Copper Canteen
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Intro
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G/D G/C# G/B G/A
e|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|------0------------0------------0-------------0------|
G|----0---0--------0---0--------0---0---------0---0----|
D|----------0------------0------------0-------------0--|
A|--5-----------4------------2-------------0-----------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
G G/F# Em Em
e|--------------------------------0-------------0------|
B|------0------------0--------------0---0--------------|
G|----0---0--------0---0--------0-----0-------0--------|
D|----------0------------0-----------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|--5-----------4------------2-------------2-----------|
G/D G/C# Em/G Em/F#
e|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|--------0-----------0--------------0-------------0---|
G|------0-----------0--------------0---0---------0---0-|
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|-/5-5----------4--------/10-10-------------9---------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
G G/F# Em G/A
e|--------------------------------0--------------------|
B|------0------------0--------------0------------------|
G|----0---0--------0---0--------0-----0----------------|
D|----------0------------0-----------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------0-----------|
D|--5-----------4------------2-------------------------|
verse 1
G/D G/C# G/B
Honey, don't you be yelling at me
G/A G G/F# Em G/A
when I'm cleaning my gun
G/D G/C# G/B
I'll wash the blood off the tailgate
G/A G G/F# Em G/B
when deer season's done
G A7sus2
We got one more weekend to go
G G/F# Em G/B
And I'd like to kill one more doe
Instrumental
G/D G/C# Em/G Em/F#
G G/F# A7sus2
verse 2
G/D G/C# G/B
So I'll shovel the sidewalk again
G/A G G/F# Em G/A
'cause you're still in a stew
G/D G/C# G/B
I bet the bridge tender's widow won't mind
G/A G G/F# Em G/A
that I can't please you
G A7sus2
She's sure got the run of the men
G G/F# Em
Out here where the pickin's are thin
G/B
and there's not much to do
Instrumental
G/D G/C# Em/G Em/F#
G G/F# Em G/A
Bridge
Bm
I woke up last night in the grip of a fright
G
scared to breathe for I might make a noise
Bm
This life that we craved so little we saved
G A7sus2
between the grandparents graves and the grandchildren's toys
verse 3
G/D G/C# G/B
We grew up hard and our children
G/A G G/F# Em G/A
don't know what that means
G/D G/C# G/B
We turned into our parents before
G/A G G/F# Em G/A
we were out of our teens
G A7sus2
Through a series of Chevys and Fords
G G/F# Em
The occasional spin round the floor
G/B
at the Copper Canteen
Instrumental
G/D G/C# Em/G Em/G Em/F# Em
G G/F# A7sus2
verse 4
G/D G/C# G/B
Now the big boxes out on the bypass
G/A G G/F# Em G/A
are shaving us thin
G/D G/C# G/B
I guess we'll hold on a couple more years
G/A G G/F# Em G/A
'til the pension kicks in
G A7sus2
Then we'll sell all the stock in the store
G G/F# Em
Leave only the lock on the door
G/B
And wonder what then
Instrumental
G/D G/C# G/C# G/B G/A G/B Em
G G/F# Em G/B
Bridge
Bm
When I wake up at night in the grip of a fright
G
and you hold me so tight to your chest
Bm
Then your breath on my skin still pulls me back in
G A7sus2
'til I'm weightless and then I can rest
Verse 5
G/D G/C# G/B
So if Monsignor should pull you aside
G/A G G/F# Em G/A
as you're leaving the church
G/D G/C# G/B
And I'm out on the ice, dropping lines
G/A G G/F# Em G/A
for the walleye and perch
G A7sus2
Tell him it's not your job to bring me to the fold
G G/F# Em G/A
And I'd rather stand out in the cold
Verse 6
G/D G/C# G/B
And honey I know that the woodpile's low
G/A G G/F# Em G/A
and you can't close the flue
G/D G/C# G/B
So I'll split up a couple more cords
G/A G G/F# Em G/A
'fore the winter time's through
G A7sus2
Hold on to your rosary beads
G G/F# Em
Leave me to my mischievous deeds
G/A
like we always do
Outro
G/D G/C# Em/G Em/F#
G G/F# A7sus2
G/D G/C# Em/G Em/F#
A7sus2 G
How to play Copper Canteen
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is G/D. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.