the opening track to bnl’s new album , “grinning streak” .

– standard tuning –

– no capo –

– chords : –
G : 320033
Cadd9 : x32033
Em7 : 022033
A : xx222
xf : 132211
D : xx0232

[ intro ]
G , Cadd9 ( x3 )
G

[ verse 1 ]
G
today is not the day ,
Em7 A
to get it done or not to get it done ,
G
today i heard you say ,
A F
maybe it’s okay everything looks grey .

[ chorus ]
G
hold on to your armrest ,
( G )
don’t be alarmed i’m going to do my best ,
Cadd9
cause it’s a long haul , and i’m in this ,
( Cadd9 ) D Cadd9
and once in a while i exceed the posted limits .

[ instrumental ]
G , Cadd9

[ verse 2 ]
did you hear? was there a cheer? ,
did it still make a sound though i was not around? ,
despite the tears we made it here ,
but maybe that’s the fear , did it seem insincere?

[ chorus ] ( x2 )

[ instrumental ]
G , Cadd9

[ bridge ]
Cadd9 D F G
you do your best to deal with everything life throws ,
Cadd9 D F G
but diving in blind head first’s a great way to break your nose ,
Cadd9 D F G
everybody says that everybody knows ,
F G
knowing won’t amount to much when pushing comes to blows .

[ instrumental ]
G , Cadd9 ( x3 )
G

[ chorus ] ( x2 )