Open Ended Life The Avett Brothers
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]Pack a change of clothes and a [C]pillow for the road for when we [G]drift off[C]
[G]Put the sketches and the notes in a [C]box labeled "burn with furnitur[G]e"[C]
We will [Am]watch the fire burn the whole enti[D]re house we built down to [G]ashes[C]
From the [Am]mirror we'll admire how the [D]flame quickly retires
we won't [Am]waste no long goodbyes on the [D]smoke or foolish lies
that finally [G]passed us[C] [G]
I was [Am]taught to keep an open ended [D]life and never trap myself in [G]nothin
[G]Let's find something new to talk a[C]bout
I'm tired talkin' 'bout myse[G]lf
[G]I spent my whole life talking to con[C]vince everyone
that I was something e[G]lse
And the[Am] part that kinda hurts
is I t[D]hink it finally worked
and now I'm [G]leaving[C] [G]
I get the [Am]feeling things have changed
but the [D]mystery to me
is where and[Am] when along the way
did any[D]one decide that they [G]believed me
I was [Am]taught to keep an open-ended lif[D]e
and never trap myself i[G]n nothin'[C]
I was [Am]told to keep an open-ended li[D]fe
to never trap yourself in [G]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]When we settle down in an[C]other nowhere town
let's tell our [G]neighbors
[G]We won't be here long
and we'll be [C]quiet but don't go asking any f[G]avors
I can't [Am]stand the unexpected, unin[D]vited visits from too many [G]strangers[C] [G]
My [Am]trust has dwindled down
and I can leav[D]e just as abruptly as I came [G]here.
I was[Am] taught to keep an open-ended li[D]fe
and never trap myself i[G]n nothin'[C] [G]
I was [Am]told to keep an open-ended li[D]fe
to never trap yourself in [G]nothin'[C] [G]
I was[Am] taught to keep an open-ended li[D]fe
and never trap myself i[G]n nothin'
G, C, G x2 Am, D x3
Riff
End on G, C
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