Jawbreaker - Jet Black

jawbreaker
jet black
dear you
1995 jade tree records
submitted by : jeremyunderground41@yahoo . com

key : E

tuning : standard eadgbe

chords used :
C#m – x46654
A – x02220
E – 022100
B – x24442
F#m – 244222
G#m – 466444

intro :

blake speaks :
i tell you this
because as an artist
i think you’ll understand

then
G#m – – A – – x4

verse 1 :
G#m
i’ll be quiet
A
to keep you quiet
G#m
don’t concern yourself
A
with my slow dying
C#m
through the vents
A
i hear you sigh
C#m
i don’t get too
A
high these days
G#m
your floor
A
is my ceiling
C#m
lights out
A
you can’t come in

refrain :
F#m G#m
if you don’t remind me
B C#m
i won’t forget you
F#m G#m
if you don’t ask
A
i won’t upset you , i Am –

chorus 1 :
C#m B
– jet black
A
i Am stone cold
C#m B A
jet black to the center
E B C#m A
funny like a funeral
E B C#m A
i need you to bury me

post chorus : G#m – – A – – x2

verse 2 :
G#m
white noise in
A
black room dust
G#m
these hands long
A
for one last touch
C#m A
hourglass all
out of trust
C#m
i don’t scratch
A
so i won’t itch
G#m
i don’t reach
A
so i won’t miss
C#m A
i taste our last kiss

( repeat refrain )
( repeat chorus 1 )

bridge :
B C#m
this is the cure the
A
same as the symptom
E
simple and pure
F#m
break to keep fixing
A
patiently nurse
C#m A
patient and nurse
B C#m
this is the part
A
i wouldn’t show you
E
the part where you say
F#m
“i don’t even know you”
A
this is your cue
C#m B
be glad it’s through
i Am –

chorus 2 :
C#m B
– jet black
A
i Am stone cold
C#m B A
jet black to the center
E B C#m A
funny like a funeral
E B C#m A – – A – –
i need you to bury me

outro : blake speaks
C#m – B – A – – x4