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Whole Love by Wilco
Whole Love
Notes: I believe this song is actually played tuned a whole step down, in which case the
D's would all be fingered as standard tuning open E's, etc. For those of us who would
rather simply tune down the E-string and play it in drop D, the chords will be laid out as such.
Also, whenever you sit on the D during the verses, you can mimic the bass line by playing
0-2-0 on the A string. If you listen to the song, you should get a feel for what I'm
referring to. For the "I'm simple" verse, you can slide up to the bar chord D to make it
sound like the recording.
The intro sequence is also the chorus and basically involves hitting the bass note
(low E string) followed by an upstroke on the highest note of the chord for each
new chord. Just remember that the chorus starts on the Gadd9 instead of on the D.
Those chords are voiced as follows:
D: 00023x
Gadd9: 5x020x
D/F#: 4x02xx
Em7: 2x00xx
Other chord voicings:
Em: 222000
A: x02220
G: 5x0003
D
My cold marigolds attack
D
My back a bed of roses
D
I'm gonna break my back
D Gadd9 D/F# Em7 D
With you bounces high
Gadd9 D/F# Em7 D
And I know that I won't be
Gadd9 D/F# Em7 D
The easiest to set free
Gadd9 D/F# Em7 D
And I know that I won't be the last
Gadd9 D/F# Em7 D
Cold captain tied to the mast
NEXT VERSE AND CHORUS SAME AS FIRST:
I will call on the the telephone
I will call when you get mad
I'll still love you to death
And I will never forget how
And I know that I won't be
The easiest to set free
And I know that I won't be the last Cold captain tied to the mast
BRIDGE:
Em A
I'm on the other side
Em A
When I'm satisfied
Em A
Oh I'm a spirit dove
Em A
I'm looking for your love
NEXT VERSE AND EXTENDED CHORUS FOLLOW SAME AS PREVIOUS:
I'm simple as a matter of fact
Punch you in the nose
Don't over-react
I'll still love you to death
And I won't ever forget how
And I know that I won't be
The easiest to set free
And I know that I won't be the last Cold captain tied to the mast
And I know that I won't be the one
To secure they'll know what it's from
But I hope I'll know when it's past
And I hope I'll know when I show you my
D
Whole Love
Whole Love
Whole Love
Whole Love
G
Whole Love
Whole Love
D
Whole Love
Whole.. Never forget how
CHORUS CHORDS (4x)
Hit a D and let it ring out while Nels lays down tasty backwards guitar riffs.
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version 2
Drop D tuning
Chord Key
D G F# Em F#' B B' E A
E|-x--x--x--x--x---x--x--0--0------| Note the difference between
B|-x--x--x--x--x---x--x--0--2------| F# and F#' as well as
G|-7--4--2-(0)-11--4--2--0--2------| B and B'. It makes a big difference
D|-x--5--4--2--x---x--x--2--2------| if you want it to sound like the
A|-5--x--x--x--9---2--2--2--0------| studio version.
D|-0--5--4--2--0---x--x--2--x------|
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Intro:
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D G F# Em (x4)
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Verse:
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(slide from Em to the first F#' chord)
F#'
My cold Marigolds attack You can throw in the bass riff after "attack"
B B' E|---------
My back, bed of roses B|---------
F#' G|-------11- <--This is how I play it
I'm gonna bring my back D|-----0--0- - The bass riff goes
A|--------9- easily right back
With hypnosis D|-7-9----0- into the F#' chord
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Chorus:
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G F# Em D
G F# Em D
And I know that I won't be
G F# Em D
The easiest to set free
G F# Em D
And I know that I won't been the last
G F# Em D
Cold captain tied to the mast
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Bridge:
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E A
I'm on the other side
E A
I'm satisfied
E A
Oh, I'm a spirit dove
E F#'
I'm looking for your love
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Outro:
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F#'
Whole love
B B'
Whole Love
(x4)
Ever forget how
G F# Em D (x4)
"Whole Love"
My cold Marigolds attack
My back, bed of roses
I'm gonna bring my back
With hypnosis
And I know that I won't be
The easiest to set free
And I know that I won't been the last
Cold captain tied to the mast
I recall on the telephone
I recall when you get mad
I still love you to death
I won't ever forget how
And I know that I won't be
The easiest to set free
And I know that I won't been the last
Cold captain tied to the mast
I'm on the other side
I'm satisfied
Oh, I'm a spirit dove
I'm looking for your love
I'm simple as a matter of fact
Punch in the nose, don't over-react
But I'll still love you to death
And I won't ever forget how
And I know that I won't be
The easiest to set free
And I know that I won't been the last
Cold captain tied to the mast
And I know that I won't be the one
To secure that I know when it's wrong
But I hope when I know it's passed
And I hope I'll know when to show you my
Whole love [x8]
Ever forget how
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