10 Miles - Adrianne Lenker

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Tuning: F, D G C F A D

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[Intro]

Majority of the song is picked as a hemiola or 3:2 polyrhythm as shown below.

  Cm          
D|-------0----
A|----6-----6-
F|-7----------
C|---7-7---7-7
G|-5-----5----
D|------------

-------0------
----6-----6---
-7------------
---7-7---7-7--
-5-----5------
--------------

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Sometimes the chords are picked as double or triple stops with the same rhythm, so listen for that. I do not
think there is any pattern to it, just an unconscious expressive thing.


[Verse]
  Cm          
D|-------0----
A|----6-----6-
F|-7----------
C|---7-7---7-7
G|-5-----5----
D|------------
         To   

             F
-------0------
----6-----6---
-7------------
---7-7---7-7-5
-5-----5------
-------------7
die in your  a

7          Gm
--------------
-----5--------
--7-----7-----
-----------5--
-5-5---5-5----
-----7-----6--
rms        You

----------------|
5--------5------|
------5-----5---|
---7------------|
-5---7-7---7-7--|
---5-----5------|
r words       

   F          
D|------------
A|------------
F|-5--4--2--4-
C|---0-0---0-0
G|------------
D|-3-----3----
   forming aga
(Here the majo

(Dm)   (C)
--------------
--------------
----0-----0---
---2-2---2-2--
--------------
-0-----2------
in      We
rity are ghost

----|
----|
----|
----|
----|
----|
 notes)

  Gm7         
D|------------
A|----5-----5-
F|-5-----5----
C|---5-5---5-5
G|------------
D|-5-----5----
   kiss very  

  Fmaj7       
-------0------
----4-----4---
-3------------
---4-4---4-4--
--------------
-3-----3-----3
   hard       

           Bb
-----0--------
--4-----4-----
--------------
-4-4---4-4-2--
-------------3
-----3-----3--
       and wil

----------------------|
---1-----------1------|
0-----0-----0-----0---|
---------2------------|
-3---3-3---3-3---3-3--|
---3-----3-----3------|
d

  Cm          
D|-------0----
A|----6-----6-
F|-7----------
C|---7-7---7-7
G|-5-----5----
D|------------
         To   

             F
-------0------
----6-----6---
-7------------
---7-7---7-7-5
-5-----5------
-------------7
 rise in the d

7          Gm
--------------
-----5--------
--7-----7-----
-----------5--
-5-5---5-5----
-----7-----6--
ark        Lik

----------------|
5--------5------|
------5-----5---|
---7------------|
-5---7-7---7-7--|
---5-----5------|
e birds
          
   F          
D|------------
A|------------
F|-5--4--2--4-
C|---0-0---0-0
G|------------
D|-3-----3----
   preying on 

(Dm)   (C)
------------------|
------------------|
----0-----0-------|
---2-2---2-2------|
------------------|
-0-----2----------|
skin      We

  Gm7         
D|------------
A|----5-----5-
F|-5-----5----
C|---5-5---5-5
G|------------
D|-5-----5----
 prey with our

  Fmaj7       
-------0------
----4-----4---
-3------------
---4-4---4-4--
--------------
-3-----3-----3
 o-           

           Bb
-----0------------------------------|
--4-----4--------1-----------1------|
--------------0-----0-----0-----0---|
-4-4---4-4-2-----------2------------|
-------------3-3---3-3---3-3---3-3--|
-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3------|
    xy-    gen


[Chorus]
  Abmaj7      
D|-------0----
A|----6-----6-
F|-7----------
C|---7-7---7-7
G|------------
D|-6-----6----
 Joel,      no

              
-------0------
----6-----6---
-7-----------4
---7-7---7-7--
--------------
-6-----6-----3
thing is     r

Fmaj7         
-----0--------
--3-----3-----
-----------4--
-4-4---4-4---4
--------------
-----3-----3--
eal           

       Abmaj7 
---0----------
3-----3-----6-
---------7----
-4---4-4---7-7
--------------
---3-----6----
     But we   

              
-0-----------0
----6-----6---
-------7------
---7-7---7-7--
--------------
-6-----6-----6
   still have 

     Fmaj7          
-----------0-----------0-------|
--6-----3-----3-----3-----3----|
-----4-----------4-------------|
-7-7---4-4---4-4---4-4---4-4---|
-------------------------------|
-----3-----3-----3-----3-------|
that feel

  Abmaj7      
D|-------0----
A|----6-----6-
F|-7----------
C|---7-7---7-7
G|------------
D|-6-----6----
  You're     c

              
-------0------
----6-----6---
-7-----------4
---7-7---7-7--
--------------
-6-----6-----3
losing up the 

Fmaj7         
-----0--------
--3-----3-----
-----------4--
-4-4---4-4---4
--------------
-----3-----3--
bar           

       Abmaj7 
---0----------
3-----3-----6-
---------7----
-4---4-4---7-7
--------------
---3-----6----
    And I'm   

              
-0-----------0
----6-----6---
-------7------
---7-7---7-7--
--------------
-6-----6-----6
     warming u

     Fmaj7          
-----------0-----|
--6-----3-----3--|
-----4-----------|
-7-7---4-4---4-4-|
-----------------|
-----3-----3-----|
p the car

   (Dm)  (C)  
D|------------
A|------------
F|----0-----0-
C|---2-2---2-2
G|------------
D|-0-----2----
   10 miles   

 Bb
--------------------------|
-------1-----------1------|
----0-----0-----0-----0---|
-2-----------2------------|
---3-3---3-3---3-3---3-3--|
-3-----3-----3-----3------|
 away


[Verse 2]
  Cm          
D|-------0----
A|----6-----6-
F|-7----------
C|---7-7---7-7
G|-5-----5----
D|------------
         Two c

             F
-------0------
----6-----6---
-7------------
---7-7---7-7-5
-5-----5------
-------------7
hildren of our

7          Gm
--------------
-----5--------
--7-----7-----
-----------5--
-5-5---5-5----
-----7-----6--
s          The

----------------|
5--------5------|
------5-----5---|
---7------------|
-5---7-7---7-7--|
---5-----5------|
y came       

   F          
D|------------
A|------------
F|-5--4--2--4-
C|---0-0---0-0
G|------------
D|-3-----3----
   twirling in

(Dm)   (C)
------------------|
------------------|
----0-----0-------|
---2-2---2-2------|
------------------|
-0-----2----------|
      We

  Gm7         
D|------------
A|----5-----5-
F|-5-----5----
C|---5-5---5-5
G|------------
D|-5-----5----

  Fmaj7       
-------0------
----4-----4---
-3------------
---4-4---4-4--
--------------
-3-----3-----3

           Bb
-----0--------
--4-----4-----
--------------
-4-4---4-4-2--
-------------3
-----3-----3--

--------------
---1----------
0-----0-----0-
---------2----
-3---3-3---3-3
---3-----3----

--------|
-1------|
----0---|
--------|
---3-3--|
-3------|
 laughed very 
  Cm          
D|-------0----
A|----6-----6-
F|-7----------
C|---7-7---7-7
G|-5-----5----
D|------------
   But they've

 hard         
             F
-------0------
----6-----6---
-7------------
---7-7---7-7-5
-5-----5------
-------------7
 grown very fa

      for a wh
7          Gm
--------------
-----5--------
--7-----7-----
-----------5--
-5-5---5-5----
-----7-----6--
r        and t

ile
----------------|
5--------5------|
------5-----5---|
---7------------|
-5---7-7---7-7--|
---5-----5------|
all
      
   F          
D|------------
A|------------
F|-5--4--2--4-
C|---0-0---0-0
G|------------
D|-3-----3----
   how we miss

(Dm)   (C)
--------------
--------------
----0-----0---
---2-2---2-2--
--------------
-0-----2------
 them      Tho

----|
----|
----|
----|
----|
----|
ugh

  Gm7         
D|------------
A|----5-----5-
F|-5-----5----
C|---5-5---5-5
G|------------
D|-5-----5----
 happy they're

  Fmaj7       
-------0------
----4-----4---
-3------------
---4-4---4-4--
--------------
-3-----3-----3
 tra-         

           Bb
-----0--------
--4-----4-----
--------------
-4-4---4-4-2--
-------------3
-----3-----3--
    ve-    lin

----------------------|
---1-----------1------|
0-----0-----0-----0---|
---------2------------|
-3---3-3---3-3---3-3--|
---3-----3-----3------|
g


[Chorus]
  Abmaj7      
D|-------0----
A|----6-----6-
F|-7----------
C|---7-7---7-7
G|------------
D|-6-----6----
 Joel,      no

              
-------0------
----6-----6---
-7-----------4
---7-7---7-7--
--------------
-6-----6-----3
thing is     r

Fmaj7         
-----0--------
--3-----3-----
-----------4--
-4-4---4-4---4
--------------
-----3-----3--
eal           

       Abmaj7 
---0----------
3-----3-----6-
---------7----
-4---4-4---7-7
--------------
---3-----6----
     But we   

              
-0-----------0
----6-----6---
-------7------
---7-7---7-7--
--------------
-6-----6-----6
   still have 

     Fmaj7          
-----------0-----------0-------|
--6-----3-----3-----3-----3----|
-----4-----------4-------------|
-7-7---4-4---4-4---4-4---4-4---|
-------------------------------|
-----3-----3-----3-----3-------|
that feel

  Abmaj7      
D|-------0----
A|----6-----6-
F|-7----------
C|---7-7---7-7
G|------------
D|-6-----6----
  You're     c

              
-------0------
----6-----6---
-7-----------4
---7-7---7-7--
--------------
-6-----6-----3
losing up the 

Fmaj7         
-----0--------
--3-----3-----
-----------4--
-4-4---4-4---4
--------------
-----3-----3--
bar           

       Abmaj7 
---0----------
3-----3-----6-
---------7----
-4---4-4---7-7
--------------
---3-----6----
    And I'm   

              
-0-----------0
----6-----6---
-------7------
---7-7---7-7--
--------------
-6-----6-----6
     warming u

     Fmaj7          
-----------0-----|
--6-----3-----3--|
-----4-----------|
-7-7---4-4---4-4-|
-----------------|
-----3-----3-----|
p the car

   (Dm)  (C)  
D|------------
A|------------
F|----0-----0-
C|---2-2---2-2
G|------------
D|-0-----2----
   10 miles   

 Bb
--------------------------|
-------1-----------1------|
----0-----0-----0-----0---|
-2-----------2------------|
---3-3---3-3---3-3---3-3--|
-3-----3-----3-----3------|
 away


[Verse 3]
  Cm          
D|-------0----
A|----6-----6-
F|-7----------
C|---7-7---7-7
G|-5-----5----
D|------------
         We se

             F
-------0------
----6-----6---
-7------------
---7-7---7-7-5
-5-----5------
-------------7
t no alarm    

7          Gm
--------------
-----5--------
--7-----7-----
-----------5--
-5-5---5-5----
-----7-----6--
          Eyes

----------------|
5--------5------|
------5-----5---|
---7------------|
-5---7-7---7-7--|
---5-----5------|
 wide      

   F          
D|------------
A|------------
F|-5--4--2--4-
C|---0-0---0-0
G|------------
D|-3-----3----
   6 am       

(Dm)   (C)
------------------|
------------------|
----0-----0-------|
---2-2---2-2------|
------------------|
-0-----2----------|
   Wake   

  Gm7         
D|------------
A|----5-----5-
F|-5-----5----
C|---5-5---5-5
G|------------
D|-5-----5----
 up on the far

   Am7        
-------0------
----4-----4---
-3------------
---4-4---4-4--
--------------
-3-----3-----3
m             

          
-----0------|
--4-----4---|
------------|
-4-4---4-4--|
------------|
-----3------|
  

  Gm7         
D|------------
A|----5-----5-
F|-5-----5----
C|---5-5---5-5
G|------------
D|-5-----5----
  Slowly      

             A
--------------
---5------5---
-5-----5-----7
---5-5---5-5--
--------------
-5-----5-----7
Walk to the ba

m7
-----0-----------0------|
--7-----7-----7---------|
-----------7------------|
-7-7---7-7---7-7---7-7--|
------------------------|
-----7-----7-----7------|
rn

  Gm7         
D|------------
A|----5-----5-
F|-5-----5----
C|---5-5---5-5
G|------------
D|-5-----5----
 Horse feed   

             A
--------------
---5------5---
-5-----5-----7
---5-5---5-5--
--------------
-5-----5-----7
You take the y

m7
-----0-----------0------|
--7-----7-----7-----7---|
-----------7------------|
-7-7---7-7---7-7---7-7--|
------------------------|
-----7-----7-----7------|
arn

  Gm7         
D|------------
A|----5-----5-
F|-5-----5----
C|---5-5---5-5
G|------------
D|-5-----5----
  I'll read   

  Fmaj7       
--------------
-----5-----5--
-5-----5-----3
----5-5---5-5-
--------------
-5-----5-----3
             I

           Bb
-----0-----------0-------|
--4-----4-----4-----4----|
-------------------------|
-4-4---4-4---4-4---4-4---|
-------------------------|
-----3-----3-----3-------|
'll read


[Chorus]
  Abmaj7      
D|-------0----
A|----6-----6-
F|-7----------
C|---7-7---7-7
G|------------
D|-6-----6----
 Joel,      no

              
-------0------
----6-----6---
-7-----------4
---7-7---7-7--
--------------
-6-----6-----3
thing is     r

Fmaj7         
-----0--------
--3-----3-----
-----------4--
-4-4---4-4---4
--------------
-----3-----3--
eal           

       Abmaj7 
---0----------
3-----3-----6-
---------7----
-4---4-4---7-7
--------------
---3-----6----
     But we   

              
-0-----------0
----6-----6---
-------7------
---7-7---7-7--
--------------
-6-----6-----6
   still have 

     Fmaj7          
-----------0-----------0-------|
--6-----3-----3-----3-----3----|
-----4-----------4-------------|
-7-7---4-4---4-4---4-4---4-4---|
-------------------------------|
-----3-----3-----3-----3-------|
that feel

  Abmaj7      
D|-------0----
A|----6-----6-
F|-7----------
C|---7-7---7-7
G|------------
D|-6-----6----
  You're     c

              
-------0------
----6-----6---
-7-----------4
---7-7---7-7--
--------------
-6-----6-----3
losing up the 

Fmaj7         
-----0--------
--3-----3-----
-----------4--
-4-4---4-4---4
--------------
-----3-----3--
bar           

       Abmaj7 
---0----------
3-----3-----6-
---------7----
-4---4-4---7-7
--------------
---3-----6----
    And I'm   

              
-0-----------0
----6-----6---
-------7------
---7-7---7-7--
--------------
-6-----6-----6
     warming u

     Fmaj7          
-----------0-----|
--6-----3-----3--|
-----4-----------|
-7-7---4-4---4-4-|
-----------------|
-----3-----3-----|
p the car

   (Dm)  (C)  
D|------------
A|------------
F|----0-----0-
C|---2-2---2-2
G|------------
D|-0-----2----
   10 miles   

 Bb
--------------------------|
-------1-----------1------|
----0-----0-----0-----0---|
-2-----------2------------|
---3-3---3-3---3-3---3-3--|
-3-----3-----3-----3------|
 away

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