some of these are from kevin ricker. i don't know who sent those in all caps. ALPHA SUN HAT e ------- B ----3-1 (this is the little thing he plays between chords) G --2---- A YOU SAY AGAIN THAT NOTHING'S WRONG A I'D REALLY LIKE TO PLAY ALONG D7sus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alternate the A chords in the verse with open strums.) A D E7 WHEN I CATCH SIGHT OF YOUR FACE A D E7 AND THE LATE LIGHT FALLING ON IT A E D A I FEEL SCARED AND I SCOPE THE AREA OUT FOR A GOOD PLACE TO HIDE WHEN I FEEL THE WAY YOUR FINGERS WIGGLE IN MY PALM I FEEL WARM AND I FEEL GOOD INSIDE A E AND I KNOW THAT YOU'RE WEARING A WIRE A D BUT AS THE SUN BECOMES A BLAZING ORANGE BALL OF FIRE A E A I LOSE INTEREST IN THIS AND OTHER SUCH INCONSEQUENTIAL QUESTIONS WHEN YOU KICK OFF YOUR SHOES AND I SEE THE WET GRASS GIVE WAY UNDERNEATH YOUR FEET AND THE SUNSET SOARS UP ONCE MORE TO ITS BURIAL GROUND WELL, YOU LOOK SO SWEET AND I KNOW YOU'LL BE TURNING ME IN BUT I ALSO KNOW YOUR REAL NAME'S NOT AMY LYNN AND AS THE ORANGE GLOBE REARS UP TO SWALLOW US, TOO, I SEE YOU LOOK AT ME AND FIGURE OUT WHAT I KNOW ABOUT YOU WELL, I'M NOT TELLING I'M NOT TELLING YOU ANYTHING Orange ball of love Instead of playing a real Db, play the standard D, 1 fret lower, and slide up to the D. Don't mute the other strings - the dissonance is critical. Db-D G when i catch sight of your face and the late light falling on it Db-D A G D i feel scared and i scope the area out for a good place to hide when i feel the way your fingers wiggle in my palm i feel warm and i feel good inside D A and i know that you're wearing a wire D G but as the sun becomes a blazing orange ball of fire D A D i lose interest in this and other such inconsequential questions when you kick off your shoes and i see the wet grass give way underneath your feet and the sunset rears up once more to its burial ground well, you look so sweet and i know you'll be turning me in but i also know your real name's not amy lynn and as the orange globe rears up to swallow us, too, i see you look at me and figure out what i know about you well, i'm not telling i'm not telling you anything GOING TO GEORGIA (before each A in the verse play:) D ------------ A ------0----- E --0-2------- A Esus4 THE MOST REMARKABLE THING ABOUT COMING HOME TO YOU IS THE FEELING OF BEING IN D MOTION AGAIN IT'S THE MOST EXTRAORDINARY THING IN THE WORLD A Esus4 D I HAVE TWO BIG HANDS AND A HEART PUMPING BLOOD AND A 1967 COLT .45 WITH A A Esus4 D BUSTED SAFETY CATCH E A D THE WORLD SHINES AS I CROSS THE MACON COUNTY LINE A E A GOING TO GEORGIA THE MOST REMARKABLE THING ABOUT YOU STANDING IN THE DOORWAY IS THAT IT'S YOU AND THAT YOU'RE STANDING IN THE DOORWAY AND YOU SMILE AS YOU EASE THE GUN FROM MY HAND AND I'M FROZEN WITH JOY RIGHT WHERE I STAND THE WORLD THROWS ITS LIGHT UNDERNEATH YOUR HAIR FORTY MILES FROM ATLANTA, THIS IS NOWHERE GOING TO GEORGIA THE WORLD SHINES AS I CROSS THE MACON COUNTY LINE GOING TO GEORGIA the black ice cream song The figure is a G, with little play between the 3rd and fifth fret of the high E string. G... C G and the heat came down (2x) G D i knew i was living in a long, long dream C G when you fed me the black ice cream and the heat rose up (2x) i heard the loud loud buzzing of our son's go-kart and the ice cream was blacker than the devil's heart it was august the 19th, 1957 i fixed my eyes on you, fixed my eyes on you young caesar 2000 G... C G when i was twelve years old, they put me on the throne when i was twelve years old, they made me king C D from the ocean south of here to the northern hemisphere, they gave G me everything now i'm thirteen, and no one takes me seriously now i'm thirteen, and they're trying to take away control i don't know how stupid you all think i am but as sure as flowers grow along the western wall, some heads are going to roll yeah grendel's mother D - G A - D D G the cave mouth shines D G by pure force of will i look down on the world from the top of this lonesome hill D A and you can run, and run some more D G from here all the way to singapore D A D but i will carry you home in my teeth in the great hall you drink red wine you chew meat off the bone i beat down the new path to the castle i come naked and alone i laid my son on the bier, i burned the wreath fire overhead, water underneath you can stand up or you can run you and i both know what you've done and i will carry you home i will carry you home i will carry you home in my teeth