Milk Thistle Chords
by Conor Oberst
Milk Thistle by Conor Oberst is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of B with a capo on the 4st fret. It uses the chords C, Bm, D, G, Em, Am and B11. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro: C Bm C D G
C D Em C D
Verso 1:
C Bm
Milk thistle, milk thistle
C D G
Let me down slow
C D Em
Help me go slow
C D
I've been carryin' on
C G
I'm not scared of nothin'
C G
I'll go pound for pound
C G
I keep death on my mind
C D
Like a heavy crown
C D
If I go to heaven
C D
I'll be bored as hell
C D
Like a little baby
Am G
At the bottom of a well
Verso 2:
C Bm
Fair child, fair child
C D G
How are you man?
C D Em
Did you fix that storefront?
C D
Did you start that band?
C G
Don't be scared of nothin'
C G
You go pound for pound
C G
You'll bring peace to midnight
C D
Like a spotted owl
C D
I'll be rootin' for you
C D
Like my favourite team
C D
If somebody sweats you
Am G
You just point 'em out to me
C Em Am
All the sights and sounds
B11
This little world's too crowded now
C D G
And there's only one way out
C Em Am
An elevator ride
B11
Through the tunnel towards the light
C D G
And I’m nowhere bound
C Em D
Keep going up and down
C Em G
Up and down
Verso 3:
C Bm
Newspaper, newspaper
C D G
Can't take no more
C D Em
You're here every morning
C D
Waitin' at my door
C G
I'm just tryin' to kiss you
C G
And you stab my eyes
C G
Make me blue forever
C D
Like an Island sky
C D
And I'm not pretending
C D
That it's all okay
C D
Just let me have my coffee
Am G
Before you take away the day
Verso 4:
C Bm
Lazarus, Lazarus
C D G
Why all the tears?
C D Em
Did your faithful chauffer
C D
Just disappear?
C G
What a lonesome feeling
C G
To be just waitin' round
C G
Like some washed up actress
C D
In a Tinseltown
C D
But for the record
C D
I'd come pick you up
C D
We'll head for the ocean
Am G
Just say when you've had enough
C Em Am
All the light and sound
B11
This little world's too fragile now
C D G
And there's only one way out
C Em Am
But if you let me slide
B11
I'll do my best to make things right
C D G
And I’m nowhere bound
C Em D
Keep going up and down
C Em G
Up and down
Verso 5:
C Bm
Milk thistle, milk thistle
C D G
Let me down slow
C D Em
Just help me go slow
C D
I've been hurrying on
C G
I was poised for greatness
C G
I was down and out
C G
I keep death at my heels
C D
Like a basset hound
C D
If I go to heaven
C D
I'll be bored as hell
C D
Like a crying baby
Am G
At the bottom of a well