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Damien Rice
Chords
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A song that he does live often, you can hear it on one of the fansites he has knocking about.
Standard tuning: Capo 5th fret
Chords used, relative to the capo:
G - 320033 Cadd9 - X32033 G/F# - 20033 Em7 - 022033 Dsus2 - XX0230 Dsus4 - XX0233 D - XX0232 C - X32010 D(2) - X54030
Intro - G Cadd9
Hammer on on the A string on the G chord and the D string on the C chord. You can hear it when you listen.
Verse 1:
G Cadd9 G Cadd9 (a couple of hammer ons) Lonely soldier go home
G Cadd9 G Lonely but never alone
G/F# Em7 Cadd9 G Good eyes, see nothing to shoot
G/F# Em7 Cadd9 G Good feet, feel good giving up good boots
Verse 2:
G Cadd9 G Cadd9 So ask your father how'd you fall
G Cadd9 G So ask your father how'd you fall
G/F# Em7 Cadd9 G Like a leaf, sitting on the ground
G/F# Em7 Dsus2 G Good for nothing, except kicking around
Chorus:
G Cadd9 G She died with her hands stretched out
Cadd9 G She died with a hungry mouth
Cadd9 G She died with her mind, full of doubt
D/Dsus2/Dsus4/D and thoughts of weakening
Cadd9 G so may your river never dry
Cadd9 G and may your mouth never lie
Cadd9 G may you be satisfied, to never know why
C D(2) Sometimes, someone just wants to die
and then on with the next verse as before. Comments welcome.
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