Chord shapes for the song:
[G] [D] [Em7] [Cadd9] [Bm]
e --3------3------3------3------2--
B --0------3------3------3------3--
G --0------2------0------0------4--
D --0------X------2------2------4--
A --2------0------2------3------2--
E --3------0------0------X------2--
When playing the Cadd9 chord, hammer-on the D string a few times while strumming
before you go back to G if you want to embellish a bit and make it sound more like the recording.
Codeine by Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit (Standard Tuning)
VERSE
[G]If there's [D]one thing I can't [Em7]stand[Cadd9]
[G]it's this [D]bar and this cover [Em7]band[Cadd9]
[G]trying to [D]fake their way through [Em7]'Castles Made of Sand.'[Cadd9]
[G]That's [D]one thing I can't [Em7]stand.[Cadd9]
[G]If there's [D]one thing I can't [Em7]take[Cadd9]
[G]it's the so[D]und that a woman m[Em7]akes[Cadd9]
[G]about five [D]seconds after her [Em7]heart begins to break.[Cadd9]
[G]That's [D]one thing I can't [Em7]take.[Cadd9]
BRIDGE
[Bm]She should be home by now but she [Cadd9]ain't.
[Bm]I should've gone by now but I [Cadd9]cain't.
CHORUS
One of my [G]friends has taken her [D]in and given her [Em7]Codeine.[Cadd9]
One of my [G]friends has taken her [D]in and given her [Em7]Codeine.[Cadd9]
VERSE
[G]Them [D]eyes was big as [Em7]stars[Cadd9]
[G]when I [D]saw you behind the [Em7]bar.[Cadd9]
[G]I guess that's the [D]way to keep on [Em7]smilin' where you are.[Cadd9]
[G]But girl them [D]eyes was big as [Em7]stars.[Cadd9]
[G]It sounds [D]funny when you say my [Em7]name.[Cadd9]
[G]It's like you're [D]chewing on a foreign [Em7]thing[Cadd9]
[G]and you won't [D]get to sleep 'till [Em7]dawn if it don't [Cadd9]rain.
[G]It sounds so [D]funny when you say my [Em7]name.[Cadd9]
BRIDGE
[Bm]You oughta come home tonight but you [Cadd9]won't.
[Bm]I wish we knew how to fight but we [Cadd9]don't.
CHORUS 2
One of your [G]friends has taken you [D]in and given you [Em7]Codeine.[Cadd9]
One of your [G]friends has taken you [D]in and given you [Em7]Codeine.[Cadd9]
VERSE
[G]Darlin' I'm [D]not one to [Em7]judge[Cadd9]
[G]but if I [D]was then I'd say you don't [Em7]look so [Cadd9]good.
[G]Got no [D]answers of my [Em7]own[Cadd9]
[G]but with you [D]gone, this place looks [Em7]bigger than it [Cadd9]should.
[G]If there's [D]two things that I [Em7]hate[Cadd9]
[G]it's having to [D]cook and trying to [Em7]date.[Cadd9]
[G]Busting [D]ass all day to play [Em7]'hurry up and wait.'[Cadd9]
[G]That's a [D]few things that I [Em7]hate.[Cadd9]
BRIDGE
[Bm]If I call when I ain't [Cadd9]drunk
[Bm]This old boat'll still be [Cadd9]sunk
CHORUS 3
'cause one of my [G]friends has taken her [D]in and given her [Em7]Codeine.[Cadd9]
One of my [G]friends has taken her [D]in and given her [Em7]Codeine.[Cadd9]
One of my [G]friends has taken her [D]in and given her [Em7]Codeine.[Cadd9]
One of my [G]friends has taken her [D]in and given her [Em7]Codeine.[Cadd9]
[G] [D] [Em7] [Cadd9] [Bm]
e --3------3------3------3------2--
B --0------3------3------3------3--
G --0------2------0------0------4--
D --0------X------2------2------4--
A --2------0------2------3------2--
E --3------0------0------X------2--
When playing the Cadd9 chord, hammer-on the D string a few times while strumming
before you go back to G if you want to embellish a bit and make it sound more like the recording.
Codeine by Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit (Standard Tuning)
VERSE
[G]If there's [D]one thing I can't [Em7]stand[Cadd9]
[G]it's this [D]bar and this cover [Em7]band[Cadd9]
[G]trying to [D]fake their way through [Em7]'Castles Made of Sand.'[Cadd9]
[G]That's [D]one thing I can't [Em7]stand.[Cadd9]
[G]If there's [D]one thing I can't [Em7]take[Cadd9]
[G]it's the so[D]und that a woman m[Em7]akes[Cadd9]
[G]about five [D]seconds after her [Em7]heart begins to break.[Cadd9]
[G]That's [D]one thing I can't [Em7]take.[Cadd9]
BRIDGE
[Bm]She should be home by now but she [Cadd9]ain't.
[Bm]I should've gone by now but I [Cadd9]cain't.
CHORUS
One of my [G]friends has taken her [D]in and given her [Em7]Codeine.[Cadd9]
One of my [G]friends has taken her [D]in and given her [Em7]Codeine.[Cadd9]
VERSE
[G]Them [D]eyes was big as [Em7]stars[Cadd9]
[G]when I [D]saw you behind the [Em7]bar.[Cadd9]
[G]I guess that's the [D]way to keep on [Em7]smilin' where you are.[Cadd9]
[G]But girl them [D]eyes was big as [Em7]stars.[Cadd9]
[G]It sounds [D]funny when you say my [Em7]name.[Cadd9]
[G]It's like you're [D]chewing on a foreign [Em7]thing[Cadd9]
[G]and you won't [D]get to sleep 'till [Em7]dawn if it don't [Cadd9]rain.
[G]It sounds so [D]funny when you say my [Em7]name.[Cadd9]
BRIDGE
[Bm]You oughta come home tonight but you [Cadd9]won't.
[Bm]I wish we knew how to fight but we [Cadd9]don't.
CHORUS 2
One of your [G]friends has taken you [D]in and given you [Em7]Codeine.[Cadd9]
One of your [G]friends has taken you [D]in and given you [Em7]Codeine.[Cadd9]
VERSE
[G]Darlin' I'm [D]not one to [Em7]judge[Cadd9]
[G]but if I [D]was then I'd say you don't [Em7]look so [Cadd9]good.
[G]Got no [D]answers of my [Em7]own[Cadd9]
[G]but with you [D]gone, this place looks [Em7]bigger than it [Cadd9]should.
[G]If there's [D]two things that I [Em7]hate[Cadd9]
[G]it's having to [D]cook and trying to [Em7]date.[Cadd9]
[G]Busting [D]ass all day to play [Em7]'hurry up and wait.'[Cadd9]
[G]That's a [D]few things that I [Em7]hate.[Cadd9]
BRIDGE
[Bm]If I call when I ain't [Cadd9]drunk
[Bm]This old boat'll still be [Cadd9]sunk
CHORUS 3
'cause one of my [G]friends has taken her [D]in and given her [Em7]Codeine.[Cadd9]
One of my [G]friends has taken her [D]in and given her [Em7]Codeine.[Cadd9]
One of my [G]friends has taken her [D]in and given her [Em7]Codeine.[Cadd9]
One of my [G]friends has taken her [D]in and given her [Em7]Codeine.[Cadd9]
