Chords with lyrics
Basement Days
Written by Mark Erelli
From the album, "Little Vigils" (2010)
INTRO: G,D,G,D,G,D,A 2X
VERSE:1
D MajorD A augmentedA G+G D MajorD
Timmy played bass and his brother had a Mexican Strat
D MajorD A augmentedA G+G D MajorD
I was on drums and couldn't find the one but I only sang a little flat
G+G A augmentedA
Fake wood paneling, linoleum floor
F# minorF#m BB
Pillow stuffed under the upstairs door
E minorEm C majorC A augmentedA
Trying to learn a few chords and start a band
(Chorus)
G+G A augmentedA
Take me back to those basement days
D MajorD C#C# B minorBm
"Stairway To Heaven" and "Purple Haze"
G+G A augmentedA
"Pinball Wizard" and "Born To Run"
D MajorD G+G
"I Can't Get No Satisfaction"
G+G A augmentedA
We were lost in the music down in that room
D MajorD C#C# B minorBm
It might as well have been the dark side of the moon
G+G A augmentedA
You can burn out or fade away
E minorEm A augmentedA G+G
But you can't go back to those basement days
VERSE:2
D MajorD A augmentedA G+G D MajorD
We learned enough songs and we thought that it sounded alright
D MajorD A augmentedA G+G D MajorD
So we rented out a local church basement on a Saturday night
G+G A augmentedA
All our friends were there we were living the dream
F# minorF#m BB
'Til the fire marshal arrived on sceneA
And pulled the plug 'cause we set off the alarm with our dry ice machine
CHORUS
G+G A augmentedA
Take me back to those basement days
D MajorD C#C# B minorBm
"Stairway To Heaven" and "Purple Haze"
G+G A augmentedA
"Whipping Post" and "Aqualung"
D MajorD G+G
"I Can't Get No Satisfaction"
G+G A augmentedA
We were lost in the music down in that room
D MajorD C#C# B minorBm
It might as well have been the dark side of the moon
G+G A augmentedA
You can burn out or fade away
E minorEm A augmentedA G+G
But you can't go back to those basement days
BRIDGE
G+G D MajorD
Give me one more shot at 16 years old
G+G D MajorD
Back when I still believed that rock n' roll
A augmentedA
Could save my soul
VERSE:3
D MajorD A augmentedA G+G D MajorD
Now Timmy's in computers and his brother is a lawyer I hear
D MajorD A augmentedA G+G D MajorD
Who'd have guessed I'd be the one still crazy after all these years
G+G A augmentedA
But it only comes in flashes every now and again
F# minorF#m BB
I get a little taste of how it was back then
E minorEm C majorC A augmentedA
And it keeps me going every time I feel like packing it in
(Chorus)
G+G A augmentedA
Take me back to those basement days
D MajorD C#C# B minorBm
"Stairway To Heaven" and "Purple Haze"
G+G A augmentedA
"Sugar Magnolia" "Here Comes the Sun"
D MajorD G+G
I still know every word to "Comfortably Numb"
G+G A augmentedA
We were lost in the music down in that room
D MajorD C#C# B minorBm
It might as well have been the dark side of the moon
G+G A augmentedA
You can burn out or fade away
E minorEm A augmentedA G+G
But you can't go back to those basement days