(the new way of) GRIEVIN' & SMOKIN' The Gourds - Ghosts of Hallelujah Transcribed by Porter Yax *note the [A7] [A] is a mandolin fill that can be replicated on guitar. Play A7 then pull off to the 2nd fret of the high E and then back to the A, like this: A A7 ----000033320 ----222222222 mandolin fill for guitar ----222222222 [fill] [high e – 355320232] ----222222222 ----000000000 ----000000000 [A] [A7] [A] [A] Bottle night [A7] [A] 3 am [A7] [A] [A] Drying out [A7] [A] in the den [A7] [A] [A] Good fellowship, [A7] [A] we gonna get it together [A7] [A] [A]We gonna [A7] [A]we gonna build and bitch[A7] [A] [G]Oh fella's I want you [A] t' know [G]I feel alright 'bout the [A]new way [A] of grievin' and [A] smokin' [fill] of grievin' and [A] smokin' [fill] A coward in the grass Burn me up in July Lookin' in t'August With my shirt on fire Oh well I want you all t'know I feel alright 'bout the new way of grievin' and smokin' mandolin solo ( play the high e string on guitar, 0,2,3,5 frets, strumming A chord) All ye bugs and nitrates Whom gather round the roots Soak these minerals up Til yer rusty thru & thru Oh well I want ye bugs t'know I feel alright 'bout the new way of grievin' and smokin'