Death Cab For Cutie - Codes And Keys

artist : death cab for cutie
song : codes and keys
album : codes and keys
tabbed by : don tago
email : recebedou@yahoo . com

standard tuning

chords used :
eadgbe
Am : 002210
C : 032010
Em : 022000
F : 133211
G : 320033

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intro : [ C – Am – Em – G ] x2

verse 1 chords :
C Am Em G
we won’t get far ,
C Am Em G
flying in circles inside a jar
C Am Em G
because the air we breathe
C Am Em G
is thinning with the words that we speak

chorus 1 chords :
F C G
that we speak , you and me – E – E – E
F C Am F
that we speak , you and me – E – E – E

verse 2 : use verse 1 chords
you’re on the floor
fearful of what’s outside your door
but the codes and keys
they can protect you
from the pangs of jealousy

chorus 2 : use chorus 1 chords
F C G
when you scream , love you see – E – E – E
F C Am
like a child , throwing stones at the sky – y – y – y
F C G
when they fall back to earth , as minor chords of major works
F C Am F
separate rooms of single life , we are one , we are alive

outro : [ use verse 1 chords ]
we are alive
we are alive
we are alive
we are alive