Ryan Adams – My Wrecking Ball (Guitar)
Capo 4
Key
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Speed:
1.0x
Chords
Great song off the new album.
I play the C as a C/G and the G as a technically a G6add11 below in the diagram.
Play the Fmaj7 in the verses and chorus with your thumb on the bass note (see chord diagram).
Sounds good if you add a few embellishments such as hammer ons etc.
C/G G Am Fadd9 Fmaj7 Am/B e|---0----0----0----3-------0-----0-| b|---1----1----1----1-------1-----1-| g|---0----0----2----2-------2-----2-| d|---2----0----2----3-------3-----0-| a|---3----2----0----x-------x-----2-| e|---3----3----x----1-------1-----0-|
[Intro]
Fadd9 (only strum last 4 strings)
[Verse]
Fmaj7 C Driving through the streets tonight G Am It's hot I've got the windows down Fmaj7 C G I wish I could call you I wish you were still around Fmaj7 C Nothing much left in the tank G Am Somehow this thing still drives Fmaj7 C G It forgot what it needed but somehow still survives
[Bridge]
Am Am/B C Fmaj7 G And all the walls we built they must come down
[Chorus]
Fmaj7 Hey, You're my wrecking ball C G Fmaj7 won't you come and maybe knock me down Fmaj7 Hey, You're my wrecking ball C G Fmaj7 won't you come and maybe knock me down Fmaj7 Hey, You're my wrecking ball C G won't you come and knock me down, C Fmaj7 come and knock me down, C G Fadd9 (hold) come and knock me down tonight
[Verse]
Fmaj7 C Lying in the bed at night G Am Feeling like I'm somebody else Fmaj7 C G My thoughts inside my head get lost inside the haunted house Fmaj7 C Everyone I used to know G Am Left their dreams by the door Fmaj7 C G I accidentally kick em thats how I can tell you're still not sure
[Bridge]
Am Am/B C Fmaj7 G And all the walls we built they rise and they fall
[Chorus]
Fmaj7 Hey, You're my wrecking ball C G Fmaj7 wont you come and maybe knock me down, Fmaj7 Hey, You're my wrecking ball C G Fmaj7 wont you come and maybe knock me down Fmaj7 Hey, You're my wrecking ball C G Fmaj7 wont you come and maybe knock me down Fmaj7 Hey, You're my wrecking ball C G wont you come and knock me down C Fmaj7 come and knock me down, C G Fmaj7 come and knock me down tonight C G come and knock me down C Fmaj7 come and knock me down, C G Fmaj7 come and knock me down tonight C G come and knock me down, C Fmaj7 come and knock me down, C G Fmaj7 come and knock me down tonight C G come and knock me down, C Fmaj7 come and knock me down, C G Fmaj7 come and knock me down tonight
[Verse]
Fmaj7 C Driving through the streets tonight G Am Its hot Ive got the windows down F C G I wish I could call you I wish you were still around
End on G chord riff, listen to the song for pattern:
G: e|--0-----0----0----0--| b|--1-----1----1----1--| g|--0-----0----0----0--| d|--0-----0----0----0--| a|--3-----2----3----0--| e|--3-----3----3----3--|