How To Rest chords by The Crane Wives

• Tuning: E A D G B E
• Capo on 6th
• Difficulty: Intermediate 💪

Capo: 6th fret

Chords relative to capo

Am              x02210
Cmaj9/B         x20010
C               x32010
G               320003
Fmaj7           133210 (using your thumb for the low E string – alternatively just play x33210)

[Fingerpicking pattern for introduction and first verse]

   Am              Cmaj9/B         C
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------1-------1-------1-------1-------1-------1-------1-------1-----------|
G|---2-------2-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0---------------|
D|-----2-------2-------0-------0-------2-------2-------2-------2-------------|
A|-0-------0-------2-------2-------3-------3-------3-------3-----------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Intro:


Am Cmaj9/B C C
Am Cmaj9/B C C

Verse 1:
Am              Cmaj9/B            C
Go on stack the cinder blocks in a cold sweat
Am               Cmaj9/B          C
Build yourself a citadel amid the foothills of regret
    Am            Cmaj9/B                    C
And though you've convinced yourself, you're safe and sound within
    Am                 Cmaj9/B             C
The thing you fear the most never need get in

Pre-Chorus:
                       Am      Cmaj9/B   C
'cause you'll miss the sun The warmth of another's embrace
                    Am      Cmaj9/B      C
You'll need room to run And something to chase
                   Am                 Cmaj9/B    C
And that thing you fear will coax you out of that unholy place
    Am             Cmaj9/B            C
As all you've ever wanted is an escape

Chorus:
Am              G            Am             G
Those of us who vow never to love again, to love again
    Fmaj7        G             C
Are making liars out of honest men
         Am                 Cmaj9/B
It's not something that you put to bed
C
Hang your head and just forget
    Am              Cmaj9/B      C
No, love don't know how    to    rest
    Am              Cmaj9/B      C
No, love don't know how    to    rest

[Instrumental]
Am G Am G Fmaj9 G C C

 
Verse 2:
              Am           Cmaj9/B     C
Darling, when you've tired you will see
         Am                Cmaj9/B    C
There is no safe place, no sanctuary
              Am              Cmaj9/B          C
It's all just child's play, a game of hide and seek
Am            Cmaj9/B               C
Don't make it harder than it has to be

Chorus:
Am              G            Am             G
Those of us who vow never to love again, to love again
    Fmaj7        G             C
Are making liars out of honest men
         Am                 Cmaj9/B
It's not something that you put to bed
C
Hang your head and just forget
    Am              Cmaj9/B      C
No, love don't know how    to    rest
    Am              Cmaj9/B      C
No, love don't know how    to    rest

[Instrumental]
Am G Am G Fmaj9 G C C

Verse 3:
Am                Cmaj9/B         C
Here's the truest thing I've ever known
    Am              Cmaj9/B       C
The heart is just a muscle with a rhythm all its own
           Am            Cmaj9/B      C
It doesn't stop when you decide not to move on
                Am              Cmaj9/B         C
The heart knows nothing of your love or of your loss
    Am                 Cmaj9/B    C
So life just keeps on ticking by Compelled by instinct to survive
    Am              Cmaj9/B           C
And love's the only thing worth being alive for
    Am              Cmaj9/B           C
And love's the only thing worth being alive for

Chorus:
Am              G            Am             G
Those of us who vow never to love again, to love again
    Fmaj7        G             C
Are making liars out of honest men
         Am                 Cmaj9/B
It's not something that you put to bed
C
Hang your head and just forget
    Am              Cmaj9/B      C
No, love don't know how    to    rest
    Am              Cmaj9/B      C
No, love don't know how    to    rest

Outro:
Am G
Ooooo
Am          G
(It's okay, it's okay)
Fmaj7 G C C
Oooo
Am G C