Vic Chesnutt - About to Choke

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New Town

- Thanks to Han Van Hees

C Am G
New town reeks of lumber
New town beat the crowds
C Am G Am Em
New town kittens discover that the birds scrape the ground
F C
And even the loneliest old ladies get social calls
Where they dine and talk about their savior
And the grass roots effort to incorporate
Am G G/B G
Elects a smiling mayor
C Am G
New town Americana
New town rookie police
C Am G Am Em
New town industries are wanted for the local employees
F C
And the little bitty baby draws a nice clean breath
From over his beaming momma's shoulder
F
He's staring at the worldly wonders That stretch just as far as he can see
Am G G/B G
But he'll stop staring when he's older C Am G
OOOH New town
New town
New town
Am Em
F C
And even the loneliest old ladies get social calls
Where they dine and talk about their savior
And the grass root effort to incorporate
Am G G/B G
Elects a smiling mayor
C Am G
New town
New town
New town

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Ladle

Tarragon

- Thanks to Stephanie aka takemyshoesoff
A: E: D: Bm:

E----- E------E------ E--2-- ok. so. to the left are the chords which
A----- A--2---A----- A--2-- are strummed through most of the song. the
D--2-- D--2--D----- D--4-- sparse picking parts we will know as fig.1
G--2-- G--1--G--2-- G--4-- and fig. 2, you will see those below. see
B--2-- B----- B--3-- B--3-- them? all right then, here goes...
e----- e------ e--2-- e--2--

fig. 1 fig. 2
E------------------------------ E----------------------------
A------------------------------ A--0-----0-0-------0-----0-0-
D------------------------------ D----------------------------
G--2-------2-------2-------2-- G--2-------2-------2-------2-
B----2-3-2---2-3-2---2-3-2--- B----2-3-2---2-3-2---2-3-2---
e------------------------------- e----------------------------

tarragon by vic chesnutt
FIG.1
FIG.2
(strumming)
A E D E
sucking on a toothpick soaked with cinnamon
Bm D E
the boys in the backroom played on
A E D E
anonymous adonis he's the one you want
Bm D E A
the boys in the backroom play-ay-ay-ayed on.

FIG. 2 (twice)
(strumming)
Bm D E
not beholden to the afterwards (4 xs)
FIG.2 (twice)
(strumming. play the same as the verse above.)
saw him at the market buying tarragon
the boys in the backroom played on
clinch for a moment the you wander home
the boys in the backroom play-ay-ay-ayed on.
FIG.2 (twice)

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Tuning: D A D G B E Bb: X133XX C: X355XX Db: X466XX Eb: X688XX D: 000XXX Eb: 111XXX F: 333XXX G: 555XXX [verse] Bb C Db Bb (2x) Bb C Db Bb Ventolin and Vivarin and primatene secret tequila shots and a patch of morphine in the morning and in the throes what a great day to come out of a coma [chorus] C Eb I've been in the hot seat sweating it Bb C Db Bb out oh sweating it out sweating it out sweating it out [verse] Bb C Db Bb (2x) Bb C Db Bb I touch the telephone it falls away I think they call it empathy but not this way I put my lips on the sound hole my tongue is finally warming but my brain is charcoal [chorus] C Eb I've been in the hot seat sweating it Bb C Db Bb out oh sweating it out sweating it out sweating it out [bridge] D Eb F G not much later, fall out of favor pretty soon I know I'll do pre- F Eb cisely what I wanted not to do [verse] Bb C Db Bb (2x) Bb C Db Bb maybe I slipped up and learned a lesson to work my proclivity towards second guessing I was too naive and enthusiastic to keep my trap shut and my monkey in a motherfuckin' basket [chorus] C Eb I've been in the hot seat sweating it Bb C Db Bb out oh sweating it out sweating it out sweating it out [outro] Bb C Db Bb (1x)