Nathaniel Rateliff – This (Guitar)

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A great song from a great artist that it needs to be in here (I was wondering why no one else has done this one). Here's my version – I listened to two live versions and I like the one that sounds like an Argentinian "tango" (Live at Red Rock Album) – I use Ddim as it sounds more like the accordion part for the tango version BUT Bdim sounds great as well so that is up to you (sometimes I alternate). Simple chords for acoustic but I know Nathaniel plays Bar Chords on electric so to your preference. Hopefully you find this useful… Enjoy it! Am = xa221e Bdim = xx343e OR Ddim = xxd131 Dm = xxd231 E = E221be [Intro]
Am
(Sustained Quick Arpeggio then let it ring)
Am Bdim x2 [Verse 1]
Am                                 Bdim
This heart singing out to me sings alone

Am                                             Bdim
This world and empty room and it's falling into line

Am                                                       Bdim
They say just one will pass and one will leave no mark or burn

Dm                                 E
This heart is singing on and on again

Dm                                      E
This heart a wielding hammer ready to pound

Dm                      E
This world already defined

                      Dm
Maybe you don't even know

                      Am
Maybe you don't even know
Am [Verse 2]
Am                                  Bdim
This wheelless motion will not define me

Am                                         Bdim
This softly singing madness is singing out aloud

Am                         Bdim
This awful and unholy awful man

Dm                   E
Inside your empty hand

Dm                         E
And it's eating out the worm

Dm                           E
It's odd and it's hard to hail

                         Dm
Or maybe you don't even know

                  Am
Maybe you don't know
[Middle] F Am F Am
F      Am
Dm (Sustained Quick Arpeggio)
E Am (Transition but you can omit this part) [Verse 3]
Am                             Bdim
This eye-line wandering ragged doll

Am                               Bdim
This one leg pony pulling out the plow

Am                             Bdim
This wondering what will be my own
N.C. "And if nothing else I'll seek to find"
Dm                 E
That hairy old delight

Dm                 E
A naive dark night

Dm                        E
This heart is singing to you

          Dm
Singing I was

                     E
This all a weight on me

                       Dm
Maybe you don't even know

                        Am
Maybe you don't even know

Am
(Sustained Quick Arpeggio and let it ring at stop)