THE CURSE (Dwight Yoakam) performed by Dwight Yoakam on A LONG WAY HOME (1998) transcribed by Mark Albert markalbert@pipeline.com CHORD CHART |INTRO |VERSE 1 |VERSE 2 |CHORUS |SOLO |CHORUS |VERSE 3 |CODA | INTRO: |E |E |A |A |A |A | VERSE AND SOLO: |A |E |A |A |A |E |D |D | |A |E |D |B |B |A |E |A |A | CHORUS: |D |D |D |D |A |A |A |A | |D |D |D |D |B |B |E |E | INTRO | | | | | | | | | | | | |-------|-------------|--------------|-------------|---------------| |-------|-------------|--------------|-------------|---------------| |-------|-------------|--------------|-------------|---------------| |-------|-------------|--------------|-------------|---------------| |-------|-------------|--------------|-0-----------|-0---0---4---2-| |-4---2-|-0-----------|-3-(5)--------|---\-------/-|--\/-----------| \/ T T B ____ ____ ____ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |-------------------------------|----------------------------------| |-------------------------------|----------------------------------| |-------------------------------|----------------------------------| |--------2----2---------2----2--|--------2----2--------------------| |-0--------------0--------------|-0----------------4------2--------| |-------------------------------|-----------------/----------------| S VERSE _ _ _ _ _ _ _ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |----------------|----------------|---------------|----------------| |----------------|----------------|---------------|----------------| |----------------|----------------|---------------|----------------| |----2-2----2-2--|----------------|----2-2----2-2-|----2-2---------| |-0------0-------|----2-2----2-2--|-0------0------|-0------4---2---| |----------------|-0------0-------|---------------|----------------| 1. Don't you sleep 2. Don't you smile 3. Don't you try To _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |----------------|----------------|---------------|----------------| |----------------|----------------|---------------|----------------| |----------------|----------------|----2-2----2-2-|----2-2----2-2--| |----2-2----2-2--|----------------|-0------0------|-0------0-------| |-0------0-------|----2-2----2-2--|---------------|----------------| |----------------|-0------0-------|---------------|----------------| Don't you have a single moment's peace Just Don't you have happy thoughts for a while 'Til have a single thought that goes by With- _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |----------------|----------------|---------------|----------------| |----------------|----------------|---------------|----------------| |----------------|----------------|----2-2----2-2-|----------------| |----2-2----2-2--|----------------|-0------0------|----4-4----4-4--| |-0------0-------|----2-2----2-2--|---------------|-2------2-------| |----------------|-0------0-------|---------------|----------------| walk through the darkness with fears that are deep teardrops and sadness both go out of style out being haunted by memories like mine _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |----------------|----------------|---------------|----------------| |----------------|----------------|---------------|----------------| |----------------|----------------|---------------|----------------| |----4-4----4-4--|----2-2----2-2--|---------------|----2-2----2-2--| |-2------2-------|-0------0-------|----2-2----2-2-|-0------0-------| |----------------|----------------|-0------0------|----------------| And don't you even sleep No, don't you even smile No, don't you even try (TO CODA) ________________________________ _______________________________ | 1. | 2. ____ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |---------------------------------|--------------------------------| |---------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-------------------------------*-|--------------------------------| |--------2----2-----------------*-|--------------------------------| |-0------------------4------2-----|--0------0------2------4--------| |---------------------------------|--------------------------------| CHORUS _ _ _ _ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |----------------|----------------|---------------|----------------| |----------------|----------------|---------------|----------------| |----2-2----2-2--|----------------|----2-2----2-2-|----------------| |-0------0-------|-0--------------|-0------0------|-0---0----------| |----------------|-----0---2---4--|---------------|---------4---2--| |----------------|----------------|---------------|----------------| These are the things I wish for you _ _ _ _ _ _ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |----------------|----------------|---------------|----------------| |----------------|----------------|---------------|----------------| |----------------|----------------|---------------|----------------| |----2-2----2-2--|----2-2----2-2--|----2-2----2-2-|----------------| |-0------0-------|-0------0-------|-0------0------|-0---0---2---4--| |----------------|----------------|---------------|----------------| Deep in my heart how I hope they come true _ _ _ _ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |----------------|----------------|---------------|----------------| |----------------|----------------|---------------|----------------| |----2-2----2-2--|----------------|----2-2----2-2-|----------------| |-0------0-------|-0--------------|-0------0------|-0--------------| |----------------|-----0---2---4--|---------------|-----0---0---1--| |----------------|----------------|---------------|----------------| And then you'll know when bad turns to worse What it's _ _ _ _ _ _ \ _ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | / | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | \ | | | |----------------|---------------|---------------|-----------------| |----------------|---------------|---------------|-----------------| |----------------|---------------|---------------|-----------1-----| |----4-4----4-4--|----4-4----4-4-|---------------|-------2-4-------| |-2------2-------|-2------2------|----2-2----2-2-|-----------------| |----------------|---------------|-0------0------|-0---------------| like to live under love's curse (SOLO)__ _ _ _ | | | | | | | | | | _ | | | | | | | | | | | | | |_| | | | |----------------|----------------|---------------|----------------| 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|3. _ \ | | | | | | | | | | / | | | | | | | | | | | | \ | | |--------------|-----------|------------|------------|------------|| |--------------|-----------|------------|------------|-------2--2-|| |--------------|-----------|------------|------------|-------2--2-|| |----2-2-------|-----------|------------|------------|-------2--2-|| |-0------------|-----------|------------|-0--0--4--2-|-0------\/--|| |--------4---2-|-0---------|-3-(5)------|--\/--------|---------T--|| \/ T B * * * * * TAB NOTES B = bend to () H = hammer on P = pull off R = release bend from () S = slide T = tied note W = whammy bar \ / _ /| = eighth rest, \ = quarter rest, |_| = whole rest