Jonathan

Adrianne Lenker

RockAdvanced for beginners4 chords

How to play it

Fingering diagrams for the shapes in this song. × = don't play, ○ = open string.

BDiagram coming soon

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Chords & lyrics

Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.

 
              
Intro: B Abm E B (2x)
 
verse 1 
 
B                            Abm 
John, listen up, I'm a wreck, I'm a mess 
                      E 
This is not the effect of a loss or a vex 
            B 
this is you 
 
 
verse 2 
 
B                            Abm 
Hand me the key to your door 
n.c. 
Give me one solid lead 
           E                                B 
Give me four years to climb the stairs and pine 
 
 
REFRAIN 
 
Dbm  
John, it's time 
              Abm 
Let me be the moon you shine 
              Dbm  
Let me be the honest home where you can rest your tired mind 
 
 
Instrumental 
 
B Abm E B 
 
 
verse 3 
 
B                             Abm 
You know me; knew, knew me well 
                                E                    B 
When I was just a girl only nineteen, twisted in my head 
 
 
verse 4 
 
   B                             Abm 
So don't try and tell me to hell(?) 
n.c. 
This is not how you help 
              E 
You don't know me now 
 
 
OUTRO 
 
                  B 
And anyway I said, 
Dbm 
Don't get tired 
              Abm 
Honey, I won't keep you long 
           Dbm                              Dbm      B 
I was just calling up to find out if you're still in town

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Chord set

B · Abm · E · Dbm

Practice tip

Loop the first two chords slowly until the change is clean, then add the rest.