Chords with lyrics
Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)
Key: G# minorG#m
Difficulty: Novice
Use E MajorE shape barre chords, verses are fingerpicked. You can listen to the pattern on the original recording,
the main pattern is (6&3),4,5 at varying tempos.
verse chords:
G# minorG#m BB E MajorE
G# minorG#m BB C# minorC#m
G# minorG#m BB E MajorE
G# minorG#m F#F# BB C# minorC#m
bridge/outro chords:
E MajorE G# minorG#m OR tab (below)
chorus chords:
E MajorE F#F# G# minorG#m F#F#
E MajorE F#F# G# minorG#m
Verse 1:
G# minorG#m BB E MajorE
So hold on if you want
G# minorG#m
I don't wanna play this, no
BB C# minorC#m
I don't have the patience
N.C.
And last year was a long one
G# minorG#m BB
And these days are reruns
E MajorE G# minorG#m
A augmentedA fine time for a breakdown
F#F# BB
Find words to tear these walls down
C# minorC#m
And I threw them all away
If I start then I probably won't stop
G# minorG#m BB E MajorE
'Cause the world moves on and the lights stay on
G# minorG#m BB
For the next one, and next one, it's an ocean
C# minorC#m
No, I don't wanna waste forever
G# minorG#m BB E MajorE
But I can if I want to
G# minorG#m
There's so much that can change my mind
F#F# BB C# minorC#m
So much of me has changed, how could I ever feel the same?
Chorus:
E MajorE F#F#
So dive in, to my home
G# minorG#m F#F#
It's all I have, woah
E MajorE F#F#
So drive me, 'till the shore
G# minorG#m
Spoken like a real life savior
N.C.
NASCAR, we're just racing in circles again
Bridge:
E MajorE G# minorG#m x2
OR
e|-----------0---------------------------0-------------------9---| x2
BB|---------0------------4--------------------------4-5--5-4------|
G+G|-------1------------------------4h6-4--------------------------|
D MajorD|-----2-----------------------6----------------6----------------|
A augmentedA|---2---------------------------------------4-------------------|
E MajorE|-0------------------------4------------------------------------|
Verse 2:
E MajorE
Bleed out, it's a cold night
BB G# minorG#m
City views killed the starlight
E MajorE
Sleeping at the wheel for the first time
E MajorE
It's terrifying when you wake up
E MajorE
A augmentedA few years later it's a new time
BB G# minorG#m
Hard to see how it stands from the inside
F#F# BB C# minorC#m
Inside, it's tried if it's tiring
N.C.
You then, leave
Chorus:
E MajorE F#F#
So dive in, to my home
G# minorG#m F#F#
It's all I have, woah
E MajorE F#F#
So drive me, 'till the shore
G# minorG#m
Spoken like a real life savior
N.C.
NASCAR, we're ju-
Outro:
E MajorE G# minorG#m x6
OR
e|-----------0---------------------------0-------------------9---| x6
BB|---------0------------4--------------------------4-5--5-4------|
G+G|-------1------------------------4h6-4--------------------------|
D MajorD|-----2-----------------------6----------------6----------------|
A augmentedA|---2---------------------------------------4-------------------|
E MajorE|-0------------------------4------------------------------------|
(towards the end play natural harmonic on the 12th fret of the high e string instead of playing it open)
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