I Ain't Ever Satisfied Chords

KeyG CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays669

I Ain't Ever Satisfied by Steve Earle is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of G. It uses the chords Em, C, D and G. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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Intro....    Em   C   D   G           Em   C   D   G 
 
 
 
G 
I was born by the railroad tracks 
G 
The train whistle wailed & I wailed right back 
G 
My papa left me when I was quite young 
G 
He said one of these days you're gonna follow me son 
 
 
        Em      C       G 
Cho...	Oh  oh  oh  oh  oh  oh 
        Em      C     D     G 
	I ain't ever satisfied 
        Em      C       G  
	Oh  oh  oh  oh  oh  oh 
        Em      C     D     G 
	I ain't ever satisfied 
 
 
 
 
Well I had me a woman, she was my world 
But she went & run off with my back street girl 
Well my back street woman could not be true 
She left me standin' on the boulavard thinkin' of you 
 
 
Cho... 
 
   D                     C      D  
I got his empty feeling deep inside 
  D                   C    D      Em  C  D  G    Em  C  D  G 
I going back to the other side 
 
 
Em  C  D  G    Em  C  D  G 
 
 
Last night I dreamed I made it to the promised land 
I was standing at the gate with key in my hand 
Saint Peter said come in boy you're finally home 
I said no thanks Pete, I just be moving along 
 
Cho... 
Cho... 
Cho... 
 
 
Dan Nicholas 
Arnprior, On. Canada 
[email protected] 
    	

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