Geraldine Chords
Geraldine by The Avett Brothers is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of F. It uses the chords F, Bb and C. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro:
F Bb (3x)
verse:
F Bb
I come from a place
F
Where every name
Bb
And every place
F Bb
Seem so familiar
F Bb
In came this progress
In her black dress
Look at the mess
She is a killer
F Bb
C
Much like you and I
Bb
And every case that's made
F Bb
There has to be a traitor
F Bb
verse:
F
It's me this time
Bb F
And I'm trading fun for right
Bb F Bb
Will I regret the notion later?
f-f-f. (here you play the f note as sounds at the intro)
Geraldine's the name that comes to mind
When I go back to reminiscing
Abilene's a woman for my childhood
I spent the evenings kissing
F Bb
C Bb
I'm a fool for treating her alive
F Bb
And loving something cold and rocky
F Bb
verse:
The homophobic gentlemen
They'll barricade but their efforts couldn't stop me
C
In came this progress
Bb
In her black dress
Look at the mess
F Bb
She is a killer
F Bb
C
In came this progress
Bb
In her black dress
Look at the mess
F Bb
She is a killer
F Bb
C
In came this progress
Bb
In her black dress
Look at the mess
F Bb
She is a killer
F Bb
Oh-oh
F Bb
oh-oh
F Bb
oh-oh