Open Ended Life Chords - The Avett Brothers

G C Pack a change of clothes and a pillow G for the road for when you drift off C Put the sketches and the notes in the box G labeled 'burn with furniture' Am We will watch the fire burn D G the whole entire house we built down to ashes Am D From the mirror we'll admire how the flame quickly retires Am D We won't waste a long goodbye on the smoke or foolish lies G that finally passed us Am D I was taught to keep an open-ended life G And never trap myself in nothing G C Let's find something new to talk about G I'm tired of talkin' about myself C I spent my whole life talkin' to convince G everyone that I was something else Am And the part that kinda hurts is D G I think it finally worked and now I'm leaving Am D I get the feeling things have changed But the mystery to me Am D is where and when along the way Did anyone decide G that they believed me Am D I was taught to keep an open-ended life G And never trap myself in nothing Am D I was told to keep an open-ended life G To never trap yourself in nothing G C G G (2x)

Riff

C G C G

{tab: e|---------------------------3---------------------3--|}

{tab: B|------------------------3--3----3--3-------------3--|}

{tab: G|--3b4b3--2p0-------0----5--4----5--5-------------4--|}

{tab: D|--------------2p0-------5--5----5--5-------------5--| (2x)}

{tab: A|------------------------5--5----5--5-------------5--|}

{tab: E|---------------------------3------------0--3--5--3--|}

G C When we settle down in another nowhere town G let's tell our neighbors C We won't be here long and we'll be quiet G but don't go askin' any favors Am D I can't stand the unexpected uninvited visits from G too many strangers Am D My trust has dwindled down and I can leave just as abruptly G as I came here Am D I was taught to keep an open-ended life G And never trap myself in nothing Am D I was taught to keep an open-ended life G To never trap yourself in nothing Am D I was taught to keep an open-ended life G And never trap myself in nothing G C G G (2x) Am D (3x) Outro

Riff

C G

{tab: e|---------------------------3--|}

{tab: B|------------------------3--3--|}

{tab: G|--3b4b3--2p0-------0----5--4--|}

{tab: D|--------------2p0-------5--5--|}

{tab: A|------------------------5--5--|}

{tab: E|---------------------------3--| }