Yellow Ledbetter

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Slowly and Soulfully

YELLOW LEDBETTER

Copyright © 1991 UNIVERSAL POLYGRAM INTERNATIONAL PUBLISHING, INC., SCRIBING CMENT SONGS, INNOCENT BYSTANDER and JUMPIN’ CAT MUSIC All Rights for SCRIBING CMENT SONGS Administered by UNIVERSAL POLYGRAM INTERNATIONAL PUBLISHING, INC. All Rights for INNOCENT BYSTANDER and JUMPIN’ CAT MUSIC Administered by UNIVERSAL MUSIC CORP. All Rights Reserved Used by Permission Words and Music by JEFFREY AMENT, MICHAEL McCREADY and EDDIE VEDDER    mf E5 B A 3 3   E5 4fr C#m 7fr B[add9]   A  Asus A E5  E Un se aled on a    porch B

a let ter sat. A Then Asus you said, A I wan na leave E it a gain.        fi                             fi_{ }        fi                   _{        }    _{ }_{       }               _    _                                                       _ _ 

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 

Once I saw them on a beach B

of weath ered sand. A On Asus the sand A I wan na    leave E

it a gain. On a week end, wan na wish B

it all a way, yeah. And I they    called see, A and I said Asus that I want

I don’twhat I knowsaid, A

then

where there’sI somecall E out thin’ else.a gain.  _   And

I wanthe reasna drum onit oughtall ta leavea B her way. calm, I know.                                                                                                  _{ }                                                                    _ _    _{    }  _{  }                                2

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C To oda_ﬁ  A I said Asus

I don’t know wheth er A

I’m the box E

er

or the bag. Oh yeah,

 

 

can you see them

B Bsus out on B the porch? A Yeah, Asus A

but they don’t wave.

  

E

I see them round the front way, B yeah, Bsus B and I     know, A and I know Asus I A

don’t want to stay. E (Spoken): Make me cry. 3  _ 3                                                  _  _{  }                                          _{  }_{ }_{     }                                          _ _                                             _{        }      _{          } _ _       _{ }  _{ } 

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    D.S. al Coda ﬁ CODA  Guitar solo ad lib B A E   B A   End guitar solo E  _ E B      A

I don’t wan na stay.

E B      _{ } _ _{ } _                           _ _ _ _ _ _           _   _         _ _ _                                         _{  }_{   }_       _ _{   }  4

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 A A/G# I don’t wan A/F# na stay. E B    A

I don’t wan na stay, E oh, B no, A yeah.    4fr B/D#  E5 B  Oh. 4fr B/D# E5      A Oh. E5/D# E B                                _ _{ }     _{ } _     _{   } _ __ _ _     _{                }  _                     _       __ _ _         _ _ _   _ _ _  _  _ _ _           _          _    

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 E5/D# E A  E5  B     A E5   B A E5   7fr B[add9] A E5                  _{  }  fi               _{ } _                  fi           fi      _ _                            fi                _    _  _ _ _  _ _{        }_          _ 6