The Avett Brothers – Spell Of Ambition (Guitar)

G                Bm         Em
I fell under the spell of ambition

         C            G
And not even for money

         Bm               Em
Just to have a chance to listen

           C
To the back rows

         G
Say honey, 

         D7              C              D7          
You’re surely worth the price of a ticket

G           Bm               Em
 Then with nerve and such pretension 

   C          G
I used religion

     Bm         Em             C            G
To explain a vision and this blessed position

   D        C            D
To be an object of affection

C   G     F        C
My words feel so plain

C      G       F      C
And rehearsed when I say

                 D7
Would you forgive me?

G         Bm            Em
 Does the fury of the mother

     C               G
Not live in the daughter?

         Bm            Em
Is the darkness of the son

     C                G
Not seen in the father?

   D               C
I cast a perfect mask

              D
But why bother?

G            Bm             Em
 Cause whatever girl I run with

        C                  G
Or at least am in love with

      Bm               Em
Will have to ask herself

      C               G
What can I put up with?

     D               C             D
And do I call him stranger or husband?

C    G     F        C
My words feel so plain

C      G       F      C
And rehearsed when I say

                 D7
Would you forgive me?

                  C             G  G/F# Em
Would you let it roll off your shoulders?

C                                   G
 Would you let it fall to the ground?

        C            G G/F# Em
Let me know when it’s ooover

Am                D7
 So I can set it down

G                 Bm           Em 
I fell under the spell of ambition

         C            G
And not even for glory

         Bm                   Em
Just to have the room’s attention

     C           G
And tell my story

      D                  C             D7
And let them sort the sadness out for me

    C   G     F        C
And my words feel so plain

C      G       F      C
And rehearsed when I say

               D 
Would you forgive me?

               C
Would you forgive me?

               D7
Would you forgive me?