Ray LaMontagne Guitar Chords — Printable Chord Booklet

1.

Forever My Friend

Key: DHard

D/A

Em

D

F

C/D

Bm

G

A

Dmaj7

D7

Am

Forever My Friend by Ray Lamontagne

This is my first tab. I wish I had chosen a less complicated (song for my skill level)

but I still had fun working on it. This version comes from Trouble. I notice that Ray cut

out all transitional parts like what is found in the intro., middle and outro when he

played this song on David Letterman.

D/AEmDFD

D/AEmDFC/D

BmGC/DBmG

BmGAD

D/AWho Emam D F I to tell D her

D/AWho Emam D F I to play C/D god

D/AWho am I C/Dto think I can Bmgo Git alone

BmSomGething tells me girl this is brAinging you doDwn

D/AWe've Em beDen F through some D changes

D/AAll EmwayDs F seem to Dmaj7 holdA on

D/ALately it seems C/Dlike you can't take Bm anGymore

BmSomGething tells me girl this is Abringing youD down

BmSomGething tells me girl ths is Abringing you Ddown

DForever my friend

D7Forever my love

AmForDever the woman that I'm BmthiGnking of

EmI just think if we keep our Ahearts together

Em

I just think if we build on thAis trust that we hEmave for one another

EmBaby we can make thiAs last a lD/Aifetime

D/AEmDFD

D/AEmDFC/D

BmGC/DBmG

BmGAD

D/AWho Emam D F I to tell D her

D/AWho Emam D F I to play Dmaj7 god A

D/AI don't know just C/Dwhat's for real BmanyGmore

BmSomGething tells me girl this is Abringing you down D

BmSomGething tells me girl ths is bAringing you down D

DMaybe I'm wrong,

D7maybe I'm right

AmMayDbe it's the last thing you BmwanGt to hear me say

EmI just think if we keep our Ahearts together

EmI just think if we build on this Atrust that we have forEm one another

EmMaybe we can make thAis last aD lifetime

DForever my friend

D7Forever my love

AmForDever the woman that I'm BmthiGnking of

EmI just think if we keep our Ahearts together

EmI just think if we build on this Atrust that we have forEm one another

EmMaybe we can make thAis last a D/Alifetime

D/AEmDFD

D/AEmDFC/D

BmGC/DBmG

BmGAD

F# (hammer pinky on 12th fret of E-1)

Em/D (hammer pinky on 10th fret of E-1)

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2.

Drive-in Movies

Key: CHard

C

F

Bb

G

Gm

Dm

Am

E7

C(x 2F) Bb G

CSpent all my Fchildhood years Bbwishin' that I looked like a GmMovie-Star

A Ccigarette beFhind my ear, lBbeanin' up against a Gmuscle car

FWanna know the tGhings that I shouldn't know

FGot smokes that I sGtole from the Seven-L

FEverybody's at the GDrive-In, wanna go? G

WCanna be the guy who doesn't liFke to fight, but who could kiBbck your ass if you

Gmtouch his girl

WCanna be the guy who breaks aFll the rules, but the cBbops let him off cause they

Gthink he's cool

FWanna know the tGhings that I shouldn't know

FGot smokes that I sGtole from the Seven-L

FEverybody's at the DrGive-In, I wanna go G

CDrive-BbIn MFovies

GAhhhhhh....

CFBbGm

CFBbG

GCrew up fast in that NFebraska town, Bbnothin' goin on and Gmless to do

MCom's at work, and Dad's Fnever around, so Bbme and the guys we're sGkippin' school

FWanna know the Gthings that we shouldn't know

FGot smokes that we sGtole from the Seven-L

FEverybody's at the GDrive-In and I wanna go G

CDrive-BbIn MFovies

GAhhhhh....

Dm

Am I wanna be FBrando in the CWild Ones E7

Am I wanna be Fsomething to Csomeone E7

F Cuz nothing ever changes Gin this town

F Same old crew, Ghangin' around

F Just waiting for some Gshit to go down

GWe...love...our ...

CDrive-Bbin MovFies

GAhhhh ...

NCow I'm grown, Fkids of my own, BbI never thought I could Gmbe a Dad

MCe and my girl, we're gFoin' strong, Bbstill the best friend that I Gever had

FNow I know all the Gthings that I didn't know

FGot smokes, but I bGuy 'em now, guess I'm old

DFrive-in's just an eGmpty lot that no one Gmows,

NC

I...miss...those

CDrive-Bbin MFovies

CI spent all my cFhildhood years, Bbwishin' that I looked like a GMovie-Star

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3.

Jolene

Key: GHard

G

C

C/G

G7

D/F

Em

D

G/B

Am

GCocaine Cflame in my Gbloodstream

GSold my coat when I Chit Spokane

CBought myself a Chard pack of cigarettes

In the Cearly morning raiGn C/G

G Lately my C/Ghands they don't Gfeel like mine

GMy eyes been G7stung with Cdust and blind

CHeld you in my Carms one time

CLost you just the Gsame G D/F

Em JolGene..C. I ain't aGbout D/Fto go

Em StraigGht... it's tCoo late C

I Gfound myself C/Gface down Gin a ditch

DBooze in my hair and Dblood on my lips

A Cpicture of you holding a Cpicture of me

In the Cpocket of my blue Gjeans G D/F

Em I still don't Gknow what Clove means C

EmStill don't Gknow what Clove mG/Beans Am G/B C G/B Am

JoGlene... la la Cla la G/Bla la Amla

JoGlene C/G C/G G G C/G C/G G

GBeen so long since I seen your face

Or Gfelt a G7part of this Chuman race

I've been Cliving out of this Chere suitcase

For Cway too Glong

GA man needs something he can Ghold onto

A Gnine pound G7hammer or a C/Gwoman like you

CEither one of them Cthings will do C G G D/F

Em JolGene..C. I ain't aGbout D/Fto go

Em StraigGht... it's tCoo late C

I Gfound myself C/Gface down Gin a ditch

DBooze in my hair and Dblood on my lips

A Cpicture of you holding a Cpicture of me

In the Cpocket of my blue Gjeans G D/F

Em I still don't Gknow what Clove meansC

EmStill don't Gknow what Clove mG/Beans Am G/B C G/B Am

JoGlene... la la Cla la G/Bla la Amla

JoGlene... la la Cla la G/Bna na Amna

G

C/GGC/GG

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4.

Beg Steal Borrow

Key: DMedium

D

C

G

A

F

Em

Beg Steal Borrow

DSo your home towns bringing you down

Are you drownCing in the small talk Gand the chatter D C G

DAre you gonna to step into line like your daddy done

CPunching the time and climbing liGfes long ladder D C G

DYou've been howling at the moon like a slack jaw fool

CAnd breaking every rule theyG can throw on D C G

But one Dof these days it's gonna to be right soon

You'll finCd your legs and go and Gstay gone D C G

AYoung man full ofC big plans and thinking aboGut tomorrow D

AYoung man gonna makeC a stand

You beg,G steal you borrow F

FYa beg ya steal ya borrow D C G Em D

DWell all the friends that you knew in school

They use tCo be so cool now Gthey just bore you D C G

DWell look at them now already pulling the plow

So quiCck to take to grain likGe some old mule D C G

AYoung man full ofC big plans and thinking aboGut tomorrow D

AYoung man gonna mCake a stand

You beg,G steal you borrow F

FYa beg ya steal ya borrow D C G D C G D C G D Em D

CDreaming of the day

CYour gonna pack your bags

Put the miles away D

COh just grab your girl and go

CWhere no one knows

CWhat will all the old folks say? D C G A

DSo your home towns bringing you down

Are you drownCing in the small talk Gand the chatter D C G

DAre you gonna to step into line like your daddy done

CPunching the time and climbing liGfes long ladder D C G

AYoung man full ofC big plans and thinking aboGut tomorrow D

AYoung man gonna mCake a stand

You begG, steal you borrow F

FYa beg ya steal ya borrow D C G Em D Em D

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5.

Supernova

Key: GCapo 4Hard

G

C

F

Am

Em

D

Bb

GC

GSo baby you and me we've been hanging ouFt now C

CEver since we were kids just kicking around thisF tCown G

GSo well you know me and I don't back dowFn C

CI know what I want, I think I've found it F C G

AmI want yEmou to be my girlD

GSuddenly there'sC a superEmnova D

GSo you know me and I'm on the right tracFk C

CWanna get outta here and never come back F C G

GSo you know me and when I only take F C

CAint no use in fighting back F C G

AmI want yEmou to be my girlD

GSuddenly there'sC a superEmnova D

CGBbFGD

(I haven't worked out this section yet)

When I'm lonely I know who to call

When I think I'm bout to hit the wall

Sorry baby I know that you would never

Never let me fall

Everytime I turn around baby there you are

Just shining right down on me like a blazing star

Yeah, that's what you are

You're a blazing star

That's what you are

That's what what what what

GSuddenly there'sC a superEmnova D

GSo baby you and me we've been hanging ouFt now C

CEver since we were kids just kicking around thisF tCown G

GSo well you know me and I don't back dowFn C

CI know what I want, I think I've found it F C G

AmI want yEmou to be my girlD

GSuddenly there'sC a superEmnova D

CGBb

FGD

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6.

Shelter

Key: CHard

C

F/D

G

C9

B

Am

E7

F

E

D

A

Bb

CI guess yF/Dou don't neGed it

I guess you don't Cwant mC9e tBo repeatAm it

But everything E7I have to give I'll giFve toC youG

ICt's noF/Dt like we planned iGt

You tried to stay,C but yoC9u cBould not stand Amit

To see me shut downE7 slow

As though it was an eFasy thing to dCo

LGisten when

ACll of this arounFd us'll fall over

I tell you what we're gonna dCo G

YCou will sEhelter meF my loveC G

ACnd I FwiDll sGhelter Fyou

I will shelCter you F/D

GCC9BAmE7FCG

IC left F/Dyou heartbroken,

bGut not untilC those very C9worBds were spoken Am

Has anybodyE7 ever made such aF fool out of yoCu G

ICt's hard F/Dto believe it G

Even as Cmy eyes dC9o sBee it Am

The very things thaE7t make you live are killing you F C

GListen when

ACll of this aroundF us'll fall over

I tell you what we're gonna do Hey C G

YCou willE shelter me mFy love C G

CI wAill shFelter yDou

I willC shelter yoBbu

I willF shelter yoDu

I willC shelter yoBbu

I willF shelter yoDu

CF/DGCC9BAmE7FC

GListen When

ACll of this arounFd us'll fall over

I tell you what we're gonna do Hey C G

yCou will sEhelter meF my loveC G

CI Awill shFelter youC

If youF shelter me too

I willF shelter Cyou

Little F riff that's occasionally used:

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7.

Lavender

Key: AHard

A

A/G

D

Bb

Db

Ab

Eb

G

E

F

Fmaj7

C

Asus2

Cmaj7

A G E D (let D chord ring and fade out)

AA/GAA/G

DDDDD

Bb

Db

Ab

Eb ch-kah

1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

(Play the above pattern for the A chords in verses also)

AWe lie, under a lavender skGy E F

Fmaj7Under a lavender skAy, we lie

ADo you, do you remember the daGy? E F

Fmaj7Do you remember when we Afelt that way?

Free to plEay, as a chDild we ran

Through fiCelds of clover

UAnderneath the sEun D C

AA/GAA/G

DDDDD

Bb

Db

Ab

Eb

1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

ABack then, both of us without a caGre E F

Fmaj7Leaves of many colors blown tAhrough the air

Free to plEay, as a chDild we ran

Through fiCelds of clover

ReaAching for theE sun (ooh, reaching for the Fmaj7sun)

Fmaj7 I'll count tDwenty-five

Fmaj7 No fair, Dcover your eyes!

A Go on, Crun and hide

Fmaj7 You'll never Afind me Asus2

Cmaj7Find me

Fmaj7Find me

A7sus2Find me

AA/GAA/G

DDDDD

Bb

Db

Ab

Eb ch-kah

1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

AWe lie, under a lavender skGy E F

Fmaj7Under a lavender skAy, we lie

Free to plEay, running ciDrcles round

The plaCce we found

That nAo one eveEr knew (ooh, no one ever kFmaj7new)

Fmaj7 I'll count tDwenty-five

Fmaj7 No fair, Dcover your eyes!

A Go on, Crun and hide

Fmaj7 You'll never Afind me Asus2

Cmaj7Find me

Fmaj7Find me

A7sus2Find me

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| x Dead note

| b Bend

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8.

Roses And Cigarettes

Key: DHard

D

G

A

Bm

E

A7

A/G

Fm

F

C

DPlastered in your lGoose paper pDalace

Gdishes and the back door slamDs

the Gdog's on your flAoor they don't rDoam anyBmmore

and the Eriver has gone deaf at the AdaA7m

The Ddust falls like Grain on your Ddoorsteps

Gchokes you when you lift your rDake

aint no Gwine so sAweet as the tDaste of your mBmouth

but your Elove aint the kind you can AkeA7ep

BmOld rAoses and cEigarettes

ApillowA/Gcase that reFmmembers Ayou

the Bmscent of you still lAingers on my fEingertips

till Ai think i A/Gmight go insFane

when will i see you agBmainE Bm E Bm E Bm Bm C

I've Dseen how you lGook at the strDanger

I've Gseen how you wait when he's gDone

I tGold you I thAought there was Dsin in your hBmeart

could you hEonestly tell me I'm wAroA7ng

BmOld rAoses and cEigarettes

ApillowA/Gcase that reFmmembers Ayou

the Bmscent of you still lAingers on my fEingertips

till Ai think i A/Gmight go insFane

when will i see you agBmainE Bm E Bm E Bm Bm C

He tDells you that he nGeeds you he's a liDar

he tGells you he's a hero he's a foDol

he tGells you he'll sAtay till the lDord's breaking Bmday

and Ebaby he aint nothing but cAruA7el

BmOld rAoses and cEigarettes

ApillowA/Gcase that reFmmembers Ayou

the Bmscent of you still lAingers on my fEingertips

till Ai think i A/Gmight go insFane

when will i see you agBmainE Bm E Bm E Bm E

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9.

Big Boned Woman

Key: EMedium

E

A

B

EOh good woman left the porch light on' bAig boned Sally won't do me no wrong

EThat's a woman that I sure do love to sBee

EBig boned Sally got the turkey on the table' bAig boned Sally got the mashed potatoes

ESweet cornbread, red ripe tomato, a bBowl full of gaArden greEens

EYes that's my big boned woman, my bAig boned woman

EBig boned woman got a big ol' hold on to Bme, yes

EBig boned woman, gonna sAave my sBoul from rAuin

EBig boned woman got a whBole lotta, whole lotta, whAole lotta what I nEeed

EBig boned Sally in a long flower dress'A that's the way that she can love me the best

EBig brown eyes put your pour heart to rest, but your sBoul that wanna dance and sing

EBig boned Sally I love her so much' swAeet sugar smile and a honkey tonk touch

EOh good lord I got to fiBnd me a crutch' 'cause I fAeel a little weak in the knEees

EYes that's my big boned woman, my bAig boned woman

EBig boned woman got a big ol' hold on to Bme, yes

EBig boned woman, gonna sAave my sBoul from rAuin

EBig boned woman got a whBole lotta, whole lotta, whAole lotta what I nEeed

EOh good woman left the porch light on' bAig boned Sally won't do me no wrong

EThat's a woman that I sure do love to sBee

EBig boned Sally got the turkey on the table' bAig boned Sally got the mashed potatoes

ESweet cornbread, red ripe tomato, a bBowl full of gaArden greEens

EYes that's my big boned woman, my bAig boned woman

EBig boned woman got a big ol' hold on to Bme, yes

EBig boned woman, gonna sAave my sBoul from rAuin

EBig boned woman got a whBole lotta, whole lotta, whAole lotta what I nEeed

EBig boned woman got a whBole lotta, whole lotta, whAole lotta sympEathy

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10.

Empty

Key: AmMedium

Am

F

C

E

G

AmFCFC

FShe lifts her skirt up to her knees

WaClks through the garden rows with her bare feet, laughing

FI never learned to count my blessings

I Cchoose instead to dwell in my disa sters

AmWalk on down the hill

ThErough the grass grown tall and brown

AnFd Cstill it's hard somehow to let go of my pain

AmOn past the busted back

OfE this old and rusted Cadillac

ThFatC sinks into this field collecting rain

CWiAmll EI always feel this way

CSoAm emEpty, so estr anged

Am

FOf these cutthroat busted sunsets,

ThCese cold and damp white mornings I have grown weary

FIf through my cracked and dusty dimestore lips

I Cspoke these words out loud would no one hear me

AmLay your blouse across the chair

LeEt fall the flowers from your hair

AnFd C kiss me with that country mouth so plain

AmOutside the rain is tapping on the leaves

ETo me it sounds like they're

FapCplauding us, the quiet love we make

CGAmFE

Will I always feel this way

CSoAm emEpty, so estr anged

Harmonica

AmFFC

FWell I looked my demons in the eyes

LaCid bare my chest said do your best and destroy me

FSee I've been to hell and back so many times

I Cmust admit you kind of bore me

AmThere's a lot of things that can kill a man

ThEere's a l ot of ways to die

YeFs Cand some already dead who walk beside you

AmThere's a lot of things I don't understand

WhEy so many people lie

FWeCll it's the hurt you hide that fuels the fires inside you

CWiAmll EI always feel this way

CSoAm emEpty, so estr anged

Harmonica

AmFCFCAm

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Ray LaMontagne

Chords used

Forever My Friend

Drive-in Movies

Jolene

Beg Steal Borrow

Supernova

Shelter

Lavender

Roses And Cigarettes

Big Boned Woman

Empty