Beating St Louis chords by Shilpa Ray

• Difficulty: Intermediate

Key: E

Intro:

E C#m G#m



Verse 1:
E           C#m                G#m
For all the excuses we use for destroying our lives
E                C#m               G#m
Was it two and a half years of bad timing?

Verse 2:
A                           B
We fought in streets of our neighborhood
A                           B
Like drunk tornados tearing plains we fell
A                             B                 E
Till our skulls shattered the concrete of St. Louis

Verse 3:
    E                C#m
Who knows who’s been keepin' tabs?
    G#m
Who struck the first blow?
  E             C#m            G#m
A bitter boxing Bukowski won’t explain us now

Verse 4:
A                  B
Can’t see you as a child no more
A                     B
Can’t see you in your mother's home
A              B                       E
Catching frogs my orphan when you felt brand new

A                  B
Can’t see you as a child no more
A                     B
Can’t see you in your mother's home
A              B                       C#m
Catching frogs my orphan when you felt brand new

Pre-Chorus:
E                                C#m
Was it a waste of time? Was it a waste?
      G#m
Oh oh oh
E                                  C#m
Was it a waste of crying? Was it a waste?
        G#m
I don’t know (I don't know)

Chorus:
A                     B
Cry cry till you eyes don’t close
A                             B
Cry cry if you can make it to another show
A                     B                      E
Cause we both believe the Midwest can use an ocean
A                     B
Cry cry till you eyes don’t close
A                             B
Cry cry if you can make it to another show
A                     B                      C#m
Cause we both believe the Midwest can use an ocean

Break:
E  C#m  G#m  (x2)

Verse 5:
E           C#m                         G#m
I raised my fists to the motion of your dying car
E                     C#m               G#m
Till all of the city
St. Louis drowned around me

Verse 6:
A                     B
Our shovel left in disgust
A                                  B
We watched Law and Order, till our shame grew numb
          A                       B                E
While the drummer danced with the devil in his underoos
A
Our shovel left in disgust
A                                  B
We watched Law and Order, till our shame grew numb
          A                       B                C#m
While the drummer danced with the devil in his underoos

Pre-Chorus:
E                                C#m
Was it a waste of time? Was it a waste?
      G#m
Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh
E                                  C#m
Was it a waste of crying? Was it a waste?
        G#m
I don’t know (I don't know)

Chorus:
A                     B
Cry cry till you eyes don’t close
A                             B
Cry cry if you can make it to another show
A                     B                      E
Cause we both believe the Midwest can use an ocean
A                     B
Cry cry till you eyes don’t close
A                             B
Cry cry if you can make it to another show
A                     B                      C#m
Cause we both believe the Midwest can use an ocean