Ryan Adams – Words (Guitar)

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Tabbed by Alli Power Capppo - 2nd Fret Chords used:
    Am       C      C/G      F       G
 E|--0-------0-------0-------x-------3----|
 B|--1-------1-------1-------x-------3----|
 G|--2-------0-------0-------1-------0----|
 D|--2-------2-------2-------3-------0----|
 A|----------3-------3-------3-------2----|
 E|------------------3-------1-------3----|
^ =strum up v =strum down You can just play the chords, but to get it to sound like Ryan plays it, pick the root note of each chord before strumming it. So, follow the rhythm of the tab below throughout the verses. Intro (x1) & Verse (x2)
         Am        Am             C        C/G        F     
E{--------0--0------0-----0-------0--0------0--0------x-x-x-x------0-0-0-0|
B|--------1--1------1-----1-------1--1------1--1------x-x-x-x------1-1-1-1|
G|--------2--2------2-----0-------0--0------0--0------1-1-1-1------0-0-0-0|
D|--------2--2------2-------------2--2------2--2------3-3-3-3------2-2-2-2|
A|---0-----------0------2-----3-------------3--3------3-3-3-3---3---------|
E|--------------------------------------3----------1----------------------|
          v  ^                    v  ^      v  ^      v ^ ^ v      v ^ ^ v

         Am        Am             C            G x 5    G x 5  
E|--------0--0------0-----0-------0-0-0-0------3--------3--|
B|--------1--1------1-----1-------1-1-1-1------3--------3--|
G|--------2--2------2-----0-------0-0-0-0------0--------0--|
D|--------2--2------2-------------2-2-2-2------0--------0--|
A|---0-----------0------2-----3----------------2--------2--|
E|------------------------------------------3--------3-----|
          v  ^                    v ^ ^ v      

Am                C                       F      C
If everything you want is something you couldn't have

Am            C                  G
Go outside a while, look up and count the clouds

Am                            C                F      C
Can you draw a picture of the backyard of the house

Am                       C               G
You grew up in, can you remember how it smelled?

F                    C
Don't worry up your mind

F                   C       C/G
People are sick and mean sometimes

             Am
They're only words

             F
They're only words

Am                C                   F          C
If everybody is grateful, how come nobody's satisfied

Am                     C                        G
If a tree falls in the woods and there ain't no one around

Am                          C                 F             C
If you heard it you could go over and whittle out a wishing box

Am                          C                      G
You could write her name on something and put it inside

F                    C
Don't worry up your mind

F                   C       C/G     
People are sick and mean sometimes

F                   C
Don't worry up your mind

             Am
They're only words

           F
It's only words

           G
It's only words
OUTRO - use same picking pattern as intro
G--C--Am--C--F--C--
Am--C--G--(fade out/inprovise)