1996 chords by Brand New

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Key: Cm

Intro:
Cm


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

Chorus:

Fm  Gm             Eb            Cm                    Ab
    And so three cheers for my morose and grieving pals
Bb            Eb                                        Fm
And now let's hear it for the tears that i've welled up
Gm              Eb             Cm               Ab
We've come too far to have to give it all up now
          Bb                      Eb
We live lives that are rich and blessed
          Eb
And we'll burn for how we transgress...


Instrumental:
Cm    Ab      Bb
Cm    Ab      Bb


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


Chorus:
Fm  Gm             Eb            Cm                    Ab
    And so three cheers for my morose and grieving pals
Bb            Eb                                        Fm
And now let's hear it for the tears that i've welled up
Gm              Eb             Cm               Ab
We've come too far to have to give it all up now
          Bb                      Eb
We live lives that are rich and blessed
          Eb
And we'll burn for how we transgress...

Solo:
|Fm  Gm | Eb  Cm|
|Ab  Bb | Eb    |
x2


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


Chorus:

Fm  Gm             Eb            Cm                    Ab
    And so three cheers for my morose and grieving pals
Bb            Eb                                        Fm
And now let's hear it for the tears that i've welled up
Gm              Eb             Cm               Ab
We've come too far to have to give it all up now
          Bb                      Eb
We live lives that are rich and blessed
          Eb
And we'll burn for how we transgress