Sic Transit Gloria Glory Fades chords by Brand New
Guitar chords with lyrics
Tuning: Half-Step Down (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb)
The signature Bass Riff:
C#m A C#m A
Gb|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Db|-----------------7-6-----7-6---9-|-----------------7-6---7-6---7---|
Ab|---------------------7-0-----7---|---------------------7-----7---7-|
Eb|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-----------------|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-----------------|
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. = palm muted
/ = slide up
\ = slide down
Intro:
C#m A C#m A
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Verse:
C#m
Keep the noise low, she doesn't wanna blow it
A (C#m)
Shaking head to toe while your left hand does "the show me around."
C#m A
Quickens your heartbeat, it beats me straight into the ground
C#m
You don't recover from a night like this,
A (C#m)
a victim, still lying in bed, completely motionless
C#m
A hand moves in the dark to a zipper,
A
hear a boy bracing tight against sheets, barely whisper:
E (C#m)
"This is so messed up."
C#m
Upon arrival the guests had all stared,
A (C#m)
dripping wet and clearly depressed he'd headed straight for the stairs
C#m
No longer cool, but a boy in a stitch
A (C#m)
Unprepared for a life full of lies and failing relationships
C#m
He keeps his hands low, he doesn't wanna blow it
(Up the stairs,)
A
He's wet from head to toe and his eyes give her the up and the down
(the station, where the)
C#m
His stomach turns and he thinks of throwing up
(act becomes)
A (C#m)
But the body on the bed beckons forward, and he starts growing up
(the art of.. growing up)
Chorus:
C#m E B / C#m B / C#m F#m \ E (A)
The fever, the focus, the reasons that I had to believe you weren't too hard to sell
A F#m E
Die young and save yourself
C#m E B / C#m B / C#m F#m \ E (A)
The tickle, the taste of, it used to be the reason I breathed, but now it's choking me up
A F#m E
Die young and save yourself
Verse:
C#m
She hits the lights, this doesn't seem quite fair
A (C#m)
Despite everything he learned from his friends, he doesn't feel so prepared
C#m A
She's breathing quiet and smooth, he's gasping for air
C#m
"This is the first and last time," he says
A
She fakes a smile and presses her hips into his
C#m
He keeps his hands pinned down at his sides
A
He's holding back from telling her
E
Exactly what it really feels like
C#m
He is the lamb, she is the slaughter
A
She's moving way too fast and all he wanted was to hold her
C#m
Nothing that he tells her is really having an effect
A
He whispers that he loves her
But she's probably only looking for s--
C#m
So much more than he could ever give
(Up the stairs, the)
A (C#m)
A life free of lies and a meaningful relationship
(station, where the)
C#m
He keeps his hands pinned down at his sides
(act becomes)
A
He waits for it to end and for the aching in his guts to subside
(the art of.. growing up)
Chorus:
C#m E B / C#m B / C#m F#m \ E (A)
The fever, the focus, the reasons that I had to believe you weren't too hard to sell
A F#m E
Die young and save yourself
C#m E B / C#m B / C#m F#m \ E (A)
The tickle, the taste of, it used to be the reason I breathed, but now it's choking me up
A F#m E (C#m)
Die young and save yourself
Instrumental:
(the chord change is often on the 4+ beat,
but for simplicit's sake it will be noted as if it was on the following 1)
| C#m | % | % | E |
| C#m A C#m A | F#m E F#m E |
| C#m A C#m A | E |
| C#m A C#m A | F#m E F#m E |
| C#m A C#m A | E |
Pre-Chorus:
C#m A C#m A N.C.
(Up the stairs, the station, where the act becomes the art of growing up)
Chorus:
C#m E B / C#m B / C#m F#m \ E (A)
The fever, the focus, the reasons that I had to believe you weren't too hard to sell
A F#m E
Die young and save yourself
C#m E B / C#m B / C#m F#m \ E
The tickle, the taste of, it used to be the reason I breathed, but now it's choking me up
N.C.
Die young and save yourself