The Felice Brothers are a folk rock/country rock band from upstate New York founded in 2006. The band comprises five main members: Ian Felice (lead vocals, guitar, piano), David Turbeville (drums, vocals), James Felice (accordion, piano, organ), and Christmas (bass), previously a traveling dice player. They have been joined by Farley, a washboard player and fiddler, and others who at times had a horn section to the band. The brothers are from the Catskill Mountains of New York. They hail from Palenville, NY, twenty minutes from Woodstock.
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This is "Trouble Been Hard" by the Felice Brothers As tabbed by [email protected], feel free to email questions, corrections, or tab requests
The Bb in the verse, by the way, is semi-imaginary. It's not really clear on the but it's implied, and sounds nice, so you can play it or not. It's in parentheses for precisely reason.
FC Young girl upon a sidewalk C (Bb) F Silver cross upon her silver chain She was born and raised in Coney Island But she’ll never make it back that way again
Young boy upon a highway Walk a mile to work a double shift On all that long and lonely skyway There’s a heavy fog that might never lift
Chorus (x2) BbF Trouble been hard CBbF Although I know that in that I ain’t alone
Young mom upon a bus seat One child pullin’ on her dress Another softly asking to be held Oh, heaven knows, I need so much less
Chorus (x2)
Solo: Verse Chords
Criminals by the river Says one to one, “Be still, Did you see that figure on the levee? And if the law don’t find us, Lord, the devil will.”