If Bukowski Could See Me Now chords by Forever Came Calling

Chords:

A - 5776xx
A/G# - 4776xx
D5 - x577xx
D/C# - x477xx
D - xx0232
E5 - x799xx
F#5 - x9x11xx
E - 022100
F#m - 244222


Intro:

A A/G# A A/G#

D5 D/C# D5 D/C#

A A/G# A A/G#

D5 D/C# D5


Verse 1:

           A                A/G#              A                A/G#
Let’s get reckless like the ocean ‘cause I’m careless like the sea.
               D
I watched you walk inside this crowded room, trying to drink the void in you.
A
We’re all searching for something intangible,
D
breaking moons apart to let the ocean know.


Chorus:

A
You taught me a lot about confidence, a common place, and settling.
D
I taught you all about love instead, petty theft, and remembering.


Interlude:

A A/G# A A/G#

D5 D/C# D5


Verse 2:

         A             A/G#             A               A/G#
Sitting tongue out and spinning, traded true love for a ring.
D
Walk the shores of Mexico and finally calmed her seas.


Chorus:

A
You taught me a lot about confidence, a common place, and settling.
D
I taught you all about love instead, petty theft, and remembering.
    A
So crack my heart, and let you finish those lines,
            D
‘cause the actors that we play are taking on our lives.


Verse 3:

A
Of all the things she swore she ever meant,
A
still in my head it’s “the difference.”
D
I guess you were just smarter than the gate
D
to drug use and awkward sex.
A
My best friends will be the death of me,
A
but I gotta say it’s the only way to be.
D
Did your best to try and find change,
E5                   F#5                          F#m
nickel and dimed but pennies ain’t got nothing to say.


Bridge:

     E                 D
She crashes those waves, she is dead weight.
F#m      E         A      D    A