Sent: Saturday, December 27, 1997 8:01 PM Song: Room Without a Window Band: Operation Ivy Album: Energy (1989) Written by Jesse Michaels, Lint Armstrong, Matt Freeman and Dave Mello Transcribed by Luke Knox (lukeknox@iname.com) Intro/Verse/Toast break chords used: G D C F E--3---2---3---1--- B--3---3---5---1--- G--4---2---5---2--- D--5---0---5---3--- A------------------ E------------------
Chorus chords used: E----------------- B----------------- G--3-------------- D--3---4---3------ A--1---4---3------ E------2---1------ Bb F# F [Intro:] G G G The position being taken is not to ... D G G G education or righteous accusation. ... G G G G G G an observation of the pitiful .... [Verse:](played with ska upstrokes) C F G Walls made of opinions, through ... C F G listen. Ceiling made of pride.... C F G C Door that's made of rage, hard ... F G closing tighter with every ... [Chorus:] Bb F# F Bb In this room without a window ... F# F window, Can't see out! .... [Verse:] C F G Floor is made of lives, we'll ... C F G Corners made of borders, and borders .... C F G Painted with the words of .... C F G plastered with the wreckage of our ..... [Chorus] [Toast break:] (C - F repeated.) Ha ha ha ha ha Oh, we so stupid! .... Don't we learn .... [Bridge:](2x) (continue C - F) Got a room inside our minds, yeah we .... [Intro] Then play the verse chords, with the words from the chorus. End on a C. That's it! I hope this sounds right to you. E-mail me with any comments, etc. Luke