Jason Isbell – Codeine chords
Chords:
This tab is fairly straightforward, corrections welcome if you have any. Chord shapes for the song:G D Em7 Cadd9 Bme|--3------3------3------3------2--|B|--0------3------3------3------3--|G|--0------2------0------0------4--|D|--0------X------2------2------4--|A|--2------0------2------3------2--|E|--3------0------0------X------2--|When playing the Cadd9 chord, hammer-on the D string a few times while strumming before you go back to G if you want to embellish a bit and make it sound more like the recording. Codeine by Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit (Standard Tuning) VERSEG D Em7 Cadd9If there's one thing I can't standG D Em7 Cadd9it's this bar and this cover bandG D Em7 Cadd9trying to fake their way through 'Castles Made of Sand.'G D Em7 Cadd9That's one thing I can't stand.G D Em7 Cadd9If there's one thing I can't takeG D Em7 Cadd9it's the sound that a woman makesG D Em7 Cadd9about five seconds after her heart begins to break.G D Em7 Cadd9That's one thing I can't take.BRIDGEBm Cadd9She should be home by now but she ain't.Bm Cadd9I should've gone by now but I cain't.CHORUSG D Em7 Cadd9One of my friends has taken her in and given her Codeine.G D Em7 Cadd9One of my friends has taken her in and given her Codeine.VERSEG D Em7 Cadd9Them eyes was big as starsG D Em7 Cadd9when I saw you behind the bar.G D Em7 Cadd9I guess that's the way to keep on smilin' where you are.G D Em7 Cadd9But girl them eyes was big as stars.G D Em7 Cadd9It sounds funny when you say my name.G D Em7 Cadd9It's like you're chewing on a foreign thingG D Em7 Cadd9and you won't get to sleep 'till dawn if it don't rain.G D Em7 Cadd9It sounds so funny when you say my name.BRIDGEBm Cadd9You oughta come home tonight but you won't.Bm Cadd9I wish we knew how to fight but we don't.CHORUS 2G D Em7 Cadd9One of your friends has taken you in and given you Codeine.G D Em7 Cadd9One of your friends has taken you in and given you Codeine.VERSEG D Em7 Cadd9Darlin' I'm not one to judgeG D Em7 Cadd9but if I was then I'd say you don't look so good.G D Em7 Cadd9Got no answers of my ownG D Em7 Cadd9but with you gone, this place looks bigger than it should.G D Em7 Cadd9If there's two things that I hateG D Em7 Cadd9it's having to cook and trying to date.G D Em7 Cadd9Busting ass all day to play 'hurry up and wait.'G D Em7 Cadd9That's a few things that I hate.BRIDGEBm Cadd9If I call when I ain't drunkBm Cadd9This old boat'll still be sunkCHORUS 3G D Em7 Cadd9'cause one of my friends has taken her in and given her Codeine.G D Em7 Cadd9One of my friends has taken her in and given her Codeine.G D Em7 Cadd9One of my friends has taken her in and given her Codeine.G D Em7 Cadd9One of my friends has taken her in and given her Codeine.