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Won’t you (Bb)scratch my itch, sweet (Eb)An nie Rich,
and wel come me (F)back to town.
Come out of your porch or step in to your (Bb)par lor and I’ll (C)tell you how it all went down.
(Bb)Out with the truck ers and the (Bb7)kick ers and the cow boy an gels,
and a (Bb)good sa loon in (Bb7)ev ’ry sin gle town.
Oh, and (Eb)I re mem bered some thing you once told me,
and I’ll be damned if it did not come true.
(Eb)Twen ty thou sand roads
I went (Bb)down,
(F)down,
(Gm)down,
and (Eb)they all led me straight back home to (Bb)you.
’Cause I head ed on west di o to (Eb)grow up (F)with the coun try,
He wants a (Gm)cross those prai ries for with those that waves er been of grain.
And I saw my dev il,
and I saw my deep blue sea.
And I (Eb)thought a bout a cal i co (F)bon net
from (Eb)Chey enne to (F)Ten nes see.
(Bb)We flew straight a cross that (Eb)riv er bridge
last night, (F)half past two.
Switch man waved his lan tern good bye and good day as (C)we went roll ing through.
Bill boards and truck stops pass by the griev ous an gel,
and (Bb)now I know just (F7)what I have to (Bb)do.
And the
The (Bb)news I could I met (Eb)up with the king; on his head, an am (F)phet a mine crown.
Talked a bout un buck ling that old Bi ble (Bb)belt and light ed (C)out for some des ert town.
(Bb)Out with the truck ers and the (Bb7)kick ers and the cow boy an
gels,
and a (Bb)good sa loon in (Bb7)ev ’ry sin gle town.
Oh, but (Eb)I re mem bered some thing you once told me,
and I’ll be damned if it did not come true.
(Eb)Twen ty thou sand roads
I went (Bb)down, (F)down,
(Gm)down,
and (Eb)they all led me straight back home to (Bb)you.
(Eb)Twen ty thou sand roads
I went (Bb)down, (F)down,
(Gm)down,
and (Eb)they all led me straight back home to (Bb)you.
Return Of The Grievous Angel — Easy Piano Notes for Beginners
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- Return Of The Grievous Angel is arranged in the key of Eb on Super Simple Piano. You can transpose to any other key live in the player.
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- The arrangement plays at 100 BPM. Use the speed control (10-200%) to practice slower or play faster.
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- This is a medium-difficulty arrangement. Most players can learn it within a few practice sessions using the speed control.
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- Who composed "Return Of The Grievous Angel"?
- "Return Of The Grievous Angel" was originally performed by Gram Parsons. The Super Simple Piano arrangement is simplified for beginner-to-intermediate players.
- What chords are used in "Return Of The Grievous Angel"?
- This arrangement uses 8 chords: Bb, Bb7, C, Dm, Eb, F, F7, Gm.
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