My Body Is A Diary chords by Clara Luzia

Chords with lyrics

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

The whole song is picked. No strumming.
There is an easy and a bit more sophisticated, faster picking pattern for this song.

G+G in the chorus is played a little different. First, don't hold the 6th string on the 3rd fret, but play
the 5th string on the 2nd fret as the bass. And hold on to the 2nd string on the 3rd fret.

Easy
   A minorAm       E minorEm        FF x2
E MajorE |--------------------------------------------------------|
BB |--------1-------------0----------------1----------------|
G+G |-----------2--------------0----------------2------------|
D MajorD |-----2--------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA |--0----------------2----------------3-------------------|
E MajorE |----------------0----------------1----------------------|

Sophisticated
   A minorAm       E minorEm        FF x2
E MajorE |--------------------------------------------------------|
BB |------1-----1-------0-----0----------1-----1------------|
G+G |--------2-------------0----------------2----------------|
D MajorD |----2-----2-------------2----------------3--------------|
A augmentedA |--0---------------2----------------3--------------------|
E MajorE |----------------0----------------1----------------------|


Intro:

A minorAm E minorEm FF F
A minorAm E minorEm FF F

Verse 1:
A minorAm      E minorEm
I gave my bird away
   FF        FF
Released it on a winter's day
A minorAm      E minorEm
I hid the cage away
   FF        FF
In the darkest corner of my cave

Verse 2:
A minorAm      E minorEm
Drew circles in the snow
   FF        FF
Developed a strong vertigo
A minorAm      E minorEm
I tried to forget
   FF        FF
But memories are like tattoos

Chorus 1:
DmDm A minorAm G+G G MajorG x2

DmDm   A minorAm   G+G   G+G
I carry them with me
DmDm   A minorAm   G+G   G+G
My body is a diary
DmDm   A minorAm   G+G   G+G
It might not show it right away
DmDm   A minorAm   G+G   G+G
But it remembers every day

Verse 3:
A minorAm E minorEm FF F x2

A minorAm  E minorEm   FF     FF
I write on paper not my skin
A minorAm  E minorEm   FF     FF
Read my arm like poetry
A minorAm  E minorEm   FF     FF
Scars cover memories
A minorAm  E minorEm   FF     FF
They keep them safe, lock them away


Chorus 2:
DmDm   A minorAm   G+G    G+G
I carry them with me
DmDm   A minorAm   G+G    G+G
My body is a diary
DmDm   A minorAm   G+G    G+G
Read me like poetry
DmDm   A minorAm   G+G    G+G
My body is a diary

Outro:
A minorAm E minorEm FF F x2

A minorAm       E minorEm
I will gain peace of mind
    FF        FF
The day I let myself rewind
A minorAm  E minorEm   FF     FF    FF   A minorAm
Will read my diary like poetry