The Load Out Chords by Jackson Browne
- Key: G
- BPM: 105
- Capo: no capo
DOWNBEAT
THE LOAD OUT CHORDS
[Start] [Intro] G C Em C D G C G ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ Bm7 G C Em C D ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ G C G ■ ■ ■ [Verse] G Now the seats are all empty C Em Let the roadies take the stage Em C D G ■ Pack it up and tear it down ■ G They're the first to come and the last to leave C Em Working for that minimum wage ■ Em7 C D G C They'll set it up in another town ■ ■ [Chorus] G Em Eb ■ Tonight the people were so fine C They waited there in line G Em And when they got up on their feet D C They made the show ■ G And that was sweet [Verse] G But I can hear the sound C D Em Of slamming doors and folding chairs Em C D ■ And that's a sound they'll never know G C G Now roll them cases out and lift them amps ■ C G Haul them trusses down and get 'em up them ramps ■ G 'cause when it comes to moving me C D You know you guys are the champs G But when that last guitar's been packed away Bm C D Em You know that I still wanna play C G So just make sure you got it all set to go D Em D Before you come for my piano [Inst] G C Em C G C Em C ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ D G C G ■ ■ ■ ■ [Verse] Em Eb But the band's on the bus C And they're waiting to go G Em We gotta drive all night D C And do the show in Chicago G Or Detroit I don't know C D Em We do so many shows in a row ■ C D G And these towns all look the same ■ [Chorus] Bm7 We just pass the time in the hotel rooms Cmaj7 C Em And wander 'round backstage C 'til those lights come up and we hear that crowd D And we remember why we came [Inst] G C Em C D G C G ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ D G C D Em7 Em C D ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ G C G ■ ■ ■ [Verse] D G Em Now we got ■ Country and Western on the bus ■ Em7 C R & B we got Disco C7 C G ■ And eight tracks and cassettes in stereo G And we got rural scenes and magazines C Em And we got truckers on the CB C G And we got Richard Pryor on the video G We got time to think of the ones we love C Em While the miles roll away C The only time that seems too short D Is the time that we get to play [Chorus] G C People you've got the power over what we do G C You can sit there and wait or you can pull us through G Come along sing the song C D You know that you can't go wrong G 'cause when that morning sun comes beating down C Em You're gonna wake up in your town C But we'll be scheduled to appear D Em7 D A thousand miles away from here [End]