Cover Me Up tab by Jason Isbell

• Capo on 1st

Tuning: Drop D (D A D G B E)

Difficulty: Intermediate

Intro:

  D            G         D
E|-------------|---------------|------------------|
B|--3---3-3-3--|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|--3-3-3-3-3-3--3--|
G|--2H4-2-2-2--|-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-|--0-0-0-0-0-0--2--|
D|--0---0-5-4--|-4-4-4-4-2-0-0-|--0-0-0-0-0-0--0--|
A|-------------|-------------5-|--5-5-5-5-4-5--0--|
D|-------------|-------------5-|--5-5-5-5-5-5--0--|


Verse 1:
 D*                  G          D
A heart on the run keeps a hand on the gun you can't trust anyone
 D*              G              D
I was so sure what I needed was more tried to shoot out the sun
   D/C#   Bm           G          D
Days when we raged, we flew off the page such damage was done
  D*                 G           D
But I made it through, cause somebody knew I was meant for someone

Chorus:
   D               G             D
(So) Girl, leave your boots by the bed we ain't leaving this room
   D           G           D
Till someone needs medical help or the magnolias bloom
   Em            G            Bm
It's cold in this house and I ain't going out to chop wood
  D*              G          D
So cover me up and know you're enough to use me for good


Intro riff:


Verse 2:
  D*                      G          D
Put your faith to the test when I tore off your dress in Richmond on high
  D*                 G          D
But I sobered up and I swore off that stuff forever, this time
      D/C#  Bm            G           D
And the old lovers sing, "I thought it'd be me who helped him get home"
  D*                G         D
But home was a dream, one I'd never seen till you came along


Chorus:
    D             G             D
(So) girl, hang your dress up to dry we ain't leaving this room
   D             G            D
Till Percy Priest breaks open wide and the river runs through
   Em            G             Bm
(And) carries this house on the stones like a piece of driftwood
 D*             G          D
Cover me up and know you're enough to use me for good


Intro riff x 2:

Chorus:
 D               G             D
Girl, leave your boots by the bed we ain't leaving this room
   D           G           D
Till someone needs medical help or the magnolias bloom
   Em            G            Bm
It's cold in this house and I ain't going out to chop wood
  D*              G          D
So cover me up and know you're enough to use me for good
 D*              G          D
Cover me up and know you're enough to use me for good

Intro riff:

D

Chords used:
D - 000232
Em - 222000
G - 550030
Bm - x24432
D* - D chord intro riff; follows vocal melody
D/C# - x40230