

Before yoAmu take away the Gday

CLazarus, LBmazarus

CWhy allD the tGears?

CDid Dyour Emfaithful chauffer

CJust disapDpear?

What aC lonesome fGeeling

To beC just waitinG' round

Like soCme washed up Gactress

In aC TinselDtown

ButC for the Drecord

I'd comCe pick you Dup

We'll headC for the Docean

Just sayAm when you've had eGnough

CAllEm theAm light and sound

B11This little world's too fragile now

And there's ConlyD one way oGut

CButEm if Amyou let me slide

B11I'll do my best to make things right

And Iâ?C?m Dnowhere bGound

Keep going Cup Emand dDown

CUp Emand dGown

CMilk thistle, Bmmilk thistle

CLet Dme downG slow

JusCt helpD me go Emslow

I've beenC hurrying Don

I wasC poised forG greatness

I wasC down and Gout

I keepC death at my Gheels

Like aC basset Dhound

If IC go to hDeaven

I'll bCe bored aDs hell

Like aC crying bDaby

At thAme bottom of a Gwell

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Hundreds Of Ways

Key: AMedium

F#m

What a thinAg to be a witness to the sunshine

What a dreamA to just be walking on the ground

What a time F#mto live among Ethe ash and remnants of our loDve A

It came befoAre and Im still looking for Ethat now A

It took cenAturies to build these twisted cities

It took secAonds to reduce them down to dust

F#mED

AnAd all the tour guide could say was, "take your pictures folks, it's late.

Try your best Ato remember whEat was done." A

DDon't look so forlorn

Don't look so scared A

DDon't look so upset

This world was never fair A

There are hundreEds of ways to get through the daDy

There are hundreEds of ways

Now you Djust find one

I Aused to think time was of the essence

Now I juAst wish I could get some sleep

All these stranF#mge parades of sands the cEity makes when I liDe down A

Little exAplosions that set fire tEo my dreams A

SometimeAs I get mistaken for this actor

I gAuess I can see it from the side

Maybe no onF#me really seems to Ebe the person that they Dmean to be A

I Ahope I am forgotDten when I die A

DDon't contradict me

Don't make me cross the line A

DIf you feel threatened

its only cause I might A

But there are hundredEs of ways to get through the daDy

There are hundreEds of ways to get through the dDay

Yes There are hundredsE of ways

so yoDu best find one

EAll my heroes they're all talk D

Erunning in circles

Some stopwDatch some chaos

ELove was the message

DFull stop

We ramF#mble on aEnd on D

I Astole all the rhinestones outta of Carolina

SAold them out in bakersfield for cash

The banF#md shell got a band souEnd like an arcade in Japan D A

Blew all my quarteArs trying to get that feeliEng back A

And now any sucker caAn turn boredom in to violence

a sAociopath riding on a bus

his iF#mrises are bElack from his novelty Dcontacts A

he looks arounAd but he cant see the rest of Eus A

DIn my sunglasses don't mind the blinding light A

Dyah its getting dark bro

but I've always loved the night A

But there are hundredEs of ways to get through the daDy

There are hundreEds of ways to get through the dDay

(You can play this chord to mimic the horns here F#m(9th fret barchord))

EEEE

ThEere are hundreds and hundreds and hundreds of ways to get though the day

DJust find one

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Zigzagging Toward The Light

Key: EmHard

Em7

Em7CDC

Em7CD

Verse

Em7 I'm blessed with a Cheart that doesn't Dstop C

Em7 My minds a Cweathervane it Gspins around just Dlike a top

Em7 Knows what the Cwinds of fortune Dbring in the Cseason of the witch

Em7 Home is a Cperjury, a Gparlor trick, an Durban myth

G Oh how the Dcircumstances Cchange, oohoho D

G This world is Dsmoke and steam, Amcompromise and Dmeter maids

G I'm going to Dleave here before to Clong, ohoohoD

G Zigzagging toDward the light, I'm Amoff to sing my Cboundless song

Em7CDC

Em7CD

Verse

Em7 True love it Chides like city Dstars C

Em7 Nothing to Cgaze upon or Gcontemplate how Dnear or far

Em7 If it comes, it Ccomes quite unanDnounced, a Cmomentary glance

Em7 Lit up by Csun or moon or Gbonfire or Dambulance

G Oh how the Dcircumstances Cchange, oohoho D

G Feels unmisDtakable, with Amno idea from Dwhere it came

G But you will Dknow it when it's Cgone D

G Zigzagging Dthrough the night, I've Amheard you sing your Cboundless song

(C-Part)

Em7 G How Cdid you sing the B7boundless song?

Em7 G How Cdid you sing? How B7did you sing?

C Sing for the Gfounders, his B7word is never Ckept

C A bindle of Gflowers to B7state his mind and bloom when he forgets

Em7CDC

Em7CD

Verse

Em7 It's true that Cshadows tell the Dtime C

Em7 On sunny Cafternoons, on Gcrowded sidewalks, Dpassersby

Em7 I'm in a Cqueue that stretches Dout far Cas the eye can see

Em7 It forms a Cfigure eight and Ggoes on for eDternity

G Oh how the Dcircumstances Cchange (oohoho)D

G I fly by Dinterstate aAmcross a purple Dmountain range

G I find a Dplace to come unCdone (oohoho)D

G Zigzagging toDward you now, I Amsing out loud our Cboundless song

Outro

GDCD

EmG

B7Em

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You Are Your Mothers Child

Key: GCapo 2Hard

Am7

G/F

C/B

G/C

I reGmember the day you apB7peared on this earth

With Ceyes like the ocean, got Gblood on my shirt

From Cmy camera angle it looked like it Ghurt

But your Ammama had a big old Dsmile

GWe drove you home, saw your B7yellowing skin

CPacked a few things and drove Gyou back again

CStayed up all night worryinGg, wondering

AmWhat was gonna make it Dbetter

BroAm7ken bones heal when you Dset them right

Get your Gfine tooth G/Fcomb from the Embarbicide

Our Clove's a protective Dpoison

Well Cyou are your C/Bmother's Amchild

And Gshe'll keep you fG/For a Emwhile

But Csomeday you'll be grown and Dthen you'll be on your G/Cown G/C G/C G C G

GHalloween costume, B7looking real cute

With your Cpillowcase full, in your Gastronaut suit

But your Ccousin the cowboy is Geyeing your loot

AmBetter watch your DSnickers bar

GOut on the diamond, now B7you're up to bat

CChewing your big league, adGjusting your hat

CTaking a swing and Ghearing it crack

AmLook at that apple Dfly

Am7Tears will dry if you Dgive them time

Life's a Groller G/Fcoaster, keep your Emarms inside

AmFear that's a big eDmotion

Well Cyou are your moC/Bther's Amchild

And Gshe'll keep you foG/Fr a wEmhile

But one Cday you'll be grown and Dthen you'll be on your G/Cown G/C G/C G C G

GPosing for pictures, B7cap and a gown

CSummer is coming, you're Gdriving around town

CEveryone's asking what you're Ggonna do now

I Amknow you're gonna make a Dsplash

And Gfind you a sweetheart to B7treat you so kind

CInvite her to dinner and Gkiss her goodnight

What CI couldn't teach you, you will Gsoon realize

AmShe's the only thing that Dmatters

Am7Although he's a bastard, make your Dpapa proud

Your a Gfine young G/Fman and I Emgot no doubt

That Amyou're gonna do this Dbetter

Cause Cyou are your moC/Bther's Amchild

GShe had you fG/For a Emwhile

But Cnow that you're grown, you're Dmaking it on your ownG G/F Em

Well Cnow that you're grown, may you Dnever feel this aloneG C G C

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No One Changes

Key: CMedium

G/D

C Mind is blown but her body's still in shock

G Can't see nothing as she's staring at the kitchen clock

Am Feels so bland in the eye of the storm, it's a bedGroom day

C We should switch, we should pass ourselves around

G Meet me at the corner, tear your dream home down

Am It's a goddamn shit-show out here now

G Something to tell you 'bout that someone told me 'bout

C I know I'm weak and this weekend you'll find out

G Yes, I sleep at that fucking whore's house now

Am But it's cinematic, cinematic fades to black

G Every day is a rodeo, man

F No one's gonna change,G nobody ever does

F No one's gonna change,G nobody's changing for you

F No one's gonna change,G nobody ever does

F And I'm never gonna Gdo what you want me to

CGCG

C Sitting here speaking Greek to a college blog

G Every sentence is the same, it's just talk, talk, talk

Am I'm one, I admit it, of a million

G Who has it out for these soapbox idiots

C The click clack of your high heels you're away

G Downstairs on a tic-tac stripper's break

Am Every dancer trying to sync to the beat

Every Gmotherfucker in this place tells me the same shit

C This whole world's got to buy you a drink, man

G Got to take you to the edge and watch you throw it Amup

Every morning I could give a damn what you did lastG night

Just tell me how far to kick this

FCan, no one's gonna Gchange, nobody ever does

F No one's gonna change,G no one is changing for you

F No one's gonna change,G nobody ever does

F And I'm never gonna Gdo what you want me to

C Dm I don't wanna feel so jaded

G Getting on a plane to work things out

C When I'm alone, you're all I thinkG/D about

But GI'm never alone very loCng G C G

C They say you got to love yourself first, that's a trip

G I've been hating myself since I was a little kid

Am I know it's sad that the game's rained out and all the

GBleachers emptied out and the turnstiles spin

C But all the good ones in the world they keep dropping dead

G Everybody's got a bullet flying at their head

Am I seen it coming, man, I seen it coming

G I seen it coming, no

F No one's gonna change,G hey and that's the truth

F No one's gonna change,G oh baby not for you

F No one's gonna change,G hey and that's the truth

F And I'm never gonna Gdo what you want me to

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Standing On The Outside Looking In

Key: FHard

Esus

F#m

F#m7

D/F

Bm7

G#m7

F#9

C/E

A#/D

Em7

Dmaj9

Bsus

FStanding on the Aoutside looking Din

Don't feel any E9different it's the way it's Dalways been

EIn the woA7rld the headless well dressed Esusmannequins

DYou're always F#mstanding on the Coutside looking D7in

I reF#m7member when you taught mEe how to bDeg

In the roadFside motel batEhtub

I wD7atched you shave your legs A7

You swore that we would Etake this to our Dgraves

I reD/Fmember when you taught me E9how to bDeg

E7You said only I can make ya Dhappy E9

But I'm not Egonna tell you Dhow

E7I don't want this to last forever D

Only Bm7now, only no-Eow

F#m7EDAAG#m7

GThere's a place F#9she longs to be Eshe'll never Dgo

Took a pF#micture out the window Dwith the camera on her Ephone

Got off one more tiAme then put back on her clDothes

C/EThere's a place she longs to be Eshe'll never Dgo

Now I'm standFing on the Eoutside looking Din

A#/DIn a wForld of paper E9tigers and imagDinary Emfriends

It's a sAhame I can't be E7bothered to preDtend

When I'm standF#ming at the outside looking Din Em7

I Etold you how I planned on dyiDng E7

But you know I always Djoke around E7

EI'm up for never saying D7never

At least D/Ffor now,Bm B7at least for Enow

ABecause I could never make yDou happy F#m A

A7But I know just how to calm you Dmaj9down A

We don't have to see the Dmaj9future D

Only Bsusnow, Bm7 only E9now

F#mEDA7DG#m7G#m7F#9

E9F#m

F#mDAD/FAA

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Double Life

Key: FCapo 3Medium

Chords:

FEmFCGA7sus4AmDmG

FEmFCFEmG

FIt ain't Emperfect

Fnothing Cis

FThere's still Emroom to Ggrow

FFeeling Emdifferent

FStaying Cin

FMade a Emlittle Ghome

FSo when I Emsit there

Fin my Cchair

Fas the Emevening Gwanes

FI don't Emremember

Fgetting Chere

Fbut I'm Emglad I Gcame

FSo don't look Emdown

A7sus4Just cross the Ambridge

FWhen youEm get there

DmYou'll know why you Gdid

There's a Fbetter Clife on the Fother Cside

It's your Fdouble Clife on the Fother Cside

There's aFnother Clife on the Fother Cside

FIt ain't Emsimple

Flike beCfore

FThese are Emdifferent Gtimes

FNo longer Emworried bout

Fgetting Cbored

FJust trying to Emclear my Gmind

FFrom all the Emnoise out there

Fall the Cspooks

Fall the Emmoving Gparts

FCameras EmeveryFwhere

I Clook

FWe're imiEmtating Gart

FSo don't look Emdown

A7sus4Just cross the Ambridge

FAnd when youEm get there

DmYou'll be glad you Gdid

There's aFnother Clife on the Fother Cside

It's your Fdouble Clife on the Fother Cside

It's your Fsecond Clife on the Fother Cside

There's and Fhonest Clife on the Fother Cside

It's your Fdouble Clife on the Fother Cside.

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Time Forgot

Key: DCapo 3Medium

DPolished my shoes, bought a bEmrand new hat

Moved to a Gtown that time forDgot

DWhere I don?t have to shave or be aEmpproachable

No I can do Gjust what I Awant

EmI wanna walk in that hAowling wind ?til it sDcatters all my tGhoughts

EmSit all alone on the riAver bank ?til I forDget that I can Gtalk

Just AlistDen

DThey say everyone has a cEmhoice to make

To be Gloved or to be Dfree

DI told you once I felt inEmvisible

And I Gguess by now you Asee

EmThat what I meant is I?m Anot all there unDtil I finally Gleave

EmSome loneliness is acAceptable and Dsome?s just out right Gmean

It gets AevDen

GThe ivy crawls up the Agarden wall builds a Dladder towards the Gsun

GIt can?t be climbed but who?s Agonna mind if I Dclaim it can be Gdone

IlAlusion

AAnd the sun goes down,A and the stars come Bmout

The Emdistance that I felt, I can Asee it for myself Dnow

DBoarded a train to take my Emmemories back

Make up for Gtime that I have Alost

DI?ll never know if I?m deEmlusional

I just Gbelieve that I am Anot

EmI?m gonna work for my Asanity, give it Deverything I Ggot

EmTough so far I have Acheated death, I know Dsomeday I?ll get Gcaught

Just AliviDng

GSo here we go man, it?s Abeautiful, get your Dtrumpet, get your Gdrum

(*) We?ll be Gkeeping time in a Asecond line, it can Dmake you feel so Gyoung

GI know you say you?ll go Aall the way but that?s Dnot quite far enGough

EmSomeone told me Athat same thing

EmSomeone told me that exAact same thing oDnce

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Salutations

Key: GHard

GSalutations!

BTo whom it may concern

EmThe litter box has overflowed

CThe frozen dinner buDrned

GOh we're running low on wine, my man

BCould you please swing by the store

EmMy TV's just reality,

Cand I can't watch no mDore

GThere's a shining diamond somewhere

BWhere a kid is striking out

EmHis dad is in the dugout

CHe's foaming at the moDuth

GA stomach's turning sour inside

BOf a disappointed scout

EmYeah he thought he'd found the real deal

CBut now he's got his douDbts

AmSo it's over before it bBegan

EmBut I could nurse you in the triage

CI could stick you with some Dpins

AmBut it's hopeless, these rules make no Bsense

EmFirst they say we Dcan't be loAvers

CAnd now they say we can't be frDiends

GAmGAmBCD

GRuminations

BThis medicine don't work

EmHad that same thought ten thousand times

CIt's only getting worDse

GSwore off temptation

BBut what if it's what I really wanna do

EmBut how could I apologize

CFor telling you the trDuth

GThere's a burnt out light bulb above my head

BIt's stolen my ideas

EmThere's a yearbook on the book shelf

CThat can't explain the yeDars

GWell I never should have signed it

BBut you know summer's coming soon

EmWhen I almost drowned you gave me mouth to mouth

CBeside your neighbor's pDool

AmIt was over before it beBgan

EmYou could've left me in the water

CBut you made me live agDain

AmAnd I'm sorry, I can't pay you bBack

EmI wanna hold you 'Dtil the world disAsolves

CBut we just can't get attaDched

GAm

GAmBAmGDFG

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10.

Enola Gay

Key: BMedium

Listen to the recording for the strumming pattern.

If the slide chords are too difficult in the Instrumental just play the e and B string portions.

EmHe didn't give you that Bmnickname

But you Csmile when he calls you the DEnola Gay

Turns the Amlights down low for your Cmigraines

GAnd fetches what you've Dstrewn

EmAll around the room up and Bmdown the hall

CAsking for your Sodium DPentathol

So Amyou can read aloud from your Cbig tell-all

GAnecdotes in platitudDes

CThis world's mean getting Dmeaner too

GSo why'd you have to make it Call about you

CThere's no harm in Dstepping to the Emside

Light your Churricane lamp when the Dsky grows dark

GThe wind's pissed off and the Csun's at large

CWhat you've gotta do, it's Djust a matter of Empride

Until you Dvanish like the rest, out of Csight and out of Gmind

After Chorus Instrumental:

EmWorking all day in the Bmcontrol room

Mashing CCharles Manson songs up with DShowtunes

The Amfeelings come quick but they Cleave as soon

Like Gmusic from a passing Dcar

EmIt's crowded in the club where you Bmmeet your friends

CTry to save some room for the Delephant

AmEvery day's a chore and you're Cnot done yet

You Gdidn't think it'd be this Dhard

CThe root's begun, we're a Dnervous crew

So Gwhy're you trying to make it Call about you

CIt's not so bad, it's Djust a flash of Emlight

Light your Churricane lamp when the Dsky goes dark

The Grain's upset, it just Cfalls apart

CYou will get your wish, it's Djust a matter of Emtime

Until you Dvanish like the rest, out of Csight and out of Gmind

Until you Dvanish like the rest, out of Csight

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