Oak Square chords by Make Do And Mend

Chords with lyrics

Mostly power chords but I like to open up to full open or barre chords in the bigger parts of the song.
The timing is a little tricky but otherwise it's a fairly straightforward song.

Intro:

BB

C# minorC#m BB (x8)

Verse:

C# minorC#m             BB            F# minorF#m
Oh, I climb the wooden stairs to my apartment in the city
                  E MajorE
with dark brown molding and white walls.
C# minorC#m              BB            F# minorF#m
I search my bank account for traces of the forty-hour weeks
               E MajorE  C# minorC#m  BB
I’ve been working since last fall.

Chorus:

C# minorC#m             E MajorE
Give me a list of alarms to set,
               F# minorF#m
I’ll tuck myself into bed and hope that I can sleep in
    E MajorE
on the weekends.
C# minorC#m
Another slave to a paycheck,
A augmentedA
a silent servant to my monthly rent,
    F# minorF#m               E MajorE    C# minorC#m BB
what’s keeping me from sinking in the deep end?

Verse:

C# minorC#m             BB
Now there’s something to be said
             F# minorF#m
for a firm lack of common sense,
                 A augmentedA
'cause god knows getting in the van isn’t paying rent.
C# minorC#m            BB
And now my older friends
                 F# minorF#m
are all getting married with kids,
                A augmentedA    C# minorC#m
and I’m just stoked to play a basement.
             F# minorF#m
What's right and wrong in times like these?

Chorus:

C# minorC#m             E MajorE
Give me a list of alarms to set,
               F# minorF#m
I’ll tuck myself into bed and hope that I can sleep in
    E MajorE
on the weekends.
C# minorC#m
Another slave to a paycheck,
A augmentedA
a silent servant to my monthly rent,
    F# minorF#m               E MajorE
what’s keeping me from sinking in the deep end?

Bridge:

           C# minorC#m
And all I can do is stall
            C majorC
while the plans we make
                 BB
become grit in the storm drain’s teeth,
             Bb majorBb
and the rain is getting harder every week.
A augmentedA             G# minorG#m
.....Now the plans we make
                F# minorF#m
become grit in the storm drain’s teeth,
N.C.
and the puddles are growing deeper at my feet.

Chorus:

C# minorC#m             E MajorE
Give me a list of alarms to set,
               F# minorF#m
I’ll tuck myself into bed and hope that I can sleep in
    E MajorE
on the weekends.
C# minorC#m
Another slave to a paycheck,
A augmentedA
a silent servant to my monthly rent,
  F# minorF#m
I'm sinking, I'm sinking
   E MajorE                         C# minorC#m