Cath chords by Death Cab For Cutie

Chords with lyrics

Cath... by Death Cab for Cutie
Narrow Stairs, 2008

Tabbed by Thomas Buhler
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Play with Capo on 2nd fret. All chords and tabs relative to tuning.

Chords:
x - strum muted strings (only in tabs)
E minorEm - 079987
D MajorD - x57775
C#C# - x46664
A augmentedA - x02220
C majorC - x32010
G+G - 320033
C/B- x20010

INTRO:
 Intro: |>  repeat this section 3 times
e|-x-x-x--|------------|-0----------|-3-3-3-3--3|
BB|-x-x-x-0|--0--0--0--0|-1----------|-3-3-3-3--0|
G+G|-x-x-x-0|2/4--4--4--0|-0----------|-0-0-0-0--0|
D MajorD|-x-x-x--|------------|-2-0h2-4/5--|-0-0-0-0--0|
A augmentedA|--------|------------|-3----------|-2-2-2-2--2|
E MajorE|--------|------------|-----------3|-3-3-3-3--3|

E minorEm D MajorD C#C# A augmentedA

C majorC G+G (x4)


VERSE 1:
C majorC  G+G  C majorC    G+G
Cath, she stands
C majorC       G+G        C majorC G+G
 With a well intentioned-man
    C majorC  G+G C majorC  G+G
But she can't relax
     C majorC      G+G      C majorC   G+G
With his hand on the small of her back

VERSE 2:
      C majorC G+G    C majorC    G+G
And as the flashbulbs burst,
  C majorC    G+G   C majorC G+G
She holds a smile
   C majorC       G+G   C majorC G+G
Like someone would hold
 C majorC       G+G C majorC G+G
A augmentedA crying child

CHORUS:
E minorEm        D MajorD     C#C# A augmentedA    C majorC      G+G C majorC G+G
  And soon everybody will ask what became of you
E minorEm           D MajorD   C#C# A augmentedA        C majorC      G+G  C majorC G+G
  When your heart was dying fast and you didn't know what to do

C majorC G+G (x4)

VERSE 3:
C majorC  G+G  C majorC   G+G
Cath, it seems
     C majorC        G+G       C majorC G+G
That you live in someone else's dream
   C majorC    G+G      C majorC   G+G
In a hand-me-down wedding dress
     C majorC          G+G     C majorC     G+G
With the things that could've been, all repressed

VERSE 4:
    C majorC        G+G C majorC G+G
But you said your vows
    C majorC        G+G C majorC G+G
And you closed the door
   C majorC     G+G C majorC G+G
On so many men
       C majorC        G+G C majorC G+G
Who would've loved you more

CHORUS:
E minorEm        D MajorD     C#C# A augmentedA    C majorC      G+G C majorC G+G
  And soon everybody will ask what became of you
E minorEm           D MajorD   C#C# A augmentedA        C majorC      G+G  C majorC G+G
  When your heart was dying fast and you didn't know what to do

CHORUS:
E minorEm        D MajorD       C#C# A augmentedA       C majorC       C/BC/B A augmentedA
  The whispers that it won't last roll up and down the pews
E minorEm              D MajorD     C#C# A augmentedA
  But if their hearts were dying that fast they'd have done
                        C majorC      G+G C majorC G+G
                      the same as you
         C majorC    G+G  C majorC G+G
And I've done the same as you

E minorEm D MajorD End on: C#C#

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