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CHORDS: James McMurtry – Peter Pan chords on Piano and Ukulele

These are Peter Pan by James McMurtry on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar & Keyboard.

[Intro]
G  Cadd9  G  D
G  Cadd9  G  D

[Verse]
G
Beer cans to the 
ceiling
Cadd9
Ashtray on the floor
G
Laundry on the sofa
D
Need I say more
   G
I walked out with 
my 
hair wet
  Cadd9
I caught one awful 
cold
G
Should have been more 
careful
             D
Should have done like 
I was told
G
 I can\'t believe it
Cadd9
 How could it be
      G
Just like you said 
could happen
D
So it did to me
G
Just when I might 
have
Cadd9
Seen the light of 
day
G
 I crossed my eyes \'
til they
D
Stayed that way

[Chorus]
Cadd9
     I keep my distance
D
 As best I can
Cadd9                   
Living out my time here 
    G           D
in Never Never land
      Cadd9
And I can\'t grow up
                G  
\'Cause I\'m too old 
    Cadd9
now
           G         
I guess I really did 
   Cadd9 G/B   D
it this  time mom

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[Instrument]
Cadd9 Cadd9 G Cadd9 G  D

[Verse]
G
The boogie man 
came calling
Cadd9
  I said I wasn\'t 
home
G
 He didn\'t believe 
me
D
 He wasn\'t alone
G
 He had my number
Cadd9
 He got my goat
G
 He bought my tickets
D
And paid off my note
G
And he left in a hurry
Cadd9
Said he couldn\'t stay
G
I guess he had his 
reasons
     D
I\'m not the one to say

[Chorus]
Cadd9
     I keep my distance
D           G
 As best I can
Cadd9                   
Living out my time here 
    G           D
in Never Never land
      Cadd9
And I can\'t grow up
\'Cause I\'m too 
 G      Cadd9
old now
           G         
I guess I really did 
   Cadd9 G/B   D  D
it this  time mom

[Instrument]
Cadd9   Cadd9
G   Cadd9   G   D
G   Cadd9   G   D
G   Cadd9   G   D
G   Cadd9   G   G
G   Cadd9   G   Dsus4  D
G   Cadd9   G   D5
G   Cadd9   G   Cadd9

[Verse]
G
Lets go chase tornadoes
Cadd9
Just me and you
G
You don\'t often catch \'em
     D
But man when you do
G
Just take my catch rope
    Cadd9
And crawl out on the wing
G
We won\'t come down \'till we
D
Own that thing
            G
Then we\'ll sit out on 
the front porch
Cadd9
Quiet as a mouse
G
One last time before they
D                 D
Close on the house

[Chorus]
Cadd9
     We keep our distance
G            D
 As best we can
Cadd9                  
Havin\' us a  time here 
    G           D
in Never Never land
       Cadd9
And we can\'t grow up

We\'re much too 
 G      Cadd9
old now
            G     
I guess we really 
       Cadd9 G/B   D
did it this  time mom
            G         
I guess we really did 
   Cadd9 G/B   D
it this  time mom
            G
I guess we really 
did it

[Instrument]
Cadd9 G/B D  D  G
Cadd9 G/B D  D  G
Cadd9 G/B D  D
G  Cadd9  Dsus4  D
G  Cadd9  Dsus4  D
G  Cadd9  D  D
G  Cadd9  D  D
G  Cadd9  D  D
G  Cadd9  D  D

[Outro]
G
Cadd9 G/B D  D  G

June 13, 2023

CHORDS: James McMurtry – Whats The Matter Chords on Piano & Ukulele

These are the chords for Whats The Matter by James McMurtry on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

[Intro]
A      D  Dsus4  D
A      D  Dsus4

[Verse]
A                        
The phone\'s on the dash, 
    D
the goddamned thing
A                            
It\'s one of those times when 
  D
I know it\'s gonna ring
A                     
Don\'t want to answer, 
      D
but I got no choice
A                           
There\'s something bad wrong 
      D
I can hear it in your voice

[Chorus]
A                 D Dsus4 D
What\'s the matter
A                 D Dsus4
What\'s the matter now
A                 D Dsus4 D
What\'s the matter
A                 D   G
What\'s the matter now
A            D Dsus4 D
A            D  G

[Verse 1]
A                          
The dryer\'s broke down and 
    D
the kids all cryin\'
A                          
It\'s pouring down rain and 
        D
there\'s clothes on the line
A                              
I don\'t know what to tell you, 
D
don\'t know what to say
A                     
How\'m I gonna fix it, 
      D
I\'m a thousand miles away

[Chorus]
A                 D Dsus4 D
What\'s the matter
A                 D Dsus4
What\'s the matter now
A                 D Dsus4 D
What\'s the matter
A                 D  G
What\'s the matter now

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[Verse 2]
A                       D
I get to travel and you gotta 
stay home
A                       
You\'re gettin\' tired of 
             D
raising them kids alone
A                     
I know it ain\'t easy, 
  D
I know it ain\'t fair
A                       D
You keep saying I never take 
you anywhere
A                       
Want me to take you for 
   D
an airplane ride
A                   
Want me to take you 
       D
to the seaside
A                D
Sorry baby but I can\'t 
right now
A                        
Gonna have to make it up 
   D
to you somehow

[Chorus]
A                 D Dsus4 D
What\'s the matter
A                 D Dsus4
What\'s the matter now
A                 D Dsus4 D
What\'s the matter
A                 D G
What\'s the matter now
A

[Bridge]
A                          G
We\'re nearly twenty years older
A                                 G
And it\'s not like we thought it\'d be
A                    G
We never talked this over
A                G      DGD  DGD
You can\'t lay it all on me

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[Verse 3]
A                        
Van\'s barely running and 
      D
we\'re all half sick
A                          D
Band leader\'s being such a damn 
little prick
A                         
We hit the road early and 
  D
I never got a shower
A                              
Supposed to been at soundcheck 
D
back about an hour
A                       
Blood pressure\'s up and 
  D
I gotta take pills
A                          
If the food don\'t kill me, 
    D
the alcohol will
A                        
I know it ain\'t healthy, 
    D
but this is what I do
A                      
Same thing I was doing 
       D
back before I met you

[Chorus]
A                 D Dsus4 D
What\'s the matter
A                 D Dsus4
What\'s the matter now
A                 D Dsus4 D
What\'s the matter
A                 D   G
What\'s the matter now

[Solo])
A         D
A         D
A         D
A         D
A         D
A         D
A         D
A         D

[Verse 4]
A                        D
You want to know about a number 
I called
A                      
Must\'ve been a misdial 
  D
I don\'t recall
A                     
Doctor bills came and 
      D
we\'re down on our knees
A                        D
Insurance pays when they damn 
well please
A                      
I sent home the money, 
D
soon as I could
A                       
Sent it home to Sancho, 
       D
like a good man should

[Chorus]
A                 D Dsus4 D
What\'s the matter
A                 D Dsus4
What\'s the matter now
A                 D Dsus4 D
What\'s the matter
A                 D   G
What\'s the matter now
A                 D Dsus4 D
What\'s the matter
A                 D Dsus4
What\'s the matter now
A                 D Dsus4 D
What\'s the matter
A                 D   G
What\'s the matter now
A

November 21, 2019