Silverstein - Massachusetts

silverstein
massachusetts
this is how the wind shifts
2013
submitted by : jeremyunderground41@yahoo . com

key : E

tuning : standard eadgbe

chords used :
C#m – x46654
A – x02220
E – 022100
B – x24442
B/D# – x687
xx [ ch ] G#/C [ /Ch ] – x365
xxe/G# – 476
xxxc# – x46664
C – x32010

intro : C#m – E – B – B/D# –

verse 1 :
B/D# C#m B
she’s cutting out the bruises
C#m E
forgetting her excuses
B/D# C#m B
for being here again
A
with a suitcase packed
E B/D#
and waiting by
C#m B
the door in her head
C#m
convinced herself
E B/D#
she hasn’t lost
C#m B
enough to quit
A
but tonight she lays
E
here thinking
E/G# A B
what if i just left
E/G#
in the middle of the
A B
night back to california
E/G# ( hold )
and never look back

chorus 1 :
C#m A
she’ll fantasize about it
E B
every single day but she can’t
A B
find it in her heart to run
C#m E
away and no one’s listening
C#m A
with northern massachusetts
E B
on his knees to stay he’s
A
begging “please oh baby
B C#m
please i can explain
C# C#m – – C#m – – E
it won’t happen again”

verse 2 :
B B/D# C#m B
he’s putting out the fires
A E
and he’s making her believe
B/D# C#m
he’s really changed
B C#m
this time but it’s obvious
E B/D# C#m
it’s just another lie
B
lapse and relapse
A
and again she lays
E E/G#
beside him thinking
A B
i’ll pretend in the
E/G# A
middle of the night
my eyes are closed i’m
B E/G# ( hold )
sleeping but i won’t come back

chorus 2 :
C#m A
she’ll fantasize about it
E B
every single day but she can’t
A B
find it in her heart to run
C#m E
away and no one’s listening
C#m A
with northern massachusetts
E B
on his knees to stay he’s
A
begging “please oh baby
B C#m
please i can explain
C# C#m C#m
it won’t happen again”
G#/C C#m A – C – –
it won’t happen A – – – – gain”

bridge :
C#m
how long can this last?
C#m
the final straw was the
[ ch ] G#/C [ /Ch ] C#m
hospital at least she told
A
herself that but she just can’t
[ ch ] G#/C [ /Ch ]
find the strength to end it!

verse 3 : silence
A B
i just left
E/G#
in the middle of the
A B
night back to california
E/G# ( distoriton )
and never look back

chorus 3 :
C#m A
she’ll fantasize about it
E B
every single day but she can’t
A B
find it in her heart to run
C#m E
away and no one’s listening
C#m A
with northern massachusetts
E B
on his knees to stay he’s
A
begging “please oh baby
B C#m
please i can explain
C# C#m C#m
it won’t happen again”
G#/C C#m A – C – – C#m ( hold )
it won’t happen A – – – – gain”