Jackson Browne

Accords et partitions

The Load-Out Stay

C G Em D Bm B

Now the seats are all empty, let the roadies take the stage Pack it up and tear it down. They're the first to come and the last to leave Working for that minimum wage They'll set it up in another town Tonight the people were so fine, they waited there in line

These Days

G C F B Am Bb

Well I've been out walkin' And I don't do that much talking, these days These days. These days I seem to think a lot About the things that I forgot to do, for you

Running On Empty

D A E F#m C#m Bm

VERSE 2 Gotta do what you can just to keep your love alive Trying not to confuse it with what you do to survive In sixty-nine I was twenty-one and called the road my own I don't know when that road turned onto the road I'm on.

The Pretender

G C D Em Am B7

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I'm gonna rent myself a house in the shade of the freeway Gonna pack my lunch in the morning, and go to work each day And when the evening rolls around, I'll go on home and lay my body down And when the morning light comes streaming in

Late For The Sky

F G C Am

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All the words that all've been spoken, And somehow the feeling still wasn't right, And still we continued on through the night. Tracing our steps from the beginning, Till they vanished into the air.

Doctor My Eyes

F Dm Bb Am C

Doctor my eyes have seen the years And the slow parade of fears without crying Now I want to understand I have done all that I could To see the evil and the good without hiding

Sombody's Baby

A G D Bm

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Chorus BRIDGE I try to shut eyes, but I can't get her outta my sight I know I'm gonna know her, but I gotta get over my fright Just gonna walk up to her I'm gonna talk to her tonight

Cocaine

C F G C7 E7 C9

You take Sally, I'll take Sue There ain't no difference betrween the two Cocaine, it's runnin all around my brain Headin down Scott, turnin up Main, Lookin for that girl who sells the cocaine,

For A Dancer

C F G Am C7

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I don't remember losing track of you You were always dancing in and out of view I must've thought you'd always be around Always keeping things real by playing the clown Now you're nowhere to be found

Sky Blue And Black

G F C Am

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In the calling out to one another Of the lovers up and down the strand In the sound of the waves and the cries Of the seagulls circling the sand

In The Shape Of A Heart

F G C Am

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[Verse 1] It was a ruby that she wore On a chain around her neck In the shape of a heart In the shape of a heart

Fountain of Sorrow

C D Em G G/D D#°7

Looking through some photographs I found inside a drawer I was taken by a photograph of you There were one or two I know that you would have liked a little more But they didn?t show your spirit quite as true You were turning ?round to see who was behind you

Rosie

E A B C#m

Well, she was standing at the load in, when the trucks rolled up She was sniffing all around like a half-grown female pup She wasn't hard to talk to, looked like she had no where to go So I gave her a pass so she could get in and see the show Well, I sat her down right next to me and I got her a beer

For Everyman

G D A Bm A7 F#m7

[Verse 1] Everybody I talk to is ready to leave With the light of the morning They’ve seen the end coming down long enough to believe That they’ve heard their last warning

That Girl Could Sing

A G Bm D Gmaj7 F#

She was a friend to me when I needed one Wasn't for her I don't know what I'd done She gave me back something that was missing in me She could of turned out to be almost anyone, Almost anyone With the possible exception of who I wanted her to be

The Barricades Of Heaven

C Em D G F C/E

Running down along the towns along the shore When I was sixteen and on my own No I couldn't tell you what the hell those breaks were for I was just trying to hear my song

Your Bright Baby Blues

G C D Em

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[Verse I:] I'm sitting down by the highway Down by that highway side. Everybody's going somewhere Riding just as fast as they can ride.

Call It A Loan

G C D Am

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In the morning when I close my eyes You were sleepin' in paradise. And while the room was growing light I was holding still with all my might.

Lawyers In Love

F#m A E D

Waiting for world war three while Jesus slaves To the mating calls of lawyers in love Ooh sha laa ooh Ooh sha laa ooh Ahh Last night I watch the news from Washington the Capital

The Load-out

C G D Em

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(I'd like to do a song, I never played in public before, that brand new song, Sort of a tribute to the friends of mine, that come out here on the road, And to you too) Now the seats are all empty. Let the roadies take the stage.

Take It Easy

G C D Em Am

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Well, I'm a runnin' down the road try'n' to loosen my load I got seven women on my mind; Four that wanna own me, two that wanna stone me, One says she's a friend of mine. Take it easy, take it easy,

Lives In The Balance

Em C D B7 a G

For week or month or year With the blood in the ink of the headlines And the sound of the crowd in my ear You might ask what it takes to remember When you know that you've seen it before

Ready Or Not

E A C#m

I was doing my very best Bogart, but I was having trouble getting Into her jeans. I punched an unemployed actor, defending her dignity; He stood up and knocked me through that barroom door and that girl Came home with me.

Before The Deluge

G C Em D Am Bm

[Verse] Some of them were dreamers And some of them were fools Who were making plans and thinking of the future With the energy of the innocent

Road

G C G5 F ab Em

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Late Show

G C D Em D# C#

Everyone I've ever known has wished me well Anyway that's how it seems, it's hard to tell Maybe people only ask you how you're doing 'Cause that's easier than letting on how little they could care But when you know that you've got a real friend somewhere

All Good Things

A E B C#m

Verse 1: All good things gotta come to an end The thrills have to fade before they come round again The bills will be paid and the pleasure will mend

Shaky Town

D C G Em D7 G7

This song emerged on the Jackson Browne album, 'Running on Empty'. Danny is a great guitarist and writes good songs, too. I'm surprised More country bands haven't taken up this number. The slide solo was Played by David Lindley so it's fairly inimitable, but any picking That follows the verse chords will do. For the intro, stay on

Farther On

A D G Bm E C#

In my early years I hid my tears And passed my days alone Adrift on an ocean of loneliness My dreams like nets were thrown To catch the love that I'd heard of

A Little Soon To Say

F Bb Am C Eb Dm

[Verse 1] I came for inspiration I came looking for grace And found my reflection In every passing face

My Opening Farewell

D G/D G E/D A7 A7sus4

She can almost feel the southern wind blow, almost touching her restless Day. <u>A7sus4</u> She turns from her window to me, sad smile her apology Sad eyes reaching to the door.

The Naked Ride Home

C F G Am

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Verse I: "Just take off your clothes and I'll drive you home," I said Knowing she never could pass on a dare. And knowing it sounded more desperate than reckless or bold I just put it out there cold, too far gone to care.

Im Alive

E A B C#m

It's been a long time since I watched these lights alone I look around my life tonight and you are gone I might have done something to keep you if I'd known How unhappy you'd become

Boulevard

A D B E G F#m

Down on the boulevard they take it hard They look at life with such disregard They say it can't be won The way the game is run But if you choose to stay You end up playing anyway It's okay

You Love The Thunder

A G D Bm

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When you look over your shoulder And you see the light that you have left behind When you think it over, Do you ever wonder? What it is that holds your life so close to mine

Rock Me On The Water

C G D Em A

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Submitted by Pat Donohoe E-mail:[email protected] Verse Oh people, look around you the signs are everywhere You've left it for somebody other than you to be the one to care

Something Fine

G C/G Gmaj7 Em G9 A7/G

I tried and tried, but I just can't Remember what they're for. The world outside is tugging like A beggar at my sleeve, Oh that's much too old a story to believe.

The Rebel Jesus

D G A Bm Dmaj7

All the streets are filled with laughter and light And the music of the season, And the merchants' windows are all bright With the faces of the children, And the families hurrying to their homes

Daddys Tune

C G F Am E7 E

A dirty wind blows through the sky And the Autumn leaves cut loose and fly Leave me watching And wishing I could follow Though among the regrets that I can't get by

From Silver Lake

D A G Em F#m Bm

Did you see our brother Asus A He was here the other day But he only came to say that he was leaving Did you see his lady

Tender Is The Night

D C G D5 G5 C5

Between the life that we expected, And the way it's always been I can't walk back in again, After the way we fight

Sleeps Dark And Silent Gate

A E D F#m C# G#

I found my love too late Running around day after day Looking for the time to play While my old friends slipped away

I Thought I Was A Child

Bb F C Dm Gm Am7

It's such a clever innocence with which you do your sorcery As if somehow the years just bow and let that young girl go free I thought I was a child until you turned and smiled I thought I knew where I was going until I heard your laughter flowing And came upon the wisdom in your eyes

Song for adam

C D G Em F#

(capo up 2) Though Adam was a friend of mine, I did not know him well, He was alone into his distance, he was deep into his well. I could guess what he was laughing at, but I couldn't really tell. Now the story's told that Adam jumped, but I'm thinking that he fell.

Jamaica Say You Will

A E B Ab Gb Gbm

Jamaica was the lovely one I played her well As we lay in the tall grass where the shadows fell Hiding from the children so they would not tell We would stay there until her sister rang the evening bell

Here Come Those Tears Again

A D E G F#m7 F#m

Here come those tears again Just when I was getting over you A/E E7sus4 Just when I was gonna make it through A/E E7sus4

Love Needs A Heart

F Bb C Bbm Gm Dm

[Verse] Maybe the hardest thing I've ever done Was to walk away from you Leaving behind the life that we'd begun I split myself in two

Nothing But Time

D7 A7 F7 G7 D

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I got a bottle of wine (pass it over) I got a broken white line (I'm still sober) There ain't nothin' but time between this Silver Eagle And that New Jersey line

Walking Slow

F C Am G AM

[Verse] Walking slow down the avenue Through my old neighborhood Don't know why I'm happy I've got no reason to feel this good

Our Lady Of The Well

G C D Am F# Bm

It is a dance we do in silence Far below this morning sun You in your life, me in mine We have begun Here we stand and without speaking

Fuse

C G Em D F# E

It's coming from so far away It's hard to say for sure Whether what I hear is music or the wind Through an open door

The Road And The Sky

G C D Em A A#

When we get to the place where the road and the sky collide, Throw me over the edge and let my spirit glide. They said I was gonna have to work for a living, But all I want to do is ride. I don't care where we're goin' from here, honey you decide.

Lawless Avenues

G A D Asus Asus4/E Bm

Verse 1 Papa hit him, Mama kissed him Made him go to Catechism With the sisters in their black and white And all the time those city streets

Linda Paloma

G C D7 Em Bm

Intro: () {pause} At the moment the music began, and you heard the guitar player starting sing You were filled with the beauty that ran, through what you were imagining

I Am A Patriot

G C Em D am

[Intro] And the river opens for the righteous And the river opens for the righteous And the river opens for the righteous And the river opens for the righteous

Colors Of The Sun

G C Am F Em E

Colors of the sun Flashing on the water top G G7sus4 Echo on the land

Looking Into You

G D A Bm Em C#

Well I looked into a house I once lived in Around the time I first went on my own When the roads were as many as the places I had dreamed of And my friends and I were one Now the distance is done and the search has begun

Hold Out

G C F Am Em7 A

Intro: / Baby I guess you know my story Baby I guess you've heard my side

The Times Youve Come

F F9 Bb C7 Fsus Dm

In the time we've known, That we each are a part of one another We've lost as much as we have won And as our lives have grown, We have found that it only brings us pain

Red Neck Friend

E A B C#m

Verse Pretty little one How has it all begun? They're teaching you how to walk But you're already on the run Little one-- What you gonna do? Little one--Honey, it's all up to you

Only Child

F Bb Dm C A Am

Boy of mine As your fortune comes to carry you down the line And you watch as the changes unfold And you sort among the stories you've been told If some pieces of the picture are hard to find

The Birds Of St Marks

G A D F#

The queen must sing of dying A prisoner upon her throne Of meloncoly sighing If she could see her mirror now She would be free of those who bow

For America

Bb C Dm F Am

As if i really didnt understand That i was just another part of their plan I went off looking for the promise Believing in the Motherland

My Problem Is You

G D A G6

Verse 2, same chords I wanted to live on the realm of the senses you've got to know how. And for some kinds of pleasures there are no defenses, I know it now Our love is a crackling ladder of lightning, our love is a fire. Our love is a wave moving deep in an ocean of need and desire

Standing In The Breach

C F Am G Fm6 E

[Refrain] Though the earth may tremble, and our foundations crack We will all assemble and we will build them back And rush to save the lives remaining Still within our reach

The Next Voice You Hear

F#5 A B F#m B5 D

I Gather your deeds and your possessions, Whatever certainty you've known, Forget your heroes, You don't really need those last few lessons. Stand in the open;

The Crow On The Cradle

Bm G D A Em F#m

[Verse 1] The sheep's in the meadow, the cow's in the corn Now is the time, for a child to be born He'll laugh at the moon and cry for the sun And if it's a boy, he'll carry a gun

Stay

Em D G C B A

Stay Jackson Browne (... People,) stay just a little bit longer.

Under A Falling Sky

E C#m D A B G#m

WARM AND LOVELY MYSTERY, FIRE SMILING THROUGH BEFORE THIS MOMENT FADES AWAY I WANT TO KNOW YOU I'VE GOT LIGHTNING IN MY POCKET, THUNDER IN MY SHOE HAVE NO FEAR I'VE GOT SOMETHING HERE I WANT TO SHOW YOU

Ill Do Anything

G Bm Em A D F#m

You hold a life there in your hands, you probably don't know Somehow your dreams became my plans, somewhere long ago Think about the things we've done and where we've been

Walls And Doors

C F G Am Dm

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Ever since the world's existed There's one thing that is certain There are those who build walls And those who open doors Ah but this my love I'm thinking you already knew

The Night Inside Me

C Em D F G B

Verse I used to lay out in a field under the Milky Way With everything that I was feeling that I could not say With every doubt and every sorrow that was in my way Tearing around inside my head like it was there to stay

Casino Nation

Am D F C#m Am7

In a weapons producing nation under Jesus In the fabled crucible of the free world Camera crews search for clues amid the detritus And entertainment shapes the land The way the hammer shapes the hand

Everywhere I Go

D G A F# Bm /

I hear your heart beating everywhere, When we're apart I can hear you there I hear your heart beating everywhere, Everywhere I go

Take This Rain

C D G G6 F G/F#

It used to be there were two sets of footprints in the sand And there were two silhouettes in the sunset hand in hand But now here beside the sea are the footprints of three And I can't find my own among the directions they're all going Baby it's alright break this chain of love and madness

Time The Conqueror

G C B Em Bm F

Time on my side, a stowaway in the slipstream A time I could glide the shifting currents of my dream In my dream the singing was coming from the sky In my dream the sunlight was falling from one side And every blade of grass was casting its own shadow

Black And White

E A C#m B

Long before you ever saw your chances You were going to burn this city down Tired of the fashions and the dances Tired of the people standing around Ticking like a bomb in the night

If I Could Be Anywhere

E C#m A G# F F#

Hi, I really wanted to play this song, but couldn't find chords anywhere so i Tried to write them myself. He is playing in alternate tunning, but I wrote down The chords for standard tuning with a capo. Hope you like it, an if you have any Suggestions please contact me. P.S. I didn't know the names of some chords so here they are

A Human Touch

A D E F#m

[Verse 1] You can call it a decision. I say it's how we're made There's point in shouting from your island. Proclaiming only Jesus saves There will always be suffering. There will always be pain But because of it there'll always be love. And love you know we will remain

A Child In These Hills

D G A F# Em Bb

I am a child in these hills A7sus4 D G And looking for water A7sus4 D And looking for life

Of Missing Persons

C F G Am E Dm

Your father was a rounder he played that rock and roll A leaper and a bounder down to his gypsy soul The music was his angel and sorrow was his star And those of us who follow might hope to reach as far

Some Bridges

G D C Em Am

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Verse 1: Every day I walk out in this torn up world and I fight to survive, I'm laughing when I make it to the Saturday and I'm alive; Carrying your smile with me, Carrying your smile with me.

Alive In The World

A G D Bm F#m

I want to live in the world, not inside my head I want to live in the world, I want to stand and be counted With the hopeful and the willing With the open and the strong With the voices in the darkness Fashioning daylight out of song And the millions of lovers Alive in the world

Enough Of The Night

C G D Em Am

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You used to stand on the tables You used to shoot out the lights You used to stop trucks on I-19 In your blue leopard tights You got the vote of your high school

Just Say Yeah

G C Em D F# F

I wanted to be somebody you see When you're feeling good I started looking for your little MG In my neighborhood I started feeling kind of funny and free

Going Down To Cuba

D G F# Bm E A

[verse] Sometimes I get to feeling low Wish I could just pick up and go Somewhere new change my point of view Maybe somewhere I don’t know

Soldier Of Plenty

Am G Em

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Capo first fret Verse@chorus Same all the way through ps if anyone knows the chords to till i go down please post them thanx

Off Of Wonderland

B D#m F# A#m F G#

It was easy for me Up so high in my tree Living off of Wonderland Living with an unknown band Waiting there for Everyman

Leaving Winslow

G C Em D

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[Verse 1] I'm walkin' all around lookin' up and down this railroad I'm walkin' all around lookin' up and down this train All I gotta see is a place for me to grab hold of And I'll be on this train and I won't be back again

Giving That Heaven Away

Eb Bb Ab

Pretty Nova, one year over Legal age of consent In the flower of sweet youth our Days of heaven were spent

Miles Away

E A D B C

Verse I got my head down between my knees I got my back against this bedroom wall I hear my voice saying baby please But I know you don't hear me call

The Word Justice

Bm A G D E C

Verse A man stands up before his God and country Raises his right hand and takes an oath Swears he has acted in the line of duty And he more than anyone wants to tell the truth

Live Nude Cabaret

F#m Dmaj7 C#7 E A C

I went to the live nude cabaret To see what I could see And I saw the ladies dancing And I guess that they saw me Neither did I vanquish or surrender to desire