Jason Isbell's "Something More Than Free" Vid and Tab

[KarlK]

A great video here of Jason talking about how he wrote "Something More Than Free" the title track from his latest record.



Jason's discussion from 0:00 to 2:00...song starts at 2:00.

I was so taken by the story behind this song and this solo acoustic version of it, I tabbed it out.

Here it is.

Verse 1:
(G5)When I get home from work
I’ll (Cadd9) call up all (G5) my friends
And we’ll (G/F#) go (Emin7) bust up someth (Cadd9)ing beautiful
(G5)We’ll have to build again
(G5)When I get home from work
I’ll (Cadd9) wrestle off my (G5)clothes
And (G/F#) leave ‘em ri(Emin7)ght inside the (Cadd9) front door
Cause (G5) nobody’s home to know
Pre-chorus:
You see (D) a hammer finds a nail
And a (Cadd9) freight train needs the (G5)rails
And I’m (D) doin what I’m on this earth (Am) to do
Chorus:
And I don’t (Emin) think on (D) why I’m here where it hurts(Cadd9)
I’m just lucky to have the (Emin7) work(D) (Cadd9)
Sunday (Emin7) morning I’m too tired (D) to go to ch(Cadd9)urch
But I thank God for the (Emin7) work(D) (Cadd9)
And I thank God for the work(G) (Gsus)
Verse2:
(G5)When I get my reward
My (Cadd9) work will all (G5) be done
And I will (Emin7) sit back in (Cadd9) my chair beside
(G5)The Father and the Son
(G5)No more holes to fill
And (Cadd9) no more rocks to (G5)break
And (G/F#) no more(Emin7) loading boxes on (Cadd9) to trucks
(G5)For someone else’s sake
Pre chorus:
(D)Cause a hammer needs a nail
And the (Cadd9) poor man’s up for sale(G5)
Guess I’m (D) doing what I’m on this earth to do(Am)
Chorus:
And I don’t (Emin7) think on (D)why I’m here where it hurts(Cadd9)
I’m just lucky to have the (Emin7) work(D) (Cadd9)
Every (Emin7) night I dream I’m (D) drowning in the dirt (Cadd9)
But I thank God for the (Emin7) work(D) (Cadd9)
Bridge:
And the day will (D/A) come
When I’ll find a (C/G) reason
And somebody (D/G) proud to love a man like (C/G)me
My back (D/A) is numb
My hands are (C/G) freezing
What I’m (D/A) working for is something more than (C/G)free
Chorus:
And I don’t (Emin7) think on (D)why I’m here where it hurts(Cadd9)
I’m just lucky to have the (Emin7) work(D) (Cadd9)
Sunday (Emin7) morning I’m too tired (D)to go to ch(Cadd9)urch
But I thank God for the (Emin7) work(D) (Cadd9)
And I thank God for the work(G) (Gsus)

[jdmulli]

Thanks for the link and the chords. I got to meet Jason when he played at Huntsville, a few months ago, opening for John Prine. In addition to having a wealth of talent, he's also a real nice guy.

[AmericanEagle]

Well done!

Could you possibly tab-out another of his songs?

I would love to learn to play "Elephant".

Do you know that one?

Thanks

[KarlK]

Originally Posted by AmericanEagle

Well done!

Could you possibly tab-out another of his songs?

I would love to learn to play "Elephant".

Do you know that one?

Thanks

Thanks. There's a pretty good tab that has been circulating. Go here

http://www.e-chords.com/chords/jason-isbell/elephant

Meanwhile have you seen the Sirius XM solo performance? You can easily follow the left hand movements. I think the hammer for each verse line is

Open E, 3rd fret E, Open A

And the run down for the chorus is

3rd Fret E, 2nd E, Open E

all relative to the capo.

It's been a while since I've played that song, it's not that difficult.

An amazing song...

[AmericanEagle]

thanks Karl!!