Careless Clarity chords by Bearings

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Difficulty: Novice

Intro:
A D A D


Verse 1:
    A                                 D
We took our things and moved them out
                                                A
To a small one bedroom on the west of town yeah
               D
No money, no plan

Verse 2:
       A                            D
And I love the way, the way you say
                                         A
That somehow everything will be okay and
                      D
I'm doing all that I can


Pre-Chorus:
Bm                     D   Bm                       D
  But you gotta understand,   well you gotta understand


Chorus:
A                    F#m                   D
  Well I'll hold you up, hold you up with me for now
                                                        A
  We'll write our story, we'll live in careless clarity
                     F#m                 D
  Well I'll hold you up, hold you up to let you down

  We'll write our story, we'll live so careless


Verse 3:
        A
These lifestyles aren't in harmony
 D                                              A
And I'm sure one day it'll catch up to me cause
                       D
Cause I'm beaten and bruised


Verse 4:
       A                          D
And I hate the way, the way I say
                                      A
That every damn thing's gonna be okay
                         D
When it's far from the truth


Pre-Chorus:
Bm                      D    Bm                       D
  But I'll never understand,     no I'll never understand


Chorus:
A                    F#m                   D
  Well I'll hold you up, hold you up with me for now
                                                        A
  We'll write our story, we'll live in careless clarity
                     F#m                 D
  Well I'll hold you up, hold you up to let you down

  We'll write our story, we'll live so careless
F#m                              E
They'll paint over all the walls, like we were never there at all
     D
It scares me

Time prepares me
F#m                             E                              D
They'll paint over all the walls like we were never there at all

We'll write our story, we'll live so careless


Bridge:
    A                 D
e|--0-----------------0----|
B|--2-----------------3----|
G|--2-----------------2----|
D|--2-----------------0----|
A|--0------2/4--2--0--x----|
E|--x-----------------x----|


A               D                 A             D
  How long till I just drift away, how long can I just stay the same
A               D                 A             D                Bm  D
  How long till I just drift away, how long can I just stay the same
          Bm   D
Stay the same


Chorus:
A                    F#m                   D
  Well I'll hold you up, hold you up with me for now
                                                        A
  We'll write our story, we'll live in careless clarity
                     F#m                 D
  Well I'll hold you up, hold you up to let you down

  We'll write our story, we'll live so careless
F#m                              E
They'll paint over all the walls, like we were never there at all
     D
It scares me

Time prepares me
F#m                             E                              D
They'll paint over all the walls like we were never there at all



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