Pineywood Blues Chords - Nick Hans

Intro

C/G F G C/G

Verse 1

Am C/G Woke up this morning, fed the dogs from raw bacon G F G And I packed up my truck, I said "I gots to go" Am C/G That old southern road is 'bout to lead to damnation G F C/G Or to hit the hot desert where the cold wind blows

Verse 2

Am C/G My lover, she took me in her arms without warning G F G But her eyes were like glass and her tears were like snow Am C/G Send my love letters to the skies, to the angels G F C/G Tell em please read em, they got nowhere to go

Chorus

Am C/G These Pineywood Blues are really getting me down G C/G They soak through my shoes and tear up the ground Am C/G Yet still I choose this life that I've found G C/G These Pineywood Blues are really getting me down

Verse 3

Am C/G Roll up your sleeves and roll up your wishes G F G Some folks get scars and others get stitches Am C/G My spirit's in the back of my mind, digging ditches G C/G My spirit's in the back of my mind

Verse 4

Am C/G I told the boss I need an advance G F G My truck's running hard and it's sucking down gas Am C/G And the whispering woes are lying right at my door G F C/G Feeding my dreams till I can't dream no more

Chorus

Interlude

Am C/G G F G Am C/G G F C/G

Verse 5

Am C/G And fall turned to winter and the winter dragged on G F G And I ain't got no money and I ain't got no home Am C/G But up in the skies the red tail flies G F C/G Free flapping his wings to eternity

Verse 6

Am C/G Rode to New Orleans while the day turned to night G F G Got another friend gone, man it don't feel right Am C/G But up in the skies, his spirit runs free G F C/G I'll miss you forever, you is a good friend to me

Chorus