jawbreaker
sluttering may 4th
dear you
1995 jade tree records
submitted by : jeremyunderground41@yahoo . com
key : E
tuning : standard eadgbe
chords used :
E – 022100
B – x24442
C#m – x46654
A – x02220
F#m – 244222
G#m – 466444
intro : E – F#m – C#m – A – x2
verse 1 :
E F#m
flattered that you
C#m
think i warrant
A E
ugliness gutters
F#m
drain west
C#m
mud made a mess of us
A
it’s time to
A F#m
leave this place
interlude :
E – F#m – C#m – A – E – F#m – C#m – G#m – A – F#m –
verse 2 :
E F#m
i’d saw through your wrist
C#m A
to find a better trap that fits
E F#m
i’d saw through your traps
C#m
to find a better you
A A F#m
a part of you that lasts
verse 3 :
E F#m
i saw through your trap
C#m A
and into my own wrists
E F#m
saw we were through
C#m
red ribbons spill to blue
A A F#m
a sight to sore your eyes
chorus 1 :
C#m A
i got this dress
E
i’m hiking it around
B
this waste of laughter
C#m A
slow dance alone with
E
no one to the sound
B
of four hands clapping
C#m A
congratulations to you
E B
both i hope somewhere
you’re happy if there’s
a moral to this story
then i wish you’d show me
verse 4 :
E F#m
hair in the blood
C#m A
fly in the disappointment
E F#m
rubber i’m glue i’ll
C#m
write the book on you
A A F#m
it’s sticking to my face
interlude :
E – F#m – C#m – A – E – F#m – C#m – G#m – A – F#m –
verse 5 :
E
you need a little
F#m C#m
less than what you
A
take for granted
E F#m
this is the sip that’s
C#m
drinking back from you
A A F#m
blacking out your eyes
verse 6 :
E F#m
you need a little more
C#m A
suppression of you appetites
E F#m
this is your honeymoon
C#m
in separate rooms
A A F#m
it’s neither sweet nor bright
( repeat chorus 1 )
breakdown : G#m – – A – – x8
chorus 2 :
C#m A
i made a word to
E
give this state a name
B
this game a guess
C#m A
i call it “sluttering”
E
it means as little
B C#m
as your little test
A
you are your worst
E
revenge your very means
B
they have no ends
C#m A
this is a story you won’t
E B
tell the kids we’ll never
C#m
have if you hear this
A E
song a hundred times it
B
still won’t be enough
C#m
if you hear this
A E
song a hundred times it
B C#m ( hold )
still won’t be enough
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