Default Blues chords by Frightened Rabbit

Chords with lyrics

Intro: BB B A augmentedA F#F# (x2)

Verse: 1
       BB
Turn off the light bulb ache to a shrieking pain
     A augmentedA            F#F#
Turn that hair into a haircut and change your name
      BB
Through the yellow teeth white lies are told
    A augmentedA          F#F#
Of the notches made in the house of smoke
      BB
So pick the padlocked case in the padlocked room
     A augmentedA                 F#F#
Wipe the smile from your face and sing the default blues

And go

E MajorE       BB        F#F#
 What are you running from, a-ha
       E MajorE
What are you running from, ahh
       BB         F#F#
The past may die but it's never gone
       E MajorE
What are you running from, ahh

Instrumental
BB B A augmentedA F#F# (x2)

Verse: 2
    BB
This is textbook heartbreak from the country school
    A augmentedA            F#F#
The prescription sculpture of a thoughtless stool
        BB
You've got your heroin monologues that you lifted from books
      A augmentedA               F#F#
Now you're wearing a helmet whilst you're breaking the rules
     BB
Pick the padlocked case in the padlocked room
     A augmentedA                 F#F#
Wipe the smile from your face and sing the default blues

It goes


E MajorE       BB        F#F#
 What are you running from, a-ha
       E MajorE
What are you running from, ahh
       BB         F#F#
The past may die but it's never gone
       E MajorE
What are you running from, ahh
       BB        F#F#
What are you running from, a-ha
       E MajorE
What are you running from, ahh
        BB       F#F#
The accent you hid behind is gone
       E MajorE
What are you running from, ahh

Bridge
BB BB

   A augmentedA          F#F#
There isn't a cure, there isn't a cure
BB BB
   A augmentedA          F#F#
There isn't a cure
     BB
Save your wax world torture for your modeling friends
    A augmentedA
Speak emotional trash straight from Zimmerman's bin
     BB
Pick the padlocked case in the padlocked room
     A augmentedA                 F#F#
Wipe the smile from your face and sing the default blues

It goes


       BB        F#F#
What are you running from, a-ha
       E MajorE
What are you running from, ahh
        BB       F#F#
The accent you hid behind is gone
       E MajorE
What are you running from, ahh
E MajorE       BB        F#F#
 What are you running from, a-ha
       E MajorE
What are you running from, ahh
       BB         F#F#
The past may die but it's never gone
       E MajorE
What are you running from, ahh