Chords with lyrics
Half-Step Down Capo 4 or Standard Capo 3
The studio version of this song is played half-step down without a capo but tim plays it live with the capo
on the fourth (half-step down).
So I'll show you the version tim plays live and the version I play too.. have fun;)
All chords in the verse that are no powerchords (E5,G5,C5,D5) are picked.
The powerchords and the whole chorus are strummed. Powerchords are also muted.
Chords marked with an 'x' are strummed once.
You should listen to the live version of the song to get a feeling for the song...
The picking I use goes like this: The strumming all along the whole song goes like this:
down down up down up, down down up down up, and so on...
E minorEm G+G C majorC D MajorD
e/-0-----3-----0-----0-------2-----3-----2-/
B/---0-----3-----1-----1-------3-----3-----/
G/-----0-----0-----0-----0-------2-----2---/
D/---------------------------0-------------/
A/-------------3---------------------------/
E/-0-----3---------------------------------/
Chords
E5E5 G5G5 C5C5 D5D5 E minorEm C majorC G+G A major 6A6 D MajorD Cadd9Cadd9
e/x/ e/x/ e/x/ e/x/ e/0/ e/0/ e/3/ e/3/ e/2/ e/3/
B/x/ B/x/ B/x/ B/3/ B/0/ B/1/ B/3/ B/3/ B/3/ B/3/
G/x/ G/x/ G/5/ G/0/ G/0/ G/0/ G/0/ G/2/ G/2/ G/0/
D/2/ D/5/ D/5/ D/4/ D/2/ D/2/ D/0/ D/2/ D/0/ D/x/
A/2/ A/5/ A/3/ A/5/ A/2/ A/3/ A/x/ A/0/ A/x/ A/3/
E/0/ E/3/ E/x/ E/x/ E/0/ E/x/ E/3/ E/x/ E/x/ E/x/
Intro
Cadd9Cadd9
e/-------------------------/
B/-0-----------------3-----/
G/---0---2-0-------0---0---/
D/-----0-----4---2-------2-/
A/-------------3-----------/
E/-0-----3-----------------/
play that 3 times and after the 3rd time you end with
D MajorD
e/---------2h3-----2h3p2-/
B/-------3-----3---------/
G/---0h2---------2-------/
D/-0---------------------/
A/-----------------------/
E/-----------------------/
Verse 1
E minorEm G+G C majorC
A minorAm I loud and clear or am I breaking up
E minorEm G+G C majorC
A minorAm I still your charm or am I just bad luck
E minorEm G+G C majorC D MajorD
Are we getting closer or are we just getting more lost
E minorEm G+G C majorC
I'll show you mine if you show me yours first
E minorEm G+G C majorC
Let's compare scars, I'll tell you whose is worse
E minorEm G+G C majorC D MajorD
Let's unwrite these pages and replace them with our own words
Chorus
E minorEm C majorC G+G A major 6A6
'Cause we live on front porches an swing life away
E minorEm C majorC D2
We get by just fine here on minimum wage
E minorEm C majorC G+G A major 6A6
If love is a labor I'll slave 'til the end
E minorEm C majorC D5D5
And I won't cross these streets until you hold my hand
Verse 2
E5E5 G5G5 C5C5 E5E5 G5G5 C5C5
C5x E5E5 G5G5 C5C5
I've been here so long I think that it's time to move
E5E5 G5G5 C5C5
The winter's so cold summer's over too soon
E5E5 G5G5 C5C5 D5D5
Let's pack our bags and settle down where palm trees grow
E5x G5x C5x
I've got some friends, some that I hardly know
E5x G5x C5x
But we've had some times I wouldn't trade for the world
E5E5 G5G5 C5C5 D5D5
We chase these days down with talks of places that we will go
Chorus
E minorEm C majorC G+G A major 6A6
'Cause we live on front porches an swing life away
E minorEm C majorC D2
We get by just fine here on minimum wage
E minorEm C majorC G+G A major 6A6
If love is a labor I'll slave 'til the end
E minorEm C majorC D5D5
And I won't cross these streets until you hold my hand
E minorEm C majorC D5D5
until you hold my hand
Solo
e/-x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x-/
B/-8--7--0--3--5--3--3--3--5--3--3--3--x--x--x--2-/
G/-0--0--0--0--0--0--5--0--0--0--5--0--0--0--0--3-/
D/-x--x--x--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--2--4--5--0-/
A/-7--7--7--x--3--3--3--x--3--3--3--x--0--0--0--x-/
E/-x--x--x--3--x--x--x--3--x--x--x--3--x--x--x--x-/
e/-x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x-/
B/-8--7--0--3--5--3--3--3--5--3--3--3--x--x--x--x--3-/
G/-0--0--0--0--0--0--5--0--0--0--5--0--0--0--0--0--0-/
D/-x--x--x--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--2--5--7--4--2-/
A/-7--7--7--x--3--3--3--x--3--3--3--x--0--0--0--0--3-/
E/-x--x--x--3--x--x--x--3--x--x--x--3--x--x--x--x--x-/
Verse 1
E minorEm G+G C majorC
I'll show you mine if you show me yours first
E minorEm G+G C majorC
Let's compare scars, I'll tell you whose is worse
E5E5 G5G5 C5C5 D5D5
Let's unwrite these pages and replace them with our own words
Chorus
E minorEm C majorC G+G A major 6A6
'Cause we live on front porches an swing life away
E minorEm C majorC D2
We get by just fine here on minimum wage
E minorEm C majorC G+G A major 6A6
If love is a labor I'll slave 'til the end
E minorEm C majorC D5D5
And I won't cross these streets until you hold my hand
Ending
E minorEm G+G Cadd9Cadd9 E minorEm G+G Cadd9Cadd9
Swing Life Away Swing Life Away
E minorEm G+G A major 6A6 Cadd9Cadd9 E minorEm G+G Cadd9Cadd9
Swing Life Away Swing Life Away
Outro
G+G
e/-------x-----------------/
B/-0-----3-----------------/
G/---0---0-----------------/
D/-----2-0-----------------/
A/-------x-----------------/
E/-------3-----------------/