The Yellow Mile
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Afinação: E A D G B ETecla: ACapotraste: 2nd traste
Tuning: EADGAe
Capo 2nd fret
All lyrics are roughly synced with the tablature, except for the bridge.
[Verse 1]
Am C6 G Dadd4
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-------3---2-----|-----------------|-------3---2-----|-----------0-----|
G|---------------2-|-------0-------0-|---------------0-|---------0-------|
D|-----2-------2---|-----2---0h2-0---|-------------0---|-----0h4---------|
A|-0---------------|-3---------------|-----2-----------|-5-------------0-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-3---------------|-----------------|
I left my bo - dy in your care
Am C6 G Dadd4
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-------3---2-----|---------------0-|-------3---2-----|-----------0-----|
G|---------------2-|-------0-----0---|-----------------|---------0-------|
D|-----2-------2---|-----2---0h2-----|-------------0---|-----0h4---------|
A|-0---------------|-3---------------|-----2-----------|-5-------------0-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-3---------------|-----------------|
You called me dol - ly and cut my hair
Am C6 G Dadd4
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-------3---2-----|---------------0-|-------3---2-----|-----------0-----|
G|---------------2-|-------0---------|-----------------|---------0-----0-|
D|-----2-------2---|-----2---0h2-0---|-------------0---|-----0h4---------|
A|-0---------------|-3---------------|-----2-----------|-5---------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-3---------------|-----------------|
You plucked my wings off and I went slack
Am C6 G Dadd4
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-------3---2-----|-----------0-----|-----------------|-----------0-----|
G|---------------2-|-------0-------0-|-----------0---0-|-------0---------|
D|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|-------0---------|-----4-------4---|
A|-0---------------|-3---------------|-----2-----------|-5-------------5-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-3-----------3---|-----------------|
I was a beetle on my back But
[Pre-chorus]
C6 A7/C# Emadd4 Dadd4
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-------0---------|-----------0-----|-------0---------|-------0---------|
G|-----------0-----|-------0-------0-|-----------0-----|-----------0-----|
D|-----2-----------|-----2-------2---|-----5-----------|-----4-----------|
A|-3-----------3---|-4---------------|-7-----------7---|-5-----------5---|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
gold was on the ground A heavy yellow mile I
C6 A7/C# Emadd4 Dadd4
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-------0---------|-----------0-----|-------0---------|-------0---------|
G|-----------0-----|-------0-------0-|-----------0-----|-----------0-----|
D|-----2---------2-|-----2-------2---|-----5---------0-|-----4---------0-|
A|-3-----------3---|-4---------------|-7-----------7---|-5-----------5---|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
couldn’t stand to leave I was hap - py for a while But
[Chorus]
C6 G Em
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-------0---------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------0-----|-------0---------|-------0---------|-------0---------|
D|-----2---------2-|-----------0---0-|-----------2---2-|-----------2---0-|
A|-3-----------3---|-----2-----------|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|
E|-----------------|-3-----------3---|-0---------------|-0---------------|
I can’t believe I loved you
C6 G Em
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-------0---------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------0-----|-------0---------|-------0---------|-------0-------0-|
D|-----2---------0-|-----------0---0-|-----------2---2-|-----------2-----|
A|-3-----------3---|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|
E|-----------------|-3---------------|-0---------------|-0---------------|
Drunk when the lights went out
C6 G Em
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-------0---------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------0-----|-------0---------|-------0---------|-------0---------|
D|-----2---------0-|-----------0---0-|-----------2---2-|-----------2---0-|
A|-3-----------3---|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|-----2-------0---|
E|-----------------|-3---------------|-0---------------|-0---------------|
Time cannot wash my blood through Give me
A7add4 C6 Dadd4
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-------0---------|-----------0-----|
G|-----------0-----|-----------0-----|-----------0-----|---------0-----0-|
D|-------0-------0-|-------0-------0-|-----2-----------|-----0h4---------|
A|-----4-------4---|-----4-------4---|-3-----------3---|-5---------------|
E|-5-------5-------|-5-------5-------|-----------------|-----------------|
any other wine Any other wine
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------0-----|-----------0-----|-----------0-----|
G|-------0---------|-------0-------0-|-------0---------|
D|-----4-------4---|-----4-------4---|-----4-------4---|
A|-5---------------|-5---------------|-5-------------0-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
[Verse 2]
Am C6 G Dadd4
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-------3---2-----|-----------------|-------3---2-----|-----------0-----|
G|---------------2-|-------0-------0-|---------------0-|---------0-----0-|
D|-----2-------2---|-----2---0h2-0---|-------------0---|-----0h4---------|
A|-0---------------|-3---------------|-----2-----------|-5---------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-3---------------|-----------------|
Bite my head off Spit me out
Am C6 G Dadd4
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-------3---2-----|-----------------|-------3---2-----|-----------0-----|
G|---------------2-|-------0-------0-|---------------0-|---------0-------|
D|-----2-------2---|-----2---0h2-0---|-------------0---|-----0h4---------|
A|-0---------------|-3---------------|-----2-----------|-5-------------0-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-3---------------|-----------------|
You pick me up just to take me down
Am C6 G Dadd4
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-------3---2-----|---------------0-|-------3---2-----|-----------0-----|
G|---------------2-|-------0---------|---------------0-|---------0-----0-|
D|-----2-------2---|-----2---0h2-0---|-------------0---|-----0h4---------|
A|-0---------------|-3---------------|-----2-----------|-5---------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-3---------------|-----------------|
Looking up at the cei - ling cracks
Am C6 G Dadd4
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-------3---2-----|-----------0-----|-----------------|-----------0-----|
G|---------------2-|-------0-------0-|-----------0---0-|-------0-------0-|
D|-----2-------2---|-----2-------0---|-------0---------|-----4-------4---|
A|-0---------------|-3---------------|-----2-----------|-5---------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-3-----------3---|-----------------|
I’m a woman on my back But
[Pre-chorus]
C6 A7/C# Emadd4 Dadd4
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-------0---------|-----------0-----|-------0---------|-----------0-----|
G|-----------0-----|-------0---------|-----------0-----|-------0---------|
D|-----2---------2-|-----2-----------|-----5-----------|-----4-------4---|
A|-3-----------3---|-4-----------4---|-7-----------7---|-5---------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
gold was in your mouth A heavy yellow smile I
C A7/C# Emadd4 Dadd4
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-------0---------|-----------0-----|-------0---------|-------0---------|
G|-----------0-----|-------0-------0-|-----------0-----|-----------0-----|
D|-----2---------2-|-----2-------2---|-----------------|-----4-----------|
A|-3-----------3---|-4---------------|-7---7-------7---|-5-----------5---|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
wouldn't change the past I was hap - py for a while But
[Chorus]
C6 G Em
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------0-----|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-------0---------|-------0---------|-------0---------|-------0-------0-|
D|-----2-----------|-----------0---0-|-----------2---2-|-----------2-----|
A|-3-----------3p0-|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|-----2-----------|
E|-----------------|-3---------------|-0---------------|-0-----------0---|
I can’t believe I loved you
C6 G Em
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-------0---------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------0-----|-------0---------|-------0---------|-------0-------0-|
D|-----2---------0-|-----------0-----|-----------2---2-|-----------2-----|
A|-3-----------3---|-----2---------2-|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|
E|-----------------|-3-----------3---|-0---------------|-0---------------|
Drunk when the lights went out
C6 G Em
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-------0---------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------0-----|-------0---------|-------0---------|-------0---------|
D|-----2---------0-|-----------0-----|-----------2---2-|-----------2---0-|
A|-3-----------3---|-----2---------2-|-----2-------2---|-----2-------0---|
E|-----------------|-3-----------3---|-0---------------|-0---------------|
Time cannot wash my blood through Give me
A7add4 C6 Dadd4
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------0-----|-----------0-----|
G|-----------0-----|-----------0-----|-------0---------|-------0-------0-|
D|-------0-------0-|-------0-------0-|-----2---------0-|-----4-------4---|
A|-----4-------4---|-----4-------4---|-3-------3---3---|-5---------------|
E|-5-------5-------|-5-------5-------|-----------------|-----------------|
any other wine Any other wine
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------0-----|-----------0-----|-----------0-----|
G|-------0-------0-|-------0-------0-|-------0-------0-|
D|-----4-------4---|-----4-------4---|-----4-------4---|
A|-5-------5-------|-5-------5-------|-5-------5-------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
[Bridge]
Am7 C6 G Dadd4
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-------0---0-----|-----------0-----|-----------------|-----------0-----|
G|---------------0-|-------0-------0-|-----------0-----|-------0-------0-| x6
D|-----2-------2---|-----2-------0---|-------0-------0-|-----4-------4---|
A|-0-------0-------|-3-------3-------|-----2-------2---|-5-------5-------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-3-------3-------|-----------------|
Show me the bones that we buried outside, No home grown, this is better
[Outro]
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-0---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Show me the bones that we buried outside, No home grown, this is better
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Show me the bones that we buried outside, No home grown, this is better
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| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
| / Slide up
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How to play The Yellow Mile
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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.