Postcards And Payphones
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Intro: G C
Verse:
G C G C
I don't know much more desolate
G D/F# Em D/F#
Than north Mississippi headed west
G C G C
Three more days I'll turn around
G D/F# G
Then I'll be Alabama bound
G C G C
I65 exit 53
G D/F# Em D/F#
Dinosaurs staring in the driver's seat
G C G C
Well I made all the way through Tennessee
G D C
By now you know better than to wait for me
[Refrão]
Em D/F# G C C/B D
No postcards or pay tele-phones to help me though the night
Em D/F# G C C/B D
Something as simple as calling home never seems to work out right
Em D/F# G F C G
The hardest part of what I do is missing you
verse 2:
G C G C
Piss poor coffee hotel bed
G D/F# Em D/F#
A thousand songs saying what's in my head
G C G C
That don't mean that it aint true
G D C
When I comes down to me and you
[Refrão]
Em D/F# G C C/B D
No postcards or pay tele-phones to help me though the night
Em D/F# G C C/B D
Something as simple as calling home never seems to work out right
Em D/F# G F C G
The hardest part of what I do is missing you
Bridge:
C C/B D G
You spend your married life living with a ghost
C C/B D/F#
I spend every night missing little things the most
[Refrão]
Em D/F# G C C/B D
No postcards or pay tele-phones to help me though the night
Em D/F# G C C/B D
Something as simple as calling home never seems to work out right
Em D/F# G F C G
The hardest part of what I do is missing you
G C
How to play Postcards And Payphones
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.