Cutting The Grass
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Afinação: E A D G B ECapotraste: Sem capotraste
* Let Ring
[Intro]
F C F C F Am G
[Verse 1]
C
A speed square A hammer
F C
A piece of a tool belt
F
He said it was all he that he had to his name
Am F C
Now, a skill saw, a good girl and a power stroke diesel
Am F G
He lost it all gambling the very next day
[Verse 2]
C
A black sock, a white sock
F C
But they both got holes in 'em
Harsh to himself
F C
As copperhead snake venom
AM F C
His story's might turn your whole life around
Am F G
His stories might run him into the ground
G
[Chorus]
F
But the rain will fall
Am G
And the clouds roll away
F Am G
It makes room for the sun just to shine for the day
Am G
Till the clouds roll on back, and the storm's moving in
F C G F
And I'm cutting the grass just to cut it again
[Instrumental]
C F C F Am G
[Verse 3]
C
He's thinking about Brandy
F C
As he reads the twelve steps
He can't help but wonder
F C
Wonders if he can't help that
Am F C
Times getting thin, guess it's hardly been eating
Am F G
But it'll have some pound cake, AA wednesday evening
G
[Chorus]
F Am G
Something new's only knew for so long
F Am G
Till it's back to the way that it was all along
Am
Are we wasting our time?
G C
Are we in the lions den?
F C
Am I cutting the grass
G F
Just to cut it again
[Instrumental]
C F C F Am G
[Verse 4]
C F C
Making amends - his most recent endeavor
C*
A list long as Texas
F C
Might take him forever
[Verse 5]
Am
He's liable to stop
F C
Always been good at quitting
Am
If he follows through
F G
He'd be grey once he's finished
[Chorus]
F Am G
Changing changes so much if you make it
F Am G
Faking takes so much more time than breaking
Am
It down to the bone
G
Up past the skin
F C
Am I cutting the grass
G F
Just to cut it again
[Outro]
C F C F Am G
F C F C F Am G
How to play Cutting The Grass
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is E. 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.