1996 chords by Brand New

Chords with lyrics

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

Key: C minorCm

Intro:
C minorCm


Verse 1:
C minorCm
She was just 17
AbAb
Pious and pretty with a deadly disease
 C minorCm                       FF  AbAb  Bb majorBb
And the weight of the world on her prosthetic shoulder
C minorCm
And by the summer of '96
 AbAb
Her body was cracked like porcelain
C minorCm                 FF
Just like some precious moments collectible
               AbAb    Eb MajorEb
In a hospital gown and a big bright golden halo...

Chorus:

F minorFm G minorGm       Eb MajorEb      C minorCm          AbAb
  And so three cheers for my morose and grieving pals
Bb majorBb      Eb MajorEb                    F minorFm
And now let's hear it for the tears that i've welled up
G minorGm       Eb MajorEb       C minorCm        AbAb
We've come too far to have to give it all up now
     Bb majorBb           Eb MajorEb
We live lives that are rich and blessed
     Eb MajorEb
And we'll burn for how we transgress...


Instrumental:
C minorCm  AbAb   Bb majorBb
C minorCm  AbAb   Bb majorBb


Verse 2:
C minorCm
Now i've mastered the art
AbAb
Of the open casket prayer and the singing guitar
C minorCm                        F minorFm    G minorGm
And i've found the rewards weren't half what i'd hoped for
C minorCm        Eb MajorEb
And meanwhile we all feigned hope and mirth
AbAb
As her parents went on and lied to her
C minorCm
All about the success of the surgeries
  F minorFm              G minorGm
And how my ex-girlfriend was now sleeping with her fiancé

Chorus:
F minorFm G minorGm       Eb MajorEb      C minorCm          AbAb
  And so three cheers for my morose and grieving pals
Bb majorBb      Eb MajorEb                    F minorFm
And now let's hear it for the tears that i've welled up
G minorGm       Eb MajorEb       C minorCm        AbAb
We've come too far to have to give it all up now
     Bb majorBb           Eb MajorEb
We live lives that are rich and blessed
     Eb MajorEb
And we'll burn for how we transgress...

Solo:
|F minorFm G minorGm | Eb MajorEb C minorCm|
|AbAb Bb majorBb | Eb MajorEb  |
x2


Bridge:
C minorCm
If there's any justice in heaven
   Bb majorBb
Then God won't let me in
        G minorGm               AbAb
He'll lock the gates and take my weekend pass away
    Eb MajorEb     C minorCm
With a sympathetic wave they'll see me off
  Bb majorBb                G minorGm
Reserve my golden crown while I am cursed to walk the earth for a millenia
  AbAb
I know I deserve worse but it terrifies me and I can't take it anymore...


Chorus:

F minorFm G minorGm       Eb MajorEb      C minorCm          AbAb
  And so three cheers for my morose and grieving pals
Bb majorBb      Eb MajorEb                    F minorFm
And now let's hear it for the tears that i've welled up
G minorGm       Eb MajorEb       C minorCm        AbAb
We've come too far to have to give it all up now
     Bb majorBb           Eb MajorEb
We live lives that are rich and blessed
     Eb MajorEb
And we'll burn for how we transgress