Nathaniel Rateliff – Solomon The Wheel chords

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Alright this amazing, beautiful song was originally released on Nathaniel's debut album
known as The Wheel - Desire and Dissolving Men, but since he no longer performs as such,
and still plays the song live, I'll put it here.

Artist: The Wheel
Song: Solomon
Album: Desire and Dissolving Men



Chords used:

Em7 [-0-] Cadd9? [-0-] G? [-0--] [-3-] [-3-] [-3-----------------------------]
[-0-] [-0-] [-0-----------------------------] I'm not sure of these chord names, [-2-] [-2-] [-0-----------------------------] but the shapes are correct. [-2-] [-3-] [-2-----------------------------] [-0-] [-0-] [-3-----------------------------]
This has a typical Nathaniel strum pattern. Using the thumb, on the down strokes of the bass notes, and lightly picking the upstroke with the index and ring finger.
D D U D UU D UU DD UU D UU D UU[------------------------------------][------3----3----3------3----3----3--][-------0----0----0------0----0----0-] This is pretty close for the verse[---------------------2--------------] but I don't feel the strumming is as[----2----2----2----3-3----3----3----] important, because the song is like[--0-0----0----0----0------0----0----] 85% vocals.
Em7 Cadd9 Verse 1: (not a 100% percent on lyrics)
Em7 Cadd9I want to be the drum (drug?), that slows me down
Em7 Cadd9I want to care to not, break through
Em7 Cadd9I want to have no sense, or meaning
Em7 Cadd9I want to start myself, anew (on you?)
Chorus: (strumming opens up a little more)
G Cadd9Aint it hard luck living, a good life
G Cadd9Aint it hard luck living, a good life
G Cadd9Aint it hard luck living, a good life
G Cadd9Aint it hard luck living, a good life
Em7 Cadd9A good life
Em7 Cadd9
Em7 Cadd9I want a piece that glimmers, to show them all
Em7 Cadd9I want to be delivered, from you
Em7 Cadd9I want to smile but got, no reason now
Em7 Cadd9I want way to bench, the truth
G Cadd9Aint it hard luck, living a good life
G Cadd9Aint it hard luck, living a good life
G Cadd9Aint it hard luck, living a good life
G Cadd9Aint it hard luck, living a good life
Em7 Cadd9A good life
Em7 Cadd9 Em7 That's it. Pretty close anyway, the picking is a little more intricate than this, but you get the jist anyway. Comments, corrections, lyrical help welcome.
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