To Cure What Ails... chords by Shakey Graves

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Verse 1
D 
Em 
A 
 (D major) So I tried a new  (E minor) direction  (A major) 
Em 
A 
A new mindset, a new  (E minor) state  (A major) 
G 
But running's what it  (G major) is
A 
It's hard when you're  (A major) a kid
G 
D 
 (G major) To find your place  (D major) 

Verse 2
D 
Em 
A 
I know  (D major) a gang of clever  (E minor) fellows  (A major) 
D 
Em 
We built a fort  (D major) out in  (E minor) the woods
A 
D 
G 
 (A major) We cuss and spit  (D major) at all  (G major) the girls
A 
Ain't got a care in all  (A major) the world
G 
D 
Yeah, the livin' is good  (G major)  (D major) 

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Verse 3

But now I'm supposed to grow

Big and tall

Seems like I don't get

to wear my bare feet at all

But when the storm is through

My feet know what to do

All roads lead to you

Verse 4
D 
Em 
 (D major) I think I've grown a little  (E minor) thinner
A 
D 
Em 
 (A major) Without you riding  (D major) my coat  (E minor) tails
A 
D 
G 
 (A major) I would trade it  (D major) in all  (G major) again
A 
For a nice stroll in  (A major) your skin
G 
D 
Just to cure what ails  (G major)  (D major) 

Verse 5
D 
 (D major) 
Em 
D 
And I can see a  (E minor) palm tree from my chair  (D major) 
Em 
So I don't really feel  (E minor) like
D 
going anywhere  (D major) 
A 
But even if I do  (A major) 
G 
It really is of no  (G major) use
A 
G 
D 
'Cuz all  (A major) roads lead  (G major) to  (D major) you

Verse 6
D 
 (D major) 
Em 
A 
D 
And I can see a  (E minor) palm tree from my chair  (A major)  (D major) 
Em 
So I don't really feel  (E minor) like
D 
going anywhere  (D major) 
A 
But even if I  (A major) do
G 
It's really of no use  (G major) 
A 
D 
'Cuz all road (A major) s  (D major) lead to you

Interlude 1

Verse 7
D 
Em 
A 
 (D major) For always trying to please  (E minor) you  (A major) 
D 
Em 
A 
I'm never getting any  (D major) sleep (E minor)  (A major) 
D 
G 
Love seems  (D major) easier when it comes  (G major) 
A 
But the coming's just the  (A major) first
part of having to leave
D 
 (D major) 

Verse 8
Em 
So maybe I'll die a happy min (E minor) strel
A 
Or  (A major) just a shadow of my
Em 
A 
former self  (E minor)  (A major) 
D 
G 
I'd undo what I've  (D major) done  (G major) 
A 
But lamenting's much more fun  (A major) 
Guilt's bad for your health
D 
 (D major) 

Verse 9
Em 
But now I'm supposed to grow  (E minor) 
D 
Big and  (D major) tall
Em 
Seems like I don't  (E minor) get to
D 
wear my bare feet at all  (D major) 
When the day is through
A 
G 
There's  (A major) nothing I can do  (G major) 
A 
G 
D 
Baby, all roads  (A major)  (G major) lead to  (D major) you

Verse 10
D 
 (D major) 
Yeah baby when my life is
Em 
A 
 (E minor)  (A major) through
G 
I know just what  (G major) to do
A 
A 
 (A major) 'Cuz all roads lead  (A major) to you