Patty Griffin (born Patricia Jean Griffin on March 16, 1964, in Old Town, Maine) is an American Grammy-winning singer-songwriter and musician. Known for her stripped-down songwriting style centered around the folk music genre, her songs have been covered by a host of musicians including Emmylou Harris, Ellis Paul, Rory Block, and the Dixie Chicks. In 2007, she was the recipient of the Americana Music Association's "Artist of the Year" award and her album, Children Running Through, won for "Best Album".
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Song: No Bad News Artist: Patty Griffin Album: Children Running Through
Another cracker from Patty! I learned this pretty much off her performance on the Ellen DeGeneres Show (on YouTube needed) I have a feeling she uses a different kind of tuning when playing because she strums strings for a lot of it but I cant figure out what it is. If anyone can, let me know! This right anyway..
***CAPO 5***
Intro and riff: (In relation to capo) E----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------| B----8-8-8-7-7-5-5-3-3-0-3-5-3-0-------| G----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------| D----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------| A--------------------------------------| E--------------------------------------|
C Don't bring me bad news, no bad news GC-G I don't need none of your bad news today C You're a sad little boy, anyone can see you're just a sad little boy GC-G That's why you're carrying on that way D C Why don't you burn it all down, burn your own house down, burn your own house down GC-G Try to kill your own disease C And leave the rest of us, there's a lot of us, leave the rest of us GC-G Who wanna live in peace to live in peace
----Riff x2
C I'm gonna find me a man, love him so well, love him so strong, love him so slow GC-G We're gonna go way beyond the walls of this fortress C And we won't be afraid, we won't be afraid, and though the darkness may come our way GC-G We won't be afraid to be alive anymore DC And we'll grow kindness in our hearts for all the strangers among us G Till there are no strangers anymore
---Riff and Solo
C Don't bring me bad news, no bad news GC-G I don't need none of your bad news today C You can't have my fear, I've got nothing to lose, can't have my fear GC-G I'm not getting out of here alive anyway DC And I don't need none of these things, I don't need none of these things GC-G I've been handed C And the bird of peace is flying over, she's flying over and GC-G Coming in for a landing