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by Chuck Ragan


These are the chords for Chuck Ragan's "Los Feliz" verion of "Open Up and Wail".

Chords used:

                                 
|-x-| |-x-| |-x-| |-x-| |-x-| |-x-| |-x-| |-x-| |-x-|
|-x-| |-2-| |-4-| |-5-| |-x-| |-x-| |-9-| |-x-| |-x-|
|-1-| |-2-| |-4-| |-6-| |-x-| |-x-| |-9-| |-6-| |-8-|
|-2-| |-2-| |-4-| |-6-| |-x-| |-x-| |-9-| |-7-| |-9-|
|-2-| |-0-| |-2-| |-4-| |-6-| |-4-| |-7-| |-7-| |-9-|
|-0-| |-x-| |-x-| |-x-| |-4-| |-2-| |-0-| |-5-| |-7-|

Intro: Play E at standard 16ths until he starts singing, listen to song for the 
strumming pattern, really simple and constant throughout the song.


Downright hopelessness

When the wrath of consequence comes

Knocking on that old front door
    
And we count the ways

the seconds that fall into place with

the emptiness don’t hold the phone
  
I know some are counting on

God above or methadone
   
to kill the wake and take away the pain
  
I feel for the lost and empathize the cost
                            (let ring)
For calamity from what I’ve seen

                            
Open up and wail Open up and cry
                                  
We are not the type and far young to die
                                   
In a rattled cage heads against the wall
                  
Through dangerous nights
                                  , , 
No more lullabies, open up and wail


We’ve got what it takes
                                
Everything that needs to make a fighting chance
                        
At carrying the load of falling day to day
                               
A gruesome cold reality square in the nose
                A (let ring)
Bleeding to the toes

                            
Open up and wail Open up and cry
                                  
We are not the type and far young to die
                                   
In a rattled cage heads against the wall
                  
Through dangerous nights
             
No more lullabies
                           
Open up and wail Open up and cry
                                  
We are not the type and far young to die
                                  
In a rattled cage heads against the wall
                  
Through dangerous nights
                              (slowing tempo)
No more lullabies, open up and wail
            E (let ring)
Open up and wail

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