Biography:
Jason Isbell is an alt-country singer /songwriter /guitarist from Muscle Shoals, Alabama. Best known for his years with the Drive-By Truckers where he played with his then wife, bassist Shonna Tucker. Isbell - who joined the Truckers in 2001 - left the band in early 2007 around the same time as his divorce from Tucker was finalized.
In addition to being a gifted songwriter, Isbell is regarded as an exceptional guitar player. His style is mostly in the alt-country genre, but is also infused with rock and blues elements.
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Other songs:
- Alabama Pines
- Codeine
- We've Met
- 24 Frames
- Anxiety
- Chaos And Clothes
- Chicago Prominade
- Children Of Children
- Cigarettes And Wine
- Cover Me Up
- Cumberland Gap
- Daisy Mae
- Danko Manuel
- Decoration Day
- Devil Is My Running Mate
- Different Days
- Dress Blues
- Elephant
- Flagship
- Flying Over Water
- Go It Alone
- God Is A Working Man
- Goddamn Lonely Love
- Good
- Grown
- Heart On A String
- Hope The High Road
- How To Forget
- However Long
- Hudson Commodore
- Hurricanes And Hand Grenades
- I Follow Rivers
- If I Needed You
- If It Takes A Lifetime
- If We Were Vampires
- Last Of My Kind
- Live Oak
- Molotov
- Mutineer
- Never Could Believe
- New South Wales
- Old Flame
- Outfit
- Palmetto Rose
- Relatively Easy
- Save It For Sunday
- Seven Mile Island
- Shotgun Wedding
- Soldiers Get Strange
- Something More Than Free
- Something To Love
- Songs That She Sang In The Shower
- Speed Trap Town
- Stockholm
- Stopping By
- Streetlights
- Sunstroke
- Super 8
- The Blue
- The Devil Is My Running Mate
- The Last Song I Will Write
- The Life You Chose
- The Magician
- The Pilgrim
- To A Band That I Loved
- Tour Of Duty
- Traveling Alone
- Tupelo
- Weve Met
- White Mans World
- Yvette
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[Intro]
| G | D | Em7 | Cadd9 | G | D | Em7 | Cadd9 |
[Verse]
|G |D |Em7 |Cadd9 |
. . . If there's one thing I can't stand . . . .
|G |D |Em7 |Cadd9 |
. . . It's this bar and this cover band . . . .
|G |D |Em7 |Cadd9 |
. . Tryin' to fake their way through "Castles Made of Sand"
|G |D |Em7 |Cadd9 |
. . . That's one thing I can't stand . . . .
[Verse]
|G |D |Em7 |Cadd9 |
. . . If there's one thing I can't take . . . .
|G |D |Em7 |Cadd9 |
. . . It's the sound that a woman makes . . . . . . . .
|G |D |Em7 |Cadd9 |
. . About five seconds after her heart begins to break
|G |D |Em7 |Cadd9 |
. . . Well, that's one thing I can't take . . . .
[Bridge]
|Bm |Bm |C C/B |Am G |
. . She should be home by now but she ain't . . .
|Bm |Bm |C |
. . I should've gone by now but I cain't
[Chorus]
|C |G |D |Em7 |
. . 'Cause one of my friends has taken her in and given her Codeine
|Cadd9 |G |D |Em7 |Cadd9 |
. . One of my friends has taken her in and given her Codeine . . . .
[Verse]
|G |D |Em7 |Cadd9 |
. . . And them eyes as big as stars . . . .
|G |D |Em7 |Cadd9 |
. . . When I saw you behind the bar . . . .
|G |D |Em7 |Cadd9 |
. . I guess that's the way to keep on smilin' where you are
|G |D |Em7 |Cadd9 |
. . But girl them eyes was big as stars . . . .
[Verse]
|G |D |Em7 |Cadd9 |
. . . It sounds funny when you say my name . . . .
|G |D |Em7 |Cadd9 |
. . It's like you're chewin' on a foreign thing . . . . . . . .
|G |D |Em7 |Cadd9 |
. . And you won't get to sleep 'til dawn if it don't rain
|G |D |Em7 |Cadd9 |
. . It sounds so funny when you say my name . . . .
[Bridge]
|Bm |Bm |C C/B |Am G |
. . You oughta come home tonight but you won't . . .
|Bm |Bm |C |
. . I wish we knew how to fight but we don't
[Chorus]
|C |G |D |Em7 |
. . One of your friends has taken you in and given you Codeine
|Cadd9 |G |D |Em7 |Cadd9 |
. . One of your friends has taken you in and given you Codeine . . . .
[Break]
| G | D | Em7 | Cadd9 | G | D | Em7 | Cadd9 |
[Bridge]
|Bm |Bm |C C/B |Am |G |
. . Darlin' I'm not one to judge . . but if I was then I'd say
|G |D |D |
You don't look so good . . . .
|Bm |Bm |C C/B |Am |G |
. . Got no answers of my own . . but with you gone this place looks
|G |D |D |
Bigger than it should . . . .
[Verse]
|G |D |Em7 |Cadd9 |
. . . If there's two things that I hate . . . .
|G |D |Em7 |Cadd9 |
. . It's havin' to cook and tryin' to date . . . .
|G |D |Em7 |Cadd9 |
. . An' bustin' ass all day to play hurry up and wait
|G |D |Em7 |Cadd9 |
. . . That's a few things that I hate . . . .
[Bridge]
|Bm |Bm |C C/B |Am G |
. . If I call when I ain't drunk . . .
|Bm |Bm |C |
. . This old boat'll still be sunk
[Chorus]
|C |G |D |Em7 |
. . 'Cause one of my friends has taken her in and given her Codeine
|Cadd9 |G |D |Em7 |Cadd9 |
. . One of my friends has taken her in and given her Codeine . . . .
||: Cadd9 |G |D |Em7 |Cadd9 :||
. . One of my friends has taken her in and given her Codeine . . . .
||: Cadd9 |G |D |Em7 |Cadd9 :||
. . One of my friends has taken her in and given her Codeine . . . .
[Outro]
| G | D | Em7 | Cadd9 | G | D | Em7 |
(fades out) <>
Note: On the 8 notes between the bridge and the chorus, the bass line
is a progression up then down again (C, D, E, D, C, B, A, G). I'm not sure
the best way to notate that. Maybe like this:
|Bm |Bm |C C/D C/E C/D |
. . I should've gone by now but I cain't . . .
|C C/B C/A C/G |G |D |Em7 |Cadd9 |
. . 'Cause one of my friends has taken her in and given her Codeine . . . .
Charted by Dexex
| G | D | Em7 | Cadd9 | G | D | Em7 | Cadd9 |
[Verse]
|G |D |Em7 |Cadd9 |
. . . If there's one thing I can't stand . . . .
|G |D |Em7 |Cadd9 |
. . . It's this bar and this cover band . . . .
|G |D |Em7 |Cadd9 |
. . Tryin' to fake their way through "Castles Made of Sand"
|G |D |Em7 |Cadd9 |
. . . That's one thing I can't stand . . . .
[Verse]
|G |D |Em7 |Cadd9 |
. . . If there's one thing I can't take . . . .
|G |D |Em7 |Cadd9 |
. . . It's the sound that a woman makes . . . . . . . .
|G |D |Em7 |Cadd9 |
. . About five seconds after her heart begins to break
|G |D |Em7 |Cadd9 |
. . . Well, that's one thing I can't take . . . .
[Bridge]
|Bm |Bm |C C/B |Am G |
. . She should be home by now but she ain't . . .
|Bm |Bm |C |
. . I should've gone by now but I cain't
[Chorus]
|C |G |D |Em7 |
. . 'Cause one of my friends has taken her in and given her Codeine
|Cadd9 |G |D |Em7 |Cadd9 |
. . One of my friends has taken her in and given her Codeine . . . .
[Verse]
|G |D |Em7 |Cadd9 |
. . . And them eyes as big as stars . . . .
|G |D |Em7 |Cadd9 |
. . . When I saw you behind the bar . . . .
|G |D |Em7 |Cadd9 |
. . I guess that's the way to keep on smilin' where you are
|G |D |Em7 |Cadd9 |
. . But girl them eyes was big as stars . . . .
[Verse]
|G |D |Em7 |Cadd9 |
. . . It sounds funny when you say my name . . . .
|G |D |Em7 |Cadd9 |
. . It's like you're chewin' on a foreign thing . . . . . . . .
|G |D |Em7 |Cadd9 |
. . And you won't get to sleep 'til dawn if it don't rain
|G |D |Em7 |Cadd9 |
. . It sounds so funny when you say my name . . . .
[Bridge]
|Bm |Bm |C C/B |Am G |
. . You oughta come home tonight but you won't . . .
|Bm |Bm |C |
. . I wish we knew how to fight but we don't
[Chorus]
|C |G |D |Em7 |
. . One of your friends has taken you in and given you Codeine
|Cadd9 |G |D |Em7 |Cadd9 |
. . One of your friends has taken you in and given you Codeine . . . .
[Break]
| G | D | Em7 | Cadd9 | G | D | Em7 | Cadd9 |
[Bridge]
|Bm |Bm |C C/B |Am |G |
. . Darlin' I'm not one to judge . . but if I was then I'd say
|G |D |D |
You don't look so good . . . .
|Bm |Bm |C C/B |Am |G |
. . Got no answers of my own . . but with you gone this place looks
|G |D |D |
Bigger than it should . . . .
[Verse]
|G |D |Em7 |Cadd9 |
. . . If there's two things that I hate . . . .
|G |D |Em7 |Cadd9 |
. . It's havin' to cook and tryin' to date . . . .
|G |D |Em7 |Cadd9 |
. . An' bustin' ass all day to play hurry up and wait
|G |D |Em7 |Cadd9 |
. . . That's a few things that I hate . . . .
[Bridge]
|Bm |Bm |C C/B |Am G |
. . If I call when I ain't drunk . . .
|Bm |Bm |C |
. . This old boat'll still be sunk
[Chorus]
|C |G |D |Em7 |
. . 'Cause one of my friends has taken her in and given her Codeine
|Cadd9 |G |D |Em7 |Cadd9 |
. . One of my friends has taken her in and given her Codeine . . . .
||: Cadd9 |G |D |Em7 |Cadd9 :||
. . One of my friends has taken her in and given her Codeine . . . .
||: Cadd9 |G |D |Em7 |Cadd9 :||
. . One of my friends has taken her in and given her Codeine . . . .
[Outro]
| G | D | Em7 | Cadd9 | G | D | Em7 |
(fades out) <>
Note: On the 8 notes between the bridge and the chorus, the bass line
is a progression up then down again (C, D, E, D, C, B, A, G). I'm not sure
the best way to notate that. Maybe like this:
|Bm |Bm |C C/D C/E C/D |
. . I should've gone by now but I cain't . . .
|C C/B C/A C/G |G |D |Em7 |Cadd9 |
. . 'Cause one of my friends has taken her in and given her Codeine . . . .
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