Chords with lyrics
Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)
Verse 1:
A augmentedA D MajorD A augmentedA
This cigarette is doing nothing for me
A augmentedA D MajorD E MajorE
I still feel the tension in my veins
B minorBm D MajorD
And all my borrowed habits haven’t left me less erratic
B minorBm E MajorE A augmentedA
The lines keep growing deeper on my face
Verse 2:
A augmentedA D MajorD A augmentedA
All that I had lost suddenly hit me
A augmentedA D MajorD E MajorE
Like a brick wall, in Memphis, Tennessee
B minorBm D MajorD
A augmentedA stranger lent their kindness in the form of an air mattress
B minorBm E MajorE A augmentedA
And love and sorrow led me to my sleep
Chorus:
D MajorD A augmentedA E MajorE A augmentedA
Does everything fall apart like the rain tears from the clouds?
D MajorD A augmentedA F# minorF#m E MajorE
And will it all go back again when the sun
D MajorD A augmentedA D MajorD
When the sun comes back out?
Verse 3:
A augmentedA D MajorD A augmentedA
All my friends migrated to the west coast
A augmentedA D MajorD E MajorE
Like a goldrush, like an earthquake mountain-range
B minorBm D MajorD
But as soon as I arrived, they were the angels at my side
B minorBm E MajorE A augmentedA
I almost forgot how much here had changed
Chorus:
D MajorD A augmentedA E MajorE A augmentedA
Does everything fall apart like the winter tears the leaves?
D MajorD A augmentedA F# minorF#m E MajorE
And will they all grow back again when the world
D MajorD A augmentedA
When the world finally sleeps?
Interlude:
D MajorD A augmentedA E MajorE A augmentedA
D MajorD F# minorF#m E MajorE A augmentedA
Bridge:
A augmentedA D MajorD A augmentedA D MajorD E MajorE
I no longer think of my mistakes as a shovel by a grave
B minorBm D MajorD
‘Cause each one whittled down a part of me I wasn’t proud of
B minorBm E MajorE A augmentedA
I think I can afford myself some grace
A augmentedA D MajorD A augmentedA
The future is a void we cannot look into
A augmentedA D MajorD E MajorE
But the emptied cup is free to get filled up
B minorBm D MajorD
The same spirit still dwells within the thin walls of my shell
B minorBm E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD
I am amazed at all the ways to fall in love
Chorus:
D MajorD A augmentedA E MajorE A augmentedA
Does everything fall apart like the shore torn by the sea?
D MajorD A augmentedA F# minorF#m
'Cause each time I come back again
E MajorE D MajorD A augmentedA F# minorF#m
I’m ready, I’m ready, I’m ready to leave
E MajorE D MajorD A augmentedA
I’m ready to leave