Keep It Even chords by Parquet Courts

From "Human Performances" (2016)


Verse:

          D                         Dm                          C
There's a drawer in my house that I try to keep closed but it's open
          G                         F                     C
There's a commitment that I made to be somewhere but it's broken
   F              Fm6            C                       G
An oblique mantra in my head, it lies there on the floor like a bed that would
F               Dm              C
Collapse like a trap, if it was spoken


Chorus:

Am                G
You gotta keep it even, even when you're uptight
Am               A
Even when you're happy, even when you're reaching for some
D                                  Dm                        C
Line I've had in mind, it's been repressed over time, so I'm breathing
  G                             F                   C
Seduced by an excuse that could not be made but I'm speaking


Instrumental:

Am  Am  C   C
G   F   C   C
Am  Am  G   G
Am  Am  A   A


Verse:

          D                          Dm                       C
There's a phone with a number that I try not to call but it's ringing
    G                          F                 C
For someone I've tried to keep to myself but I'm singing
     F                        Fm6             C              G
It's logic that's twisted and paraphrased and justified by a distance
     F           Dm                C
That separates a bond, bound of persistence


Chorus:

Am                G
You gotta keep it even, even when you're uptight
Am               A
Even when you're happy, even when you're reaching for
     D                         Dm                         C