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The Avett Brothers
"Open Ended Life"
No Capo
For C hammer on d and b strings; listen to song to find the rhythm for riff
Intro:
G, C, G, C
G C G C
Pack a change of clothes and a pillow for the road for when we drift off
G C G C
Put the sketches and the notes in a box labeled "burn with furniture"
Am D G C G
We will watch the fire burn the whole entire house we built down to ashes
Am D
Am D
we won't waste no long goodbyes on the smoke or foolish lies
G C G
that finally passed us
Am D G
I was taught to keep an open ended life and never trap myself in nothin
G C
Let's find something new to talk about
G C
I'm tired talkin' 'bout myself
G C
I spent my whole life talking to convince everyone
G C
that I was something else
Am
And the part that kinda hurts
D
is I think it finally worked
G C G
and now I'm leaving
Am
I get the feeling things have changed
D
but the mystery to me
Am
is where and when along the way
D G C
did anyone decide that they believed me
Am D
I was taught to keep an open-ended life
G C
and never trap myself in nothin'
Am D
I was told to keep an open-ended life
G
to never trap yourself in nothin'
Hoedown: G, C, G, G x2
Riff:
e|----------------|
b|----------------|
g|-3b4-4b3p2p0---0|
d|------------2-0-|
a|----------------|
E|----------------|
Over riff: C, G, C, G x2
G C
When we settle down in another nowhere town
G C
let's tell our neighbors
G
We won't be here long
C G C
and we'll be quiet but don't go asking any favors
Am D G C G
I can't stand the unexpected, uninvited visits from too many strangers
Am
My trust has dwindled down
D G C
and I can leave just as abruptly as I came here.
Am D
I was taught to keep an open-ended life
G C G
and never trap myself in nothin'
Am D
I was told to keep an open-ended life
G C G
to never trap yourself in nothin'
Am D
I was taught to keep an open-ended life
G
and never trap myself in nothin'
G, C, G x2 Am, D x3
Riff
End on G, C
