Last Of My Kind
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Afinação: E A D G B ECapotraste: Sem capotraste
From the NPR Tiny Desk concert
Capo: 2
[Intro]
| G .. CM9 | G .. CM9 | G .. CM9 | G .. CM9 |
[Verse 1 / Chorus]
G
I couldn't be happy in the city at night
G7
You can't see the stars for the neon light
C
Sidewalk's dirty and the river is worse
G
The underground trains all run in reverse
D
Nobody here can dance like me
G G7
Everybody's clappin' on the one and the three
C Cadd9 C G CM9 G
Am I . . the last of my kind? . .
C Cadd9 C G CM9 G
Am I . . the last of my kind? . .
[Verse 2 / Chorus]
G
So many people with so much to do
G G7
The winter so cold your hands turn blue
C
Old men sleepin' on the filthy ground
G
They spend their whole day just a-walkin' around
D
And nobody else here seems to care
G G7
They walk right past 'em like they ain't even there
C Cadd9 C G CM9 G
Am I . . the last of my kind? . .
C Cadd9 C G G/F#
Am I . . the last of my kind? .
[Bridge / Chorus]
Em7 C G G/F#
Daddy said the river would always lead me home .
Em7 C G
But the river can't take you back in time, and daddy's dead and gone
D Am Am/B
The family farm's a parkin' lot for Walton's five and dime .
C Cadd9 C G CM9 G
Am I . . the last of my kind? . .
C Cadd9 C G CM9 G
Am I . . the last of my kind? . .
[Verse 3 / Chorus]
G
I tried to go to college but I didn't belong
G G7
Everything I said was either funny or wrong
C
And they laughed at my boots, laughed at my jeans
G
Laughed when they gave me amphetamine
D
And left me alone in a bad part of town
G G7
Thirty-six hours to come back down
C Cadd9 C G CM9 G
Am I . . the last of my kind? . .
C Cadd9 C G G/F#
Am I . . the last of my kind? .
[Bridge 2 / Chorus]
Em C G G/F#
Mama says God won't give you too much to bear .
Em C G
That might be true in Arkansas, but I'm a long, long way from there
D Am Am/B
An' that whole world's an old and faded picture in my mind .
C Cadd9 C G CM9 G
Am I . . the last of my kind? . .
C Cadd9 C G CM9 G
Am I . . the last of my kind? . .
C Cadd9 C G CM9 G
Am I . . the last of my kind? . .
C Cadd9 C G G/F#
Am I . . the last of my kind? .
[Outro]
||: Em C | G G/F# | Em C | G | D | Am.. Am/B | C Cadd9 C | G CM9 G |
|C Cadd9 C | G.. G/F# :||
| Em C | G G/F# | Em C | G | D | Am.. Am/B | C Cadd9 C | G CM9 G |
| C Cadd9 C | G CM9 G |
G = 320003
CM9 = 320013 [aka: Cmaj9(no3rd)]
C = 032010
Cadd9 = 030010
Isbell plays the G chord with his 2nd, 3rd, and 4th fingers so he can
hammer the C-note on the B-string to make the Cmaj9(no 3rd) chord.
Charted by Dexex
How to play Last Of My Kind
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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.