capo 2

this way of playing in the key of a is a lot like the way most people play in the
key of E . i “invented” it , but i’m sure there’ve been countless people who’ve
already been playing it in this manner .

these chords below are relative to the capo

A E F#m D C#m
F# | – – 0 – – – – – 0 – – – – – 0 – – – – – 0 – – – – – 0 – – – – – – – – |
C# | – – 0 – – – – – 0 – – – – – 0 – – – – – 0 – – – – – 0 – – – – – – – – |
A | – – 2 – – – – – 1 – – – – – 2 – – – – – 7 – – – – – 6 – – – – – – – – |
E | – – 2 – – – – – 2 – – – – – 2 – – – – – 7 – – – – – 6 – – – – – – – – |
B | – – 0 – – – – – 2 – – – – – x – – – – – 5 – – – – – 4 – – – – – – – – |
F# | – – – – – – – – 0 – – – – – 2 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |

intro : A E F#m D
C#m
C#m D

verse :
E F#m D
i listen to the sirens as they sing me back to sleep
E F#m D
i pray that no one’s seriously hurt
E F#m D
it feels like everything is dying at the pivot point of me
E F#m D
i listen to the sirens tell me things could still be worse

pre – chorus :
D E
cause if you close your eyes and listen close
F#m A
you can hear the chapter close
D E
and its all rebound in better clothes
F#m A
and you like the way this story goes
D E
cause the sun still burns the shadows out
F#m C#m D
and there’s nothing to complain about now

chorus :
D E
cause if this was our destiny i’d treasure the fact
F#m D
and i’d give you whats left of me if i’d held back
D E
but i don’t need a soul
F#m D
no i don’t need a soul to hold
D E
without you i’m still whole
F#m D
you and life remain beautiful

verse 2 :
E F#m
departing from the hospital
D
ill news shows on your face too well
E F#m D
you’re trying not to cough at all it hurts
E F#m D
all options are exhausted all your numbered days are numbered small
E F#m
i miss you now , i loved you
D
and i know things could still be worse

side – notes/Clarifications :
– for the intro , the A , E , and F#m are constant . the D/C#m/C#m + D are endings that you use .
– after the chorus the first time through , when you sing “you and life remain beautiful”
put in the lyrics above ) , you can play a different E before going in the the standard E
to the song for it )
F# | – – – 0 – – – |
C# | – – – 0 – – – |
A | – – – 9 – – – |
E | – – – 9 – – – | _> this song was pretty hard to get the chords
not because the chords were anything non – standard , but it’s really hard to hear
properly . : p