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The Ceiling by The Wild Feathers
The Ceiling
Intro:
E (w/ hammer on B string/2nd fret)
E (w/ hammer on B string/2nd fret)
A (w/ hammer on B string/3rd fret)
E (w/ hammer on B string/2nd fret)
(Repeat this pattern throughout verses as well)
V1:
E
Wood burning up on the hill
E
Cedar drawer full of pills
A E
And it's quiet, like snow through the trees
B A E
Well I did what I did and I didn't mean anything
E
Where you come from and where you go
E
Who you talk to and who you know
A E
When you're lying in fields of green
B A E
Well I did what I did and I didn't mean anything
Chorus:
C#m A E
The sun rise, the drive, red morning
C#m A E
The smoke stacks, the old hats, still learning
C#m A E
And I don't know how I got this far down with the ceiling
C#m A E
And I don't know how I got this far down with the ceiling
Bridge
B, B, A E A E
Oh, her eyes are wide open right out of her head...
B, B, A E A E
And she's cleared of a crime that she could not commit (no-oh)
B A E
Well, I did what I did and I'd do it all over again
(Intro riff: E, E, A, E)
V2:
E
I remember everything,
E A E
little girl learning to sing because she's crying all over me
B A E
But I did what I did and I didn't mean anything
Chorus:
C#m A E
The sun rise, the drive, red morning
C#m A E
The smoke stacks, the old hats, still learning
C#m A E
And I don't know how I got this far down with the ceiling
C#m A E
And I don't know how I got this far down with the ceiling
Bridge
B, B, A E A E
Oh, her eyes are wide open right out of her head...
B, B, A E A E
And she's cleared of a crime that she could not commit (no-oh)
B A E (let ring)
Well, I did what I did and I'd do it all over again
Outro:
E A
We, we should be easy
A B
We should be easy
A
We should be
E A
We, we should be easy
A B
We should be easy
A
We should be
E A
We, we should be easy
A B
We should be easy
A
We should be
Continue E, A, B, A in same pattern until the end
End on E (let ring)
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version 2
Standard Tuning
*Note: For easier play, you can put a capo on the 2nd fret and play D for E, G for A, A
for B, and Bm for C#m
**Between the chorus and the bridge are two quick beats of B transitioning to the A
and again on the following line
Intro: E E A E
E
Wood burning up on the hill
E
Seen a drawer full of pills
A E
And it's quiet, like snow through the trees
B A E
Well I did what I did and I didn't mean anything
E
Where you come from and where you go
E
Who you talk to and who you know
A E
And you're lying in fields of green
B A E
Well I did what I did and I didn't mean anything
Chorus
C#m A E
The sun rise, the drive, the morning
C#m A E
The smoke stacks, the bold hats, still learning
C#m A E
And I don't know how I got this far down with the ceiling
C#m A E B**
And I don't know how I got this far down with the ceiling
Bridge
A E A E B**
Oh, her eyes are wide open right out of her head...
A E A E
Yeah, she's clear of a crown that she cut down for me (no-oh)
B A E
Well, I did what I did and I'd do it all over again
Instrumental Bridge: E E A E
E
I remember everything,
E A E
little girl learning to sing because she's crying all over me
B A E
But I did what I did and I didn't mean anything
Chorus
C#m A E
The sun rise, the drive, the morning
C#m A E
The smoke stacks, the bold hats, still learning
C#m A E
And I don't know how I got this far down with the ceiling
C#m A E B**
And I don't know how I got this far down with the ceiling
Bridge
A E A E B**
Oh, her eyes are wide open right out of her head...
A E A E
Yeah, she's clear of a crown that she cut down for me (no-oh)
B A E
Well, I did what I did and I'd do it all over again
E A
We, we should be easy
B
We should be easy
A
We should be
E A
We, we should be easy
B
We should be easy
A
We should be
E A
We, we should be easy
B
We should be easy
A
We should be
E A
We, we should be easy
B
We should be easy
A **repeat as necessary, end on E
We should be.......
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version 3
E (w/ hammer on B string/2nd fret throughout most of the song)
Wood burning up on the hill
E
Seen a drawer full of pills
A (w/ hammer on B string/3rd fret) E
And it's quiet, like snow through the trees
Am7 (or C6) A E
Well I did what I did and I didn't mean anything
E
Where you come from and where you go
E
Who you talk to and who you know
A E
And you're lying in fields of green
Am7 (or C6) A E
Well I did what I did and I didn't mean anything
Chorus
Am7 (or C6) A E
The sun rise, the drive, the morning
Am7 (or C6) A E
The smoke stacks, the bold hats, still learning
Am7 (or C6) A E
And I don't know how I got this far down with the ceiling
Am7 (or C6) A E
And I don't know how I got this far down with the ceiling
Bridge
Am7 A E A E
Oh, her eyes are wide open right out of her head...
Am7 A E A E
Yeah, she's clear of a crown that she cut down for me (no-oh)
Am7 (or C6) A E
Well, I did what I did and I'd do it all over again
(Break with E hammer on and A hammer on)
E
I remember everything,
E A E
little girl learning to sing because she's crying all over me
Am7 (or C6) A E
But I did what I did and I didn't mean anything
Chorus
Am7 (or C6) A E
The sun rise, the drive, the morning
Am7 (or C6) A E
The smoke stacks, the bold hats, still learning
Am7 (or C6) A E
And I don't know how I got this far down with the ceiling
Am7 (or C6) A E
And I don't know how I got this far down with the ceiling
Bridge
Am7 A E A E
Oh, her eyes are wide open right out of her head...
Am7 A E A E
Yeah, she's clear of a crown that she cut down for me (no-oh)
Am7 (or C6) A E(one single hard strum)
Well, I did what I did and I'd do it all ov-er again......
Start with the E in a softer half volume strum and slowly crescendo to a last and
hard downward E strum at the end...
E A
We, we should be easy
A Am7 (or C6)
We should be easy
A
We should be
E A
We, we should be easy
A Am7 (or C6)
We should be easy
A
We should be
E A
We, we should be easy
A Am7 (or C6)
We should be easy
A
We should be
E A
We, we should be easy
A Am7 (or C6)
We should be easy
A E(firm last strum downward and let 'er ring...)
We should be.......
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