The Avett Brothers – Open Ended Life (Guitar)

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For C hammer on d and b strings; listen to song to find the rhythm for riff [Intro] G C G C [Verse 1]
G                              C                               G          C  G
Pack a change of clothes and a pillow for the road for when we drift off

                                    C                              G    C  G
Put the sketches and the notes in a box labeled "burn with furniture"

        Am                                D                         G     C G 
We will watch the fire burn the whole entire house we built down to ashes

         Am                          D
From the mirror we'll admire how the flame quickly retires

         Am                            D
we won't waste no long goodbyes on the smoke or foolish lies

             G           C     G
that finally passed us
[Chorus]
      Am                           D                             G
I was taught to keep an open ended life and never trap myself in nothin
[Verse 2]
G                                 C
Let's find something new to talk about

                            G   C  G
I'm tired talkin' 'bout myself

G                                   C
I spent my whole life talking to convince everyone

                      G    C  G 
that I was something else

       Am
And the part that kinda hurts

      D
is I think it finally worked

            G         C      G
and now I'm leaving

          Am
I get the feeling things have changed

        D
but the mystery to me

             Am
is where and when along the way

       D                       G        C  G
did anyone decide that they believed me
[Chorus]
      Am                              D
I was taught to keep an open-ended life

                       G          C  G
and never trap myself in nothin'

      Am                           D
I was told to keep an open-ended life

                          G
to never trap yourself in nothin'
[Hoedown] G C G G (x2) [Riff]
e|----------------|
b|----------------|
g|-3b4-4b3p2p0---0|
d|------------2-0-|
a|----------------|
E|----------------|
[Over Riff] C G C G (x2) [Verse 3]
G                        C
When we settle down in another nowhere town

               G          C  G
let's tell our neighbors

G
We won't be here long

             C                              G     C  G
and we'll be quiet but don't go asking any favors

        Am                        D                          G         C   G
I can't stand the unexpected, uninvited visits from too many strangers

   Am
My trust has dwindled down

              D                            G      C  G
and I can leave just as abruptly as I came here.
[Chorus]
     Am                              D
I was taught to keep an open-ended life

                       G          C    G
and never trap myself in nothin'

      Am                           D
I was told to keep an open-ended life

                          G       C    G
to never trap yourself in nothin'

     Am                              D
I was taught to keep an open-ended life

                       G
and never trap myself in nothin'
G C G G (x2) Am D (x3) [Riff] End on G C G ************************************ | p Pull-off | b Bend ************************************