written by Ryan Adams
Album: Pneumonia
The guitar is tuned 1/2 step down so if you play in standard tuning just play on the key of B.
This tab is according to the album version.I've see videos of Ryan play this live recently and
he sometimes in the chorus does Am to G to F, but that is not how it is recorded in Pneumonia.
Verse 1
C
Well the banks of the river run through my hometown
CF
Born on the dirt roads, and i scraped my knees
C
Well they paved the roads eventually
CF
With neon signs and car dealerships and diners
Chorus
GAmF
The soldiers fill the hotels on the weekends
GAmFGC
I saw the pretty women as I walked through town
Verse 2
C
Well I moved away soon as I turned sixteen
CF
Figured I was old enough to go and work a job
C
Well i floated down main street pools of carlights
CF
Overcame me wishin' I was still back home
Chorus
GAmF
The soldiers fill the hotels on the weekends
GAmFGC
I saw the pretty women as I walked through town
Verse 3
C
Jacksonville's a city with a hopeless streetlight
CF
Seems like you're lucky if it ever changes red to green
C
I was born in an abundance of inherited sadness
CF
With 50 cent picture frames bought at a five and dime
Chorus
GAmF
I ended up a soldier on the weekend
GAmF
Looking for a vacancy I wasn't able to find
GAmF
Somewhere the night sky hangs like a blanket
GAmFGC
Shoot it with my capgun just to make it seem like stars
Thank you