Ryan Adams (born David Ryan Adams on November 5, 1974) is an alt-country and rock and roll songwriter and singer from Jacksonville, North Carolina. Initially part of the group Whiskeytown, which was at the time considered one of the leaders of the alt-country genre, Adams left the band and released his first solo album, Heartbreaker, in 2000 (which was subsequently nominated for the Shortlist Music Prize). As well as his solo albums, Adams has released five albums as Ryan Adams & the Cardinals.
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Standard tuning, capo on 3rd, all chords relative to this.
Fig 1 (repeated): e ---------------| B ---0-0-0h2p0---| G ---0-0-0-----0-| D ---------------| A ---------------| E --3----3-------|
Intro: G (Fig 1)
1st verse: CG (Fig 1) As he stood past the fire, CG (Fig 1) His hunger to leave well it gnawed his poor heart alive, EmCG D Her skin smelled like black cherry, blossom perfume, the sail boats they all sailed CG (Fig 1) and a river she cried.
2nd verse: And the wind was suddenly sweeter than Roosevelt pine, The windows broke out and the cigarette smoke was drifting by, The bums on the bowery were swallowed in the lights as cars rumbled by in the night Screaming run for your life.
Chorus: EmCG (Fig 1) With cool and silvery eyes EmCG (Fig 1) And a heart that was fit for desire EmCGC GCD Drowned in a river of tears oh a river she cried left her with a heart CG (Fig 1) Made of ashes and fire.
Em, C, G x2 Em, C, G, C, G, C, D C, G (Fig 1)
3rd verse: One day there was a silence and it washed through the town, and there was no reason to speak so no one made a sound, her eyes were indigo and the cats were all Calico and the sail boats they all sailed by... and a river she cried.
Chorus: With cool and silvery eyes And a heart that was fit for desire Drowned in a river of tears oh a river she cried left her with a heart Made of ashes and fire. CG Ashes and fire CG Ashes and fire CG Ashes and fire