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The Donor Blues by Shakey Graves
The Donor Blues
d=downstroke u=upstroke. Listen to the song and you’ll get the rhythm.
Intro/Verse
Every other time he goes through this riff he puts heavy emphasis on the high notes of
the G.
D C G
E||-2-2-2--0-0--3--3-3--3-3--3-3--3----------------------|
B||-3-3-3--1-1--0--0-0--0-0--0-0--0----------------------|
G||-2-2-2--0-0--0--0-0--0-0--0-0--0----------------------|
D||-0-0-0--2-2--0--0-0--0-0--0-0--0----------------------|
A||-x-x-x--3-3--2--2-2--2-2--2-2--2----------------------|
E||-x-x-x--x-x--3--3-3--3-3--3-3--3----------------------|
D D u D u D u D u D u D u
Riff: He leads into the chorus with this.
E||---------------|
B||---------------|
G||---------------|
D||---------------|
A||---------0-----|
E||-0-2-3-4-------|
And in case you didnt know:
Am: x02210
F#: 244xxx
Verse
D C G D C G
Found my fingers up north in the forest of the fern
D C G D C G
Yeah I blame them words for all Ive learned
D C G D C G
Well I watched my wits walk west where the money is earned
D C G D C G
Just to strut my stuff and wait my turn
Riff then Chorus
(Am) G
And I have often thought that these old bones
D
Should just go on ahead and break if they gonna
Am G D
These old teeth should just go on and give out
Am G D C G
They're running the jail for profit these days
D C G
Thats what they say
Verse 2
D C G D C G
Lost my lungs long ago in the belly of the beast
D C G D C G
Yeah I got my gall from the boys back east
D C G D C G
Yeah I sing sweet songs with the throat that belongs to her
D C G D C G
Yeah she wears my heart and wears my words
Pre-Chorus/Interlude Part?
F#
Got these lips from the girl next door
G D C G D C G
The only problem is they only beg for more
F#
Sold my skin for some fancy clothes
G D C G D C G
I thought Id get a better deal but thats the way it goes
Riff then Chorus
(Am) G
And I have often thought that these old bones
D
Should just go on ahead and break if they gonna
Am G D
These old teeth should just go on and give out
Am G D C G
They're running the jail for profit these days
D C G D D D D
Thats what they say
Outro
F#
Put all the rest in a hollow tree
G D C G D C G
Yeah fill it with cement and let me be
Note: Before those last D’s in the outro he plays the E string on the 2nd fret and
then he plays the high E string open. I like to screw around plucking the strings in a
different pattern for that last part instead of just strumming.
His still sounds a lot better and he screws with the rhythms and plucking little notes
and stuff. But you can still use this to play and sing the barest form of the song
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version 2
D // A / G /////
D A G D A G
Found my fingers up north in the forest of the fern
D A G D A G
Yeah I blame them words for all I've learned
D A G D A G
Well I watched my wits walk west where the money is earned
D A G D A G
Just to strut my stuff and wait my turn
Am G
And I have often thought that these old bones
D
Should just go on ahead and break if they gonna
Am G D
These old shoes should just go on and give out
Am G D A G
They're running the jail for profit these days
D A G
That's what they say
D
Lost my lungs long ago in the belly of the beast
Yeah I got my gall from the boys back east
Yeah I sing sweet songs with the throat that belongs to her
Yeah she wears my heart and wears my words
F#m
Got these lips from the girl next door
G D // A / G ///// D // A / G /////
The only problem is they only beg for more
F#m
Sold my skin for some fancy clothes
G D // A / G ///// D // A / G /////
I thought I'd get a better deal but that's the way it goes
Chorus
D
F#m
Put all the rest in a hollow tree
G D // A / G ///// D // A / G /////
Yeah fill it with cement and let me be
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version 3
Intro
G D G/C
Verse
G D G/C G D G/C
Found my fingers up north in the forest of the fern
G D G/C G D G/C
Yeah I blame them woods for all I've learned
G D G/C G D G/C
Well I watched my wits walk west where the money is earned
G D G/C G D G/C
Just to strut my stuff and wait my turn
Chorus
Dm
But I have often thought
C G
These old bones, should go ahead and break if they're gonna
Dm C G
These old shoes should just go on and give out
Dm C G D G/C
They're running the jail for profit these days
G D C
That's what they say
Verse
Lost my lungs long ago in the belly of the beast
Yeah I got my gall from the boys back east
Yeah I sing sweet songs with the throat that belongs to her
Yeah she wears my heart and wears my words
Chorus
Bridge
Bm
Put all the rest in a hollow tree
C
Yeah fill it with cement and let me be
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