View chords used in this chart
intro: G Am Em C x2
NOTE: When playing Am in the intro, start off with the B string open and
then hammer on the 1st fret for the same sound that Ron has.
G Am Em C
If Carolyn called me up today I'd hang up the phone and walk away
G Am C D
It's not that I don't care anymore but time changes locks on a lot of
doors
Em F Am D
And I know what you're thinking and it's true
Em F Am D
Sometimes there is nothing you can do
G Am Em C
But there's a time that I recall a purple street in Lisbon
G Am C D
She was speaking dreams to me and I thought I was listening
G Am Em C
But I was fifteen yards away before I felt the distance
G Am C D
She cried in Augusta street and stared into the windows
Em F Am D
And I know what she's thinking and it's true
Em F Am D
Sometimes there is nothing she can do
C G Am
Carolyn is tamed...
All those years and all those tears
Cuddling her insecure
And shaking like a child and feeling helpless
But maybe I share the blame
G Am Em C
Peter has a fan club he's a whiskey hating Christian
G Am C D
And he's in love with everyone as long as they keep listening
Em F Am D
And there's a hole in my old faith where he belongs
Em F Am D
But, the whole of me has never been that strong
C G Am
Peter is half-born...
With one foot in and one foot out
A princess on a barstool
Anarcho- Commun- Liberat- ingratiating stranger to me now
Bridge:
G D F Em
G D F Em
G D F Em G D F Em
Close friends and passerby love affairs and suicides
Am C D Am C D
Sex and drugs and crash n' burn decisions politics and prostitute
religions
Am C F Em C
Fucking at the movies or fighting in the street
G Am Em C
Christopher's a scapegoat cause he lives like a poem
G Am C D
And they want explanations but I just want to know him
G Am Em C
Not for what he claims to be or what they say he isn't
G Am Em D
Just because he's got the balls to make his own decisions
Em F Am D
And sometimes the pain he's feeling is so real
Em F Am D
Sometimes that is all I need to feel
C G Am
Christopher is wild...
With fire-escape guitar afflictions
Different lives but shared addictions
Late night taxi, Frank Black happy birthdays
And blood-pact butchers knives
G Am Em C
Amsterdam, the sex museums and the New York City subway
G Am C D
Vancouver in November, and Montreal on Monday
G Am Em C
We'll get a fix in Union Square we'll drop at C.B.G.B.'s
G Am C D
And if we can't find salvation there, we'll stay home and watch the t.v.
Em F Am D
And I'll be your disciple if you'll be mine
Em F Am
And we'll make love in the moaning summertime
C G Am
Cause you are beautiful...
Chords:
G 320033
Am x02210
Em 022000
C x32010
F 133211
D xx0232
How to play Crd
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is G. 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.