Soft Shirt Chords

Seems that this band is almost unheard of, but this song is pretty good. Tab is related to capo on 3rd. Intro: (In this part D is replaced with Dsus2 xx0230: because you need one finger for the hammer-on, in chorus regular D is played) Bm D A G e|--------2---------------------------------------0-------------3------| B|-3--------3-------3-----------------------2-------2-----3-------3-3--| G|---4----------2---2--2-----2---2------2-----2-------2-----0----------| D|-----4------------0----2h4---0----2h4---------2-------------0--------| A|-2----------2-----------------------------0--------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------3------------| (Verses are played exactly like intro, just keep going) 1st Verse: Bm D You said don’t dye your hair A You said he was a dream G Bm I was 19, I could have sworn D A G He knew me better

Bm And four years on D You say the thrill is gone A G Bm And he’s heading down again tonight D A G Bm You should have known better D And forgive these things you said A G Bm For they’re not what they used to be D A G Yeah, I should have known better Chorus: (Strum the same chords you were picking in intro/verse) Bm And you were a soft shirt D You were a soft shirt A G You were a penny on these dying eyes Bm I wrote you a letter D And mailed it in pieces A Laced it through love songs G And crack lullabies 2nd Verse: Bm Your roar on speakers D Your battered old sneakers A G And your wool cap pulled so low against the cold Bm D A G I will use this long and crooked arm Bm To fire the flares D To send out the alarm A G That these hideous hands Bm D A G Will scatter all your best laid plans (For just this part STOP picking and instead STRUM the chords once and let ring) Bm D Alone in the dark I set off the spark A G It will burn down every boy Who made you happy Instrumental part: Play the chords one time: Bm D A G Chorus: Bm And you were a soft shirt D You were a soft shirt A G You were a penny on these dying eyes Bm I wrote you a letter D And mailed it in pieces A Laced it through love songs G And crack lullabies Outro: Play the chords a few times: Bm D A G ************************************ | h Hammer-on | , I could have sworn | He knew me better | I was | I will use this long and crooked arm | I wrote you a letter | It will burn down every boy | Laced it through love songs | That these hideous hands | To fire the flares | To send out the alarm | Will scatter all your best laid plans | Yeah, I should have known better | You said don’t dye your hair | You said he was a dream | You say the thrill is gone | You should have known better | You were a penny on these dying eyes | You were a soft shirt | Your battered old sneakers | Your roar on speakers | lone in the dark I set off the spark | nd crack lullabies | nd forgive these things you said | nd four years on | nd he’s heading down again tonight | nd mailed it in pieces | nd you were a soft shirt | nd your wool cap pulled so low against the cold | or they’re not what they used to be