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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Decoration Day [Live version from "Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit Live From Alabama"]
Drive By Truckers version, tuned down 1 step (DGCFAD)
Isbell's "Live From Alabama" version, standard tuning (EADGBE)
6/4 time
[Intro]
| C C/B | Am Am/E | C C/B | Am Am/E | C C/B | Am Am/E | G G/B | Am |
[Verse 1]
C C/B Am Am/E
. It's Decoration Day . .
C C/B Am Am/E
. And I've a mind to roll a stone on his grave
C C/B Am Am/E
. What would he say? . .
G G/B Am
He'd say, "Keepin' me down, boy, won't keep you away"
[Verse 2]
C C/B Am Am/E
. It's Decoration Day . .
C C/B Am Am/E
And I knew the Hill boys would put him away .
C C/B Am Am/E
My Daddy wasn't afraid .
G G/B Am
Said, "We'd fight 'til the last Lawson's last livin' day"
[Verse 3]
C C/B Am Am/E
Well, I never knew how it all got started
C C/B Am Am/E
. Problem with Holland before we were born
C C/B Am Am/E
And I don't know the name of the boy we tied down
G G/B Am
And we beat 'til he just couldn't walk anymore
[Verse 4]
C C/B Am Am/E
But I know the caliber in Daddy's chest
C C/B Am Am/E
I know what Holland Hill drives .
C C/B Am Am/E
The state let him go so I guess it was best
G G/B Am
'Cause nobody needs all us Lawsons alive
[Break 1]
| G G/B | Am | Em | Em | Em | Em |
[Verse 5]
C C/B Am Am/E
My Daddy said one of the boys had come by
C C/B Am Am/E
The lumber man's favorite son .
C C/B Am Am/E
He said, “Beat him real good but don't dare let him die”
G G/B Am
And if you see Holland Hill run
[Verse 6]
C C/B Am Am/E
Well, I said, “They ain't give us trouble no more
C C/B Am Am/E
That we ain't brought down on ourselves” .
C C/B Am Am/E
But a chain on my back and my ear to the floor
G G/B Am
And I'll send all the Hill Boys to hell
G G/B Am | Em | Em | Em | Em |
I'll send all the Hill boys to hell
[Break 2]
| C C/B | Am Am/E | C C/B | Am Am/E | C C/B | Am Am/E | G G/B | Am Am/E |
| C C/B | Am Am/E | C C/B | Am Am/E | C C/B | Am Am/E | G G/B | Am Am/E |
| C C/B | Am Am/E | C C/B | Am Am/E | C C/B | Am Am/E | G G/B | Am Am/E |
| C C/B | Am Am/E | C C/B | Am Am/E | C C/B | Am Am/E | G G/B | Am |
[Verse 7]
C C/B Am Am/E
. It's Decoration Day . .
C C/B Am Am/E
And I've got family in Mobile Bay .
C C/B Am Am/E
They ain't never seen my Daddy's grave . .
G G/B Am
That don't bother me, it ain't marked anyway
[Verse 8]
C C/B Am Am/E
'Cause I got dead brothers in Lauderdale south
C C/B Am Am/E
And I got dead brothers in east Tennessee
C C/B Am Am/E
My Daddy got shot right in front of his house
G G/B Am
He had no one to fall on but me
[Verse 9]
C C/B Am Am/E
. It's Decoration Day . .
C C/B Am Am/E
And I've a mind to go spit on his grave
C C/B Am Am/E
If I was a Hill, I'd have put him away
G G/B Am
And I'd fight 'til the last Lawson's last livin' day
G G/B Am
I'd fight 'til the last Lawson's last livin' day
G G/B Am Am
I'd fight 'til the last Lawson's last livin' day
[Outro]
| C C/B | Am Am/E | C C/B | Am Am/E | C C/B | Am Am/E | G G/B | Am Am/E |
| C C/B | Am Am/E | C C/B | Am Am/E | C C/B | Am Am/E | G G/B | Am Am/E |
| C G | Am Am/E | C C/B | Am Am/E | C G | Am Am/E | G G/B | Am Am/E |
| C C/B | Am Am/E | C C/B | Am Am/E | C C/B | Am Am/E | G G/B | Am |
Drive By Truckers version, tuned down 1 step (DGCFAD)
Isbell's "Live From Alabama" version, standard tuning (EADGBE)
6/4 time
[Intro]
| C C/B | Am Am/E | C C/B | Am Am/E | C C/B | Am Am/E | G G/B | Am |
[Verse 1]
C C/B Am Am/E
. It's Decoration Day . .
C C/B Am Am/E
. And I've a mind to roll a stone on his grave
C C/B Am Am/E
. What would he say? . .
G G/B Am
He'd say, "Keepin' me down, boy, won't keep you away"
[Verse 2]
C C/B Am Am/E
. It's Decoration Day . .
C C/B Am Am/E
And I knew the Hill boys would put him away .
C C/B Am Am/E
My Daddy wasn't afraid .
G G/B Am
Said, "We'd fight 'til the last Lawson's last livin' day"
[Verse 3]
C C/B Am Am/E
Well, I never knew how it all got started
C C/B Am Am/E
. Problem with Holland before we were born
C C/B Am Am/E
And I don't know the name of the boy we tied down
G G/B Am
And we beat 'til he just couldn't walk anymore
[Verse 4]
C C/B Am Am/E
But I know the caliber in Daddy's chest
C C/B Am Am/E
I know what Holland Hill drives .
C C/B Am Am/E
The state let him go so I guess it was best
G G/B Am
'Cause nobody needs all us Lawsons alive
[Break 1]
| G G/B | Am | Em | Em | Em | Em |
[Verse 5]
C C/B Am Am/E
My Daddy said one of the boys had come by
C C/B Am Am/E
The lumber man's favorite son .
C C/B Am Am/E
He said, “Beat him real good but don't dare let him die”
G G/B Am
And if you see Holland Hill run
[Verse 6]
C C/B Am Am/E
Well, I said, “They ain't give us trouble no more
C C/B Am Am/E
That we ain't brought down on ourselves” .
C C/B Am Am/E
But a chain on my back and my ear to the floor
G G/B Am
And I'll send all the Hill Boys to hell
G G/B Am | Em | Em | Em | Em |
I'll send all the Hill boys to hell
[Break 2]
| C C/B | Am Am/E | C C/B | Am Am/E | C C/B | Am Am/E | G G/B | Am Am/E |
| C C/B | Am Am/E | C C/B | Am Am/E | C C/B | Am Am/E | G G/B | Am Am/E |
| C C/B | Am Am/E | C C/B | Am Am/E | C C/B | Am Am/E | G G/B | Am Am/E |
| C C/B | Am Am/E | C C/B | Am Am/E | C C/B | Am Am/E | G G/B | Am |
[Verse 7]
C C/B Am Am/E
. It's Decoration Day . .
C C/B Am Am/E
And I've got family in Mobile Bay .
C C/B Am Am/E
They ain't never seen my Daddy's grave . .
G G/B Am
That don't bother me, it ain't marked anyway
[Verse 8]
C C/B Am Am/E
'Cause I got dead brothers in Lauderdale south
C C/B Am Am/E
And I got dead brothers in east Tennessee
C C/B Am Am/E
My Daddy got shot right in front of his house
G G/B Am
He had no one to fall on but me
[Verse 9]
C C/B Am Am/E
. It's Decoration Day . .
C C/B Am Am/E
And I've a mind to go spit on his grave
C C/B Am Am/E
If I was a Hill, I'd have put him away
G G/B Am
And I'd fight 'til the last Lawson's last livin' day
G G/B Am
I'd fight 'til the last Lawson's last livin' day
G G/B Am Am
I'd fight 'til the last Lawson's last livin' day
[Outro]
| C C/B | Am Am/E | C C/B | Am Am/E | C C/B | Am Am/E | G G/B | Am Am/E |
| C C/B | Am Am/E | C C/B | Am Am/E | C C/B | Am Am/E | G G/B | Am Am/E |
| C G | Am Am/E | C C/B | Am Am/E | C G | Am Am/E | G G/B | Am Am/E |
| C C/B | Am Am/E | C C/B | Am Am/E | C C/B | Am Am/E | G G/B | Am |
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