Stancliffs Lament
View chords used in this chart
Afinação: E A D G B ECapotraste: Sem capotraste
[Intro]
Em G D C
Em G D C
[Verse 1]
Em G
Too old to work for wages
D C
No time left to kill
Em G
Put your eggs in one basket
D C
Mind that basket don't spill
Em G
You've got to be successful
D C
Just to be all right
Em G
Lest the old man's ghost comes walking
D C
In the middle of the night
[Verse 2]
Em G
Spend some years in the business
D C
Learn how the big boys play
Em G
Marry your high school sweetheart
D C
Man don't let her get away
G Em
And if it don't work out
D C
You can walk away without a stitch
Em G
Wreckage in the rearview mirror
D C
Bouncing down a roadside ditch
[Chorus]
G Em
It's behind you now
D C B A G
It's behind you now
G Em D
The worst was over long ago
C B G Em
Pat yourself on the back
Em D C F
Stand up and take a bow
[Interlude]
G Em D C
[Verse 3]
Em G
There's voices all around you
D C
They're yelling Go Team
Em G
You're sitting at the top of the bleachers
D C
Staring at a laptop screen
Em G
You can't waste a minute
D C
You can't waste a one
Em G
The minutes are bought and paid for
D C
At least till the job gets done
[Interlude]
C B A
[Chorus]
G Em
It's behind you now
D C B A G
It's behind you now
G Em D
The worst was over long ago
C B G Em
Pat yourself on the back
Em D C F
Stand up and take a bow
[Interlude]
G Em D C
[Verse 4]
Em G
They're holding all of your phone calls
D C
But it's no relief
Em G
You're staring out the smoked glass window
D C
At the cars down on the cloverleaf
Em G
And a picture of a kid with a ball glove
D C
smiling at the lens
Em G
And a woman on a sailboat
D C
And all those years you just had to hope they'd bend
Em G
Well you pushed so hard you bent so far
D C
That they won't either one get straight again
[Chorus]
G Em
It's behind you now
D C B A G
It's behind you now
G Em D
The worst was over long ago
C B G Em
Pat yourself on the back
Em D C F
Stand up and take a bow
[Outro]
G Em D C
How to play Stancliffs Lament
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 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.