Open Ended Life

Open Ended Life â€“ The Avett Brothers



Intro and fillers

    G   

e|--3--------------------3----|

B|--0-----------------0--0----|

G|--0---0----0--0--0--0--0----|

D|--0---0h2--2--2--2--0--0----|

A|--2---0----0--0--0--0--2----|

E|--3--------------------3----|



G                              C

Pack a change of clothes and a pillow 

                          G

for the road for when you drift off

                                      C

Put the sketches and the notes in the box 

                        G

labeled 'burn with furniture'





        Am

We will watch the fire burn 

            D                           G

the whole entire house we built down to ashes

         Am                          D

From the mirror we'll admire how the flame quickly retires

         Am                          D

We won't waste a long goodbye on the smoke or foolish lies

             G

that finally passed us





      Am                               D        

I was taught to keep an open-ended life

                           G

And never trap myself in nothing





G                                  C

Let's find something new to talk about

                             G

I'm tired of talkin' about myself

                                    C

I spent my whole life talkin' to convince

                              G

everyone that I was something else





        Am

And the part that kinda hurts is 

  D                                      G

I think it finally worked and now I'm leaving

          Am                                  D

I get the feeling things have changed But the mystery to me

             Am                        D                      

is where and when along the way Did anyone decide

            G             

that they believed me





      Am                               D

I was taught to keep an open-ended life

                         G

And never trap myself in nothing

      Am                             D

I was told to keep an open-ended life

                            G

To never trap yourself in nothing



G C G G (x2)



Riff:          

                          C  G    C                G

e|---------------------------3---------------------3--|

B|------------------------3--3----3--3-------------3--|

G|--3b4b3--2p0-------0----5--4----5--5-------------4--|

D|--------------2p0-------5--5----5--5-------------5--|   (x2)

A|------------------------5--5----5--5-------------5--|

E|---------------------------3------------0--3--5--3--|



G                                       C

When we settle down in another nowhere town

                    G

let's tell our neighbors

                                   C

We won't be here long and we'll be quiet

                          G

but don't go askin' any favors





        Am                       D

I can't stand the unexpected uninvited visits from

         G

too many strangers

   Am                                D                               

My trust has dwindled down and I can leave just as abruptly

          G

as I came here



      Am                               D

I was taught to keep an open-ended life

                         G

And never trap myself in nothing

      Am                               D

I was taught to keep an open-ended life

                          G

To never trap yourself in nothing

      Am                               D

I was taught to keep an open-ended life

                         G

And never trap myself in nothing



G C G G (x2)   Am D (x3)



Outro Riff:          

                          C  G              

e|---------------------------3--|

B|------------------------3--3--|

G|--3b4b3--2p0-------0----5--4--|

D|--------------2p0-------5--5--|   

A|------------------------5--5--|

E|---------------------------3--|